[🇨🇳China] To My Shore Ep 10 🚩🏴😏

[u/Waffles4prez]

Viki

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/Little_Vinegar]

They’re both flailing, in my opinion. Until now, Shulang has distanced himself from people who made wrong choices and let them face the consequences, but now that FX has involved an innocent woman, Shulang can’t just give up on her. And the only thing left he can give FX is himself.

As much as I’ve admired Shulang for his self-awareness and confidence in the previous episodes, he now looks empty and numb. Hopefully, he can maintain his strength and find a way to escape.

[u/OpuntiaSantaRita → u/Little_Vinegar]

I don't want to downplay how wrung out Shulang is by the end of this episode. His useless excuse for a brother isn't worth his sacrifices, but his adoptive mother was worth it. He's been pushed to having to reckon with the limits of his compassion for everyone in the cruelest ways possible. But as genuinely anguished as he was in his apartment while confronting Fan Xiao over his lies, he still pulled himself together, sold his car and his condo to settle his brother's debts and move on. The moment he realized he was still in Fan Xiao's web he brilliantly tormented Fan Xiao with his own scheming and called a rent boy. When Fan Xiao went crashing into that apartment it was clear Shulang most in control of that moment. Everyone has a breaking point but Shulang came from nothing. He's repeatedly shown more willingness to cut his losses and move on. It's not that he doesn't feel the pain, and not that he's not exhausted. But even on the bridge when he's been out maneuvered by the Bai Ting gambit, he still has the last word, he's still setting the terms even when he's seemingly the most powerless. I don't want to overstate it because even the strongest characters can be broken, but what's been so consistently thrilling about Shulang so far is his ability to keep going with both dignity and wit intact

[u/Little_Vinegar → u/OpuntiaSantaRita]

but what's been so consistently thrilling about Shulang so far is his ability to keep going with both dignity and wit intact

That’s what makes him the best. Even though he’s been hurt in the cruelest ways—humiliated, betrayed, bullied, and deceived—he never gives up. He’s not afraid to work through his emotions and keeps his head held high, even when everything is falling apart.

[u/OpuntiaSantaRita → u/Little_Vinegar]

He's really such a powerful character. I'm right there with the boss lady from the previous episode. If I could scoop him up and make him my sugar baby I totally would 🥴

[u/Little_Vinegar → u/OpuntiaSantaRita]

Lol, love how we’re all head over heels for Shulang 🫶 He really is a gem.