HIStory3: Make Our Days Count (2019)

I Love It So Much, I Couldn't Help Myself That I Hate It Even If I Don't Want To

I never intended to write a review about this show but after seeing all the episodes, I just had to get this off my chest.

Overall, I liked how they built it up, little by little establishing the relationship between the characters and especially between YS and XH. I love how their story progressed and along the way it got me convinced to invest emotionally in the characters. Tbh, I think Wayne carried much of the weight of the show, he was just SOOO good!

Although there were tropes that are frankly overused (hello, "I don't like guys but I like you only"), they can be forgiven and brushed aside. I love how they have this dynamic of the parents' views intersecting with same-sex relationships. I love how there is an explicit scene of the main character's friends actively trying to understand and accept this new type of relationship in their minds. I love how our main characters' love develops. It didn't feel rushed and questionable to me. Towards the end, I removed all my armor and embraced and LOVE the characters. And I was mistaken to have done so.

Towards the latter part of the story, a growing uneasiness kept on bugging me. Apart from parent x child problems, we have not seen any conflict with major stakes. In the last few episodes, I kept on hoping for something sensible to come up and test the love of YS and XH. I was afraid that this much joy must have a high price attached to it. And then THAT plot twist came, I was horrified among many other things.

I mean, not all stories can and do have happy endings, but in this case, I must say that our characters deserved so much more than the ending that they were given. True, I shed tears and was an emotional wreck in the last episode, but I think it has more to do with how this ending did not give the characters justice even if it was to end tragically. The use of a doppelganger at the end felt absolutely contrived, arbitrary, confusing, and unnecessary to me. I kept on waiting for a backstory for the doppelganger only to be left disappointed when one of the characters confirmed YS' death. I thought a slightly acceptable closure was that YS' character had amnesia, but alas, dismay followed.

I cried tears for XH, I felt his pain. I LOVE the story but that ending butchered my love for it. They had been building us up only to leave us utterly hanging and dry towards the end. I can't stress this enough, the story is great but YS and XH deserved so, so much more than what they were given. It wasn't a satisfying ending at all. It was almost perfect, they just didn't tie the knots well enough, if at all. I was left with bitter sadness, questions, and exasperation. If I were to rewatch this, I'd skip the ending, I know. I loved it so much, then frustratingly, I couldn't help myself that I hated it even if I didn't want to. Regardless, this is still going to be one of my favorites for sure.

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Amazing...but that ending tho.

Okay, bear with me for a second. I won't take too long...

The plot of this BL is fairly "common", it's the famous high school love story - enemies to lovers trope - but with a VERY unfortunate ending that I'm pretty sure got most of us pissed off one way or another. It's okay for endings to be sad, but it's not okay to make us fall in love with Hao Ting and Xi Gu and destroy everything in the last f***ing episode. And for what? What was the point?

I read some other review here that I completely agreed with....it was nothing more than for shock value. I love BLs and have been watching them for a long time....we all know that, unfortunately, there aren't a lot of healthy relationships in the series. Most of them are full of truly problematic depictions of gay couples (of course in rl there are problematic people lol but it would be amazing to also see healthy and happy relationships!!), and that's why the ending of this series pissed me off!!!!

Xi Gu already had such a hard life growing up pretty much by himself, all alone trying his best to be successful in the future. I was so happy Hao Ting came into his life...they were so happy, working hard for their future....starting their lives together. And them here comes the last 5 f***ing minutes of episode 9 to white truck the shit out of everything for us all!!! WHYYYY THO???

To be honest, I knew something like that was going to happen, it was all too good to be true. I just knew it! But I was still so mad of how it all went down after that. The six years time jump to the last episode was also extremely frustrating to me. The gave us NOTHING. ....except for bitterness. How amazing this series would have been if it had ended showing their success? A happy and healthy BL wouldn't have hurt lololol I still think it was a great series, but the ended was such a let down it hurt.

IMPORTANT POINTS:

1. I don't think Sun Bo was toxic per say.....he did make some unfortunate choices but he's a 17 or 18 (maybe?) highly hyperactive guy that was in love for the first time. He clearly lost control a few times but Lu Zhi is a grown man! I have no doubt he could have fight Sun Bo off if he thought it was necessary. Clearly not the case lol.

