etoks21

Oh my.
No Regret is my #2 favorite gay film.
Double Mints is #5.
Great recs. :) Although...it's a mystery to me how you'd compare/relate them to this drama.

Do you watch a lot of dramas?

Oh no, hold on tight!

Episode 1:
Not bad so far.
The worst aspects are the plastic surgery, clown-white makeup, and lip gloss.
I'm serious; it's distracting; also sad-making, as these young actors were probably gorgeous without the work.
That said, despite a few laughable elements like the hilarious car incident and the "hospital" with no medical equipment, doctors, or nurses, this feels promising.

Episode 2:
A doctor!!!
Hmmm...I'm actually intrigued by the mystery(ies?) lurking in this story.
Normally not a fan of complicated time travel/amnesia/blah blah BL plots, but so far, I'm finding myself curious.
That sweet butt shot is apparently due to the Thai producers, yes? We don't get much of that in true Korean BLs.
Now I'm wondering if the actor/BF has had collagen injections in those lips. Those are Yoo Ah In-level puffy lips, but I'm pretty sure Yoo's are real.
hmmm...that "AI revolution" headline in the first episode...is the actor/BF an android? That would explain some of the robotic acting. :D

Episode 3:
Worst green screen background in the history of BL (the nighttime one). lol
That's some nice kissing.
I like that the coffee guy is so odd and a bit creepy.
I hope the big secret isn't going to be what it looks like it's going to be, which would be a letdown for me. I want something HUGE and nigh-unforgivable to be revealed.

Episode 4:
Well, that took a turn for the worse, and not in a good way.
Some of the acting is quite bad, as are multiple production elements.
The plot is feeling more and more disjointed, also not in a good way.

Love reading all the outraged, ten-year-old MDLers realizing for the first time that romance among human beings can be complicated. lol
"Whaaaa....I don't like cheaters who cheat while cheating!" :D

Thanks for the chuckles, kids.

Episode 16:

Made it!
I wish I had thought to watch at 2x, with added jumps in extra slow spots, from the very beginning. It's amazing that even at double its intended speed, there was little that seemed rushed, and the jerky, high-speed walking and other body movements made for much-needed levity. :)

I felt zero real romantic chemistry between the leads, but I think perhaps there is feature film chemistry and Kdrama chemistry, which are very different. This was of the latter type, and quite chaste, prim, and proper.

I don't know how to fairly rate this, as I don't like the typical, slow-ass, romantic Kdrama. Since this is that, it should be rated accordingly, but I'm just not its target audience.

I'm going to cop out and give it a 5/10, right down the middle.

Gee, that's a super-insightful observation.

I'll probably regret asking, but what are you referring to with "fraud?"

Technically, I AM watching it, but at 2x speed with added manual skips when it gets boring even at that speed.

I left a shit load of comments below as I watched. I loved it during eps 1 and 2, but then it went rapidly downhill and now I'm hanging on for dear life.

I just am NOT a drama person, generally speaking. They drag out for 16 episodes, more or less, what could be told in a well-done, engaging 2-hour film. Sooooooo slow.

Thankfully, I'm unaware of what XHS is and have zero desire to find out.

Because Chinese historical dramas are not at all known for their portrayals of male characters as wispy, effeminate dudes who fly through the air on the slightest breeze, chiffon robes flowing, as they cast longing gazes upon each other.

Meh...the criticism wasn't actually directed at ZLH.
That's just one of Lily Malice-Phallus's standard, negative, accusatory, misleading, click-bait headlines. Come to think of it, LM-P probably doesn't write her own headlines here. That's likely left to the MDL Minion In Charge of Inventing "Controversy" Where There is None By Writing BS Headlines.

And all the better if the bogus headline implicitly attacks a specific actor, in which case they can hope for a suicide and more clicks on down the line.

PRC government sees no aspect of life as too trivial for government oversight.
If it didn't step in quickly, pretty soon all of its servicemen would be expressing their masculinity through the overuse and abuse of cosmetics!

Lily Malice-Phallus specializes in negatively misleading headlines.

lol

Try not watching.
Also, nice try, but the focus of the article is NOT about ZLH fans.

Maybe don't watch shows you don't like.

Judging by the public reaction to this show, not many people are worried about what you want producers to "bring back." lol

The issue is PRC military bots, seemingly insecure about their "masculinity" being threatened, stepping into the conversation over a silly Cdrama.

Are you a PRC bot?

Agreed. I tried S2 because I wanted to see T.O.P.'s performance, and indeed, he was the only thing worth watching for. Thus, I skipped forward until I saw that purple hair, watched the scene, then skipped ahead for more purple. After they killed him off, I dropped it.

Awful.
I've never seen so many fine actors sitting around talking, talking, talking, talking, talking, in what I expected to be a show full of wild, non-stop, crazy-ass games. Deeply stupid.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...what an almost unbelievably stupid "controversy."
Well done, Lily Malice.
At least, it's unlikely anyone will kill themselves over this one.
oops, sorry, I know that's a disappointment for you.

A government's military lashing out at a silly drama, in defense of "masculine vigor." hahaha
And then, the fans who defended the drama scurrying like cockroaches upon realizing they are dragging an official government statement...lol. Terrified they're headed to prison, they issue groveling apologies and delete their accounts. :)

Only in China! :)
Don't feel too bad, though, Chinese citizens. You are not alone! We here in the U.S. know our country is fast becoming the type of authoritarian Hellscape you already live in.