#bl unpopular opinions

[gunsatthaphan]

naughty babe - coming soon. 

[welcometothelairofthebitchking]

Why it's funny to me that people give Way sooo much shit but think Charlie is the best thing that ever happened to Babe:

Okay so first of all, I am NOT a Way apologist. That boy is crazy and sick in the head and a very deep shade of red when it comes to red flags, but the thing is? Charlie isn't that much better?? Im not even talking about the 'Charlie faked his death and it hurt babe' part. I don't even really care about that. I'm talking about up to episode 8. Because at least up until the moment that Way snapped and tried to actually r*pe babe, the things he and charlie were doing weren't that different. 'Oh but Way used his powers on Babe and brainwashed him and controlled his whole life.' Exactly. Way used the privilege Babe gave him to get close to him whenever he wanted, to put his hand on his shoulder, and use his power on him to steer things in the direction he wanted. Each time Babe thought his best friend was being affectionate, he was actually being abused in the worst way possible. Babe trusted him with his love and the power to come close and touch his body whenever he wanted, and Way took advantage of it.

And you know who else did that? Charlie did. He did the exact same thing. Actually, I can even take the paragraph above and replace the words:

Charlie used the privilege Babe gave him (long term sexual contant never shared anyone else, cuddling in the bed and touching throughout the night, the kiss oh my god the kiss) to get close to him whenever he wanted, to put his hands on his body, and use his power on him (aborbe everything) to steer things in the direction he wanted (the grand plan, am I right? The one him and Jeff worked soooooo hard on). Each time Babe thought his sex buddy/lover was being affectionate, he was actually being abused in the worst way possible. Babe trusted him with the power to come close and touch his body whenever he wanted, and Charlie took advantage of it.

'But he did it to protect Babe'. That does not matter. Babe isn't a child. Charlie doesn't get to decide to protect him without asking his opinion. Babe is an adult. He can make his own choices. Moreover, his senses have been with him all his life. They shape his whole identity and who he is. Actually, given his fucked up childhood and how he was raised, given that his whole career and number 1 'identity' depend on them (because it wasn't just a number 1 spot, it was who he was. Pit babe always wins. Pit babe won't be pit babe if he loses.), Babe probably thought most of his worth comes from his senses. He said that once, that he's not sure he'd be worthy if he doesn't have his senses (and here the point isn't that he would be worthy, it's that HE thinka that)

And charlie just comes and? Decides to take them? Decides to take the whole identity of someone he 'loves' in order to 'protect' them without giving them a choice or even explanation?? That's fucked up. When I got to that point of the series, I legit thought this is a kind of r@pe, and worse than the sexual kind.

So the thing is, what he did was fucked up. It doesn't matter what his motivation was. I'm sure that Way too actually thought r@ping Babe and putting a baby inside him by force is the best way for both of them too. Which, obviously, bonkers, but my point is that your intentions don't cancel out the harm.

Everyone in this show treat Babe as some sort of object or kid that doesn't know what is good for him. No one gives him a choice while it's literally HIS life. They just come in and use him and his trust. They just manipulate him and lie to him, and no one considers how much that would HURT.

And you know what the real difference between Way and Charlie is? Obv. That charlie is 'selfless' and does everything for babe rather than the sake of his own desires/safety, but I assure you a writer can twist that. I can easily write the same situations and characters (up until chapter 8), and this time make charlie the red flag. In a case like this, the real difference is the way the narrative guides you and your emotions along, and the most important part in that is Babe himself. It's about who babe chooses to forgive. Who he decides to stay with despite the hurt. It's not about choosing between a saint and a red flag, but choosing between two people who have hurt you. And you choose the one who you love so much, you would keep hurting for.

And that's the beauty of it. Despite what this might come off as, I'm not a charlie hater. Not at all. I like him and babe together actually. I like Way too. And I love all of them because they are incredibly fucked up people trying to do what they think is right and I find the struggle interesting. My point is that, we are too fixated on finding a green flag and a red flag and choosing between them, when in situations like this, when all characters have been through hell, there will be no green flag. You can't rip a person apart and then bitch about them being red like blood can be any other color.

My point in making this wasn't to say charliebabe is abusive or toxic. It can be at points, but my point isn't that. What I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't fall into the trick of the narrative. You shouldn't decide a person is good and saint like just because their intentions were good or because they're the one the protegonist choses. You shouldn't ignore the hurt they do. The show moved sooooo fast from what was the biggest betrayal to me and I don't see anyone talking about it, simply because Babe decided to forgive and forget and the narrative pretended everything was perfect with a mama joke and a hug

[chibipandaao3]

Unpopular opinion

But not every show needs side couples — let alone developed or developing side couples. Full stop, check please.

