#Sun Xi Zhi

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Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 唐朝诡事录 (2022)

@asiandramanet august bingo: shapes | STOTD Detective Team

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till the end of the moon  |  marvelous women in red

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Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (2023, Taiwan)

Director, Writer & Creator: Lin Kuan Hui

Mini-review:

I don't know why I put off watching this for so long, cause it's really good. It includes so much stuff that I love: laugh-out-loud comedy, heartbreaking stories, supernatural elements and, most of all, a bunch of characters that burrow their way into your heart. The dynamic they share, specially between Yiyong and Guangyan, is incredibly fun. I feel like I could spend hours and hours watching them doing whatever together. And that's exactly what puts this drama miles ahead of other similarly supernatural-themed stories: the character writing is so damn good that you don't even care about the show's flaws, like the weak CGI. It certainly helps that the entire cast does a fantastic job, with Tseng Jing Hua giving a particularly unforgettable perfomance as the main character. Oh No! Here Comes Trouble is exactly what I needed right now, and I hope we get to see these characters again in the future.

[gabrielokun]

[bl-bam-beyond]

Spotlight Series:

Spotlight On Something Old, But New To Me...

Title: Irresistible Love.

Also Called: Uncontrolled Love

Novel Title: Force Majeure

Directed By: Sun Cheng Zhi & Meng Rui

Written By: Lan Lin

Starring: Meng Rui as Xie Yan

Wang Bowen as Shu Nian

Release Dates: June 28, 2016 (First Movie)

August 20, 2016 (Sequel or Part 2)

Country: China

Language: Chinese

Shu Nian is a orphan and meets wealthy boy Xie Yan who "adopts" him. The two are inseparable friends with Shu Nian calling Xie Yan "Young Master"

Shu Nian is gay and in love with Xie Yan. Xie Yan is a self entitled asshole in many occasions but he can't deal with his feelings for Shu Nian often using force and dubious consent to touch Shu Nian.

As adults Xie Yan has a manipulator girlfriend who is jealous of the obvious closeness between the two.

Final Thoughts: I had a love hate thing with this movie. Honestly I never heard of it. I did like the actors. I felt so bad for Shu Nian. He reminds of MODC'S YU XI GU in that he had no parents and always seemed to get the short end of the stick. And I like Xie Yan almost as much I hated him. He was so entitled but when he was sweet he was a sweetheart. I'm not sorry I watched these two films. According to my research 2 Endings were made. One where you Shu Nian dies from injuries due to a car accident and Xie Yan learns of this and is devastated and isolated him self. (I didn't see this ending)

The ending I saw was Xie Yan went to a location hoping to see Shu Nian after a long time. Supposedly Shu Nian doesn't show. As Xie Yan prepares to leave he notices a man watering grass or plants wearing a mask and baseball hat. He immediately notices its Shu Nian. When the mask falls it is indeed Shu Nian who is limping and is slightly disfigured from the accident. Xie Yan professes his love. The two kiss...the end.

Asking some BL Fam if they've heard of this one. Of course @absolutebl having an impressive numbers of BL's watched. And @pose4photoml & @lutawolf

Or @wanderlust-in-my-soul have you heard or seen this?

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a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun

NAKU 🫵

[bookofjin]

The Liu clan of Nanyang (HHS)

[HHS001]

The Epochal Founder [shizu], the Glorious and Martial [guangwu] August Emperor, taboo Xiu, courtesy name Wenshu, was a native of Caiyang in Nanyang. He descended from Gaozu in nine generations, springing from Emperor Jing, who begot King Ding of Changsha, Fa. Fa begot Marquis Jie of Chonglnig, Mai. Mai begot the Grand Warden of Yulin, Wai. Wai begot the Chief Commandant of Julu, Hui. Hui begot the Prefect of Nandun, Qin. Qin begot Guangwu.

Guang was orphaned at the age of nine sui, and was raised by his junior uncle Liang. He was seven chi, three cun tall, had pleasing whiskers and eyebrows, a big mouth, arched nose, and “sun horn”.

Zheng Xuan's Commentary to the Hallowed Documents' Central Expectations says: With “sun horn” is meant that the bone is raised in middle of the courtyard, and shaped like the sun.

He was by nature attentive to sowing and harvesting while his older brother Bosheng was fond of chivalry and supporting gentlemen, and who often sneered at Guangwu for his devotion to farming business, comparing him to Gaozu's older brother's Zhong. In the middle of Wang Mang's Tianfeng era [14 – 19 AD], he then went to Chang'an and received the Hallowed Documents and had a general understanding of the great right-mindedness.

