Reviews

It's a story that will surely touch million of hearts with it's lesson and depth

I usually don't cry over a series nor get interested in an ongoing series but with Love You Teacher Series, it caught my attention not just because I am a fan of the actors but because it is the first time that there is a series ( a BL one) that tackles about mental health. As someone who struggling with my mental health, this means so much to me and I would love to recommend this series to everyone because it does not only talks about romantic relationship but it talks about friendship, family and the relationship we have with ourself. I pray for this series to go big and reach millions of audience as this will surely open more our society about the importance of understanding about the struggle with mental health.

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"I don't cut my body to die"

I noticed this movie only had one review so i thought i had to write one.
If you want an adjective to qualify "Kotoko", withering is the one. Whenever you're ready or not to watch a movie this moving, you definitely should. Honesty when i started it i didn't really know what to expect, but as time went by and as the movie slowly unfolded i started to realize that nothing could've prepared me for that.
"Kotoko" isn't a movie you forget, it stays deeply engraved in your soul.
I'm not even going to talk about the graphics, the only silence scenes and the director being a character.
Watching this kind of movie once in a while really hits you hard and makes you feel so little next to struggles like kotokos'.
From the beggining you immediately discover a new world, a world where only Kotoko's child matters . Every single person, you, me, the passer-by, the neighbour and Kotoko herself, is only a little piece in this world that spends their time fulfilling the empty holes of her own life. Kotoko is a woman who wants to live despite her sickness, but her battles become harder to fight as she only wishes for a thing : to take care of her son which is impossible because she slowly becomes dangerous for him.
Kotoko sees the world in double, everything in her head is a mess.. except when she starts singing, her two eyes merge together to offer an unique vision of herself, the world and everything that is around her.
I watched this movie almost a year ago and i still often think about it. Although there are numerous scenes of violence, this movie teaches you that the worst part of healing is hitting rock bottom, and sometimes you bring people down with you too.
I don't think my words are enough to describe and tell how much this movie means to me and how much it can change you as a person ; unfortunately "Kotoko" isn't talked about so not a lot of people are aware of this masterpiece but if you have been thinking about watching it, don't think twice, go ahead Kotoko's waiting for you.

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Fun alternative take

On rewatch I was surprised by how quickly the story moves - but that makes sense in the space of a single movie.
It might be a good introduction to the Daomu series for some people, because it gets into the tomb raiding almost immediately and ends on (admittedly bad CGI) a bunch of (absurd) fun spectacle.
It also has a very different Zhang Qiling, which I appreciate, he's one of my favourite. Quite emotional and he talks!
I guess fans of the books are annoyed by how different and changed up the story is, but I think that's just something you gotta accept with movie adaptations. The shows tend to drag instead, it's a tradeoff.
I'd say it's worth watching once.

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You will hate THE 2ML

I didn’t finish this drama… and honestly? that says everything.

Not because I didn’t understand it.
Not because I was busy.

But because at some point, I realized—
this drama doesn’t even know what it wants to be.
It introduces itself like a soft, emotional, found-family story.
You expect healing, grief, growth… a child bringing two broken people together.

Instead?

You get stuck watching a loop of:
work → sunbae → awkward romance → repeat 🔁

And somewhere in the background… there’s apparently a baby too.

What’s frustrating isn’t that the drama is “bad”—
it’s that it keeps hinting at something better… and then refuses to go there.

There are moments—small ones—
where you see what it could’ve been.

A quiet scene with the ML and the child.
A glimpse of responsibility.
A hint of emotional depth.

And then immediately—

✨ back to sunbae ✨

It almost feels like two different dramas fighting each other:

One is a warm, grounded story about loss, responsibility, and building a family.
The other is a typical, dragged-out romance with zero urgency and too much focus on the wrong dynamics.

And somehow… the second one wins.
The biggest issue?

Not even the love triangle itself—
but how unbalanced everything feels.

One character is carrying emotional weight, growth, and responsibility…
while the story keeps rewarding another dynamic that doesn’t even feel central.

So instead of feeling invested, you just sit there like:

“Wait… why is THIS the focus?”

And that’s when it hits—

This isn’t frustrating because it’s terrible.
It’s frustrating because it had potential and kept wasting it.

By the time I dropped it, I already knew how it would go.
Not because it was predictable in a satisfying way…
but because it stopped surprising me at all

Final thoughts:

This could’ve been a quiet, meaningful drama.

