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Rate the following Poly, or possible/could be Poly Relationships (1-5, then why)

TriMabMob

NeoShinMiw

KaengPuthPayu

MorkPiNan

TumHinGene

MarkKitYu

MingYoKit

ForthYoPha

RamDuenKing

AiNiMiriam

FongTineOhm

TannBunnM

PuthMonThurs

SaiZonTor

DewBlueChamp

UnThirdTwo

TeamPharmManaow

TriMabMob: 4/5 for not being entirely canon. I love this pairing so much more than I should. Just... just look at them! The devoted twins, the darling Tri, they could take such good care of him. All fingers crossed, but without hope, for season 2!

NeoShinMiw: 5/5 Canon poly! CANON POLY! Also, just... great vibes, great energy, adorable pairings, they make it work because a bi boy in the middle helps everything work better. Just grand. Please do more poly.

KaengPuthPayu: 3.5/5 I like the idea because I wanna see Kaeng and Puth take Payu apart and make him scream... but I really feel like two players and one sweet boy wouldn't last as well as I'd like. I want it, but I mostly want it as fanfic.

MorkPiNan: 0/5 Gotta be honest, I've really soured on Mork and Mueng Nan hasn't helped a lot. I don't think they could be good to Pi or understand him... and Pi deserves that.

TumHinGene: 2.5/5 I want to like this but poor Nubsib. If you add Nubsib in, everything would be perfect! Fourway! Total poly. A square of poly.

MarkKitYu: 5/5 Because Thanu and Pha can both go to hell. Let Mark and Kit take care of Yu and he'll be fine in no time. Pha and Thanu are just going to hurt the boy. Still hoping for Gen Y season 2, though, even if I have to tough it out with these idiots.

MingYoKit: 4/5 Slightly less into it than MarkKit but only because MingKit feels a lot more... exclusive and fragile and gentle, honestly. Also because that Pha is a lot kinder and more loving than Gen Y Pha. But I wouldn't mind it.

ForthYoPha: 4/5 Two tough tops together? Definitely down for it. Yo would be SO spoiled.

RamDuenKing: 3/5 Honestly I think Duen should be single at all time. He's just not ready for a relationship. Ram and King could help and support each other. But... eh, not really my jam.

AiNiMiriam: 1/5 I love AiNi and I love Miriam but I also love friendship and I think they work best as besties.

FongTineOhm: 3/5 Uh. I barely remember 2gether most of the time, okay? But Tine and his friends were adorable and they were so supportive and I'm down for it, no hesitation.

TannBunnM: 2.5/5 I'd be down with it if M hadn't started flirting with Oak at the end. But that adorable flirtation? Cannot resist. But otherwise, it'd be fine. He'd fit right in.

PuthMonThurs: 2/5 Only casual. Like, this is what players were made for. Casual fling that breaks up as they each find their own boyfriends? Sure. Actual relationship? Nah.

SaiZonTor: 3.5/5 You know, I could see it. If Fighter hadn't fought so hard at the end, I'd even be more down for it, frankly. But I think they'd take good care of Tutor and be very soft and he could snuggle right in.

DewBlueChamp: 5/5 Yeah, I'm down for this. I wish they'd make some extras with them the way they did for SaifahZon! I would love to see where this was going to go.

UnThirdTwo: 5/5 Yeah. Hell yeah. It'd be adorable. I would absolutely love this, honestly. No denials, no hesitation.

TeamPharmManaow: 1/5 I just... maybe just as experiment? But as a real relationship? Nah. Friends are friends and sometimes friends are best as friends.

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Iron fist should have been homeless longer. Rich white dude character, not as rateble as homeless white serf guru character. Also all the company subplots are like lol Danny doesn’t understand how buisness works.

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Rate the following series (1-5, then Why)

Word of Honor

The Untamed

Killer and Healer

Word of Honor: 5/5 because goddamn the actors did everything they could and they did their best under shitty laws and I love and respect them for it, no denials.

The Untamed: 4/5 It's great but... I gotta be honest, I loved it but I've cooled on it a lot as I've watched more and more other c-dramas and Asian BL dramas in general. I dunno. It's good, yes! But it's not been my favorite for a while.