2. The whole "I'm not gay, just love him" thing....I believe Hao Ting is pansexual. But maybe he isn't really aware of it and just can't describe it better. He only knew he loved Xi Gu more than anyone else, and probably will forever. We don't know if he will in fact love another man, but that was my take from this whole thing.

3. Who the fuck is Phoebe? Where did she come from? We didn't even see her haha why even mention another person? In my mind she was just a friend from University that Hao Ting's parents are using to push the straight agenda. But they did call her a girlfriend....I'm VERY lost haha Chose to ignore the whole thing and throw it on the trash were it belongs hahaha

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What to watch when you need an emotional drama

I've always been a fan of a high school love story, never really missed it. we might also know that "make our days count" is the last part of history stories. I've always like it, they never really disappoint us and always have a good ending. but they choose to end the last drama with a different one instead.

so, I'm not sure if I could say that I like the whole part. the sudden sad ending made us all furious, it was unacceptable indeed, and most of us would not think that it has 10 episodes, but only 9 instead. honestly, I do too. I still think that the sad ending was unnecessary. it was so sudden, we didn't see it coming. maybe they just wanted to make this series in a more realistic way where not everyone can have a happy ending with their loved ones. still, I don't like it.

my advice, don't watch the 10th episode. watch a japanese BL drama "life senjou no bokura" instead. it's a pretty good drama and both wayne song and huang juan zhi made a cameo there with a completely different story. just think of it as an alternate ending for both of them. :)

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I never felt like writing a review before. I love the History series, they have a great story, the characters are so complex and the chemistry between them always leaves me speechless. They are that kind of series that you cannot stop watching. I finished it in 2 days, I started the last episode at 2 a.m. because I was so awake and couldn't wait to see the ending. And thats where the fun part ends.
This story was amazing. It was unexpected, when I felt that I know what will come next, it proved that I'm wrong. That's why it is impossible to stop it, because it makes you awake and wait for more. It is well-built, the more we get to know more about the at first sight "simple" characters, the more we love them. And I know that it is typical for (BL) dramas, that in the last episode something schoking happens, so I'm not that suprised anymore when an accident happens and they lost their memories, the MC gets kidnapped or loses someone etc. It's okay, exciting for the last moment.
But this ending was so.... I can't even find a proper word for it. After I watched the last episode I was miserable, heartbroken and took me a while to cry myself to sleep. I always love this from hate to love relationships, because there so big tension between them, and when they finally broke the walls between themselves... You feel like it happens to you. And the actors took it the whole new level. When I first saw Yu Xi Gu, I was already heartbroken. Skinny, strong cheekbones and soooo vulnerable. Yet he is working hard despite the things and suffering he has been through. Then his total opposite Xiang Hao Ting enters his life, changes it, make him feel love and warmth and that he doesn't have to fight alone anymore. He suffered already so much... It was like we got the heartbreak in advance, so I was quite confindent about the end. As I said: accident, ok. A bit more suffering and anxiety for the end, ok. But why had he have to die? I just can't understand, for me it is not reasonable. He suffered so much alone and got a few minutes happinness. I'm still schoked, I will never accept this, but I realized something. We all will remember to this drama, because of this. Because it is different. Not only the end, but the whole story. The ending just makes it even more memoreable.
That's why I gave 10/10 for it. Because I admit that it was brave move from the writers to do this. It has a big massege in my opinion: that we such appreciate what or more importantly whom we have and really Make Our Days Count as they did during short time that they got to be together.

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DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED AS I POST A MAJOR SPOILER!!!!

The story was going really well. I cried so much for Xigu because of his story and I really empathized with the character. I was so happy when he finally found happiness with Haoting. I was really hoping for a happy ending where we see Xigu get a happy ending and someone that loves him. The writers had other ideas and made a mess with the ending. They killed of Xigu and for what?! The ending I feel really did not add anything to the story. It was just an unnecessary plot twist that really leaves no one happy or satisfied. It feel like the writers DIDNT know how to end it or just wanted to mess with people.

The side couple as well I was not really interested in. The age gap made it weird and kinda uncomfortable But I guess if you ignore that it’s okay but still weird. I wish BLs would stop doing this. Another thing I wish BLs would stop doing is forgetting the concept of consent. There is one scene between Xigu and Haoting that made me uncomfortable to watch as Haoting was too aggressive and Xigu looked like he did not want to be there or have that happening to him.

