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Almost .....

I was looking for a film/series that's new and exciting.

Great actors, great acting, great premise ... that is why I rated it this as high as I did, but wow was it filmed in such a long-winded unnecessarily dull way.

I was frustrated watching this, surely people don’t act/react this way in situations like this?
There were no back stories, we didn't know the characters so were not able to feel the pain, frustration and vulnerability.
We did not know why or how the plot was happening.
I prefer to watch shows where people show intelligence, so it is more fulfilling to watch. I fast forwarded through most of it. So much potential ... sadly, did not deliver.

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The Most Tormented, Desolated Soul: A Mission for Justice & Revenge by the Woman Who Braved It All.

"The nation, including the people, is never an empire owned by one person. To blame oneself and one's kin is all for the sake of being blameless before the world." - Emperor Xuan (Mo Yan Qi)

Right from the outset of this review, I want to declare that I experienced little to no worry or frustration while watching this drama. In fact, I was deeply captivated and swayed by how the narrative was delivered in a solemn, yet excruciatingly heart-wrenching manner. Truly a job well done.

From the beginning up to the three-quarters mark of the drama, the narrative delivered nothing but an inspirational and captivating story—one that tenderly cradles while simultaneously veiling the evocative, passionate, yet devastating elements of the plot. If I were to compare it to an object, it would be a jigsaw puzzle—a mysterious one that holds and conceals an underlying depth despite its seemingly light and entertaining appearance. Watching this show felt like an interactive activity of patiently collecting a single puzzle piece each episode until you can finally assemble all the fragments to see its full glory and discover the earth-shattering secret it has been ostensibly hiding all this time. It was a narrative where the plot was shallowly concealed by its craftsmen deliberately, as if they never genuinely wanted to hide its secrets at all, leaving them right out in the open, waiting for the audience's curiosity and foresight to figure everything out. That is why by episode 5, I already had a clear idea of the direction they were steering this emotional story toward, and even before reaching the halfway point, I had already perceived what the whole picture might actually look like—one so grim, saddening, and devastating that I knew for sure it would render me completely speechless with a heavy heart. A prediction that turned out to be entirely accurate. 😭

For the record, although the pattern of the main plot may seem to follow a formulaic structure—one so well-worn you can already predict what's going to happen—to me, it was more of the writers' leniency and consideration toward the viewers. It's like they never really intended to make this a heavy drama to start with. So as to lessen the impact and prevent us from being utterly devastated once the mysteries are finally unfolded, they instead deliberately left obvious clues early on to make things easier for us and to maintain its fun and entertaining vibe.

Sadly, in spite of its highly compelling run, the drama still suffered an unexpected low point—a hiccup around the final quarter of the story that spoiled the otherwise smooth and almost perfect momentum of the show. What bothered me, though, is that this misstep could have easily been avoided if the writers had wanted to, since the logical groundwork for the conflicts had already been aligned and laid out beforehand. Therefore, I was truly dumbfounded that they still pushed through with the whole divorce plotline when it was entirely unnecessary. It felt like a blatant plot contrivance, manufactured solely to engineer the friction needed to expose a specific outcome—the truth behind the disastrous incident at Lishan Academy. It became apparent that the writers wanted to reveal this truth all along but either missed the opportune moment or were simply uncertain of where it logically fit. Unfortunately, this narrative miscalculation undeniably disrupted the story's seamless run for me.

Looking at it from another perspective, what I appreciated most about this misstep was that the narrative didn't linger too much on it. Instead, they moved on almost immediately in the subsequent episode, resolving the conflict to finally stage the outcome they had so desperately wanted to reveal all along. This perfectly illustrates the "missed timing/plot uncertainty" I noted above; because the whole divorce plotline lacked the structural weight of a major conflict, it functioned merely as an instrument to pave the way for their long-awaited tragic revelation.

