#the plot is actually really cool and something so different for bl

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This Week in BL - Many Tiny Idiots, Some Irreverent Hotness & an Engagement

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

Oct 2024 Week 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

Fourever You (Thai Thurs YT) ep 4 of 16 - OK so Hill has really been trying to pick him up from the beginning? I don’t understand why there’s any doubt around girls at all. He Gay everyone. Why is Tatch (2 Moons Ambassador) the only seme in Thai BL history allowed to actually just say "I don’t date women.”

Why is that so hard?

This show is definitely frustrating me, but I must admit that it’s the one I look forward to the most each week.

Love Sick 2024 (Thai Sun iQIYI) ep 6 of 15 - I am now only watching the uncut version, and I gotta say it makes all the difference. Please don’t watch the cut version of this show if you can possibly help it. It’s like cliff's notes of cliff's notes. I love the tiny side couple of tough kid + the dork of the music club. Ah the beach sequence. Condenced WAY DOWN, I see. We lost one of the most iconic lines in all BL but i think everything is improved by how much tighter the plot is in the remake (6 episodes became 1!). So I’m enjoying it. Weirdly, I'm not sure I would be enjoying it, if I hadn’t seen the original.

Is anyone watching this on iQIYI who hasn't seen the original? Just out of curiosity. Tell me how it's going for you, would ya? 

I'm doing a face-off style watch along of this new version versus the original 2014-2015 version.

Kidnap (Fri YT) ep 8 of 12 - I don’t entirely get it. They were apart for approximately 11 minutes. I would’ve thought GMMTV would’ve drawn it out for longer and more angst. Smiley face kiss was cute, but the star of this ep was that gorgeous pale blue waffle sweater on Q. What a great color for Leng! 

Jack & Joker (Thai Mon IQIYI) ep 7 of 12 - I do like that we’re seeing an honest exploration of poverty and hopelessness. I’m not sure how I feel about it inside my BL, tho I’m willing to persavere for this pair.

Battle of the Writers (Sun YT) ep 12 end - Someone said recently "just imagine what TutorYim could do with an actual script." And you know what? I agree. Because they sure as shit haven’t gotten one yet. And it’s getting quite frustrating. I’m having JaFirst flashbacks. Frankly, 2024 has been a year of unmitigated BL nonsense narratives. And I’m tired of it. I know it’s bog standard for the genre, but it feels like there’s been more than normal faff this year.

Summary 

An incredibly convoluted, disjointed, and badly-paced drama that is about(?) some writers writing a thing and some boys who knew each other when they were kids, lots of pretty sexy times, and not much else. The visuals are gorgeous, the side couples are overly appealing (with little to no screen time), the dubbing and sound is absurdly bad, and the fantasy novel (play within a play) makes no sense whatsoever while also managing to be the show that we all actually wanted to see instead of what we were given. 6/10 

In conclusion, I have no interest in attempting to understand or revisit this show, and I certainly wouldn’t recommend it, but if you have nothing better to do…… the sex is good (frankly I have exes that satisfy all the same criteria). So there it is: this show is like a bad but still hot ex.  

Every You Every Me (Thai Mon Gaga) ep 3 of 10 - Nice to see Fiat in something again. Namping is very angel baby.  This episode made me think that this pair would do a great Thai remake of Love Tractor, and now that’s pretty much all I want in life. I enjoyed wardrobe in this episode. It looks like we get the same characters next week. Cool. 

Bad Guy My Boss (Thai Sun Gaga) ep 6 of 10 - I guess everyone is messy slutty bisexual in this show? Do I care? Not even slightly. BLabies, I don’t think I’m gonna make it. I might have to drop this one.

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

See Your Love (Taiwan Weds Gaga) ep 1-2 of 13 - I adore it, what a wonderful meet cute. I love a Taiwanese BL that starts with a gratuitous kidnapping, some chasing, and a bit of a fight sequence. We in OLD fashioned territory. 

Teenager Judge (Vietnam Sat YT) ep 5 of ? - I continue to enjoy it very much.

My Damn Business (Korea Sat YT) eps 4 of 7 - Oh! Is the sleazy boss gonna turn out to be actually a sleazy player? That would be an interesting twist.

Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo (Korea Thurs Gaga) eps 3 of 8 - I’m really not a big fan of my pain coming from Korea. I’m getting a whiff of To My Star 2 from this one. And that does not make me happy. I know: high quality high angst yada yada blah blah blah. But also unnecessary pain? No thank you. 

First Note Of Love (Taiwan Mon Gaga) ep 12 end - Of course, I love the part where Reese and Orca spoke each other’s languages.

Conclusion

Had this been produced a mere 3 or 4 years ago, I would’ve been quite enamored. But by comparison to what we’ve been getting, this is a lackluster offering. A has-been musician and a much younger composer meet, fall in love, and attempt to rectify his stalled musical career. Cute side couple of a Thai popstar + his Korean manager. Everyone is very fine and it was a fine show. I wasn’t disappointed, but I wasn’t impressed either. 8/10 

Love is Like a Poison AKA Doku Koi: Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru (Japan Tues Netflix?) 6 of 10 eps - It was a fun little confession and climax, there was crying, and a bridge kiss (been a while) all of this appeals to me even if they are tiny idiots (in the immortal words of @heretherebedork )

Eccentric Romance (Korea Weds Viki) eps 5-6 of 12 - More tiny idiot boyfriends who don’t realize they’re boyfriends. That’s it, that’s all that’s happening. Ostensibly there’s some kind of murder. But it seems to be acting more like set dressing than plot.

It's airing but...

The Hidden Moon (Sat WeTV) 10 eps - Supernatural romance (my ghost boyfriend trope) by Violet Rain (I Feel You Linger). A man is hired to write an article about an old mansion. He sees the ghosts of people who died at the mansion, falls in love with one of them. Was substantially recast. I loved IFYLITA except the ending so I think I'll let this one run it's course you can tell me if it's work tracking down... if they managed to land it. I have my doubts.

In case you missed it

Mew & Tul legit engaged.

Love in the Big City (Korea Viki) 8ep - Vicki dropped them all at once which means I did what I do under such circumstances and skipped to watch the final episode. (I am well aware that this makes me a monster. ) Anygay, that told me that I’m not gonna be bothering to watch the series. Now y'all can tell me how amazing it is and what I’ve missed and blah blah blah. But I’m comfortable with my choice. It’s ICRY 2.0 + HIV. And I’m not willing to play its literatti game. At some point I might watch it on fast-forward for the sex scenes, but I’m not at that point yet. 

Next Week Looks Like This:

Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.

Still Coming:

10/27 Perfect 10 Liners (Thai Sun YouTube?) 24 eps! - New directing yet another university BL with engineers + their mentees. Based on a Jittirain novel. with a massive cast and massive run time. We will be watching this until APRIL of 2025!

ForceBook playing the same old characters = enemies to lovers tsunder/sunshine jock/nerd thing.

PerthChimonSanta are doing the cohabitation cool guy/dork trope.

JuniorMark are doing popular sunshine meets lonely sad boy (the only interesting pair IMHO).

I think Blue Canvas of Youthful Days has started on iQIYI but I only get it on Viki and that doesn't drop for a few days, plus...... CBL......? Not sure I'll report on this one unless it's really good.

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

From Uncle Unknown which is truly terrible but this was so SO funny. I'm still chuckling when I think about it.

The first representation of shipping in a BL that I actually enjoyed. Also Dat's clear approval of being shipped didn't hurt. (Judge)

(lask week)

The tag BLigade: @doorajar @solitaryandwandering @my-rose-tinted-glasses @babymbbatinygirl @babymbbatinygirl @isisanna-blog @mmastertheone @pickletrip @aliceisathome @urikawa-miyuki @tokillamonger @sunflower-positiiivity @rocketturtle4 @blglplus @anythinggoesintheshire @everlightly @renafire @mestizashinrin @bl-bam-beyond @small-dark-and-delicious @saezurumurmurs

Sigh, Tumblr in its infinite wisdom doesn't like too many at-ings.

[clemelntine]

Heart killers ep 4 uncohesive stray thought

With to many screenshots cuz I keep taking more

A better view of what is now confirmed to be a cross with a cross necklace on it. He hasn't shown to be religious in any way. It could just be storytelling purposes or he's into shit like that (sexually)

Why tf does he sleep on a mattress in what seems to be the middle of a living room

I don't want to be rude to Style or his dad but Style is on of the most obviously queer men I've seen in a while. But also nice to see an openly gay character with (realistically) supportive dad

What's with the matching emblem on their shirt? Like I get their friends but why this episode? Could have been foreshadowing for them ending up in the same situation in the end. But also Fadel destroying this shirt might indicate that Styles relationship with Fadel will get in the way of his friendship with Kant (or the other way around)

It's very difficult to make laying on your back not look akward. Dunk can't do it.

A little side plot for the boys, very fun

Omg its Paul!!

I really hope that Babe and Knot will have more stuff, I'm really curious what their acting is like and I think two innocent young characters wrapped up into the older fours world of lies could be a really interesting story, and motivated for the four to be/do better. Also maybe a lil father/brother figure time for the four. I'm a lil sappy, what about it

Yeah hes selfish but has okay morals we get it

Said the two decieving criminals to eachother. Hopping that ig is foreshadowing of some sorts for them saving each other near/in the end.

Okayy, our first official boyfriends

Interesting, in contrast with the scene of Fadel taking the pin of Style

Oh its his 10 things i hate about you poem. Although he only said i dont like 7 times (catherine said it 10, fadel did list 10 things, if you count the things he said after 'and' as separate). Also i guess "i dont like that i miss you" is his "i hate that i dont hate you"? Or maybe it is unfinished and well get a more fleshed out confession scene when they both like each other

I haven't felt this way since the bad buddy rooftop kiss.

Oh don't make me cry

Oh, Style with his hand in Fadels pants. An interesting development, might have to ad that on to my post about the other nc scenes weve seen from them.[god am i really gonna dedicafe my blog to joongdunk sex scenes]

Why does he have soap dispensers attached to his shower wall

Ah cmon , i was in my feelings dont drag me back to the reality of lies like this.

Look at how cute they are. Look at the potential. They better get this heartbreak over quickly so we can get to healing and being happy.

Khaola

Oh god, they were not even that young when their parents died.

No, I think it was lilly actually. This is going to negatively impact this shit so much.

Cmon Style, you were my only kinda earnest character left.

Both physically and morally (engaging woth Fadel, lying to him, is something he didn't want to do.Going further than he intended to)

Wait is this the person from Kants previous marraige? Thailand has legalized gay marriage for less then a year and were already doing divorces.

How tf does he know

Ok kinda cool tattoo. Blacking that out will actually low key look really ugly. Just a dark blob behind his ear

Wait he has a different gay (rainbow) necklace now. It's bigger

Bison is starring to doubt Kant more while Fadel is staring to trust Style more.

Favorite scene:

FadelStyle in the woods ofcourse

Big brother Kant was also very cute tho

Also if anyone is wondering I took 87 (successful) screenshots this episode

And idk if anybody actually follows my blog and updates about heartkiller. But I'm gonna have to take a break next week cuz I have exams :( . After that I will have more time to watch different bl tho.

[mnkiss]

A quick list of animes I watched and don't want to forget 3:

Satsuriku no Tenshi - perfect for halloween, it was a short story with an easy to forget plot and characters I could root for. Tbh it hooked me with the never ending suspense and Zack. And I'll never forget the heartbreak at the end. So toxic and broken and tragic. The horror elements were fun, sometimes scary even so 7/10! Demon slayer - Its a bingeable shounen. The story is mid, the animation is cool, the MC is kind and likeable + i love how they show us the difference between "city japan" and "rural japan" (especially technology and behaviour-wise), but the constant screaming and second hand embarrassement is just too much. And besides getting stronger and using better techniques there are no character arcs (as of in S2). The boar + thunder kid just ruined the whole series for me t_t And the mountain peasant/animalistic superpower schtick is boring as hell after an episode or two. 6.5/10

Samurai Champloo - y2k graffiti/breakdance meets samurais. Boi, what an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G anime! The AV, OST, art style, all the fight scenes and character design... all of it is 10/10. Of course the found family trope can never be trumped, however the story itself was adventurous, not repetitive (except for them never having money lol), captivating, witty and emotional when it needed to be. Also the episodes tie into each other a lot, which makes the storytelling natural (+ its not just episodes put in order). The MC's are all 3D with weaknesses, believable behaviors and distinct manners + they have easy to remember names and styles. Watching the messy trio's friendship come to live is something I want to witness again for sure.

Konosuba! - A surprisingly bad and adorable parody of the isekai genre that I could only watch all the way through after the 3rd attempt. Most characters are completely helpless/stupid/naive but in an oddly charming way. The MC is ofc a pervert neet that is insufferable, but his oversexualized companions are cute, their friendship is cute, and their boobs are huge. Watch it while having dinner 6/10

Ouran highschool host club - light hearted and stupid and has some second hand embarrassement, but its a must watch! I wish the artstyle was different tho :/ 8.5/10

The Apothecary Diaries - Sherlock Holmes meets chinese historical romance fanfic. Beautiful, captivating and rewatchable. Very dreamy (but i have a feeling that theres going to be a lot of drama and sadness in the future? idk i havent started the light novel yet) 9/10

Midnight Occult Civil Servants - its so much more worth it than ppl think! Yes, the power of friendship is strong in this one, buuuut 1) its not overdone 2) the story is not sugarcoated and there are some interesting philosophical topics that we touch throughout the episodes 3) even though the MC is a naive and ridiculously hard working boy, he learns a lot from his mistakes and kinda grows up. His friends are lovely too! I just wish that their design was a bit more detailed, the animation got a bit more budget and that we could have gotten a bit more chapters... 8/10!

Mignon - a korean BL manwha adaptation. Each episode is around 5 mins so the story isnt too complicated. It has vampires (why dont we get more of them nowadays??) and sexy man-love. 6.5/10

Golden Boy - It is a golden comedy (and educational) anime and it's so humorous that I actually laughed watching it. At first it seems annoying/ridiculous but from the end of the first episode I understood the premise and the point of the anime. The boy doesnt learn much, but the women around him do. 7.5/10

Kamisama Kiss - I loved it at the beginning and then felt really let down by it, cuz 1) I learned about the end of the story and got pissed off (because ***SPOILER ALERT who the fuck thought that giving up your occult superpowers and long life is romantic? WHO?***) and 2) it got so rushed at the end. The art style is not my favorite ad some of the frames looked cheap, but I loved the comical use of expressions and some of the designs were really cool. 6/10 (and -100/10 because of the ending of the manga. Seriously. Fuck that.)

[hexenmond]

Webcomic Wednesday: The Witch Door

Well, I've been thinking about this the whole day now, and I'm almost frustrated that I can't seem to put this into words so easily. What's great about The Witch Door? Well honestly, what isn't?

I thought about Anni's other comic (Transfusions) and how I'm finding that easy to sum up – vampire BL with explicit scenes. I mention those few words and most people will have a fairly good grasp of what to expect and whether they might like it or not. (I personally hesitated a long time before reading it, because this is actually NOT something that's right up my alley. Turned out to also be good though.)

For The Witch Door, I can't seem to find an easily digestible handful of descriptive words like that. I feel like it is very much the sum of all of its intricate details, and it doesn't fit any simple bill. So I'll resort to reviewing my favourite bits about it…

It has great characters

Seriously, all of them are well thought out and engaging, not a single dull person among them. I love all of them so much that I have actually put ALL of them in my fanfiction (except for the Lintukoto people as they belong to the main canon storyline, which I'm not touching on). That includes Ulriikka, the fluffiest plot device ever.

Tangential to that: it has great representation

There's young people. Old people. Thin people. Fat people. Light-skinned people. Dark-skinned people. Live people. Dead people. Bird people. Ummm… a cat who is definitely also people. And other assorted… humanoids? And oh, sexualities for every letter of the alphabet!

The worldbuilding is intriguing

I'd roughly call the setting "urban fantasy", but that could mean so many things really. In a world much like the one we know, there are witches with differing magical abilities, some powerful, some almost mundane, but most importantly there is this one simple, cool thing that opens up so many possibilities, and that is the concept of the Witch Door: each witch has a special door that can lead to any other witch's special door. So even though our protagonists live in Turku, we have already spent an afternoon in New York and one in Kyoto, without anybody breaking a sweat.

… but it's also kinda slice-of-life

I really love the way that protagonist Katariina – non-magical, bog-standard human who works as a nurse – accidentally stumbles onto her neighbour's secret (he's a witch with a witch door), but her life's still lifing, so it's not all just magical discoveries and fun and games from then on. More like her world gets expanded, but that also means that on top of her own, mundane everyday problems she now learns about things happening in the magical community that are possibly even more concerning, and even less actionable. Katariina deals with all those new experiences with curiosity, wonder, compassion, delight, and occasionally overwhelm, and she feels so real for that.

