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Feel unfinished
After the complete feeling from HIStory2: Right or Wrong, this part again left me feeling like unfinished story. You can say they have the complete story, beginning - middle - ending. But when they close the curtain, for me, the leave with the feeling of something to be finished...If only they have a little bit closure, like HIStory2: Right or Wrong, when they give us a little preview about their life after relationship. It's gonna make the drama a lot better. Like if they end it in the graduation scene for examples... Oh that's gonna be a lot better.
But the story itself you can't said bad or toxic. This simply story about teenagers that fall in love & learn about their feeling to each other, apart from gender & any issues regarding it...
Overall i can't say this the best version of HIStory2 series, but also not the worst of them...
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A very nice surprise
The first History season I watched was Trapped, which has many more episodes. So I was a bit worried how well 4 episodes of 45 minutes could deliver a well rounded story.The show manages to develop, rather slowly, two couple with completely different stories. In one hand we have Wang Zhen Wen and Wang Zhen Wu, who’ve known each other all their lives and been inseparable since 7th grade. I personally get the feeling that they both kinda liked each other all along, and not a single sided love from Zhen Wen. I like their status in the end as “living our best life”. It’s obvious that they’re happy.
On the other hand, Zi Xuan and You Hao have to go through a lot of steps rather quickly, but it still doesn’t feel rushed in my opinion. They go from don’t particularly liking each, to being friendly, to spending a lot of time together to actually being together, by the end. I’m happy that this show doesn’t even come close to the “but he’s a guy!” territory with any of the characters. Zach and Fandy probably have one of the best chemistry level’s in my opinion, considering how short this show is.
From being on social media and youtube I had actually seen two scenes from the show (the net kiss and the “confession”). I didn’t realize until it happened that the confession scene, with the sister, was from this series. It’s probably my favorite part.
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My favorite HIStory so far
I was so pleasantly surprised with this one.First of all, the story was great. It was a good build up, a little anxiety (the kind were you need to hit pause, take a 5 minute break, calm yourself and then continue)
But I was most impressed with the acting.
The 2 main leads had such a great chemistry. They took the story to a higher level. But maybe the biggest star for me was He Cheng En. He was the comical glue between the lovey dovey and the drama llama.
I'll definitely rewatch this one!
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KILIG OVERLOAD!
TRUTHFULLY, this was my very first time to feel a 100% "kilig" towards the chemistry of the main leads. Kilig? That's a Filipino word but I can't hardly say how it exactly means. But one thing for sure, you felt it too when your crush/love unexpectedly did something unusual. This is the romantic thrill that moved you to heaven. I'm really lost for words. This is all because of Zach Lu (as Zi Xuan). All of Yu Hao's action portrays my imaginary actions towards Zi Xuan's cute charms. I, myself, would easily fall to Zi Xuan's charm like Yu Hao.......
Back to the storyline *hehehe*, one factor that lost its points to make this a 9.5 or higher, the ending isn't enough! Can there be a Season 2? Please? I was elated by the volleyball scenes. Even if there are no romantic scenes, volleyball match scenes are enough to make this series a standout. But then, we only saw one match in the entire series. Still good though.
Nevermind the acting. They did all splendidly. My review will all point back to Zach Lu's irresistible appeals.
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Not a very typical school-based BL love story
A BL love story in a school setting like a lot of other BLs but not very typical as this series emphasized on a school co-curricular activity (sports) instead.A troublemaker student falling in love with a strict senior and changed his ways to be a better student both academically and in the sport they are playing. The senior obviously also developed feelings for his junior but is in denial; moreover his sister has a crush on the junior, making things more complicated. Eventually love overcomes everything and they manage to reveal their true feelings for each other.
2 problems with this series:
1. The junior's dream about the steamy kiss felt out of place. Feels like it's forced into the show for the sake of it.
2. While I understand it's a character that the senior is playing, some lines appear to be cringy and not very natural.
Side couple got an unclear story too but also displays uncertainties in BL romance.
Overall, it's a good series that describes the insecurities and uncertainties when two boys have feeling for each other, a very common theme but also truly reflects the real-world scenario.
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Easy to follow but I WISH THEY HAD MORE TIME TOGETHER
Easy to follow but I WISH THEY HAD MORE TIME TOGETHER.First off, I watched HIStory1: My Hero, HIStory1: Stay Away From Me, HIStory1: Obsessed, HIStory2: Right or Wrong, all before I watched HIStory2: Crossing The Line. I gave My Hero a 6.5/10. Stay Away From Me a 8/10. Obsessed a 9/10. Right or Wrong a 9.5/10. And I am giving Crossing The Line an 8/10, although I don't think Stay Away Frome Me and Crossing The Line are comparable.
