HIStory3: Faça Valer a Pena (2019)

I don't even know where to start. I don't feel like writing a proper review so here's me brainstorming all my emotions and thoughts ten minutes after watching the last episode, still teary-eyed:

I decided to watch this show because Trapped left such a strong impression on me. I had big hopes for the history series and MODC certainly did not disappoint.

The chemistry between the cast made the whole show for me. EVERY interaction was gold, even if the plot didn't go the way most of us didn't want it to go (I'm not gonna cry again.............fuc-----). The actors were phenomenal and I really hope they keep acting on good dramas in the future.
The characters were incredible, in my opinion. I got frustrated at the secondary couple at first but eventually fell for them. I laughed SO HARD whenever the friends were together. Those twins??? FINE AF! (Everyone was fiiiine though haha).
Our main couple... what can I even say about them? Watching their development as the episodes went by was an amazing experience. Their relationship was portrayed in a very sincere way, and for once it was really healthy. They helped each other grow up and... live. I will never forget them. The actors did a mind-blowing job. Every touch, every look, every smile, every tear. Simply stunning.
The only characters that didn't go through that much of a development, in my opinion, were the parents. I know not every character evolves in a certain way but I do think they were quite insensitive at times, specially in the last episode (no spoilers).

The music? AMAZING. I have to download every single song from this soundtrack. I would never skip the intro because of the amazing ost, and the music always matched the mood and the aesthetic of the cinematography throughout the show, which made me really happy.

Although it'll be hard to rewatch, I don't exclude the possibility. At least for the sweet moments. That ending... hm... many people were unpleased and I was, too. However, I think it makes sense. The title is so meaningful, just like the many lessons this show taught the viewers. I'm grateful they took a risk, even if I don't necessarily agree with it. I was hoping they would make an alternative ending but I'm way too naive for even thinking about that possibility but hey, nothing is impossible, right? I wanted more interactions between the cast, at least!


Taiwan's BL's quality is outstanding. Even better than South Korea and Japan in BL's (who have higher budgets), I must say. They keep getting better and better at character development in the HIStory series and the plot keeps making my heart actually hurt, sometimes in positive ways, sometimes in.....not so positive ways. But I'm really looking forward to the next season of the HIStory series! I'm so thankful this BL didn't even feel like a BL? How to explain... I really felt like the way a relationship between men was portrayed (and the actors are probably straight, not sure) wasn't awkward at all, which happens in most BL's, even if only a tiny bit.

I won't ever, ever, ever forget this story and these characters. I'll create an alternative ending in my head but I'm thankful for everything I've learned from this show. We must live in the present and make every single day, as insignificant as it may look, count.

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I expect too much from the last episode(11) and again i disapointed so much even more than before.

first, the actor playing Xiang Hao Ting father , don't act so well, even very bad, he is also short, his son to tall compare to his perents, it's look like a bad jock, second- all those scene with the perents are worn out, for me it's look like a joke , yes...people like them exsist unfortunatly, but i really don't want to watch them or hear of them , they are big big joke that aren't educated and not so smart, but those perents are live very well life...i'm asking myself how can welthy person can be so dumb.

another thing is the not realistc relationships, they just jump to the sex to make us want more, but the truth is maybe teens will enjoy it, the rest will be bored, because they know that sex without any foundation don't worth so much as a viewer , older viewers want to grow with the characters and feel more, you don't want just the flash and highlights,

i think in general the title for this drama sums it up well- highlights drama, when you see the result of everything but not the equation

another thing that this ep11 show very well all this drama is the part when they sit at the roof and the guy talking how his perents became stars.
nowdays kids and teens are smart or they have a lot of knowlage of everthing, everything is in youtube, they watch sciense and astronomy and physics and so on, it's the most relevant topic nowdays,,,,,i guess the writer doesn't update so much in teens lifes. so they know what are the stars...from what they made and so on...it's kind of a joke to say that your perents is "stars" also it's quite kill the romance so i'm almost sure they can't feel what is romance = lies.
ask any teen if he knows what it is.....even kids know there is no santa for example...so they are very well know things.
another problem is that it's the most cliche scene ever excist in movies....the stars and watch the stars and talk about your perents that became a stars....it's just so cliche you are bored.

so this is it. if you are teen you will enjoy the excitment of the result because you like fast food and fast sex and fast everything, if you older...you can skip and it's make your life better = couse you save time.

