Meu Dente, Seu Amor (2022)

Best Taiwanese BL 2022

This was a joy to watch every single second. I was hooked from the first ep. Everything in this production is so good. The setting, the acting, the writing, characters, story development. While is most series there is some sort of lull in the middle, this one was never boring. Always something to be curious about, always a new surprising scene or development.
The actors are on another level. The chemistry is completely natural, like they've been a ship for years. The love radiates off the screen in every action. It's a joy to watch. The natural development of the relationship is another point. Insecurities and obstacles are handled with care and logic in the most romantic way. Inconvenient situations are not shyed away from and the way the biggest argument is portrayed and shot is just.. *chefs kiss*.
The side couples (3 of them!) are not getting all the screentime they deserve, but that's because these also are sooo good. They are all very different, express and experience love in different ways and each of them is great to watch. The way the parents react hurt a lot, especially the father. I hope this is not something that is normal in Taiwan and I did not like the way is was just glanced over and not really addressed. The little dance at the end of the episodes was so cute. I'm really hoping for a second season to give the side couples a chance to blossom and the main cp to solidify their relationship.

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Refreshing, quick, and funny

I absolutely LOVED this drama. It was a super quick binge—only took about a day to finish all 12 episodes—and I wish there was a season two.

The A couple was SOOOOOO cute. I loved them from the first moment they met, during their flirty moments, and in every encounter they had until the end. For those of you looking for a BL focused on a more mature couple, this is what you should watch. I personally felt like I could relate to each of the things that came up in their relationship.

I discovered this BL on Tiktok and honestly did not have super high expectations. It BLEW me away and I was pleasantly surprised! The humor is great and the cast is stellar. I will definitely rewatch this.

SPOILER: The only thing that would've made it better is more Alex/He Qing content. I loved this B couple and I would love it even more if I could see them grow.

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Cute story with minimal angst

Despite a couple of small grievances I have with certain plot points, this was still sweet and a good watch overall. For the most part, it felt very organic and most of it progressed at a pace and direction that made sense.

The first three quarters flowed well with the relationship building of all characters and the development of the story overall. One of the aforementioned grievances is in how there was so much emphasis placed on Bai Lang's trauma, to the point where it was the driving force of the entire show, and then once he decided he wanted to pursue XunAn, it's like it suddenly disappeared. Which is kinda too bad because Andy did a great job at conveying how powerless he was against his anxiety, only for his efforts to be completely traded for the bumbling younger guy chasing a serious older man trope.

The other issue I had was with XunAn's parent's storyline. I'm sorry but beating your child who is now a grown man living out on his own is pretty ridiculous. And for the wife to make excuses for him and apologize for him is even worse. If you don't agree with how to raise your child, that is some serious deal breaker. I honestly don't understand the use of this trope where the parents are so at odds with each other and yet they don't separate. How could she live with that guy after he beat her child with a cane? But, anyway, luckily that was only in the last episode and not a recurring thing as I likely would have dropped it otherwise.

I really liked the friendship Bai Lang had with Alex and enjoyed all of their interactions together. They bicker like siblings which made for some hilarious dialogue and then you can see how much they actually care for each other in the more somber moments. I would have liked more time with Alex and RJ's development but I understand they were just a side couple.

Even with the few things I personally didn't care for, I would still recommend this as it was a short and sweet piece full of heart and feels.

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The dentist guy won my heart

I give it 9 out of 10 because this series is simply entertaining. All casts are full of pretty boys. Eps 1-3 I mostly felt nothing, I started paying attention to ep 4 and 5. Even though they have inserted Bai Land's backstory, Bai Lang as a character seems to be forced and his whole personality seems not to make sense. The dentist, on other hand, at the beginning his character seems to be boring and one-dimensional but it comes out he's more believable than Bai Lang. So, the dentist guy won my heart so far. He doesn't contain many expressions and manages to be like a real 'dentist.' He shifts little by little to make people love him and be the soul of this series.

