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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.
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.
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