Reviews

horror romance

I loved the concept but I wish I knew more about the general religion of Thailand first. It reminded me a lot of the og thai horror that I loved when I was younger. But the production here was so much better.

I made a mistake watching this right after pit babe(shared actors) so I kept remembering the names of those characters. But the actors still did a good job and I was on the edge of my seat several times wondering if they would all survive.

There wasn't as much focus on the romance as I would have liked but there was a good balance for bring a bl drama, a procedural, and a horror show. One of the issues was that there was often too strong of a difference from one second being fully immersed in a horror with the suspense building music and the next being a romance scene with cute music.

I would only rewatch it for the cute scenes between the main leads, but they're not as plentiful as other bls. I can see the appeal to relive the mystery knowing the truth.

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OMFG... horrendous beyond mere words

I'm not a fan of the chinese dramas. Their style is too different, it is mostly based on.. nothing really, just using idols, whereas I prefer a good story, script, character development, dialogue, world-building, or something. I don't even know why I started watching it, but I did. So, here it goes.
Visuals. Meh at best. I haven't seen anything good. OH, sorry. There were a few (very few) decent/nice shots. And thats it. The dance choreography was meh.
Sound design was horrible. They tried too much and they destroyed it. Ok, one good song (just one in a drama where they start singing every 10 minutes...). The rest of the tracks and the volume of the dialogue was all over the place.
Editing, pacing, world-building., production value. You're joking, right?

Now, the good parts. Everything is sht. Horrendous acting (because 2-3 moments of decent acting is the same as null). The script, dialogue, story... Everything is bad. Very theatrical, but in the bad way. Some character development for the supporting cast (?), not the main couple. What else? I don't even know how to describe what I've seen, I'm feeling exhausted....
Oh, not even the synopsis is quite correct. From the way it is said, I'd think its him against the world, when in fact there are only two people that make his life "harder". And by that I mean a tiny bit, and for silly reasons, really. But mostly people adore him, and thats even before the mid of the story.
What else? The comedy was sht. Maybe 1-2 decent scenes, but I don't even remember those. The romance is meh, the chemistry is missing.

It gets a rating of 2 (for some character work, acting, visuals, one song!). Waste of time. So far, I've seen a couple of chinese drama (from "silly" ones with some gamers, to ones with one playing the role of an actresses, to something "serious", something with clouds in the title? About a war photographer and a bomb squad soldier? ), this one has by far worse visuals, is worse as a story, as acting, as anything. And the pacing is soooo bad, that it will make it feel even longer. No re-watch value, obviously.
Have a lovely evening.

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A blessing on the eyes and ears.

Wow. I was not expecting to like this drama as much as I did. It's the most aestheticly pleasing series I've watched up until now. I'm a huge fan of cinematography and it's shown that the people working on this drama have a keen eye for it. From the scenery, the effects to the absolute amazing costumes and make-up, everything was done so beautifully that I was stunned almost every episode, So much so that i had to pause it multiple times just to admire the absolutely amazing job they did. I'm absolutely in love with every aspect of this drama, I can't even explain how much this cdrama touched my heart.

The relationships between the characters were so heartwarming and beautiful, I was kicking my feet at every little interaction any of the couples had in this show. The pairings were just amazing. There were so many emotional moments that had me ugly crying (I do cry quite easily though :')) So many twists along the way that had me at the edge of my seat EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Definitely a must watch for everyone!!

And something we absoultely can't forget: the music. For me the music is a big part of what breaks or makes a series and they just absolutely nailed it. Sa DingDing has a stunning voice which really fits so perfectly. It's just like a puzzle falling exactly into place.

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Is BL/gay romance losing its identity?

