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I just watched the trailer for episode 11 and I'm wondering what the message of this series is? Is it a cautionary tale? If you're gay, all the misfortune in the world will happen to you, including the Egyptian Plague? .....or what is this? I wonder where this drama will end? Will Lu/Xiao's lovers commit suicide (like Romeo and Juliet) by jumping off a bridge, or will Lu be tortured to death by his father? Or maybe drug dealers (I don't know exactly what kind of stunt Grandpa pulled) will stab Xiao?
However, if the love story ends with a happy ending for the second couple, it becomes even more weird and inexplicable. Two young and healthy men cannot be together and be in love, they have to date women, but two men with disabilities (one with a mental problem and the other is deaf and "helpless") are allowed to love each other, because they probably shouldn't reproduce, because only healthy and capable society is important? Is that what they want to tell us?
We're definitely in for a tragic ending for the main couple and I think if that happens, this seemingly weird series is some kind of hidden homophobia.
It would never have happened if Lu had a romance with a girl....
The series is artistically great, it has beautiful shots, interesting atmosphere, but it's not hard to notice that it's either filmed late at night when people are sleeping, or in places where no one is around... is it out of fear? What's going on here?
That's why I love and hate it at the same time.

unfortunately there are no further plans for Mick/Top to work together so this was just a one-time project. Top will be playing with Yoon in a BL pair called PS. You :-(

oh, if it were that simple it would be completely ok but......the teacher was interested in the boy with blond hair only because he reminded him of his dead younger brother, he said it himself looking at their joint photo. this situation also seems to be a problem for the teacher, after all he started drinking and constantly fights with his thoughts. this is a bit sick for me, imagine, you have sex with your partner but in fact this person reminds you of your dead brother and you look at his face while you are having sex together. Besides this young boy is so innocent... oh no...!

ok ok but he is the same age as his students and reminds him of his dead younger brother omg this is sick

I agree but that isn't the point. The point is that looking back at decades of movie history stories with queer themes or centered around gay characters or relationships were used, and in many cases still are being used, as cautionary tales that act both as "representation" for the LGBT community but also as caution that well if you decide on this "lifestyle" either one of you will wind up less than alive or at least you'll both be horribly unhappy. Look at big examples like Brokeback Mountain. It was revolutionary at the time as movie from a major studio that had queer characters at its center but we all know how that movie ends. Because in most cases these movies and show have little correlation to what society at large thinks or feels but much rather they represent the current sociopolitical climate and whatever atmosphere that is meant to be upheld.

....to tell the truth I don't feel like watching this series anymore. I was hoping so much for a happy ending for gay love in China but everything indicates that gays can't love normally and that tragedy hangs over their heads as "punishment" for such a "sin".

Besides I don't understand the love of the second couple and not because they are two guys but because the little blonde reminds the teacher of his dead brother which already seems sick to me.

Besides the difference in age and status (teacher and young student resembling brother) is unacceptable to me. So I was hoping that at least Lu and Xiao will find happiness and love.....

I know that the series is very good but unfortunately not for my heart and nerves.

The time of year in Europe (I am European) and the current weather and atmosphere in general intensify the feeling of sadness and hopelessness even more. For me the series ended with a kiss the couple's accompanied by fireworks.

Thank you

Maybe I'm wrong, but after analyzing the parts we've seen, I've come to the conclusion that the scene where Xiao paints Lu's portrait in a blue sweater and white blouse is a scene from the future. That's how the series started and that's how it will end, with Lu and Xiao living together and Xiao painting Lu's (Lu calls them both boyfriends) and hanging their portraits on the wall in their shared apartment. The series has a great ending, I'm crossing my fingers that I'm right with my conclusion

Man, this is boring. It's more propaganda for learning (with all due respect) sign language than BL series. Where is this series going? Will viewers be taught to sign or will something else happen?

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from what I know Top starts working with Yoon and they have a series together "PS. You" so this is probably the last joint project of Mick/Top unfortunately

This remake made me rewatch the original (probably for the seventh time) with enthusiasm.

I understand where this series is going. It shows the work of actors who have their own private lives and in this case as a BL couple who have/were in a real romantic relationship. They played different roles in different series and experienced their own personal dramas in private, such as breakups and returns, but this did not affect the quality of their acting. Each series was different and showed different characters and their fates, and the actors identified more or less with the characters in the series or not.
I understand the intentions, but I'm not thrilled.
To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. I liked the concept of Mick and Ton playing different roles and different characters better than Mic and Ton playing characters from TV series and also playing these "real actors". There are too many layers here for me! In my opinion, it completely changed the feelings and the way of attachment to the characters, complicated the plot and made watching the series a bit tasteless because it revealed the unrealistic nature of the series and showed us that the characters are just an illusion. I preferred to stick with the fact that the characters X/Ping really loved each other and the tragedy of fate separated them... I don't need information that the actors quarreled and broke up or cheated on each other while playing the roles... The series itself would be perfect for me......
For example, it was possible to partially document the recording of the series, although not in the form we are seeing it now.
It could be a completely different show or something though...
Of course, that doesn't change the fact that Mick and Top are great actors with incredible chemistry and I really regret that this is probably their last project because I know Top will change his partner... just like in this show.
These last episodes ruined everything in my opinion.

I think so too........exactly

If it is not a series for the Chinese market, one might expect a happy ending. However, if this series is also intended for a Chinese audience, I fear that, like any queer thing, it will end in misfortune with the Egyptian plague and a global pandemic caused by the relationship of two gay people.
But, seriously, I hope that this series ends on a positive note for the main couple, because it would give hope and courage to face their feelings and fight for themselves. I also have the impression that the LGBTQ community has a certain connection to this production and they show us that gay people (or queer people in general) can and do want to be happy, love each other and be together like any other person. That is my wish and I spit over my left shoulder in the hope that it will come true. Love is love, right?

This is a Chinese drama and it is a great step forward for the Chinese to show boys kissing. In my opinion the kisses were beautiful because the characters are young and I think they were their first kisses and that's how first kisses are; awkward.

You're right, I thought so too, so I think that in the next 5 episodes terrible things will happen like a war with an scary father or even a breakup, only to make us a little happier in the last episode or not either.....
However, I only see a chance for the main couple, unfortunately not for Liu and Ton.

as you can see, both are very well prepared for the fanmeetings LOL

this remake 2024 is very bad as well as the whole script and the behavior of the main characters. The plot with the lesbian Eim is hopeless and Puna's internal suffering did not make sense at all

unfortunately yes

Anyway, all four deserve a happy ending, but I think we will suffer a little... I think (this is just my feeling) that Liu and Ton will not have a happy ending as a happy couple, because of the resemblance to his deceased brother (Liu's mother will be a big problem), the big age difference and Liu's professional position.
As for Lu and Xiao, I hope for a happy ending if the sadistic dictator father, who is probably a mega homophobe, doesn't separate them.