HIStory3: Faça Valer a Pena (2019)

I feel like I have been BL cdrama punched. A franchise who were carried by fans for years . Known as the ONLY asian safe haven for lgbt and their supporters has gone off the rails. The ultimate bait and switch. In no way did the lgbt community need a tragic life lesson. They have real history and real life plenty for that. I feel this production was sold out and forced to do this ending. It’s the end of a franchise. In a year where lgbt marriage is legal there they could have celebrated young love. Instead we get this. No. I’ll give my time to another writer, another show.

Leia Mais

Review Contains Spoilers. Please watch the show before reading.

I gave it a 10/10 because the story itself was well done. Regardless of the ending everything fell into place and was amazing. The ending was sad, but also happy. When you watch it you will understand why I say this. My heart yearns for peace for Hao Ting in that he finally gets the closure he so desperately needs. If there is a HIStory 4 I will definitely watch. I don't understand why there is so much hate, but as the title says Make Our Days Count is a literal statement we should all live by. We cannot sit idly by and allow time to pass. Every day we need to make it count. Do things you wouldn't normally do. I am happy because Xi Gu did things he wouldn't have done when he was with Hao Ting. He did so much. He was loved and he was able to love someone. Life is not all about happy endings. Yes some of us come to BL dramas to escape the realities of the world and that's okay, but just remember to LIVE! I was thoroughly shaken to the core by the actors acting. They all did such an amazing job.

The guy who looked like Xi Gu was actually someone Hao Ting befriended on a hike. Do you remember what Sun Bo said during the end? He asked Hao Ting what he was going to do now that he'd met the guy. Hao Ting explained that no one could replace Xi Gu and that one day he'd climb the mountain to finally see him again. People feel like Hao Ting is basically saying goodbye to everyone, but I feel he is saying this because that will be the day he finds closure when he climbs the mountain and gets closest to the stars like Xi Gu always wanted to. I am glad he went to college and graduated. it is something both he and Xi Gu wanted, even though Xi Gu was the driving force behind his want to go to college. The moment Hao Ting broke down looking through the box and the moment he watched the young couple walk across the street, it gave me hope that he would one day find solace. I am happy Sun Bo reminded him that he wasn't alone, that he was never alone in his suffering. I implore everyone to get a friend like Sun Bo who listens and understands.

The only thing I would have liked to have is closure. We all need closure. Hao Ting needs closure and all of the viewers need closure. What I would have liked to have seen was how things played out after Xi Gu died. How did the family react? What about the twin that had feelings for Xi Gu? How did he cope? What about the cafe owner? They were extremely close. How did he react? What happened in the span of three or so years that were left blank because of the time skip. Give me that closure I need. Don't just tell me, show me. Show me how things played out and allow me to cope.

Now with the second couple. I am so happy they had a happy ending. I am happy Zhi Gang's father actually wanted him to come home. That moment put a smile on my face.

I applaud the director for going a route NO ONE expected. I guessed this ending before it happened and was hoping I was wrong, but this story was so beautifully done. With that said, please support the director, the actors, the producer and the author of these stories. They do so much and yet sometimes are bombarded with so much hate. With stories this good, one can only hope for a HIStory 4. Just don't kill anyone off in Crossing the Line 2. I beg of you.

Leia Mais

Mirror, mirror on the wall who has the most character development of them all?

Honestly I did not think I would rate this drama this high when I started watching it... But as the plot and characters developed, they set record after record in character development...

As it started out as just another privileged kids, do mean things/use others for fun without realising that what may seem like a small deal for them could mean the world for another... (this was shown really welö btw)...

We also get the whole people pushing others against walls, forced kisses, punches, and questionable consent here and there... But unlike many others these guys seem to show remorse, showing I know, but they do, then they do s*** again but over all there seems to be some type of penceive behaviour.. And. a will to understand the others point of view. Again SHOCKING I know.

The weak male lead is smart, mature and as weak as he may be he does still have the ability to stick up for himself and what he believes in.

The Jerk Male lead is probably the guy to win the prize for most character development in all of Dramaland.

And the boy crew are as lovely as lovely gets... fine the are over protective, impulsive and way to loyal but they give off this feeling that you can be yourself and they will love you no matter what... a brotherhood worthy of its name.

I have laughed, I have been furious, I have blushed, I have had my heart flutter and I have cried, not just lump in chest but ugly snot cried with all that it entails making this drama that could have gotten anything between a 7,5 to a 9 in the beginning go full on 9,5.