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Realmente me costó llegar a la conclusión de este bello drama, porque era evidente desde su final lo que sucedería y no me atrevía a concluirlo aún.
Hoy precisamente tome la oportunidad de hacerlo, no es el primer drama BL con un dramático final que concluyo, pero aun así no deja de ser doloroso al recordar.
El título me lo gritaba a los cuatro vientos y no quise aceptarlo y heme aquí, desahogándome por primera vez en un escrito acá.
Se que la franquicia de HIStory nos tenía tan acostumbrados a finales dulce y momentos de superación donde veíamos a las parejas estar juntas y éramos felices por eso. Siempre esperábamos por otra entrega de esta bella historia.
Ahora luego de esta entrega con tan buena trama, nos hace pensar en la vida misma. No todas las historias de amor terminan como deseamos. Muchos buscan caminos por separados, pero eso no evita dar todo de si mientras dure tu relación para que al menos el tiempo juntos tengas buenos recuerdos.

Ver a Hao Ting llorar literalmente me hizo llorar (Wayne realmente hizo un buen trabajo) y estaba muy enojada al principio porque él y Xi Gu merecía un buen final como todos los demás. Sé que la historia siempre trata de representar la realidad, pero todavía estoy triste por todo, honestamente. Al menos estoy feliz de ver a Sunbo ser tan bueno con Hao Ting. Incluso cuando todo se ponga difícil, siempre habrá alguien a tu lado que te amará y que te escuchará.

Cuando desde el inicio solo vez todo envuelto entre tanta dulzura sabes que algo no va bien acá, ley de los dramas.
Todo parecía carecer de un punto culminante y al ver cómo todo iba en una buena dirección, entonces sospeché que no terminarían juntos, ya sea una ruptura o una de ellas muriendo. Pero tienes razón, las pistas fueron muy sutiles e hicieron un buen trabajo para distraerme, así que no se mostró tan descaradamente como atrapado donde todos sabíamos que no terminaría demasiado bien para los personajes.

Y para terminar tomaré varias frases y diálogos que ame durante el recorrido.

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Realmente creo que es guapo. Y cada vez que lo veo, no sé por qué, pero mi corazón se siente como que está a punto de saltar de mi cuerpo.
Al principio, fue porque gritó. Luego, cuando lo vi, sentí pena por él. Entonces pensé que era porque lo compadecía, pero no es así para nada. Me di cuenta de que estoy empezando a ponerle más atención.
Como cuando estudia, cuando se ríe, cuando camina, incluso cuando está parado quieto en un lugar. No puedo evitar mirarlo. Justo como hoy en la clínica de salud. Seguí, seguí, mirándolo. No sé qué diablos está pasando conmigo.
Solo pienso que él es realmente lindo. Él es muy lindo.
- Te gusta Yu Shigu.
- ¿A mí?
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Amar a alguien es no hacerlo llorar o no hacerlo sentir mal. Amar a alguien... es dejarlo que sea feliz.

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¿Por qué quieres protegerlo? ¿No solías odiarlo antes? Ahora, mientras le vaya bien, entonces estoy feliz. ¿No es esto lo que es querer a alguien? Como antes, cuando te gusto y yo te gusto, ¿ese tipo de me gusta? Me gusta Yu Shigu. ¡Me gusta mucho! Gracias. Después de decírtelo ahora, me siento mucho mejor. ¡SÍ! Xiang Haoting, estás realmente loco. Eso es lo que dice mi papá.
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Cuando nos empujan a avanzar por el tiempo, es cuando nos damos cuenta de que todos los preciosos recuerdos de nuestros corazones son todos los "ese día" cuando caminamos juntos
Mejor, Cada "Ese Día"

Si realmente tengo errores o si mi texto lo siento, realmente escribi esto desde el fondod e mic orazón y no revose si tiene sentido.
ES MI CORAZÓN TRISTE GRITANDO!!!

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The title should've been a dead giveaway!

OK so this is my first review. I began to watch this kind of drama very recently. I usually NEVER watch any stories involving same sex romances. The reason is simple: they tend to be sad and end badly. Now, to each their preferences, but if I'm gonna watch this kind of series, my goal is clear: escapism from the usually dreary reality of same sex romances. When I discovered HIStory, I was overjoyed! Intersting stories, reasonably good acting and happy endings aplenty... until this series. Admittedly, the title initially appeared off-putting to me. But I was lulled in a false sense of security and risked it anyway. I dropped out right after the time skip as I knew where the ending was ended. And really, I should've known better. I had real problems getting into the story in the beginning. As good as the actors are (and I think they are quite good) I had a problem with their acting. To be precise, the humoristic scenes seemed WAY forced and a little out of place in a series that seemed to present itself as more "realistic". It's the first time in HIStory where homophobia (or something approaching) looks like something of a threat. Not to mention the fact that sex is present at all... But I still continued because HIStory hadn't disappointed me yet. But I gotta tell ya, the "realistic" flair was something of a red flag! Still, I decided to believe that, just because it's gonna be more realistic doesn't automatically mean it's gonna be sad. Well la-dee-da to me! Of course one of the lead had to die! The reason I am so disappointed is that HIStory was something of a safe heaven to me. I thought I had found a series could talk about same sex romances without resorting to the tired trope of "same sex romances usually end in tragedy". Well the false sense of security is gone. The reason I find it a pity is that there is enough sad same sex romances at the cinema and on TV. To me, this sad ending doesn't really serve the story and is a bit of a cop out. Now, at the end of the day, I'm sure that some people will still appreciate this series for what it is and I respect that choice. As for me, where before I would begin a new series of HIStory without any reservation, I learned my lesson. I will wait for it ti end and see if the ending is sad or not. Bad things happen and that's life, sure. But good things can happen too and LGBTQIA+ people don't always have the capacity to take that for granted as it is.