Killer and Healer3.5/5 Do I like this? Yes. Is it that great? I measn, it's good and it's very well-developed and the ending is a dream and there's a much better one out there and, frankly, if the better ending had been the actual ending (or even CLOSE) I'd give it a higher rating.

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Rate the Series (1-5 then why):

En of Love

Love on the Line

HIStory: Right or Wrong

HIStory: Obsessed

En of Love: THis has to have three ratings! Because EoL is basically three shows! SO LET'S DO IT.

Tossara: 5/5 SOFT BOYS SOFT BAES SOFT LOVE I love Tossara the most of anything at all. I have not watched anything every close to as many times as I've watched this. Best show, softest boys.

Love Mechanic: 3/5 Ehhhh I know y'all love this but for me it's just... all drama and nothing else and I never got into the relationship because there was so much cheating and drama and I've never rewatched it.

This is Love Story: 3.5/5 Cute but not much substance. Not as cute as Tossara, not as dramatic as Love Mechanic. I have rewatched it but I always find the end disappointing. Too short by an episode.

Love on the Line: 4/5 It's good. It's genuinely good and we did get a happy ending and I do really enjoy this little show but the PAIN in the middle is just too much for me, okay?

HIStory: Right or Wrong: 5/5 SOFT SOFT SOFT SOFT Family! TINY FAMILY OF SOFT. I love this so much. I love these darlings so much. Every last one of them is just made of love and I adore them and it is one of the few shows where I genuinely have never wanted fanfiction or a special or anything. It's absolutely perfect how it is.

HIStory: Obsessed: 3/5 for execution, 5/5 for idea. I love this concept so much. And this show is the perfect length to watch before I go to work, tbh, so I rewatched it a LOT when I first got into BL because it fits so well in that time slot.

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Rate the series (1-5, then why):

My Day

Gaya sa Pelikula

Gameboys

My Gear and your Gown

My Day: 3/5 Real rough start, hoo boy, I will never rewatch the first three episodes. Ever. I barely watched them at all, honestly. But it turned into such an adorable and heartfelt story and that KISS with the BELT I still think about that kiss sometimes, okay? I mean, godDAMN what a kiss. WHAT A KISS. And their chemistry was amazing. Good but not amazing, tbh. Is it worth wanting? Eh, why not?

Gaya sa Pelikula: 5/5 the perfect show that I will only rewatch in order to get someone else to watch it because this show HURTS in all the best ways. Hurts so, so much be so, so good. One of the pinnacles of Pinoy BL, no denials. So good. Absolutely fantastic. Watch it. Everyone should watch it. Do it.

Gameboys: 4/5 It’s good, it’s adorable but, again, I gotta take a point off because I tried to rewatch it and just couldn’t get anywhere in it despite my best attempts. There’s so much bad communication, there’s so much just... me getting frustrated with the characters. I love them, but I look forward to a sequel more than looking back. But it’s definitely good and the first time through was very enjoyable.

My Gear and your Gown: 2.5/5 THIS SHOW. THIS GODDAMN SHOW. HOW DARE THEY DO WHAT THEY DID DO THIS SHOW. This show had so much potential and so much they could and they went and spent all the time in the most useless high school setting that never lived up to it’s potential and then also went and ruined a perfectly good ‘let me earn your love’ plot by rushing it because they had to throw in the homophobic parents at the end and I AM SO MAD AT THIS SHOW. I will DIE mad at this show.

... I am seriously considering making a ‘BL things I will die mad about’ post.

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Rate the Series (1-5 then Why):

YYY

WhyRU

Together with Me

SOTUS

SOTUS S

YYY: 3/5 I enjoyed it but the humor isn't exactly mine. Still haven't watched the special either, which says something. Probably will eventually.

Why R U?: 4.5/5 and COVID is frankly the only reason this isn't 5/5 i love WRU so much and everyone in it and all the pairings and if it hadn't had it's filming disrupted I suspect it'd be basically perfect for me, no denials. Though without COVID I might never have found BL so... there is that!

Together With Me: 3/5 I love MaxTul, I do, but I never got super attached to this show. Great chemistry but just an otherwise okay show.

SOTUS: 4/5 do I love SOTUS? Yes. It's it actually amazing? Yes. Did it drop just one too many balls for a perfect score? Yes. If SOTUS had manged a side/ secondary/ background pairing with the former bully and victim it'd be perfect. But I have rewatched SOTUS so it's damn good.

