A missed opportunity to make something remarkable
This series made a bold attempt to blend historical drama and wuxia in to a BL romance series and while it succeeded in some areas, it failed in others.The story revolves around a rich and naïve Jin Xiao Bao who mistakes Huai En to be a girl and falls head over heels for him. What starts as a mistaken identity slowly develops in to love. Their relationship is tested time and again, while a sinister plot of revenge looms in the background.
The series excels in its visual presentation. The cinematography and costumes are praiseworthy. But at the same time the character development is superficial. Huai En,
portrayed as a mysterious figure, remains enigmatic without substantial depth. The plot, despite intriguing premises, suffers from rushed pacing and predictable outcomes. The potential for a captivating love story between Jin Xiao Bao and Huai En is squandered due to a lack of chemistry and compelling interactions.
Although the series has its shortcomings, it has its moments of brilliance. The character of Jin Xiao Bao was played well by Wang Yun Kai and Li Jun Liang did justice to the character of Su Yin.
In conclusion, the series had a lot of potential and showed glimpses of a deeper story waiting to be explored. Alas, it was marred by lazy writing and lack of ambition to make it a truly remarkable wuxia themed BL series
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Acting was also superb so does music I enjoyed this very much and I will recommend this to every one who like historical bl and who enjoyed untamed and word of honour you won't regret it.
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Actuaciones y química de los actores de alto nivel
No tenía expectativas, simplemente quería apoyar el primer proyecto de adaptación Danmei sin censura, sin embargo me llevé una muy grata sorpresa. Las actuaciones son muy buenas y los protagonistas pueden transmitir todos los sentimientos de los personajes a la perfección. En las escenas más dramáticas me hizo llorar lo cual no es frecuente y la química entre los actores realmente te hacía sentir que están enamorados.Después leí la novela escrita en la que está basado y es muy fiel, los cambios que hicieron (como la edad del personaje de Huaien) me parecieron muy pertinentes. Puedo decir que el drama es mejor incluso que la novela.
Me enteré que son actores novatos, realmente no lo noté mientras veía; que espero que tengan muchos más proyectos.
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Flawed But Engaging
Aside from the obvious red flag, the story is pretty good. They could have saved HuaiEn's character and taken a different approach, rather than the obvious one they chose in the series. They romanticized the SA scenes and made the character emotionally manipulative.Honestly, though, other than the main lead's drama, the story is fairly consistent and good enough. That being said, I wish SuYin the best—he deserves the world and has my heart. SuYin <3
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un peu long
j'ai adoré ce bl mais pour moi l'histoire a été longue a ce développer, beaucoup trop de personnages secondaires et beaucoup de non dit mais on comprend pas tous mais je lui es mi une bonne note et je le recommande juste que j'ai pris longtemps pour le finir car j'étais focaliser sur l'histoire d'amour et pas le reste sinon le jeux d'acteur est magnifique et pour une fois ils ce sont lâcher heureusement c'était une collab avec la Thaïlande j'ai vraiment aimé donc je le recommande j'espère qu'il vas vous plaireEsta resenha foi útil para você?
I LOVED IT!
Guys… I’m so happy. I haven’t rated a BL show a 9/10 in a LONG WHILE. But this did it for me, like oh my god I just loved it. I’ve noticed I tend to like BL’s with a traditional setting more regardless of the plot, like it’s just a huge preference for me so I should definitely approach BL’s like that more often. But yeah, let talk about it! I want to appreciate the beautiful scenery in every episode, and the beautiful actors as well. They were all in a face card war cause Jesus they were all beautiful, mainly the mains. The outfits are absolutely stunning and detailed, it just made them look even better. The story was okay, a little confusing, but honestly it was a bit understandable once you reached the end more and more but still some questions. I don’t watch a lot of Chinese BL and I think this is my first traditional setting BL from China, because of the obvious laws in China, and I’m a HUGE physical touch person, it’s a bit controversial but it does make it more interesting to watch. I know this isn’t the most physical touch BL but I loved it regardless, the kiss at the end was worth it, and their chemistry was pretty good. I just loved the whole vibe. In other shows I would probably drop or skip through a lot because honestly the story was a bit mediocre but somehow it kept me hooked, idk what it was but I was hooked. I watched every single episode without skipping or fast forwarding, and that’s like so rare with shows these days, I have to at least fast forward in the last episode or last couple episodes. But here they managed to hook me in each episode, everything perfectly balanced. I really do hope in the future they have more traditional settings in BL’s it doesn’t matter where, either Korea, Japan, China, or Thailand. I know China has a lot of them but they’re very censored, but I mean a BL that’s something like this or even more would be the DEATH of me. Anyway, there really isn’t much to criticize here, other than I wish Zong Zheng Huai En and Jin Xiao Bao had a bit more of screen time being happy, a lot revolved around the drama going on rather than their relationship but at the same time it was enough, honestly a special episode of them just being together for like 20 minutes would be lovely, and last thing to mention is how Zong Zheng Shao Yu (The 2nd prince I think) had a VoiceOver in the show, he is Thai irl so idk if he was speaking Thai which explains why the VoiceOver did not match what his mouth was saying, but like they could’ve done better in that, it’s not super distracting, just something you can notice. But yeah that’s all, really good show I recommend it, I want more of them and I want more BL with a traditional setting and a HAPPY ending, can’t leave that out.PLEASE SOMEONE STOP JIN XIAO YOU FROM NOT LETTING THESE TWO LOVEBIRDS KISS UGH!!!
