One of the big pros of Taiwanese BL is that they aren't infected with CCP syndrome, that is: without messed-up plots or silly tropes due to censorship. The stories are pretty straight forward and almost minimalistic. You'll get romance full of pining, pretty boys, and their intention to hold on through thick and thin. "We Best Love" is no exception, except that some scenes affected me more than I anticipated.
Story
No.1 For You starts as boys love at school and ends with the ML leaving the country because he visits his family in America. He didn't come back. He left no message, and the other ML was heart broken. In the sequel, Fighting Mr. Second, the one with the heartache has become the boss of a company his ex-boyfriend runs. They meet again, and the quitter gets literally slapped in the face by him. Question is: what happened long ago? It seems they still have feelings for each other, can hate turn into love again, will they succeed in rekindling their love?
The Cast
Sam Lin shines as the male lead Gao Shi De, more or less a throwback to his role as Mu Liu Bing in Moon River (2015). Both men seem easy-going on the outside, but are inwardly darker. They have no scruples when it comes to scheming their way to the heart of their beloved. They're also ruthless when when they think it's the best strategy to close off their relationship. YU fits the bill as well, as Zhou Shu Yi, a maelstrom of apparent contradictions. He's fiercely loyal but it takes a lot of effort at first, to gain his trust; he's prickly on the outside with a soft heart on the inside. In short, they're made for each other. The supporting cast is also good, but We Best Love is simply too short to give all of them the screen time they deserve.
The Good
There are two times that We Best Love reaches the top of BL productions. Watch the emotional drunk scene with Gao Shi De in the second series, episode 2, and you know what I mean. It has also one of the best kissing scenes and camera angles, I've ever seen in chinese series. Second place is the love that is shown between two guys who have contrasting mental disorders.
The Bad
The relationship between Yu Zhen Xuan and Pei Shou Yi that is only hinted at in the first series, feels a bit forced. The BL format of 6 episodes can't pay tribute to their characters and the complications of their love life. They deserve a series of their own.
Overall
Still I was hooked by the story, to the level of "I'm not crying, you're crying". So watch it, if you're a sucker for romance. Nothing better than watching people falling in love, regardless of their gender, or mental health for that matter.
Story
No.1 For You starts as boys love at school and ends with the ML leaving the country because he visits his family in America. He didn't come back. He left no message, and the other ML was heart broken. In the sequel, Fighting Mr. Second, the one with the heartache has become the boss of a company his ex-boyfriend runs. They meet again, and the quitter gets literally slapped in the face by him. Question is: what happened long ago? It seems they still have feelings for each other, can hate turn into love again, will they succeed in rekindling their love?
The Cast
Sam Lin shines as the male lead Gao Shi De, more or less a throwback to his role as Mu Liu Bing in Moon River (2015). Both men seem easy-going on the outside, but are inwardly darker. They have no scruples when it comes to scheming their way to the heart of their beloved. They're also ruthless when when they think it's the best strategy to close off their relationship. YU fits the bill as well, as Zhou Shu Yi, a maelstrom of apparent contradictions. He's fiercely loyal but it takes a lot of effort at first, to gain his trust; he's prickly on the outside with a soft heart on the inside. In short, they're made for each other. The supporting cast is also good, but We Best Love is simply too short to give all of them the screen time they deserve.
The Good
There are two times that We Best Love reaches the top of BL productions. Watch the emotional drunk scene with Gao Shi De in the second series, episode 2, and you know what I mean. It has also one of the best kissing scenes and camera angles, I've ever seen in chinese series. Second place is the love that is shown between two guys who have contrasting mental disorders.
The Bad
The relationship between Yu Zhen Xuan and Pei Shou Yi that is only hinted at in the first series, feels a bit forced. The BL format of 6 episodes can't pay tribute to their characters and the complications of their love life. They deserve a series of their own.
Overall
Still I was hooked by the story, to the level of "I'm not crying, you're crying". So watch it, if you're a sucker for romance. Nothing better than watching people falling in love, regardless of their gender, or mental health for that matter.