Bingeabilaty: 10
Emotions: 10
quality: 7
Characters: 6-10
Annoying characters: bearly noticeable

Definitely a drama I recommend others to watch, just make sure you have tissues or a good sleeve to wipe your tears with.

Leia Mais

Your sometimes friendly BL watcher. (Who is extremely fucking emotional atm and silently throwing a tantrum)
I honestly love this HIStory series as it makes me happy for some weird reason. (Mostly Trapped, Boundary Crossing)
I've seen some gay dramas with happy ending and explainable sad endings. So what the actual fuck was that. The series was going so good until the last episode. I was prepared for them to at least say homeboy got memory loss or some shit but he literally goes *POOF*. You could've killed off one of the friends or even the dada idk Like what the friggin hell.
While sitting on my computer chair crying into my popcorn, I'm trying to piece together that last episode.
First of all yall had the story going great everyone happy and all that jazz. I understand that there wasn't a major conflict in the plot and you wanted to add an accident. That is understandable. You could've added cheating. That would be understandable. BUT HOW COULD YOU KILL OFF EVERYONES SMOL BOY LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. I honestly hope that Boundary Crossing 2 isn't like this.

Leia Mais

Story:
Ok so in the beginning, the story was actually good with the two main characters developing their relationship. At the start they are strangers but soon become close and it becomes more interesting. I thought this story was going to be a light hearted soft story on the main couple but oh boy was I WRONG

They had the most healthy relationship in the drama and all bl dramas in existence. However, the second couple's story was questionable as in the beginning it was a very strange and a creepy story. One of the guys was too in love with the other guy which made him pushy and annoying. At one point I thought he was going to be a psycho because he once forced a kiss on him. But somehow they had a happy ending. I am not saying they shouldn't deserved one, but it was better if both of them had a happy ending.

So what was the most annoying part of the drama is the ending. The ending was absolutely trash. Yu Xi Gu ends up dying which makes no sense at all. He suffered the most where he struggled with money, work and studies. After all this time he worked so hard and eventually found his love of his life and a reason for him to be happy but NOOO. Instead it fasts forward into the future and the second couple are getting married but Xiang Hao Ting lives in misery.

Leia Mais

Cut But Kinda Cringey Then It Become Dull...

Cute, but a bit cringey in its first half. Unfortunately, I was so bored and uninterested in its second half.

Xia Hao fell for Yu Xi a bit too fast in my opinion. His attraction was kinda out-of-nowhere too. One minute, he hated him. The next, he likes him, putting in so much effort to chase him. And his personality did like a complete 180, pass the point of believability. It's so awkward and cringey seeing him act all cute, love-dovey and over-the-top because he is 'in love' with Yu Xi. Sun Bo Xiang and Lu Zhi Gang's relationship was also too quick in my opinion and I didn't care for them. Both relationships quickly get dull and stale as there is no conflict or tension. Nothing to build towards.

And of course, there's the standard "I don't like guy. I just like _____" which is plentiful in BL series unfortunately.

Lu Zhi Gang has good intentions as he probably sees Yu Xi as a little brother, but what he did by telling Xia Hao off is selfish. Ultimately, it should be Yu Xi who decides whether or not he wants love in his life, not some outsider. And Yu Xi still studies hard and he will no doubt he able to continue to achieve high marks. Maybe with love in his life, he will feel even more motivated to do well in school. And he's happy. Happier than he was when he was alone. That must count for something.

It's so stupid for Xia Hao and Yu Xi to make out on the couch in the living room with the possibility of Xia's family coming in anytime. It's just so dumb and unrealistic.

I thought that being gay was legal in Taiwan. Why did Yu Xi get in trouble at school for going to a gay bar? And why didn't Xia Hao blame the person who the photo was from? Especially since that person is friends with his ex-girlfriend.

The infamous ending. I was initially expecting that Xia Hao wasn't going to get into a top 5 university to be honest, but when he did, I knew that one of the main characters probably died. To be honest, I enjoyed the ending. It was interesting and brought something new and different to the series, especially since I was quite bored during the second half. Not sure what the purpose of the inclusion of a Yu Xi doppelganger was though. And Xia Hao became straight with a possible female love interest. Ugh. And he reaffirmed that he didn't like guys, only Yu Xi. Ugh.

On a side note, Wayne Song (Xiang Hao Ting) is absolutely beautiful though! Probably the best-looking BL actor I've seen thus far! His hair! His cheekbones! His jawline! Stunning!

Leia Mais

SAD ENDING... WTF!!!

HIStory 3: MODC was one of the series I looked forward to watching every time it aired. Now I have to say goodbye and I feel like I am torn between being happy and sad.