Instead, it turns into something that feels stretched, distracted, and unsure of its own story.

Not the worst thing ever—
just… disappointing in a very avoidable way.

If you’re here for:

✔ soft family moments → you won’t get enough
✔ emotional depth → barely explored
✔ balanced storytelling → nope

But if you like slow, romance-heavy plots with a lot of repetition…
you might still sit through it.
Me?

I left halfway—and honestly,
it felt like the right ending for me 💀

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A movie that refuses to comfort

I would start with a few warnings. First, this is a film for a mature audience. Second, it contains morally ambiguous, even disturbing, sexual scenes and situations that may put some viewers off. Finally, I think it’s important to look into the tags before watching it.

Mei is many things at once: a mother, a daughter, a caregiver the one who holds everything together. She moves from one burden to another ; a job slipping away from her, a son living with a disability, a mother slowly fading into dementia, and an ex-husband who is falling apart. Her life feels dense, almost airless. There is no space where the weight lifts. Nothing is spared.

I thought I would be drawn into a story that invites empathy, something that gently pulls at emotion. But Dear Orange goes in a different direction. It doesn't try to soften itself, nor does it offer the viewer a safe distance from which to judge. I couldn't step into Mei’s place, nor could I measure her choices. What it presents is something raw, closed, without exit, no space for “what would I do?”

What stands out is the complete lack of relief in the story. The story doesn't breathe. We see what she endures, what she carries, what she accepts. And instead of anger, something quieter settles in: the recognition of a life that presses down. It feels almost deliberate, this refusal of comfort as if the film denies us even the smallest consolation.

Slowly, it becomes clear that this is not only a story of suffering. It is the portrait of a woman who has made room for inevitability, who has absorbed it into herself. And perhaps it is within that acceptance, troubling, difficult to face, that the film finds its true meaning.

The ending stayed with me deeply. Looking back, I feel that Mei may have experienced a kind of happiness, fragile, almost invisible without ever truly realizing it.

A harsh, disturbing film, in the same vein as The Child of Light.

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I DIDN'T KNOW ONLY FRIENDS DREAM ON WOULD BE THIS GOOD!

I love how deeply layered and emotionally complex its characters are no one feels one dimensional and every decision is driven by messy human motivations that unfold with striking realism. The series is elevated by its beautifully crafted music score which perfectly underscores each emotional beat while the thoughtful use of color and precise timing in its scenes create an atmosphere that feels both intimate and intense. On top of that, the actors deliver incredibly nuanced performances, bringing raw vulnerability and chemistry that make every interaction feel authentic.

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kind of a mess

nice costumes , nice aesthetics, nice scenery but at what cost when i can't even enjoy any of it or get myself to care??

the pacing is horrible and the characters feel soooo undercooked and don’t even get me started on the chemistry. I’m trying SO hard to see it, I really am, but right now it’s giving coworkers reading lines, not soulmates across time. There’s no spark, no tension, not even that awkward “wait….isn't that person kinda 😏"

And the dialogue??? I physically cringed at some parts I’m not even gonna lie. It’s trying so hard to be funny but its giving fifth grade type of comedy why are they making them do this!! trust your actors and give them real characters with depth instead downplaying everything for shits and giggles

overall it was a very underwhelming episode given the hype around it

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Good for historical genre

The starting is always good in every chinese drama and in midway everything goes downhill, I really liked the comedy, romance and everything in start I don't watch historical and don't like but still watch this because chinese have trandional or fantasy more and the first half first 1-15 eps were good later I started for FML and continue because of ml , at one point I felt FML is too dumb and more villian and main villian or how ml is shown villian , I thought soon they will patchup and get back but no the war , schemes,etc story focus is only historical the 2nd half it isn't romance I was disappointed by less romance in this ? this reminded me to korean mansha half of the manwha have same FML story which I don't like because they drag the misunderstanding too long ?and FML will keep hating on ml ,when he did nothing to her , comedy is also isn't there in 2nd half

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Male lead sucks

This might seem petty but I dropped it because of how Xie Zheng handled their first separation. I was giggling and screaming in episode 17 because finally there's a kissing scene after all that disturbed-almost-kissing scenes that could have been better but Xie zheng kissed her because he was mad... ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ all of the butterflies i was having flew away (there's a multiple occasion where the first kiss could have been better but they chose this), I thought he was gonna confess or at least give some word of affirmation after that kiss... But he was mad?! ಠ⁠ಗ⁠ಠ and then he left?

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