HIStory3: Faça Valer a Pena (2019)

Words cannot explain...

So I have watched other HIStory series before and always liked them a lot, but this one has to be one of my favorites. It's a pretty simple story with an enemies to lovers concept in high school enviroments, but the realism of it is made very nicely and beautifully. The story may sound simple and overused but this one really isn't, it is so much more.

STORY:
Xhiang Haoting is quite of a troublemaker. He's outgoing, hotheaded and extroverted. Yu Xigu prefers to keep a low profile, stay away from others and be by himself to only focus on his schoolwork. As we can see, these boys are the total opposite of each other and perhaps, they were never even meant to meet.

Yet somehow their paths crosses when Xiang Haoting's girlfriend starts losing interest in him and begins making a move on Yu Xigu. This causes Haoting to start following Xigu with the will to ruin everything for him. But after an incident with a school exam things starts to change. Haoting starts feeling guilty over what happened, he may seem insensitive and hotheaded but the fact that he is a very deep caring and joybringing person there is no doubt about. He's not a complicated guy, but very easy and straightforward. After the incident with the exam he starts watching Xigu in distance, but not to harass him this time, but because this quiet and lonely boy suddenly looks so different and interesting in his eyes. Xigu on the other hand seems to want nothing more than to be left alone. But how easy is it to actually know the difference between what you want and what you need if you're someone who's never been anything else but lonely?
They seem like total opposites at first glance. Xiang Haoting who lives freely and does whatever his heart desires without any thoughts of consequences, and Yu Xigu, a lonely and hardworking boy who worked his whole life, all just to not be a bother for other people. Yet it seems like their differences and strong sides could be just what the other one is lacking.

ABOUT THE SERIE:
I know this story may seem basic and overused but the way they made this one is different, very beautiful and unique.
This serie had a very nice way of moving forward, not too rushed, not too slowed or dragged out, and as a watcher you could really feel the characters develop and evolve through out the story. It is not a complicated story itself but the emotion it gives off that makes it feel unique. The story is just Xiang Haoting, a big quite aggressive guy who falls head over heels for a guy of the exact opposite from himself and does all he can to make him like him back. Even though Haoting can be aggressive and forward in his approaching it was never enough to be pushy or crossing a line, it's forward yes, but still very delicately done. It's not hard to see he is a very respectful and caring person. I was personally very surprised but happy with his way many times. He knows when he's done wrong and always tries to fully make up for his mistakes, even if it means hurting himself along the way.
We also get to see how love can change another person. It sounds very old and cheesy I know but this drama performed it very beautifully and not at all forced.

I have heard people saying this serie focuses too much on sexual scenes. I can see why people say this but I still have some things to bring up about it.
These people are in high school and I personally thinks it kinda makes sense, I mean, this serie has a beautiful realism to it and this is sort of a part of it. The serie does focus on sexual scenes sometimes yes, but those were also extremely well performed. Full of emotion, desire, passion, and well built up tension. I am personally so happy to see that they didn't sexualize or fetishize homosexual relationships as some series can tend to do. No, this was all somoehow very realistic, it was simply about the love and desire for another person.

ACTING:
I have only one word to say about this, amazing. The emotions and face expressions are extremely well performed. The actors turns out to not be that experienced but you can without hesitation feel every emotion with the characters. The emotions felt very deep and real, never rushed or awkward. When they felt something, anything, sadness, happiness, confusion, pain, I could feel it all with them. I belive that is a very important add and in this serie it was very powerfully done.

OST:
There were two OST's showing in this serie. The intro, and the "emotional scenes" OST. I love both of them if I'm gonna be honest. Especially the emotional one called "Hey" if i remember correctly?
It was such a beautiful song, it still put me in tears to this day. The way they played the OST's never felt weird or awkward. It was perfectly suited in both the chosen scenes, and in the serie itself. Both the lyrics and song suited the serie very well.

Last but not least. Some of you might heard of the ending already... However there will be no spoilers here.
Some people dislike the ending and I obviously understand why, but I personally somehow like it as I at the same time also hate it. Because even if it feels the way it does, it really adds a very special and emotional touch to the characters and the serie.
If you like the ending or not probably depends on who you are as person and what you prefer but I can say this much, wether you like these kinds of endings or not, the serie itself still makes it 100% worth watching.

Leia Mais

Well here we go. I was really crazy about this series. Everything was in it and I could not wait until the next episode. I always had a good feeling with the history series. But then suddenly you feel where it goes and really I was just sad about it.
I know that it is reality and I know that a happy ending can be impossible. But I watch series because it gives me a good feeling and there is enough misery and I don't want that with a series either. That's why I thought I was safe with history.

I thought the story was good, I thought the players were good, actually I thought everything was very good. So highly recommended, I'm definitely going to watch it again, but not the last 2 episodes. prefer the second pair. The second pair is so incredibly good.

the last episode was in my opinion that, after gu his death he never got over it and he was saying goodbye to everyone. He told his best friend that he is going to the mountain to see him again. And I think that he can no longer cope without gu.I understand the parents on the one hand but why arrive with a girl?
Overall a really good drama with a sad end,again i will rewatch it untill episode 10.And i will wait with a other new history to watch untill i know when it is a happy end.

Leia Mais

Kill me

Oh my god. This drama tore me up so terribly.

Firstly, it was kind of stupid and boring and the intrigues were like... what? Pointless? But the deeper into the story we got, the more serious the plot became and by the end off it I was ready to jump off a cliff, swear to God, man.

The main characters are quite perfect in chemistry. The whole enemies-to-friends-to-lovers is my jam. I love how Xiang Hao Ting is just all over the place, intense and horny and seriously your typical teenage dude. xD And then Yu Xi Gu is his polar opposite; studious and serious and weighed down by his circumstances. Talk about these two learning from each other.

