Amor Colateral (2024)

Phenomenal storytelling despite few episodes!

This series was so amazing! The way everything played out was perfect and it didn’t feel rushed nor slowed! I think this is such a good series and if you liked the untamed or word of honor, I think you’ll really like this as well! Even tho this only has 12 eps and the untamed & woh have over 30 episodes, Meet you at the blossom really managed to showcase all relationships and stories perfectly!! The acting might’ve not been 100% all the times but most of the actors are new to this so I think they all did great jobs!! Also for you who watched the untamed & woh and got disappointed by the lack of actual romantic scenes bc of the Chinese censorship but this show is produced by Chinese and Thai people so we got some nice kisses and stuff ??

Leia Mais

Weekly VS One day

If you watched this as it was dropped weekly and liked it I HIGHLY suggest watching it as a binge.
Something possessed me to watch this specific series over again now that it is finished, and so far this is the only one I have rewatched from originally a weekly to a binge and I was so glad I did. It felt like it was dragging and going no where when i watched it weekly and I was honestly confused in alot of areas. I believe almost all of the translations were updated, once it had been fully released for a while, to more accurate translations then literal ones which cleared up ALOT of my confusion. It also no longer felt like it was dragging on but very chohesive and didnt leave gaps as one ended and the next one started, it would have been better aired all at once as a binge watch honsestly. I also appreciate how well they dubbed the Thai character as I only noticed the difference the second time around.

Leia Mais

Titanically fun series to watch

I love history-period pieces, especially Asian ones since I know so little about Asian cultures and customs in general. For me, I romanticize the story even more and thus, it becomes pure escapism. I confess that I got completely lost in the complexities of the story and with the names and who is kindred to whom. I had a hard time following the lineage of who is related to whom and therefore the story for me got a shade complicated. However, I got the gist of the story and all I was interested in really were the main characters. They were not just entertaining. They were tantalizing. For some reason, decidedly handsome men in exotic period costumes add a greater dimension to the level of the portrayals of their characters they are playing. While at first the story seemed a bit juvenile, once it starts to evolve, it becomes an epic love saga, albeit a painful one. While this series has a swashbuckling feel about it, it is deeper than what it is given credit for. To be sure, there are some inane moments, and superficial scenes, but it never loses its mythos about the power of love.

Leia Mais

Surprisingly good and intense!

When I started watching MYITB, I thought I'd get into some fluffy BL-Story. But it turned out so much more intense!
The story is quite dark, all the protagonists will go through harsh sufferings, especially the naive and kind Xiaobao.
On the "romantic" side we have the carefree Xiaobao who falls in love with a beautiful girl who is, in fact, the ruthless Huaien. Xiaobao still follows his heart, but Huaien is cruel and cold. Yet, he'll finally fall for Xiaobao and even become possessive and jealous. They'll get seperated by their hardships and Xiaobao will come to hate the man he loved so dearly...

What I liked:
I really liked the fact that this could have been a traditional man/woman romance, it just was BL, it was so natural. It wasn't overdone, the chemistry was real. I feared that the fluffy part would be too much but not at all. I hope we'll get to see more of these.
I did like the darkness of the story. I didn't expect it and cried when I saw both of the ML so helpless at times.
The story was easy to follow, the sidestories didn't prevail so that we could focus on the main story, which is of essence in such a short drama.

What I didn't like:
It was quite short. That's ok, but in general I prefer longer stories.
Li Les (Zongzheng Huaien) acting wasn't always on point. Fortunately, he did well in the most important scenes.
The fighting-scenes were a big disappointment. They were badly choreographed and filmed.

All over, it's a solid 8, even a 8+.
I might even rewatch it.

Leia Mais

به دراپ نرسید ولی با زجر تمومش کردم

کنجکاویم برای شروع داستان تو دو مورد بود.
یک اینکه بی‌ال تو ژانر ووشیا و کاستوم‌دراما بود.دو اینکه ساخت چین بود و برای اولین بار قرار بود یه بی‌ال واقعی از چین ببینیم نه صرفا برومنس‌های سانسور شده.
ولی خواهش میکنم برید همون برومنس‌ها رو ریواچ کنید و تو انتظار پخش برومنس‌های بن شده بمونید.
وقتتون رو پای این هدر ندید.
من فقط به لطف بالابردن سرعت پخش تونستم تمومش کنم.

