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Well... If you're looking for detailed character building then maybe try The On1y One. I will warn you though that all the build-up leads to a somewhat unsatisfying ending (the drama was filmed with an intention of a second season that never happened). Still, the cinematography is beautiful, the acting is chef's kiss and the characters feel very real.

And I'd recommend We Best Love in general as one of the best romcom BLs out there (I liked only s1, but it does well as a stand alone story and you can always try s2 - you might like it like many others did). I'd recommend it here bcs - similar to RL - it's a variation on enemies-to-lovers trope. Same director as Unknown.

The terrarium scene won me over completely.

Everything about it: from the change in CC's facial expressions, to how excited WSW was while talking about the terrarium and how Xiacubao would definitely like it, to CC looking both guilty (for suspecting WSW) and smitten, to WSW's final declaration how he doesn't really have experience in dating guys, but he will learn and become the best boyfriend 🥺

Literally *everything* about this scene got me the way I didn't expect this show to get me.

Up till now this drama has been mostly entertaining/funny/unhinged/steamy for me.
Now... they decided to attack me emotionally with that terrarium scene, huh?

Gong Jun played the "shou" part in Advance Bravely though... so did Timmy Xu (though admittedly Johnny Huang became more of a star than Timmy).

What actually happened to Xiao Zhan, bcs isn't he currently like among the "hottest" names in the industry? I also don't think he played any of those hyper-masculine types to "clean up" his image either.

He's been a quiet MVP this whole time 😋

Now when you said that, along the jawline and eyebrows - I suppose he does look a bit like Chen. But only in this shot, for this brief moment ;)

Well, you missed that one day when it got to 9.0... just to drop to 8.6 the next day🙄

Supposedly it's this: 吴所畏.

But I think the pun is very much intended and it's supposed to sound like 无所谓.

It's super entertaining. I don't think it's objectively 9/10 good, if you decide to analyse its components in a more objective manner (editing, directing, storytelling, acting etc.) but its entertainment value is like 9.5/10. So is tension between the leads.

Or this one? 😂

https://x.com/gagaoolala/status/1944687573735276954

You mean like this one e.g. (quoting):
"we don't even have a tag on our app/site with "bromance" i think we're safe

also do bros kiss cos need to know for research"? 😋

Cause I can't 😂

You can try "Addicted" or "Stay With Me" which are by the same writer as "Revenged Love".
Two works basically tell the same story: "Addicted" has great chemistry, but is objectively questionable (if you think Chi Cheng is a red flag, wait till you meet Gu Hai 🙄), "Stay With Me" is more wholesome, but got "bromancified".

If you're looking for enemies to lovers Taiwanese BL, I will second Froehlein and recommend "We Best Love" (with that difference that I only liked first season, though second one had one of the most impressive scenes in any BL I've watched acting-wise...).

"History 3: Trapped" has enemies to lovers plus action plus a rather rich story. It's generally considered somewhat iconic among BL fans, so maybe you'd enjoy it.

Wow, I made some impression I see 😋😎

When it comes to The On1y One I'm same old me: have no hope.
Especially after the whole crowd-funding debacle or whatever that even was.

Re: Edit 2: I have no knowledge of Eternal Faith, but it's not uncommon for Chinese dramas to be shelved for long periods of time. Though 4 years is a long time... On the other hand, dramas like Spirealm, Justice in the Dark etc. eventually aired in other countries after being pulled initially 🤷‍♀️

I wouldn't necessarily look at them as any indicator of what might happen to Revenged Love, though. Revenged Love being released *solely* on international platforms from the beginning.

I don't think we'll have The On1y One situation happening again (ugh, I hate remembering how much I wanted the second season...)

In RL's case, everything is already filmed after all... I mean, even Addicted aired in its entirety outside of China (the entirety = the parts they filmed).

But I guess there is a possibility we will be getting a highly edited version of RL (?).

It's not airing in China, but VPN and pirating exist 😋

The scene is literally posted on their own YouTube channel as today's highlight, so I guess you don't need to worry that talking about it will cause it any damage now ;) You can go enjoy it stress-less ;)

Well, your intuition is spot-on. Advance Bravely, this and Addicted are all from the same author.

My mind glitched for a few seconds on that Schroedinger's sexuality remark 😋

lol I think what they meant was that once the guy gets "bended" (into not being straight), he doesn't go back 😋

And yeah...I am so used to bi erasure, not just by BL dramas based on stories from a decade ago... but virtually everywhere, I don't even care 😋

Oh no~~~keep breathing, it's gonna be ok! 😉 Your mind takes you on some riveting roller coaster rides though, sounds exciting 😋

Personally I think they're real snakes, plus props in scenes like that dramatic moment in ep 8, but I don't think there's much CGI - aside from that fighting scene in ep 1. Otherwise, it'd look extremely amazing for a low-budget series. But again, it's just my observation, I don't have any actual knowledge.