It's about friendships

The more I think about it, that might be what I love most about the comic. We meet a whole bunch of people and all the relationships and interactions are just gold. At the heart of it, there's a lot of people caring about other people in quiet, everyday ways. Everyone is allowed to have their own struggles, and people are so supportive of each other. And there's also snark and banter, delicious!

I nearly forgot: It also has villains!

I do feel I've managed to avoid spoilers in all my rambling here, so I won't say too much about the antagonists. Just this: they exist, they are still a bit of a delightful mystery (we're in chapter 12 as I am writing this), and I fully believe they are just as complex and well thought out as all the other characters. I love to hate them.

Conclusion

If I've managed to pique your interest, why not take a look at the 6 page prologue? And then take the plunge into a completely different kind of mystery with chapter 1 🙃 where we're introduced to both of our protagonists separately, and then to the magic of the fluffy plot device.

Or, if you're unsure about whether reading this comic will bring joy to you and you don't want to just take the plunge and check it out (which I can relate to!), feel free to ask me questions about it!

[namtanlovesfilm]

Hi axelle! 😸 I've seen almost all bls but I haven't watched any gmmtv het show. which one would you recommend to a newbie? I prefer something light and funny. my favorite actors are Off, Gawin and Neo

hi! I'm glad you're gonnna give non bl thai dramas a chance, and as for your fave actors... TASTE 😌 here's my fave non bl gmmtv shows from best to still good but not the best:

the gifted: simply an amazing & super unique show with very little flaws & one of the best open-endings ever. haven't been able to bring myself to watch the sequel so watch that at your own discretion.

midnight motel: my favorite show of the year so far, fun & quirky, super tight execution, great plot twists, iconic characters & simply one of the most underrated shows ever. contains off & neo so you'll love it 100%!

ps: I hate you: the best female-led show I've ever seen. there's messiness & drama and the characters are all super flawed but you still root for them! the performances are also incredible & this show is truly one of my all time faves!

angel beside me: the first more classic romcom of the list, but despite being kind of a silly premise with an angel falling on earth, it actually tackles some really deep issues like depression & poverty??? and the chemistry & bond between the characters was crazy good. I definitely recommend!

happy birthday: this show will make you cry for 13 eps straight but you'll love it. it has some of the best performances ever & is just the kind of show that hits you right in the chest with feels & beauty. absolutely one of my most beloved thai dramas.

a gift to the people you hate: such an underrated show but absolutely iconic! if you like messiness & plot twists, you'll love this one! it's just unhinged & has a really cool world-building!!!

girl next room: richy rich: since your 3 faves are off, neo & gawin I really recommend you watch this! richy rich is off's most popular straight series bc he's simply perfect in this role (and biconic!!!), and gawin is in the motorbike baby story as mook's second lead & he???? absolutely ate, he's so dreamy in that! neo is in every story & absolutely hilarious (especially in the scenes with off, you cannot miss girl next room!

love at first hate: classic romcom but the chemistry is some of the best & the male lead??? IS DADDY MCDREAMY!!! a really enjoyable series!

46 days: another series with the offmild pairing from girl next room, and this show is crazy but has such fun characters, great chemistry & even the villain is my fave??? the whole cast is the best & it's the only show by this director that is truly genuinely so good!

mint to be: another romcom with mook bc she's the romcom queen lol, this one is short & sweet, the chemistry is excellent & the cast is really fun. there's none of your faves in it BUT one of the characters is obsessed with off who's an idol in that show & she has pillows with his face on it and it's ICONIC!!!

who are you: one of the most acclaimed gmmtv shows, notably for its actresses namtan & jan who acted their ass off in it! it's a really well done show with insanely good acting, but the reason it's not higher on this list is that it's a bit forgettable? it was in my top 10 fave shows from 2021 though.

my dear loser: monster romance: another romcom with mook lol no one is surprised, this one actually really surprised me bc it was the first time I saw lee outside of his usual perfect role. look, I love the man but most of his roles are kinda... boring? and here he ate. the whole universe of the show is super different from usual & the love story is very cute, and honestly it immediately became one of my fave straight thai romances!

baker boys: another show where lee plays a really good role! this one contains queer characters but is not a bl at all. I LOVED the found family trope of it, and literally cried when it ended bc I got really attached to the characters & me crying when a show ends is a huge indicator that I loved it. sadly this show is pretty tainted now bc my fave character was played by foei who's famously an anti-lgbtq+ bitch so yeah... but if you can stomach his bigot face I'd say give it a try, pluem plays one of the cutest characters in existence!

(also just realized I completely missed the light & funny prompt lmao. the most light & funny shows in this list are: girl next room, love at first hate, 46 days & mint to be!)

xxx

[chaoscheebs]

So I've gotten into visual novels a bit more recently, do you have any recommendations? I've been a gamer all my life but vns are kind of a blind spot for me. Maybe some of the more popular ones on the DS and a handful of PC ones are about all I know.

Most of the ones I've played are adult ones (i.e. have sex scenes in them), but I can give some recs if that's not an issue.

All Ages:

-Jack Jeanne for the Switch is a really solid one and for something that includes hiding the protag's gender (she's in an all-boys school for theater), it doesn't fall into weird/horny tropes about it? Like no "oh no someone walked into me changing oh me oh my" nonsense, for example. Plus there's some characters that read very trans/gender non-conforming and I am living for it.

It's very slice-of-life, very pretty, and if you like/can work with stat-building dating sims and the rhythm game sections, I'd recommend it!

Guys Who Like Ladies (not all-ages):

--Princess Waltz is like my favorite VN of all time, it's so fucking good. It's about this (seemingly) normal dude who ends up entangled in this other magical world's tournament to pick a bride for the prince of a country in said other world, and boy howdy for something that is aimed at straight male audiences it is REALLY GAY (affectionate/positive).

The main "girl"? The prince. Who reallyreally comes off as a trans dude. It is awesome.

There's all sorts of cool fights, girls in cool/cute outfits, the "token loli" acts her actual age and is probably one of the most mature of the lot (god i love Suzushiro), it has Lun-Lun, the second best proper girl, yaoi fangirls, and a cute lil' dragon man.

I will provide a quick warning tho': it contains (accidental, they had NO IDEA beforehand) incest, potential adoptive sibling banging, and depending on how you see Chris, potentially misgendering. :c

If you can get past that, tho', it's fantastic and has a bangin' soundtrack.

--9-nine is a urban fantasy-ish multiverse-spanning mystery series in 5 parts: 4 for each girl and one extra epilogue game that wraps up the loose ends nicely. It also contains cool action scenes, has a great cast of characters, and even makes a Wild Arms 2 reference, which cements it in my heart forever.

Each game is a route, and while you could skip one and still get the story (and you might want to, one of the games focuses on the protag's main full-blooded sister who, uh, yeah, they eventually bang), but each part connects to the next and gives you more information to piece together, and it all comes together wonderfully. ;A;

Also, the male lead has a face, is voiced, and has a personality, which is a rare triple-crown in the VN world when it comes to het-focus stuff.

9-nine also has an "all-ages" cut, which can be found on Steam, if that makes a difference.

QUEER SHIT FUCK YEAH:

--Ne no Kami is a yuri VN which is in two parts (with a loosely-connected "prequel" that is plot-light called Sacrament of the Zodiac and has a successor plot-heavy series that has one part out called Watamari, all of which are yuri stores) and IT. IS. SO. FUCKING. GOOD. It and Princess Waltz battle for my heart for the number 1 spot.

The protag is a "normal" girl named Len, who gets drawn into this secret war against the ayakashi thanks to a mix of her childhood friend coming back into her life and her parents up and disappearing on her, and it gets... the actual images are never graphic in the violence sense, but it gets a bit brutal in the fight scenes. Which fucking rule.

It's a good balance of slice of life and battles (and girls kissing other girls of course) and the music fucking rules.

There is also an "all-ages" cut on Steam.

--No,Thank You!! is a BL VN, and it is also really good, but really fucking heavy and I have to give several caveats before recommending it. There is references to (and at least one on-screen instance of) rape, references to in-universe snuff films, non-consensual body modification to the point of body horror, drugs, and child trafficking, tho' everything mentioned past the rape is never shown on-screen.

If your can get past all that, you're in for a wild fucking ride. Haru is the (openly bi!!!!!) protagonist, who seemingly got amnesia in an accident saving this middle-aged man, and so the middle aged man, who is the protag of his own story that's interwoven in the background as he searches for his missing son and dips his toes into some Serious Shit(tm) as a result, sees to it that Haru has shelter and a job until he recovers.

Also, yakuza and a secret underground society that does Seriously Fucked-Up Shit(tm) are all interwoven into the plot, especially the latter.

Also Hiroyuki is best boy I make the rules.

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Anyway, that should be a pretty good starter kit. I'd also throw in Yume Miru Kusuri, which is a more grounded in realism story, but also it's really meta and not a good starter VN (... although it was MY starter VN, please give me a route for the canon gay dude in a fan disc I am begging you). It also. Um. Deals with heavy subjects (bullying, drug use...). So maybe see how you feel about these before that.

[monthlymanga]

manga/manhua/manhwa reads of january 2023

Wonderful Season with you

-Super cute story of two highschoolers with very opposite looks, interests and personalities and falling in love.

-A jock with angst and a nerd basically. It was nice watching them solve problems and being all fluffy and innocent.

-However it was a bit lacking, might have been cuter if it was more drawn out.

-Also the unnecessary sex scene was a disappointing to see at the end, they're minors darling. Let them have their innocent love.

-A decent short read tho.

Papa wolf and puppy

-Absolutely adorable.

-This alpha wolf, leader of the pack grudgingly protects a tiny puppy.

-Forced adoption? Very Aizawa-core.

-Like it's really entertaining to see the top leader, the man amongst the men, the most feared predator, be brought to his knees by...childcare?

-every character in this is so far adorable and good looking.

- One may mistake the puppy's clinginess to possible BL but fear not, it is not a weirdass romance between the two.

-It's just a wolfman unwillingly becoming a father to a puppyboy

Shadows House

-A personal favorite to be honest.

-I love the gothic cute designs that can turn so unsettling when done right.

-What I expected to be a slice of life quickly turned into a mystery with a dark secret and I am absolutely eating that shit up.

-All the characters are so so interesting.

-I love how well made it is and how well they bring up the beauty of individuality between the shadows and the dolls.

-A very very well written story.

-Everyone who sees this post must read this one, it is an experience everyone needs to have.

-Also has an anime.

Phantom tales of the night

-A bit confusing but the artstyle is beautiful and everyone's stories are interesting so I'm very on board.

-Another story where all the characters are interesting and has a lot of twists and turns.

-Like really, everyone is connected with everyone.

-And there is something really satisfying when it clicks to you what's going on.

-The main character is the main antagonist of the story.

-owner of a guesthouse where the payment is a secret of the guest.

-The concept and story is really intriguing.

-perfect for people who enjoy genres which are not exactly horror and not exactly mystery.

Secret love

-One of the cutest romances I have read EVER.

-Two shy highschoolers who are totally pining for each other but are from different friend groups.

-They are so CUTE.

-Like the plot is them slowly forming a friendship and having the courage to talk to each other more.

-Not that problematic (mildly but it gets solved quickly).

- Perfect casual read once you have read dozens of angst.

-The artstyle is very pretty too. In a comforting way.

Play it cool, guys

-manga about a bunch of clumsy guys trying to play it off.

-very interesting characters and personalities.

-Also a very not dramatic, calm story.

-All the characters are of different age ranges and they all meet in very amusing and coincidental ways.

-I really like how they show the characters' inner turmoil and how they find a solution.

-But none of their issues are because of how clumsy they are. Clumsiness isn't an issue guys.

A story with good life advice brought in a comedic, slice of life way.

-I think it has an anime too??

I'll do that marriage

-I haven't read very far with this one yet, but so far it is very entertaining.

-A young girl gets transported to a story where her sister dies bc she is forced to marry a tyrant duke who has insomnia.

-To save her now sister, she goes to the duke in her stead and solves his insomnia.

-They decide to get married, but only for an year per the girl's request (bc the actual female protagonist appears in an year).

-Cue the duke trying to make her fall for him with the help of his staff and citizens.

-Everyone's just happy the duke is being nicer and they are all DESPERATE for him to stay like that.

-It's very entertaining.

The way to protect the female lead's older brother

-Another story I started towards the end of January and haven't read that far.

-A girl is reincarnated to a story too, but the family she was born into is known for being messed up and crazy harsh on their children.

-Like, the children are only born to be brought up as murderers.

-The actual female protagonist goes through a lot bc of the family but it all starts when they kidnap her older brother.

-So the girl is trying to protect and help the brother escape while making sure none of her family members suspect her at all.

-All the members of her family from what I've seen are...messed up.

-She's also a little bit psychotic, but to survive that family you have to be a little insane ig.

-At least she has some common sense and morals...so far.

-The artstyle is beautiful.

[redfish-blu]

I’m going to be controversial for a minute:

Korse has to be the worst Danger Days character. He was cool and villainous in the music videos but he really overstayed his welcome. It was over for him after SING. He served his purpose, and cut to 12 years down the line, why on earth is he still around?

His C Plot in the comics is my largest criticism of that whole mess in itself. It was unnecessary and took up so many pages that should have been dedicated to Red and Blue, whose arc actually has something to do with the world building and waking Destroya. Not to mention their story is almost an exact mirror of Korse’s anyways except it’s relevant to the plot.

We didn’t need Korse to be redeemed (well they attempted to redeem him but they didn’t accomplish it. They just pulled a Walking Dead and Governor’d him). We didn’t need him to have a sob story. Especially because they didn’t set anything up for the other Scarecrows (you know the fucking villains?). Out of all the BL/i bad guys, the Scarecrows are meant to be the most terrifying. They are allowed personality and freedom over others because of their willingness (programmed or not, it isn’t really clear. Fucking Amazing writing strikes again) to Kill People. Scarecrows know they’re brutalizing humans where as Dracs do not; and Exterminators likely do not either. That is what sets them apart and makes them truly formidable and dangerous. Because they are willingly offing people for their own status and gain.

BL/ind is the ANTAGONIST. We aren’t supposed to feel bad for any of the fascists!! Not one of them! What the fuck?? Korse is shown to still be out euthanizing people, and he wanted to keep his job too. He hasn’t “changed for the better”, he’s a domestic terrorist. Korse didn’t apologize or make up for a single thing he did as a Scarecrow. The second he wasn’t getting benefits (and the benefit of the doubt) he cut and run.

Korse didn’t interact with any of the main characters (save for Val I guess but they don’t mean anything to one another and they didn’t talk). The Girl never saw him or had any awareness of what he was doing. She probably thought he was dead, or just gone. What in the hell was the point of him even being there if he had no part in furthering her arc (I’m kidding myself here a little because the writers did not give two shits about The Girl either)? He is the one who murdered the Four in cold blood and Drac’d The Girl’s mom, if we aren’t forgetting that… I sure as hell don’t believe that would just slip her mind either.

But I know the reason they did all that bs, because doing something different would make a better story, and the people writing anything related to Danger Days are allergic to making nuanced narrative decisions. Especially if they’re writing legacy characters (all of the Fab Four, Cherri Cola, The Girl, Korse, Show Pony, Doc). We got an attempted redemption arc for the serial killing white guy where all of his actions were just cleaved off of him and “actually it was the Director who was at fault for everything he did!” And not to mention the Director… Just makes the entire thing 100x worse (re: racism).

Think of what we could have gotten if we weren’t wasting pages on Korse’s arc where we ultimately learned nothing about him except that he has half a brain and a nameless boyfriend who dies less than a page after we meet him. And that he got fired for not killing enough people. Yes that is what he got fired for, not because he came to Jesus and realized he was doing something bad. He only wanted out after he got demoted. What the hell.

[t0x1c-r3d]

If Killjoys: California and National Anthem were connected

(Ignoring any plot holes / inconsistencies that come with that ofc ; a lot of this is just for fun, so there's not a lot of reasoning)

The helium wars and analog wars

2 different wars. The analog wars are mentioned in National Anthem. If the 2 universes were connected, I think I'd put National Anthem first. That being said, what if the Analog Wars were BLI's original plan, the prototype stage if you will.

And once we get to the point of the Helium Wars, this leads to Danger Days and Killjoys: California. BLI has greatly improved their tactics and technology.

For example, now the drac masks actually work and put them under control instead of people just becoming zombies. Also, they found out the killjoys could see through the hallucinations, so they revamped the pornodroids and made them actually look like they should permentantly and easier to control.

And so they're a lot harder to beat when you get to the point of Killjoys: California. Because you can tell Dr. D and everyone has kind of just started giving up on actually beating them and instead are trying to just permanently outrun them because they've improved so much that they don't see a chance. Especially with the fab 4 dead, they think it's hopeless.

Jamie is related to the Venom Brothers (like their grandpa or something)

Whenever they changed the concept with the story, inspiration for Party Poison (and Val Velocity) came from Mike Milligram. So, if the stories were to be connected, I think it'd be interesting to make them related.