SOTUS S: 3.5/5 I love the idea and the setting and the characters but there's just a bit too much second hand embarrassment for me to rewatch and I felt like a lot of the issues were too easily avoidable. I should give this a second chance, though, now that I'm more familiar with BL. I did not give the secondary pairing a fair shake, honestly.

[heretherebedork]

The Battle of Piningness is over...for now. Next, who does the drama/crying better?? Who has the most insecure, doubtful of them?? And the contestants are:

Third vs. Chonlatee

Pharm vs. In

Pi vs. Tine

ShiGu vs. Adachi

Gene vs. Aey

Kao (DBK) vs. Arthit

Goodluck!

Third vs. Chonlatee

Better or more to my liking? Well, this is to me so it's my liking and It's Chonlatee because I didn't laugh at him. I laughed at Third a lot. I'm sorry? Not sorry. He was just too much for me. Chonlatee was cute and even his dramatics fit him so well and made sense.

Pharm vs. In

Look. InKorn owns my soul. I love Pharm and all, I so! But In? IN? My soul BREAKS when he cries. And when it's In crying through Pharm's body? Nothing. NOTHING survives that.

Pi vs. Tine

Uh. Uhhhhhhh. Pi. Gotta go Pi, honestly. His crying makes more sense and fits his character very well and the scene in the rain was SO good.

ShiGu vs. Adachi

Adachi gets this because... because I love him, okay? And his tiny depression moments. And his anxiety. I love Adachi and just want to hug him every time he gets upset.

Gene vs. Aey

Ooo, hard one. I gotta go Gene, though. Love you, Aey. But... but GENE. Sad Gene is the worst thing to ever happen and just saying that makes him such a good sad boy.

Kao (DBK) vs. Arthit

I gotta go Arthit. SOTUS is just so good and his pain works and how awkward he gets when he's hurting and you feel it in your SOUL. I also just... love him. Okay? Yes, this is also just me admitting my favorite characters. No shocker.

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Now you answered the battle of piningness, how about the response of those pining bois? Hmm? Who wins this round:

Gene vs. Adachi

Zhao Yunlan vs. ShuYi

Pi vs. Tine

Team vs. Tonhon

Aey vs. Jin

Khai vs. Two

Bonus question: who pines better?

Mek vs. Boss

Goodluck!

Gene vs. Adachi

Oooo. I gotta give Adachi this one. Gene just goes for it but Adachi is so much softer and more yearning than Gene is. I love them both dearly. What babies. And I think they'd get along very well, honestly. Apropos of nothing. But I love Adachi just so much that he manages to, barely, beat out Gene.

Zhao Yunlan vs. ShuYi

ShuYi's gotta take this one because, frankly. YunLan is fantastic but he's also a bit of an ass. And ShuYi just goddamn melts instead. I love that so much. So... yeah. Barely. BARELY. But ShuYi takes this.

Pi vs. Tine

No one. No one wins. Ugh. No one. They both make me feel guilty for shipping them at all. Pi because he's being manipulated and abused and Tine because I swear his response to being touched always makes me wince. No winners.

Team vs. Tonhon

They're both idiots! But Tonhon does eventually answer with more pining that he just forgot about and how can I resist that? Like, darling canonically bisexual idiot Tonhon is impossible to resist. Sorry, Team.

Aey vs. Jin

Ooof, hard one. Rejection boys face off! Hmmm. I'm gonna have to give this to Jin because I like a happy ending. And poor Aey got... not that. Plus, Jin is obviously at least thinking about Bbomb. Plus I absolutely cannot wait to see where this goes.

Khai vs. Two

I gotta go with Two because Khai just stayed an ass for SO LONG. Plus, frankly, I like UnTwo way more, lol. Honesty! Not much here, I watched ToL because I felt like I had to at least finish it once I started and then I got into UnTwo so I did finish it willingly.

Bonus:

Mek vs. Boss

I mean, this one goes to Mek instantly. I love Boss, I do, but his pining is super downplayed compared to Mek's. Mek's pining is A+, one of the best in the business. I love his pining SO MUCH.

