jeoneungd A classic Cinderella story with a twist. Showing wealth and education disparity in China and how discriminatory societies can be. My issues are the demeaning of a person’s ego so low in order for this show to have a springboard. Personally the tropes are unnecessary. They can show honor background to a certain degree but really give people their dignity and humanity. I know this will get better and he will probably excel later in the series. And why are shorter people the bottom?
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as she has fallen in love with Xia Jing Shi, who does not love her and is a true piece of crap as a human being. She's been too sheltered and too limited in her understanding of people. On the other hand, this is the hand fate has dealt her so maybe she isn't wrong for trying to be optimistic and as positive as possible? Meanwhile, we get a really important heart-to-heart between Feng Sui Ge and a still burning-mad Fu Yi Xiao that makes it clear that the two of them are far more alike than was apparent before. Both have suffered similar brutal betrayals in their lives and both are burning for revenge. This by itself isn't a great basis for romance, but it strengthens the point of their partnership. The scene in the prison was pretty intense. First it raises the question of dealing with official duty versus moral duty - the unsaid response is that moral duty should trump questionable orders. Then FL makes a very cold, dramatic gesture by bringing the roasted sweet potato as their last meal together. Wei Ran is pretty much completely broken by the end of this scene. Finally, the episode loses some points with the impossibly stupid contract FL is forced to agree to to save Ning Fei by sending him to the impossibly stupidly mysterious people who live outside either kingdom Just utter contrived plot garbage. And suddenly there is some sort of connection between Feng Sui Ge, his mother's death, doctor Ling and the mysterious people he is sending Ning Fei to? WTF? Oh well.
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The Prosecutor's Proposal Episode 4
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I really like the intensity of our polar opposite leads but I have issues with the editing, it’s choppy and lacks flow. If there’s a slow burn, this series is the opposite, a fast burn. everything is rushed and harried. add to that the drinking scenes leading to their erotic but felt neurotic NC scene. the trope of the drunk and doninatrix erotic scenes is beginning to wore me out. Their history is muddy at best and how this couple who’s fire is barely a light match suddenly end up in bed. I’ll continue watching because the script got me curious, but I would prefer they spend more time on content instead of NC scenes so we can have some depth.
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Ticket to Heaven Episode 6
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chocoaddict97 What a wonderful ending! Even though Barth and Tanrak had a rough journey discovering, hiding, and fighting for their love, it was fruitful and finally after so long, they got legally married. They showed that love can really win and how fighting for it is really worth it. This show really touched our hearts.
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Sweet0Girl Why am I bawling my eyes out at the end of each episode???? I'm such a sap. People are so horrible... So it looks there is an overarching storyline coming and it may have someting to do with Dr. Mizusawa's father being a serial killer..... I'm so invested!
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NLE So many people will hate the father, but every story has more than one side.The first thing he did was apologize to Tin. He told him he was sorry, that he never wanted to hurt his feelings. He embraced his son, held him close, and tried to let that painful night fade away.We also have to remember the world they lived in. At that time in Thailand, same sex relationships were not legally recognized. They belonged to a royal family, where every decision carried the weight of duty, tradition, and the expectations of an entire kingdom. He was not only trying to protect his son. He was trying to protect his wife, his family, and everyone who depended on the crown.If this story took place today, in a time where same sex relationships are accepted and legally recognized, I would disagree with the father's actions. But this is a different era, shaped by different realities. That does not mean his choices were free from pain, but it does mean they deserve to be understood within the world he lived in.Sometimes love is not shown through perfect decisions. Sometimes it is buried beneath impossible responsibilities, where every choice hurts someone
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we’re at episode 6 with 4 more to go and slow the layers are peeling off and Inwould say the best bunny hop I’ve ever seen though the pain seems unbearable. other than that NC scene it appears there so many more layers in the storyline that needs to be told and my issue with recent BL is the tail end (no pun intended)…I hope the writers do a better job on the second half as they did on the first half
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Probably the best NC scenes I've ever seen. We got two positions.. It’s so rare to find a series that delivers a strong plot, excellent acting, and amazing NC scenes all at the same time.
