Mr. X and I Season 2 (2015)

First off, I'd like to point out that the details section and another review say that one of the main characters, Tao Ye, is straight, but his sexual orientation is actually not completely clear, at least for me. This ambiguity is one of the main reasons that kept me watching because I relentlessly wanted to find out. It's definitely worth watching if you're interested in BL (boys' love), so you can also try to decide for yourself what you think Tao Ye's sexual orientation is, once you finish watching.

Since it's only about 2 hours long in total, the drama seemed to only be able to get in the main points/scenes across without dwelling much on every main characters' lives/thoughts. However, this didn't really harm the overall quality. It perfectly depicts how people in China view homosexuality and nicely illustrates the (love) life of a gay teen living in a traditional Chinese household. The story was full of twists and turns that made me go from being so happy for the main character, Xu Zhengxi, to being so sad for him that I wanted to comfort him myself if it were possible.

The story was good enough to make me love the song near the end of the movie. The lyrics are amazing when seen/heard in context. That itself is an accomplishment.

As the other review says, the friendships are precious. The good ones make you adore the characters, and the rough ones... keep you watching. I sympathize so much with the main character and thought that the conflicts were unsolvable without someone getting hurt.

As I've said in the beginning, I highly recommend watching this drama. It's not that long, the boys are cute, and there aren't many dramas from China that focus on homosexuality, so I find this to be one of the better ones.

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I thought this was a pretty cute drama, a quick watch but with a lot of learning.

I thought the story was really well set, even though it was done in a short time, you could really get immersed. At one point I nearly couldn't held back my tears, that's how good I thought it was. I wouldn't say the acting was particularly good, more that the story was really catching.

There are actually a lot of issues that come up in it, not just being on sidedly in love with a straight guy. These issues are relevant everywhere in the world and this drama really reflected ion it.

I thought one major aspect which really made this drama stand out was the friendship!! I don't really want to give away anything but seriously, it was precious!

If you want a nice quick watch, this is the drama for you!

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