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Rate the following CHARACTERS (1-5, then why) and also like compare them like, who has better this than that:

Gene

Adachi

Jin

Pi

Shuyi

Tine

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Gene: 5/5 Tiny writer kiiiiing, King of silence and words and absolutely the most creative on this set.

Adachi: 5/5 Perfection as a cherry blossom, yo. King of awkward moments and the best at art.

Jin: 3.5/5 Tiny bi disaster playboy? King of not-quite rejection and definitely the only one on this list who's slept around a lot.

Pi: 3/5 Poor boy who will never get a fair shake because of the show he's in, King of bitterness and the most cynical on this board 100x over.

ShuYi: 4.5/5 The most jealous and the most willing to eventually forgive. King of holding on and the best at just being adorable, okay?

Tine: 2.5/5 The most reluctant at everything. King of not wanting to be touched and the best at crying for no real reason.

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Now how about how those lovers who responded to the drama/crying of their lovers eh?? (i.e. comfort, intimacy) the contestants are:

Khai vs. Tonhon

Dean vs. Korn

Mork vs. Sarawat

HaoTing vs. Kurosawa

Nubsib vs. Mhok

Pete (DBK) vs. Kongpob

(why do i feel that you'll have very...very strong words for Mork? Lol goodluck!)

Khai vs. Tonhon

Oh, shit, it's idiot time first! Uh. They're both idiots. And they both have their big stubborn moment as well... and just... the idiots leading the idiots. How do I compare these two? It's almost painful. I like Tonhon so much more but Khai's damn train moment is one of the best and is in direct response to Third being upset... Fine, fine. Have ONE WIN ToL.

Dean vs. Korn

Did I mention that InKorn is my love? They're just so perfect. Love you Dean, but InKorn will always defeat DeanPharm for me. I mean, there might be a few places... and this one is very close. Dean is fantastic at comforting Pharm and Korn does end up being the biggest cause of In's pain... fine. FINE. I'll give it to Dean.

Mork vs. Sarawat

Fuck them both. Mostly Mork. Actually. Actually, the worst part is that Mork was actually doing a good job riiiight up until the vaccine line and then he fucked everything sideways. I gotta give to Wat on the basis of him not being Mork. But not much else.

HaoTing vs. Kurosawa

Kurosawa wins this hands down from sheer gentleness, okay? No competition points awarded.

Nubsib vs. Mhok

.... Mhok was taking lessons from Mork. Nubsib is so much better. STOP TURNING A MOMENT OF COMFORT INTO A MOMENT TO FLIRT, PEOPLE. Just stop!

Pete (DBK) vs. Kongpob

This one, again, has to go to my absolute favorite. Kongpob is still one of my favorite characters of all time and I love SOTUS and SOTUS S and even if Kongpob is a bit of an idiot and causes pain... he does his damndest to solve what he causes. Also, I just adore him.

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Rate the following CHARACTERS (1-5, then why) and also like compare them like, who has better this than that:

Chonlatee

Third

Un

Mon

Mark (Gen Y)

Chonlatee: 4/5 I do love him but, honestly, I cannot imagine staying in love Tonhon past meeting him again. He is king of carrying a torch but without feeling sorry for himself.

Third: 2/5 STOP CRYING. King of tears and dramatics and clothed showers and me having a bad sense of humor.

Uh: 3/5 Pining but make it small and distant. King of awkward smiles and leaving to avoid awkward situations.

Mon: 4/5 Tiny adorable gaybie. King of Gaybies. Ultimate King of Gaybies and the best at being tiny and adorable. Yes, he's more adorable than Chonlatee. Sorry.

Mark: 5/5 Best pursuer ever written thankssss. King of smirks and the best at persistent and flash presentations.

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Rate the Series (1-5, why):

Papa and Daddy

Kiss of the Rabbit God

Because of You

Dark Blue and Moonlight

A Round Trip to Love

Papa and Daddy: 4.5/5 Adorable but cliffhangers are the WORST. I am a total sucker for family, though. ABSOLUTELY SUCKERED IN.

Kiss of the Rabbit God: 3.5/5 Interesting and good but, for me, I prefer more long-form and deeper and also... like actually romantic, lol. But it is good and I loved the styling. It was very interesting watching a BL in English!