Conversely, the story's climax and conclusion were otherwise executed very well. It was deeply satisfying to witness how Feng Zhiyao successfully avenged Princess Lingyun, and how Ye Ying was finally reunited with her husband, Prince Li—only to be slapped with the harsh reality that his ambitions far outweighed their relationship, which shortly concluded in a complete tragedy as Prince Li was defeated and ultimately faced his inevitable downfall. Above all, what really stood out was the Empress Dowager's well-deserved utter demise. She was rebuked by her own son, stripped of her posthumous titles, and buried simply as a commoner, with all her abominable misdeeds exposed to the world to serve as justice for the unimaginable atrocities she committed.

If there is anything I want to express my dissatisfaction with, it would be Ye Li's duel with Mo Jingli. The execution, dialogue, and emotions infused into their fight scenes were nicely done. However, it was totally disappointing to see Ye Li getting floored by him when all this time her character was built up as someone who possesses formidable martial arts skills—which she learned from her renowned Master Zhu. For me, this is the most significant missed opportunity of the show. Her skills received immense hype but were ultimately proven to be useless and decent at best, as they were technically hidden—except for a couple of scenes where she was in a dire situation—until her duel with Mo Jingli. Honestly, it could have been a game-changer and a huge mood booster if they had only allowed her to fight alongside Mo Xiuyao. Instead, they kept her detained in the palace as a hostage. I am not saying it is a bad decision, as it completely aligns with the dramatic tension of the plot; it is just that I have been craving to witness her battle prowess for a long time, only to be provided with palace intrigue that, presumably, no one really wanted. In the end, I can genuinely say that her martial arts prowess was overhyped for nothing.

"The wise mend their deficiencies, while the foolish offer others their weaknesses." - Empress Dowager (Guo Jin)

Finally, for my closing statements, let me just dedicate some words of admiration to our female lead, Ye Li.

One key feature I incredibly admire about this drama is Ye Li's tenacity, perseverance, and determination to seek revenge, uphold justice, and demand retribution from the people who brought harm to Lishan Academy, at the same time diligently repaying their debt of gratitude to all the people, significant or not, who extended a helping hand when they needed it most. I deeply appreciate that her purpose was not entirely fixated on revenge, but also on returning the kindness they received, regardless of how big or small it is. She stands as the ultimate embodiment of the deceased and the living proof of Lishan Academy's existence.

I literally binge-watched the first three-quarters of the show without blinking an eye—aside from the several instances where I had to wipe away tears that unconsciously slipped through. It was a thoroughly emotional journey of endurance and painstaking effort to exact a delicately cultivated revenge. What made it more agonizing though was the fact that Ye Li suffered unimaginable grief and anguish in desolation, until she eventually developed bereavement psychosis—a trauma-induced, deceptive coping mechanism rooted in severe denial and dissociation, a condition that preserves one's sanity and life itself from an unbearable reality by creating an illusory bubble where everything remains the same as if nothing has changed, which was triggered by going through an agony so intense it led to self-exhaustion, leaving a sharp, world-shattering impact deep within her.

All that said, it breaks my heart to smithereens how she still managed to become a literal sun—irradiating the dark and gloomy lives of those around her, especially her husband, Mo Xiuyao, and the residents of the Prince Ding mansion—despite being engulfed in complete darkness herself. It is astonishing how she illuminated and bestowed blinding light upon the people around her, vitalizing them and bringing hope to their dreary lives while she, on the other hand, was being enveloped and consumed by loneliness inside. She is the very figure who raised the family up from its devastating ruins and mended its foundation to make it strong and whole again. Consequently, watching the plot unfold little by little made me slowly sink into great misery myself. She is the kind of character I want to envelop in my tight and warm embrace while gently patting her on the back for bearing through it all, knowing just how exhausting and excruciating it had been all along.

"Mo Xiuyao, don't let your life become a show in their eyes." - Ye Li

Story - 9.5, This could have been an easy 10 if not for the contrived divorce plot they reinforced to save their asses for their seeming lack of discernment on when the best timing was to unveil the biggest revelation of the story—Lishan Academy's demise. Although it wasn't highly dramatized, it still remains the biggest factor that disrupted my seamless emotional experience watching this show. Aside from that, I tremendously enjoyed this story. I was highly entertained by how Ye Li was orchestrating her own revenge schemes behind Mo Xiuyao. She played him big time there. Hahaha!

