Once in a while, I go outside of my comfort zone (rom-com) and give other genres a try if it’s a massive hit. Non-romance dramas like Signal, Forest of Secrets, SKY Castle became a few of my favourites that I checked out because they were most raved about in South Korea. Same case with #TheBadKids. It recently aired and China wouldn’t stop talking about how great #TheBadKids was. So I checked it out…….
Two minutes in and it already had me shoooookting! Definitely not my comfort drama! It’s about three kids who accidentally filmed a murder and from there, everything just spiralled down. The more these characters wanted out of the mess they got themselves in, the more things got worsen and dug their own graves. Unfortunately, I cannot say anything more than that for fear I would have spoiled the plot.
My thoughts on the ending: Because of my own preference, I was more inclined to believe that #TheBadKids was a HEA. I like HEA. And I like to believe in the good of my characters. So I chose to believe in the fairytale ending it presented to me.
I checked MDL’s take on it and …… yep this drama is no HEA. It’s dark and twisted. I missed a few points this drama wanted to show to me because I wanted to believe in the good of my characters. Some parts of the ending didn’t make sense to fit my own version of HEA, but that was my fault for not questioning the logic behind those parts. My fairytale ending wasn’t a fairytale ending, indeed. The ending made sense had I not gone on the fairytale route. And my eyes have been opened. The Bad Kid indeed.
Great show. I like that it wanted you to choose between fantasy or accept the grey area. And I chose the former. Read the dirty bits of it and I couldn’t agree more on their take on #TheBadKids.
*More spoiler thoughts on the ending in the comments below*
As per MDL – I agree when they said Caoyang and Zhang Dong Sheng are parallel characters. They mirror each other, but Caoyang eventually outwitted him. Caoyang was the one that got away. Both witnessed the fall of their relatives. Both wanted to “start fresh”. Caoyang wasn’t as innocent as he wanted to show.
I didn’t get the epilogue and that bit when Pupu said “I didn’t tell all to Yan Liang-gege”. Cuz I was so sure Yan Liang was in the know. So when Yan Liang was dangling from the edge of the ship, MDL said it was alluding to what exactly happened on that day his sister died.
He just watched her dangle from the window instead of saving her until she lost her grip and fell to her death. He was doing the same thing here with Yan Liang. He watched him lose his grip and fall into the water. He never did anything to help them.
Caoyang is The Bad Kid. The twisted one that looked innocent on the surface. I already had that feeling when I saw the epilogue in Episode 11, but I got fooled by him again at the end. That episode 11 epilogue made him a big manipulator and the father – his biggest mistake was turning a blind eye to it. That was his downfall. He let his son run freely in his imaginary world where everything was okay. He could get away with whatever he wanted. Lying was okay. But the events in ep 12 had me thinking otherwise that he had changed. But nope. He was a growing monster.
I shouldn’t trust Caoyang’s take on “what actually happened”. He is an unreliable storyteller. He lies and lies and lies and lies. And drama followed the story from his point of view. The HEA he showed at the end was actually his fantasy that he wanted me to believe it happened. So yes Gege and Pupu are dead. 😭😭 *chokes up* *sobs* *wails*
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There was this scene in the bathroom of McDonald’s that had left confused. I didn’t get why Caoyang needed to bring up the second copy to Yan Liang when he knew that was empty. But I was also so sure he made a copy of the video clip. So from MDL, I understood now why this scene didn’t make sense to me. Apparently, Caoyang orchestrated this to get rid of Pupu. I knew there was something wrong with that scene! It’s like he was plotting against Yan Liang or something. Turns out it was his plan to get rid of Pupu. And maybe including Yan Liang too. But Zhang Dong Sheng had still human in him and wanted just to let them go. But Pupu died accidentally. A death that happened under his watch. Once again.
Soooooo Caoyang outwitted them all and didn’t get his hands dirty. He stood there while things were happening before his eyes.
Also Pupu. Accckkkkk~ His hatred of her ran deep. She started all this mess. She was the sole witness to what exactly happened on the 5th floor. It made sense that he wanted her gone. She disappeared from the narrative just like that. She was only said in the passing that she too got her HEA. This shows how much of an unreliable and biased narrator he is.
There was a BTS clip and picture that implied that Pupu indeed died. Zhang Dong Sheng went back to McDonald’s and got the rest of the Happy Meal toys and shed tears for the lost opportunity to buy these toys for Pupu. I`m sad that this was cut, but I guess it makes sense too because this ties back to the drama’s theme of which would you believe – fairytale or harsh reality? Had they shown this scene, there would be no alternate, fantasy, ending where all kids got their HEA.