The storyline was I'd say was quite splendid up to the point that it was addictive to watch and see how the characters evolved, how they determined their feelings and make their own decisions whether be it against the view of society or not. Their only mission was to love and be happy because at the end of the day it is your happiness not the happiness of others that matters.

The ending gave us a reality check, that not every time we have a happy ending and most of the time we are met with tragedy and sorrow. The episode gave us an example of how a tragedy can impact everyone around and especially those who love you. It gave us a view of how people cope and pass through those tragedies and sorrows, to continue living and to be the person that we oath to be. To be honest, I wanted a Happy Ending where Yu Shi Gu did not die but only suffered amnesia and reverted to his younger years, the years he did not experience therefore creating a new persona. A playful and energetic kid that unconsciously going close to A-Hao. And as A-Hao finally accepts the reality that Yu Shi Gu has lost all his memories, gives him one last kiss triggering him to remember all of his memories. The end! But I guess It will just be in my fantasy.

A Storyline for P-II

Yu Shi Gu seems to have not died but only lost his memories and was hidden by his aunt. At the start of part 2, we see that Yu Shi Gu continued his studies after recovering and finally graduates while A-Hao is in the US. A few years after, Yu Shi Gu begins to create a name for himself without remembering A-Hao and without A-Hao knowing. He now goes by a different name. He is then invited to Stanford to exhort for a seminar or something. A-Hao sees him and thinks that he is only hallucinating. He asked around who that was and found out more about him. After the seminar, Yu Shi Gu then travels back to Taiwan. A-Hao then follows back and a new discovery of their love occurs... The story continues!

But that is just me.

Leia Mais

If I need to compliment something, it'll be the cast. They did their best with the material they were given, and Wayne pulled out everything he had for that final episode. Though realistically, Wayne was the only one that had a character with any sort of depth. Xi Gu does little beyond be bullied/harassed by Hao Ting, eventually fall in love with Hao Ting after his persistent nagging and attention, and then die when the writer tries to push a last minute lesson. The second pairing, Bo Xiang and Zhi Gang, essentially serve as sexy fan service. Zhi Gang is given a few notable conflicts and plot threads which could've been interesting to follow, but they're all lazily concluded off-screen in the finale so they're not worth mentioning in any detail or really being paid any attention to. They exist to showcase one or two hot sex scenes. The supporting cast are there to be pretty, and they do that well.

The first 9 episodes present a fluffy romance with bits of sexual tension and few notable or gripping conflicts. Ignoring that the beginnings of the main relationship don't really make any sense, the couple itself is pretty cute to watch. They've got chemistry, and Wayne manages to be charming and endearing despite his character being childish and pushy. Most of these 9 episodes, after the initial bullying stunt, are spent watching Hao Ting go through a series of cliché issues. He fusses over Xi Gu until they're in a relationship, then he fusses with his parents until they accept that he's romantically involved with a boy. Following that, the finale tries to push a "tragic" ending after psyching the viewer out for half an episode with a doppelganger. Given the title, "Make Our Days Count", I'd assume the goal here is to present the importance of living your life to the fullest. But where was this the last 9 episodes? Why do I even have to assume what the writer is going for? Xi Gu's entire character setup, as a poor student that lost his family and spent every day studying, could've been a perfect lead in to this kind moral. Had the drama actually spent time enforcing the theme of living life while you have it, the ending could've been logical and impactful. But the drama spends more time focusing on irrelevant and easily-passed conflicts and the standard BL drama fare than it does actually pushing that narrative, which makes the ending feel entirely out of place and absurd. There is no foreshadowing or introspection that would logically lead to the conclusion. You can write towards an ending like this one while still keeping it a surprise if you're adamant on needing shock factor. And worse, the ending itself was poorly executed. I found myself laughing at the revelation of Xi Gu's death rather than at all emotionally affected by it because it was ridiculously masked and hidden for 20 or 30 minutes.

All in all, this really isn't worth a watch. Was the main couple cute together? Sure. But lots of BL couples are cute together while having more compelling stories, and there's no pay off at the end here to make the "journey" (if I can even call it that) worth the time spent. But again, kudos to Wayne for throwing his heart into all of his scenes. I could've written in depth about this drama's countless other issues, like Hao Ting revolving his life around his boyfriend which was never addressed, but I don't feel it deserves even half the time I already spent writing this.

Leia Mais

Sad Boi Hours

This was so emotionally torturing. I haven't felt so defeated by a BL EVER. Not even UWMA could break me down, but damn, this series was IT. It drew you in, it made you fall in love with these characters, it made you care for them with every ounce of your being, and then they go and crush your soul.