What if Mike and Kara were siblings like Party and Kobra?

I like to parallel Kara being a trans woman, if she holds the same part as Kobra, with the hc of Kobra Kid being a trans man, just because as far as we know Kobra Kid is a guy but it still keeps the trans thing as a whole (I guess?)

Anyway, Party and Kobra found an old box of things belonging to Mike and Kara. At the time of looking through the box, filled with belongings and pictures, Kobra was questioning his gender. The brothers found pictures of Kara both before and after her transition. It didn't take them too long to put 2 and 2 together.

Party totally thought that Mike was really badass and based their style off of his. And since they have the same, or at least very similar, masks, what if Mike's mask was in the box. Party finds it and decides to take it and use it as their own. After all, it's a cool mask, and Mike's dead, so it's not like he needs it anymore... It becomes like a family heirloom sort of thing.

Kobra somewhere has an old pair of Kara's sunglasses and wears them instead of his own sometimes.

BL/IND has records of the past war.

Going with the idea of the Venom brothers being related to Mike and Kara still. They have records of the original killjoys / killjoy groups.

Not counting the girl, the relation is one reason they send one of their top ranking scarecrows, Korse, after them. It's expected that whoever runs with the brothers would become a major problem for BLI and their plans. It runs in the family, after all. So, they remember how hard the fight against Mike Milligram and his crew was, and they don't want to take any chances with the fabulous 4 and all their friends.

[feuqueerfire]

Feu's January 2023 BL/GL Wrap-Up

A little monthly (spoilery!) wrap-up of all the shows I’ve watched or am watching in January 2023, general thoughts, and ranking of them all.

Recommendation of the month:

Strangers From Hell! Soooooo good~

Ranking

Strangers From Hell

Midnight Motel 

Choco Milk Shake = Roommates of Poongduck 304

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner = Girlfriend Project Day 1

Average Rating: 6.2/10 

MDL Updates - Added to Watchlist:

A section because I’m curious about how many shows I decide to add to my Watch List a month and also the ratio of watching them:adding them.

Added a whole bunch of K-Dramas which seem to be thrillers/crime/horror genre and/or have bromance-y plots after watching Strangers From Hell

My School President

Till the World Ends

Midnight Motel

Strangers from Hell

The Devil Judge

Beyond Evil

Psychopath Diary

Mouse

The Merciless

Parasite

Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (The Full-Time Wife Escapist) - From the Certified Noonas podcast; apparently this talks about how the housewife is being compensated for her work and backup plans etc

Happiness - zombies but there is also fake dating? or contract marriage? or something. I think Certified Noonas mentioned it

Go Back Couple - Certified Noonas mentioned it. kinda reminds me of 18 Again except both people who are about to divorced go back in time

The Uncanny Counter - Certified Noonas. This is an OCN drama I think? seems cool 

lol I added so many this month, many of them non-bls (though a few are known for bromance vibes)

To Watch List At Start Of Month: 47

To Watch List At End Of Month: 49

Removed from To Watch List:

removing the first 3 are shows that I’ve been meaning to watch for a while but probably won’t actually ever get to (but if the mood really strikes, I’ll pick them up for sure because every time there’s an opportunity to watch them, I just make an excuse)

Until We Meet Again

You're My Sky

To My Star 2: Our Untold Stories

Flower of Evil - was considering watching this during my kdrama time but everyone seems to have complaints about the second half or last few eps and I can’t deal with that. Also saw a specific spoiler that I really hate so

Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou - it’s a bromance and people say the plot is weak. Think I’d rather watch higher quality bromance action/thriller shows

Love Class

Watching On-Air

Never Let Me Go

Country: Thailand

Release Dates: Dec 13, 2022 - Feb 28(?), 2023

Watch Via: Youtube (free)

Watch Dates: Jan 1 - ONGOING, 2023

Rating: ?/10

Overall Impression:

tags: never let me go

Also Appears In: Never Let Me Go Ep 1 - 4, Ep 5, Ep 6, Ep 7, Ep 8 Live Blogging

Completely Watched

Midnight Motel - non QL

Country: Thailand

Release Dates: Dec 28, 2022 - Jan 12, 2023

Watch Via: Youtube (free)

Watch Dates: Jan 11 - 14, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10

Overall Impression: The acting was great, the script was comprehensible and well-paced, the production is good, featured sex work without villainizing the workers or the work itself. I loved Mote’s little fantasies of possible scenarios or of imagining an interaction in a different way (the card game with June, convo with dead Pat). I’m impressed by the creative team behind it. I won’t think about this much after today I don’t think but I liked this little show.

tags: midnight motel

Also Appears In: Midnight Motel Live Blogging

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Dec 15, 2022 - Jan 12, 2023

Watch Via: iQiyi (free)

Watch Dates: Jan 18 - 19, 2023

Rating: 5.5/10

Overall Impression: I feel like this should be higher just because it’s got a cool concept and the cinematography’s good but I felt like maybe 1 emotion during this whole show (the hug in the car), which sucks. The writing in the show sucked, both in terms of relationship development (there was none. why were they from A to Z without B C...) and the fantasy/lore aspects. In a better show, Dongbaek’s dying wish to be the one who remembers next time coming true would be a punch to the gut but here, I don’t gaf 

tags: the director who buys me dinner

I was wondering if I should watch Flower of Evil but because of the reasons mentioned above + he gets amnesia (?! agh), I’m removing it from my To Watch for now rip

I’m kinda in the mood for something longer and with darker tones though, so I’m looking at like Strangers from Hell, The Devil Judge, Beyond Evil which all seem to be horror or thrillers (and with BL undertones? I hear about Devil Judge a lot). I think I’ll watch Strangers From Hell cuz it’s like 10 1-hour long eps bc the others are 16 eps with 75 or 65 mins each ep.

Strangers from Hell - non QL

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Aug 31, 2019 - Oct 6, 2019

Watch Via: :>

Watch Dates: Jan 19 - 23, 2023

Rating: 7.5/10

Overall Impression: The whole descent of Jongwoo was interesting to see, as well as how his environment and people around him made him who he is and what he had in him from previous experiences and by nature. The acting and cinematography/atmosphere were good. I liked the hallucinations/dreams (I loved it when I couldn't tell whether he really was breaking the keyboard until the CCTV showed it or whether he was beating up the supervisor until the others came in bc he had violent imagined scenarios so often) and I'm glad it was just 10 eps. I do like to think Moonjo's obsession was tinted with gayness. I like that he's dead but still alive through Jongwoo; that even if he was killed, he still won.

tags: strangers from hell

Also Appears In: Strangers From Hell Live Blogging

Girlfriend Project Day 1 - GL

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Aug 19, 2022 - Sep 2, 2022

Watch Via: Youtube

Watch Dates: Jan 25, 2023

Rating: 5.5/10

Overall Impression: I watched this mostly with Korean subs (though I could also understand a bunch without the subs) with French ones underneath. It’s a good one to watch for learning/practice because the sentences were pretty easy to comprehend, even if I didn’t understand All of it. It was only 25 mins and so it was all very fast/shallow (it was cute so far) but I heard there’s gonna be a 2nd season, so maybe we’ll get more

Choco Milk Shake

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Oct 25, 2022 - Dec 20, 2022

Watch Via: Youtube (free)

Watch Dates: Jan 26 - 29, 2023

Rating: 6.5/10 6/10  [Jan 25, 2024 Update: Decreased by 0.5 stars when rerating my top shows: 6.5 -> 6]

Overall Impression: Very cute and also had a fair bit of emotional moments, I liked it! Also got a fair amount of Korean practice out of it. However, it did take me 4 days to watch this though bc I kept watching only one or two of the short eps every day bc it didn’t have that pull of wanting to watch more. So it’s cute and well made the the actors for Choco and Milk did so well haha but I’m not super invested in the characters and probably won’t think about them much.

tags: choco milk shake

Also Appears In: Choco Milk Shake Live Blogging

Roommates of Poongduck 304

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Oct 13, 2022 - Nov 3, 2022

Watch Via: Viki (free)

Watch Dates: Jan 29 - 31, 2023

Rating: 6/10

Overall Impression: I wish I was in more of a romcom mood because this was really funny, more so than expected but I didn't really care about the romantic aspect and the last ep was so fast and squished. It was good but not great.

tags: poongduck 304

Also Appears In: Roommates of Poongduck 304 Live Blogging

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - We In A Slump, but help might be coming from a very strange source

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

Sept 2024 Week 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

Jack & Joker (Thai Mon IQIYI) ep 3 of 12 - I don’t have a lot to say except that the plot is somewhat predictable but the show is still very engaging. War is fantastic. I’m enjoying it a hell of a lot.

Monster Next Door (Thai Thurs Gaga ) ep 10 of 12 - The second leads are getting better in this one. I understand where they are coming from, which makes their conflict so much more understandably painful, and honest to a friends2lovers trope. The main couple is kinda standard college relationship drama, but they are cuties.  

Kidnap (Fri YT) ep 4 of 12 - How is Ohm so damn gorgeous? Meanwhile, babies’ first argument. And it’s sponge bath time. Q has got to be wondering if Min is as meticulous with all kinds of care and attention to detail all......the......time. Somebody here in the hellhole said something about this being "the most BL to ever BL." And I think they’re right. At least right now. Although, watch out, we got us a new contender from the east.

I Saw You in My Dream (Weds Gaga) ep 11 of 12 - I do love the continuation of the perversion, in a good way, of the punishment trope from last week's episode. Oh, has the show finally remembered its title? NO SINGING. 

Addicted Heroin (Thai Tues WeTV) ep 7 of 10 - More kidnapping and an attack and now there’s a girl involved and somebody’s going to China and I don’t understand anything! And I don’t really care. Is this how the actual book originally went? Because it’s wild. Also TOO MANY of flashbacks. I guess they got a bit of a boyfriend era, and the claiming during the water fight was cute, but otherwise...... meh

Love Sick 2024 (Thai Sun iQIYI) ep 2 of 15 - One shouldn’t make comparisons, of course, but all I can think about is how amazing Captain was as Noh in the original series. Thus this show is mostly just making me want to rewatch the original. It’d be an interesting twist to have Aim be queer instead of a damaged cool girl slut. Was the helmet hand letting go a foreshadow of the iconic bookstore hands letting go? Also, I gotta say for the second episode of a series there are already too many flashbacks. Why are they using filler when they have so much content crammed into so few (comparable) episodes for a series? It’s annoying. Stop it.

Live in Love (Sun Gaga) ep 4 of 5 - This show has some interesting, if heavy handed, things to say about shipping and trolling, but also predatory/proprietary female behavior. It’s fascinating to see it tackled head on, if handled in a profoundly clumsy manner. I’m not sure how I feel about it. That said, most of this episode was actually an advertisement for a resort in Phuket. 

Bad Guy My Boss (Thai Sun Gaga) ep 2 of 10 - I'm getting What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? vibes from this show. Only this is WAY more bullying. It’s very old-fashioned 90’s billionaire romance novel only gay. It’s never a good sign when I’m watching two boys kiss and I really want one of them to just bite the other ones lip off instead.

Battle of the Writers (Sun YT) ep 9 of 12 - No ep this week. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Sugar Dog Life (Japan Sun grey) ep 8 of 10 - Gosh it’s so frikin adorable. Baby got sick. He has SUCH A CRUSH. And such a courageous little confession! Yay! Can’t wait for next week. 

Teenager Judge (Vietnam Sat YouTube) ep 1 - sure, yes this is, in fact, just Ba Vinh doing his thing with pretty boys again. And yet...... There is a REASON this leapt into the standings guns blazing. So it’s high school set but it's stepbrothers trope. (My, aren’t we popular this year?) I know, but I NEVER get tired of this trope. We got us Bach (BV's sullen tsundere) and Dat (babygirl meets bully). It’s GREAT how the brothers' dynamic is entirely different at school than when they're at home. My ear isn’t trained for Vietnamese, but I think Dat is using different pronouns depending on his location (his personality entirely shifts when he’s at school). I’m not sold on the Bach character, although I always trust BV to serve in the end (at least we know the kisses will be good), but Dat is utterly in love, a touch spicy, and reasonably complex. The surrounding cast is good too, my favorite pretty boy is there playing top dog (woof), and one of the besties is out gay (YAY!). The plot of the show is...... well...... absent. Nothing happened. But if we are aiming for Love Sick slice of life style BL, I'm game. Subs are appropriately terrible and confusing. But I like it A FUCK TON so far, so I’m gonna keep it in rotation. Nice to have Vietnam back in play. What a shocker.

2024 has been a year of upsets.

Love is Like a Poison AKA Doku Koi: Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru (Japan Tues Netflix?) 3 of 10 eps - I weirdly enjoyed the farcical music and the utter absurdity of the court case. I also liked how it highlighted what a good team these two are. Frankly I don’t mind a bit of an antihero sleazy lawyer + conman, it's engaging. I’m getting wholesome out of Thailand. I don’t really need it from Japan at the moment. Also I don’t believe for one second our conman actually is serious about the relationship. Conmen gonna con. I'm reminded of the scorpion and the frog fable.

First Note Of Love (Taiwan Mon Gaga) ep 8 of 12 - I love Orca so much. I do not love the autotuned version of Orca, but I knew what I was in for with this particular show, it's in the title after all. I did laugh a whole lot when Laing used kha. Hon, I don't think that word means what you think it means......

The On1y One (Taiwan Thurs Gaga) eps 11-12fin - I never thought I’d say this, but the pacing was off in the penultimate episode. Taiwan, and its chronic misuse of flashbacks strikes again. That said we eventually got a "lock in" trope and Wang being the biggest little flirt shit in the cafe OMG!!! Of course, you shouldn’t use a girl to torment your bf, but it was so well done, I can’t really complain. Meanwhile, teacher kisses. And now I understand exactly why they’re present in this narrative. Clever. Bummer of a burden on that ending though. I cannot see how they’ll manage to stick this landing. [That was ep 11]

AND NOW EP 12 - doomey doomey doom

Not the water bottle trope! Argh the teenage lust of it all. Just stop it. Wang is so smart he knows exactly how bad he has to be to leave the class. And his bf certainly knows that too. And......

......

So that was not an ending and I’m not happy about it and no one is surprised. Even I’m not surprised. I’m just disappointed. Even tho I suspected this was where we were headed I'm disappointed. That’s it. That’s all I got. How do I review something that was such a crushing let down?

Conclusion:

Based on a Mou Mou novel + the Your Name Engraved Herein team, this is old-school coming of age BL and it was bloody fantastic. Tsundere seme to beat all tsundere (smartest + tallest + bestest at everything but people) meets socially-ept cutie smart-ass uke. They're living together by end of ep 1 and start kissing by end of ep 2. A stellar tense slow burn stepbrothers trope that ate my life and than just belly-flopped the finale. What I'm left with is epic levels of disappointment and well...... at least nobody died? My standard "fatally flawed" rating for any BL is 4/10 so I guess that’s what I’m giving it. 

Before you ask me for the stats: Taiwan does not have a history of second seasons. I went ahead and ran the numbers and the odds are certainly not in our favor. I put the chances at 2%.

Yes, I contemplated a revenge rating of 2/10 but even I'm not that mean.

It's airing but...

The Hidden Moon (Sat WeTV) ep 1 of 10 - This is a supernatural romance (my ghost boyfriend trope) by Violet Rain (I Feel You Linger). A man is hired to write an article about an old mansion in Chiang Mai being converted into a café. He sees the ghosts of people who died at the mansion, falls in love with one of them. Was substantially recast. I loved IFYLITA except the ending so I think I'll let this one run it's course you can tell me if it's work tracking down... if they managed to land it. I have my doubts.

In Case You Missed It

Falling For My Boss is vertical format (nash) short from Korean BL about a happy-go-unlucky man who keeps losing his flower shop business because of romantically misbehaving employees (apparently it's a thing). When his best employee brings in a new boy he's worried she's falling for him, but it turns out it's his own heart on the line. He a clueless softy and The Boy is a lost broken sweetheart, making this a gentle little snippet of a show. There's a baby linguistic negotiation, some hung slinging, awkward handholds, and everyone is very pretty. For me the absence of kisses and the vertical format were more annoying than the length, which felt fine but many viewers will find too short. I enjoyed the 30 minutes of cute. All of which makes this a solid 7/10 from me. It was originally only available on this one ap in very short form with ads so I wasn't gonna bother. Then some kind soul cut it together without ads and stuck it up for download. Say thank you.

Oddball recommendation next: This podcast episode touches on some stuff we see in Thai BL so I think it's worth listening to. Journalist Dominic Faulder on the Complex History Between Thailand & Myanmar

Happy of the End (Japan Gaga) - Completed its run. A boy is disowned for being gay, dumped by his boyfriend, and ends up in a dysfunctional co-dependant relationship with his would-be kidnapper. We were due for another messy JBL and it's exactly as expected. I do not like it at all and DNFed. Gossip round the hellhole is that was a solid decision.

