I watched 11 episodes. I used to believe that demons are seductive by nature and that their seductive aura effects…
I do agree with wuxie1627 above, that ZYC treats BJ as his young brother, even though BJ seems to admire ZYC too much.
I do enjoy this drama -obsessed with it honesty-, but I do believe it was wrongly advertised. Even though it couldn't be as MJTY, since they are different genres, it was advertised as a dark fantasy drama -extremely depressing and angsty- judging from the trailer, and that wasn't really the case.
The thing is that BL's are banned in China. Even dramas based on same sex novels like The Untamed were censored and ended up being "bromances" ( even though for people that knew or were more observant, it was evident the main characters were not just friends).
So, you can easily keep watching disregarding that aspect of it, because you will not truly "see" it because of the ban. Even if it is portrayed in different ways, you still may not notice, if you are focused on the relationship between WX and ZYZ. And honestly, GJM will never confirm it. It's you who choses from which lens you will be watching it.
For me, it is evident that the director has inserted many homoerotic connotations not only between ZYC and ZYZ, but also between LL and ZYZ, but it was evident from the get go -and it is not the first time he is doing it-. The fact that the female lead is underdeveloped further proves this point. But, if it was just the two male main leads, it would probably never see the light of day cause of the censorship board.
Conclusion? This could never be an actual bl -because of the ban-, so you can watch it judging it by your own perspective as a romance drama.
I just know I am getting cancelled for this but since that has never scared me and every one is free to share their personal opinions, I’ll share mine.
The fact that you can’t say anything about Wen Xiao as a character because it automatically makes you a “hater, or you must be a BL shipper or you must hate women” is just absolutely ridiculous.
Since there is already so much love for her in this section, I’ll give my unpopular opinion and that is that: Wen Xiao is an underdeveloped character whose main job is to wax out poetic and flowery dialogues and cry atleast 49473993 times per episode.
There’s nothing wrong with being physically weak and having subtle strength, nor is there anything wrong with being all heart but honestly, Wen Xiao feels like a Mary sue character that’s definitely used as a shield to get through censorship by GJM who has been frequently ostracised for his BL undertones in dramas. It is what it is.
So, Wen Xiao’s character feels purposefully diluted as a creative choice by the writer. She’s not given any of the impactful scenes, her romance arc is little more than a subplot and she’s supposed to take a backseat to the bromance which is obviously more thoughtfully written.
While all the other members of the squad have their own flavouring, back stories and growth, Wen Xiao is stuck in the box labelled as “pretty pure lady who can do no wrong” and is responsible solely for the visuals in the story.
While all the characters have seen significant growth as the episodes go by, she is still exactly the same as she was in episode 1.
I understand that she is very loved and defended by people here and it’s fine. Boos should do their yous but my take on her character is my own personal opinion.
She had an excellent start but since then, she has just been simmering in a pool of mediocrity and wasted potential. 🤷♀️
GJM is guilty of doing that to his FLs as he highlights the other members of the ensemble and that’s just the play of the day.
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I do enjoy this drama -obsessed with it honesty-, but I do believe it was wrongly advertised. Even though it couldn't be as MJTY, since they are different genres, it was advertised as a dark fantasy drama -extremely depressing and angsty- judging from the trailer, and that wasn't really the case.
The thing is that BL's are banned in China. Even dramas based on same sex novels like The Untamed were censored and ended up being "bromances" ( even though for people that knew or were more observant, it was evident the main characters were not just friends).
So, you can easily keep watching disregarding that aspect of it, because you will not truly "see" it because of the ban. Even if it is portrayed in different ways, you still may not notice, if you are focused on the relationship between WX and ZYZ. And honestly, GJM will never confirm it. It's you who choses from which lens you will be watching it.
For me, it is evident that the director has inserted many homoerotic connotations not only between ZYC and ZYZ, but also between LL and ZYZ, but it was evident from the get go -and it is not the first time he is doing it-. The fact that the female lead is underdeveloped further proves this point. But, if it was just the two male main leads, it would probably never see the light of day cause of the censorship board.
Conclusion? This could never be an actual bl -because of the ban-, so you can watch it judging it by your own perspective as a romance drama.
The fact that you can’t say anything about Wen Xiao as a character because it automatically makes you a “hater, or you must be a BL shipper or you must hate women” is just absolutely ridiculous.
Since there is already so much love for her in this section, I’ll give my unpopular opinion and that is that: Wen Xiao is an underdeveloped character whose main job is to wax out poetic and flowery dialogues and cry atleast 49473993 times per episode.
There’s nothing wrong with being physically weak and having subtle strength, nor is there anything wrong with being all heart but honestly, Wen Xiao feels like a Mary sue character that’s definitely used as a shield to get through censorship by GJM who has been frequently ostracised for his BL undertones in dramas. It is what it is.
So, Wen Xiao’s character feels purposefully diluted as a creative choice by the writer. She’s not given any of the impactful scenes, her romance arc is little more than a subplot and she’s supposed to take a backseat to the bromance which is obviously more thoughtfully written.
While all the other members of the squad have their own flavouring, back stories and growth, Wen Xiao is stuck in the box labelled as “pretty pure lady who can do no wrong” and is responsible solely for the visuals in the story.
While all the characters have seen significant growth as the episodes go by, she is still exactly the same as she was in episode 1.
I understand that she is very loved and defended by people here and it’s fine. Boos should do their yous but my take on her character is my own personal opinion.
She had an excellent start but since then, she has just been simmering in a pool of mediocrity and wasted potential. 🤷♀️
GJM is guilty of doing that to his FLs as he highlights the other members of the ensemble and that’s just the play of the day.