Acting/Cast - 9.5, I undeniably adore both of our main leads, but Bai Lu's masterful portrayal of her character—by properly conveying every emotion and how strongly it was received by the viewers—stood out the best to me. Watching Cheng Lei, on the other hand, reminded me of another drama (Scent of Time), specifically during his irritated, enraged, and beaming scenes. For some reason, while watching his portrayal, I unconsciously became so fixated and overly discerning of his facial expressions that I started getting bothered and weirded out by how different and unnatural they were from his usually calm, stoic, and dangerous demeanor, to the point that I started thinking of another actor (Wang Xingyue) while watching him, imagining that the character would fit him better... I am so sorry, Cheng Lei! In conclusion, I realized that he needs improvement for roles that require a wide variety of overly animated expressions. Other than that, I love that both of their characters are mature and adaptable, given how their conflicts are getting resolved shortly within the same episode—majority of the time thanks to Ye Li. Therefore, I want to give extra credit to her, as she practically carried 80% of the conflicts and emotional aspects of this show on her back.

Music - 10, Each track is individually remarkable, but when infused with the drama's sequences, their value immediately skyrocketed beyond expectations. They accompanied every scene they were played in very well, enhancing and bringing forth even more of the emotions hidden deep within. My top favorites are: 吻合 (In Harmony), 爱，不止如此 (Love is More Than This), 来日方长 (There's Plenty of Time Ahead), and lastly—I know it's weird—but I was overly captivated by the Sutra chanting part in the song 心世界 (World of the Heart).

Rewatch Value - 9.5, This is a drama I wouldn't mind watching again despite the plot contrivance I mentioned above. Thank heavens the writers didn't treat it as a major plot device; if it had turned out to be a major conflict, my perspective would certainly not be as light and calm as it is right now.

Overall - 9.5, Personally, I can say that this is close to a solid narrative, with the exception of the forced divorce plot. Therefore, I cannot understand the "hate train" of the viewers' dissatisfied reviews posted on MDL for this drama. The emotions were delivered perfectly, and so was the story, so, why???

IF you find my review helpful please let me know.

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I had low expectations despite being a fan…

I went into this with pretty LOW expectations, even though I'm an HMH fan. I think the trailers just didn't do much for me, even though I was looking forward to his action scenes. So imagine my surprise when I finally watched the first episode... I was like, WOW. That has to be the best opening episodes I've ever seen in a chinese drama. I wanted to cry because it was so good. And somehow, it just kept getting better and better.

💯 Balance between romance and plot
💯Fluid action scenes
💯High tension and suspense every episode
💯Political intrigue (war) feels more integrated
💯Strong character development
💯A pure romance that develops gradually through shared missions, trust, and political alliances
💯The political intrigue remains the central focus of the story rather than romance taking over
💯Misunderstandings don’t last long
💯A couple that is pure, supportive, understanding, and respectful of each other. A young romance that doesn’t need kissing scenes to feel real.



The OST deserves a special mention. The ending scene's music felt so nostalgic yet magical at the same time—it reminded me of Narnia with a hint of c-drama vibes, and I absolutely ate it up. The intro is the perfect battle song. Reminds of an anime! The acting, chemistry, and plot were all incredible. Hmh action is also very fluid as expected! I loved him as Wang Ye, and now Wuyi! He looks so natural here too, not too much foundation, so I appreciate it so much. And Aimi’s acting is so good for her age. Oh Aimi the expressive actress that you are. I hope she wins an award for her acting here! The angst and comedy are perfectly balanced. And the tropes?! Arranged marriage, falling for your best friend's girlfriend, unrequited love, friend zone, enemies to friends to lovers—AHHH. This drama is feeding my soul.

I honestly thought I'd only be watching because I'm an HMH fan... but now I'm a fan of the entire cast and of course the story/script. The last hmh drama that I really really liked was litc, but for that one, the script was actually just okay. It wasn’t the best. What drew me in more was the acting and the visual and the angst. But for litc, I fast forwarded most of the second leads 😅For kttph, everything drew me in. Every episode ended with me desperate for the next one. There wasn't a single boring episode—even the side characters' scenes felt important. No fast forward. Blink and you'll probably miss something. Overall… This completely exceeded every expectation I had. And it’s not even over yet. I hope it only gets better from here.

