Love’s Outlet (2021)

Cute and Refreshing Taiwanese Drama

This show is kind of like a sampler of a lot of different genres. It skirts between typical Asian romance, elite university drama, sci-fi , BL... every few episodes it changes its tone. The story kind of loses focus towards the end, but the characters are likeable enough to keep watching. The total run time is probably around 2 or 2.5 hours, so you can easily watch it in one sitting.

Acting and music are decent. I wish Wayne (from History 3: MODC) appeared more. Also, I wish there was more of a focus on the relationships towards the end... hopefully they make a season 2, which could tie up some loose ends.

Given its length, I recommend that you give this show a chance.

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cute and short

This review is written in English and Portuguese

When i start to watch i just think ''oh wow, one more bad series'', but was a little suprising, i think the way they get together was good, funny and cute, the weak points its the format of the whole serie, i feel watch videos from IGTV.... not good. the soundtrack was weak, and i think they really can do a better drama with this story. Anymway... was a cute serie, funny, and see Wayne it's so perfect, Jesus Christ how someone can be so handsome, cute and sexy at the same time? please God give me one boyfriend like him. Besides the god wayne, the rest are good actors too, but the story.............................. needs really get better.

Quando comecei a assistir só pensei '' uau, mais uma série ruim '', mas foi um pouco surpreendente, acho que a forma como eles se juntaram foi boa, engraçada e fofa. Os pontos fracos são o formato de toda a série , eu me sinto assistindo a vídeos do IGTV .... não é bom, a trilha sonora é fraca, e eu acho que eles realmente podem fazer um drama melhor com essa história. De qualquer forma ... era uma série fofa, engraçada, e meu deus o Wayne é tão perfeito, como alguém pode ser tão lindo, fofo e sexy ao mesmo tempo? por favor Deus me dê um namorado como ele. Além do god wayne, os demais são bons atores também, mas a história ............................. precisa realmente melhorar.

Lire davantage

A bit of lighthearted fun with some twists and turns

Love's Outlet is this company that exists in a parallel universe of sorts. It has the power to sell you love from the person you want love from, in exchange for one of your positive attributes. There's quite a bit of fun that is possible from such a premise.

The story has some interesting turns but they don't always work well. The BL that turns out to be nothing, for example, doesn't really work. In the first place, if Xiao Chuan (second male lead) likes the same girl (female lead, Jing Xue) as You He (first male lead), the scene of Xiao Chuan waiting forlornly for You He in the rain doesn't quite make sense. Additionally, there is only a rather weak explanation for You He's temporary shift from being in love with Jing Xue to being in love with Xiao Chuan. Supposedly, it is because Xiao Chuan bought Jing Xue's love after You He bought it, so Xiao Chuan will get You He's love first, according to the contract. Even though the terms of the contract may be ridiculous, there is really no reason for Love's Outlet to include such a clause when it can simply make the second buyer wait for his turn.

Perhaps there was an intention to let the story take a BL turn, but for commercial reasons, this was not done. After all, the potential audience may be smaller. Also, to keep viewers guessing how the story would turn out, the series cannot be marketed as BL, but BL is usually marketed as BL and drawing non-BL fans into the series only to give them a BL series is likely a move that is too risky commercially. I still like how the story turned out, but I think the whole story would make more sense if it had a BL turn. The potential for plot twists would still be present even if the series is BL.

(On a side note, Jiang Dian is really charming as Zuo You He. I see a lot of people swooning over Wayne Song who has a supporting role, but I find Jiang Dian cute as the male lead.)

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