Dark Blue and Moonlight (2017)

Engaging Love Triangle

Overall, I liked this drama. I give it high marks for avoiding the worst of the gay cliches. Hai Qing (Aric Chen) is gay and in love with two slightly older men, wealthy and self-centered Fei (Tom Wang) and kind but poor and hardworking Pin Jun (Tim Huang). We're spared the usual BL agony of the characters trying to come to grips with being attracted to guys. Big bonus points for that. There are a couple of gay hate scenes from outsiders, but never more than hazing. We're also spared the cliché awkward bed scenes. Director Adiamond Lee moves the story along quickly and more or less logically. I never felt like the drama was padded with unnecessary scenes to fill time. I would have given the drama a 10 except for the abrupt and confusing ending. I had to watch the final scene a few times to figure out what happened. Apparently, Hai Qing chooses not to pursue either relationship and, instead, goes to America to finishing his schooling. Not the ending I was hoping for, but probably the right choice for the story. It does make sense that 19-year-old Hai Qing is too young to settle down just yet. In the final seconds he's writing a letter to Pin Jun, so we're left to speculate he may go back to him some day. The storyline of Fei's other boyfriend Jimmy (Charles Lin) is left unresolved. Maybe we're being set-up for a sequel? The main characters are well drawn and three dimensional, even the Jimmy and "Pinky" (Zahn Ya Han) characters. The character of Hai Qing's father could have used a few more scenes to better foreshadow the drama's conclusion. Hai Qing's apparent preference for Fei could have used some more exposition. We're left to assume it's more of a physical attraction or perhaps his wealth. It's pretty clear that Pin Jun is his soulmate, though. Happily, this is only 12 episodes so it's worth your time to enjoy the characters and their romantic encounters.

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Not your average BL

A warning is probably called for: this drama contains some triggering events, among which cheating and homophobia. That being said, if you are mature enough to understand that these awful things and awful people are a part of life and living, you will be fine and appreciate the complexity of this drama and the care that was put into making it.

When Haiqing and Fei meet, its love at first sight. They share a kiss and can't forget about each other for over a year, Meanwhile Haiqing meets Pinjun, who is just the greatest guy ever, with looks to match, so they get together. This would have been the ens of it, were it not that Haiqing met Fei first, and Pinjun is simply too late to receive Haiqings heart. Even though there are absolutely deep feelings, its not like the heartstopping BIG LOVE he has with Fei. So as soon as they meet again after over a year, they don't waste time and start an affair.

The first few episodes is all about the question "when will they meet again and what will they do then" after they meet again, the theme changes to "who will be hurt the most and how will it happen". The struggle of mainly Haiqing is heartwrenching, especially in interactions with elders like his dad and Fei's mother (who is not as fragile as Fei thinks she is).

The end was mildly disappointing, as I think I missed Haiqings reasoning for doing what his father suggested. The message is clear: love hurts, you better make sure you are ready to deal with everything is has to offer, good or bad. I would not mind a sequel though... Although it is not really a bad ending, I would like to see a really good ending.

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It's good at first with conflict, but it's quite cliche at the end. I'm dissapointed with the final episode because my two couple are torn apart. I felt hurt after watching it. It isn't bad, but something went wrong from my point. If just the story changes, there're no characters gonna hurt in this drama. They all deserved love and caring. I feel bad for the ones who got dumped. Even at the end in the drama tried to make it happy, but we all know it's not.

It's good at first with conflict, but it's quite cliche at the end. I'm dissapointed with the final episode because my two couple are torn apart. I felt hurt after watching it. It isn't bad, but something went wrong from my point. If just the story changes, there're no characters gonna hurt in this drama. They all deserved love and caring. I feel bad for the ones who got dumped. Even at the end in the drama tried to make it happy, but we all know it's not.

