If Only I Had More Stars to Give!

This BL passed my expectations in all my criteria. I admit I am easy to please, but I watch them all (regardless of reviews) and have the experience to compare.
Once again, I give a 10 star to any show that makes me "marathon" it and has a good ending. Check, Check!
Beautiful actors/actresses who can actually bring a character to life, Check
Sexy stuff and kiss scenes, Check Check Check!!!
The ML's were so lovable, but so many other characters made every episode great. I laughed, cried, and felt nervous almost all of the time. I literally wanted to give people hugs multiple times and even cried a couple of times. Yeah, they got me!
I agree that it was great having a different theme and I understand people get tired of the same school-themed BL, but I will admit that I watch them all. I will also admit that I would watch"Bad Engineer" if it was a thing, especially if Sib play's the Bully! I know I can't be the only person here that saw them acting on set and thought, "I want to watch that". I guess you could say it was a dig at the norms, but to a fan like me, it was like an easter egg and just another way this series gave me everything I wanted.

My only regret is waiting so long to watch this. I passed it up many times because the summary reminded me of some of the earlier BL series and movies that I watched but didn't love. This is easily now one of my favorites worldwide. This will be a hard act to follow. I pray 2022 brings it.

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Chase me and Pull my Pigtails Please Mr. Scene Thief

This is my first review, even though I have been a member for a long time. I will admit that I am usually generous with my ratings because I tend to value things for what they are and not what I expect them to be. BUT, I only give a 10 to shows that make me marathon them AND have a satisfying ending.
I'll start with Xu Kai, since he is the reason I found the show. I'm a sucker for devils with handsome faces, and this show put him at the top of my "Jerks you want to kiss list." I fall in love with all his characters and I am always afraid he will be type-casted each time, but he never fails to draw me in. Even if he wasn't illegally handsome his acting skills would keep me stalking his newest shows. His acting never stops. Even when the camera isn't on him, I can't stop staring. I lost count of how many times I had to replay a scene because I forgot to pay attention to everyone else's reactions. He's an expert scene thief!

I think Cheng Xiao did a great job of playing a young woman in a man's world. She was the perfect combo of feminine badass. The only thing that felt unrealistic was her ability to push Xu Kai away, even once! I mean this as a compliment. This must take good acting skills. All joking aside, I loved her character. This was my first show with her in it and I look forward to seeing her in other roles.

All the other characters were just as entertaining and lovable! I definitely picked up some hinted BL or bromance, but I admit that I'm also usually hunting for it. I'd say more, but I hate spoilers.

The friendships and teamwork themes were really heartwarming and just as entertaining as the romance. I admit I got choked up a few times. I also really enjoyed the animated gaming scenes. They made the competitions more exciting and fun to watch.

I can't leave without giving props to Tong Yao's parents. I normally dislike meddling parents in dramas, but they cracked me up. Their character growth had me rolling by the last episode and I even missed them when they were absent from too many episodes!

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