Reviews

Didn’t expect much but was hooked on pretty quickly

A zombie apocalypse? Not really my thing. But when it was combined with bl then it become a must watch because when would we ever get something like this again? Frankly talking, despite the high rating, I was still skeptical about it but I thought I should give it a chance. And what can I say after binge it, it was worth the time I used for it!

The story, it wasn’t really anything different from how a zombie themed series/movies are, a breakout, pharmaceutical companies fighting to come up with a preventative meds, search after a possible immune host. But although it was how it started, the drama was built around the relationship of the characters, be it lovers or family ties. Loved the leads characters, they have this dynamic like Gu Hai and Bai Lou Yin. Though in times, I found Lin Zai irritating, it wasn’t hard to understand his choices either so I was fine with how he was somehow. And A-lie, this man was an a$$ but changed around Lin Zai like another person after you know… but he already have a soft spot for Lin Zai even before that and that make their relationship seems natural, not forced or out of the blue kind of development. It was wholesome. He is whipped for Lin Zai and I love it although in times I wanted him to leave Lin Zai behind.

And the ost, Indigo Room by Honary was chef kiss. I could use it as a lullaby. That voice, the wavy and calm tone, it was so addicting that I did not skip the opening intro in any episode.

Lastly, I am not a seeker for nc scenes, give me kisses and I will be happy (even this is not a must have either). I don’t comment about nc scenes either but my my, the nc scenes between the leads here are so HOT. 🥵

I am sure I will be rewatching this soon enough.

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What a story!

I definitely have to rewatch it a second time because there’s so much to unpack in this drama! There’s a lot—like a lot in these 47 episodes, but the way this was written and executed is amazing! This drama reminds you that life is short and there’s so much to live for. Life isn’t just about a marriage, revenge on someone, power, wealth, a business…it’s about living through all of it and keep persisting for what you really want. Don’t settle and fight for your dreams and you will grow and meet amazing people along the way who will fill your life with so much wisdom, love, and teachings. We write our own stories.

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The Actors were PHENOMENAL!!

The story might be the forbidden romance between a teacher and student that has already been portrayed in so many ways and is nothing new, what makes this so different is the actors.
The actors were just absolutely amazing, I was glued to the screen and couldn't look awake. The teacher's feeling of helplessness, guilt, and so much more were undeniable to see in the way the actor portrayed it. Bravo to the cast manager, he picked perfectly and no actor fell behind even the support roles.
The story without giving out much was just to raw and dark, we already know it's not gonna end in sunshine and roses but I still enjoyed the emotional ride.
A most watch, my only wish is a season 2 if possible. That would be so perfect with the same cast especially the second couple.

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Best slice of life (of all time)

I went into this show with zero expectations and some hesitation, mainly because slice-of-life isn't usually my thing. However, the narrative hooks you immediately. The way characters are introduced and how earlier scenes take on new meaning in hindsight revealing each character's actual grasp of the situation was brilliant.


​Best of all, even with romantic elements involved, the story never made romance its core focus.
​On the downside, a few side characters, like Du Cui, felt underdeveloped.

Considering its overall length, it’s not something I would rewatch, but it was certainly worth the first ride.

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TW: Blood, Gore, Death, Murder, & don't watch if you have Pediophobia

I'm genuinely shocked at how much I enjoyed this movie. It didn't feel like 2 hours. From the beginning, they kept the pedal down and didn't let up until the credits rolled. The action, fear, and horror just kept coming as our characters fought a series of dolls & each other to survive.

Each character gave very human responses to the situations they were forced into & we got to see how the stress of life-or-death situations can make people turn on each other in what I felt was a very realistic way. I knew better than to get attached to any of the characters, so I didn't get upset about any of the deaths or about who survived.

I hate horror movies that have dolls or puppets as the killers; they just feel so fake that I find them funny, but this movie actually made them just the right level of creepy to make me unsettled. Except the polar bear. Not only was he not scary, but I felt like the characters should have caught on to what was really going on right away. That scene was honestly the only thing I can complain about. The Kokeshi scene was the one I found the most horrifying, funnily enough, and we didn't get to see most of what happened.

I would say that this movie has aged very well in terms of quality, so I recommend it if you are looking for a death game horror movie.

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Fuck AI, Poorly Written Story, Fire Chemistry.

Not gonna get into much detail. This reviews title actually sums up everything I think about this series.

I've always been against using generative AI in media. And this show proves how AI can destroy your enjoyment from a piece of media. The music is in this show completely composed with AI. I literally wanted to cut off my ears whenever I heard those cringe ass English vocals with human imitated voices. Thank god they didn't persist using those pieces on the last 1/3rd of the show. Using budget shortages as an excuse to use generative AI is simply not acceptible in my book. It's horrible and it is harmful to people's works, us humans and generally all humanity. (Using AI in a story that advices their audiences to live on even when you encounter difficulties in life is ironic right ?) Other than music it was obvious that they used AI altered videos in wide shots too. Which looks horrible and immediately distracts you from what you were watching.

