Undereated and Highly recommended
I absolutely loved this series and highly recommend it, especially if you are looking for something more than the usual lovey dovey storylines. It has more action and more tense moments than other gl's.The only thing that wasnt completely explained was the reason for the red thread. It kinda of appeared in the story then just actually disappeared onscreen without explaination. You get the gist of it but its only through guess work. But this tbh is just a minor thing in this amazing series.
Mie & Aya are brilliant, beautiful young women and very talented. The chemistry was great throughout the series. Great work from them both and look forward to any other series they are in because I am now a fan of them both. Aya fits the strong character so well and Mie fits the softer but stronger than she looks character in this series. They fit the roles so well. Would watch it again if I was struggling to find new series. Or even if I just fancied watching it all the way through in a day or two continuosly.
10 out of 10 for me personally, some may disagree and thats perfectly fine, it all comes down to what kind of series you enjoy the most.
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One of the best.....
Shades (uncut on YouTube) has to be one of the very best series out there. It is only 6 episodes, BUT there is more to come from this series.If you are going to watch it, I would 100% truthly recommend you subscribe and join the FRT Entertainment channel on YouTube, for level 2 membership it is still pretty reasonable in cost, especially because you get to watch Shades the series Uncut version.
This version is absolutely right on the fine line of what is acceptable for youtube and tv with the simulated sex scenes. These young ladies have all been very brave and daring in shooting this series, I will say that!
The storylines are top notch, not a single bit of it felt like it dropped off or just simply vanished like what has happened with other gl series. You can truly see the heart and energy that was put into writing the scripts, deciding the storylines, choosing the actresses and other cast. Plus all the other hardwork that goes into filming a series of this size. The behind the scenes people should be very happy and proud with what they have produced with this series.
It shows quite alot of different forms of love and falling in love. Plus a whole variety of trials and tribulations that come with same sex love and the drama that often occurs same sex only schools, especially all girls schools.
I will be eagerly waiting for season 2 of this series and hoping it is just as good as this one. If the same people in front and behind the cameras are all involved I just know they will 'smash it out of the park' again.
I didnt like that I had to wait (Im in England) for this series to be released on this side of the world, but now im kind of glad because I may have missed out on the uncut version.
Thankyou for all your hard work in this series, i love it so much.
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Highly Recommended......
I had never heard of the book so I cannot comment on how it translated over onto the screen. But from watching other Chinese series like this in the past, I would say by far this has been the best for me and so much so I would watch it again.Warning it is 40eps long and each ep is at least 38 minute's long. But trust me you will be hooked if you like this kind of genre. Tian Xi Wei's endearing personality that she brings to the charcater just draws you in. The whole series from the cast, the fx and the scale of the production is brilliant.
Tian Xi Wei (Fan Chang Yu) & Zhang Ling He ( Xie Zheng/Marquis Wu'an/Yan Zheng/ 'Xie Jiu Heng') play brilliantly alongside each other and the chemistry is what you expect of accomplished actors/actresses. Even with the very many supporting cast, I would say all of them did exceptional. Even myself who is usually into watching GLs (girls love) series was rooting for them to make it as a couple.
It has all the usual twist, turns and stabs in the back of a story based on Emperors and wars but with some twists added in.
I really hope for a season 2 but for my understanding I dont think there will be. For one there is only one book that I know of that is about this story. Which is a pity.
I will be looking for more series with Tian Xi Wei in because she was that good and it helps she is a very beautiful young woman on top of being a very talented young woman. Not every actress or actor can say a whole sentence with just the expression in their eyes and if you watch this series, you will know what I mean by that because it happens frequently throughout.
Final comments are dont let the 40 episodes put you off because each one ends with you wanting more and more.
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