TianQi

Watching Yong Jie and Xing Si's conversation in the bedroom where Yong Jie says he's basically lost himself and said 'I couldn't lock you up because you wouldn't smile at me' or something like that gave me flashbacks to Killing Stalking. Actually, Yong Jie actually gives me a lot of Sangwoo vibes at some points, albeit much, much milder.

I thought so too. I think it's mostly the haircut and the eyes for me.

I'm a sucker for period pieces, so the clothes, way of speaking, and setting earned this a lot of points from the start for me. This wasn't super deep or complicated and it didn't need to be. It was a nice and easy watch.

It's BL and it ends with them getting to be together happily.

That isn't quite the same as learning to bartend in order to get him drunk though.

I really don't think he loved the queen, at least not how he loved the king. I also think the queen genuinely loved both of them.

I liked this series generally, but we deserved a better ending than that. It felt a little lazy.

Ok, I was just checking because he is pretty crazy, so I wouldn't put that past him. lol I just didn't recall that part in particular.

There's weeks' worth of comments responding to the rest of these points, but didn't Yongjie say he learned to mix drinks in a bartenders club? Did he really mention at any point that he learned to mix drinks just to get Xingsi drunk??

This show is basically just about Teng Mu Ren and his little sidekicks for me now.

Considering MuRen is a stick (sorry, but look at him), I think he gets put in will fit him weirdly, so I think they just take advantage of that by just dressing him as outlandishly as they can. Also, given what I've seen guys wearing walking the streets of Taipei...they're not horribly far off. haha

As far as I'm concerned Xigu and Hao Ting lived happily ever after and went to see the Northern Lights together as show in Life Senjou No Bokura. That ending was just a bad dream. lol

I initially started watching because of Lee Soo Hyuk, but enjoyed all three of the main actors. This drama is like a warm cup of cocoa in the evening. Sweet and relaxing. If you're feeling in a particularly sad mood, watch this, it'll make you feel better. If you're in a particularly good mood, watch this. It'll help your good mood last even longer. ^_^

The timeframe in which I watched them is what prompted me to begin comparing them, personally.

Thank you! Happy to be here. ^_^

Well, we'll all have our opinions and viewpoints. I responded this above.

I'm actually going to yield here. I feel like it's causing a little bit too much flare and I don't want people to feel like the series they like is being sh*t-talked. In retrospect, I do see a lot of the similarities, tropes, and plot devices that I feel make them similar are coming from the genres themselves and the time span in which I've watched both of them. Though I can't say I appreciated one as much as the other, I can say that I liked them both.

Oh I feel lit too. There's just not that bubbly fantasy aspect that's in most BLs, you know? Like Those two remind me of western gay movies or other more realistic gay Asian ones like Gay OK Bangkok, I guess.

I feel like ITSAY and Your Name Engraved Herein are "BL", but not BL...lol If that makes sense. Love them both though.

I think if Nubsib had just given Gene some space for a day or two and thought of a better way to articulate, "We can we work through this." in a better way instead of kinda just shouting "WE CAN'T BREAK UP. DON'T LISTEN TO THEM", Gene may not have left. Gene reminds me of my own boyfriend in that way. When something's really bothering him, it's more important that he get time to think and feel than it is for him to immediately talk or make decisions.