Viciado (2016)

os brutos também amam? (queria o meu tempo de série de volta)

começo pelo ponto forte da série: atuação: a china sabe formar bons atores. e aqui termina o ponto forte da série rs.

eu gosto de amores brutos, rudes e frios. o clima e a narrativa da série tinha tudo para explorar e lapidar um bom romance nesse contexto. como disse anteriormente: o trabalho dos atores principais e coadjuvantes, tão natural, permitiu uma vibe íntima e simples bastante cativante que facilmente poderia fazer dessas uma boa história de amor --- amor entre meninos de escola, claro, mas ainda assim. foi por este motivo, e apenas este motivo, que assisti, bastante contrariada (por que faço isso comigo?) a série inteira. de outro modo, como eu poderia ter acompanhado a história de dois personagens chatos, ridículos, enfadonhos, brutos, unidimensionais? coisinhas que só boas atuações chinesas conseguem lograr.

até hoje dou risada amargurada com isso: esta série me fez assistir a história de dois caras que eu julguei detestáveis, de inicio ao fim, e por isso merece uma rodada de aplausos. mas só por isso mesmo. não vi enamoramento ou amor bl em lugar algum da história dos dois. amizade (bromance)? talvez, mas há controvérsias. particularmente, adoraria ter um amigo que ajudasse a mim e minha família em momentos de dificuldade. mas eu buscaria uma ordem de restrição, caso este mesmo amigo me drogasse a bel prazer. em certo sentido, é possível argumentar sobre "coisas de adolescentes". mas esta série não é 'skins' --- gu hai é o único que saiu agindo de forma admitidamente abusiva com alunos e professores e cuidadores ao seu redor, com a justificativa de que ele era um garoto oprimido pelo desamor do pai. o típico personagem "de personalidade forte" intragável. bonitinho mas ordinário. mesmo se eu fosse analisar a série por uma perspectiva bdsm (eu amo analisar as coisas por uma perspec bdsm), addicted (heroin) é muita bagunça (e bdsm não é bagunça). para tudo existe limite. gu hai não é dominador - ele é controlador e manipulador. poucas coisas são mais brochantes do que a narrativa "eu odeio/maltrato todo mundo menos você", porque isso significa tolerância com abuso. bao luo yin, por sua vez, além de passivo, foi o personagem mais sem sal mais sem consistência mais patético da série (e da história de séries que já assisti). a única posição que ele tomou seriamente foi o seu ódio para com a sua mãe biológica. de início ao fim, ele foi uma marionete - indo com o fluxo dos desejos alheios. muito chato. antes, ele tinha um amigo. depois. esse amigo que se foda enquanto sofria bullying de seu chamado 'interesse romântico'. que cara ovo mole. ele não fez nada importante que não tivesse sido fortemente influenciado por gu hai ou pelo seu pai ou qualquer outra pessoa. até mesmo na resolução de conflito com gu hai, o pai dele é quem tinha que dizer a ele o que pensar ou fazer (detesto este tipo de coisa em histórias de romance. o personagem não tem autorreflexão? sempre tem que vir alguém para puxar o saco do interesse romântico? sem falar que era suspeito, porque o pai vivia recebendo favor do tal "menino de ouro" que era o gu hai).

a quimica entre os atores? cem por cento presente, não posso negar. mas não havia nada de amor ou romance na narrativa. li em algum lugar que "gu hai queria pica e não sabia como pedir" --- a mais pura verdade. podia ser a resenha da série, com o acréscimo de: não sabendo como pedir pica, gu hai foi assediar bao luo yin. antes de assistir a série, eu havido lido, nos gatilhos, um "consentimento duvidoso", mas de fato, tudo o que assisiti foi puro assédio. foi muito estranho e incômodo e irritante. bao luo yin nunca pareceu ter qualquer tesão qualquer crush qualquer enamoramento por gu hai. o 'romance' deles foi muito forçado: unilateral, até as ultimas consequências. o gu hai literalmente raptou o outro!!!! o que, sinceramente, me fez rir hhahahah de tão absurda a narrativa.

então há o retrato de personagens femininas: desprezivo. as mulheres são tidas como irritantes ou loucas ou infantis ou vagabundas --- e sempre, verdadeiramente simples. nossa. foi muito mal escrito. dá pra sentir o cheiro de homem reunidos em roteiro e direção de longe.

foi uma pena a série ter sofrido a censura chinesa que sofreu, isto é inegável. e o que os atores sofreram com isso também - terrível. mas a série, em si... pelo amor de deu. PELO AMOR DE DEUS!!!!! queria o meu tempo de volta!!! os brutos também amam, mas não é bem assim

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The acting in this web series was great even though some of them were beginning actors. I loved all the couplings (or more like coupling, even though it was clear who the others were) because the chemistry between them was great!