Marriage Equality Law has officially been enacted in Thailand...

Yes the actual law. Goes into effect Jan 22, 2025

Next Week Looks Like This:

Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.

Coming Oct 2024:

10/3 Fourever You (Thai iQIYI?) 16 eps - New directs Earth (UWMA, 12%) + Pond (Century of Love, 180 Degrees), Bas (Gen Y, 2 Moons) + Maxky (Why You… Y Me?) and other familiar faces like Bever. Sampler pack university BL from Wabi Sabi that looks like it's trying to be a gay Boys Over Flowers (4 older med students hot boys) and I'm not mad about it. Trailer Not sure who's distributing this but my guess is iQIYI since they had the last few from this house.

10/7 Every You Every Me (Thai Gaga) 10 eps - Jade and Chin have lived over a thousand lifetimes. In each one they somehow manage to fall in love with each other. (This pair, TopMick was piloted in a My Universe ep, that was one of the only ones I liked.)

10/10 Eccentric Romance (Korea ????) 12 eps - Silkwood’s 2nd Thai/Korean colab, that has been in production since 2022 which is a LONG time in the BL world. I'm worried but I like the concept: friends of 10 years who’ve been hiding feelings for each other enter the same university. Plus MURDER.

10/10 Gangster and His Boyfriend (Korea ????) 8 eps? - Kim Dong Bin (famous trainee & idol reality competitor, yeah that happens) stars as a fallen idol who unexpectedly becomes entangled in a gangster family. Discovers that his friend’s father is responsible for the murder of his entire family years ago. I don't know much about this one, neither does anyone else and I'm not sure where I got that release date so……

10/21 Love in the Big City (Korea ????) 8 eps - Adaptation of Booker-nominated famous coming of age novel of the same title by Park Sang-Young. Cynical yet fun loving student writer Young pinballs from home, to class, to Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female besie and roommate, frequent nearby bars where they push away their worries about life, love, and money with soju. As time passes Jaehee settles down and leaves Young to face his problems on his own. Young finding comfort in the arms of the series of men, including one whose handsomeness is matched by his coldness and another who might be the great love of his life. Not really BL. Stars Kim Go-eun (The King: Eternal Monarch), Noh Sang-hyun, and Nam Yoon Su (The King’s Affection). This already released as a movie and isn't very well regarded, this date is supposedly an international release as a series. I'm wary of it being BL.

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

I got nothing, The On1y One drove me into a funk.

(Last week)

Streaming services are listed by how I (usually) watch, which is with a USA based IP, and often offset by a day because time zones are a pain.

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Sigh, Tumblr in its infinite wisdom doesn't like too many at-ings.

[kukuandkookie]

The comments I left look out of order on mobile and idk if it’s the same on desktop, so I’ll just copy and paste them here, with a couple additional thoughts (sorry for probably bombarding your notifications OP) asjakfl:

Somehow found this in the donghua tag haha. And well I see a lot of people already expressing their thoughts, but I honestly think this is pretty subjective—as in, if you don’t like them, even when they get better, it may not be enough for you to like them. It’s all a matter of opinion and whether you vibe with this specific character/couple dynamic! For me, I love Bingqiu because of their contrast (the mighty and elegant, cool-as-a-cucumber (haha) Peak Lord is an actual meme-lord who’s constantly panic-yelling inside and pretending to be cool; the (originally) badass shounen/harem hero is now a clingy crybaby lover), but also because it’s a unique love story. Hualian has obsession in their dedication too, sure, but most readers view it as the healthier of MXTX’s couples and thus hold it on a higher pedestal. Bingqiu is like the skrunkly “low-class” pathetic meowmeow of MXTX’s main ships (that lower class, skrunkly feel is also sort of thanks to the fact SVSSS is, from the start, a parody and a comedy, even with the darker elements and implications), but I do think it’s fair to say that their romance gets better overall. Bingqiu’s main thing is learning to communicate but also healing: Shen Qingqiu’s presence in Luo Binghe’s life teaches him there’s still warmth and love in the world, and that he can still trust humanity. This renders our Luo Binghe, Bing-mei, completely different from his original counterpart, Bing-ge, who has gone the route of a successful xianxia hero and harem male lead, yet cannot trust anyone. Meanwhile, Luo Binghe’s feelings help open up Shen Qingqiu’s ability to confront and deal with emotions and also let people in (and to finally acknowledge that he’s come to see this book world’s characters as more than “just” characters) because that man sucks at addressing said emotions. Because of his preference for compartmentalizing all feelings, Shen Qingqiu is arguably an unreliable narrator and Luo Binghe is actually under a lot of mental duress from outside elements during the plot of the novel that makes him act much more out of control and volatile, which you’ll see more of eventually. I’ll also leave one of my old Twitter threads here that explains what is shippable and lovable about Bingqiu despite—or because of—their flaws. If you can’t view it because you don’t have Twitter or something, apparently it also got reposted on Tumblr. 😆 Oh, honestly I have a lot of threads on Bingqiu lol. Here’s another and another (this one is still one of my favourite things to mull over even now) and another. But basically, Bingqiu is about character growth haha. And they do become more romantic at the end (albeit with some HUGE missteps; for example, thanks to the influence of the sword Xin Mo), but if you still don’t like them at the end… Eh. Some of that “unhealthy” vibe is just kind of a classic BL/danmei couple dynamic—in terms of having an easily jealous and even possessive male lead—albeit with a goofier twist here. Also, I just really like Bunhe (little Binghe) KSGJHDFS. And I mean, if someone you loved and admired who was also once quite kind to you—albeit only after abusing you for a while, who even told you that demons can be good too, suddenly hypocritically shoved you into what is essentially hell without explanation after finding out you are a demon and only ever assumed the worst of you and ran away whenever you tried to talk to him after doing your best to crawl out of that hell to get back to him; and although you worked so hard to become a good hero and a strong protector for him, he continuously refuses to explain anything or even try to get to know the current you... Yeah, all that plus the demonic stuff negatively influencing Luo Binghe... It’s no wonder he kind of broke mkfsjfsjfs.

Ok SVSS fans help me out. I’m on book 2, almost finished it. And i’m really really not happy with how Luo Binghe’s character has been set up and i can’t sense any romantic chemistry between him and the MC. I know MXTX often drabbles in toxic/controlling/obsessive relationship tropes but this just feels way too off for me. I’m kinda close to stop reading cuz of how frustrated I am with how it’s been going so far.

My question is, does it get better after? Ngl im kinda exhausted with the main couple rn. Like Hualien have the obsessive trope too but their chemistry was impeccable and very con/dub con. But this just feels forced to me.

Help a girl out? :)

[agmapansa3008]

People on this site, trying to keep it cool, assuring others that they are watching Manner of Death for the plot and not the hot men.

Y'all, even the hot men are just there for the hot men, we're good.

[three--rings]

Final Kinnporsche Review

So in trying to figure out how to approach writing an actual Kinnporsche review, I ended up having to make a list of positives and negatives because I couldn’t figure out how else to approach it.  I’m also keeping this as non-spoilery as possible.

It’s not a show I can praise wholeheartedly without also tempering it with some criticism.  It’s not a show I recommend without caveats.  It is, however, a show I really have enjoyed watching and which I love in many respects.  I’m going to pretty immediately watch it again, and I watched most episodes twice while it was airing.  Plus I’m planning to read the novel on which it was based.

So obviously, I like it. 

But let’s run through my pros and cons.  Gonna start with the cons and then linger on the pros.  These are all, of course, my opinion and I know some people don’t have the same experience of this show as me which is totally valid.  It really depends where your threshold/attitude is towards certain things in your media and everyone is different.

Negatives:

I spoke about this in my initial post about the show, but early on and occasionally throughout, the show has some cringey and embarrassment-based humor.  Especially in episode 2, which is basically ENTIRELY that.  There are a number of scenes in this show I have watched mostly through my hands because I can’t handle second hand embarrassment. 

The setting/premise of the show is not very believable.  The mafia family with a skyscraper full of young, hot bodyguards and James Bond style tech requires a good amount of suspension of disbelief to buy into.  In general the plot and action scenes require you watch with a lot of suspension of disbelief.  This isn’t realistic drama TV, it’s fanfic level mafia AU that runs entirely on Rule of Cool.

The way the plot is handled/shot/edited/written is uneven and has some very sloppy moments.  Some episodes are perfect and tight and others are a hot mess IMO.  There’s a lot of them cutting and you going “wait, what? what happened, where are we, did I miss something?”  Most of the time, the scene you find yourself in is fun and sometimes delightful and therefore you don’t actually care how you got to it.  But it still...rankles, and shows the inexperience of much of the team behind the show.

I can’t speak very well to how this compares to other BL dramas or Thai dramas, but there’s a good amount of cheesy fan service that shows off the bodies of the actors.  I’m not talking about specifically sex scenes or romance scenes, but everyone having their shirts unbuttoned practically to their waists, removing clothes for little reason, etc.  You get used to it as like...background levels of fan services and certainly the eye candy is very nice but...it could turn some people off (and others on I’m sure).

This is almost a World Without Women, as tends to be a problem with BL content.  This really feels like a world where women somehow don’t exist and most men are just queer by default.  There are a couple of mother figures, literal and figurative, but they are rarely on screen.  It would feel a little less weird if, like, IDK any of the men of the family had a female significant other who wasn’t dead.

There are elements of dubious consent in both the kinnporsche and vegaspete (and actually almost kimchay) ships.  There’s one scene of basically sexual assault that IMO is well-handled in the aftermath, but it IS between two people who go on to be in a relationship/fall in love.  There’s also a lot of violence, on-screen torture, and one ship where one of them tortures the other and keeps him as a prisoner before falling for him.   So...there are elements you could say are problematic and/or toxic.  If you are sensitive to these things/themes you should stay away.  BUT I do think the way all of them is handled is SUPER INTERESTING and appealing to me personally.  I love some redemption narratives and complicated characters and relationships.

Which brings me to the Positives.

One of my general complaints about a lot of BL dramas is that they involve young characters in high school or university.  Kinnporsche is lovely in that regard because the characters/actors are mid-late 20s and the plot is way more interesting that just school drama.

The acting level of this show is EXCELLENT pretty much across the board.  Every once in a while a side character has bad line delivery or a particular scene twigs my bad acting nerve, but overall I’m INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED with the cast.  Especially since this is the first job for some of them.  (I have a Real Problem with bad acting that ties into my embarrassment squick so this is a concern with small productions.)

But really Mile, Apo, Bible, Build...they all fucking killed it and conveyed such a range of content.  But especially the super emotional scenes were so fucking good.  (I’m especially impressed with Apo and Bible...damn.)

The filming is very aesthetic, pleasant, and fun to watch.  Despite the obvious low budget which occasionally shows in things like the rare CGI, the cinematography is impressive.  The show loves to show it off, too, with the colored lighting and camera angles, but it never feels too much and makes it a LOT more visually interesting than pretty much any other BL I’ve seen images of.  (And a lot of regular TV, especially romance-focused shows.)

I started talking above about the complicated characters, and this is where the show SHINES.  The characters feel complex and realistic, and have believable development across the series, which of course the acting level shows off.  But also the relationships have ARCS, really huge amounts of development. 

Kinnporsche especially, since that’s the focus of the show.  It’s really a sorta enemies to lovers situation and there’s a lot of stops along the way, although they really sort themselves out by a little over halfway through the show. 

Vegaspete is the secondary ship and it doesn’t get started until close to the end of the season but they do SO MUCH with a few episodes.  I wish it had had a little more time, but I get why it happened that way.  This is even MORE of enemies to lovers with one of them being a main antagonist to boot.  I was expecting to HATE this ship and they...ended up being possibly my faves.

The third ship is Kim/Chay and it’s a really side story kind of thing.  It doesn’t really get the development of the others but it has cute moments and is more of hints for the future/possibly S2.

But all the pairs have SUPER good chemistry.  Like, wow, okay.  That intimacy coaching worked I guess.

Speaking of which, let’s talk Sex Scenes.  This is going to sound a certain way, but my very favorite thing about this show is the sex scenes.  Because I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen better sex on screen.  Most sex scenes on film are cringey and awkward or uncomfortable looking.  But Kinnporsche manages to make them hot, sexy, beautiful, and also to have a lot of relevance to the characters and the relationships.  The sex scenes are meaningful and tell a story.  They have significance in the overall story.  The emotions on the characters faces is just as important as their bodies or even more so.  These sex scenes feel ACTUALLY INTIMATE and that’s VERY RARE.

And they are super explicit.  The extended version of the show is 21+ and yeah...this is definitely adults only content.  But mostly because they don’t shy away from the realities of what is happening.  Like, yeah, you know what sex act is occurring and it’s not all penetration.  I’m going to stop talking about the sex now because I’m probably going to do a post all about that.  I have a lot of feelings about it, as someone very concerned with the portrayal of sex and sex positivity.  But finally the last thing I’ll say is that if you’ve ever wanted to see good fanfic sex scenes on screen, this is the closest thing I’ve ever seen.

The show is very queer.  As I mentioned above, pretty much everyone in the show is casually queer as if that’s just the default.  Now that’s sorta because it’s in weird BL land, but also...something about the representation feels like there have been queer hands on it.  Now, I can’t obviously speak to the sexual or gender identities of anyone involved with the show.  I’m not pointing to anyone in particular with this.  But the way that there’s no homophobia onscreen, the way everyone just accepts “you love who you love”, the way there’s no gay panic, the way there’s a variation of the way gender is presented, with men of a wide range of feminine traits on display, the gnc characters... it’s a thing.

I was originally VERY on guard about the representation in this show, especially when it came to stereotypes, but then the show just sorta kept not doing the stereotypical thing and exceeding my expectations. 

Finally, the show is fun.  The tone bounces all over the damn place enough to give you emotional whiplash, but it’s almost always a fun ride if you just relax and shrug and go along with it.  The entire ensemble will win your heart and make you fond of them and ultimately you just have to root for this crazy, bizarre, unique little show that could.

Where to watch:  As far as I know, right now the only way to watch the show legally is with iQiyi VIP.  There may be some episodes up on YouTube but I think they are only the edited versions?  You want the extended ones, trust me.

However if you cannot access it through official channels for some reason, a quick search will find it elsewhere.  (I include this because usually I get a crapton of comments about how to watch a series.  So please...search engine folks.)

[stilessderek]

BL Dramas I’ve Watched So Far

This is the order of watching, with my ratings and short reviews. The list is long - and getting longer the more I watch so I’ve put it under a “keep reading” tag. Ps! The “/” between two dates means I started the show at night time. Warning! The more I watch, the stricter I become with the ratings.