The Eastern Watchtower Records says: He received the Hallowed Documents from the Middle Grandee Xu Ziwei of Lujiang. When his wealth was used up, he combined his money with his fellow student Master Han to buy a donkey, and made an attendant rent it out to provide for their public expenses.

[HHS010]

The Glorious and Ardent [guanglie] August Empress Yin, taboo Lihua, was a native Xinye in Nanyang. At first when Guangwu had gone to Xinye, he heard of the Empress's beauty, and in his heart was pleased with her. Later when he arrived in Chang'an, he saw that the chariots and cavalry of the Bearer of the Golden Baton were very abundant. Following that, he sighed and said:

Serving in officialdom, [I] must make Bearer of the Golden Baton, taking a wife [I] must get Yin Lihua.

[HHS014]

The Martial [wu] King of Qi, Yan, courtesy name Bosheng, was Guangwu's oldest brother. He was by nature tough and resolute, had a righteous fortitude and great steadfastness. From Wang Mang usurped Han he was always fuming with fury, and he held close contemplations of restoring the altars of soil and grain. He did not engage in the businesses of the people of his family, but poured out his person and expended his property, and made connections with the valiant paragons Under Heaven.

…

Earlier, the Lord of Nandun took as wife the daughter of Fan Zhong from the same commandery, her courtesy name was Xiandu. Xiandu was by nature gentle and compliant since she was a little girl. If improper in appearance or dress, she did not leave her room. The clan respected her. She bore three sons and three daughters: The oldest boy was Bosheng, next Zhong, next Guangwu. The oldest daughter was Huang, next Yuan, next Boji.

…

The Filial [xiao] King of Zhao, Liang, courtesy name Cibo, was Guangwu's junior uncle. In the time of Emperor Ping, he was recommended as Filial and Upright, and became Prefect of Xiao. When Guangwu and his brothers were orphaned young, Liang consoled them with considerable sincerity.

…

The King of Sishui, Xi, courtesy name Jingsun, was Guangwu's senior kinsman, of his father's generation. Xi's son was Zhong, he and Guangwu as young were close to and fond of each other.

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The Respectful [gong] King of Chengyang, Zhi, courtesy name Jubo, was the son Guangwu's senior kinsman, the Hale [kang] Marquis of Chongling, Chang.

The Eastern Watchtower Records: In the beginning he was named Zhong. Later he changed it to Zhi.

Chang's great grandfather was the Steadfast [jie]Marquis, Mai. As the son of King Ding of Changsha he was ennobled at Chongling district in Liandao, and became Marquis of Chongling. When Mai passed, his son the Esteemed [dai] Marquis, Xiongqu, inherited. When Xiongqu passed, his son the Accomplished [kao] Marquis, Ren, inherited.

Ren, since conditions of the lands of Chongling were low-lying and damp, and the mountains and forest had venomous aura, sent up a letter seeking to reduce his estate and move inwards.

The Eastern Watchtower Records says: The Accomplished Marquis, Ren, at the time had 476 households. He sent up a letter desiring to reduce the number of households and move to Nanyang, while keeping his son Chang behind to ward the family tombs. Emperor Yuan allowed it.

Ren passed, his son Chang inherited.

Chang was unassuming, moderate, and fond of right-mindedness. He fully pushed forward the gold, treasure, wealth, and property from his father's time as gifts to his brothers. The Inspector of Jing province sent up his righteous actions, and he was designated Chief Commandant of Lujiang.

The Continued Book of Han said: The Marquis and others assisted the sacrifices in the Bright Hall [mingtang], and in accordance with precedent, he had added 200 households. Chang for having acted righteously, was designated Chief Commandant of Lujiang.

After about a year, it happened that his senior kinsman, the Marquis of Anzhong, Liu Chong, rose up with troops. [Liu Chong was another descendant of King Ding of Changsha.] Wang Mang dreaded and detested the Liu clan. He summoned Chang to Chang'an, and dismissed him to go home to his state.

The Eastern Watchtower Records says: Chang presided over Lujiang for more than a year. A drought happened. Patrolling the counties, people would bring withered rice plants, telling themselves that the rice plants were all withered. The functionaries forcefully demanded the taxes. Chang in response said:

The Grand Warden's affair.

He conveyed the withered rice plants to where the Grand Warden was. They had been drinking several rounds when he told it to the Grand Warden. The Grand Warden said:

It is nothing.

