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Frandisia

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Frandisia

Italy
HIStory4: Close to You taiwanese drama review
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HIStory4: Close to You
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by Frandisia
Aug 13, 2021
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This review may contain spoilers

Controversial

I want to start by saying that every episode was filled with heavy BL clichés. Like, ok, it can be fun and jokes but after some time, it was a bit too much.
Xiao Li Cheng and Teng Mu Ren's love story was pretty soft, classic friends-to-lovers. It was cute though. About the other couple, the step brothers, I don't have much to say. Theirs could have been a pretty good story too, since for me there's no problem about their love (they aren't related by blood so I don't see the issue, even though I can understand how hard it could be for their parents).

If it wasn't for what Fu Yong Jie did to his drunk brother, I probably would have given a higher score. And not just that, the stalker, creepy attitude before and after that was also too much for me. It felt wrong in so many ways and I felt incredibly uncomfortable. That's not love, I'm sorry, that's obsession. The fact that the mother knew everything and did nothing was quite disturbing and totally wrong.

Anyway, overall, it was ok. I felt like with this they got a few steps back, the quality just wasn't the same for me and I felt sad about it. Also, the fujoshis were just embarassing. Goodness that was ridiculous. I like BL but seeing those girls made me realize how other people see and portray the category.

The wedding was the real highlight of the show! I loved Sun Bo Xiang in the previous series and that just melted my heart. And of course brought back heavy memories. It's nice to see these cameos.
I saw a lot of potential but they pretty wasted it..
This is just my personal opinion, maybe someone will enjoy it more.


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