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Basic story but heart-warming characters

The story line is pretty basic and I won't say boring but it's not that exiting. A typical boy who is an A student and always alone and a "bad boy" who bullies him at first and then falls in love with him. But I'm not saying that this Drama is bad! Cause what makes all History Dramas special and unique are the characters or more how the characters are played! Xiang Hao Ting for me is one of the most coolest and adorable characters ever! How he plays his role is so funny and refreshing. Maybe some people find him annoying but he's just my spirit animal! So I can say that I really enjoy how the characters are being played and hope that there will be added more excitement to the story.

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Acabo de terminar esta temporada y en estos momentos tengo muchas emociones.
Ya había leído a grandes rasgos como sería el final de este espectáculo, pero no por ello dolió menos, de hecho no estaba preparada.
En general me gustó mucho, tal vez en un inicio el enamoramiento entre Hao Ting hacia Yu Xi Gu se me hizo demasiado apresurado, pero aún así cada interacción entre ellos potenciaba su desarrollo como personajes y como pareja, ambos se ayudaron y motivaron entre sí para ser mejores, convirtiéndose en una pareja de lo mas entrañable.

La verdad es que mi calificación hubiera sido un poco más alta de no ser por el final, trato de ser objetiva y pensar en que fue un final diferente e inesperado a comparación de entregas anteriores en la franquicia de History, pero no puedo evitar sentir en que todo fue demasiado injusto e innecesario, y tampoco estoy segura de que dejara una buena moraleja, intentaron vender un producto haciendo que el espectador se encariñara con sus protagonistas, deseándoles lo mejor y admirando sus progresos y proyectos futuros, todo para que de la nada decidieran matar al personaje más sufrido de la historia y además convertir a su enamorado en un alma en pena.

Recuerdo leer un comentario que mencionaba que el final muestra la importancia de seguir adelante luego de sufrir una perdida, pero el problema es que Hao Ting no sigue adelante! a simple vista parece que sigue con su vida, ha tenido éxito en sus estudios y se prepara para ir al extranjero, lo más probable es que obtenga un buen trabajo, pero su mente y su corazón se quedaron estancados el día en que Yu Xi Gu murió, aún tiene la herida abierta que parece no querer cerrar por más que se encierre en sus estudios o se buscara una novia (en serio lo que este chico necesita es una buena terapia psicológica, no que sus padres lo animen a conseguir un nuevo amor en una mujer).
Agrego a esto que también me molestó que omitieran todo lo referente al momento del accidente, la reacción de Hao Ting y del resto de personajes, el apoyo de su familia ( principalmente de su padre), pero todo esto es reemplazado por un salto de tiempo de 6 años en que parece que todos están bien con sus vidas menos Hao Ting que está en la mierda.

Además, algo que creo que fue muy innecesario y que no logré entender fue la incorporación de esa especie de doppelganger de Yu Xi Gu, ¿Por qué? ¿Para qué?, creo eso fue solo poner más sal a la herida.

Sobre la pareja secundaria no tengo mucho que decir ya que me fueron indiferentes, de hecho en un inicio el amigo de Hao Ting se me hacía bastante tóxico y controlador, luego mejora pero aún sí parece mantener ciertas actitudes, me gustaba más su rol de mejor amigo del protagonista en lugar de su rol de amante.

No soy experta en actuación pero creo que estuvo bien, me gustaron mucho sobre todo los principales, el actor que interpretó a Hao Ting hizo un muy buen trabajo, tanto así que le creí su enamoramiento y también le creí su dolor, algo que no siempre es fácil de lograr en estas historias (en "History3:Trapped" las expresiones faciales del personaje principal (Tang Yi) daban más risa que pena).

En fin, hubiera preferido otro final, pero creo que el drama en su conjunto está bien.

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I was so invested in this series. It truly broke my heart. He didn’t deserve that. He had already been through so much in his life. Then for that to happen!! I’m writing this review a few months after I finished because I was so angry. Like why would they do that. I know it’s just a show. But I was emotionally invested in there relationship. I usually watch BL’s multiple times. Just to make sure I didn’t miss anything. I can’t bring myself to watch this one again. Don’t get my wrong I loved it. But it was just such a tragic ending that I didn’t expect. It has scarred me. HE DIDNT DESERVE THAT AT ALL!!!!

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