The editing in this is solid. I know I know, I am late to the trend of watching this series...by like 5 years. But even compared to many BLs in 2023 the editing on this is very good. And it was good compared to HIStory1: My Hero. Like the music really felt put in at the right times and not at all overused.
I've started taking notes on these BLs since I am extremely busy and can't always remember so my first note was "who is this unhinged mf saying "flower" "flower" and touching these guys while there are pissing. Like calm down." Okay, after some very thoughtful watching that was He Cheng En. HE WAS ACTUALLY SO UNHINGED AND ONE OF THE BEST SUPPORT ROLES I'VE SEEN. He was so funny and a little weird, but sill he was one of my favorite characters.
I really liked the bond/friendship between Wang Zhen Wen, Zhang Li Qin, and Hsia Yu Hao. That was literally trio goals. They were all three just there for one another like Yu Hao got expelled and his besties came with him (more like Li Qin followed him and Zhen Wen followed Li Qin because they are brothers). The trio is just amazing
I wrote in my notes "okay so him being a good person is mad cute" I dont really know who I am talking about..Okay im talking of He Cheng En. When he wasnt bullying the youths on the volleyball team, he was so sweet.
I am taking off 2 starts because of the fact that 2/3 of the trio (Wang Zhen Wen, Zhang Li Qin, and Hsia Yu Hao) ARE LITTERALLY BROTHERS. LIKE WHAT IS WITH THE HISTORY SERIES AND MAKING STEP BROTHERS FALL IN LOVE? LIKE ANY OTHER TROUPE WOULD BE BETTER BUT NO MAKE THE FUCKING BROTHERS FALL IN LOVE. I ACTUALLY DONT UNDERSTAND.
Finally why do they have noen green shoe laces? like thats just ugly.
Final verdict is 8/10. Pretty solid wish Qiu Zi and Yu Hao had more time together. And i wish the brothers didnt fall in love.
Sorry if my grammar is bad. English is my first language, i just suck at it.
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For Heaven's sake, the acting was perfect, the concept was perfect and the cast were well, perfect.
Why did it have to be so short?
I'm currently re-watching and I'm still upset because of how soon it'll end.
I mean other shows ending is still upsetting but Crossing The Line is just too short that I don't have enough time to savor its perfection before it is slipped away from me for the 100th time.
I particularly admire Xia Yu Hoa's unexpected boyishness which manages to strike an overwhelming unexpected balance with his roughishness and cockiness.
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Despite the fact of being an 8-episode series, everything was rushed but its still ok(and I still give it a 10 coz I understood the flow of the story and I am not a strict reviewer xD) . BUT.. BUT.. BUT.. We really hoped for more for character development and more problems and how they solve it (just for reference in the future) xDD
Who wouldn't love the brothers? So much more for Zach(Zi Xuan) and Fan(Yu Hao)? With the bromance of Team Capt and Zi Xuan? The existence of a fujoshi in the series? Perfect, the characters were essential for the story, and even the actors' potrayal were too real. And those kissing scenes. You will definitely say "WTF, are they couple? ". That's how professionally the kisses were made. The smiles and glances after kisses before kissing again is what I always do and seeing it here without awkwardness makes me miss the feeling xD
Will definitely watch this over and over again.
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I thought the actor who played Yu Hao was really good and Yu Hao has become one of my all time favorite BL characters. The actor who played the younger of the two brothers was also very good, and was probably the best actor out of the whole cast. The cast itself had great chemistry, which I think that's one of HIStory's trademarks. All of the actors look like they genuinely like each other and acting, and it shows. The story itself (I'll try not to regurgitate the whole synopsis) was something I think the BL world really needed. It showed, more or less, real life problems of those with sports injuries, those struggling to figure out how to deal with a crush, and those who just have a lot of confusing feelings. It didn't have the overused, cliche 'but what about my parents' argument when one character finally came out (which was a very nice change in what usual BL dramas deal with). It was super sweet at times and really funny at others, which I also appreciated. This is all pretty much the same with Right or Wrong (which is also amazing, you should go watch that a couple hundred times if you haven't already) but there was just something different about Boundary Crossing.
I know there's people saying that 8 episodes was too short (I'd usually agree) but I think it fit the series really well. It said everything it needed to say and I think if it was drawn out any longer, it could've become boring or overdone. The HIStory series is short and sweet and it all works.