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Chemistry like no other

just finished ep 12...

tbh i didn't know what I was getting myself into because I didn't watch the trailer or read the synopsis. i love going blindly into a series.

if im being honest I didn't have much expectations but I got hooked right from the ep 1. I really loved Thun and Keen's dynamics, chemistry, dressing room s*x, their relationship and their journey.

they didn't get along right from the start. it took them a couple of episodes to fully understand each other but once they did they were inseparable. I loved every bit of them being together

the storyline was also amazing. i loved all the twists and turns. some plot twists were obvious and I predicted but some i didn't see coming.

I think this series had everything that I wanted and it was very entertaining. I loved the boxing scenes. they were well choreographed. all the other actors did an amazing job too.

I liked 2nd couple too and I loved that they both always trusted each other and stood for and with each other. the 3rd couple... i mean more like hinted couple, our girls. I really liked them too. i wish we had some sort of confirmation or them maybe go on a first day but it's OK in my heart they will eventually get together 🤭🤭

which reminds me the OK necklaces were so cute and the plushie too.

I would love to see gunner and nice again in another bl someday. I loved their chemistry together and their phenomenal acting 🫶🫶🫶

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Different Strokes for Different Folks!

I've watched both Korean & Japanese versions of this dramas. Well, I've watched both, kind of. I finished this version and I dropped the Korean version maybe around episode 8 or 9. I honestly can't remember. Moral of the story - it's all based on personal preference. Whatever you prefer in your Asian dramas will determine which of these versions you're going to connect with and enjoy more. There is no right or wrong answer here truly.

Personally, I dropped the Korean version because I couldn't connect with the female lead whereas I know some reviewers preferred the Korean version over this one because they felt that the FL in the Korean version had more of a backbone and more spunk, if you will. Honestly, I disagree with that notion. I feel both leads had the same amount of backbone in the beginning honestly. Neither one of them were particularly assertive after traveling back to the past, if I'm being wholly honest here. I know that's what most people expect from these types of dramas and I've essentially accepted that these dramas will never truly write a FL who immediately shows her own personal growth and anger like we would like. We expect more fire from these leads and we never get that. There's usually two extremes with revenge dramas (which is why I'm generally not too fond of them) - either they're like this drama where there's still a little too much timidity and fear from FL OR the FL goes full-on psychopath and it's dark before the end of the first episode. There's never a true happy medium in these dramas, which there should be but I digress.

So anyway, this drama felt more dark while also having more of a heart. The OG version lacked heart. K-Dramas, generally speaking, are notorious for being melodramatic. K-Dramas have a tendency to read like telenovelas/soap operas sometimes. So while the characters are technically messy on paper and in practice, it comes off as more of a caricature than an honest depiction of human beings. The inherent darkness and rawness often found in J-Dramas worked for this series. The grit we saw made it easier to see these characters as three-dimensional beings. They seemed human in that way and I think that's what I feel was missing from the Korean version.

Also, the ML in the K-Drama was completely lost on the canvas. I barely remember anything about him and he made little to no impression on me. However, the ML in this drama was definitely felt. I've seen this actor in another J-Drama that I love and he essentially played a variation of that character in this drama, as well. The tsundere, stone-faced type. Despite that, I did feel more of an emotional connection with him. I felt his presence; he was very much so represented throughout the narrative. His presence was there even when he wasn't on-screen. The antagonist felt human to me, as well. She was objectively awful but we know how she became that way. We hated Reina but there was some realism to her.

Last but certainly not least, the K-Drama's pacing was SLOWWWWW. The episode count is longer so I guess that's to be expected but that leads to certain arcs being drawn out more than they should and certain arcs being forced into the narrative to fill up the rest of the drama's runtime. This version doesn't have that issue. It's shorter so every episode contributes to the main plot and nothing seems to be filler, to me. Nothing was wasted in that sense, especially your time. They immediately placed us into the meat & potatoes of the story and you didn't have to wait for the show to hit its sweet spot, so to speak. The sweet spot started from episode 1.