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Episode 10 animation – What a great, chilling animation. I still get goosebumps from seeing this. The first time I saw this, my goosebumps were because Zhang Dong Sheng, in the end, managed to ruthlessly murder the kids. But thanks to people’s eagles’ eyes, you will realize that was not the case at all! My second chills came from the fact that the wolf, which Zhang Dong Sheng was represented as, actually got thrown out of the window too. The middle is the wolf’s skull! *shivers*
Ooooh so this is what it’s about… I saw on AvenueX’s YouTube channel that she also did a review of it, too, but still wasn’t sure about it… thanks for YOUR review ☺️☺️
Yep, her rave reviews about it ultimately made me check it out. I just watched her “hidden details” review and I am still amazed by the little inserts this drama did that people I`m glad was able to find. I was glad I was right with my interpretation of the epilogue on Episode 11 though. They interviewed the actor who was in that scene and he pretty much confirmed my take on it
A couple of beanies checked it out too and they constantly talked about it with spoiler tags. My curiosity got the best of me…………………
Yay! \0/ Hopefully you’ll enjoy the ride. It’s only 12 episodes which is awesome! The pilot episode was an hour and 15 long but the rest of the episodes ranged from 34 mins to an hour long.
I am not sure if you could find this on any illegal sites since I don’t go there. But yes, iQiyi produced this, so this will be an exclusive to them. All 12 episodes are now free to watch!
It’s available in my region. And the site, wow! Heard mentions of iQIYI on a podcast before (not sure now, think it was on Kchat Jjigae), but never checked it out… Thanks for the nudge, this looks great! Lots of dramas and movies, anime too!
iQiyi caters to C-Drama watchers more. That’s three of the Chinese apps I’m watching my cdramas from – iQiyi, WeTV, and MGTV. But it just started licensing K-Dramas too. Their first two K-Dramas are Dinner Mate and Backstreet Rookie.
Hope you`ll check it out and if you do, hope you`ll enjoy the ride! I had missed adding this twitter post in this post and but this is my favourite line from the series. Its theme.
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 1:10 AM
Recently Finished Drama: #TheBadKids
Once in a while, I go outside of my comfort zone (rom-com) and give other genres a try if it’s a massive hit. Non-romance dramas like Signal, Forest of Secrets, SKY Castle became a few of my favourites that I checked out because they were most raved about in South Korea. Same case with #TheBadKids. It recently aired and China wouldn’t stop talking about how great #TheBadKids was. So I checked it out…….
Two minutes in and it already had me shoooookting! Definitely not my comfort drama! It’s about three kids who accidentally filmed a murder and from there, everything just spiralled down. The more these characters wanted out of the mess they got themselves in, the more things got worsen and dug their own graves. Unfortunately, I cannot say anything more than that for fear I would have spoiled the plot.
My thoughts on the ending: Because of my own preference, I was more inclined to believe that #TheBadKids was a HEA. I like HEA. And I like to believe in the good of my characters. So I chose to believe in the fairytale ending it presented to me.
I checked MDL’s take on it and …… yep this drama is no HEA. It’s dark and twisted. I missed a few points this drama wanted to show to me because I wanted to believe in the good of my characters. Some parts of the ending didn’t make sense to fit my own version of HEA, but that was my fault for not questioning the logic behind those parts. My fairytale ending wasn’t a fairytale ending, indeed. The ending made sense had I not gone on the fairytale route. And my eyes have been opened. The Bad Kid indeed.
Great show. I like that it wanted you to choose between fantasy or accept the grey area. And I chose the former. Read the dirty bits of it and I couldn’t agree more on their take on #TheBadKids.
*More spoiler thoughts on the ending in the comments below*
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 1:15 AM
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As per MDL – I agree when they said Caoyang and Zhang Dong Sheng are parallel characters. They mirror each other, but Caoyang eventually outwitted him. Caoyang was the one that got away. Both witnessed the fall of their relatives. Both wanted to “start fresh”. Caoyang wasn’t as innocent as he wanted to show.
I didn’t get the epilogue and that bit when Pupu said “I didn’t tell all to Yan Liang-gege”. Cuz I was so sure Yan Liang was in the know. So when Yan Liang was dangling from the edge of the ship, MDL said it was alluding to what exactly happened on that day his sister died.
He just watched her dangle from the window instead of saving her until she lost her grip and fell to her death. He was doing the same thing here with Yan Liang. He watched him lose his grip and fall into the water. He never did anything to help them.
Caoyang is The Bad Kid. The twisted one that looked innocent on the surface. I already had that feeling when I saw the epilogue in Episode 11, but I got fooled by him again at the end. That episode 11 epilogue made him a big manipulator and the father – his biggest mistake was turning a blind eye to it. That was his downfall. He let his son run freely in his imaginary world where everything was okay. He could get away with whatever he wanted. Lying was okay. But the events in ep 12 had me thinking otherwise that he had changed. But nope. He was a growing monster.