Overall the story is good up until the last episode, but the actors really do a good job of portraying their characters. If you’re looking for a happy ending I would not recommend this one.

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Good series with sad or bad ending

Basically most of the series of History franchise are good so I blindly watched it without seeing any reviews. It started good, silly, bold and with childish moments. Some characters have different characteristics they’re not completely wicked , not completely good.. not completely comedic not completely heroic...which is good just like real life people.
What I very liked is there are no ex - coming back drama or cliche girls characters being annoying third wheel.
What I really didn’t liked is ending. I’m not someone who seek happy endings only ,I can accept sad endings too but they’ve to be carved beautifully. This show have given us the most F*ed up ending.. or maybe can I say it’s not my cup of tea??..whatever, but It doesn’t mean rest of the series is excellent but only ending is bad...even rest of the series also have some flaws but can be ignored .

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The ending ..........

3/10, dropped

-Neg:

1. That Ending was sooooo bad!! whyyyyy ??????? I was so confused and shocked.
2. Some Episodes were boring.
3. The one Guy with the glasses were annoying first. (After that no more.)
4. Less Lovescenes.

+Pos:

1. Episode 14 wa the best episode...and 13.
2. Acting was fine.
3. The kiss was fine.
4. The Lovescene were good.

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A beautiful love meant to be treasured!

It might be too soon to write a review because I'm not over the show yet, not even slightly but here I go anyway...

By this point I have watched a LOT of BL stories unfold and many of them have brought me to tears, made me laugh, made me feel every emotion possible I am fairly sure and yet somehow this one in particular struck me more deeply. I don't know if I can easily put into words why but it had something to do with the purity of love that Xiang Hao Ting brought into Yu Xi Gu's life. His fearless, playful, warmth was amazing to watch and how it slowly melted the loneliness and difficulty that had become Xi Gu's reality. For me, the way they wove their story together was flawless. The pacing, the tone and the challenges all worked to pull me more and more deeply into their love as it unfolded. So for me, it is completely worth it to watch the series JUST for these two. It felt real. It felt meaningful. I was deeply moved and learned with them as they found the way to be brave and to be together.

I did not feel any issue with the second couple, though I know some do. I accepted the raw, unskilled and overly enthusiastic nature of Sun Bo Xiang's attempt at first love, warts and all. In the greater context of their story, I appreciated how he remained himself and yet also found a way to become more respectful. He was just in need of some life experience. Having a more grounded and patient older lover might have been the perfect way for him to balance out his "monkey" nature.

The story was simple enough but for me that was perfect because I was more interested in the deeper personal journeys they all went on. The lack of cluttered story line meant more time with more realistic and relatable issues to navigate. No drama for dramas sake. Everything that happened was well paced and kept me engaged. I laughed a lot. I cried a lot. I felt very fortunate to be watching something wholesome and decent. The acting didn't feel like acting at all. I felt like I was there with them, living their story day by day. I cannot say how amazed I was by the main couple's ability to make me feel what they were feeling. I will keep an eye out for both of them going forward. Wayne Song utterly and completely captured my heart and soul with his performance. The music was wonderful in that it didn't overstate itself or overstay its welcome. It fit well, flowed the story along beautifully without overpowering it. The filming felt smooth, well crafted shots, angles that only added to an overall impression of being well put together on all levels. Would I watch it again? It's worth watching again yet I don't know if I have the courage to ever watch the last episode again. That is no fault of the series but due to my soft heart.

I highly recommend this series to anyone looking for one that is less toxic and more wholesome. It was well worth my time and it's moved into my top 5 most cherished love stories. It will be hard for me to move on because I want to just stay with them there in the radiance of their love.

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Make no mistake: this is a good show. The way the relationship develops, the way they work over the homophobic parents; the whole ordeal is brilliant. The last episode, however, is where I draw the line.

In writing, we have a rule: don't kill off a character just to make your audience sad. This is because you betray a sort of "trust" between the writer and reader, and you can cause the reader to become angry if you don't do it right. The same rule goes for series and movies in my opinion. There are plenty of ways to kill a character and make it work, but I believe this story missed it. It feels like a cop-out in my opinion. Like, a doppelgänger? That's what we're going with? After everything they've been through, you're going to do that to them?

It was honestly a disappointment from what had been great screen writing so far and a heart-warming story.