Would I recommend this? Yes! It's not too long and it's incredibly enjoyable. Would I rewatch it? Sure, I can definitely see myself rewatching this one if I desired.

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Literally amazing/Littéralement incroyable

English:
I just watched this show all in one sitting (which isn't hard to do since it's only 8 episodes, 15 minutes each), and I loved it. I love the idea/concept of it, I love the cast, and basically the entire thing. First off, the acting in this was spectacular. I think that every actor in this show is amazing, especially Lee Seung Gyu (Shin Ki Tae in the show). The way he portrayed emotions was amazing; it even made me emotional. Sometimes when I watch romance K-Dramas, there isn't any chemistry between the leads, but in this show? I see chemistry, I see love, I see admiration. Secondly, I loved the pacing. Even though this is an extremely short show, the show didn't really seem rushed at all, which I enjoyed (I hate when shows drag on plot points and the show overall). Also, I loved how there were just the right amount of cute scenes between the two leads, as well as emotional scenes. I don't want to write any spoilers, so just watch the show! Overall, I think this is my favourite BL. It's amazing, the cast, the acting, the plot, overall perfect. I will 100% rewatch this at some point.

Français:
Je viens de regarder cette série d'une seule traite (ce qui n'est pas difficile étant donné qu'il n'y a que 8 épisodes de 15 minutes chacun), et j'ai adoré. J'adore l'idée/le concept, j'adore le casting, et en fait toute la série. Tout d'abord, le jeu d'acteur était spectaculaire. Je pense que chaque acteur de cette série est incroyable, en particulier Lee Seung Gyu (Shin Ki Tae dans la série). La façon dont il a exprimé les émotions était incroyable ; ça m'a même émue. Parfois, quand je regarde des K-Dramas romantiques, il n'y a pas de chimie entre les personnages principaux, mais dans cette série ? Je vois la chimie, je vois l'amour, je vois l'admiration. Ensuite, j'ai adoré le rythme. Même si c'est une série très courte, elle ne semblait pas du tout précipitée, ce que j'ai apprécié (je déteste quand les séries s'étirent sur certains points de l'intrigue et sur la série en général). De plus, j'ai adoré qu'il y ait juste le bon nombre de scènes mignonnes entre les deux personnages principaux, ainsi que des scènes émouvantes. Je ne veux pas spoiler, donc regardez simplement la série ! Dans l'ensemble, je pense que c'est mon BL préféré. C'est incroyable, le casting, le jeu d'acteur, l'intrigue, en général, parfait. Je vais le revoir à 100% à un moment donné.

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Boring, generic, frustrating

Things I loved

1 The 2ML, Kim Bum. I could watch it for his smile. I wish he had a bigger part and I'm not sure why he doesn't have more dramas to watch. He was the only thing worth it in this boring and frustrated drama.

Things I liked

1 The premise was quite interesting, but it failed to deliver. I thought it would be funny and relatable, but it turned out to be boring and generic.

Things I disliked

1 The cast as a whole. None of them were good enough to make me care about what happened to them. The biggest problem was of course the leads. No chemistry at all and the romance wasn't believable.

2 The FL. I won't say I hated her character and he acting but it was close. The first thing I disliked is that her character wasn't endearing enough and that I blame on the writing but mostly on the actress. I don't think she's a good actress. She tries too hard and I wondered what kind of role she could be good at but I can't imagine any. That here she didn't have any chemistry with the ML didn't help of course. She looked much older than him and haggard in most of her scenes. I hope she is okay, but she looked so much older than her real age that I was surprised. Usually all Korean actors look younger.

3 The ML. I could say I liked him, but that wouldn't be accurate either. Comparing to the FL yes, I liked him more, but both end un in the dislike list because it felt like both were miscast. There was no chemistry between them and although in some scenes he was okay most of the times he seemed out of his depth. I must preferred him in Business Proposal where he had at least some chemistry with the FL. I'm not sure I'll watch anything else with him, but I may try again in the future.

Things I hated

1 The angst that permeated the whole series. It was too much and not that interesting. The humor wasn't there to balance this. I barely chuckled a few times. Maybe my expectations were high but when I saw the poster I thought it'd be funny and healing without the over the top villains and the bad acting.