Can it work? Sure! WinTeam (UWMA) had a total of 30 minutes screen time together in a 17 episode show. Roughly .4% of the show and arguably a perfect amount. Vegas and Pete worked well, and they were maybe a full hour if you include the torture/hostage situation — WHICH progressed the plot. Hell, UeaKing in Middleman’s Love was the perfect amount of established background relationship for a show not about them. Notice how I did not say anything about that other pair

Can it also be horrid… looking at you Prince… especially, when the side relationships don’t exist in the source material! Still looking at you Prince…

So, am I glad we are getting a little bit of JeffAlan? Sure, they’re cute — good chemistry.

Do we need five other pairs? No….no….in fact I think that would be a super bad decision with, what, 3 episodes left.

[absolutebl]

What are your unpopular opinions abouts bls?

Few of Mine would be ...

I don't care if a dark bl has a sad ending like modc. Though they didn't specify it was going to turnout like that or it was a dark one

I hated Kiyoi for all cliché bully things he did but the one that tips me off is that graduation pull-kiss-shove I would still like to punch him for that.

I don't like cartoony edgy women like tiffy from lovely writer.

Oh sure why not just get me into trouble, why don't you?

You all ready for this?

Here's the 10 I can come up with off the top of my head:

The Untamed is way overrated and so is KinnPorsche

Censored Chinese bromances should NOT count as BL and should always be watched illegally

Most Korean BL is absolutely fine at the shorter length

NO SECOND SEASONS

Make it Right is great

The stepbrother trope is super sexy and so is age gap

High school set BL is ALWAYS welcome and university set BL is fine too

Most Thai BL pulps have better chemistry in mere cheek kiss than all Korean BL Kdramas in general (and Cdramas for that matter)

IRL shipping is absolutely gross and extremely creepy

If the story doesn't need high heat, it shouldn't be in there (I know, I shocked you didn't I?)

[prettysweetprettysweet]

Earth Pirapat and New Thitipoom in Water Boyy (2017)

[pearlboybby]

calling him a red flag is like calling jaekhyung a green flag. wtf how stupid can you be?

sorry for bad wording . “but what he did to the twins!” the incestuous twins who kidnapped and tortured jooha? they kind of had that coming in a way, despite how gross it was. (not defending it, but im not defending them either, theyre still evil) it’s still nasty behavior but it’s not like the twins did any better.

and dont the twins work for pilwon? anyone who willingly associates with that monster sucks.

[iguessitsjustme]

Unpopular Opinions Ask Game

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What’s a popular show that you didn’t enjoy?

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What’s a common trope that you don’t enjoy?

What’s a common character archetype that you don’t enjoy?

What’s an unpopular show that you enjoyed when you shouldn’t have?

Have you ever dropped a popular show because you didn’t like it?

Pick a show, I will tell you something I think the show didn’t do well.

Pick a ship, I will tell you one thing I think wasn’t executed well.

Pick a trope, I’ll tell you a show that didn’t execute it well.

Pick a character archetype, I’ll tell you a show that didn’t execute it well.

[skinnyredd]

I Promised You the Moon has one of the most well written BL scripts.

I Told Sunset About You is an extremely underrated artistic film and influenced many following dramas.

[keykeylocke]

Bitch, I might be traumatized too bc I have no problem with the way Uea treats King 90% of the time. King constantly trying to brush hands with and make eye contact with Uea is annoying at this point. And I get a lot of those scenes are there to add tension but still.

King with all the grabbing, hugs from behind, wrapping his legs around Uea, I'd feel a bit smothered if someone was that affectionate with me. I like affection but not King's Labrador Retriever level of affection.

[chaos0pikachu]

Get canceled BL challenge: You're most controversial opinion about KinnPorsche and about Cutie Pie. Lots of big feelings in those fandoms. Good places to get canceled, me thinks 😎

LMAO truly are trying to get me cancelled anon

For Cutie Pie, I didn't realize there were Big Feelings but I genuinely don't think it's a bad show. Saw it get a lot of criticism while airing but like, visually it looks better than most 2019/2020 BL which made it at least enjoyable to watch visually. Sure the story is all over the place and convoluted at times but so was TharnType and it was visually much more appealing to look at than Until We Meet Again or 1000 Stars and everyone loves those shows.

Idk what the popular opinions in fandom are but like, I know ppl are super paternalistic over NuNew and I think that's flat out fucking weird. I'm majorly against para-social relationships in general, but like, ppl were going hard "mama bearing" NuNew and that's so damn strange to me. Like sure I want CooHeart to be safe b/c they're an out queer actor in an unfriendly industry/society but I don't look at them and go "aw my baby, my child, he shouldn't ever do intimate scenes that's not appropriate" like he's adult wtf??? NuNew might be young (I think he's like 22/23?) but he's still an adult in his profession and also a fucking stranger???? He doesn't need other strangers - like wtf is Carol from Kentucky gonna do? - "protecting" him I'm sure he has friends and industry people who can help him and guide him.

