Avançar Bravamente (2017)

Apesar de antiga, é uma das minhas séries favoritas (me julguem, não me importo!). A qualidade do vídeo é ruim e o final é ridículo, mas eu amo e reassisto frequentemente. A história é bem diferente, os atores são lindos e a música entra na sua mente de forma que você simplesmente não consegue tirá-la do pensamento, toda a trilha sonora é espetacular! Apesar das limitações, acho a produção boa, com uma boa atuação do elenco. Você consegue unir comédia, ação, violência, delicadeza, paixão....tudo numa série que não mostra nada (nem mesmo um beijo), mas que entrega tudo! Eu gostaria muito de uma segunda temporada...ou um ramake...Recomendo se você não se incomodar com a má qualidade do vídeo.

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O treino do Simon antes de Word of Honor

Confesso que comecei a assistir essa série por causa do Simon Gong, ela me divertiu mais do que esperava, porém tem um grande defeito: o final.

A história é bem simples e do meu ponto de vista é bem fraca, porém a forma como ela foi apresentada é divertida, eu ri muito. Além disso, o relacionamento do casal principal é bem mais explicito se considerarmos que a China tem censura e todos os BLs viram um Bromance.

Eu teria dado até uma nota mais alta porque realmente me diverti assistindo, mas o final é MUITOOOOO RUIM. Eu decidi fingir que ela ficou sem final e foi cancelada no meio igual ao Addicted. No entanto, ainda assim eu recomendo para quem gosta das séries chinesas e do Simon Gong, que está um fofo! Além de ter umas referências dessa série em Word of Honor. Essa foi o treinamento dele para WOD que é maravilhosa!

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Série legal e divertida, final ridículo

Acabei de terminar essa série e não tenho palavras pra descrever como o final foi bizarro. Assisti 30 episódios pra no fim eles nem se darem ao trabalho de colocar atores, mas fizeram uma animação meia boca pra terminar a série. O que foi isso gente?? Ficaram sem orçamento? Os atores desistiram no meio do caminho? Nunca tinha visto uma bizarrice tão grande na vida, nem em tempos de pandemia com produções sendo interrompidas eu vi um final tão meia boca, se alguém me perguntar eu consigo nem explicar de tão chocada que tô kkk. De resto a série é legal e diverte e é boa pra ver o Gong Jun em outra produção BL, pra quem é fã de Word of Honor.

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Essa série é simplesmente perfeita. É necessária uma atuação do ca***** pra fazer o público esquecer do tamanho da censura que essa obra sofreu, sendo reduzida a um bromance, quando na verdade é uma história quente entre os dois protagonistas.
A atuação de Simon Gong e Jason Xu não deixa nada a desejar, a fotografia é impecável e a trilha sonora também. A China é um dos países mais criativos nas histórias, sempre trazendo cenários ainda não vistos, histórias surpreendentes e dessa vez não seria diferente. O único defeito que eu consigo ver nessa série é a censura que ela sofreu, no mais, super recomendo, e digo ainda que prepare o coração pq é fácil perder o fôlego assistindo esses dois homens maravilhosos contracenando.

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Advance Bravely because it's a Train Wreck with Hot Abs!

The warning is correct: Advance Bravely! After watching a couple episodes, I thought to myself, What the heck am I watching? Why am I watching this? I wonder if it’s because I was watching this drama in 2023 instead of 2017, that I just couldn’t enjoy it. Watching “Advance Bravely” is like watching a train wreck that I couldn’t look away. It’s so bad that it’s hilarious and addictive?

The only good thing about this drama is Jason Xu and his abs (but not his acting). He’s hot and I enjoy staring at him, just like most characters in the show. That’s the only positive thing I can think of. Oh, also, the action scenes are decent. If you like Gong Jun, you might like him and his skinny abs as well. If you are a fan of abs, there are many for your enjoyment.