THE LIST BECAME SO LONG SO I MADE A SIDE PAGE FOR IT: CLICK

1. Still 2gether (Thailand Drama) Review: Yes you read that correctly. I had no idea that I had started season 2 of this series and ended up having to watch a recap on YouTube of s1 so I knew the couple and story more. That said, the series was adorable, so cute, and I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t know about the genre! Overall, while it didn’t have any sex scenes, well they barely even had a few kisses, it was still quite enjoyable to watch and Bright is B E A U T I F U L. A good start to my new obsession. I do wish there was more chemistry between Tine and Sarawat; as in Tine not moving away from Sarawat all the time... BrightWin is a nice ship. Favorite character: Sarawat.  Rate: 6.5/10 2. TharnType (Thailand Drama) Review: This was my second BL and I was taken by surprise. As I was fairly new to this genre I had somewhat expected them all to be cute and lovey-dovey after watching Still 2gether and got shocked by some of the heavy topics. I also liked that the language was a bit more mature and that it had more sexy times. It did however, had some warning signs that made me a bit uncomfortable such as: touching without permission (when Type was asleep for example) and violence, especially Type hitting Tharn. But still, there was just something about that series that got me so hocked and I thought of it for days, and I end up comparing this series to others and find them lacking. And let’s not forget about the chemistry between MewGulf. That said, season 1 is much better season in the sense of plot, but Type is the best in season 2. Tharn is too pushy in s1, but I could get over that, but he was just too whiny for me in season 2. Oh and I forgot to mention that I hated the LeoFiat ship simply because I couldn’t stand Fiat. Like at all. He almost ruined season 2 for me completely. I liked Leo but my dislikeness that was pretty much hatred for Fiat overshadowed it. Favorite character: Type.  S1: Second time: Started: 21.05.2022 - Finished: 22.05.2022 (Obviously Tharn has NO boundaries when it comes to consent. Like at all. And this was one of my problems with this show. I’m only on episode 3 so far in my re-watch, but damn.... my opinion on Tharn hasn’t changed at all. And that scene when they want to take Type’s picture... I get Type’s reaction. Especially with his background; yes he could’ve handled it way better, but at the same time, they shouldn’t have touched him without consent. They were really pushing. Currently on episode 9 in the rewatch and I just have to say I hate how Tharn keeps pushing Type; the thing with not telling him that they were going to his house? Not cool. Like Type has his bad sides such as anger issues and violence, but he’s not as bad as Tharn. Tharn doesn’t even know what consent means... Update: I’m now on episode 12 and I just have to say that Champ really owns the scene in that confronting scene with Lhong. Also the way he grabbed Techno’s neck at the end of that scene was hot. I could totally see him as a possessive dom when he’s in serious mode. I loved it and wish we had gotten TONS more of that. Also, that chocking scene was fake-as-fuck. They could’ve done that better, just saying. But Gulf deserves a lot of credit for his acting skills. Now that I’m rewatching and know who the bad guy is, watching Gulf’s reactions hits different this time. Love that. Btw, so good to see Saint, aka Pete, from Love by Chance now that I’ve actually seen that show too. I love Saint. Here’s the thing though, I’m not attracted to Mew, but I’m very attracted to his hands. Especially with the thumb ring. It’s so fucking hot. Gulf, on the other hand, is definitely my type. Overall, this re-watch wasn’t that successful but it was still enjoyable enough. It has some very strong red flags, some things that I really don’t like, but the chemistry is on point and I love Gulf.) S2: Second time: Started: 25.05.2022 - Finished: 12.06.2022 (I’m taking my time here as second rewatch of season 1 wasn’t that successful... Tharn is getting on my nerves with his pushing and whining... 30.05.22: Currently on episode 7 and I have to say that Type REALLY shines this season. Gulf has really stepped up his game, that’s for sure. As for Tharn... he’s still the same. I feel like he hasn’t grown up at all. He’s still pushing Type to do what he isn’t comfortable to do: in season 1 it was for them to become boyfriends and for people to know about said relationship, in season 2 it is pressuring him to get married and quitting his job. I’m at that stage where I feel like Type could easily find someone else to be with. Don’t get me wrong, I like TharnType as a couple and Tharn does treat him good, but the continuing pressure and whining from Tharn is really getting on my nerves. He keeps saying he’ll wait until Type is ready, but does he? No. Ugh. I’m really disliking Tharn this rewatch. Update: I had to episodes left by the 12th and I managed to finish it. Damn. This re-watch too ages to finish! A huge part of regret re-watching as I just didn’t like it as much. I start skimming; especially Fiat’s scenes, and I just got more and more annoyed with Tharn. I love Type though.) Rate: 8/10 (first time watching) Rate: 4.5-10 (second time watching)

3. TharnType Special: Our Final Love (Thailand Drama) Review: I LOVE Type’s development. That’s a true character growth right there and in this episode is when I truly felt Type accepting that he loves a man. However, this was also the proper start of me starting to get a bit annoyed with Tharn. He was a bit too whiny for me. Favorite character: Type.  Second time: Started: 23.05.2022 - Finished: 23.05.2022 (Type really shines here. Truly. I adore him in this special “episode”.) Rate: 7/10

4. TharnType 2 Special: The Wedding Day (Thailand Drama) Review: Cute. It really was, but I didn’t like how Tharn kept pressuring Type for marriage. Type has, of course, become my baby. Favorite character: Type.  Rate: 6/10

5. HIStory 3 - Trapped (Taiwan Drama) Review: This was such a disappointment. I could see others loving this series and I so wanted to love it as well, but I have to say... I didn’t. I just couldn’t stand the main character of Shao -Fei. He got on my nerves so bad and I could never take him seriously as a cop. He was like a kid of speed to be honest. While I liked the coldness and the mafia aspect of Yi Tang, Shao-Fei ruined it all for me. Favorite character: Yi Tang.  Rate: 3.5/10

6. Be Loved in House (Taiwan Drama) Review: This one started of good. I have a thing for cold, possessive and dominant men, and Jun Yu caught my eyes for a bit. But then I kinda lost interested the more we got to know him. It wasn’t that he wasn’t an interesting character, I just couldn’t find his traits attractive any longer. I felt he was getting weaker each episodes and I just love powerful men and I couldn’t help feeling this way. I feel so bad for saying this, but in shows/movies, I want powerful men who is dominant and not feminine. It’s just a preference. Shi Lei was nice enough to continue and finish the series. The beginning was good enough, but I wished it had a stronger hate turned love story, maybe that would’ve made it better for me? Favorite character: Shi Lei.  Second time: Started: 05.05.2022 - Finished: 05.05.2022 (I genuinely enjoyed this re-watch. I found Jun Yu and Shi Lei adorable to watch. I love the glimpse of the dominant sides so Jun Yu; they are hot as fuck and I wish we had gotten more. I feel that the scenes with Yi Zi Tong, especially the last episode, was unnecessary, but that might just be my opinion. I also felt that Hank Wang wasn’t all that comfortable with the kissing scenes; he seemed rather passive in those, but other than that he and Aaron Lai have awesome chemistry. I wish we had gotten to see them more as a couple though... Oh and Hank Wang reminds me so much of Saint Udomkaewkanjana = good thing!) Third time: Started: 23.06.2022 - Finished: 24.06.2022 (I wanted to see something light and quick and decided on this on. I adore Jun Yu and Shi Lei and I desperately want a season 2. I wan to see more of them act like a couple, and how their future holds. Please give us a season 2!) Rate: 5.5/10 - New Rate (after second watch): 6.5

7. Together With Me (Thailand Drama) Review: MaxTul has a good chemistry and that showed with their characters Korn and Knock. I was really interested in the theme of friends to lovers, and the first episode put the expectations high. I liked the angst and I liked the amount of sexy times (though who wouldn’t want for more or is it just me?), but I wasn’t all that much into the pressure Korn put Knock in. Now, Bright.... he... I don’t know how to say this without sounding mean but he just made me so damn uncomfortable. I couldn’t stand him and his behavior. Something about his disgusted me and I wanted to slap Farm so many times for letting all that happen. Favorite character: Knock.  Rate: 6/10

8. Together With Me: The Next Chapter (Thailand Drama) Review: This next chapter hurt this series so badly for me. I’m actually a bit mad at what happened in this one. Knock was the best here and Korn needs some slaps. And let’s not forget Farm and his behavior, and then Bright was back; YUCK. Favorite character: Knock.   Rate: 3/10

9. Where Your Eyes Linger (South Korea Drama) Review: Too short. Too damn short, I want more! There was something about this short series... really. While there was, what, one kiss at the end, I truly felt their chemistry and love for one another. I truly hope we get a season 2 here. I want to see their dynamic after being apart and now in a relationship, and no longer being bodyguard-boss. Favorite character: Han Tae Joo.  Rate: 7/10

10. Manner of Death (Thailand Drama) Review: After being so pissed of about Korn and Knock, I wasn’t completely ready to see MaxTul together again in a new series. However, after WYEL, I decided to give it a shot anyway, and I’m glad I did. I liked it. It has a more seriousness to it, though it was hard to picture Tul as a doctor. That said, there was some parts I didn’t like, such as their plans almost always going down the toilet; like, guys, plan better. But, they have a good chemistry and this one was at least better than TWM. Favorite character: Dr. Bun. Rate: 6.5/10

11. Bad Buddy (Thailand Drama) Review: Adorbs. I liked this one. Very much. Pat and Pran were adorable together, though I did felt like Pat was more in love than Pran. Pran kinda pulled away too much from Pat and I didn’t like that all the much. But they were cute and had good chemistry. I did not like the last episode though... Favorite character: Pat. Rate: 7.5/10

12. Not Me (Thailand Drama) Review: I was so disappointed. I had expected so much. Perhaps too much. I did not like White, nor did I feel ANYTHING between him and Sean. I ship a couple that wasn’t even a couple and one of the persons in said “none-couple” was in a damn coma. Yes, I shipped GramBlack. And based on everything said about Black, I frankly couldn’t WAIT to meet him, because I honestly couldn’t stand White or Sean. I also don’t like the potential of GramEugene. I wished for more of a brotherhood feeling, but honestly, White didn’t know crap about Black. White was boring and weak, and following him as a lead was not a good one for me. It has potential though and since there’s still 4 episodes to go, it might get better. Maybe. Hopefully. Eh. Favorite character: Black. Rate: 4/10

13. Sotus The Series (Thailand Drama) Review: It started out pretty nice. I liked how Kongpob stood up for his friends and against bullying, and he seems liked a good character to follow. However, the more he wanted Arthit, the less I liked him. And this has nothing to do with Arthit, but everything to do with how Kongpop made me uncomfortable with his behavior towards wanting Arthit. He just felt like a stalker sometimes to be honest. And then there’s the fact that Arthit didn’t seem all that interested, so it was hard to buy their potential relationship. That said, the series as a whole had potential. But I liked M more than the mains, and I shipped PremWad (why didn’t they go for this ship?!) more than KongArthit. Because of the lack of chemistry between KongArthit, I honestly wasn’t interested in continuing the series after season 1, and I have yet to watch Sotus S (season 2). Favorite character: None. Rate: 5/10

14. Dark Blue Kiss (Thailand Drama) Review: Since I wasn’t interested in watching Kiss Me Again as it’s not a bl series, I just watched PeteKao’s scenes on YouTube and immediately wanted to watch DBK. I’m glad I did, they are cute and I love enemies to lovers tropes. That said, I disliked how much Kao wanted to hide what Pete means to him and I loved Pete and his assholeness. He was jealous, possessive, sexy, cold and a jerk at times. But I genuinely want to see more of them so do give us a season 2. I do have to be honest and say that SunMork’s relationship didn’t really do it for me. I don’t like pressuring characters and Sun kept pressuring/pushing Mork. He was also very judgmental and didn’t listen to others. Mork was such a cutie and I wanted to hug him. UPDATE DAY AFTER FINISHING THE SERIES: I came across a fan video of PeteKao - Love Me Like You Do by Yin Ooistm and I smiled like a love sick puppy while watching it so I do have to say that I do really like their relationship and I hope we get another season to explore it more. Favorite character: Pete. Second time: Started: 08.05.2022 - Finished: ?.05.2022 (Here’s the thing; I do believe that Pete did overreact with the situation with Non, however, I feel like it was also valid (this might because Pete’s my favorite character in this show and I’ll protect him with everything I got) as Kao made him feel very insecure about their relationship. While I get that Kao doesn’t want people to know, he kept hiding Pete and that would make anyone scared and worried (and possessive), even angry at others approaching his boyfriend. Had Kao been more clear from the beginning with Non, things might not have turned out this way, but Kao was so scared that people would find out that - for me - he was rather underserving of Pete. He never should’ve gone behind Pete’s back. He should’ve just told him straight on instead of lying about Non. That’s just my opinion though.... I felt like Pete loves Kao more than Kao loves Pete. And knowing everything that happens for this rewatch just made me want to slap Kao and I got annoyed at seeing his face. Ugh. I’m protective okay. I can’t help it. I feel like Pete just wants Kao’s support but all Kao does is sigh and look dumb/bored/annoyed. This rewatch is really having me dislike Kao for some reasons :O Update: 15.05.2022: I gave up after episode 7. Kao just annoyed me and not even Pete could save this re-watch.) Rate: 6/10 (new Rate: 6.5-7/10 just for PeteKao ship)

15. Until We Meet Again (Thailand Drama) Review: Umm I finished episode one and I just wasn’t feeling the story. Maybe in the future I’ll give it another go, but for now I’m putting it on hold. Like I could’ve shipped WinDean but since that ain’t happening.... Rate: no rating as I’ve put it on hold.

16. Semantic Error (South Korea Drama) Review: I like it. It’s been 4 episodes and I really like it. I’m excited to see where it is going and what more the characters will do. There was something special about Jang Jae Young and he’s definitely catching my eyes a lot. He’s a little bit on the nutty side, but somehow I find him adorable. Cho Sang Woo is interesting as well and I can’t wait to get to know him more. I kinda like how they are warm (Jang Jae) and cold (Cho Sang). Update: 13.03.22: I have now finished the series and it’s so adorable but fuck, it’s too damn short! I want more! Are we getting a season two? That said, I liked episode 8 the most, to be honest, simply because of the extra scene we got at the end. Now I just need more. Lower rating because it was so damn short; I feel like it could’ve had more depth and development if it was longer. Favorite character: Jang Jae. Rate: 7-7.5/10

17. History 4: Close To You (Taiwan Drama) Review: Omg Teng Teng reminded me so much of Type (TharnType) when he looked down or smiled. Anson Chen and Gulf Kanawut has some similarities that Teng Teng immediately became the favorite of the show. That said, I adored MurenLicheng couple, though Licheng’s energy was sometimes too much. I was not a big fan of XingsiYongjie couple. Yong Jie made me uncomfortable, to be honest. That said, the show had some good scenes and it was a cute one. Favorite character: Teng Teng.  Second time: Started: 26.06.2022 - Finished: 27.06.2022 (XingsiYongjie makes me so uncomfortable. I’m mostly skipping their scenes; only re-watching for MurenLicheng. I have to say that I really liked Licheng when he was in serious-mode. That was when, in my opinion, he was his best self.) Rate: 6/10 (only for the MurenLicheng scenes)

18. Kissable Lips (South Korea Drama) Review: Okay, I cried. I’ll start with that. Kim Ji Woong is fucking beautiful. He reminded me a bit of Bright Vachirawit and Yoon Seo Bin reminded me of  Mitchell Hope. Jun Ho interested me as fuck and Min Hyun was a cutie that had some backbone. I really liked the plot, however, I do have some things that took the rating down quite a big. The main reason for lower rate is the timeframe. I understand that with short and little episodes it’s hard to get everything needed in it, but because it was so short, I didn’t feel/see JunhoMinhyun fall in love. Another reason is that there was no proper backstory to vampires. Was the only thing separating humans and vampires the need to feed blood and the consequences for killing? Jun Ho was over 500 years old, yet it didn’t feel like it at all. Then of course the last reason, the ending. What the ever loving fuck? Overall, really liked Jun Ho. Favorite character: Jun Ho. Finished: 28.02.2022 Rate: 6.5/10

19. Lovely Writer (Thailand Drama) Review: Just a quick update: just finished episode 7 and I do like this show. I hadn’t expected that twist so that was a surprised. I have to say that the child who played young Nubsib was a good actor for being so damn young. If he continued to act, I think he has a good future for him. Now, on to the shipping. ‘Cause you know... I’m a shipper. Anyway, am I the only one who thought Noppakao Dechaphatthanakun reminded me of Tawan Vihokratana from Dark Blue Kiss? While watching Lovely Writer I kept thinking of Gulf Kanawut (he’s still my favorite bl actor) and since Noppakao reminded me of Tawan I was like... I would’ve LOVED to see Gult and Tawan as a bl couple. This, of course, made me research and I found the ship of KaoGulf, the ship between Noppakao and Gulf and I was like; okay I can get on board with that since Noppakao reminded me of Tawan, but there is actually some content on TayGulf as well... Damn I’m a shipper. Back to Lovely Writer: Poompat Iam-samang was a cutie, though I wish he would talk more, and I do like the couple of SibGene. They are cute. Not a big fan of Aey, but I absolutely adore Tum. Ken Prarunyu Sooksamram is uhhh.. quite... uhh... good looking. I wouldn’t mind seeing him play the main lead for a bl... Quick update about episode 9: Nubsib is fucking hot in black. Just saying. And I fucking hate Aey. I just finished it. What a nice series. I loved that it wasn’t too cheesy and awkward, and I absolutely loved SibGene′s relationship because it didn’t feel one-sided at all. I liked that it seemed like both loved each other dearly. Tum is terrific and I want more of him. He was such a nice character. I’m looking forward to Ken′s The Theory Series where he plays a main part and a gay character. That said, I FUCKING hated Aey. So much. I even gave him the finger every time he appeared. I just couldn’t stand him. Overall, I wouldn’t mind a season 2 of this show.... Just saying. Favorite character: Nubsib. First time: Finished: 03.03.2022 Second time: Started: 25.07.2022 - Finished: 27/28.07.2022 (decided to re-watch this one to show my mom it as I remember it was quite good. Update: we have finished episode 9 and I just haaaaate Aey. And that one scene with Aey and Gene in the bar... I kinda wanted to slap Gene out of it. Update: we have now finished the show. I still wish that Gene showed more loved to Nubsib; I still feel like Nubsib loved him more. That said, my mom said that Aey was like a psychopath (had some traits) and I couldn’t agree more. At least like a bad brat. Aey is one of my most hated BL characters. I simply cannot stand him. Overall, I want my own Nubsib, and he and Gene are cute together.) Rate: 7/10 - Rate after re-watch: 5.5/10 (Gene annoyed me at time and Aey was unbearable this time around. Mom’s rate: 5/10 because she hated that people got so easily manipulated by Aey, but she did like the chemistry between Nubsib and Gene; favorite character: Gene even though he was at times an idiot. On second thought; she liked Nubsib the most because he didn’t give up.)

