Ryan B
Cleveland, Ohio
This review may contain spoilers
Wow. What a mess. Thank goodness for the one main storyline - Fast forward through the rest...
I stuck with this one only because I wanted to see how the main true relationship developed over all the episodes. And, honestly - because of an eleven minute snippet someone posted on YouTube. It worked. I loved #1-#3. Tolerated the time travel #5 because the leads did a great job of what they were given but, didn't even realize I never got to see #4. That snippet brought me back to watch the whole series.
Update: I am watching this again - for the main storyline and again - my thoughts have not changed or, softened toward the mental instability of the stepbrother Fu Yong Jie. Obsessive, manipulative, unstable, violent, etc. Why wasn't he shown getting help from a doctor? The "Oh well, I will just sleep with him and make it work response is just wrong on so many levels." Yes, I get and understand the whole drunk thing happening but, again - manipulation and obsessive planning on the part of someone who clearly needs medical attention.
Honestly, the step brother storyline could have been okay if it not for the mental health issues the one brother has. If you are going to throw yourself off a building just because someone won't return your phone call - then - unless this series focuses on that person getting professional help as part of the process - it never should have been sold to us - the audience. The understanding mother was creepy as can be - allowing it to progress. The only two sane people in that whole family was the Dad and the real/older son - he deserved a normal happy ending that had the blessed couple visiting the brother in a facility where he was getting the help he needed.
As usual - the women were window dressing - only there to push the stories forward and be annoying as possible. Honestly, like most Chinese and Thai dramas - because this was a BL - we had to endure one of the lead males being outrageously dumb and incompetent until he had his transformation - surprisingly, being an alpha male.
Harder to do the fast forward since I am watching this via my laptop...this series may have me getting a wireless keyboard so, I can stay in the chair and fast forward through the garbage story line and focus on the good stuff. And - don't get me wrong - #4 has plenty of good scenes, great acting and occasional good writing. Keep the remote handy - don't be afraid to skip whole scenes and enjoy what is good about this one. Can't wait for number #6. Though, I did see the announcement that this one may get a second season - that is a scary thought.
Update: I am watching this again - for the main storyline and again - my thoughts have not changed or, softened toward the mental instability of the stepbrother Fu Yong Jie. Obsessive, manipulative, unstable, violent, etc. Why wasn't he shown getting help from a doctor? The "Oh well, I will just sleep with him and make it work response is just wrong on so many levels." Yes, I get and understand the whole drunk thing happening but, again - manipulation and obsessive planning on the part of someone who clearly needs medical attention.
Honestly, the step brother storyline could have been okay if it not for the mental health issues the one brother has. If you are going to throw yourself off a building just because someone won't return your phone call - then - unless this series focuses on that person getting professional help as part of the process - it never should have been sold to us - the audience. The understanding mother was creepy as can be - allowing it to progress. The only two sane people in that whole family was the Dad and the real/older son - he deserved a normal happy ending that had the blessed couple visiting the brother in a facility where he was getting the help he needed.
As usual - the women were window dressing - only there to push the stories forward and be annoying as possible. Honestly, like most Chinese and Thai dramas - because this was a BL - we had to endure one of the lead males being outrageously dumb and incompetent until he had his transformation - surprisingly, being an alpha male.
Harder to do the fast forward since I am watching this via my laptop...this series may have me getting a wireless keyboard so, I can stay in the chair and fast forward through the garbage story line and focus on the good stuff. And - don't get me wrong - #4 has plenty of good scenes, great acting and occasional good writing. Keep the remote handy - don't be afraid to skip whole scenes and enjoy what is good about this one. Can't wait for number #6. Though, I did see the announcement that this one may get a second season - that is a scary thought.
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