HS9 ENDING DEBRIEF (WISHING HAPPINESS TO HEWEN)
+ addressing the hate
i started the show shipping yueer and xilun cuz their interaction was just straight out of a drama, tho xilun was hesitant at approaching yueer i was surprised to find myself liking hewen with yueer more, he seemed really charismatic, confident, casual and extroverted, i expected him to become really popular among the ladies (and i was right), his chemistry with yueer was insane but leaving this aside, if i had met a guy like hewen in real life i wud be soo intimidated by him at the beginning (+ he seems like a heartbreaker T-T) but as i kept watching him, i was starting to adore him alot, he is very considerate and kind and has a contrasting childish immature side AND HES SO CUTE LOL.
a scene that touched me alot was when all the casts moved to signal house and there were soo many guys into yueer (one of them being hewen) they all rushed to help her and stuff so it was very awkward for the other female casts but hewen handled it soo well, when all the guys went to go give yueer a tour hewen stayed down with the other female casts occasionally dropping random jokes and when all the guys were in tht library room with yueer, hewen stayed with the other female members and made up convo with them, hes such a green flag. however hewen is not perfect and has his own flaw that being overly concerned for other people i think his past experiences has made him this way and i can relate to him alot, during my middle school years i used to feel left out even within my friend group and tried really hard to grab their attention by trying to be funny and at times i made myself a fool but i still desperately wanted close friends and a friend who would always choose to spend time with me, so looking at hewen i remember my past but all i wish is for hewen to be himself and not try to please others, when he feels happy or sad he shd openly express it and be more confident in himself, i truly wish for him to find happiness and a partner who gives him emotional support and always looks out for him, may they have a mutual lovely relationship.
next i want to also talk about xiaoyu and mengmeng these two are such amazing people i truly admire them, they are brave (+xingxing) its a bit disappointing tht they cud not find a perfect partner here but all ik is these two are truly admirable and lovely, they will surely find a good partner that loves them alot. also their friendship is sooo cute (+xingxing) they uplift and look out for eachother, they are optimistic and are confident in their own self.
I LOVE THE FAMILY OF FOUR, bohan being a silly golden retriever and xing being calm and cool im so happy bohan found a partner like xing , he truly lucked out lol. may their relationship last for eternity. and siyi cp is soo damnnn cuteee aghhh i keep getting cuteness aggression, they have this highschool puppy love kind of vibe meanwhile xinghan cp has this old school 90s married couple vibe, i hope this family of four actually end up being a family and they all get married lol(cant wait for their marriage).
fang and yang are already married imo, their such mature people and they have this city love kind of vibe, i think they are literally soulmates and are meant for achother, cant wait for their marriage asw.
sunshine kaiyi and lover boy yiheng are soo cute, im convinced yiheng knows nothing other than art and kaiyi lol, they have this campus couple kind of vibe and their relationship is refreshing and optimistic, i love themmm.
now i wanna talk abt the hate yueer, xilun and hewen are facing, many fans are calling hewen "ugly" and using mean words, i think he is such a kind, sweet and good looking guy, he handled the situation really well, i do think he cud have put more effort towards the end but seeing him so unlike himself was disheartening, he tried his best and hence he has no regrets.
as for xilun, i do think some (maybe most) of his actions were displeasing and straight up annoying, he needs to be more mindful of others but again i do think he was glued to yueer cuz he wanted to prove himself and all but he needs to give her more space and give yueer the time to react and talk to other people asw, i see people mocking his eye blinking which i absolutely DO NOT SUPPORT, looking at him, he most prolly has a involuntary eye tics due to some neurological response (he might be neurodivergent) and this is smth he cant control hence making fun of this is so rude and sad, if u hate his actions criticize it but dont call out on peoples looks or conditions, he does have a few rumours around him which im not sure is whether true or not so i dont really have any comments for that, i do think he might have lost a bit of his personality and character when hes with yueer mainly because he wanted to turn himself into someone she will like hence losing himself which i think is smth u shd not do in a relationship, hopefully he learns smth from this experience.
as for yueer, some of her actions were understandable and some were highly immature, she cud have handled the situation better, she shd be more open and honest and shd have had proper convo with hewen to resolve her feelings, this way they cud have resolved the misunderstanding earlier. she was quite hypocritical with hewen and shd have shared her worries openly instead of asking him to "guess" it. however i do believe there are some scenes the producers are hiding from us to sell their own narrative, but she surely was shady with hewen anyways, their misunderstanding resolved and she chose xilun as she liked him and thought their more compatible and tht is her own choice, anyways she might have learnt alot from this experience.
lastly i like all the members friendship with eachother is so pure, uplifting and lovely, i hope they keep meeting eachother and stay just as close. i will surely miss HS9.
i already miss HS9 T_T