Now-- in my mind, rewatch value is one of the most important aspects of a drama. If I never want to watch it again, then it probably wasn't good. However, I have already seen Boundary Crossing four times and am restraining myself from watching it again so I can be as affected and as surprised as possible when I watch it for the fifth time in a couple weeks. It was just that well done.
Overall, this drama is insanely good and deserves lots of love.
Godspeed and may we all survive the last installment of HIStory 2.
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La trama, ambientada en el entorno de un equipo masculino de voley, está estupendamente escrita por Lin Pei Yu. Cabe decir que por aquí el voley es un deporte minoritario pero, lo que podría ser un hándicap, funciona muy bien en la serie. La historia tiene sentido, no hace giros extraños en las relaciones y líneas argumentales que plantea y tampoco deja cabos sueltos -más allá de los previstos para permitir un desarrollo de personajes si hubiera una continuación-. En líneas generales te deja una agradable y positiva sensación porque las historias logran mostrar, con bastante humor, emoción y naturalidad, temas que gustan: la juventud y su manera de abrirse al mundo, las dudas del enamoramiento, la importancia de los amigos, la lealtad y confianza, los conflictos familiares o las responsabilidades que vamos adquiriendo en la vida.
El reparto está estupendamente escogido, es creíble y "casan" increíblemente bien. Más allá de su atractivo físico los dúos formados por Hsia Yu Hao (Fandy Fan) y Qiu Zi Xuan (Yan Ze Lu) y Wang Zhen Wen (Meng Lin Yang) y Wang Zhen Wu (Po Yu Shih) como parejas principales funcionan muy bien, transmiten mucha química y complicidad entre sí y, con seriedad y sobriedad, te van atrapando poco a poco pero desde el principio. E, importante, las relaciones que forman entre sí se escapan de algunas convenciones en que las series BL suelen caer: son chicos normales y corrientes, acostumbrados al deporte, con vidas y problemas cotidianos (las relaciones de poder seme-uke brillan por su ausencia y creo que es... ¡genial!). El reparto de apoyo aligera la trama con humor y un punto de socarronería como, especialmente, el encantador personaje de He Cheng En (Yi Hong Xie) icónico capitán del equipo.
La banda sonora (no sólo las canciones, también los sonidos, la voz de los actores en exteriores o en una cancha etc.) encaja como un guante con lo mostrado en pantalla. Aunque le hecho en falta una "gran canción" como sintonía de inicio o final (pienso por ejemplo en un "Everything will say goodbye" de Advance Bravely o un "Proong Nee Took Wun" de Waterboyy: The Series como ejemplos). Pero se nota que hay mimo y cuidado en lo que han elegido.
Si estás buscando una serie que te enganche durante unas horas HIStory2: Boundary Crossing es una estupenda elección. Tiene muchos ingredientes para atraparte y, una vez vista, es de esos títulos que volverán insistentemente a tu cabeza para volverlos a ver. Está muy bien hecha. De veras, no te arrepentirás.
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Short and sweet
April 16, 2021History2: Crossing the Line is sweet and fluffy. Both couples are good. This one is really a breeze to watch. Definitely recommended for someone who wants a short fluff with no heavy dramas. I also like how this one does not have that crazy gf trope, I really hate those types of shows. Sorry, not sorry.
Though what pissed me off about the plot is that it's too short. I know they tried to wrap everything up at the end so the viewers feel satisfied. But I don't think I was satisfied at all. Please I know it's been a few years and they prolly won't have a sequel for their storyline. But I hope they did more. It's really a pity that it's short but then again that's the reason why I recommend it for someone who wants one day binge type of a show.
Anyway, make sure to watch it!!
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I really liked all the couples and all the relationships in this one, the friendships were so precious, especially that between Qiu Zi Xuan and the volleyball team captain. The whole story didn’t go as I thought it would, I thought that Hsia Yu Hao would be this bad boy with attitude but he turned out to be so soft and sweet and kind and good. And I felt so sorry for him because of the way that Zi Xuan treated him after Yu Hao confessed to liking him. Yu Hao really didn’t deserved that.
The secondary couple turned out really well, too, the step-brothers. In their case, I actually understood their reluctance to even talk about their feelings in the light of their situation, and they ended up so sweet…
Though I didn’t like this series as much as HIStory 3: Trapped, it made me a big fan of Fandy Fan who played Hsia Yu Hao. What a fantastic actor! I look forward to both the movie sequel to this series and to his new drama!
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