Let's Dive In.

I haven't seen any type of chemistry before Xiang Hao Ting and Yu Xi Gu. The way we felt about these characters, in the beginning, is so different from what we feel for them in the end. I hated Xiang Hao Ting. He had a player-type personality and treated Yu Xi Gu terribly. But, these characters grow with one another and throughout the story that it's so hard to continue to have that same hatred by the end. The way these dudes completely body slammed these roles is far beyond my imagination. They had the best acting I have ever seen, period. I would wonder at times if whether they were acting, or if they were for real having a breaking moment. It was so raw, it was so real, and I loved it with all my heart. While I wasn't too keen on Xiang touching Yu Xi Gu inappropriately (who cares if he was sick or out of it, it was wrong), I do like how they both took their time in deciding when the right time to have sex was. I feel like a lot of BLS skip this big moment and just kind of ignore the curiosity and the worry that surrounds sex, and just hops right into it. I loved that this series does that. A beautiful love story that leads to a sort of tragic ending.

The side couple wasn't my entire favorite, but I did enjoy them. Sun Bo Xiang was sometimes too overzealous, and a bit too prideful, but he did add that very much needed comedic relief to the series. Lu Zhi Gang is my favorite character. I loved his sternness and the way he carried himself. I think they're a perfect example of opposites do attract, and I really liked the way they built each other upon their weaknesses. Sun Bo Xiang lost my interest after he tried to force himself onto Lu Zhi Gang. It was inappropriate, and so not needed. Their sex scene is the most explicit thing that I have EVER seen in a BL ever before. I watched on Viki, so I had the pleasured opportunity to see other people's comments, and it had me laughing my ass off.

The ending, while it was tragic, was also left very ambiguous. So Yu Xi Gu died in a car accident, but then who was Xiang Hao Ting hanging with the entire time afterward??? Was that a guy that looked like him? Was that him imagining that he was still there?? Did the dude not actually die, and instead just lost all of his memories?? There are so many unanswered questions that lead the audience to not knowing, and I loved that. You can interpret how you want, and no answer is wrong.

Overall, this was an impressive series. Because of the really tragic ending, it's not my favorite HIStory, but it's definitely up there in my top 25. I heard they are coming out with a HIStory 4 that will have the same cast. I don't know if it's a continuation or a different story, but I'm excited to see them on screen again.

Leia Mais

I had very high expectations for this series considering how much I fell in love with 'Trapped' earlier in the year. However, while comparing four series from HIStory2 & HIStory3, Make Our Days Count has undeniably been the weakest in terms of plot development.

The production value was pretty good and seemed to be on par with Trapped. There were some awkward scenes nonetheless and I really disliked how they would sometimes zoom in on Xigu's face to show Haoting's perspective. It was awkward, unrealistic and cringe-worthy as hell.

The acting was pretty good. Honestly impressed considering the cast contained quite a lot of newbies (Juan Zhi, Xia De, Xia En, Wilson, Cheng Hao, etc.) Wayne's acting was incredible, especially during Episode 19 & 20. He expressed Haoting's emotions so well.

However, the main flaw of this entire series was the goddamn plot. For the most part, it was cute and I enjoyed it. But it was too simple. There was so little development despite the show having 20 episodes. There wasn't enough expansion. Even Crossing The Line & Right or Wrong had more substance and they only had 8 episodes. Felt as though they had too little ideas and that they could've done a lot more.

Another issue I had with this show (as well as Trapped) was that they lack detail as to how the main couple starts developing feelings for one another. It was too sudden. Developing feelings for a person just through observation (in the case of Haoting and Boxiang), is just unrealistic and immature. The way Haoting randomly decided to start courting Xigu was too quick and it felt like there was nothing to justify why he decided to do it.

I did not like the ending as well. If you're gonna give us a tragic ending, at least make it interesting and worth watching. Episode 19 & 20 honestly ruined the whole series for me because while I was an emotional wreck, I was also skipping through so many boring scenes.

To conclude, this show is worth watching, especially if you're a BL fan running out of shows to watch. Not the best, but enjoyable to say the least. Would I watch this all over again? Yes. But only from Episode 1 to 18.

Leia Mais

I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch this series because of the reviews but I am glad I gave this a shot and watched it all the way through. Some may say it is not good because of what happens at the end but I think the way this was put was very nice. I wasn't a fan of the side relationship but the main couple was great and I wish they didn't end the series the way they did but besides that I love everything about it and how everything plays out as well. I would suggest to not watch the last episode because it hurts like really bad but every other episode I love and enjoyed very much.

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