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Childish story

i am writing this on the 24th episode and I really don't want to finish it bcuz of how the ml is treating the fl. I used to watch things like this when my frontal lobe was not developed.
This is a typical rich ml, poor fl from two different worlds story. there is nothing wrong with that, and there starting youth time was even enjoyable but later on it got so repetitive push and pull. And the pure lack of communication ruined it for me. There was no solid reason for the fl to constantly lie to the ml and leave him. Just a 5 minute Convo could've solved everything. The money for grandma plot was stretched, then they didn't have any reason for fl to leave so they used the classic, "leave my grandson" trope.

And don't make me talk about that ml, i believe he has had a fair share of trauma from his childhood, but he is the spoilt, son of a rich man.
He has big anger issues, and mostly in room dramas u would see the ml atleast trying not to hurt the fl bcuz of his anger issues but in this he purposely hurts her after their reunion.

People were comparing sang yan from first frost to lu xixiao and I really can't understand them.
Sang yan would never force yifen to live with him if she was this uncomfortable.

overall i would not recommend spending your time on this drama. I will complete it bcuz I am already quite ahead.

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I just created this account to say one thing: this sucks, please do not watch it, and save yourself time.

At first, the drama did not make sense, but overall it was okay, as I was still somewhat looking forward to watching the next episode. As it went on, some of the choices the writer decided to make made no sense at all, so it was just up and down.
Toward the last episode, I was angry, disappointed, hated everything, and regretted ever continuing to watch because, as a person that have watched a lot of dramas, I guessed how the second lead was going to be so obsessed with FL, after watching the episode where he dreamed of losing everyone, but I kept watching believing the writer would change it up. But they did not, and they just kept dragging the whole drama. I am truly sad that I spent so much time watching this drama.

And one thing that made me uncomfortable is how the other character did not really care about the ML; it felt like everything was just about the FL, as all the characters adore her, and I am happy that they did, but I did not like how the ML did not get any love or true friendship with anyone else. I love a Man that is all about his girl, but this was just not it.

I am the type to never comment on anything unless it has some effect on me, and this was one of them.

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Plotlines with unsatisfying endings

I'm not going to lie the writing in this show was pretty bad. The plot wasn't very thought out either. It just felt like the show was trying to have too many plotlines going that didn't really entirely matter or had a good start and then was wrapped up quickly and not satisfying at all (an example is we kept hearing about how Phali wasn't over his girlfriend and then once the two of them got back together we never saw them together again except maybe once or twice and they didn't feel like a couple at all). The thing that bothered me the most though was that the show is called Wednesday Club, but we barely ever saw all seven members together at the same time. We saw the first meeting and maybe a few other times, but for the most part we just saw the same pairs of people interacting over and over. I just really wish we got to see them all develop some kind of relationship with each other, but we really didn't. I think this show had great potential but just needed some major tweaking in the writing room.

Characters:
Kong: He was really nice and clearly cared about his friends a lot. It was cute seeing him fall for Tam and I liked that they ended up together. Him and May had chemistry together too, but I definitely think Tam was more suited for him. I felt bad for him for how he's always been treated by his family, even if it was with a reason, it doesn't make it any better. After the first episode or two we didn't really see his and Phali's friendship much either which I thought was weird since they started this whole thing.

Phali: He really shouldn't have tried to get with Tam when he wasn't over his past girlfriend. I thought he was a pretty funny character but after him and Tam split, I feel like we didn't see him much at all, and especially not with his girlfriend (like I mentioned previously). I did feel bad for him when we heard about what happened with the two of them in the past. I liked seeing that he does and enjoyed doing the volunteer work and seeing him trying to make it right with different people he's wronged. Again, I wish we got to see of more of his friendship with Kong. Shoutout Nani, he was the whole reason I watched this show in the first place.

Kun: He sucked. I didn't like his character at all. I did feel bad for him in different moments for sure, but overall, he was just an asshole and was quite rude. I get he was trying to make money for his family, but he was awful to people (especially Mac) for literally no reason.

Pheem: He was such a sweetie. Not only for everything he was trying to do for Mink, but how he took care of May as well. His crush on May was really sweet too. I loved seeing the scenes with his family as well. He was just the nicest of all the characters for sure.

