ValkyrieHelden

I'll try to be as objective as possible when writing this review but I gotta admit it was a hard one to watch. And I'll cut it short because tbf there is not much to say about this series:

(This review contains heavy spoilers bear that in mind!!)

I'm gonna start with the script bc that's the only thing we should talk about this series. This story was so bad that after one point I was like "What am I watching ? Why am I watching This ?". Even from the beginning, the extensive homophobia literally made my blood run cold. Yes, it is actually very common thing to happen in real life to most of us Queers; but on the other hand as the events develop, the amount of choices that have been made regarding the homophobia they encountered is so bitter to watch and from my point of wiew, nearly unacceptable. Doen't matter how much you love your parents/friends/family, a person should always choose themselves if it comes to either them or yourself. I know saying this may sound selfish or inconsiderate, but as someone who encountered something very similar to this, I truly believe this is the only healthy choice for both parties.

Then the second main subject of this show comes before us: Obsession to the point of a person loses their mind. Even now as I am writing this review, it still sounds insane. literally insane. After the mother of Yi Chen dies, our character cuts off his communication with his brother, decides to stay married to the woman he does not love and goes into hiding. I was okay with all these decisions. Then there is a time jump of 5 years and we see the couple moved on, healed and ready to divorce to build a better life which was sweet. But then, (this is the moment this show goes to down hill . Or may I say, sorry for my vulgar language, straight up bullshit) our masochistic Lead Yi Chen decides to contact his Ex-boyfriend Lu Feng who caused so much pain to him before. And then after encountering him, he becomes a captive of his lunatic ex. Watching those episodes was very hard I have to tell. I couldn't watch some of the "sex" scenes because of how painful it is. The show doesn't say how long Yi Chen was captured (I think in one scene Yi Chens's brother and his bf talks about how they couldn't find him for a couple of months but I am not sure what events that time period contains) but we could tell it was quite long because by the end of it, the actor literally looked like he lost half of his weight.

Anyways, after everything he's been through, Yi Chen decides to be with Lu Feng once again which while I was watching that scene, I audibly laughed. that moment, I lost my very little remaining sympathy that I had towards Yi Chen. Yes, on the last episode we learn why Lu Feng acted this way and I admit discovering his condition softens some things a little but for me the main issue was not him but how Yi Chen kept coming back to Lu Feng. This is not love. The only sick one was not Lu Feng. Seeing a person wasted away like this was very sad. I wanted to talk about how the story was written badly in and on itself rather than pointing out its illogical and/or inconsistent sides because this story is very bitter and moving and I felt it should be approached emotionally to talk about it. Some of you may find this boring or think this is not a review and I respect that. I am avare that my review looks like it goes over the story mixed with my comments and I am sorry for that but as I just said, I didn't feel right to approach this any other way.

I have no comments on the music. I personally not a fan of how chinese BLs uses music but it was okay for me for this piece. The production quality was top notch. The actors literally carried everything and made this story watchable. That's all I'm gonna say about this show I think. I don't know if it's stupid to put this at the end of the review, but people who struggle with mild mental illness should NOT watch this series.

PS: I know I said I'll cut it short at the beginning but ended up writing a whole ass essay so I'm sorry lol please bear it with me.