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PENTHESILEA

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PENTHESILEA

Greece
Stand by Me chinese drama review
Completed
Stand by Me
2 people found this review helpful
by PENTHESILEA
Sep 30, 2023
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

What a little surprise!

I usually don't watch such short formats.Right or wrong, i always think it will be a waste of time(despite the very short length )because either the budget is limited,or cannot give a satisfactory story.

This one really impressed me.I liked it very much mostly because i like the Era and the Spy theme.
I don't know their budget but definitely nothing seemed cheap.On the contrary.The visuals are really good,the direction was on point,music fitted perfectly.There are some issues with the editing and the acting wasn't for seminar but..ok!

The two eye candies were adorable!I have seen one of them in "The Blood of Youth" but the other is new to me.
Either way,they both wear their suits with such elegance and look so fine in them,i was distracted most of the time and could easily overlook all the flaws,lol.

You can tell,there is a story here.Yes unfortunately it is not detailed enough.We don't get any background and we know nothing about our protagonists past.It is like they were thrown to the present and we follow the story,onwards.So it is better to set your brain in the relax mode and don't ask many questions cause you won't get many answers!
The start is a bit confusing but nothing to give you a hard time.

It has many silly moments.And many funny moments.Few serious and many sweet too!The fight scenes were good,especially those in the last episode were trully amazing.Also the iconic scene from Goblin,which is copied so many times in so many dramas is here too,and is done right.I really enjoyed it.The leads have chemistry and it shows.I spent a very pleasant afternoon.

I know many wondering whether this is a BL or not.This is my opinion.
It is an unquestionable BL in disguise.an untagged Censored Adaptation Of Same-sex,a heavy bromance.Call it what you like.Noone can tell me those two don't have romantic feelings for each other.You can't officially call The Devil Judge a BL.It isn't though??Same here!If this was longer and had few kisses too,it would be a perfect 10!
Give it a try!
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