20. Why R U? (Thailand Drama) Review: Just started watching this series. I’m liking the potential of FighterTutor. But guess what? I’m on episode 2 and guess who showed up? MY BABIES THARNTYPE!! TYPE!!!!!! I fucking LOVED seeing them again and now I kinda want to do a re-watch. There was also a cameo for another couple from the series Make It Right: is it worth watching? Anyway, that was the quick updated. Just finished it and I adored this series. I really like FighterTutor; their relationship was so good and they looks so comfortable with each other, especially compared to other bl dramas. SaiZon was cute to some point, but if it were up to me, I would rather skip their scenes because Zon made me annoyed. At first I liked Zon, but he because too much of a child in my eyes and I just didn’t like it. FighterTutor was the best part of the series. Though I do wish we had gotten a conclusion to other couples such as DewBluexChamp. Overall, I liked this series and I do wish we had gotten a season 2. Favorite character: Tutor. First time: Finished: 05.03.2022 Second time: Started: 06.05.2022 - Finished: 07.05.2022 (I mostly skipped everything that didn’t have to do with Fighter, Tutor or FighterTutor, simply because I wasn’t interested in SaiZon’s scenes. I love the couple of FighterTutor. It feels so real and they seem so comfortable with one another compare to SO many other bl couples. I’m sad that so many have either forgotten this couple or dislike them. I don’t see why. Maybe it’s because they saw Saint with Perth in Love by Chance first...? I don’t know, I adore both couples either way.) Rate: 7/10

21. We Best Love: No. 1 For You (Taiwan Drama) Review: I liked this one. It was too short, but I still liked it quite a bit. I was a bit annoyed that Gao Shi De only tried to be friends; he didn’t even try to go further. That said, there were two specific scenes made my laugh my ass off and I really needed that laugh to be honest. I liked the concept, I liked the side characters, and I really liked Zhou Shu Yi and Gao Shi De. They were good characters individually. I wish we had gotten to see them more as a couple though... and I didn’t get the ending. Like what? At least we got a sequel so on to the next one. Oh and I should mention that YU is such a hottie. Favorite character: Shu Yi. First time: Finished: 06.03.2022 Second time: Started: 08.05.2022 - Finished: 08.05.2022 (I fucking hate second-hand embarrassment and this series got some of them. Luckily Zhou Shu doesn’t give a shit and that helps. Overall, this is still a good one to watch.) Third time: Started: 23/24.07.2022 - Finished: 24.07.2022 (Had to show my mom this one. Currently on episode 5. Update: we’re now finished and my mom really liked it. We immediately jumped to season 2.) Rate: 7/10

22. We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd (Taiwan Drama) Review: Why did I feel like Shi De and Shu Yi’s story didn’t feel complete? The best part of this season was Shu Yi. He was adorable and I just wanted to hug him. Shi De in many ways felt a bit too weak, and Shu Yi needs a strong man. But they still has a good amount of chemistry and I liked their relationship. I do wish we had gotten more though. Shi Zhe Yu and Liu Bing Wei was cute, but I wish we had seen they actually act like a couple. Also I skimmed through Pei Shou Yi and Yu Zhen Xuan’s “relationship” because they didn’t really interest me. They had no chemistry at all. Overall, I liked this one, though season 1 was the best. I hope we get a season 3 that gives Shi De and Shu Yi more of a closure. Favorite character: Shu Yi. First time: Finished: 07.03.2022 Second time: Started: 08.05.2022 - Finished: 08.05.2022 (While I’m very invested in Shu Yi and Shi De’s story, I couldn’t care less for Pei Shou Yi and Yu Zhen Xuan’s story. Zhe Yu and Bing Wei were still a cute addition to the series overall. I wouldn’t have minded more scenes with them; as long as they wouldn’t take Shu Yi and Shi De’s screen time. Overall, I still enjoy this series but I do wish we had gotten more as Shu Yi and Shi De′s relationship doesn’t feel complete yet. Oh and am I the only one who missed Shu Yi’s accessories? Such as his rings... they were so hot!) Third time: Started: 24/25.07.2022 - Finished: 24/25.07.2022 (I adore Shi De and Shu Yi; I desperately want a season 3! Still don’t give a shit about Yu Zhen Xuan and Pei Shou Yi though.) Rate: 5.5-6/10 (my grade without Yu Zhen Xuan and Pei Shou Yi’s story would easily be 7.5/10 but those two ruin things for me) (my mom’s grade overall for this series was 12/10, though she was annoyed that they spent so much time on Jiang Yu Xin in s1, only to replace her with Yu Zhen Xuan) 

23. Love By Chance (Thailand Drama) Review: AePete was adorable. Their relationship was so damn sweet that I sometimes blushed for fucksake. I think that this series would be epic had it been more of a.... adult setting. The reason I first started watching series series was because of Saint Udomkaewkanjana from Why R U?, and I was curious to see if he would have just a great of a chemistry as he did with Pruk Panich with Perth Sukhumpantanasan, and I’m pleased to say that Saint is a very good actor who can obviously have chemistry with anyone. While FighterTutor was hotter, AePete was sweeter. It was strange seeing Saint acting so fragile and submissive when he’s so different as Tutor, but that just shows that he can act. What I don’t understand about the series is that they say that Ae isn’t handsome like the others and I’m like “WTF”!? He’s one of the most handsome ones there. Sure, he looks like a kid sometimes but he’s really good looking. So that was a strange one. I have to be honest though and say that I wasn’t interested in other one else’s relationship in this series. While TinCan could’ve been a great ship as Tin is quite interesting, Can ruined everything for me. He acted like a child and he made me stressed, so I ended up skimming their/his parts. TumTar didn’t interest me either, but that was most likely because I saw enough of them in TharnType. KengklaTechno was an odd one, and I didn’t really feel connection to their development. It was weird watching Pirapat Watthanasetsiri play a version of Type when Gulf Kanawut is my Type and baby. With all the bl series that I’ve watched so far, Type is still my number one, with Pete (Dark Blue Kiss) coming in second. Ae, Shu Yi, Nubsib are also some of the favorite ones. I definitely seem to have a type here.... Overall, the other couples besides AePete pulled this series down for me and I skimmed almost everything that wasn’t about them like a little more than halfway through the series. While I really liked AePete’s relationship, it wasn’t enough to get me properly excited. I wasn’t thinking all the time that I wanted to watch another episode, if you know what I mean. Oh and I should mention that it annoyed me a bit how they brushed over the fact that Pete was assaulted, and the beating he took was quite a lot, yet he didn’t go to the hospital and barely had any bruises... That said, I’m sad that the second season doesn’t contain Pete, and I was horrified of the reasons why. So much that Saint had to go through at such young age. I do hope we get to see Saint and Perth act together again. Favorite character: Ae.  First time: Finished: 08.03.2022 Second time: Started: 07/08.08.2022 - Finished: 15.08.2022 (Guess what I found myself wanting to watch again? I missed Saint, and Perth and here we are.... Saint is truly a great actor, guys. Truly. How he can play so submissive here, and the opposite in Why R U? is so awesome. The way he carries himself is so different. I want to see Saint in another BL so damn badly. Update: I finally managed to finish. We had a visitor (my brother) so we didn’t get to watch BL while he was here. Overall, I adore AePete, I really like Ae as a person, though if you look away from AePete then there isn’t much to go on: looking at you Kengkla.... and also Can annoys the shit out of me.) Rate: 6.5 (Only for AePete)/10 (my mom really liked Ae (found him really cute) and gives this one a 8/10)

24. Color Rush (South Korea Drama) Review: This was a strange one. It was nice, but strange. Choi Yeon Woo and Go Yoo Han was an interesting couple. Yoo Jun and Hur Hyun Jun had some chemistry for sure, but I felt like something was held back. Also that kiss......... can you really call it a kiss? Well, I guess you can call it a kiss, but not a passionate one. That said, it was a quick series that had some interesting elements to it, and I did like it. Did I love it? No. Still, it was enjoyable enough. Favorite character: Go Yoo Han. Started: 08.03.2022 - Finished: 09.03.2022 Rate: 5.5-5/10

25. Word of Honor (China Drama) Review: Just a quick update. Just finished episode 31, and I feel like I’m missing something between episode 30 and 31.... I finished the series... First off, episode 35 and 36 B R O K E me. Absolutely devastating. I truly broke down. I was also confused as fuck and I had to go to YouTube to have the ending explain, and thank fuck that I did that. Man if I hadn’t done that I’d be a mess right now. That said, this series was rather... beautiful. A bit predictable at some points, and there was some moments that annoyed me, but overall, a very good series. It did find some things weird like the flying and the close ups when fighting but eh, I got used to it. WenZhou was beautiful executed considering the censorship the show had to go through. I immediately fell in love with Gong Jun and his character Wen Kexing. Absolutely stunning and I do love an anti-hero. Hell, I wish we saw his evil side a bit more but just looking at his face is enough. Yeah, I know, I’m that shallow. Zhou Zishu was great as well. I loved his protectiveness and his love for Wen Kexing and Zhang Cheng Ling. But no one could beat my love for character Wen Kexing. He was just so amazing. I was talking about him to my sister and I showed her a gif of him and she was like “he looks like Legolas but in Chinese version” and I was like “holy shit! Why hadn’t I thought of that?!” And she was right, Legolas is beautiful as well and they are similar. I love them both, but there was just something about Wen Kexing that stole my heart; and he looked fucking beautiful in red. Wen Kexing and Gu Xiang’s relationship was so cute *wipes tear* and Cao Wei Ning was adorable *wipes another tear*. I am a bit broken right now so excuse my “review”, but this series gave me a bit of emotional damage. Good series; I wish for a season two, please. SPOILER!!!! How beautiful was Wen Kexing with white hair?! *Be still my heart* Shit I forgot to mention Prince Xie aka the Scorpion King. My heart did beat a little for him as well. I hated how he was with his “father” but he was a “good” bad boy. He was stunning as well and looked so damn good in black. Okay, I’m done now. Favorite character: Wen Kexing. Started: 09/10.03.2022 - Finished: 13.03.2022 Second time: Started: 27.04.2022 - Finished: 29.04.2022 (So much better this time around; I adored it! I still fucking cried my heart out in episode 36, even though I know there’s an epilogue (though a confusing one) and Wen Kexing is so goddamn beautiful. Overall, I really enjoyed this re-watch, though I did skim/skip scenes that didn’t contain Wen Kexing, Zhou Zishu and WenZhou. Oh and I’m still not over how this series managed to get in all those touches and flirting.... it was honestly a gift!) Third time: Started: 24.06.2022 - Finished: 02.07.2022 (Finally starting watching it with my mom, however, that means that the progress of watching is.... slooooow. Update: currently on episode 23... damn there’s so much politics in this show. Update: ****SPOILERS!!!!**** just finished episode 35 and I’m still confused at how Mo Huaiyang almost won.... Wen Kexing is supposed to be the GREAT Ghost Vally Chief yet.... Btw, is this how that battle ended/went in the novel? The more I re-watch, the more I want to read the novel.... Update: finally finished! God, Wen Kexing with white hair is god sent! So beautiful; perfection. I love it and would’ve LOVED to see it more. Overall, I liked the re-watch, just that the politics are a bit too heavy, and I wished there was a better ending for a certain scorpion... Also, which house/sect was Chengling in at the end?) Rate: 7.5-8 (lower because of the confusing ending)/10

26. The Untamed (China Drama) Review: O.M.G. This series... I was completely consumed by it. I couldn’t stop watching it. I finished the series of 50 episodes in 3 days. I got so obsessed! It was amazing. I loved it and I want more. Wang Yi Bo’s Lan Zhan/Lan Wangji was so beautiful. Perfect for Xiao Zhan’s Wei Ying/Wei Wuxian. They were quite epic together and as individual characters. The actors were terrific and the story itself was so good and interesting. The quality of the show was really high and how beautiful WangXian were together.... I desperately need more. My third favorite was Yu Bin’s Wen Ning. How adorable was he! I wanted to hug him all the time. I wished more cared for that poor boy. Look, I recommend this show to everyone. It’s almost perfect, to be honest. The music was so fitting as well. However, I wish it wasn’t censored, and the last 10 episodes didn’t live up to my complete expectations. Getting flashbacks often of side characters wasn’t all that interesting when I desperately wanted more of WangXian and Wen Ning. And I wasn’t completely happy with the ending. Overall, terrific show that I know in the future I’ll re-watch again. Beautiful. Update: Rewatched after a few days: right after I finished the Guardian. Favorite character: Lan Wangji & Wei Wuxian = Impossible to decide. First time: Started: 13/14.03.2022 - Finished: 16/17.03.2022 Second time: Started: 22.03.2022 - Finished: 25.03.2022 Third time: Started: 26/27.03.2022 - Finished: 28/29.03.2022 (what can I say; I’m obsessed, okay!? I did skip some scenes and mostly focused on WangXian). Forth time: Started: 31.03.2022 - Finished: 02.04.2022 (after I had finished the anime, I wanted to go back and start this one all over again - only the best parts though) I adore WangXian. I love them. I love the soundtrack. I love the story. I have some questions still, but overall, I still think that it’s one of the best tv shows ever created.  Fifth time: Started: 22.04.2022 - Finished: 26/27.04.2022 (I sadly had school work that took time but I still managed to watch it all. God I love WangXian. Episode 50 breaks me each time!) Sixth time: Started: 29.09.2023 - Finished: 12.11.2023 (My sister wanted to see if so we decided to see it together. She L O V E D it and has now fallen into the rabbit hole called BL. Good luck to her (she’s already obsessed). The reason it took so long to finish was not because of want and enjoyment, but because she has kids and could only see a few episodes here and there. Our mom also watched (most of the episodes) with us.) Rate: 9/10

27. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (China Movie) Review: Though this is a movie, I thought I’d add it to this list as it is a somewhat bl but censored. The thing with this movie is that it had potential but really lacked depth and development. I felt nothing for any of the characters, nor did I feel any chemistry. I think it was bad timing to watch it after the amazing series The Untamed, which had it all, because I just knew that I’d find anything after it lacking. But I had expected more from this movie. The effects were cool, but the timeline were too short to really get into the story; I think it was only based on a couple of days, and that’s not enough to build a meaningful relationship; romantic or otherwise. Also, it was rather anti-climatic. But at least I’ve now watched it. Favorite character: Bo Ya. Started: 17.03.2022 - Finished: 17.03.2022 Rate: 3.5/10

28. Guardian (China Drama) Review: Hmm I’m not sure how to write out my thoughts on this one. I think my big problem started with the fact that I was still VERY hungover after The Untamed and felt nothing was good enough compared to that show, so I immediately lost interested with this series. I still decided to continue watching it as I had heard so many good things about Guardian. However, I think my expectations were too high. The effects were bad, the plots were weak, the villains were nothing to write home about and to be honest, I felt more of a brotherhood between Zhao Yun Lan and Shen Wei than a romantic relationship. Which I guess was the meaning considering the censoring. I guess for me it was the lack of romantic chemistry. Perhaps it was because of the high expectations after Word of Honor’s WenZhou and The Untamed’s WangXian‘s perfection of romantic chemistry that made me not quite see it between WeiLan. The show also got boring for me and I found myself many times stopping just to watch clips of WangXian (I can’t seem to get my mind off of them). Only the last two episodes caught my interests enough not to look away, but then the ending confused me and I got annoyed. Overall, it’s a show to watch to make the time pass by, enjoyable to a degree as it had potential but boring at times with bad effects. I struggled many times to take things seriously and Zhao Yun Lan laughing at certain points kinda bothered me for some reasons. That said, it’s not the worst I’ve watched. Favorite character: Shen Wei. Started: 17/18.03.2022 - Finished: 21/22.03.2022 Rate: 4.5-4/10

29. Light On Me (South Korea Drama) Review: This was a very cute series. I adored it. I laughed and had many second hand embarrassments. Many. But it was still adorable. I liked Woo Tae Kyung. I liked his straight forwardness and his honesty. My problem was that I truly couldn’t decide between shipping him with Noh Shin Woo or with Shin Da On. Both were nice characters, however I wished they had more courage and bravery to do what they actually wanted. I felt like all the characters except for Woo Tae Kyung was too shy and nice (people pleasers) to do anything. Namgoong Shiwoon was a good friend and when I first started the show, I had forgotten that it was supposed to have a love triangle in is and saw some chemistry between Namgoong Shiwoon and Shin Da On. I was a little bit disappointed with the last two episodes as it felt rushed. I felt like we didn’t get a proper go with Woo Tae Kyung and Shin Da On. I do however, hope we get a season two were they’ll be more mature. Overall, I liked it quite well, it was funny and cute, and I’m still thinking of Woo Tae Kyung’s first meeting with Noh Shin Woo.... epic scene. Favorite character: Woo Tae Kyung (first time watching). Started: 25/26.03.2022 - Finished: 26.03.2022 Second time: Started: 29.06.2023 - Finished: 30.06.2023 (I got the idea that re-watching this would be a good idea. I had hoped that since I’ve seen it before, I might like it better the second time around (this has happened before to me as I’m then more prepared for what will happen) but sadly I still feel the same. At least that is how I feel so far in this re-watch: just finished episode 7. I honestly think my problem is that it focuses so much on building Woo Tae Kyung and Shin Da On’s relationship while Noh Shin Woo is for the most part just pining after Woo Tae Kyung. So I actually think I would like a season 2 where we get to see Woo Tae Kyung and Noh Shin Woo’s relationship without Shin Da On interference. Though I have to be honest and say that I think my favorite character this time around is Noh Shin Woo.... Update: I just finished it and it still feel the same as I did the first time around. I just can’t completely connect with the story for some reason. I don’t understand why. Overall, it still has its moments but I don’t think I’ll ever watch it again now that I’ve given it two chances. It’s still enjoyable enough to have on in the background... Oh and I cheered more on Woo Tae Kyung and Noh Shin Woo’s relationship this time around, so there’s that. Favorite character: Noh Shin Woo (second time watching).) First watch rate: 6.5/10 Second watch rate: 5/10