However, the plot is weird. Why would you ask your brother to help you chase a guy that your brother doesn’t even know? Why would you kidnap and force someone to go through a medical procedure to ‘correct’ an embarrassing medical condition? Why is this sister so annoying and can’t take NO for an answer?

Additionally, we have a hot but stalkerish male lead, plus a childish and somewhat annoying male lead. I don’t really like any of the leads, so maybe that’s why I don’t feel the chemistry even with the extended long looks and slow motion scenes. The second and third couples also have a weird romance/relationship.

The ending is ridiculous and it definitely has to do with censorship and the lack of funding. But even if I ignore how censorship could ruin this drama, there are just too many other things that are wrong and inappropriate. This is a very weird drama that I don’t know how to appreciate.


Completed: 2/23/2023

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I will say this before anything else. Everyone please stop complaining about the Chinese ban. Yes, it's horrible and irritating. But on the flip side, I think TPTB who are doing this work are doing an amazing job and I'm freaking thankful that China is allowing them to do this AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL work. I don't know about you but I have an imagination. The acting and chemistry between the characters with the writing is so well done that I don't need sex to get the idea. I'm currently watching the Japanese drama Todome no Kisu (Kiss That Kills). There is so much kissing--it's unbelievable. The most romantic, where all of who were watching our hearts skipped a beat was when the lead characters hugged each other. The guy grabbed her and she was like...do you want to kiss, are you sure you don't want to, and he's like no...I want to hold you. We just died. It's not about the sexuality people, it's about the emotions and relationship.

China ONLY shut down the sex on the drama and kissing, but they didn't shut down ANYTHING else and that's what we were given by the writers en masse. This drama was brilliant. I truly loved it. All the boys in this drama are extraordinarily gorgeous. I have no clue in what pits of hell they found them, but dear lord all mighty. I have always said...on the level of hotness when it comes to East Asian guys---Koreans are on the bottom. The ranking is Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Filipino, and then Korean. The Chinese guys all looked like hot vampires with abs and shit and moved in slow motion.

Anyway, all the pairings made sense. Xia Yao and Yuan Zong came together because YZ's sister, Yuan Ru, has a thing for Xiao Yao. As a note, Xiao Yao, rolls with a bunch of his co-wealthy rich kids Xuan Da Yu and Peng Ze. All three of them are of a long line of royalty. XDY has a thing for XY---of course. PZ has a thing for a girl but rolls with a guy to get a girl---irony. Anyway YR asks YZ to get involve to help her with XY---you usually get your friend not your bro (who then seems to be rather psychotically obsessive over XY)...makes no sense---irony again.

However, the greatest irony of it all is that rather than being irritating, nonsensical in some respects; it's truly romantic and you connect with the romantic end of the story). You then understand the story. You want all of the male characters to advance bravely towards their respective partners in their respective relationships; and you want their respective relationships to advance bravely in society.

The drama's title gives way to the ultimate meaning the character's relationships progress go through in the story. I do feel that Peng Ze's relationship was the one that was forsaken in the story. It could have been because his partner was not only the youngest but also the one that looked the most feminine of the group. That would have been a dangerous one to portray on screen too much. I think TPTB could have sold it...but I can see why they kept it at the minimum, but at least they put it in there. PZ's kid is like 21 to everyone else's 27 or so and YZ is 31.

Of course, I'm going to love the second pairing---just like I did with 2 Moons, Xuan Da Yu and Wang Zhi Shui. Slow build up...not enough air time when they did get together. They fulfilled the need both of them were seeking. I liked that Wang Zhi Shui was the most persistent. I don't know why I see them as such a long term couple that I would watch for eternity. I would love to see them with their own short series. I'd like to see Wang Zhi Shui interact with Xuan Da Yu's family if they do show up---his continuous bouts of fear of rejection. Ditto for Da Yu dealing with Zhi Shui's possible nightmares and fears and his backstory which we REALLY don't know all that much about.

AB is great and I recommend it to all.

