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clevermanka) wrote2019-06-17 11:37 am
clevermanka) wrote2019-06-17 11:37 am
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History 3: Trapped
Okay, well I binged all 20 episodes of History 3: Trapped in three days (link goes to Viki, since all the fan hosting sites seem to have been purged). As I mentioned earlier, Asian men is apparently where I live these days. cough
Y'all weren't kidding when you said it was like reading a fic. I don't think I've ever seen so much exquisitely portrayed hurt/comfort in a single season of a show. You want your physical injury? We got physical injuries! Psychological trauma? Check! And then all of it reliably followed up with much coddling and gentle love? YEP. As bonus tropes, have a heavy side order of pining paired with "oh god I'm into him?" for both m/m pairings (and a nice slightly-angsty het pairing as well).
I have some questions about the last couple episodes, though...Was Jack always a double-agent? Is he an undercover cop? I felt like I was missing something important in that exchange with the Boss Dude. Why did Tang Yi go to prison? Had he actually been convicted of anything? Is there any indication of how long was his sentence?
And then a few minor gripes: Why didn't we get a sexy bed scene with Jack and Zhao Zi? Hmph. And why spend so much time on the stupid wedding? Time that could've been spent with, idk, sexy Jack/Zhao Zi time. Or heck, even some backstory explanation of what was going on with Jack. Hmph, I say.
This isn't going to take up the emotional real estate that Guardian did (is still), but it was a very nice diversion.
I will take any and all fic recs and I started a YouTube playlist of fanvids.
Y'all weren't kidding when you said it was like reading a fic. I don't think I've ever seen so much exquisitely portrayed hurt/comfort in a single season of a show. You want your physical injury? We got physical injuries! Psychological trauma? Check! And then all of it reliably followed up with much coddling and gentle love? YEP. As bonus tropes, have a heavy side order of pining paired with "oh god I'm into him?" for both m/m pairings (and a nice slightly-angsty het pairing as well).
I have some questions about the last couple episodes, though...Was Jack always a double-agent? Is he an undercover cop? I felt like I was missing something important in that exchange with the Boss Dude. Why did Tang Yi go to prison? Had he actually been convicted of anything? Is there any indication of how long was his sentence?
And then a few minor gripes: Why didn't we get a sexy bed scene with Jack and Zhao Zi? Hmph. And why spend so much time on the stupid wedding? Time that could've been spent with, idk, sexy Jack/Zhao Zi time. Or heck, even some backstory explanation of what was going on with Jack. Hmph, I say.
This isn't going to take up the emotional real estate that Guardian did (is still), but it was a very nice diversion.
I will take any and all fic recs and I started a YouTube playlist of fanvids.