Desconhecido (2024)

Best Step-Brothers BL I''ve seen

As a fan of the forbidden step-brothers trope, I feel like Unknown is both the best and most realistic BL that tackles this situation. When compared to other BLs like Brothers and Cherry Blossoms After Winter, the character development, specifically the two main character's pasts are well developed compared to the aforementioned BLs. Which makes the viewer much more invested into the lives of Qian and Zhi. The stakes are higher after witnessing and knowing just how close as siblings they are through their shared experiences. Which is why the response of Qian sending Zhi away abroad after having been confessed to is justified and understandable. We see just how hard he has brought up his siblings all on his own and doesn't want to ruin that relationship for a romantic one. Sure, its not the first and only step=brothers BL to do this, its the only one that has shown me why instead of simply saying its because they're step brothers and its wrong.

Despite the messy beginnings of their love with Zhi's confession, when their relationship actually begins its very cute. A sweet and rewarding 12th episode showing the two happily together while still keeping their family a loving and caring one was the sweetest of cherries on top. Especially after how dramatic and messy (in a good way) the first 11 were. Overall, if you are not a fan of the step brother's trope, I don't think this BL will convince you. But if you don't mind it and are in the mood for a dramatic BL with strong messaging of family, heartfelt and interesting story, and well thought out characters. Then I would suggest Unknown for you.

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Soy un misógino, homofobo pero me enamoro de mi hermano.

Vale te acepto el gap age (aunque no me guste nada) , te puedo aceptar el incesto (porque aunque seas hermano adoptivo sigues siendo hermano, no hace falta que haya sangre de por medio. Si no todos los hijos adoptivos no son hijos en sí porque como no estan relacionados por la sangre y el adn en si la biología, pues como que no es incesto si hago cosillas con mi hijo adoptivo es lo mas normal sabes. Que es que hasta el final le llama hermano y no novio.... ) pero tío la misoginia. Todas las mujeres son lo peor , mira que tu madre lo habrá podido ser pero es que como tratan a la hermana que si tienes que estar a dieta porque vas a bailar, que si me río de ti, que si digo como tienes que ir vestida. Amor que tú madre sea una drogadicta y abusadora , claramente afectará a tu relación con a las mujeres pero de tu personaje no que haya misoginia en toda la serie y más si tu público objetivo del BL es femenino.

Y mira lo unico bueno que saco bueno de esta serie es conocer a los dos protagonistas porque son guapos a rabiar uno sabe actuar y el otro odiaba su personaje y que no sabes actuar.
Kurt Huang me has sorprendido gratamente con tu actuación,tanto cuando se confiesa al hermano (y dice que sabe que esta mal amar a quien ama) como cuando se vuelve a ver con los de la banda, esa actuación si me pareció algo mejor que la de Chris Chiu. Es que, la escena de la ruleta rusa no me la tome en serio porque madre mia no habia por donde cogerlo.

El Wei Qiang es peor que un cuñao.

Claramente la serie se salva por los dos capitulos finales, me hubiera gustado que al ser mas corta hubieran predominado esos momentos que la homofobia del Wei Qiang, eso si maravilloso cuando Yuan vuelve de EEUU y le da un poco la espalda al Wei Qiang.

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Gradually from ugh to aww.

Might contain a spoiler, and english is not my first language. Aside from how the storyline itself is quite "home sweet alabama" moment, except they're not related by blood, overall it was fine. Yeah.

The story itself started from when they're still young, where you'll see a lot of abuse, violance some sad moment and it was until episode 2 or 3. Personally, I keep on tapping right-arrow button on my keyboard to make it fast forward as I was not able to keep up with its slowness. It was slow for me and was an ugh (personally).

However, those slowness was explaining a lot on how Yuan developed his feelings for Qian. Which then also explains a lot with whatever things happened next as when they became an adult.

Until they finally became adult, this is where I start to develop my proper interest in this story. I don't want to spoil a lot of thing, but I'm really happy with the character development of everyone here. As day goes by in the story, my aww -insert cute face- also grows a lot.

Lots of lesson can be gained through the story itself, which honestly touches me up a LOT. It shows a lot of love from a sibling, along with shows love from partner as well. It might be questionable because of how Qian and Yuan who are technically a sibling (but they're not related by blood) went from stranger to siblings to lovers. But oh well, I'm fine with it.

All I can say is that, yeah it's worth watching. But, if you're that type of person who can't keep up with the slowness of this story, then it's totally up to you if you want to rewatch it or not. Personally, I would just skip first few episodes and start watchkng the episode where they're all finally became an adult.

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Could've been better

The best thing about this drama :
- The acting : the main were amazing and they portrayed the emotions of their characters really well.
- The chemistry was amazing
- The music

But, I feel like it dragged and the end was really rushed. So I was disappointed.
I was expecting their first kiss so much, but how it was filming and edited, it wasn't good in the end. And I didn't really feel it.
Feel like also it was so sudden, they spend the night together and they are already boyfriends. Also, very rush in the last ep with the illness. They showed us nothing and at the very end we assumed that he got his surgery and he is fine. They live happily together. And I'm disappointed there wasn't an actual scene with the sister and her child.
Also, it felt like a mashup of scenes together of them dating to give us something. The flow and editing was weird.

Also, the love scene was disappointing for me, the loud music and the flashback in between.