It's good at first with conflict, but it's quite cliche at the end. I'm dissapointed with the final episode because my two couple are torn apart. I felt hurt after watching it. It isn't bad, but something went wrong from my point. If just the story changes, there're no characters gonna hurt in this drama. They all deserved love and caring. I feel bad for the ones who got dumped. Even at the end in the drama tried to make it happy, but we all know it's not.

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Quem me conhece sabe que eu sou, normalmente, bem fácil de se agradar quando o assunto é romance e, especialmente, romance homossexual. Eu tenho uma tendência a não ser muito exigente com esse gênero, por buscar sempre compreender a falta de recursos no continente asiático para a produção de programas homossexuais e, mesmo assim, foi impossível dar uma nota acima de três para essa série (apesar de eu ter me esforçado muito em encontrar os pontos positivos).
É impossível ignorar a quantidade quase assustadora de falhas e problemas nessa produção, começando com a pobreza medíocre da cronologia da história. Já nos onze minutos iniciais do primeiro episódio acontece um beijo que não faz o menor sentido entre os protagonistas e, no segundo episódio, há uma busca quase vergonhosa do Hai Qing pelo Yan Fei. Depois disso, eles simplesmente esquecem um do outro e não se encontram até o sexto episódio. Nesse meio tempo, uma série de acontecimentos insignificantes ocorrem como que para preencher episódios igualmente inúteis. Melodramas, tragédias e diálogos que são difíceis de entender a influência deles para o enredo da história. Depois de trezentos episódios sem nem pensarem um no outro, o reencontro do Hai Qing e do Yan Fei é bizarro, onde eles se beijam de novo sem contexto algum e falam sobre “terem sentido a falta um do outro” e sobre o “amor” que existe entre eles, sendo que em momento algum houve uma demonstração de que eles pensavam um no outro nesse período de mais de um ano em que estiveram separados, salvo eventuais desenhos que o Hai Qing fez da cara do Yan Fei de uma forma bem mixuruca.
Depois do reencontro, o relacionamento dos dois sofre um salto gigantesco sem pretexto algum, onde eles aparecem em viagens que ninguém sabe como aconteceram, com noites passadas longe das outras pessoas que ninguém sabe o que eles fizeram pros outros não notarem o sumiço no trabalho e na faculdade e, nessa loucura sem sentido que acontece em três/quatro capítulos, acontece diálogos extremamente pobres com duas ou três frases trocadas entre os protagonistas de forma que você não consegue entender nem o motivo de eles estarem apaixonados um pelo outro já que a interação entre eles é praticamente zero se não fosse a carnal/sexual.
Resumindo, no 1-2 episódio há acontecimentos apressados que você só consegue pensar “quê?” e já se prepara psicologicamente pra tudo acontecer super rápido, aí até o 6-7 episódio não acontece NADA além do início de um relacionamento que só vai servir pra você sentir nojo do Hai Qing, então há um reencontro bizarro entre os protagonistas onde eles se pegam DO NADA e já falam sobre o amor que existe entre eles (amor que poderia ter sido explorado em todos os outros episódios que foram usados para mostrar um avô com Alzheimer e um chifrudo que se fazia de vítima, mas era igualmente traíra) e você só consegue pensar “QUE QUE TÁ ACONTECENDO, MERMÃO?”. E então, depois do reencontro, mais 3-4 episódios são jogados no lixo para focar em uma pegação nosense (onde o Hai Qing estava sempre com aquela cara de paspalhão como se nem ele soubesse o que estava fazendo ali — se nem ele sabe, imagina a gente) e em uma relação que se desenvolveu do nada, com apenas uma ou outra frase trocada entre os protagonistas que você nem sequer presenciou o momento em que se transformaram em um casal.
A atuação dos personagens deixou muito a desejar também, mas eu tento ser mais compreensiva e pensar que a culpa maior foi do trabalho mal-feito do roteirista e do produtor, do que da falta de capacidade dos atores.
Só que, lógico, isso falando apenas da parte técnica, porque também existiu um desconforto muito grande em assistir uma história que vai quase completamente contra os meus valores pessoais. Uma traição sem fim entre o Yan Fei e o namorado dele, que sentavam na mesa no final do dia apontando o dedo um para o outro de forma hipócrita e irritante, erros grotescos que um cometia com o outro e depois quase se ajoelhavam chorando e pedindo por perdão, o Hai Qing sendo um escroto constante com o namorado que fazia de tudo por ele, um melhor amigo que ficava animado e apoiava a traição, mentiras e adultério que quase não tinham fim e sem mencionar as brigas de casal que aconteciam SEM MOTIVO ALGUM.
Um dos piores episódios para se assistir de acordo com os MEUS valores pessoais foi, provavelmente, o nono. O Pin Jun flagra o Hai Qing dentro do carro com o amante, tenta enfrentá-lo por estar sendo traído na cara dura, é obrigado a ouvir o Hai Qing admitir que já está saindo com o Yan Fei há algum tempo, que ama os dois e “ainda não se decidiu”, em seguida a cena é cortada para o Pin Jun (DO NADA) chorando e pedindo perdão (pelo quê? Ninguém sabe), enquanto o Hai Qing tá fazendo um cu doce do caralho no canto como se ELE É QUE TIVESSE QUE PERDOAR ALGUMA COISA. Então, no dia seguinte o Pin Jun liga para ele perguntando se já havia sido perdoado e o cu sujo do Hai Qing nem responde (!!), como se a princesinha realmente tivesse algum motivo para estar brava. Relacionamento abusivo pra cima de mim? Hoje não, meu bem.
Enfim, meu orgulho e minha esperança por uma melhora fizeram com que eu assistisse até o final, isso (é claro) adicionado à muito tempo livre que eu, infelizmente, poderia ter gastado com algo que valesse a pena assistir.
Meus três pontos vão para (1) os beijos, que ao menos foram bem encenados, (2) o avô fofo do Hai Qing e (3) a reação do pai do Hai Qing ao vê-lo na cama com o Pin Jun, que foi melhor do que eu esperava (apesar de ser incoerente considerando o drama gigantesco que ele fez por vários episódios porque o Hai Qing queria estudar em uma faculdade de Artes, mostrando que o roteirista e o produtor falharam novamente ao tirarem o drama de um assunto que faria sentido aparecer e terem colocado em outras cenas que tratavam de assuntos bem mais fracos).