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Like:
+ First of all; watch the ending scenes! They are important and fun.
+ I didn't expect such serious topics, but was positively surprised! They deal with realistic problems in a realistic and authentic way and which episode I fell more and more in love with each character!
+ The dentist team is so funny, lovely and heartwarming, I can't! They are all so so cute. T_T
+ The male leads are totally different, but have a great chemistry. I personally loved their kisses! :x
+ Loved the little habits they developed.
+ The couples are all so lovely and cute. I didn't watch a lot of shows yet, where there were so many couples, so I am not annoyed by it yet. I liked it. (- but it would have been nice to see more from Alex and RJ. RJ is such a cutie!
+ The OST is crazy good! Love love love it!!
+ Pacing was fine! Personally I would have liked the last conflict a little less dragged, but that's just for me, because I'm such an impatient person. I totally understand why they choosed this pace, so it's not really a critical point. And all the other conflicts get solved in a really nice pace! I've never felt bored or frustrated!
+ I got really teary towards the end because after watching them for such a long time (I normally watch dramas which are way shorter) it just felt like I have to say goodbye to some good friends. T_T

Room for improvement:
- Like I said, I would have appreciated it to see more from RJ and Alex. Geez. RJ stole my heart right away. T_T
- The last conflict felt both rushed and dragged. Dragged, because they spent much time to show how Bai Lang feels about it, but rushed because it didn't got the proper resolution on screen, which would have been nice.

Overall I am satisfied and happy with this drama! I would totally recommend it. It's a nice combination out of humour and serious themes. The balance is great and the transition from being a funny, shallow show into a more serious tone was great! While we're getting to know the characters better with each episode, the tone changes and we see under the surface. I really liked it.

I started the show with absolutely zero expectations (because it was my first (well, technically second, but I dropped the very first one) taiwanese drama, after I am slowly running out of k- and j- BL dramas I wanna watch :D) and I am so so happy that I liked the show so much. The story sounds so hilarious and funny, but the show gave me a lot more than just a few laughter. I really like each character and it would be so cool to see more of them!

Leia Mais

Great character development

This is a great lighthearted series. I enjoyed the characters but Bai Lang did a fantastic job!! His portrayal of severe anxiety disorder and the inner battle that is sometimes fought due to overthinking, beautiful!!

Watching as he and Xun’an’s relationship progresing, Lang eventually letting down his guard and letting him in. I feel his guilt for what happened to his parents had to be such a burden for him. That guilt cause a lot of fear and I could resonate with him as he pushed Xun’an away. I have been there before and Bia Long’s character was everything to me. I loved watching him battle Ye for Xun’an. Bai Lang is fiesty AF and once he had Xun’an, he wasn’t letting him go. LOVED IT!

Getting their happy ending was tough. Xun’an put in a lot of work. Trigger warning tho, there is a case of physical assault between a father and son. In this case, the son was pleading for his boyfriends acceptance since Bai Lang was an orphan and he wanted him to have a complete family. Poor thing endured excessive kneeling and being beaten with a cane for what seems like a month. I was a bit worried that would have triggered an episode from Bai but thankfully it didn’t.

When it comes to the chemistry, I feel as if it started well but fizzled. That’s only due to the kissing being awful. They tried to make it better with angles but towards the end there, they let some awful lip locking be seen in full view…yikes! Don’t get me wrong, they were definitely cute together, and the side couples were just as enjoyable to watch. I really enjoyed I Qi and Alex’s relationship. I was hoping for a bit more but I guess I will just have to settle for Alex’s last flirtatious line.

10/10, would definitely watch again!

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This series was unfortunately very very disappointing. :-(

2/10

Negative:

1. Too much jabbering in the episodes. Became more and more from Ep. to Ep.....
2. That Jins ex showed up.
3. Bai's constant attacks from his trauma.
4. The Movie implementation wasn´t good. Very disappointing. I was close to falling asleep. I waited all this time for Jin and Bai to finally kiss. Unfortunately, they kissed much late.
5. From episode 8 on, Jin and Bai were walking around so much while they were fighting. I almost fell asleep there too.
6. JxB couldn't even spend the night together because the stupid Handy rings and he had to leave...Very disappointing!!!
7. That nothing more came from Alex and RJ in the finale episode. I would have liked to see them as a couple.

Positive:

1. Maincouple
2. Sidecouple

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