I shouldn’t trust Caoyang’s take on “what actually happened”. He is an unreliable storyteller. He lies and lies and lies and lies. And drama followed the story from his point of view. The HEA he showed at the end was actually his fantasy that he wanted me to believe it happened. So yes Gege and Pupu are dead. 😭😭 *chokes up* *sobs* *wails*
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 1:19 AM
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There was this scene in the bathroom of McDonald’s that had left confused. I didn’t get why Caoyang needed to bring up the second copy to Yan Liang when he knew that was empty. But I was also so sure he made a copy of the video clip. So from MDL, I understood now why this scene didn’t make sense to me. Apparently, Caoyang orchestrated this to get rid of Pupu. I knew there was something wrong with that scene! It’s like he was plotting against Yan Liang or something. Turns out it was his plan to get rid of Pupu. And maybe including Yan Liang too. But Zhang Dong Sheng had still human in him and wanted just to let them go. But Pupu died accidentally. A death that happened under his watch. Once again.
Soooooo Caoyang outwitted them all and didn’t get his hands dirty. He stood there while things were happening before his eyes.
Also Pupu. Accckkkkk~ His hatred of her ran deep. She started all this mess. She was the sole witness to what exactly happened on the 5th floor. It made sense that he wanted her gone. She disappeared from the narrative just like that. She was only said in the passing that she too got her HEA. This shows how much of an unreliable and biased narrator he is.
There was a BTS clip and picture that implied that Pupu indeed died. Zhang Dong Sheng went back to McDonald’s and got the rest of the Happy Meal toys and shed tears for the lost opportunity to buy these toys for Pupu. I`m sad that this was cut, but I guess it makes sense too because this ties back to the drama’s theme of which would you believe – fairytale or harsh reality? Had they shown this scene, there would be no alternate, fantasy, ending where all kids got their HEA.
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 1:22 AM
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Episode 10 animation – What a great, chilling animation. I still get goosebumps from seeing this. The first time I saw this, my goosebumps were because Zhang Dong Sheng, in the end, managed to ruthlessly murder the kids. But thanks to people’s eagles’ eyes, you will realize that was not the case at all! My second chills came from the fact that the wolf, which Zhang Dong Sheng was represented as, actually got thrown out of the window too. The middle is the wolf’s skull! *shivers*
https://twitter.com/xiaotoumings/status/1275773934856663041?s=21
And that right there is Caoyang looking down at the skulls of two chickens and wolf while disguising as the wolf.
Bebe | Nessa❣️
July 1, 2020 at 5:30 AM
Ooooh so this is what it’s about… I saw on AvenueX’s YouTube channel that she also did a review of it, too, but still wasn’t sure about it… thanks for YOUR review ☺️☺️
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 8:14 AM
Yep, her rave reviews about it ultimately made me check it out. I just watched her “hidden details” review and I am still amazed by the little inserts this drama did that people I`m glad was able to find. I was glad I was right with my interpretation of the epilogue on Episode 11 though. They interviewed the actor who was in that scene and he pretty much confirmed my take on it
A couple of beanies checked it out too and they constantly talked about it with spoiler tags. My curiosity got the best of me…………………
China is talking about this nonstop. Now they’re creating memes about it. Qin Hao is even using a phone case with his now popular tag line LMAOOOOO https://twitter.com/xiaotoumings/status/1275063820000522242?s=21
And Zhang Zi Yi and Qin Hao convo about drama puns… LOL.
https://twitter.com/dramapotatoe/status/1276120041964974080?s=21
Fly Colours
July 1, 2020 at 6:02 AM
Added to to-watch list, thanks!
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 8:15 AM
Yay! \0/ Hopefully you’ll enjoy the ride. It’s only 12 episodes which is awesome! The pilot episode was an hour and 15 long but the rest of the episodes ranged from 34 mins to an hour long.
wapz
July 1, 2020 at 6:44 AM
Is this just available on iqiyi?
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 8:17 AM
I am not sure if you could find this on any illegal sites since I don’t go there. But yes, iQiyi produced this, so this will be an exclusive to them. All 12 episodes are now free to watch!
https://www.iq.com/play/19rrhl1l3l
Fly Colours
July 1, 2020 at 8:32 AM
It’s available in my region. And the site, wow! Heard mentions of iQIYI on a podcast before (not sure now, think it was on Kchat Jjigae), but never checked it out… Thanks for the nudge, this looks great! Lots of dramas and movies, anime too!
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 9:08 AM
iQiyi caters to C-Drama watchers more. That’s three of the Chinese apps I’m watching my cdramas from – iQiyi, WeTV, and MGTV. But it just started licensing K-Dramas too. Their first two K-Dramas are Dinner Mate and Backstreet Rookie.
13infamyss
July 1, 2020 at 7:32 AM
Hope you`ll check it out and if you do, hope you`ll enjoy the ride! I had missed adding this twitter post in this post and but this is my favourite line from the series. Its theme.
“would you choose to believe in a fairytale, or reality?”
https://twitter.com/chengsxings/status/1276460517985382401?s=21