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This review may contain spoilers
The NC distract people’s attention
First thing first, I’ve never read the original works as in the novel so this review is 100% based on its series
I would love to appreciate everyone that’s involved in the series I believe this is not easy… not at all as they have to combine both Thai and Chinese culture in one series with the production team being ‘pretty controlled by the Chinese team’ - this might be a hot take but I’m just being blunt here. I’ll take the critics~
I understand that the series was made based on a Chinese BL Novel and probably several things are just quite hard to be interpreted. I’m not sure whether the Thai director or the screenwriter are fluent in Chinese but they tried. (I remember the director mentioned that the novel background took place during pandemic era therefore there are several adjustment for the scenes)
- I would love to know the details regarding the production as it seems soooooo intense but,, I’ll let it be a mystery everyone gotta guess
Okay, back to the series. Basically, it is a story about longing love of Shan towards Obaun. I LOOOVE THIS PAIR.
Shan: a genius mystery genre writer that owns a company and is VERY RICH.
Obaun: a wuxia/xianxia genre writer that lives a humble life and is pretty outgoing.
Yes, we had several other characters but I prefer to focus on them both.
Plot: Obaun was accused of plagiarism by the fans that read both Shan and Obaun’s novel (not sure what the title was). Apparently, the animal characters used in both novels are the same and tells similar story with different perspectives (should I mention Obaun haters here?). Obaun was infuriated by the situation and decided to meet Shan to clarify the situation. They met at an event held by the publisher. As Obaun witnesses the confidence and the aura of Shan he decided to drop the idea of arguing things but his friend (co-worker) Ozone chooses to let them meet. They end up playing together (reading novels and reenact the scene from the novel) and start to get closer.
As the bonding start, another issue comes up for Obaun. His so called roommate kicked him out to be with his lover (I am infuriated here 🤬🤬). As he start looking for new place, Shan decided to offer his place to stay. And there goes the start of their journey. Both begins to spend more time together and end up writing BL novels together along with some other authors. The co-written novel is basically about “an author and copycat that creates a novel about Shen An and Duan Ru Xing. One creates it while the other tries to ruin it” (this plot wasn’t presented pretty well in the series but based on my understanding, this is the main plot of SA and DRX).
As they live and work along, Obaun comes to realize that he has a feeling for Shan while Shan have always had this affection towards Obaun. It begins as a brotherly love but as time goes by it turns into a love between two people. He has been yearning to meet Obaun since their childhood. During his recovery era (he lost his sight temporarily due to an accident), he met Obaun that came to his garden out of nowhere 😂. They spent a lot of time together, telling stories, listening to music, playing together and stuff. Until one day Shan has finally recovered, Obaun just gone without a trace. Apparently, both his parents pass away that made him have no choice but probably move to some relatives house (this wasn’t clearly explained). This memory stuck in Shan’s mind for a long time (10 years!!). Him feeling glad to found Obaun again is pretty normal. Unlike Shan, Obaun doesn’t remember much about it and feels very insecure when he found out that several characters in Shan’s novel are actually inspired by him. He can’t even respond to Shan’s confession at first. But as they communicate it, they decided to date one another.
As the love journey begin, they soon faces another challenge whereas Shan’s fanatic fan and Obaun’s hater tries to attack Obaun (which unfortunately not well presented as well, the angle and motions weren’t really convincing). But, as protective man Shan is, he got hit instead. The accident triggered Shan’s old condition and again he loses his sight temporarily. During this moment, we can witness the vulnerability of Shan. He’s afraid that one day Obaun will leave him just like that day. And surely their relationship grows stronger ever since. To the point they got engaged!!
Well, that’s basically the whole story of the series but… we have soooo many side couples that need their screen time and dare I say… their plots are irrelevant to the main plot (I would prefer giving them less screen time and made a sequel for each instead).
Also the arrangement of several cuts could’ve been smoother. (I seriously wanna know whether every hanfu themed characters are Shen An and Duan Ru Xing -probably not as they’re from different story, but the first few episodes before the group even made co-written novel… seems to show that they’re SA and DRX which kinda confuses me-)
The intensity of the NC… well, people only remember the NC but I cannot deny the fact that it was THAT intense. 3 couples with approximately 5 love scene with ‘long duration’ (hopefully my wording didn’t make anyone misinterpret it 😆😆 -well, I am…). Anyway, it’s too much I’ll say… but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it 🤣🤣🤣. Well, that last 4 episodes distract people’s impression on the whole series including me (well, I thought it’ll be a fluffy sweet romance series).
Them trying to mention the issue about discrimination, unfair treatment, minorities group and all at last minute seems ‘rushed’ tho.. I understand that they want to leave some messages but… better arrange it in other way^^
It was actually a nice plot but several other factors makes it not that highlighted.