So I guess that might be an unpopular opinion

For Kinnporsche, whew oh boy I'ma come out with it and note this has NOTHING to do with the recent shit do not message me about that I don't wanna be involved:

Build didn't give me anything in the intimate scenes with Vegas and Bible out-acted him every step of the way. Like, their sex scene? I was unimpressed b/c Build was just not giving, he had no facial expression really, and once I noticed that I couldn't not notice it. It was especially jarring during the last Vegas/Pete kiss in the after credits scene b/c Build didn't kiss Bible back he just dead fished. I like VegasPete as a ship, and Pete as a character so I could overlook this but yeah that's how I felt and I know this is def an unpopular opinion

Second, and I know this is unpopular in general for BL but I dislike acting ships and would LOVE to see some switch ups. I think Apo and Bible would do some major magic on screen - both just in general but also playing a couple - along with like, Bible and Jeff too. I think keeping all the actors locked in "pairings" ie: Mile/Apo, Bible/Build, Jeff/Barcode is boring creatively (I feel the same about other acting pairings too not just the ones at BOC for the record, like I think Zee and Max would kill a series together too). I know this is unpopular b/c I've seen stan twitter in regards to the BOC pairs and it's annoying lol I'm super excited for the MileApo historical drama like any classy bitch but I think it'd be dope if they also worked with other actors

I was gonna comment on BOC but know what I'ma step back lmao

[chibipandaao3]

Not all side characters need to be paired

Not all pairs need to have stories

Not all shows need to have side couples

That is all

[jlf23tumble]

unpopular opinion for this fandom but i think louis’ dick is more likely to be small. every time someone posts about his buldge and calls it huge im like… that’s it?

Uh, did you miss this one? Are you following bl "paradise"? This guy's out there, walking around dick first, like it has to get some air, and that is not small-dick energy in my experience...maybe it's a grower not a shower, but yeah, I will beg to differ

[petrichoraline]

in the span of five minutes i saw TWO videos of andy and jin doing the sofa scene in two different settings and I haven't even seen it in the show yet but i can bet its not any less passionate 😶

[neonsbian]

everyone being mean to bai langs sister in the comments >:((

[pharawee]

After my Gen Y rewatch last week I randomly decided to start rewatching 2 Moons as well. I was never really that big on the first version since I started with 2 Moons 2 and the actors and characterisation just stuck with me but this time around I'm actually invested (as invested as you can be with something made by a shitty company that was remade 2 1/2 times and is open-ended).

Only... Pha is so incredibly unlikeable in this version what the hell (at one point he tells Wayo to jump off a building - I mean I love the miscommunication trope and characters that are rough around the edges but there's that - like Pha in 2 Moons 2 - and then there's this arsehole).

[reblogsssss]

Tbh i agree with this opinion

I think Horus is also a red flag- just not as much as Osiris (hate that dude)

I see where the fandom is coming from to even make this ship but its just really unhealthy and hes acting too possessive to call it love (like u said)

It also doesnt justify his actions- like i think he almost raped Seth once in season 1? Thats def not what someone whos got a healthy mind set would think

Oh and i absolutely agree that all his love interests r trash- Seth is better off being single or smth

(I cut this short since im pretty sure that u dont want to see a long text)

Unpopular Opinion on Ennead

Honestly i'll never understand the appeal of Horus x Seth to the Ennead Fandom

Like im not surprised if the two of them are the main paring but at the same time, it's way better if they didn't ended up together

Horus is WAYYYY too obsessed, possesive and infatuated with Seth, i know a lot of people say his in love with him but for me personally his way to obsessed to him that idk if it can be considered as "love"

Ngl his feelings towards seth gave me the same vibes as what osiris felt about seth.. But horus is less.. Disturbing..? Ig.. Not a lot of rapey stuff

I get Horus is genuinely an attractive men im not gonna deny that, cause im not that blind... But if the series ended or something i genuinely want that man to stay away from Seth.. Like his feelings towards him are definitely not Healthy

Like it gives me mixed feelings

In season one... He kinda wanted to be Seth's son.. I think?? And then wanted to fuck him???

Ok fine i know some of you are gonna say the "Their Gods so It's valid since their entire bloodline is a circle and seth's parents are siblings just like seth's wife is his sister"

But again... Horus feelings towards Seth is completely Unhealthy and Toxic.. At this point im not even surprise if he chooses his fucking uncle over the well being of Egypt

(Yes ik this post is not gonna get any likes or replies since the Ennead fandom is probably dead)