One cannot help but mourn the present state of "romantic" fiction. Gone are the days when love did kindle slow and true between men. In their stead, we are presented with the "mating" of facsimiles, neither fully man nor beast, which, drunk with inebriating pheromones, enslave their wills to the most absurd of heterosexist hierarchies and roles. More heinous still, the ceaseless delirium of heat and rut subdues the higher faculties of omegas until they are degraded into mere vessels of propagation, suffering female gestations and swelling with child as though nature itself had taken leave of reason. This travesty retains not a shred of the human condition, to such a degree that a dispassionate observer would conclude it the issue of a species foreign and unknown to our own

Tales of omegaverse concern not the affection of men. They are a mockery thereof, and "Knot" commits the selfsame sacrilege. It exudes a noxiousness that offends both sense and sensibility

I beseech you, readers of discerning mind, to suffer me in naming omegaverse for what it is; nature debased, and love undone. Never was there a fictional "straight-with-extra-steps/pseudo-BL" trope more vile than omegaverse, so at odds with all that is good, that its unwarranted popularity or dominion over minds darkens my view of humanity. How far we have fallen, to delight in the raw, oppressive throes of non-human instinct, or the egotistical drafting of another into existence. I hold it true that the universe erred in drawing forth life, and doubly so in drawing forth our species

However sincere my loathing for omegaverse, I am yet obliged to subject to rigorous scrutiny the pernicious and insidious ideological artifices elevating "straight-with-extra-steps" narratives (e.g., omegaverse, futanari, gender bender) above narratives which, with artistry, devote themselves to the celebration of same-sex unions. And I would venture to propose a theory of my own. Society, diseased as it is with homophobia, cannot bring itself to confront the reality of non-straight/non-procreative desire. It diverts its gaze toward a form of gendered "otherness" (e.g., men assuming the guise of women, and women that of men) to flatter the prejudices of those who would banish the subject of non-straight/non-procreative desire from polite conversation. In final measure, it colonizes BL/GL, planting therein the foreign seed of "straightness-with-extra-steps" and bringing the flesh into the servitude of gestation

The erosion of authenticity is laid bare before us. And the path ahead, I fear, is one of gloom

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Better than expected

I initially thought it was going to be cheesy, but after seeing a few snippets on IG, I decided to give it a shot. I thought it was going to be similar to Jung Hae In's "Love Next Door", but the cast in this show was so much better. The individuals that carried this show, in my opinion, were Go Eun Sae and the SES girls.

I really liked Ha Young's ability to express her character's comedic element. The most memorable moments were when she was jealous. I enjoyed the dynamic of the SES girls, every time they got together, especially their K-pop performance at the wedding 😆.

One of the things that stood out for me that I didn't care for, not sure if it was exaggerated on her part, but I didn't like Go Eun Sae's crazy laugh. It was cringy for me, and it was similar to someone scratching a chalk board.

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Oh, how the mighty have fallen!

Like any sane person, I too was insanely excited for season 2.

Once all the episodes were done, I binge watched it, but right after first couple of episodes I could sense something was lacking. Soon thereafter, everything just when downhill. The taut writing, the emotional turmoil, the finely choreographed action sequences, the twists, and even menacing enemies, they all were absent in this one.

And the reason for that is simple:
This season is NOT based on the comic.

The creators decided to go their own way for this season, which is absolutely fine, and I would applaud them for that, but only if the result wasn’t so… ORDINARY.

In and of itself, this season is a fine one-time watch. But the moment you put season 1 into perspective, this season looks very amateurish and downright silly.

Following are some of the amateurishness / silliness I encountered:

THE VILLAINS: Gone are the dread and absolute horror that Bale induced in the first season. There’s not a single scene that comes even close to his scene of dropping grenades in that room full of women, and his subsequent evil stare of dark delight. His replacements are two entitled ladies, who yap a lot, especially the boss, say cheesy lines, act out, make faces, and just end up being a caricature. Annoying and laughable? Absolutely. Menacing or dread-inducing? Oh, please.

THE TWISTS: None of the twists, and I mean none of the twists, were unpredictable. The writing was so pedestrian at times that the twists became an obvious course of action. The one place they could’ve inserted a fine twist was when Pasin was made into a traitor. Right there, was a fine opportunity to make him into a double agent, but they missed it and messed up the whole thing. Him becoming a traitor felt so forced and out of character. I was once surprised, though, when Jianman announces to Pasin that he’s now the kidnapper of his son, but that went absolutely nowhere, as Pasin is killed off five minutes later, making the “twist” irrelevant.