Story-wise, there is not much to tell. They apparently gathered a bunch of zombie-apocalyptic stories together and stole some ideas and applied some cliches here and there and voila! this script came forth. (I especially got very shocked when I saw they applied some themes from RE9 this quickly into this series lmao). However, no matter how bad the story sounds, I can't deny that it wasn't fun to watch. It was just a brain-dead story with much cliches but weirdly with a captivating allure. Some ideas looked promising, especially on the first half of the show, but then it fell short very quickly. It could not keep up with itself and instead relied on cliche themes. And along the way, there were too many nonrealistic things were happening while the story continued. Like how some places like airports or even cities has electricity or how our Lead Boy Lin Zai never runs out of arrows or how they keep finding a bunch of medicine every time they need it or how the evil doctor He Yao kept talking in medical lingo but ended up just needing more blood as a result or how his short-wave radio could transmit over a hundred kilometers distance. I could go on an on but I think you'll get what kinda things im talking about. Maybe they explained some of them in the beginning of every episode with those newspaper looking pages but idk they were all in Chinese and I was too lazy to open up and translate. If y'all want a show where you can turn off your brain and just enjoy a love story in an apocalypse, you will enjoy this show, like me (damn I am ashamed to saying this but im sorry I enjoyed it too).

The actors were everything. From our leads to guest actor grandma's, they were all great. The relationship between our leads was very captivating. They literally carried the whole show. literally. If it wasn't for their chemistry, maybe I wouldn't be able to enjoy this series at all. One weird thing is that instead of attuning the colouring of some scenes, they decided to paint the leads face with white paint which looked a bit off and lifeless. It was a very easy fix but im surprised they wanted to do it this way.

The sets were also great too when they did not use AI. the house in the beginning, some parts of the cities that we could see, the airport, the amazing theater scene, some parts and houses of the camp etc. were appropriately decorated. Of course, it looks bullshit when in the beginning they explain the apocalypse started 22 days ago but nature almost completely took over everything. but other than that, the sets looked great and appropriate.

That's all I'm gonna say I guess. Fuck AI,Fuck Generative AI, always raise your voice whenever they try to normalize the use of Generative AI and oppose it.

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This is the drama that got me into C-dramas!!!

At first, I started watching it because Wang Churan is insanely beautiful, but I ended up falling for Zhang Linghe instead! Their visuals are absolutely unreal. They look SO GOOD together!

The story is quite heavy, and the pacing in episode 1 is a little slow, but from episode 2 onwards, I literally couldn’t stop watching! The storyline is SO GOOD and feels so refreshing compared to the usual C-dramas with predictable, overused plots.

Their chemistry is SO GOOD! People who say they have no chemistry must be blind haha, I even fell in love with how whipped Murong Qinyi is for her!!

You guys need to watch this drama! Zhang Linghe is so handsome, and OMG, his acting!! I’m officially obsessed. I literally can’t move on from this drama😭

I really hope this couple gets cast in another drama together in 2027! PLEASE, PRODUCERS, GIVE US ANOTHER PROJECT WITH THESE TWO! WE NEED THEM TOGETHER AGAIN!!

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Engaging Drama With a lot of Heat

Make Me Tingle has two of my favorite actors/actresses. When they played siblings in 100 Days My Prince, I thought they would make a great drama together as leads. And here we are, and I couldn't be happier. The story might be risqué, but it's handled intelligently, with brilliant, engaging dialogue. The chemistry isn't forced, but flows effortlessly between the leads. And the kissing scenes move with unstoppable heat.

The cast is wonderful, especially the FL's aunt, who brings some comic relief. She's my third favorite character. I am absolutely loving this drama and the dynamics between the two characters who come from extremely different mindsets regarding love and relationships. 10/10 so far.

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Different from what I was expecting.

I was surprised by how much I ended up liking this series. Just goes to show that you can't always trust the MDL ratings. The series has a somewhat lower production quality than most BLs made around this time, but that never detracted from my enjoyment of the story. Despite the series being low budget it was shot quite well and the actors did decent jobs considering that most of these actors had almost no other works listed under their profiles.