Chang showed him the withered rice plants. The Grand Warden said:

Is it the Chief Commandant's affair?

Chang angrily scolded the Grand Warden, saying:

Rat, how dare you!

The Inspector reported it in a memorial. Mang summoned Zhi to Chang'an, and dismissed him to go to his state.

Before this, in the time of Emperor Ping, Chang and Chong had gone to court at the Imperial Capital together, and assisted the sacrifices at the Bright Hall. Chong saw that Mang was about to imperil the House of Han, and privately spoke to Chang, saying:

The Duke of Anhan monopolizes the state's authority, the crowd of subjects do nothing but turn around and follow. The overturning of the altars of soil and grain has arrived. The Empress Dowager Chunqiu is of exalted [age] and the Son of Heaen is young and weak. The reason why August Emperor Gao allotted fiefs to his sons and brothers was presumably this.

Chang in his heart considered it to be so. When Chong's affair was defeated, Chang was afraid, and he therefore wished to make connections and guide and set up a faction. He therefore made Zhi take as wife the daughter of the Marquis of Gaoling, Zhai Xuan.

The Eastern Watchtower Records says: Chang made his son by his legal wife, Zhong, take Xuan's daughter Xi as wife. Xuan sent his son by his legal wife Ji to send of his daughter to enter the gates. After about twenty days, Yi rose with troops.

It happened that Xuan's younger brother Yi rose with troops and wished to attack Mang. In Nanyang they arrested and killed Xuan's daughter. Zhi was implicated, bound up, and imprisoned. Chang following that sent up a letter apologizing for the crime, and desiring to lead his sons, brothers, and clansmen as soldiers in the vanguard. Mang had newly assumed the administration and wished to comfort and calm the imperial house. For that reason he was not mutilated or killed.

When Mang usurped the throne, those of the Liu clan who had been marquises were all demoted be called counts, with revenue as the benefice of a Solitary Dignitary. Later everyone lost their feudal ranks. When Chang passed, Zhi consequently specially was deposed, and also did not get an official position or become a functionary.

Zhi, though the son of the former Marquis, Chang, acted genuinely and full-hearted, the lineage house all respected him.

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The Filial [xiao] Marquis of Chengwu, Shun, courtesy name Pingzhong, was Guangwu's senior kinsman. His father Qing, Continued Book of Han: Qing, courtesy name Weng'ao,was the Marquis of Chongling, Chang's full younger brother. Shun and Guangwu were from the same village, and at a young age had a deep friendship with each other.

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The Cherished [huai] Marquis of Shunyang, Jia, courtesy name Xiaosun, was Guangwu's senior kinsman. His father Xian was the Marquis of Chongling, Chang's full younger brother. The Continued Treatise of Han says: Xian, courtesy name Wengjun. Jia was orphaned early. He was by nature humane and deep-felt. The Lord of Nandun raised and look upon him as a son. Later he and Bosheng studied in Chang'an together, and practised the Hallowed Documents and Spring and Autumn.

[HHS011]

Liu Xuan, courtesy name Shenggong, was a senior kinsman of Guangwu. His younger brother was killed by a person, and Shenggong connected with retainers, wishing to revenge him. A retainer broke the law, and Shenggong hid from the magistrate in Pinglin [lit. “Flat Forest”]. The magistrate arrested Shenggong's father Zizhang. Shenggong pretended to die and sent people to carry the coffin to return home to Chongling. The magistrate therefore let Zizhang go, and Shenggong following that escaped and went into hiding.

The Records of Emperors and Kings says: Marquis Dai of Chongling, Xiongqu, begot the Grand Warden of Cangwu, Li. Li begot Zizhang. He took a daughter from the He clan of Pinglin and begot Gengshi.

The Continued Book of Han says: At the time Shenggong assembled retainers, his home had wine, and he requested a patrol officer drink. A retainer drunkenly sang the words “In the morning we feasted the two chief commandants. The patrol officer comes after, use him to tune the soup's taste.” The patrol officer was greatly angered, he tied him up and beat him several hundred times.

[HHS014]

The Filial [xiao] Marquis of Ancheng, Ci, courtesy name Ziqin, was Guangwu's senior kinsman. His grandfather Li was Grand Warden of Cangwu. Ci was orphaned young. His older brother Xian avenged an enmity by killing a person. A functionary arrested Xian and killed him. Ci and Xian's son Xin sold the fields and dwellings, together throw away wealth and property, and connected with retainers to seek revenge against the functionary. Both became fugitives to escape and lay low. There happened to be an amnesty and they returned home.