The music was fabulous as well; especially their singing. The main two have such nice and lovely voices!

I don't personally like how a lot of things were cut from the drama and things got confusing here and there; especially when an episode ended in one place and the next one started in a different place and I'm sitting here watching it like, "What?!?! How did that even happened?? Or how did that even worked?" (I understand that some scenes were deliberately cut due to China's sensory issue, but at least make the continuity understandable.)

Overall, the web series is great and lovely even with a mere 15 episodes that were 20-25 minutes long each. I definitely recommend watching this web series because once you do, you will want more of the characters, lol. I will definitely re-watch this web series when I have nothing else to watch!

(I will be waiting for season 2!)

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what i really like about this series is that there acting were all natural specially the stubbornness of the two characters (Gu Hai and Bai Luo Yin), i really love their character ... its not really a typical gay series, the content was good ,the scenes were great and for me its a perfect series... I was able to relate it with my previous relationship of which we were stubborn but with a soft heart!!! Gu Hai and Yin Zi's character proves that no matter what the obstacles are , they are ready to fight for what they think is right and what they love!!!! So So love this series!!!! please update us for the 2nd season of addicted Heroin!!!!
Godbless you all guys~!!!! Fighting!!!!
:)

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Wrong Addiction

Welcome to those who want to hear my rant/review again and this time it goes to the one and only, "iconic BL series", Addicted Heroin. Wooo. Honestly, I just don't understand why this BL is so popular especially with the problematic tropes being used there. I'll try to elaborate here.

I'll start with Gu Hai, the guy who's twisted and who has a terrible obsession over Bai Luo Yin. I am so disgusted by his behaviour over him. The fact he stalked him was creepy made me want to vomit. Also, him hiring people to kidnap Luo Yin. Did that scream romantic to you? If you were in his position, how would you feel? This was Stockholm syndrome on another level. I felt like I was watching 365 days movie, but in Mandarin and between two Chinese men. Not to mention how the dialogues he used, "You want to have nothing to do with me, don't you? Then I will keep you chained here so that you cannot run away" before attacking him with a forced kiss and ending with a "Baby, you've known long before that I have special feelings for you, don't you? So you are not surprised that if I kiss you" and followed by other cringey dialogues, "I sleep with you on one bed, it's because I want to fuck you. I even dreamt of it" and blaming his obsessive behaviour on Luo Yin with no fucking regrets. This was the worst, "Husband who doesn't have sex with their wives is not a good husband" What kind of bullshit message was Gu Hai trying to say? He treated him like a sex object and not like his partner. Here's a surprise, this whole thing just happened in one damn episode, Episode 11 and there's more, SHOCKING!

Episode 12, the scene of what happened in the bedroom. My gosh, that was gross. Gu Hai couldn't control his dick and hormones towards his favourite "object" so he did it again! You could literally tell by Lin Yuo's facial expressions that he was so uncomfortable with it and poor boy had to play along with it when he already asked him to stop. That word came out right from his mouth. Yikes. Wait, that's not it! It also happened in Episode 13. Amazing BL right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcUiO4lQMr4 (Where I watched it if you guys are wondering) The fact that this loved BL show was romanticizing sexual assault, imagine this show being continued, I'll be counting how many more there will be in after this.

Also, Gu Hai's former girlfriend was so stupid. She's your stereotypical jealous girl who couldn't stand her boyfriend with other women. Of course, there had to be that stupid catfight between other women because of that. I just don't understand why BLs love portraying these type of women? I am tired of seeing it. Stop giving female a bad representation in BL please. I also couldn't understand her shitty behaviour of trying to make Gu Hai jealous by doing a fake affair. It didn't seem fake to me. The only fake I could see was from her fake attitude. Thus, I concluded, birds with the same feather flock together.

In conclusion, this chinese BL is not addictive at all and I am no way going to rewatch this thing again. I feel ashamed because I'm 3/4 Chinese and me seeing this? No. I've lost faith in humanity for those who love this BL. Goodbye!