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Love is kind. Love doesn't always have happy endings. Love hurts sometimes. And luck ...?... it has a limit.

I don't think this series is a fairy tale (it doesn't end like that, it's HUMAN) and it's not really for teenagers. It's a great series for adults, not just for men who like men, untwisted, well-flowing, no frills, no Asian affectations, HUMAN.
I was most captivated by the fates of the characters, and apart from the memorable supporting roles, of which there were several, it was the four main characters (all four actors were 25 or 26 years old at the time of filming). They were excellently, sensitively and civilly played, portrayed, each one was different. If I had to highlight, I was most impressed by Aric Chen as Hai Quing and Charles Lin as Jimmy.
The visuals of the characters, the masks, the hairstyles, the costumes - in one word, amazing.
Anyway, I recommend it to almost all GT users, because this piece can't possibly offend anyone...


Láska je laskavá. Láska vždy nemá šťastné konce. Láska někdy bolí. A štěstí ...?... to má limit.

Myslím si, že tento seriál není žádná pohádka (ani tak nekončí, je ČLOVĚČÍ) a ani není moc pro náctileté. Je to skvělý seriál pro dospělé, a to nejen pro muže, co mají rádi muže, nevykroucený, dobře plynoucí, bez kudrlinek, bez asijských afektů, LIDSKÝ.
Nejvíce mě uchvátily osudy postav, a kromě zapamatovatelných vedlejších rolí, kterých bylo několik, to byla čtyřka postav hlavních (všichni čtyři herci v době natáčení měli 25 a nebo 26 let). Byly výborně, citlivě a civilně zahrány, vykresleny, každá byla jiná. Pokud bych měl vyzdvihnout, tak nejvíce mě zaujal Aric Chen jako Hai Quing a Charles Lin jako Jimmy.
Vizuál postav, masky, účesy, kostýmy - jedním slovem úžasné.
Každopádně doporučuji skoro všem uživatelům GT, protože toto dílko snad nemůže nikoho urazit ...