The story was very intriguing and even though I did guess the plot twist almost right away I wasn't quite sure to what extent I was right (if you watch it you'll understand what I mean), in that regard I really did keep second guessing myself while trying to unravel the mystery. The story itself was pretty spooky too, there were a few scenes where I was sitting straight up and clutching my blankets lol. It's really a perfect series to watch for Halloween season. I also really enjoyed the relationship between the main leads. Usually in series like these there's a lot of fast paced trauma bonding and then they go their separate ways by the end, but in this story the writers actually set aside time for the two to go on dates, spend time together, and actually get to know each other which I really appreciated (oh, and let me tell you ep. 6 is the episode to look forward to).
If I had to guess I'd say most people who didn't like this series were just confused about the lore. This isn't really the type of story where you have to put on your thinking cap and try to gather clues. Khen says multiple times that they're dreaming and there's ghost shenanigans on top of time traveling shenanigans so really this is the type of story where you kind of just have to throw logic out the window. Things kind of just happen and as the viewer we just have to go with it and let the story unfold how it wants to. With that being said I was still a bit disappointed by the ending (like literally just the last five minutes). It was a bit messy and confusing, I understand what the writers were wanting to do, but it just wasn't executed on screen very well. But still the entire rest of the story was pretty good and definitely worth the watch imo.

General info for anyone wanting to know:
• Is the series spicy/nsfw? No, it's very pg. There are scenes that hint at sex, but it never shows anything and clothes stay on at all times.
• Is there noncon or violence? Yes, there are a lot of violent scenes, lots of blood, and very graphic death scenes.
• Is there a love triangle? No.
• Is the series scary? Yes, not in a jump scare way, but in a there's a lot of horrible and confusing things happening sort of way that can make you feel anxious.
• Difference between cut and uncut? I haven't watched the cut version, but I saw complaints in the comments section on the cut version that the MLs didn't have any chemistry, which they definitely did in the uncut version so I will guess that it was relationship scenes between them that got cut.

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not aleh being faster than bullets.

like most chinese BL, this was a miss for me and i will obviously explain why. after i got through the cringe of the first episode, i realized this was going to be a work of just anticipating the lead's romance, for my watch experience. this show had the most production errors i have seen in any BL so far. the thing with apocalyptic shows is that the budget has to be reflective of the scope that becomes showcasing a zombie world. i am a bit confused on what the budget was because despite the AI usage, there was clearly enough budget to hire stuntmen unless they are also grossly underpaid in china as well?

so china and other asian countries have seemingly fully embraced generative AI and enough to use it to completely supplement creativity. unlike in nour [a thai BL], this one uses AI that is disturbingly obvious and disrupting. the opening theme visually and musically is generated. almost the entire soundtrack is generated. random overview scenes were generated. i came into watching this knowing that the soundtrack had AI music but i had no idea nearly every song is not human made. i also had no idea that there was AI usage tracked all throughout either. it is uber unfortunate because this show had the best placed and produced OST i have heard, at this point in time. these songs could have simply been recorded by the leads or any other professionals. it eats at me to know that i thoroughly enjoyed the songs "made" for this show and i am not able to listen to any of them due to my ethics.

to be honest, i was generous with my rating. the suggested rating given to me is less than a five. that, however, feels wrong. i can tell there was intention in making this but the execution was less than mediocre. i am not compelled to believe the first zombie BL was real, unfortunately. i continued with consuming this entirely for linzai + aleh & aleh's display of anti-personnel tactics - that is it. the reasons i have for considering this to be less than mediocre are long and include: the obvious low budget, the fraudulent rendering of first aid, unrealistic zombie bites, linzai "changing a lightbulb" with a flathead screwdriver in hand by holding a lid, camera shakes, fake kissing sounds, slow and convenient zombies, a mattress landing pad forgotten in final production, obvious fake edits and green screens, AI scenes, the zombies being oddly sapient, inconsistent microphone qualities, a fiasco of a blip with aleh pulling out the transfusion feed + a bandage to appear, disappear, and then reappear again. this is not even all of the observations i noted. clearly, it is an industry standard not to care about the intricacies of filming.

to backtrack to the music, the relationship break invoked the most emotion and feeling in me because of the soundtrack used. it was perfectly timed and played in symmetry with the dialogue. i rewinded this part about six times. i think this scene is the best in the entire body of work, so much that i will seek it out externally. the song used is apparently the lead's theme song and i have found it but the apprehension is strong to even listen to a source that will not support its creation; that is how good this song is.

to mention another aspect of the breakup, linzai absolutely pissed me off. his reasoning for being cruel to aleh was completely illogical. linzai was meaner to aleh then compared to after his kidnapping which is ? his apology to aleh was less than adequate which broke immersion, for me. then, he physically harmed aleh after what happened to his brother which was a choice; maybe understandable to some but questionable to me. linzai pushing aleh away in the way he did seemed like bad writing.

the acting on chen minghao's and lu lu's part really sold me. i think they both were the breakouts in this. everyone else was fine or corny but worked out given the budget. the intimacy between linzai and aleh could have been better but it was good. their feelings for the other were not exactly believable though. even though i could not stand he yao's relationship with changhuan, they had the better intimacy as their kissing was more believable and slower paced. speaking of he yao, the way his end came to be was undeserved. he deserved fields worse and to reap the consequences of his manipulation. chen minghao's action scenes really kept me engaged and i wanted to see more of his swift, cold, and calculated movements. he did quite well, if most was him and not doubles. as my title says though, he is faster than bullets and that is utter nonsense. who were they trying to sell that foolery?

in all, be it the vow or the last oath, i do not believe the story told. there was no oath unless it was that aleh's promise to protect linzai. obligatory, fck AI, fck AI usage, fck its creators, and fck its enablers especially. the ending was a welcomed surprise, though.