Because of You: 2.5/5 I want to like this so much more than I do. I really, really. But then I watch it and I just go... meh. Meh. I think, again, it needed to be just a bit longer or a bit tighter on the characters.

Dark Blue and Moonlight: 2.5/5 Look, I'm not crazy about cheating plotlines and plot lines that are mostly 'these people cannot goddamn communicate with the people they love' and, let's be honest, that's basically the summary of DBaM.

A Round Trip to Love: Have not seen because anything that involve the phrase 'their relationship soon became a disease' in a summary is me not watching it.

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Not a guess the trope but Rate the following (1-5) and why:

Ryu's Wedding

Mr. Heart

Where your Eyes Linger

Wish you

Color Rush

Welcome, RateBL anon! :D Glad to know you’re a different anon, lol. Can’t believe I have two now!

Ryu's Wedding: 4/5 HISTORICAL HIMBOS THE SHOW. I loved this little show of idiots, no denial. They’re adorable beyond measure and the tiny painted apple on the fabric and the devotion and when he didn’t want to return to the usual because it meant losing him? I loved it so, so deeply despite it being nonsensical and goofy.

Mr. Heart: 3.5/5 Look. Look, I like it. I do. But I’ve still never watched the movie version and I don’t know if or when I’ll rewatch it... Good, but it had just a few too many missteps for my tastes to just enjoy. Ending is A+ adorable and I desperately want another couple to do the arm loop bit they did.

Where your Eyes Linger: Show version? 2.5/5. Movie version: 4/5 :Getting rid of the internal monologue makes this SO much better. Still not the best but I have rewatched the movie a couple times. This is definitely one I wish was longer or had pushed the romance a biiit earlier, though the pining is very, very good. I do enjoy this despite the cold fish kiss at the end.

Wish you: 3/5 Cute but the substance just isn’t there. A bit better in movie form but still just barely hits a 3.5. I like it, I do, but it lacked substance and I don’t find myself thinking about it down the line at all. To be clear, I had to look this up on Viki to make sure I was thinking of the right K-BL.

Color Rush: 5/5 goddamn this show ruined me for so many other shows. It set the bar SO high. I liked the chemistry and the set-up and the fantasy elements and the soulmates bit and the fact that the entire show is just a giant metaphor and I love Color Rush. Go watch Color Rush.

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Rate the following CHARACTERS (1-5, then why) and also like compare them like, who has better this than that:

Tonhon

Khai

Two

Team (Y-Destiny)

Kit (Gen Y)

Tonhon: 3/5 Look, I might love and relate to him but he's still an idiot who spends most of the show being hugely homophobic. King of never self-reflecting and the best, in the end, at taking care of his boyfriend.

Khai: 2.5/5 He spends most of the time bothering me and takes so long to grow and just... yeah, not my favorite. Why is he worse than Tonhon? Because I liked Tonhon. King of waiting and the finest breakdown on this list. His best moment is still the train station.

Two: 5/5 Best friend ever and he might have taken a long time to figure out his own emotions but I can forgive him that. King of besties and seriously the best and most reliable friend ever.

Team: 3/5 I don't mind a player but he's not the best at it, obviously. But did end up very cute and dedicated. King of carrying his boyfriend and absolutely got the best phone call home to talk about his relationship.

Kit: 5/5 Love this man so much, what a good boy who wants to be loved but also wants space. King of The Look and honestly the absolute best overall character in this list, no question.

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Rate the Series (1-5, then Why):

He's Coming to Me

Until We Meet Again

The Shipper

Great Men Academy

He's Coming to Me: 5/5 I love HCTM so much. This show is so good, from the fantasy elements to the mystery to the loving family to the not-so-loving family... I just adore this show, okay? 100% one of my favorites (lol, why I can never chose one). And proof that actors shouldn't be limited to one acting partner in BL! Different vibes are so powerful.

Until We Meet Again: 5/5 How else can you rate this? That's for InKorn alone, let alone the entire rest of the show and the possibility of eventually maybe getting Between Us. I love this show so much.

The Shipper: Uh. Haven't seen it!

Great Men Academy: Same as above. Wow, two I haven't seen yet. Sorry, I spent my bingeing time on other shows and now don't have time for that at least not until the end of the summer.