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Story start with a meeting of stranger ,at first meeting they fall in love and at first meeting they separated with eachother and move towards own life but still they have eachother in their memories but at this point ,Yan Fei was wrong because he alreqdy live in relationship with jimmmy since two years ,if he had someone in his heart and mind so he should break up with jimmy but still he continue to live with him .on other side Han also get someone to whom he lived for 1years untill he met with Yan Fei . He and jin loved each other a lot this had been shown but as soon as Yan Fei appeared he and Yan Fei forgot their partner and so easily they breakup with them , it was difficult for Han to breakup because he was not sure about his feeling ,he loved both of them but he betrayed Jin .
This was the reason i don't like the story where main lead betray their relationship ,i felt very bad of their partners who loved them unconditional and they just used them.

They showed sister loved also where sister not thought even ones and ready to help his brother .true sister and brother relationship .this part i like the most in the drama

This drama has too much bold scenes because of this i had decided to drop it but want to see the end so i had skip all those scenes and finished the drama in one day ... but at last i don't like it .

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A love triangle infused with the tragedy of unrequited love and love betrayed, this is the story of a nascent romance cut short by destiny sending two incipient lovers in diferente directions where they will meet different people and fall in love separately - only to have that love turn the corner and ran one into the other all-over-again! For the main character (Su Hai Qing) the question will be: What to do, who to leave... if one has grown to love two different people at the same time?

The plot is particularly elaborate, with a couple of twists and turns that will keep the viewer enthralled most of the time - though it does break down on occasion; but in all fairness one never knows if this is the result of bad editing, writing or censorship of some sort. The movie nonetheless, remains interesting enough to retain one’s attention in an effective build up towards a surprising ending.

The acting is perhaps what leaves the most to be desired; with the exception of the actors Ting Xuan Huang and Charles Lin, both of them credited as supporting characters but holdings large roles. The two main characters, on the other hand, do not live up to the parts they play, especially the extraordinarily handsome Ting Yun Wang - who is always striking a pose. The actor Aric Chen, who plays Su Hai Qing, is also a disappointment.

Another drawback in an otherwise interesting movie is the poor quality of the mise en scène components. A super rich top executive driving an old Audi in need of wax polish? LOL (and what is with his suits making a perfectly good looking heartthrob look like a stooge?).

On the more positive side, I must mention that the lesson learned from Chen Ping Jun’s (played by Ting Xuan Huang) actions at the end of the movie are a lesson in what true love is really all about. The ending is what made the movie a movie I won’t forget.

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This bl story is a bit different than regual bl dramas. It's realistic, which might get boring at some times but I still enjoyed watching it. Almost all of the characters had some major flaws just like normal people, which was a breath of fresh air. I think it's a great change to show real, different personalities. The visuals were satisfying and created a pleasant atmosphere. The actors did a great job.
ALSO the ending really got into my head. Of course it was pretty unsatisfying but that's what would happen in real life. And it made me realise that going abroad to study in some big, fancy city abroad might only sound exciting and fun but in reality it's the people that you love that make your life a better experience so if you find someone you feel happy with you maybe should hold on to them.

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I had seen this drama recommended multiple times for me and I thought, why not, so I started it up. I was majorly disappointed, the plot moves slower than molasses and did not engage me in the story. I had to give up watching by the 3rd episode because it was just so slow and not interesting at all. The actors overact and even their body movements seem forced and like they're machines that don't know how humans work.

Since I could not force myself to watch through this entire drama I can't comment on what plot happens after episode 3, but I will say that there is nothing in the first three episodes that make a person want to keep watching.

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