THE HUMOUR: What humour?

THE EMOTIONAL HEFT: Again, what emotional heft? There’s not a single scene that would parallel that moment when our little Jian was left locked in that room in the school and her relief and outburst at the sight of her rescuer, her uncle. I choked up, even after watching it three times.

Or that quiet gut punch when, while trying to escape, she ends up in the same morgue cooler where her mom’s dead body is stored. That fraction of a moment where she learns her mother is no more, and she embraces her dead body, hoping to be saved…or to die, but in the arms of her mother. Or that dramatic scene where our grown up Jian steps out of her hiding with a severed head, no less, negotiating with her almost-killers. There is NOT A SINGLE scene in this season that would come close to these.

THE DEATHS: I felt bad for Brother’s death, but not for Pasin, because of the way he was practically written into a terrible hole in the episode before. And his death was just so stupid. He knows there’s a guy behind him and yet he turns his back just so he could bid an emotional farewell to Jian, who’s already pretty much on her way to safety. I was screaming at the screen, “ FFS! BEHIND YOU”. And later he gets his hands on some grenades, but he waits to first be riddled with bullets before flinging them on his killers. Moronic to say the least.

Back to the Brother: I was hoping his death would be avenged, especially by Jian, as I really wanted Q to die a horrible death. She was solely responsible for Brother’s death. I mean, if you kill one of the most likable characters, you deserve to die a very painful death. But not even a strand of hair is harmed on her in the name of vengeance. That’s just lazy writing. I suspect the creators want to use that, annoying girl-boss character in the next season. So, she gotta stay alive. If it were up to me, I would’ve had Jian simply shoot Q dead and respond to Jianman, “The difference between a friend and an enemy is a sheet of paper? I DON’T CARE”

THE ACTION: I personally didn’t see any better action in this season. That knife fight between Jianman and Bale alone in season 1 is far better than all the fights in season 2 put together.

THE CGI: It was what it was. But that scene where the two photographs are blown away by the wind was just too much. I did like those terminator bots, though.

Overall, I’m very very disappointed in this season. Yes, it’s very unlikely that season 2 would top season 1, for any show, even though there are exceptions (Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul). But the least they could’ve done was not make this show so ordinary, devoid of the sheer force, grit, and heart that season 1 was. Deviating from the source material was a PHENOMENAL MISTAKE on their part.

In my view, just skip this season altogether, and let the bittersweet memory of season 1 be the only memory of this show. It’s better to leave something on a tangent than to drive it into the ground in the name of progress.

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? Royal Betrothal: Why Are We All Obsessed? (Because, Chen Zhe Yuan!)

Okay, stop scrolling! If you haven’t watched Royal Betrothal yet, what are you even doing with your life? 😂 Seriously, this show completely destroyed me in the best way possible.

Let’s talk about Meng Ting because, wow. 👑 Finally, a female lead who isn’t just decoration! She’s smart, she’s strong, and she actually knows how to handle the palace mess without losing her mind. The actress? Perfection. She brought so much depth to Meng Ting, and I was rooting for her in every single scene. We stan a queen who knows her worth! 💅🔥

And then… the Emperor. Oh. My. God. ⚔️ Can we just take a moment? This man is the definition of “charismatic power.” He walks into a room, and the air just changes. And Chen Zhe Yuan? As always, he proves why he’s our favorite. That man doesn’t just act; he breathes charm. Even when he’s just standing there, doing absolutely nothing, he’s still the most beautiful thing on screen. The visuals? 10/10. The acting? 10/10. My heart? Completely stolen. 🫠💖

The chemistry between them is top-tier—not too much, not too little, just pure fire. 🔥 If you’re looking for a historical drama with a powerhouse female lead and a male lead who makes you forget how to breathe (thanks, CZY!), this is IT.