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um just watched all of this show how do people like it? he is sexually assaulting yin? is that his name? and he is never happy agh im so pissed they condoned this level of harassment and so many people like it. up to the episode where he kidnaps him he is so nice and is worried about hurting him like when he touches the wound on his head and is then worried but after that he goes on to rape him. this is how rape culture exists teenage girls and boys are watching and reading shows like this and come to believe this shit is right no way! is this a healthy relation ship yes yin kisses him himself but that is after talking to his ex he is so brain washed by whatever his face is and is worried about what would happen if he tried to leave him so reassures himself by being with him. the rapey guy also wanted to get the virus that yin had that could possibly kill him that's not love that badshit fuvking crazy I honestly thought it might have ended with him killing someone like the "feminine guy" for being close to yin. the first half was so nice and I really believed this was going to be the best show I've watched in awhile but it became so unbearable to watch and made me feel so uncomfortable I've lost all hope for humanity if people truly believe this pairing is perfect

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I spotted this drama on Viki, where it had excellent ratings and reviews, and I was excited to watch an Asian drama with queer themes as there aren't that many of them. I marathoned the whole thing, because the episodes are short and I have too much free time, and honestly I was disappointed. And more than disappointed, I was upset.

The plot has potential, and the actors are good (especially considering they're pretty much beginners), but I honestly have very little tolerance for queer storylines where every intimate interaction is more or less forced. Not forced as in 'the actors are clearly awkward about it', but forced as in 'if this scene happened in real life, it would be sexual harassment'.

I don't want to spoil anything but I think people should know this before they watch the drama, as it is content that may very well be triggering for some people. Some people will undoubtedly think I'm making this too big of a deal, but I have been sexually harassed and I don't take these things lightly. Personally, I was very uncomfortable watching the 'love' scenes of this drama, and also troubled by the fact that so many people find these forced kisses etc cute and romantic. I don't know if the creators thought kissing someone who's barely conscious or restraiting someone so you can kiss them was okay because the characters are both boys, or if it's just their opinion in general. Sadly, I've seen a similar problem with other queer storylines in Asian tv/cinema as well. I find it very concerning. There's nothing cute in forcing yourself on someone. And it's incredibly harmful to portray this kind of 'no means try harder' behaviour as normal and romantic.

If you cut out these disturbing scenes, the drama would be quite nice. The acting is good, and there are some funny moments. As the main couple was disappointing for me (not the actors; the behaviour of the characters), I found myself more invested in Bai Luo Yin's relationship with his father. Song Tao, who played the role of the absent-minded yet incredibly kind father, did a really good job. The dad was my favourite character. I also liked the classmates, Yang Meng and You Qi, though the drama definitely ended on a very confusing note re: those two.

TL;DR: this could've been a great drama, if not for the 'romantic' scenes being mainly sexual harassment.

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One of the best bl's? More like one of the worst bl's.

I still till this day wonder what's wrong with people who romanticize this abusive relationship. I'm all for watching disturbing things, I love horror for example, and I love disturbing stories. But the problem is that normal people know that disturbing things are... well... disturbing. It's only a problem when people start finding abusive relationships hot and they start romanticize such behaviour.

And I still wonder why this abusive relationship is mentioned as "one of the best bl's".
I felt so bad for Luo Yin the entire time. I do wonder what's wrong with people who find this relationship sexy/couple goals. It's laughable to me that some people say that this series is a masterpiece. Watching this I felt sad. I could say that it's an amazing series if Luo Yin realized that he deserves better and there would be another love interest who's treating him with respect. But this doesn't happens. And even if the show got canceled I'm pretty sure that this wouldn't happen anyways. As someone who already had an abusive parent I find it disturbing when people romanticize abusive relationships. There is absolutely nothing worse than being around abusive people.

