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HIStory4: Close to You taiwanese drama review
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HIStory4: Close to You
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by BurntBaguettes
Sep 14, 2023
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 8.5
This review may contain spoilers

HIStory 4: WAY TO FUCKING CLOSE

Yeah. That about sums it up. I don't even have to write the review because the headline basically wrote it for me. Let me average out the episodes and then explain my thoughts on the show, and then bam, but it's going to take a lot more words. The average was 8.25 stars out of 10, but I rounded it down to 8 stars out of 10, because I could, and the ending was shite. I am also not checking the grammar for this because I am lazy.

Let's unpack, shall we? On Viki, the episodes are smashed into one, and I didn't even know that until two episodes in, but that's beside the point. I said that the tall, skinny guy, Teng Mu Ren, in the streets has a thing for the other guy, Xiao Li Cheng. I was very confused because I didn't read the description, which I never do with shows. I was saying that the stalker ass guy, Fu Yong Jie, in the streets should have gone to jail if he got caught, and I still stand by that opinion with all the shit he pulled in this short ass show. We met the triple threat trio, and I really liked them. They complimented each other well and badly. The vibes were nice, and I was just overall enjoying it. I did have it out for Li Cheng, and I said that I hoped he came around, and he did. because he ended up being one of my favorite characters in this. Love him.

I'm glad Fu Youg Jie got his dumb ass kicked because fuck him and the shit he did too, Mu Ren. Don't ever hurt my baby like that crazy guy. Li Cheng was there to protect his man before he was even his man, and good for Li Cheng for doing that. That girl is Liu Mei Fang, I think. I am looking at the character list because I didn't get emotionally invested enough in this show to know their names, only Li Cheng's. Because I love him. She knew from the start that their relationship was more than friendship. And we stan overprotective Li Cheng. Fu Yong Jie's crush on Ye Xing Si came to light, and it was really fucking obvious to everyone but Ye Xing Si. It was so fucking obvious. Fu Yong Jie played his cards perfectly in most of these scenes. He's probably the smartest in this show. Good for him. Not really, because he was in love with his brother.

We had some foreshadowing for the sexual assault scene. Li Cheng and Mu Ren started to fall for each other around episode 3ish. I could tell. It did take them a while to get their sh*t together, and they barely had it together by the end of this goofy ass show. The trigger warning didn't even mentally prepare me for Fu Yong Jie raping his older brother. I did do some predicting about how he is going to try to kill himself to get his brother to forgive him. Their whole relationship was very much built on manipulation and low-key built on toxicity. Fu Yong Jie was very straightforward and really out there. If he had something to say, he would just say it. Good for him.

The bath tub scene had some really good acting and brought out a lot of sexuality and beauty. The way the camera and the actors presented it was just great. I need a man like Li Cheng in my life, bro. These two were now flat on their faces, in love with each other. Our brothers were just doing their weird ass shit, and my prediction was right.

We were making pretty good progress, which was good for Li Cheng and Mu Ren and more or less for our brothers. We had a lot of character development and more true colors in all of the characters. Fu Yong Jie and Li Cheng were the biggest menace duo, and I lowkey loved their dynamic of just being batshit crazy. These two in the same room were brewing disaster in the making. The actor who plays Li Cheng, Charles Tu, is so fucking handsome that I love him, and it fits his raging narcissistic personality in the show. Love him.

Okay, the other 5 episodes I watched in 16 hours, all back-to-back. Li Cheng came to terms with his feelings and all of the lying to himself. He stopped and told Mu Ren and his ass to shut down, but not straight up; instead, Mu Ren faked being with a girl so Li Cheng would back off. That's ghetto. Getting on my nerves with the shit And then he gets mad at Li Cheng for having a girl friend. Dawg, you are doing the same thing. You can't get mad at someone for doing the same stuff that you were doing. Fu Yong Jie smiling when he was playing fighting with Li Cheng was also very cute. Fu Yong Jie came to terms with the fact that his older brother doesn't like him, and he stepped back and was really mature about it. Good for them, besides the fact that they are brothers, but okay. Fu Yong Jie showed some character development, and good for him because of that.

Mu Ren and Li Cheng were being all cutesy. And Li Cheng is a fake until you fucking make it kind of guy because the way he hid his sadness behind his normal bubbly, happy personality was so good but also really obvious because of the sad look in his eyes. I was making predictions for who would do that to Li Cheng and blackmail him; they are out for his blood for no reason at all. Nothing really happened with our goofy brothers. Ye Xing Si was finally being accepted by his dad, but at the same time, Fu Yong Jie was being hated, as was his mom, for the same reason. Shit was not making any sense at all.

Why the fuck am I writing so much in these reviews? I am getting lazy. The guy who sexually assaulted Mu Ren is everyone's biggest op, and we hate him for ruining Li Cheng like that. I love these two, though. Li Cheng has so much rizz, and Mu Ren is just trying to take it all because he knows about the flirty personality but isn't used to being on the receiving end of it. I don't think we are going too far, but I hope we get more of that weird gay couple. There is nothing weird about them; they are just a weird place, but I really want to see more of them because they are helping Mu Ren and Li Cheng. Yeah our brothers got together in this that's lowkey it with them, i predicted that the brother was going to tell the dad before they all had time to sit down and i was right.

With Li Cheng and Mu Ren. The kisses are also becoming less awkward and more natural, which is good for them. The kiss to go to work, especially Very cute. I am glad they didn't fall apart on the second episode, but instead their world slowly fell apart. I love to see the occupation still going strong near the end of the show. I am glad the dad was supportive. I understand where she is coming from completely, but at the end of the day, they aren't blood related. I guess it's okay. Anyway. They were cute in this episode with all the family members they had. Very fun. I loved these two in this, if only they weren't brothers. Yeah, a lot happened with them, but at the same time, nothing. This show has a lot of sitting around and waiting, so in most episodes nothing really happens.

This ending was very much a blur because I just finished watching it and can't remember what even happened in this episode. They wrapped things up, and then they focused on that gay couple with a 12-year age gap. And all those people that I was probably supposed to recognize but didn't because this is the only history series I have watched They had an okay ending. I feel like it could have been more lovey-dovey and more focused on them and our other couple because it was not focused on them at all. I just expect more from it, that's all. They really put the second in second with all of their bullshit. Yeah. I wanted more for them too, and more for the ending in general. Their little kisses here and there and their random sex scene, which I saw in an edit, were the reason I started the show. I am glad I finally finished it, because it has been a while. Yeah. Good for our couples, I guess. I wish they did more with the ending, but what can you really do? A little copy and paste from my reviews because i am lazy and they captured my feelings really well. That's it. I wouldn't recomend it because of the brothers, but if you are watching for li cheng and mu ren go crazy. that's really it. Okay bye!
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