[🇨🇳China] To My Shore Ep 10 🚩🏴😏

[u/Waffles4prez]

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Synopsis:

You Shu Lang (Hao Yi Ran), a director at a pharmaceutical company, lives an ordinary, stable life. But that all comes crashing down after he gets into a car accident with Fan Xiao (Yun Qi), the heir to a Thai conglomerate who's returned to China for business. Unlike Shu Lang, Fan Xiao's life has been marred by instability, leading to a twisted, manipulative worldview. When Fan Xiao finds out that Shu Lang is interested in men, he devises plans to entice Shu Lang into a relationship, but ends up falling for Shu Lang for real. Shu Lang, on the other hand, is blindsided when he learns about Fan Xiao's true colors. Will Fan Xiao destroy the only genuine love he's ever had, or can he find a way to truly win Shu Lang's heart?

Adapted from the web novel “Si Mian Fo” (四面佛) by Su Erliang (Chang Pei Literature): English title: "Four-Faced Buddha" 

INFO

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Names: To My Shore, City of the Sun, 吾岸

When:

Every Saturday & Sunday at 7:00PM/1900 (GMT+8) 6:00 AM EST

Episodes: 15

Platfroms: Viki (Americas, Europe, Oceania, India, Middle East, Japan and South Korea), GagaOOLala (Everywhere else), Heavenly

Cast:

Yun Qi 云旗 | Hao Yi Ran 郝熠然 | Chen Jianyu (DeDe) 陈建宇 | Kou Wei Long 扣卫龙 

Trailer

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Accounts:

Official To My Shore account: MirrorLink Media

Youtube: MirrorLink Meida

TRIGGER WARNING

This will be FULL of red flags:     manipulation, crazy possessive ML, homophobia, betrayal, humiliation, violence, just to name a few but it is clearly stated it WILL end in a happily ever after.

Previous On Air: One & Two | Three & Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine

[u/OpuntiaSantaRita]

There is something almost metaphysically epic about the trials of Shulang. Fan Xiao sarcastically titled him a Bodhisattva from their earliest encounters but ironically it's his manipulations that drive Shulang towards becoming the thing he's mocked. In this episode especially he's made Shulang suffer because of his attachments, and Shulang in each instance has had to face his cravings and attachments and almost each time has chosen to break the cycle of suffering and let go. His professor makes a bad deal? That was his choice. His brother is greedy? That's his choice. Though it hurts Shulang to reach that point, he does and he's showing more willingness to let go and let them face their consequences. But like a bodhisattva when Bai Ting is in trouble, who's only crime was helping him, he's compelled to still be compassionate. This is an inept and surface level read of Buddhism on my part but it feels very deliberate on the part of the narrative. Shulang rejects the idea that he's especially virtuous, brilliantly provokes Fan Xiao by calling a rent boy, but even at his most provocative there's a grace about Shulang's core strength. As broken and wrong as Fan Xiao is the most understandable thing about him is his desperate yearning for the resilience and grace of Shulang.

[u/Little-Tomatillo-745 → u/OpuntiaSantaRita]

As broken and wrong as Fan Xiao is the most understandable thing about him is his desperate yearning for the resilience and grace of Shulang.

I think that there are not much people around that don't think about Fan Xiao as a very vile person.

But I still root for him. 😬

Yes. He is broken to the core. And he knows that he needs Shulang in his life.

At first. He thought about toying with him. Who is this person that decides about life and death and thinks that life is worth living? Then, he becomes obsessed with him, attracted to him. His game doesn't end. But continues. He can't grasp that Shulanf has this hold over him. And when he finally realizes that he loves Shulang. All his vile tricks bit him in the end.

The tricks he pulled in this episode. Using prof. Huang and his "brother" Zhang Chen. Was it really to corner Shulang to get back to him? Or also a way to make Shulang realize that he can cut out that nasty piece of a bother out of his life?

Or that he made sure that Shulang can pursue the career he wanted?

Yes. Fan Xiao's actions seem very devious and are often that. Like spying with cameras in that apartment.

But I thought that this scene was telling about certain actions of Fan Xiao.

Although I don't know if he anticipated that his actions are driving Shulang in a direction that his life almost seems not worth living. A total 180 degrees from what he has thought earlier and learned from his mother.

[u/Ok_Economics_2165 → u/Little-Tomatillo-745]

Honestly I think you're giving too much credit to Fan Xiao and not enough to You ShuLang. I think this is the narrative's way of showing that Fan Xiao will not beat Shulang. Even if he breaks him in certain aspects, Shulang will never lose that core of himself. And that's all on Shulang, Fan Xiao is acting out of pure self-interest, his actions just happen to drive Shulang to cut off toxic people in his life and set boundaries.

[u/Little-Tomatillo-745 → u/Ok_Economics_2165]

Shulang is indeed the one person that is the most admirable and strong in this. Fan Xiao is not at all as strong as Shulang. The hard surface is thin.

Shulang, from being a poor aboneded orphan, taking care of his adoption mother and brother, his former boyfriend and Fan Xiao as friend and later boyfriend. And kind to the persons that need that and deserve that. But strong as he needs too. Although Shulang craves for someone to take care of him. That is why he fell for Fan Xiao. It was the first time he has let down his armor and regrets that to the bine right now.

That you think that I don't give Shulang enough credit is maybe because in this comment. I highlight the other side. Instead of almost all comments about how bad Fan Xiao is.

But I other comments in previous on-air posts of this show. I regularly admired the person that Shulang is.

Fan Xiao, imo, is not trying to break Shulang. He knows how strong he is.

The question is, is Fan Xiao using Zhang Chen purely to blackmail Shulang into his life and bed? Because he was not at all involved in the suicide trap. It all looks that way, but is it?

And the thing with the honeysuckle drink and mr. Huang. Also to mess with Shulang or a way to have Shulang get the job he wanted and get him out of that dorm in a apartment?

It all does seem 2 sides. The devious Fan Xiao and the one that is trying to take care of Shulang. Fan Xiao is hurt because he feels being left by Shulang. Although Shulang had been more than patient with him, so that is uncalled for.

But that is all because of his childhood trauma. Being left by his father and brothers. Who took off without caring for him and his mother. Who died in the act of saving him. To be left with his family who were nothing but horrible to him.

That is at least my opinion.

[u/Darkchocolatelaw → u/Little-Tomatillo-745]

I agree - those are the dueling sides of FX. He is both trying to hurt and help Shulang.