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I’m going to be completely honest. I have no idea why everyone likes this show. People rave about the chemistry between the actors. What chemistry?? BLY acted like he hated Gu Hai’s guts the entire series. And Gu Hai was an aggressive, possessive, controlling creep. This entire series is nothing but Non-consensual intimacy. Gu Hai forces himself onto BLY constantly and even goes as far as blind folding him, tying him up, and KIDNAPPING HIM. He molests him multiple times and never leaves him alone when BLY is literally screaming “no, leave me alone!”
Like...in what world is this romantic??
And all the people talking about how “it’s fake, it’s fiction, get over it” really need to check their morality. Like, be 100% honest with yourself: if a guy was doing this to a girl, there is no way this show would even have half these good reviews. People will literally watch anything so long as they are seeing two men kissing or having sex smh. If that’s what you want, go watch a freakin porno.
And “get over it”?? Try telling that to a rape victim or a sexual assault survivor.
The storyline of how the two main characters came to know each other had potential but overall this show is not good. This is not romance and I’m so taken aback at the amount of good reviews and loving comments.
What if this were you and you were telling your aggressor “no” then he forces himself on you? What if this was your sister or brother and they were constantly telling their aggressor “no” so then the person kidnaps them? Would you still think it’s cute? Would you still think it’s romantic?

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If you've read as much BL manga as I have, you know that a big cliche of the genre is noncon, i.e., the romanticization of sexual assault between partners. I was disappointed to find it in Addicted, which is otherwise a great slice-of-life romance. For Americans raised on a very different set of sexual customs, these scenes of apparent non-con will be surprising or disturbing. I say "apparent" non-con, because I know that in some Asian cultures female partners are expected to put on a show of resistance to sex. This is a seriously problematic custom, and caused endless confusion for an American man I know when he was dating in Japan. But it's how I explain to myself the occasional "assault" scenes in "Addicted." I strongly believe that No means No, but I also get the sense these guys have never heard that.

The low budget, simple settings and slightly eccentric pacing give this show the feeling of real life. The characterizations are top-notch. Much of the tension comes from just how stubborn both of the main characters are. That they're able to rely on each other anyway is sweet, and makes them an interesting and memorable BL pairing. But the writer also portrayed a great father-son relationship and gave a humorous insight into the differences between China's poor and nouveau riche. The music is also good, and I often don't notice music. (The "It's Okay That's Love" shout-out in one of the musical selections made me very happy.)

The greatest flaw in this series is also the thing that makes it most interesting: the censorship of many scenes and the fact that China banned gay content before the series could be finished. The romance never feels fully developed because censors eliminated not only sex but kissing. The end result is a show where the guys talk about sex frankly (okay, Guo Bai talks about it, gotta love that cheeky bugger), but we never even see an affectionate kiss between them. And the story ends abruptly with a cliffhanger and a ton of emotional issues unresolved between the guys.

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I'm so disappointed in this drama, to me, it was a waste of time. It was hyped so much but let me down so hard.
The thing that annoyed me the most and repulsed me of it was the abusive nature of their relationship. Gu Hai was pretty much forcing himself on Luo Yin, there's nothing cute about that. And that was included in sooo many scenes, if stuff like that happened to me irl, I'll sue for sexual harassement.
The acting of the male leads was good (nothing astonishing either) but the secondary characters were awkward.
The production style was sloppy, especially in the first episodes, and some of the music didn't fit in into the scenes.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend watching it. There are better shows depicting LGBTQ+ relationships than this.

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Overall 9,5

Its about high school student Gu Hai (the pursuer) and bai Luo Yin (silent type) who dislike each other since the first day they met at high school . Along the way they become best friends and love happened between them.

Why it so good?

1. The writer of this drama managed to adapted very well from his own web novel ( his web novel is more violence, dramatic and sometimes dragging) into a tight fast pace drama with few comedic scenes in between.

2. Both male lead amazing chemistry that make this drama work so well. Its hard to believe that Xu Wei Zhou (BLY) and Huang Ji Yu (GH) are newcomer actors. Bravo for them. Excellent acting. Their love story flow very natural and could really happen in real life. You can feel the bond between them are so strong and they truly care for each other although they bickered all the time.

3. The story of highschool students with all their problem, pranks, jokes and love relatiionship had been told very well here. Sad that couple of censored part (the kiss scene) really make the story hanging at few scenes.

4. The music in the darma is quite good and not overpowering. After the drama end, they release official MV that was so great, you need to watch it on Youtube. It called Walk Slowly. (better with English sub) and sing by Xu Wei Zhou. The MV had 2 versions. First is the version with BLY and GH mini story. They are 18 now at the MV. (they are 17 at the series) Second version MV is about their friends You Qi and Yang Meng. The meaning of the song is very touching.

5. Rewatch value is very good. Cause its only 15 episode with 25 minutes each episode.

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