اما بزارید دلایل خودمو بگم.
اول اینکه به نظرم حقش کمتر از ۵ستاره‌ست ولی به همون دو دلیل اول نقدم، ۵رو دادم بهش.

فیلمنامه به شدت پراکنده و شلخته و گنگه.
شما حتی اگه یه سیدرامابین حرفه‌ای هم باشید باز هم بااسامی که به صورت رندوم از دهن کاراکترها بیرون میاد، به مشکل برمیخورید و گیج میشید و در نهایت روند داستان از دستتون درمیره.

شخصیت‌پردازی‌ها هیچ منطقی نداره. نویسنده فقط به تقلید از سریال‌های موجود چندتا شخصیت خلق کرده و با کم‌ظرافت‌ترین حالت ممکن اونا رو گذاشته کنار هم.

هیچ روند رشد شخصیتی رو تو کاراکترا نمیبینیم. هواین یه ردفلگ متحرکه و در طول ۱۲قسمت حتی یه ثانیه درکش نخواهید کرد. میخوای عوض بشی؟ اوکی ولی باید به ما این روند رو نشون بدی تا باهات همزادپنداری کنیم...علاوه بر این اصلا چی‌شد که این عشق سوزان بین دو نقش اصلی شکل گرفت؟ با چندبار شب رو باهم‌گذروندن؟؟؟

تدوین در یک کلام فاجعه بود
پرش سکانس‌ها، فلش‌بک‌های بی‌جا و بی‌مورد، گم شدن یکسری کاراکترا و اضافه‌شدن بی‌مقدمه‌ی یکسری دیگه. استفاده‌ی غلط از موسیقی متن و و و

ببینید، واقعا واسه وقت گذروندن اوکیه که همچین چیزایی ببینیم. از جمله خودم که تا اخر هم دیدمش. خصوصا که واقعا کنجکاوی داره یه بی‌ال از چین.
ولی اگه کسی ازتون خواست بی‌ال بهش پیشنهاد بدید واسه پایین‌ نیاوردن سطح سلیقه و منطقمون هم که شده محض رضای خدا اینو پیشنهاد ندید??

خلاصه که تنها پوینت مثبت سریال ویژوال هواین، شیائوبائو، سویین و دکتر بود

نبینید
و پیشنهادش ندید
و اگه دیدید به حق بهش نمره بدید تا در حق بقیه‌یبی‌ال‌های خوب نامردی نشه

Leia Mais

The bar is in hell huh?

Pretty privilege is real. Can we all stop letting actors pass just because they're good looking. The biggest gripe i have about this series, is that the acting is atrocious. I was yelling at the screen most of the time for the main leads to go back to acting school. The little girl was actually better than most of the adult actors.

The ML is an absolute psycho, but turns into a simp in the latter half (which was nice). Don't get me started on the R*pe, just played off as romance. Zero acknowledgement. The second couple is actually more healthy.

Story is a mess, don't ask for how anything works. Lots of uncles & cousins and brothers & idk who's who. The editing is sloppy, music just cuts off abruptly half way & the dubbing is waaaayyy off (i'm not Chinese but even i could see that)

Stop being non critical of things just because it's a BL. Will you watch this series if it was a hetero love story? Hell no. Only genuine criticism can make things better.

Despite it all, the leads do have good chemistry & the ending is cute. So much potential, but bad execution made this an one time watch.

Leia Mais

a step in the right direction

so I just got done watching this for the second time which is why I’m making a review. it’s RARE for me to finished a series (August 2024) and rewatch it so soon again (October 2024) that just doesn’t happen for me.

did this production have its problems? yes. was there some plot holes? yes. did some of the casting (the prince ) make me wanna pull my hair out? also yes. but despite all of that this story pulled me in. it was interesting in ways I was not used to and it had me rooting for the MCs. and come on, their dimples are adorable. yes both, becaeunthey both have them.

I think they have great chemistry and I’d love to see them in other things. I’m really excited to see what other boundaries this production company will push while making some of these Chinese adaptations without the censorship

Leia Mais