So, not the best bl I've scene, but it has some good

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Loved it so far eventhough they were some small flaws

*In this review, I’ll talk about both what I liked and what I liked a little less so be aware ! *

Really complex and intricate series and from the beginning as it tackles orphans’ conditions, abuse, etc… but at first (first two episodes) I was really wondering why the show was focusing so much on the two brothers and didn’t introduce the love interest yet until in the end of the first episode, writers made a sudden time lapse and you can see the linging in the young bro eyes so I got it. Even if they are not real brothers, it felt odd to me because of the real apparent age gap (one seemed minor while the other wasn’t so…). Apart of that, they were really depicted having that strong filial bond so that leap felt really weird to me. Although after that sudden time lapse the age gap is not as visible. I’ve forgot about it a little but it’s still on a side of my mind with all that brother thing.
Yet it’s interesting and tackles really good subjects so let’s give it a chance I guess ??
EDIT : after two episodes I completely (fortunately) forgot about it !
Now, I want to know how qian suddenly caught feelings for yuan to the point he even got sick when he sent yuan away...
Also it annoys me how he first ignored his health after being hit (at the beggining). Like you can see a doctor secretly if you don't want your relatives to learn about it. At least you'll get the help you need! The worst is he kept doing it the whole show 😭. Without yuan existing, he would have probably not have gotten that surgery to save his life imo 💀.
Then it's annoying as well that they are keeping the fact that he is sick from lili after it worsen. Like she needs to know as well ! She is your sister ! Like now everyone knows about it but her so please 😭.
Is it because she is a woman that they were keeping it from her ?? Because when it comes to yuan, they are saying they get why yuan was upset they hid it from him but then litteraly agreeing on not telling lili. like wtf. Till the end, they didn’t tell her if I’m not wrong.

I hated the fact his closest friend didn't try that much to get him go to the major hospital, now or earlier ! He could have managed to do it.

Otherwise San pang and the other uncle are such great characters ! Very wise ad all!

I also loved when qian started realizing and admitting how he didn’t know if what he is feeling for yuan was a fraternal love or something romantic and how they would struggle to turn their relationship into something romantic (ep 10).

The OST is so memorable because I keep singing to myself that ´unknown’ high note lol.
The cast is so freaking fine as well as the acting !
The episodes titles are so deep. I love how they could be quotes.
If someone could write them down and share them with me I would glad tbh !

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"Why him?"

I started this series after watching a lot of videos on TikTok. So, I'm suffering with you guys waiting after episode 8 while I'm watching ep. 5.

Thoughts after episode 5:
1. the conversation between LiLi and San Pang was hilarious, which brings me to
2. These siblings - Lili and Yuan - are very clever. The two "adults" have no idea what awaits them. The hunting season has begun.
3. Qian, darling, if you don't want our baby Yuan, then give him to me. I need a man to take care of me like that. I love it.

Now, I'm struggling to watch episode 6, because I know that's where everything explodes. But, at least I can take solace in the fact that tomorrow is the "Unknown Day".

"Why him? Because he has the same birthday as you." - ep. 4
"If my running away had ended up with that letter, would I regret it?" - ep. 9

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Heartmelting

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE true love stories.
I hate stories where couples break up because of lack of communication, mere misunderstandings and so on...
And then there are stories like this...
Where love is poured in to their souls, where there would die for each other, unconditionally, and for ever...
Whitout overacting nor drama they show in every word they say, every action they take, how they choose to interact, that this is true love, be it between brothers, between family, bromance or between lovers.
I'm telling you.. taiwanese BL are on another level completely.

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The first few episodes were great but such a confused drama

This drama started out well. Some things seemed implausible but can be forgiven cause it's a drama. It was such a promising concept. The cinematography was good and I thought the first 6 episodes were solid. I picked up the novel because when I started only 4 episodes were out. The characters are flawed but well written in the novel, their love and commitment for the family really shines through.

But the last couple of episodes TANKED HARD. This drama had violent moments so it wasn't as if they made changes to make it more palatable to a larger audience. So I don't understand why they took well written characters and stripped them of any originality. The show's writing really failed the viewers. I absolutely detest episode 10. Just make it not exist please. I don't understand the point of it. There is no rhyme or reason to anything that the characters did in that episode. The writing was god awful. After episode 8, it was as if they had plot points set up but didn't know how to get from one to another. The ending was extremely anti climatic. When the credits started rolling my immediate reaction was- "ha? what just happened? it ended? Just like that?"

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Not a convincing storyline

It's in the eyes ..a lovers look is different form a brother..
Strangely everything else is beautifully done ..I truly like this type of narration -since the days of "we best love S01" ,, the acting was good (the cute Taiwanese style of acting if I may say so),the music too, but I couldn't buy the feeling (sorry).
He is the big brother even in the throes of passion he was "brotherly" .. I don't know if its their way to commit to "slice of life" type of story but the confusion was there and I didn't like it ..
Also the separation period was to emphasize the younger brother genuine feeling but still I felt as if he was just stuck refusing to live his life, and confusing the thin line between gratitude and love.
Moreover, the story is incomplete as both of them carrying a huge emotional baggage , they didn't talk enough with each other about it.

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is this a joke?

Nothing to complain abt acting, but the plot is so immature, like a high-schooler's diary. Everything seems to take place in the family's living-room... It must be very low budget! Conveniently the ML gets paired with the adopted sibling, and the real sibling falls for the only family friend and also business partner. Just a drama abt 4 people! Not to mention they are all rich & famous, after rising from rags due to being genius or something! The ML becomes an IT graduate and businessman as an orphan while raising two younger siblings. The adopted brother is also a top student. The "dumb" sister becomes a well-known actress over night etc. The setting for this is literally an average house, too big to be realistic as an orphans' house, and too small for 3 accomplished adults.
Some side actions and characters are unnecessary, like the handsome doctor and the second fight with the gangsters.
This mini drama is saved by the excellent actors - special mention to the child actors!
Just watching out of boredom.

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