The Continued Book of Han says: In the time of Wang Mang, the Lius were repressed and discarded, and were intruded on by the commanderies and counties. In Caiyang state the Chief of Scouts for Fu Precinct got drunk and scolded Gengshi's father Zizhang. Zizhang was furious, and stabbed and killed the Chief of Scouts. More than ten years later, the Chief of Scout's son killed Gengshi's younger brother Qian. Ci's younger brother Xian wished to avenge the enmity. His retainers turned to kidnapping a person, and they were discovered. Province and commandery killed Xian within the prison. Ci and Xian's son Xin connected with retainers Chen Zheng and others, nine people, and burnt and killed the Precinct Chief's wife and children, four people.

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Ji ji fu ji ji

a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun

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Some papers coauthored with Zhi-Ling Sun by Dr. Prof. Feng Qi

Some papers coauthored with Zhi-Ling Sun (孙志玲) Zhi-Ling Sun, Wei-Shi Du, and Feng Qi, Toeplitz operators on harmonic Fock spaces with radial symbols, Mathematics 12 (2023), no. 3, Article ???, 12 pages; available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/math12????. Jian Sun, Zhi-Ling Sun, Bo-Yan Xi, and Feng Qi, Schur-geometric and Schur-harmonic convexity of an integral mean for convex functions,…

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Cdrama: Be My Cat (2021)

Gifs of Ending of cdrama “Be My Cat”

ENG SUB 《我的寵物少將軍 Be My Cat》 EP01 | 古裝甜寵 | 肖凱中、田曦薇 | KUKAN Drama

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiCMGvtWS7Q

[binging-asian-dramas]

Be My Cat. 9-10

Story: 8

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10 ❤️🔥

Comparable to: Meow, the Secret Boy; (kdrama) ; Make a Wish, My Fantastic ; (cdrama) Mrs. Right (cdrama)

It’s cheesy predictable, corny as heck, utterly hilarious, full of cliches, totally nutty, and it works seamlessly all together perfectly. If you’re a cat lover/owner this becomes even more extra special, the male lead, Xiao Kai Zhong, does a brilliant job of acting as a narcissistic typical self absorbed cat. Now the storyline isn’t anything special, yes it has been done many times before, sometimes they work, other times they don’t. Like I wasn’t a fan of Meow, The Secret Boy. I mean it had its moments, but it was missing something. I just never fully got into it. This drama though for some reason just clicked in all the right ways (I’m sure it won’t be for everyone) The definite highlight is the chemistry between the main leads who were beyond phenomenal, off the charts 🔥. Sure the drama may be cheesy, but the rewatch value for this one is very high.

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Day 17:

For me there are different kinds of kisses. Imma use gifs for this one so here we go. **cracks fingers**

Passionate Kiss

Fighter & Tutor

Bo Xiang & Zhi Gang

Matt & Shen

Soft Kiss

Tharn & Type

Gook & Tae Joo

Phop & Dew

Passionate and Soft/ The All In One

Hao Ting & Xi Gu

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The Good and Bad of HIStory3: Make Our Days Count (MODC)

SPOILER WARNING. TW: Death.

The Good:

A phenomenal display of acting prowess from Wayne Song. Just hands-down the best or second-best non-character-actor acting performance I've seen in a BL to date. I went in very skeptical of Wayne as Hao-ting, given that Hao-ting is meant to be a 17-year-old and Wayne Song looked every bit of 28 with a 401k and investment portfolio, but his performance delivered

The non-romance relationships of our protagonist. One of the best parts about MODC was the way each character played off of each other. Specifically, the interactions between the members of the Xiang family. Hao-ting and his sister, Yong-xing, had some of the most realistic sibling dialogue in a BL. What's more is that their relationship, while maintaining elements of a classic sibling-rivalry, contained a huge amount of trust, respect, and mutual support. Hao-ting's relationship with his mother as well stood out to me as being extremely realistic

The strength side/second couple. I find that in many BLs, the side-couple exists purely to fill time between the main couple's story. But in MODC, as with some of the other HIStory installments, the side-couple seemed almost like a second lead with the care their relationship development was given. It helps that Wilson Liu brought a genuine sensitivity, immaturity, and naïveté to his character, Sun Bo-xiang, that draws you in and convinces you that Sun Bo Xiang is, indeed, a teenager in love with an adult