I'll rewatch this series, make no mistake, because the acting is amazing, the chemistry is almost better, and I love the story aside from the ending, but I won't watch the last episode because that's just... insulting~

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Mixed opinions?

I have a very mixed opinions related to this series ....the series is lovely and well executed at some scenes at the same the story of the some characters are not well developed .....the acting was great ..but I didn't think that YSG had to get into an accident ...and the most annoying think is the look alike of YSG which was really not needed....the last scene of YSG can be much2 better ...and the story about sha de(one of the twin brother)who like YSG ,but I like that second couple is happy and together.....I just want to say that the writers really sucked at the ending .....it also reality in some point like s** sciences because high school students are at there puberty so they create or have more curiosity toward this topic ......who is Phoebe??.atlast i didn't like the ending that much and before watching the series I kinda watch thousands of clips about series where I get the idea that the ending was little fucked up...so I was not much disappointed...it is really worth for one time..... And I watch it from sites so 2 episodes were together and present as 1....which means I have watch 2 episode in 1 episode???....I know I doesn't make any sense ...bye bye

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It was like watching a Taiwanese SKAM!

I really enjoyed this. Really. If anyone has watched the male/male SKAM series (any of them), you'll know what I mean when you watch this. Except this was longer and involved way more detail and characters and side plots all in one, but it covered many issues for young male/male couples just as SKAM does, while telling a great story and really drawing in the viewer, inciting emotions on relatable or interesting scenarios and topics. And the acting of the cast was fantastic!

I personally wasn't too bummed about the way it ended, as I didn't actually like Yu Xi-Gu. I felt like the actor didn't line up with what the character was supposed to be and so he came across a bit flat to me, I didn't get the feeling he was really properly present as a character next to Xiang Hao-Ting, who was impossible not to notice (as a character and regarding the actor who played him). But that's just personal opinion on a single character, the actual ending was still very good (in a sad way). I've heard some negative things mentioned about plagiarism of this story or something, but I'm not going to let that affect my view of this series.

It really is very good, with a very organic flow and great cast chemistry. Very easy on the tropes, and when they do come up, they're not too eye-rolling and cringey. Xiang Hao-Ting is a fantastic main character, very hetero/masculine but not shy to openly and dramatically fangirl over Yu Shi-Gu, it was honestly pretty adorable.

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Idk How To Feel, But Listen

Ok so, I’m honestly very stuck on how to feel about this BL, don't get me wrong I loved it, I feel like a lot of us loved it until the end. But even with the ending I want to have an open mind on how it ended and try not to bring down this show because of it. I know some people on the reviews and comments have said how it’s not necessary to have such a sad ending and kill off the ML and I agree, but maybe because a lot of the BL I’ve watched have happy endings and I barely watch on purpose or come across a sad ending do I feel like having a sad ending once in a while is refreshing. It sucks and it's not what the majority of watchers like but it's more... realistic? Life is not always happy and life doesn't always have happy endings. So I feel like this story having this ending is in a way refreshing regardless of how depressing it was. Since we have no other ending it’s good to just accept it as it is and try to look at it in a different perspective and maybe that way we can enjoy the show more. I know I sound like a dumbass making this deeper than it is but I like to see things on a deeper level most of the times. And this show was honestly really good, the tension the main couple had and chemistry was unmatched, I haven't felt this way about a BL in a while, the way it made me feel was something I haven't felt in so long with BL since these days BL's are all pretty much the same. But this one was different. And it does hurt a lot that we didn't get that happy ending, and god Xi Gu deserved that happy ending. But I guess that's just how life is for some of us, unfair. And I like that realism. It's beautiful, it's real, it's unique. And yeah. As for the second couple, I hated it, it was so cringe and bad and the age gap................... normally I wouldn't mind age gaps but like you gotta have good chemistry for that to slide with me, these 2 were like so weird. I didn't feel anything with them and at times I felt disgusted. If I could choose, I would make the second couple go through what the main couple went through instead of them. Cause seriously every frame those 2 were in, made me wanna ball my eyes out. Horrible chemistry. IDEK why Zhi Gang even likes Bo Xiang, like? A lot wasn't established and a lot of details were missed. But whatever. Overall good show, wish it had a different ending but that's all we get so might as well make peace with it. I feel like this might be impossible, but I’m hoping for more BL shows In the future with Wayne Song and Huang Chun Chih as leads, and if it does happen, pls... happy ending.

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