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I can't believe I hated this series at first.

I always like a lot of BL and maybe I just don't like Korean BL's. I feel like everything was just really on me for not liking this series. I'm always debated over Korean Bl's.I used to actually refuse to watch them because I never thought I'd like them. But here I am watching yet another one. I have to say I was VERY negative about it the first 2 episodes. It's mainly because I struggled to get into the story. . If I'm very honest, I also didn't really like most of Hwang Da Seul's work. But this show genuinely made me fall in love. The main leads were adorable together, their chemistry was amazing and aside from that the story was very understandable.

I'm honestly surprised about the quality of the series. The colour grading is quite good and there were some really nice shots. The only thing I didn't really like was the background music but aside from that omg. I'm impressed. I guess I'll have to rewatch Hwang Da Seul's work and see what I think of the rest now. I think the composer did his best but the problem was the editing. It was sometimes slightly too loud. Kinda cute how Son Woo Hyeon did the composing and was the main role aka Kang Seo Jun. He was really handsome as well.

I adore how Seo Jun acted towards Ji U and he was pretty much a green flag. I found it so cute how Ji U was an introvert and had a hard time showing emotions but you could always see they were genuine. I really liked Ji U as a character and I find it so so adorable that he changed certain habits for Seo Jun as well. I didn't really care that much about the side characters because I was too focused on Ji U and Seo Jun.

I've often seen the introvert chef trope In Kdrama and it is and will stay my favourite. I think this plot was very creative and the like dynamic between an introverted chef and an idol is really cute. I normally have a lot to say but simply put, it's to good to describe. I really recommend this series and I hate how I didn't get through the first 2 episodes.

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Despite it's flaws. The drama is really heart fluttering.

I saw a lot of reviews about this being a AI slop. Guys please don't trust them. The drama has real actors although they did use a lot of AI in the ep 1 for the cars, backgrounds, flashbacks and background artists but after ep 1 it has drastically reduced.

Now coming to the drama. The drama on it's own is really cute. I loved the plot. I love the characters. I love the actors. Both the leads and the 2nd couple look surreal. Especially the leads they look like gods🤭🤭. Chen Wan especially looks like dunk, the styling, his looks, body language, pretty much everything. As for Sheng.. who can say no to a long haired god🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️

Ok that's like the pros now the drama isn't perfect. It has it's fault which I feel in most cases is the production team's laziness like
- use of AI when not necessary like when they show chen wan's house in a wide shot. The 1st shot is AI but when they're leaving u can see that it's a real house so they probably took a picture of a house and prompted it into a video. They do this again in ep 6 for the hotel and a couple of places. They're real places, they could have just rented a drone and shot the clip or something. Car chases are okay as AI cz i get they cost a lot but this just didn't feel right
- the characters entry in ep 1 without an proper intro. It took me a while to figure out who was who and what they did cz I've never read the novel
- they could give us more of the 2nd couple cz i feel they're more like existing in the background but then they show them enough to make us wanna know more but don't give us enough.
- The support characters casting - looks like the team just didn't wanna put any effort into casting except for the 2 main characters, 4 friends, and the girls. Cz in ep 5 we have this while guy who is introduced as sheng's friend and his character also seems to be something that should be young based on the dialogs but bro was old like they didn't find a young white man so they bought a random white man, same for sheng's grandpa they've turned a young man old and it was obvious
- The dubbing... sigh... why??
- Other than this we have Yu Song's acting, bro just has 0 expression throughout the series. Having to rely on the dubbed dialog's emotions to understand things kinda makes it hard to understand things at times which also makes him look like he is AI. But he does have this dreamy eyes that kinda saves him.

Despite all this, I totally think you should watch it. It is good. It was watchable and you will love it. It's just could be made better

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The bts of Overdo

The bts is so fun to watch, everyone had lots of fun while filming this drama and get along really well. I miss my Overdo family. I hope that IQiyi release the uncut versions like other dramas. Zhang Linghe and Wang Churan has amazing chemistry, even if they just stand side by side. Their visuals and eye acting are top notch. The bts of everyone is so fun to watch but my favorite is with Zhang Linghe and Wang Churan sitting together eating biscuits, they were so cute and have a great chemistry. Any clips of Wang Churan and Zhang Linghe togther is a feast for the eyes. Would love for them to collaborate again in a historical costume drama.

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