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Although it is censored, this series is very obviously BL. The chemistry between the two main characters all but screams that they are in love with each other. There is plenty of VERY close skin ship, but no actual kissing. The storyline, although not well developed itself, was easy to watch and I thoroughly enjoyed all the characters interactions with each other. My only complaint is that it ended super abruptly and a little bit strangely with a animation scene rather than live action. I would definitely watch more episodes of this, but I think they end it where they do because Xia Yuo has the realization that he's in love with Yuan Zong. We don't really get any closure on the story between the two which is sad.

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I've read some parts of the English Translation and maybe it's just me but I wasn't in love with the story one bit. Actually I found it confusing. And the Series didn't help one bit. It dragged on. I'm aware of the 'Big China Ban' on its BL/GAY theme entertainment but come on, fine so don't have kiss scenes, I can live without the physical connection since the verbal chemistry between the two lead was good, but at least work on smoothing a consistent plot. This was a major PWP for me. The only thing worth even 4 stars for this Series is its casting. The two lead actors are very good. That's about all I could say for this Series.

Rewatch value = None.

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The chemistry between the leads, Gong Jun & Xu Fen, was amazing and they were so incredibly natural at playing a couple. Their scenes were the highlight of this drama. That and the fights, the fights were awesome. But the rest... There was basically no overarching story, the secondary couples were way too weird and the sister was dumb as a lamp post... Yeah.

If you want to watch it for a string of pretty much unrelated but fun and domestic couple-y scenes and you don’t mind nonsensical a plot that goes pretty much nowhere and a really, but really stupid ending - seriously, it’s animated! *eye-roll* - then I would recommend this drama to you. But if you want to watch something actually plot-heavy and simple chemistry between actors isn’t enough for you, then I think you would be bored to death. I know I was whenever them two were not on-screen. In that case, I rec you to just look at the pretty gifs on Tumblr and avoid the series itself.

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i wondered why i gave this an 8....lmao

i'm going to be fair and give the honest rating that i think but i am upping it with like a 3 point curve (so a 5, but an 8 for what im about to explain) because i believe that if you have stumbled upon bl like i had and just watch this stuff to get lost mindlessly it is worth it.

it's insulting to call this "bromance" imo. they are a legitimate couple. they're in love. it's weird to me how this genre is so ridiculously rape-y and misogynist and weird and fetishizing but even with the growing censorship in china they put life into this relationship. the novel isn't amazing and i think addicted is one of the grossest things she has written and what was produced but almost all their scenes where they are heavily physical were non-consensual.

so here you have a novel about two dudes in love, it gets a visual adaptation, and there are limits to what they can show. they were more touching and intimate than any other chinese ones i've seen (addicted, like love) and the other couples ARE LITERALLY KISSING (or "kissing" in addicted's case)

there's nothing platonic about the end of this relationship. they may not officially ever say they're together but there is every cue to believe what they have together. and it's really cute and the actors have great chemistry.

the censorship itself is a huge problem so i find that it is reasonable to attack that. but we know the paramaters and this still managed to show us love better than other ones. perhaps people hate the fact that they believe they need to literally have sex on screen for it to be legitimate. if so, that's sad and kinda weird.

anyway u want sth fun and cute and dumb i recommend it and they ! are in love!!!! yuan xong's dedication to xia yao is a beauty to watch and how xia yao returns those feelings. like yx is so in love with him and protective and xy accepts it and tries to give it back in kind. cute

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I have 3 to shows I watch over and over again and this one is one of them among Friends and Big Bang Theory, I’ve just finished fifth round and every time Is as much exiting as the first one.
Even if there are some flaws on the way the leads carry the drama in a fantastic way. The chemistry between them its just perfect.
And to be honest seeing the excitement on there face when Yao jump on YZ in his hometown recompenses all the missing kisses ,
I personally kind of like it that we have to let our imagination work here and I think the crew did amazing job to show us what they actually couldn’t
Great job 👏

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