Watch it!!

OMG what is up with this low 8.3 star rating? Literally the best cdrama and BL I've ever watched (at least me top two) and way better than WOH in my opinion. Doesn't drag (short episodes and only 37), AMAZING ACTING (Mao Zijun never disappoints and his chemistry with Yi Pochen is on point)! OST is bomb, plot is wicked interesting. Seriously y'all just because they don't have long flowy hair, robes, and can't fly doesn't mean you shouldn't watch this.

There are a lot of plot twists, the characters are all really well developed, and overall everything that happens makes sense. Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi have the most wonderful relationship which makes me so happy because I'm so sick of toxic relationships being romanticized in film. Due to Chinese censorship, a lot of good scenes between the leads got cut, but I recommend that you all watch them after you finish the series. And the alternate endings!

The editing is kinda weird with strange cuts in some places, but that's because they had to cut so many scenes out to pass censorship. Overall, don't be scared off by spoilers about the ending. Remember this is a Republican era drama, and loss and suffering are just as important parts of life as trust and friendship and happiness. In fact, the latter become meaningless without contrast from the former.

10/10 should watch, then rewatch.

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Don't watch unless you're super bored like me

Wow this drama kind of disappointed me... I mean the setting and everything is very nice and professional, and the lab actually is a lab (pipettes, autoclave, etc.) and the actors are good, but it just drags............ I think you get my point. I'm always kind of jarred by how all the white people magically understand Mandarin (definitely untrue) and how TOXIC Zhou Xiaoshan is... Like what's wrong with him? Just because he's pretty (or rather, Luo Yunxi is haha) doesn't mean he gets pretty privilege and that he gets to manipulate his way into Jianing's good graces. But seriously, Qiu Jianing doesn't understand life at all. I don't think there exists a single person on earth like her (except for small children). So in terms of how well-developed and realistic the characters are, I'd probably have to give it a 1/10. Everything's so predictable.

Rant over. Watch only if you're really bored (but there are so many better, unappreciated dramas out there like Killer and Healer that you could be watching instead)

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