=-.Fav Quotes From This Diva.-=
“Why are you scolding him for no reason, instead of sucking your mother’s milk.” - Jin Xiao Bao
“Look at your creepy eyes, you must be a weasel.” - Jin Xiao Bao
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Love This Series!
A lot has already been said about Meet You At the Blossom, but I can add that it is a BL that grabs your interest from the beginning and keeps you engaged with cliffhangers, and ah ha moments. The backstories help to understand the currentintrigue and complexities, and the chemistry of the Male Leads sweet moments and not so sweet moments are undeniable.
This series broke me of my usual habit of waiting for all the episodes to drop first before viewing. Once I started watching,
I could not stop! Waiting for tomorrow's finale with high anticipation!
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I've missed drama like this one !!!
En tant que grande fan du BL Novel chinois et grande fan de The Untamed et Word Of Honor, je peux dire que c'est un plaisir de voir un nouveau bon BL- Costume Wuxia !Le meilleur point c'est que la romance n'est pas du tout censurée et très explicite depuis le début. On ne perd pas de temps à attendre la confession des protagonistes, on est plongés dans l'intrigue globale (secrets, conspiration entre Lords, meurtre etc...) et les rebondissements de leur relation tumultueuse.
Le jeu des acteurs n'est pas parfait, ils n'ont pas l'air sérieux mais j'adore la comédie qu'il y mettent, ils sont tous très drôles à regarder (surtout les deux serviteurs de Jin Xiaobao).
Je ne me suis toujours pas sentie émue d'une manière ou d'une autre, donc je m'attends maintenant à ce que ce drame touche mes sentiments plus profonds, mais j'ai bon espoir car il vient juste de commencer !
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As a big fan of Chinese BL Novel and a huge fan of The Untamed and Word Of Honor, i can say that it's pleasure to see a new good BL- Costume Wuxia !
The best point is the romance not being censored at all and very explicit since the beginning. We don't lose time waiting for the protagonists to confess, we're just into the global plot ( secrets, conspiracy between Lords, murder etc... ) and the twists ad turn of their tumultuous relationship.
The acting is not perfect, they kinda sound unserious but i love their comedy, they're all very funny to watch ( especially the two Jin Xiaobao's servants ).
I still didn't felt actually moved somehow , so i now expect that drama to touch my deeper feelings but i'm hopeful because it just began !
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Finally, a true danmei BL from China!
I'm really enjoying this series, wish it was longer than 12 episodes. I absolutely love the dynamic and chemistry between Li Le (Huai'en) and Wang Yun Kai (Xiaobao). The plot is very intricate, reminiscent of Word of Honor, but with elements of humor that relieve the pathos. I'm glad they replaced the brutality of the novel with more tenderness between the two lovers.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Dropped
My teenage son and I took this up together (yes we’re a open minded family)We both found the story line confusing in some areas and loosing track of what was happening and why.
It got to a point where he got up and went “f- this I’m not watching this one SA the dimples and then dimples to try SA the tall one; they really shouldn’t be together” and that was it for him (he’s 15)
I stopped a bit further and decided I couldn’t watch it anymore due to it being simply everywhere.
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romanticizzazione di comportamenti tossici
Al sesto episodio ho deciso di interrompere la visione. Purtroppo la romanticizzazione di comportamenti tossici che già aveva fatto qualche apparizione negli altri episodi, viene fuori definitivamente nell'episodio 6: stupro, amore possessivo e controllante, il tutto romanticizzato e non condannato.All'inizio del sesto episodio Huai En prima ha uno scoppio d'ira e ferisce con la spada diverse persone senza motivo, poi stupra Xiao Bao, e poco dopo c'è un cambio di scena in cui Huai En sorride teneramente a Xiao Bao e lo bacia sulla fronte, mentre Xiao Bao è addormentato e sorride anche lui nel sonno. Successivamente è Xiao Bao a scusarsi con Huai En e non il contrario. Xiao Bao dice ad Huai En che può picchiarlo quanto vuole se lo fa stare meglio, perchè lui (Xiao Bao) ha sbagliato e merita di essere picchiato. Non ho parole per esprimere quanto questa successione di eventi sia malsana e totalmente assurda.
L'ambientazione storica mi piace, mi piace anche la colonna sonora e la sigla iniziale, ma provo disagio nel vedere scene in cui violenza immotivata e stupro sono inseriti nella trama come se si trattasse di manifestazioni d'amore, mentre invece in realtà sono l'antitesi dell'amore.
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You can't miss this masterpiece
Although I've just seen the two first episodes of the series, I'm astonished by how good this one seems to be. There wasn't anything I didn't like. The acting is perfect, the scenarios, the story (I've not felt confused towards the plot because I'm already used to the way that Chinese novels work), the ost, everything just suits wonderfully. I'm a big fan of Chinese drama and having the opportunity to watch a CBL for the first time can't be put into just a few words. I do recommend you to watch. You're not gonna regret it! ?Esta resenha foi útil para você?
