HIStory3: Make Our Days Count (2019)

This series broke my heart big time. I appreciate tragic endings but this one really caught me off guard. After building the characters and the different conflicts in the story, then suddenly you feel a different mood in the last episode. It is one of the most unexpected endings I've ever seen. Surely we should 'Make Our Days Count'.

The actors did a great job. They were very natural and were successful in portraying the roles they played.

I just don't understand why viewers had to suffer from this series. I'm sure I'll still be sad in the next few days, I'm sure I won't be able to watch other series yet.

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I don't even know where to start. I don't feel like writing a proper review so here's me brainstorming all my emotions and thoughts ten minutes after watching the last episode, still teary-eyed:

I decided to watch this show because Trapped left such a strong impression on me. I had big hopes for the history series and MODC certainly did not disappoint.

The chemistry between the cast made the whole show for me. EVERY interaction was gold, even if the plot didn't go the way most of us didn't want it to go (I'm not gonna cry again.............fuc-----). The actors were phenomenal and I really hope they keep acting on good dramas in the future.
The characters were incredible, in my opinion. I got frustrated at the secondary couple at first but eventually fell for them. I laughed SO HARD whenever the friends were together. Those twins??? FINE AF! (Everyone was fiiiine though haha).
Our main couple... what can I even say about them? Watching their development as the episodes went by was an amazing experience. Their relationship was portrayed in a very sincere way, and for once it was really healthy. They helped each other grow up and... live. I will never forget them. The actors did a mind-blowing job. Every touch, every look, every smile, every tear. Simply stunning.
The only characters that didn't go through that much of a development, in my opinion, were the parents. I know not every character evolves in a certain way but I do think they were quite insensitive at times, specially in the last episode (no spoilers).

The music? AMAZING. I have to download every single song from this soundtrack. I would never skip the intro because of the amazing ost, and the music always matched the mood and the aesthetic of the cinematography throughout the show, which made me really happy.

Although it'll be hard to rewatch, I don't exclude the possibility. At least for the sweet moments. That ending... hm... many people were unpleased and I was, too. However, I think it makes sense. The title is so meaningful, just like the many lessons this show taught the viewers. I'm grateful they took a risk, even if I don't necessarily agree with it. I was hoping they would make an alternative ending but I'm way too naive for even thinking about that possibility but hey, nothing is impossible, right? I wanted more interactions between the cast, at least!


Taiwan's BL's quality is outstanding. Even better than South Korea and Japan in BL's (who have higher budgets), I must say. They keep getting better and better at character development in the HIStory series and the plot keeps making my heart actually hurt, sometimes in positive ways, sometimes in.....not so positive ways. But I'm really looking forward to the next season of the HIStory series! I'm so thankful this BL didn't even feel like a BL? How to explain... I really felt like the way a relationship between men was portrayed (and the actors are probably straight, not sure) wasn't awkward at all, which happens in most BL's, even if only a tiny bit.

I won't ever, ever, ever forget this story and these characters. I'll create an alternative ending in my head but I'm thankful for everything I've learned from this show. We must live in the present and make every single day, as insignificant as it may look, count.

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I expect too much from the last episode(11) and again i disapointed so much even more than before.

first, the actor playing Xiang Hao Ting father , don't act so well, even very bad, he is also short, his son to tall compare to his perents, it's look like a bad jock, second- all those scene with the perents are worn out, for me it's look like a joke , yes...people like them exsist unfortunatly, but i really don't want to watch them or hear of them , they are big big joke that aren't educated and not so smart, but those perents are live very well life...i'm asking myself how can welthy person can be so dumb.

another thing is the not realistc relationships, they just jump to the sex to make us want more, but the truth is maybe teens will enjoy it, the rest will be bored, because they know that sex without any foundation don't worth so much as a viewer , older viewers want to grow with the characters and feel more, you don't want just the flash and highlights,

i think in general the title for this drama sums it up well- highlights drama, when you see the result of everything but not the equation

another thing that this ep11 show very well all this drama is the part when they sit at the roof and the guy talking how his perents became stars.
nowdays kids and teens are smart or they have a lot of knowlage of everthing, everything is in youtube, they watch sciense and astronomy and physics and so on, it's the most relevant topic nowdays,,,,,i guess the writer doesn't update so much in teens lifes. so they know what are the stars...from what they made and so on...it's kind of a joke to say that your perents is "stars" also it's quite kill the romance so i'm almost sure they can't feel what is romance = lies.
ask any teen if he knows what it is.....even kids know there is no santa for example...so they are very well know things.
another problem is that it's the most cliche scene ever excist in movies....the stars and watch the stars and talk about your perents that became a stars....it's just so cliche you are bored.

so this is it. if you are teen you will enjoy the excitment of the result because you like fast food and fast sex and fast everything, if you older...you can skip and it's make your life better = couse you save time.