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We get a really cool fight scene between Yi Xiao and Wei Ran that uses shadows and sparking blades to great visual effect. I don't like that she lets him off at the end, though. That makes no sense. Fortunately, Feng Sui Ge shows up to tie up that loose end. We then get Yi Xiao once again drinking like a fish to drown her sadness over Wei Ran's betrayal. This is getting ridiculous. How much more abusive drinking can her liver take? I like how Feng Sui Ge deals with the angry, stupid Ning Fei ... by simply telling him the flat-out truth! He's figured out that Ning Fei is too stupid to be one of the true bad guys and he is more useful if he's guided to support Yi Xiao by the truth. And then man, does Li Qin know how to look bad-ass. Her face as she walks past Ning Fei with bow and quiver, so grim like an angel of death ... wow.
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Good ep. Dr. Hirona was trying to do the right thing but the hospital was too busy trying to cover up their mistakes in a young girl's death. The acting from Yagi Yusei who plays Dr. Honda was great. Will have to check him out in more.
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but in actuality, she is using his poisoned condition as an excuse to feign sympathy and concern in order to try to get him to drop his guard. Weiran's simply not very smart and already has given himself away. This episode, like the last one, moves very slowly as it is basically one conversation after another filling out exposition and details. Not bad, but kinda treading water. Watching Yi Xiao pretend to be nice to Xia Jing Shi is okay at a plot level but it's also cringe because he's so slimy. I hope they don't drag this phase out too much longer. We get maybe 2-3 minutes tops with both Fu Yi Xiao and Feng Sui Ge in the same room in this episode and that doesn't help. Also, the directorial technique of constantly doing close-ups on a character tightly clenching their fist to indicate anger/tension/whatever is getting old. Way over-used so far in this drama. Maybe they should rename this show, "Fated Fists"??
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One can be gay and be Catholic, and acceptance helps overcome the guilt. After several episodes of deep and heavy feelings, the script chose a lighter story. This trope has been told in so many ways, but unique for a Thai. Watching a show about Catholics in Thailand is refreshing. Watching the struggle of a gay Catholic, nothing new. I am glad the church is not portrayed in an evil way because the Church doctrines are not, these are the scriptures we follow. Like other faiths, they have their own doctrines. I guess the writer can only present this type of ending, O can already hear the uproar of it were to end differently. But to be honest, there are gay Priests and it doesn’t make them bad. Some actions are bad. It’s giving up the flesh, whether a seminarian is straight or gay that’s the true sacrifice. And this series is not about that sacrifice, it’s accepting one’s sexuality.
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Rossellinique Aigoooo cutenes overload!!! ALso new pair is in the creation, also adorable one. I need more sweet moments between Phum and Peem tho.
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I liked the fact that the series gave Blew a little more personality and initiative. But at the same time they killed Vayo. Where is all that charm and joy that she used when talking to her crushes? She seems to be afraid of Blew even after they finally get together. Did she get depression after the whole escape?Cant wait to see some life in THE FIRE
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From the very beginning I’ve known that ticket to heaven was gonna be a masterpiece, but wow episode 2 was so well done and it fully exceeded my expectations. The start of Barth and Tanrak’s friendship, the little secrets they’d have together from the get go, finding each other alone and just being in each others company. But wow, I’m amazed. This entire episode was Tanrak’s realization of his feelings, his ‘desires’, and getting lost into them. The soundtrack really helps putting the feelings into perspective as well, which is amazingly done. The last 10 minutes were simply incredible and insanely personal and it really hit me. The last shot as well, where he’s in the bathroom and we see all those shots of the saints painting, with ‘ticket to heaven’ at last, knowing that to go to heaven, means not the be pulled in by desires. Also props to Gemini and Fourth for being amazing actors, but for this episode I really want specifically appreciate Fourth’s acting and how he was able to bring so much raw emotion to his character and really portray that realization of being queer as catholic in a very realistic way. This is such a cinematic masterpiece.
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