The direction. While direction in MODC wasn't the greatest of all time or even a unique display of Directorial vision (and it also had its fair share of sope opera-esque moments), it had a practical element to it that really changes the feel of stories. The best way to describe this is that every directorial decision seemed as if it was made to maximize the feeling of being in the room with the actors. Everything from the way scenes were blocked, to the steadiness of the shots, to the angles the scenes were shot at, you get a voyeuristic feeling that, while at times can seem amateurish, ultimately reinforces the lifelike feeling of the story

The Physical Intimacy. One thing I can say about the HIStory series is that the physical intimacy is always very well done (see my comments on HIStory4: Close To You (CTY) here.) The sexual moments, while not always the most realistically portrayed, are always intense, and the actors look very comfortable in these scenes. In MODC particularly, one scene that stood out is Hao-ting and Yu Xi-gu's almost-first time that gets impeded upon by Hao-ting's parents. The passion in the scene was very raw and there was a sense of urgency radiating from Wayne toward Chun Chi that is very easy to buy into. It feels like a first-time with a first-love scenario and the actors don't shy away from those very real feelings of haste

On a similar note, the direct way that sex is handled in MODC differs significantly from the norm in BL. Hao-ting makes it very clear that he wants to have sex with Xi-gu. And, while there are times where he's too insistent, those moments always stopped shy of doing something regretful

The character of Sun Bo-xiang. There is something exhilarating about this character. From the way he is portrayed with all the charisma Wilson could muster, to the very simplistic and black-and-white outlook he has on the world, Sun Bo-xiang embodies youthful spirit without becoming annoying. It's not very often that a character who is not necessarily my favorite character in the show makes up a "good" part of the show for me, but Sun Bo-xiang is so relatable and at the same time well-acted that I can't help but note his characterization and Wilson's portrayal of it

No happy ending for the main couple. This one is controversial but I must say that it takes serious moxie to kill off 1/2 of the main couple.. And to do it in the 17th/20th episode is just shocking. Contrary to popular sentiment, I actually kind of enjoyed that ending (with a few critiques, of course, that I'll address in "The Bad" section). It was a logical ending for Xi-gu's character. He had completed his arc and generally served his purpose. And his death was not in vain as it clearly had a lasting impact on those around him who loved him. There was also some beautiful dialogue about Xi-gu forever being 18 years old that came from this plot line that really showed the screenwriter's chops. Most of all, Xi-gu's death forced character development in characters who needed it more than he would have, and also was just shocking and twisty enough to keep me interested through the last episode (though I was already still interested)

Disapproving parents trope done right. While I obviously did not like that Hao-ting's parents did not approve of his being with a man, I did think the show did a great job at depicting a realistic way that the homophobia manifests and also having a realistic timeframe for his parents to come around. I find in most BLs the homophobic parent is just a plot device to manufacture conflict between the lead couple and is resolved in the same episode (looking at you, My Gear And Your Gown), but in MODC, the parents' homophobia has the consequence of forcing Xi-gu to come to terms with the depth of his feelings for Hao-ting, forces Hao-ting to become more serious about what he wants in life, and lastly, due to Hao-ting's reaction to their disapproval, it forces Hao-tings own parents to cope with the fact that their son is interested in a man

The Bad:

Sun Bo-xiang and Zhi-gang's relationship was pretty inappropriate.. While I can see the chemistry between the actors and could understand it better when Bo-xiang actually becomes an adult, I really wish Zhi-gang would have continued to reject Bo-xiang.

Hao-ting fell for Xi-gu entirely too quickly to the point that it bordered unrealism. He went from being basically straight to obsessed with another man whom he used to bully in like one day. There was very little build up to back the intensity of his feelings

Yu Xi-gu had no business being killed off at the end of episode 17... This, to me, was the biggest misstep of not only Xi-gu's character arc, but also the entire show. Killing him off a full 2 episodes before the finale meant that the rest of Hao-ting's arc was filled basically with him dealing with the grief of losing Xi-gu even a number of years after his death with no real progress in his dealings with it. What I mean is, after Xi-gu's death (that wasn't even explicitly alluded to), we get 1 episode of wondering what happened, and another where Hao-ting is just so depressed about it that his story never moves forward. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he got to grieve for as long as he needed but I feel like Xi-gu's death kept Hao-ting psychologically trapped in his final moments. It was like Hao-ting died with Xi-gu and it was strange for the story to continue on the way it did. I don't know, I just wish they would've either waited to kill him off or told the story out of chronological order so that viewers aren't left feeling like the last 2 episodes were a shadow of the former glory of the first 17.