SweetsKitKat
United States
This review may contain spoilers
Glad I gave it a chance.
Mentions: Rape, Stalking, Manipulation and Incest
Is it perfect? Not by a long shot. Dialogue at times was sketchy. Am I glad I gave it a shot? Yes. I went into it skeptical at first because of the trailer but I ended up liking it. Now would be the time for Fu Yongjie apologist to stop reading or continue and be triggered cause I at no point in time enjoyed anything dealing with him(Wico tho is the cutest, I have to make that distinction cause some don't seem to know a person's opinion on a character can differ from the actor themselves.). Anyways, Li Cheng and TengTeng at first started a little off to me because I had my reservations from the trailer but by the second episode I warmed up to them. Now we know the pretending to be gay to get with a girl trope can be annoying but the plot turned away from that pretty quickly and it became more about Li Cheng and Teng discoverying and admitting to themselves what had always been there all along from their years of knowing eachother, they just needed a catalyst to make them realize. It was a rough journey with mistakes, awful advice( seriously why take advice from the rapist of Fu Yongjie) regret and overcoming problems of power and rumors in the workplace. In the end it turns out to be a beautiful relationship with Li Cheng always letting Teng know that there is nothing wrong with their love, it's for only the two of them to enjoy and the opinions of others do not matter. Be warned there's an attempt at sexual assault in their story, that's where the problem of power in the workplace comes in. The rumors revolve around the fujoshi side of the story.
For the 2nd CP. (DONT CONTINUE IF YOU DONT WISH TO BE REALLY SPOILED )
I feel it's necessary to speak on them as the storyline is triggering and should be made aware of for those wanting to watch.
Incest..Xingsi knew Yonngjie since he was ten years old and treated him as a brother and was raised like one, Xingsi's dad treated him as his own son and loved him as such. It's incest to me, argue with your mother about it if you want to.
Manipulation and Rape...Yongjie literally made Xingsi believe he was about to jump off a building if he didnt speak to him after getting him drunk and raping his drunken body as a gift to himself...not to mention recording it and showing it to the dad.
Stalking...Fu Yongjie was truly a piece of OBSESSED trash character. Yes obsessed, I wouldn't call what he felt love whatsover especially with how he stalked Xingsi and his friends to hurt them for being so close to Xingsi. That's all I can say since I skipped over majority of the scenes he was alone with Xingsi after Xingsi had accepted him as his lover...and brother 0.o I kept hoping Yongjie would have something redeeming about him but it never happened for me, anyways, onto Xingsi.
Xingsi's relationship with his father was beautiful, I loved it and he truly deserved a better option to show him the love he deserves. I was glad he had Teng and Li Cheng in his corner when he needed them most and never left his side.
As far as parents go, Xingsi's dad is alright with me. The step mom though who let her be a mother cause I have no words for how irresponsible and ableist she was with Yongjie.
Dont let that all scare you, unless of course you have a sensitivity to those topics then feel free to skip it.
Acting...Fell hard for Charles and Anson's chemistry, loved Michael's chemistry with Charles and Anson as a trio. If you can make me hate a trash character I say you did great at your job, not Wico's fault he was dealt such a poor hand to deal with, really looking forward to seeing him in something better. Yongjie aside, Wico was looking mighty fine behind the bar mixing those drinks. Loved the actor who played the dad, it was always worth a peak when he was on screen. The mom..as I said if you can make me hate an awful character you've done your job well. Also liked how Cindy went about portraying Meifang, I didnt find her as annoying as i usually find fujoshi characters.
Music...I love the theme so much, History generally doesnt disappoint with their Osts.
All things considered I would personally rewatch it cause ChengRen and Xingsi make it worth it for me. Just my honest opinion on this controversial mess of a show.
Is it perfect? Not by a long shot. Dialogue at times was sketchy. Am I glad I gave it a shot? Yes. I went into it skeptical at first because of the trailer but I ended up liking it. Now would be the time for Fu Yongjie apologist to stop reading or continue and be triggered cause I at no point in time enjoyed anything dealing with him(Wico tho is the cutest, I have to make that distinction cause some don't seem to know a person's opinion on a character can differ from the actor themselves.). Anyways, Li Cheng and TengTeng at first started a little off to me because I had my reservations from the trailer but by the second episode I warmed up to them. Now we know the pretending to be gay to get with a girl trope can be annoying but the plot turned away from that pretty quickly and it became more about Li Cheng and Teng discoverying and admitting to themselves what had always been there all along from their years of knowing eachother, they just needed a catalyst to make them realize. It was a rough journey with mistakes, awful advice( seriously why take advice from the rapist of Fu Yongjie) regret and overcoming problems of power and rumors in the workplace. In the end it turns out to be a beautiful relationship with Li Cheng always letting Teng know that there is nothing wrong with their love, it's for only the two of them to enjoy and the opinions of others do not matter. Be warned there's an attempt at sexual assault in their story, that's where the problem of power in the workplace comes in. The rumors revolve around the fujoshi side of the story.
For the 2nd CP. (DONT CONTINUE IF YOU DONT WISH TO BE REALLY SPOILED )
I feel it's necessary to speak on them as the storyline is triggering and should be made aware of for those wanting to watch.
Incest..Xingsi knew Yonngjie since he was ten years old and treated him as a brother and was raised like one, Xingsi's dad treated him as his own son and loved him as such. It's incest to me, argue with your mother about it if you want to.
Manipulation and Rape...Yongjie literally made Xingsi believe he was about to jump off a building if he didnt speak to him after getting him drunk and raping his drunken body as a gift to himself...not to mention recording it and showing it to the dad.
Stalking...Fu Yongjie was truly a piece of OBSESSED trash character. Yes obsessed, I wouldn't call what he felt love whatsover especially with how he stalked Xingsi and his friends to hurt them for being so close to Xingsi. That's all I can say since I skipped over majority of the scenes he was alone with Xingsi after Xingsi had accepted him as his lover...and brother 0.o I kept hoping Yongjie would have something redeeming about him but it never happened for me, anyways, onto Xingsi.
Xingsi's relationship with his father was beautiful, I loved it and he truly deserved a better option to show him the love he deserves. I was glad he had Teng and Li Cheng in his corner when he needed them most and never left his side.
As far as parents go, Xingsi's dad is alright with me. The step mom though who let her be a mother cause I have no words for how irresponsible and ableist she was with Yongjie.
Dont let that all scare you, unless of course you have a sensitivity to those topics then feel free to skip it.
Acting...Fell hard for Charles and Anson's chemistry, loved Michael's chemistry with Charles and Anson as a trio. If you can make me hate a trash character I say you did great at your job, not Wico's fault he was dealt such a poor hand to deal with, really looking forward to seeing him in something better. Yongjie aside, Wico was looking mighty fine behind the bar mixing those drinks. Loved the actor who played the dad, it was always worth a peak when he was on screen. The mom..as I said if you can make me hate an awful character you've done your job well. Also liked how Cindy went about portraying Meifang, I didnt find her as annoying as i usually find fujoshi characters.
Music...I love the theme so much, History generally doesnt disappoint with their Osts.
All things considered I would personally rewatch it cause ChengRen and Xingsi make it worth it for me. Just my honest opinion on this controversial mess of a show.
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