About the other couple, I'm not convinced at all. It was fine but mostly I found them annoying. xD I'm only here for the main couple honestly.

But yeah, watch this if you feel masochistic and self-destructive. :-) It's the sweetest but also the most fucking painful.

Leia Mais

I loved the actors in this series they really showed their emotions well and I know some of them are newbie actors so I’m proud of them?.
Now onto the review. I loved the plot of this story I will say it moved kind of fast so if you don’t like fast plots I don’t recommend this drama but it will make you feel many emotions.
This drama has a VERY sad ending for one of the couples I cried for a while but I don’t regret watching it at all.
The music was great I loved the OST it was amazing.
I would rewatch some episodes but I’m not sure the whole thing but then again I’m not the type of person to even rewatch movies.
All the actors have very close relationships on and off screen they really made me love them they seem really close with each other and I love that I think that’s another reason to love this show. I really loved this series as a whole and if you are willing to cry your eyes out but at the same time warm you heart I definitely recommend this.

Leia Mais

I am fascinated with the story line of this B/L series. How beautifully put together. It touched my heart and I cried a lot! It shows the true feeling of every human being on this earth that deserves a chance to love, regardless of any physical differences. My heart went out to every protagonist of the story. It was a sweet way to start the feelings for each other. Each character was appealing to the eye. Gorgeous men, of course. At first, I was afraid it was going to be one of the American gay stories who spent most of the time talking in the bed and talking nonsense. It was an unpredictable ending, it broke my heart and I could not stop crying. Loved it!!!

Leia Mais

Could have been a 10 if it had a different ending

This is definitely a good Drama, however it did kind of feel like the ending didn’t fit the rest.

Actors: I liked the the choices for the actors and their acting. The only thing I didn’t like as much was how dangerously skinny one of them was and maybe that one of the other characters seemed to change into a completely different person when he was horny.

Plot:
I really liked the side couple and their story. For the main couple: This started out as a really cute Highschool romance. I loved how one character found out about his feelings, his change in behaviour afterwards. It all fit quite well. I really liked how he handled his feelings and decided to go after his love interest. My problem here would be that we didn’t really get to see how the other characters feelings started developing. A little more of that would have been nice.
Their relationship itself was quite cute and I liked how the obstacles they got thrown in the way played out.
I didn’t have a problem with there being a focus on sex for a few episodes, since to me this is a natural part of a relationship that should be dealt with, especially with high schoolers. However one of the characters did seem a little too keen on the whole thing.. that made it a little weird on some parts.

All in all the story leading up to the end was a really nice story of first love.

However the end just really really felt off and not satisfying at all.
Sure life sometimes makes unexpected turns. But from the perspective of a Drama watcher, who was not prepared for this at all, it just really felt off.
The last episode was just really weird all the way through. To me there would have been many other ways to keep the ending but make it better, or give it an entirely different ending that would have fit the feeling of the rest of the story better.

In the end this was a good Drama with a kind of unfitting ending.

Leia Mais

One of he worst ending I have ever seen

Until the last episode, the series was going great, the characters were trying to peace everything but the last episode was a big turning point in the whole series.
One of the leads dying was a bad ending but also, the final episode was completely illogical. It's like the pieces that the characters were trying to join had a blast.
Wouldnt recommend this series, not just because of the bad ending but because of the illogical stuff in the story.
One more missing thing from this series is the story of side characters, it was like just a glance was shown of some of the side characters while they had an important role in the story.

Leia Mais

My First

This one will always have a special place in my heart because it's the first BL I ever watched (surprised I watched more after lol). I highly recommend it, this series is so well done, and while there are a few gaps in the characterization, it's so soft and sweet you can forgive it.

The intimate scenes omg...blush, but worth it.

The side couple I did like, it's a nice contrast to the main couple.

My advice however is not to read the comments as you watch (spoilers abound) but so good. I will rewatch when I get up the courage too, and while I won't spoil anything for you, prepare your heart for this one.

Leia Mais

This drama made me feel all the emotions to be experienced in real life. Happiness, sadness, loneliness, love, friendship and hate... to be honest its deserved a better end . I would really like to remember with good senses but now it only hurts my heart.All actors in the series performed extremely well Especially Wayne’s crying scenes made me cry too. They loved each other so good and soft... maybe not soft all the time but when you watching their parts you feel that love. At the end he had learned how to be loved and how to love, all this time he was always alone, but now there was someone who loved and cared for him. It is very painful for him to be worthy of such an end while he has had everything he has starved, sleepless, worked for. Unfortunately I'm having difficulty gathering my words and my English can do that much. Finally I want to say that no one can replace Yuxigu... I will never forget him because he taught me so much things

Leia Mais

SPOILERS

I dont know if anyone is gonna read this review but i wanted to do my part as a BL watcher and give a little bit of details to someone like me who checks the rating and review comments of a drama before i watch it.

This is one of the few BL series that make me confuse regarding the question “should i recommend it or not?”
I dont know what to say. Honestly, they balanced sadness, anger, happiness all into one series somehow. Besides the ending, this drama will make you feel every emotion in the book while watching it (and at the end make you feel like you died inside btw)
Its a beautiful couple portrayed by 2 extremely talented actors. The story? I ll try not to say too much about it because its very complex and id keep writing about it forever.

I wanna adress the ending a little bit, i ll try not to spoil it too much but judging by how famous this BL series is, you probably already heard of it. Its one of the saddest endings i have ever seen and i found myself trying to get myself to believe that they re lying and that didnt actually happen. I cried so much you dont even know.

With this being said, enjoy watching this series be sure to have tissues next to you at all times!!

Leia Mais