Do yourself a favor and watch it. Thank me later! 🎬💕

Current Status: Rewatching every Chen Zhe Yuan scene for the 100th time. Send help. 💀😂

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It's worth. Not what people expected but emotionally a strong drama

I know many people didn't like it but it's time to be objective. Overdo was and is supposed to be melodramatic, and it really carry its name because everything was Overdose, overdoing😂 but on a serious aspect, the drama started with my bad impression but I kept watching and it's worth, the story took time to develop. I give credit to actors because their acting individuallly were amazing, they embodied their characters and emotionally delivered. So far Linghe has done an incredible job with his emotion delivery, micro expressions, one of his pest portrayal as an actor in my eyes after his drama Our Generation. I was in a rollercoaster of emotions watching it, mad, sad, crying, happiness for a moment but the story kept the viewers invested. The supporting cast hats off to them because I went mad 🤣🤣 I was invested into their nonsense but sense haha. Don't listen to others review, watch and make your own opinion

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I’m finally out of my drama slump !!!

WOW.
it was magic i literally couldn’t stop watching it.

what i loved the most :

- wen yifan : this character is so powerful without knowing it, she’s so strong, she went through so many things and at the end she finally lets it go and face it with her real family

-sang yan : i really appreciate how he yearns his high school lover and he never got over her en en if she « rejected » him.

- the story : around episode 20 I tought it was going to be just the two protagonists but the PLOT TWIST OMG, each episode made you wanna keep watching

-THE ACTING : I found it so deep and amazing, we really felt everything the characters felt. The actors really did an amazing job really.

I was in a drama slump and i found it ( or he found me ???) and i don’t regret it.
+1 to my comfort dramas list

The second story between Qiao and Su Haoan was really good !

anyway if you want to cry, laugh, enjoy a drama : run watch the first frost!!!!!!!

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Overall a good entertainer with on spot acting!

Just finished "My sticky Love", it was not like a traditional K-drama. Had a twist at the end with a slow and happing ending. There was no rushing in the last episode, the director took his time to give us a meaningful ending rather than a fairy tale.

Both the actors were top notch. Ha Young was a tad bit difficult to recall from the Drama, The Trauma Code where she was marvellous and in this she was the perfect co-acter for Jung Hae in.

Her acting was organic and didn't have any artificial elements. Would love to watch more of her in Main roles. 😍

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Quite a nice surprise

I'm not a xianxia fan, not at all but I'm a SWL fan and I like JJ. I always try any drama before dropping or skipping it. What a nice surprise, this caught me off guard, I watched it till the end, of course regarding production for the CGI effect which is not a good quality one but it works. The chemistry between the leads is highly appreciate which made me stay until the end and I could get into the story. So you as you know xianxia story always takes time to develop, don't watch it as you expecting to watch a normal cdrama, not at all. Be patient and be open to another style. It was overall good for me, this is only the 3rd xianxia I finished without fast forwarding, so that's a good sign

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Bombastic drama. Excellent comeback for the Hengdian Queen Jinyan

If you're looking for a revenge drama with political intrigue, strong female lead and slow pace romance, this is for you.
I know the main leads don't disappoint at all regarding script, they know how to pick a good one and I was waiting for this drama but I didn't expect it to be so unique and excellent.
Knowing Jinyan and Zheyuan were recovering from injury and 6 months postpartum during filming is just unbelievable. They delivered at a high level, very professional.
Talking about the supporting cast, they were incredible, the 2nd couple adorable, and the captain, he is a new actor and made his debut with this drama, he served and ate🥰
The villains I hate their characters so much, they pissed me, that means they did they job extremely good.
Don't hesitate to watch it guys, there's a lot happening in this drama, you can feel happy, sad, mad, pissed off, laughing, empathetic, all mixed emotions at the same time, that show they know how to covey emotions to viewers through their acting, expressions. People might be mad for the ending but not me, not all story should end with the same formula. They deserve this score.

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bad story

i only started watching this drama because of tian jiarui. He is also the only reason i watched until the end.
This drama was so boring in its storyline. I love a power woman but woman like this who think they can do everything is very annoying. Tian jiarui was the only reason and deng wei i watched. there is also no romance and it was very annoying how the female lead did not cath the message that the male lead was in love with her. With everything the male lead did and she did not even fall in love with him. or even if she did it did not look like it. like if youre not gonna act in love them dont bother to kiss.

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