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The title should've been a dead giveaway!

OK so this is my first review. I began to watch this kind of drama very recently. I usually NEVER watch any stories involving same sex romances. The reason is simple: they tend to be sad and end badly. Now, to each their preferences, but if I'm gonna watch this kind of series, my goal is clear: escapism from the usually dreary reality of same sex romances. When I discovered HIStory, I was overjoyed! Intersting stories, reasonably good acting and happy endings aplenty... until this series. Admittedly, the title initially appeared off-putting to me. But I was lulled in a false sense of security and risked it anyway. I dropped out right after the time skip as I knew where the ending was ended. And really, I should've known better. I had real problems getting into the story in the beginning. As good as the actors are (and I think they are quite good) I had a problem with their acting. To be precise, the humoristic scenes seemed WAY forced and a little out of place in a series that seemed to present itself as more "realistic". It's the first time in HIStory where homophobia (or something approaching) looks like something of a threat. Not to mention the fact that sex is present at all... But I still continued because HIStory hadn't disappointed me yet. But I gotta tell ya, the "realistic" flair was something of a red flag! Still, I decided to believe that, just because it's gonna be more realistic doesn't automatically mean it's gonna be sad. Well la-dee-da to me! Of course one of the lead had to die! The reason I am so disappointed is that HIStory was something of a safe heaven to me. I thought I had found a series could talk about same sex romances without resorting to the tired trope of "same sex romances usually end in tragedy". Well the false sense of security is gone. The reason I find it a pity is that there is enough sad same sex romances at the cinema and on TV. To me, this sad ending doesn't really serve the story and is a bit of a cop out. Now, at the end of the day, I'm sure that some people will still appreciate this series for what it is and I respect that choice. As for me, where before I would begin a new series of HIStory without any reservation, I learned my lesson. I will wait for it ti end and see if the ending is sad or not. Bad things happen and that's life, sure. But good things can happen too and LGBTQIA+ people don't always have the capacity to take that for granted as it is.

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Basic story but heart-warming characters

The story line is pretty basic and I won't say boring but it's not that exiting. A typical boy who is an A student and always alone and a "bad boy" who bullies him at first and then falls in love with him. But I'm not saying that this Drama is bad! Cause what makes all History Dramas special and unique are the characters or more how the characters are played! Xiang Hao Ting for me is one of the most coolest and adorable characters ever! How he plays his role is so funny and refreshing. Maybe some people find him annoying but he's just my spirit animal! So I can say that I really enjoy how the characters are being played and hope that there will be added more excitement to the story.

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I was so invested in this series. It truly broke my heart. He didn’t deserve that. He had already been through so much in his life. Then for that to happen!! I’m writing this review a few months after I finished because I was so angry. Like why would they do that. I know it’s just a show. But I was emotionally invested in there relationship. I usually watch BL’s multiple times. Just to make sure I didn’t miss anything. I can’t bring myself to watch this one again. Don’t get my wrong I loved it. But it was just such a tragic ending that I didn’t expect. It has scarred me. HE DIDNT DESERVE THAT AT ALL!!!!

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This is yet another story, which for many portrays real life and how unfair it can sometimes be.

I see the big problem today is trying to create moments that happen in people's lives. However, bringing these moments to the screens of the series can be something bad for the main purpose of these stories.

The viewer is mainly a fan, looking most often for dramas that can bring fun and happiness with the love of others. I, like many fans, have been following History's stories for a while, always knowing that there will be an ending, albeit cliché, happy where the good boy stays with the other boy. But in H3 MODC, writer Shao Hui Ting broke this rule. A good story is often ruined by bad endings, and H3 MODC was no different. Maybe we could blame the main actors, maybe if they were with weaker actors we couldn't be so sympathetic to the characters.

The story itself raises questions about whether or not he actually died, which makes us calmer but also unhappy. Unfortunately, this is a series I wish I had never watched, but unfortunately I can't. What I can do is that in History4, if the same writer works on this series, I will definitely wait for the last episode and then watch.

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