I would love to appreciate everyone that’s involved in the series I believe this is not easy… not at all as they have to combine both Thai and Chinese culture in one series with the production team being ‘pretty controlled by the Chinese team’ - this might be a hot take but I’m just being blunt here. I’ll take the critics~
I understand that the series was made based on a Chinese BL Novel and probably several things are just quite hard to be interpreted. I’m not sure whether the Thai director or the screenwriter are fluent in Chinese but they tried. (I remember the director mentioned that the novel background took place during pandemic era therefore there are several adjustment for the scenes)
- I would love to know the details regarding the production as it seems soooooo intense but,, I’ll let it be a mystery everyone gotta guess
Okay, back to the series. Basically, it is a story about longing love of Shan towards Obaun. I LOOOVE THIS PAIR.
Shan: a genius mystery genre writer that owns a company and is VERY RICH.
Obaun: a wuxia/xianxia genre writer that lives a humble life and is pretty outgoing.
Yes, we had several other characters but I prefer to focus on them both.
Plot: Obaun was accused of plagiarism by the fans that read both Shan and Obaun’s novel (not sure what the title was). Apparently, the animal characters used in both novels are the same and tells similar story with different perspectives (should I mention Obaun haters here?). Obaun was infuriated by the situation and decided to meet Shan to clarify the situation. They met at an event held by the publisher. As Obaun witnesses the confidence and the aura of Shan he decided to drop the idea of arguing things but his friend (co-worker) Ozone chooses to let them meet. They end up playing together (reading novels and reenact the scene from the novel) and start to get closer.
As the bonding start, another issue comes up for Obaun. His so called roommate kicked him out to be with his lover (I am infuriated here 🤬🤬). As he start looking for new place, Shan decided to offer his place to stay. And there goes the start of their journey. Both begins to spend more time together and end up writing BL novels together along with some other authors. The co-written novel is basically about “an author and copycat that creates a novel about Shen An and Duan Ru Xing. One creates it while the other tries to ruin it” (this plot wasn’t presented pretty well in the series but based on my understanding, this is the main plot of SA and DRX).
As they live and work along, Obaun comes to realize that he has a feeling for Shan while Shan have always had this affection towards Obaun. It begins as a brotherly love but as time goes by it turns into a love between two people. He has been yearning to meet Obaun since their childhood. During his recovery era (he lost his sight temporarily due to an accident), he met Obaun that came to his garden out of nowhere 😂. They spent a lot of time together, telling stories, listening to music, playing together and stuff. Until one day Shan has finally recovered, Obaun just gone without a trace. Apparently, both his parents pass away that made him have no choice but probably move to some relatives house (this wasn’t clearly explained). This memory stuck in Shan’s mind for a long time (10 years!!). Him feeling glad to found Obaun again is pretty normal. Unlike Shan, Obaun doesn’t remember much about it and feels very insecure when he found out that several characters in Shan’s novel are actually inspired by him. He can’t even respond to Shan’s confession at first. But as they communicate it, they decided to date one another.
As the love journey begin, they soon faces another challenge whereas Shan’s fanatic fan and Obaun’s hater tries to attack Obaun (which unfortunately not well presented as well, the angle and motions weren’t really convincing). But, as protective man Shan is, he got hit instead. The accident triggered Shan’s old condition and again he loses his sight temporarily. During this moment, we can witness the vulnerability of Shan. He’s afraid that one day Obaun will leave him just like that day. And surely their relationship grows stronger ever since. To the point they got engaged!!
Well, that’s basically the whole story of the series but… we have soooo many side couples that need their screen time and dare I say… their plots are irrelevant to the main plot (I would prefer giving them less screen time and made a sequel for each instead).
Also the arrangement of several cuts could’ve been smoother. (I seriously wanna know whether every hanfu themed characters are Shen An and Duan Ru Xing -probably not as they’re from different story, but the first few episodes before the group even made co-written novel… seems to show that they’re SA and DRX which kinda confuses me-)
The intensity of the NC… well, people only remember the NC but I cannot deny the fact that it was THAT intense. 3 couples with approximately 5 love scene with ‘long duration’ (hopefully my wording didn’t make anyone misinterpret it 😆😆 -well, I am…). Anyway, it’s too much I’ll say… but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it 🤣🤣🤣. Well, that last 4 episodes distract people’s impression on the whole series including me (well, I thought it’ll be a fluffy sweet romance series).
Them trying to mention the issue about discrimination, unfair treatment, minorities group and all at last minute seems ‘rushed’ tho.. I understand that they want to leave some messages but… better arrange it in other way^^
It was actually a nice plot but several other factors makes it not that highlighted.
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