Mac: This poor dude. Every time he was on screen I just felt bad for him. Someone was always being mean to him, or he was going through something. I loved his friendship with Kong a lot. I didn't really have strong opinions on him other than I just felt bad for him.

Tam: She was the other character I thought was really sweet. Even when she was being mean to her family, I didn't blame her at all and thought they deserved worse for all they put her through. Her crush on Phali was cute but I definitely liked her better with Kong. Her friendship with May was really sweet too and I liked seeing what they brought out in each other.

May: I liked May and thought she was one of the most interesting characters. She was one of the more complex I feel out of everyone. I knew her crush on Kong wouldn't go anywhere because man never seemed interested at all. I loved her friendship with Tam as well as her relationship with Pheem. She always just brought something interesting to the show which I liked.

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the show that got me into thai bl this year. AND ITS SO PEAK !!!!

yeah so this was my first thai bl, my friend recommended me only friends and gmmtv as a whole to get into, so i decided to watch it when i came home from school. i’ve already been a fan of BL and LGBTQ media in general but most of the stuff i consumed was from east asia or the west. i’ve heard of gmmtv before but i never had the chance to watch it till may of this year

and tbh and im so sad ive been sleeping on thai bl and gmmtv over the years, THIS SHOW IS SO PEAK.

i love the characters so so much, everyone is so interesting and also fun to analyze if that makes any sense? whether it’s with the production choices or the fashion sense of all of the characters. the actors do an amazing job with their characters (my fav character is hands down sand, nick is also amazing too!)

visual and aesthetic choices are top tier. the bar tender aesthetic (?) fits this show so much, and the visuals are great, especially the lighting (i’m a sucker for good lighting you’ll probably notice that in my reviews)

the nc scenes are so so peak, my favorite is definitely sandray’s smoke kiss that was so beautiful and hot at the same time :3

although this doesn’t ruin the show for me, i will say that i’m not too crazy over the music choice in the background of nc scenes, idk its not horrible but its not amazing either, it kinda there for me but it doesn’t ruin this peak show :D

but yeah this is just me glazing only friends, i love this show so so much :D

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A Refreshing Slice of Rural Life with a Modern Twist

The drama balances comedy with genuine emotional weight. One minute you're laughing at the absurdity of the family feud, the next you're reflecting on what it means to make your own choices in life. It's that rare kind of drama that doesn't take itself too seriously but still leaves you thinking. If you're into slow-burn family dramas with breathtaking scenery and a modern feminist undercurrent, Xiao Fang is worth your time. It's only 18 episodes, so it won't drag on forever. Perfect summer watch — especially if you want to mentally escape to the mountains of Guizhou. I'm definitely adding this one to my "dramas that make me want to book a flight" list.

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Delightfully Unhinged

I loved this off beat, unhinged, refreshing original movie. It's funny, playful and quirky but underneath it all, the movie actually addresses the question that many of us has at least once asked in our life time. namely...what is the meaning of life? Are we just all blindly following a scripted destiny pathway or can one really change ones life and destiny? Brilliantly, this serious question was asked in the silliest, craziest way by the ML "fighting" the aliens for the remote control ( aka to take over his life's control) on the mother ship. And yet. in the end he did stop fighting and let destiny take it's course.. . meaning, sometimes in life, no matter how hard one fights for something. it will never happen if it wasn't meant to be. Plenty of examples in my and many friends' real life story.
Bravo! Truly brilliant!! Loved it! Highly recommend it for people with imagination and for those who/whom are able to focus on and understand the actual meaning beneath the silliness.

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plot kinda weak ngl

i decided to check out peach lover! i don’t really have much of an in depth review but here are some things i liked and disliked about the show

likes:
-po and sasom chemistry is really good!
-nc scenes are really good between po and sasom
-production and lighting was well done, especially in po’s house, this company always cooks with the beautiful lighting


dislikes:
-food waste :/ istg they never eat
-second couple kinda weak ngl even tho both of them are cute
-GENERATIVE AI 🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫 (the use of gen ai is the reason this is a 6/10 tbh lmao).

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