30. Mo Dao Zu Shi (China Anime/Donghua) Review: Quick update while watching: on episode 5 of the final season and damn, I was not expecting the tying up scene. Way to go Lan Zhan, way to go indeed. The romance is MUCH more present here than in The Untamed. The Untamed kinda feel tame compared to MDZS, just sayin’. They are so much more affectionate in this anime than the live one; Lan Zhan giving him food, Wei Wuxian jumping into his arms when Fairy shows up, or hanging onto his arm affectionately and telling people he likes Lan Zhan. Lan Zhan tying Wei Wuxian up and Wei Wuxian touching the headband in front of others. Making the antidote for the kids together and Wei Wuxian bluntly tells others Lan Zhan is his type.... Damn, FEEEEEEELS! Update: I’ve now finished the series. I like it, however, I couldn’t help comparing it to The Untamed as The Untamed has become one of - if not THE - my favorite series. I felt that UT had the best way of telling the story as it had more minutes and episodes to span the story. It also had WAY better soundtrack. I mean, nothing beats the theme song with the beautiful voices of Wang Yi Bo and Xiao Zhan (I shamefully wished they had been the voices of the anime as well), and let’s not forget the beautiful flute playing of Wei Wuxian. In the anime the flute playing was chaotic, which makes sense since what he is doing is creating chaos and destruction, but the live one was so beautiful to listen to that I many times had to close my eyes just to listen to it. Another comparing is the depth/development of relationships. I found that the anime lacked that quite a bit. I wish we had gotten more depth of Wen Ning and Lan Sizhui’s relationship with Wei Wuxian. Wen Ning also deserved more screen time. He’s a GREAT character that they could’ve used more (my baby deserved so much more). The anime also lacked the female character touch; though to be fair, it wasn’t overly needed. That said, the anime has some plus points - surprise - over The Untamed. I liked the brutality of it. It felt like the scenes were more serious; like the characters were in proper danger as the zombies would literally eat them. Another is, of course, the relationship of WangXian. I loved that we got more affection here, more touches and even a hug. More proper hints that this was ROMANCE and not BROMANCE. Honestly, I’m surprised that this got through the censorship. That said, WangXian in The Untamed is the best out of them as individuals and as a couple, I just wished we had gotten more affection there. The there’s the magic. The magic (and monster) scenes made more sense in the anime than the live version. It felt more ”real”. The last thing the anime nailed better was Wei Wuxian’s power. in the anime I truly felt why people feared him; he was so powerful before and after. Because of The Untamed, I hadn’t expected Wei Wuxian to do much, but he did so much magic and fighting. He truly lived up to his name. Live!Wei Wuxian honestly almost felt weak (though powerful in The Untamed universe) compare to Anime!Wei Wuxian. He was so amazing in both; but power-wise, Anime!Wei Wuxian wins by a long shot (he felt smarter and more wise in live). Other than that, The Untamed in unbeatable. Jiang Cheng was a bit the same in both, but again here, he felt more powerful in the anime version. I have a hate-like relationship with Jiang Cheng, especially in The Untamed were he got more screen time and depth. This is because I understand him and his reasons but at the same time I want to smack him. He loves his family, but is quick to judge and anger. He’s quite abusive with his words, and jealousy and the need for power/winning is his downfall/weakness. I hated how he treated Wei Wuxian and the Wen Clan, especially my baby Wen Ning. I wanted to hug Jiang Cheng at some points, but most of the time I want to tell him to grow up and open his fucking eyes. Oh and I should mention that I really liked the last season of the anime the most. It had the most depth and love between our lovely ship. I also loved the way their portrayed the final “battle” in the anime; more so in the anime than in the live. The last few episodes of the live one was a bit disappointing... That said, if you didn’t know it by now, Lan Zhan and Wei Wuxian are my absolute favorite characters - I don’t think I can choose between either of them, and Wen Ning and Lan Sizhui takes second place. I genuinely hope we get more from The Untamed and MDZS universe; 3 seasons of 35 episodes for the anime, and 50 episodes for the live clearly isn’t enough. Create more please! Btw why the fuck did they have to split up the family when things finally have settled down?! FAMILY IS SUPPOSED TO STICK TOGETHER! Also, is it just me, or did you find Nie Mingjue hot? In both versions, but mostly the anime? Like come to me daddy hot? No? Just me? Eh. Favorite character: Wei Wuxian. Started: 29.03.2022 - Finished: 30.03.2022 Second time: Started: 29.04.2022 - Finished: 03.05.2022 (One big question... why is this Wei Wuxian SO much stronger/powerful than The Untamed Wei Wuxian? That said, with this donghua you can actually FEEL the magnitude of each battle; the battle sequences are epic and the donghua really delivers on the scale of Wei Wuxian’s power and destruction. I really like the final episodes in this one compared to The Untamed; I still find the episodes 47-49 in The Untamed a let-down. Especially when it comes to Wei Wuxian. I guess with the censorship, they couldn’t have WWX too powerful? However, I love how The Untamed dealt with the depth of relationship and storytelling.Overall, this is a good donghua.) Third time: Started: 28.06.2022 - Finished: 20.07.2022 (currently re-watching to watch it with my mom (her first time; she enjoyed The Untamed), when Word of Honor becomes too much politics for our tired eyes; so far we just finished episode 4. Update: this is a slow process when watchign with mom. We're currently on episode 20. It's not because we're not enjoying it - we are - but we're talking our time, enjoying it. I have to say that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how powerful Wei Wuxian is in this anime. Love it! Update: finally managed to finish it; I adore this donghua. I love how much more of Wei Wuxian’s power they show, and how, here, we got a WangXian ending we deserve. Am I the only one hoping for another season?!) Rate: 7.5/10

31. Heaven Official's Blessing/Tian Guan Ci Fu (China Anime/Donghua) Review: Lets just start with the fact that I’m confused. I honestly had no idea what was going on for the most part but I did still enjoy it. It was too short to properly build up depth in the story and characters, however, I enjoyed the main characters. Xie Lian was a bit... naive and seemed weak for the most part, but he was kind and loving. Now San Lang aka Hua Cheng, the Crimson Rain Sought Flower, a Ghost King, was hot as fuck. I enjoyed him immensely, and I wanted more of his badassery. I loved his fearlessness and his wit. He was smart, clever, sexy and powerful. If you know me, you know I L O V E powerful characters. He did give me a sort of a anti-hero vibe which I liked, but I wish we had gotten more of it. Overall, the confusion of the plot pulls down the rating for me, but I like the love of Hualian and I hope we get more from it. I’m guessing there will be a season 2.... Oh and I also liked the supporting characters of Nan Feng and Mu Qing; though I wish we had gotten to know them more. That said, I liked it, I enjoyed it and I sometimes felt I intruding on Hualian moments. Favorite character: Sang Lang/Hua Cheng. Started: 30/31.03.2022 - Finished: 31.03.2022 Rate: 5.5-6/10

32. The Emperor's Strategy (China Anime/Donghua) Review: I’m confused. Very confused. What kind of ending was that? Like, is there coming a season 2? Or is it completely done? But if it’s done, nothing was settled.... I’m confused.com here. That said, Duan Baiyue interested me. He seems liked a cool, badass character. I could kinda see him loving Chu Yuan, but it also does seem one sided. Chu Yuan cared for DB but didn’t seem like it was more than that. Which I guess is good, considering the ending... The animation wasn’t all that, the storyline wasn’t all that, and the depth was barely there. I did like CY’s General though. He was hot. Overall, this short anime was something that made time pass, but other than that, it was meh. It had potential, I’ll give it that, but compared to everything else I’ve seen, it’s lacking a lot. Favorite character: Duan Baiyue. Started: 02/03.04.2022 - Finished: 03.04.2022 Rate: 4/10

33. Scumbag System (China Anime/Donghua) Review: Oh wow this was great! I started it with a mindset that it was gonna suck and the anime wasn’t for me, but that quickly changed. Filled with humor and sexy characters I was hooked. I loved Shen Qingqiu when he was in character and Luo Binghe’s devotion to his Master was awesome. But that ending?! WTF?! I need season 2 NOW! That said, I really enjoyed this one. The animation was beautiful and it had a good storyline with great characters. I enjoyed Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe’s relationship, though I had hoped for a bit more... romance, even if it’s censored. Although, I bet that’s all gonna change now... I’m scared. We are getting a season 2 right? Favorite character: Shen Qingqiu. First time: Started: 03.04.2022 - Finished: 04.04.2022 Second time: Started: 15.04.2022 - Finished: 15.04.2022 (I just kept thinking of this series and suddenly found myself unable to resist re-watching it.) Third time: Started: 25.05.2022 - Finished: 25.05.2022 (This donghua is TOO good. Seriously, it’s fucking epic. I love it even after seeing it three times. I seriously can’t wait for season 2. One of the few reasons it don’t give this a full 9 or a 10 is simply because it’s too short. I am seriously considering reading the book....) Forth time: Started: 20/21.07.2022 - Finished: 21.07.2022 (Had to show this amazing donghua to my mom after watching MDZS. Unfortunately, my mom isn’t the best at understanding English subtitle (we’re Norwegian) so I had to explain a lot (no problem doing that) but she still struggled to understand. I, however, loved the re-watch. This donghua is epic and I need the season 2 N O W. It’s unfair that we have to wait so long after that horrible - in my opinion - ending. I’m now very ready to read the novel if I have to wait more.... Oh and I’m still a bit baffled as to why they waisted so much screen time on Liu Mingyan and Gongyi Xiao as they are minor characters....) Fifth time: Started: 30.07.2023 - Finished: 31.07.2023 (I just had to watch it again. Again, with my mom. I desperately need season two. Season one is too damn short!) Rate: 8/10  New Rate: 8.5-9/10 (after second watch)

34. Thousand Autumns (China Anime/Donghua) Review: This was awesome. How hot Yan Wushi was... damn. I loved him. He was quite the anti-hero. I love anti-heroes. And Shen Qiao was a great character as well. I think they balance each other out, though I do hope that in season 2 - which is thank god announced is coming - they’ll have a closer relationship. And that ending!?!?! Why am I left on such cliffhanger these days!? It’s like they want to hurt me. Now I impatiently have to wait for quite a few season 2′s. Gad I hate waiting. Overall, I really liked this one. I watched the whole thing in one go. The animation was great, the characters were terrific (especially the main two) and it had a good storyline. Now I just need more. Please don’t let me wait long... Favorite character: Yan Wushi. First time: Started: 04.04.2022 - Finished: 04/05.04.2022 Second time: Started: 16.04.2022 - Finished: 16.04.2022 (I mean Yan Wushi is so hot that it needed re-watching. I desperately need a season 2.) Third time: Started: 15.02.2024 - Finished: 19/20.02.2024 (I just adore this donghua. I love the animation and the main characters. I desperately want season two!) Forth time: Started: 21.02.2024 - Finished: 22.02.2024 (Now you might be wondering why I re-watched JUST after I had literally just finished it for the third time and the answer to that is.... my mom wanted to watch it after seeing a few clips and I thought "why not watch it again"? And that is how I know that this show is fucking amazing. I enjoyed it just as much even though I JUST WATCHED IT AGAIN. After the third re-watch I even started reading the book because I'm done waiting - I need to know what happens after this season ends. I truly recommend this donghue to everyone. Really. I have now watched it four times, and I honestly can’t wait to watch it again. Rate: 7.5-8/10

35. Legend of Exorcism (s1) (China Anime/Donghua) Review: This was also a good one. Though not better than the previous two. The animation was gorgeous, with beautiful scenery and characters. The magic elements and the fighting was awesome, though the fighting could at time be hard to keep following as everything happens so fast and all at once. Kong Hongjun was a nice and sweet main character, though he was a bit young and sometimes had quite the feminine voice and face. While Li Jinglong was hot, he doesn’t compare to all the other hot anime characters I’ve met recently (hello Yan Wushi and Shen Qingqiu). Mo Rigen was also quite hot, and I liked the werewolf gene. But the hottest characters were barely in this season and that was Chong Ming and Qing Xiong. They were stunning. So manly and beautiful at the same time. Give me them, please. As this was based on a bl novel, I tried to figure out who was supposed to be the bl couple(s) but I just couldn’t see it. I’m guessing it’s between Li Jinglong and Hongjun? Overall, I liked this, it has great potential and I’m looking forward to starting season 2. Favorite character: is it wrong to say Qing Xiong and Chong Ming? Started: 05.04.2022 - Finished: 05.04.2022 Rate: 6.5/10 Second time: Started: 22.02.2024 - Finished: 23.02.2024 (Decided to re-watch to show it to my mom. I didn't remember anything so I was curious if I still liked it and it was okay. It was funny and the animation is pretty. What I don't like it how.... almost weak the characters are, almost a bit... stupid? But then again, aren't they young adults? Overall, it's still enjoyable and I laughed here and there.) New Rating: 5.5/10

36. Legend of Exorcism (s2) (China Anime/Donghua) Review: Hmm not sure how I feel about this one. The pacing was odd and characters missing. I wish Chong Ming and Qing Xiong were more in it, but I wasn’t surprised that they weren’t. However Qiu Yongsi and Ah Tai were barely in it as well. And while I liked the new character, Lu Xu, Mo Rigen’s love interest, I still missed the other two members in the team. Mo Rigen was super hot this season, but I still think Chong Ming and Qing Xiong are the hottest ones in this series. Li Jinglong was better this season, with epic fighting, and he and Hongjun were cute. Though is it just me that think that Hongjun and Mo Rigen could also work out....? No? Just me? Alright. Overall, I liked it, however, for some reason I felt like this season didn’t feel complete. And then of course, it ended on a cliffhanger. Fingers crossed for a season 3. Favorite character: Hongjun. Started: 06.04.2022 - Finished: 06.04.2022 Rate: 5.5-5/10

37. Dinghai Fusheng Records/Dinghai Fusheng Lu (China Anime/Donghua) Review: This one was an odd one. It’s not that it was bad per se, but something was missing and I think it was depth; in both emotions and storytelling. The way the story went felt like a mess and incomplete. With the characters it just felt like they had caring for each other except when Xiang Shu protected Chen Xing. Speaking of Chen Xing.... he was so damn useless. Not only couldn’t he fight, but he barely knew anything. The best thing about this whole show was Xiang Shu the dog, and I’m so saddened by his storyline. It shouldn’t have happened. I was confused most of the time of what was happening. Like why did Feng Qianjun have powers? DFR was just a weird one. Even the fighting scenes didn’t feel up to date. This might because of the other awesome anime’s I’ve watched lately, and DFR just didn’t live up to those standards. Overall, I do want a season 2 in the hopes of getting a conclusion. Also it’s supposed to be a bl (though censored) but I felt nothing of the sort. Favorite character: Ziang Shu, man and dog. Started: 07.04.2022 - Finished: 07.04.2022 Rate: 4-4.5/10

38. The Defective/Can Ci Pin: Fangzhu Xingkong (China Anime/Donghua) Review: Let’s just start off by saying Lin Jingheng was hot as fuck. Seriously. So hot. He was such a badass, grumpy, ruthless, cold and I loved him. I really wished we could’ve seen him without the censorship. The second hottest character was actually Lu Zhan. There was something special about him that drew me in. I guess it’s because he and Lin Jingheng were really similar. Lu Bixing was cute and optimistic. I liked him. I especially liked him in the last episode where you could see he really cared about Lin Jingheng. I hope we get a season two as things were left on a cliffhanger. That said, even though the main characters were awesome, the plot felt a bit... weird. I don’t know how to explain it. It might be because the episodes were so damn short that I felt like nothing was settled. Who knows. Overall, I liked it. The animation was alright: not the best, but certainly not the worst. The character’s faces were beautiful after all... Favorite character: Lin Jingheng. Started: 08.04.2022 - Finished: 08.04.2022 Second time: Started: 14.11.2022 - Finished: 01/02.12.2022 (I suddenly wanted to see Lin Jingheng again. He’s got that attitude and look that just bring you back for more. I truly hope we get a season 2! That said, I just managed to watch 6 episodes when I started re-watching but had to put it on a break because I had to travel to UK for my graduation. Update: I finally managed to finish the re-watch. Lin Jingheng is so hot; he’s a cool character that just draws you in. Just my type. Reminded me so much of Lan Wangji from The Untamed. I desperately wish that China didn’t have their ridiculous censorship but I take what I can get. Now I just hope that there will one day - and hopefully soon - come a second season because I need more of Lin Jingheng.) Rate: 5.5/10

39. Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire (China Anime/Donghua) Review: Hmm a modern take on a fantasy/supernatural world. I liked it. The anime was good and I liked the storyline. I even liked the characters. Sheng Lingyuan was a sexy demon, and Xuan Ji was a fierce protector. I seriously hope we get a season 2 where we can see them get closer, and hopefully more protective towards each other. Xuan Ji seemed more into Sheng Lingyuan than the other way around. He even questions himself as to why he cares... I liked those scenes. Now I just need more. Favorite character: Sheng Lingyuan and Xuan Ji; can’t choose. Started: 08.04.2022 - Finished: 08/09.04.2022 Rate: 6.5/10

40. Theory of Love (Thailand Drama) Review: To be honest, I was more invested in the side couple than the main one. Two and Un were cute and I wish we had gotten more from them. We didn’t even get a kiss. As for KhaiThird... I get it but I didn’t ship it all that much. I liked Third. Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat is a great actor with adorable smile and you kinda just want to protect him. But there’s something about Off Jumpol Adulkittiporn that I just don’t like. The first time I saw his acting was in Not Me and I did not like it, and I think it translated to here as well. I really struggled to like Khai. He hurt Third way too much; for me he wasn’t a likable character. I don’t know what it is. In Not Me, I did not feel any chemistry between OffGun at all. In this one, you could see that they did have chemistry, but I just wasn’t feeling it simply because I didn’t like Khai. Overall, it was watchable, it made time pass. But I wasn’t invested. I think I have a problem getting invested with anything that isn’t The Untamed or something.... Fuck, I’m fucked.  Favorite character: Third. Started: 09.04.2022 - Finished: 10.04.2022 Rate: 4.5-4/10

41. Blueming (South Korea Drama) Review: This was a nice one. I was worried it was gonna be another second-hand embarrassment drama again like bl tends to be, but it wasn’t. Thank god. I get so damn embarrassed some times that I can barely look at the screen. So this was a nice change. I liked how smoothly the two main characters became a couple. There was not back and forth, no drama... they just became. I liked it. I wished the series was longer, but since it didn’t have much happening, it worked being short. I watched it in one go and found myself smiling a lot. This was a good one.  Favorite character: Cha Si Won. Started: 17.04.2022 - Finished: 17.04.2022 Second time: Started: 21.02.2023 - Finished: 16.03.2023 (Felt like starting this one again so I did. However, I only got to episode 6 and then some personal problems happened, in which I couldn’t finish the show right away....) Update: 11.0, I finally managed to finished episode 8. This show is still a good one, but I’m afraid that because of everything happening in my personal life, it’s affecting my enjoyment. Update: I finally managed to finish the last few episodes. I have to be honest, this show is somewhat depressing. That said, I hope we get to know Hyeong Da Un more in season 2 as we barely get to know him in this season. I still enjoyed this re-watch even if I had to go too long between episodes/finishing. Overall, I don’t regret rewatching, I do, however, regret the timing.  Rate: 6.5-7/10  Second rate: 5/10 (it’s not a fair rating, but that’s how I feel RIGHT now)

42. Killer And Healer (China Drama) Review: Technically this is not categorized as a bl but it should. It’s like Word of Honor and Guardian; very strong bromance that should be bl. Like how did this one even get passed the censorship? It’s insane how much they managed to get it. All those touches and looks... Anyway, just finished the show and I got opinions. First off, what the fuck is up with all the killings of characters?! Like what the hell?! Too many died. I get the message of this series, which is even though you win, you fucking lose. That said. Jiang Hong Yue and Chen Yu Zhi has awesome chemistry. You could practically feel their love for each other. Zhan Jun Bai and Yu Tang Chun also had good chemistry. I also felt a bit of a love triangle without it being a love triangle between Chu Ran, Jiang Hong Yue and Chen Yu Zhi. Though one could easily feel that it was one-sided for Chu Ran as Jiang Hong Yue obviously loved Chen Yu Zhi above all. Now for the ending: if I hadn’t already known before starting it that there was two endings, I never would’ve started it. I hate sad endings so I’m glad it had an alternative one. Overall, I liked it just fine, but it had too many deaths for my taste - some not even mournered that took a beating to the story. But it was enjoyable enough to pass the time so there’s that. Favorite character: Chen Yu Zhi. Started: 18/19.04.2022 - Finished: 21/22.04.2022 Rate: 5.5-5/10

43. The Tuxedo (Thailand Drama) Review: First off, I really liked the second episode. It was hilarious; the bathtub scene and then Nawee’s reaction afterwards. He was so awkward. NaweeAiaoon was a cute couple that actually had some good chemistry. I wish that the series was longer, - or at least the episodes - so that we could’ve gotten more depth and development in the relationship. That said, it was still pretty cute and I didn’t want to end. I liked them, and this series. The side characters, such as Aiaoon’s brothers and Nawee’s assistant, were a nice addition. I hope we get a season 2 where Nawee get back at his father and his new family. Just saying. Overall, I laughed and smile and got some second-hand embarrassment, and I found myself caring very much for Nawee; I just wanted to protect him in the end. Favorite character: Nawee. Started: 09.05.2022 - Finished: 09.05.2022 Rate: 6.5-7/10

44. The Tasty Florida (South Korea Drama) Review: This was a nice one. Sure it had some second-hand embarrassments - which I hate - but it was cute and had sweet characters. However, it was too short and had little depth and development. I liked the show itself, and I feel like it had potential to be great had it either had longer episodes or more episodes. Also, the last episode didn’t make sense at all. Do we get a season 2 or? Oh and Cha Ji Soo was quite handsome, and Seo Hae Won was a bit of a weird one, but overall, nice cast and a nice, cute short show that made the time pass. Favorite character: Baek Eun Kyu, I think. Started: 10.05.2022 - Finished: 10.05.2022 Rate: 6.5-6/10

45. Oxygen (Thailand Drama) Review: Let’s start with: I liked how honest Beer was, he was a good friend. I was a bit unsure about Jay; he’s too submissive for my taste. I can definitely see something happening between Khem and Dr. Perth. I was not interested in Dr. Petch and Khim, and I think this was mainly due to not liking Dr. Petch. Solo and Gui Jirayu were cute; they had a somewhat realistic feel to their relationship, even though it went a little fast in the beginning. But what took up most of my attention was Kao Ashira and Phuri Drake. I was practically begging my screen for a kiss between them. I desperately wanted more of them, and I would not mind them having their own series at all. In fact, I want it. Give it to me. There was just something special about Phu, and I loved that Kao seemed to be the only one to get emotions out of him. And we should really give Kao credits for not giving up on the cold Phu. Overall, I liked this show. It was a nice; not the best but entertaining and I watched it all in one day. Favorite character: Phuri Drake/Kao Ashira (I know Phu doesn’t do much, but I like cold and broody characters; I did want more from him though... like possessiveness.... that would’ve been G R E A T.) Started: 11.05.2022 - Finished: 11.05.2022 Second time: Started: 19/20.08.2022 - Finished: 24/25.08.2022 (I don’t know why I found myself re-watching this one. Solo and Gui aren’t exactly my type of couple; they are rather boring. I think Kao and Phu were the main reason I decided to re-watch as I remember I found the cute and wanted more. I do believe I have a thing for cold characters. Update: I finally managed to finish this one. Felt like it took me ages which was weird since I skipped everything that didn’t have Kao and Phu in it. I desperately wish they had been the main characters because the main couple is actually pretty boring. While Kao and Phu could’ve had MUCH more depth, I see the potential between them and it makes me want more; I also feel like we were robbed of a kiss.)  Rate: 6.5-6/10 New rating after re-watch: 4.5/10 (only for Kao and Phu)

46. To My Star (South Korea Drama) Review: Why are these South Korean bl’s so damn short?! I want more episodes, or at least LONGER episodes. That said, I enjoyed this one. I liked that it has a more mature feel to it. I just wished for more development, especially in the relationship, but I guess we can’t expect too much considering it’s so short. Overall, I enjoyed the episodes and it was entertaining enough to watch it in one go. Kang Seo Joon and Han Ji Woo were cute. I just learned that we’re getting a season 2 which is good news. Favorite character: Didn’t really have one... Started: 12.05.2022 - Finished: 12.05.2022 Rate: 6.5-6/10

47. Addicted Heroin (China Drama) Review: First off, what the fuck? What kind of ending was that? Like what? I’m so confused. Also this show was a strange one. Gu Haia and Bai Luo Yin had chemistry sure, but it did feel like Bai Lou Yin wasn’t truly interested in being more than friends or comfortable with Gu Haia. Gu Haia was a odd character who sometimes went a little too far. While I liked his protectiveness and his possessiveness, it sometimes made me uncomfortable because Bai Luo Yin was uncomfortable. Also Gu Haia was a bit reckless. Oh and I adored Bai Luo Yin’s relationship with his dad. Overall, I still liked it and felt it was entertaining. I’m shocked - but glad - that China allowed a bl like this be published. But again, wtf was up with the ending?! Can someone explain please?! Favorite character: Bai Luo Yin, I think. Started: 12.05.2022 - Finished: 13.05.2022 Second time: Started: 17/18.08.2022 - Finished: 18/19.08.2022 (Decided to just re-watch this one in the hopes that I would like it more this time around. I desperately want more Chinese BL but that is something we’ll probably never get again (cryyyyy). The other reason I started this one again was because I wanted the time to pass and I figured this one was a good choice. I just finished episode 7, and while I do liked it to some degree, I still can’t forget why I didn’t like it to begin with; like cheating. Btw, I’m so baffled over the fact that everyone is fanning over You Qi... Is he like the standard “pretty/cutie” boy in China or something? Because I don’t find him attractive at all.., but that might just be me? Update: I just finished it. I liked it alright the second time around. Gu Haia was A BIT more endurable now; probably due to already being prepared for his personality. That said, I still stand firm on Bai Lou Yin not being fully interested in Gu Haia.... Overall, this show deserved a proper ending instead of getting cancelled mid-through. The ending was just an awful way to end it. Stupid censorship; I just want more BLs from China, guys! Especially in Wuxia world. Those stories are just so amazing.)  Rate: 5.5-6/10 - New rating after rewatch: 5.5-5/10

48. Love Is Science? (Taiwan Drama) Review: Hmm I don’t think I’m ready for M/F couples as the main romance yet. I found myself skimming/skipping through it to get to Dai Ou Wen and Mark’s parts. That isn’t to say that Yan Fei and Wang Hsuan Yu wasn’t cute or didn’t have chemistry because they did, but I just wanted BL. So obviously the timing wasn’t right to watch this show. Dai Ou Wen and Mark’s relationship with Qiao An Na was adorable and I really liked those scenes. Cho Nai Hui and Wu You Fu were cute as well; such nice characters. I really liked the development of Mark. I liked that he grew up through-out the episodes, going from a playboy to a devoted boyfriend. I also liked Mark’s friendship with Wang Hsuan Yu. Mark’s a good friend, there’s no denying that. Overall, this show had some really good relationships with tons of chemistry. It was sweet and nice and had some second-hand embarrassing scenes. I liked it, even though I skimmed through much of it, especially the M/F scenes. Favorite character: Dai Ou Wen. Started: 13.05.2022 - Finished: 14.05.2022 Rate: 5.5-6/10 (for Mark x Ou Wen scenes)

49. Cherry Blossoms After Winter (South Korean Drama) Review: The romance between Seo Haebom and Jo Taesung was cute. Very cheesy and... cute. I was a biiiiiiiit uncomfortable with their relationship in the beginning considering that they had grown up together in the same house, however, I started to get okay with it once I realized that even though they grew up together they never saw each other as siblings and rarely hanged out in their puberty years. I mostly preferred the last couple of episodes when they were done with high school as they matured more in their relationship. Haebom felt more comfortable and sure then and that made it easier to watch. That said, it was entertaining enough but definitely not the best I’ve seen. Also, am I the only one who has to be attracted to the characters to fully enjoy the show? No? I guess I’m just that shallow....Also was I the only one who felt like Haebom looked like a child beside Taesung sometimes? Favorite character: Jo Taesung. Started: 14.05.2022 - Finished: 15.05.2022 Rate: 4.5/10 

50. Enchanté (Thailand Drama) Review: Omg I actually like this one. So much. I just finished episode 7 and I don’t want to stop. Sadly, sleep is calling and I can’t keep my eyes open. But I really like this show. The chemistry between Kasidet Plookphol and Force Jiratchapong Srisang is amazing. Their relationship feel so comfortable and beautiful. If Theo and Akk would just continue to be friends and Theo would have another love interest, I would NEVER accept that other love interest. Never. No one but Akk. Just saying. Now, off to bed. Update: I’ve now finished it. I adored it. Love the relationship of the main characters; there’s just something pure there. I love that there was barely - if any - second-hand embarrassments (you know I hate those) and the main characters just made me smile all the time. So cute. That said, the first 7 episodes I kept thinking “why are they making such a big deal about this Enchanté thingy when there was barely any communication between Theo and Enchanté but with the plot twist - which I had not seen coming - I understood much more. Overall, I really enjoyed this show, it’s easily become one of my top BL dramas. PS! Episode 10 was the least favorite episode; too much happened and it just didn’t feel as the other episodes. Favorite character: Akk Itsara. Started: 15.05.2022 - Finished: 16.05.2022 Second time: Started: 28/29.07.2022 - Finished: 31.07.2022 (figured I might as well show this one to my mom as well. Though we just finished second episode, I started to remember what I didn’t like about this show and now I’m anxious for that part.... which doesn’t happen until later on. That said, I really enjoy Force (Akk) and Book (Theo)’s chemistry. Update: just finished. My mom pointed out that Theo doesn’t actually call Akk his boyfriend; Akk is the only one who does... Also, Theo is a bit of a hypocrite with the lying thingy. Oh and episode 10 is still my least favorite.) Rate: 8-7.5/10 New rate after re-watch: 6.5/10 (mom’s rate 6/10)

51. Advance Bravely (China Drama) Review: Gong Jun... Gong Jun.... Gong Jun.... why are you so damn pretty?! That said... the drunken ear biting thingy was weird, the leg thingy was weird. But I did enjoy this show. Xia Yao, while sometimes being a spoiled brat, was a ray sunshine that you couldn’t help but like. He’s adorable. Though when screamed and acted like a child, he did sometimes annoy me, but I easily forgave him. He’s just that adorable. Or it might just be Gong Jun. I mean, have you looked at the guy? Damn. Anyway, that scene in episode 25... I had expected something different. Something more... serious. But oh well. Same with episode 30. I just couldn’t FEEL the danger of the situation. That said, what kind of ending was that? It felt so incomplete but overall the show was entertaining and had some cute and good moments. I didn’t necessarily care for the side “couples” but I liked the friendship between Xia Yao, Xuan Da Yu and Peng Ze. I wouldn’t mind more scenes them. That said, even though this show was censored, you could definitely feel and see the love between Xia Yao and Yuan Zong. They had some good chemistry and I felt like they balanced each other well; with Yuan Zong being the more serious and caring character, while Xia Yao being more childish and joyful. Wish we had gotten more of a conclusion but other than that, it was worth watching. So weird to see Gong Jun as a..... not necessarily/completely submissive (but you’d know he’d be the “bottom” in that relationship”, when he’s such a top in WoH. I want Gong Jun in more BL series! Favorite character: Xia Yao. Started: 16.05.2022 - Finished: 19.05.2022 Rate: 6.5/10 

52. Utsukushii Kare / My Beautiful Man (Japan Drama) Review: Let’s just start with HOLY FUCK Kiyoi Sou is fucking beautiful. I understand Hira Kazunari’s obsession with him. However, as Kiyoi said... creepy. Hira was rather creepy and the way he behaved sometimes made me uncomfortable. I liked the last two episodes the most, though I had wished we had gotten to see Kiyoi and Hira as a couple around others. I want to see how they would act. I liked the show, but it wasn’t all that. I just liked looking at Kiyoi. I want to see Yagi Yusei is more BLs. Just saying. Favorite character: Kiyoi Sou. Started: 19.05.2022 - Finished: 19.05.2022 Rate: 5/10 

53. Men With Sword / Ci Ke Lie Zhuan (China Drama) Review: First update 19.05.2022: Okay I just started this series and let me just tell you that I feel like I’m watching a Chinese version of Game of Thrones... I mean, two characters I thought would be main characters are already dead.... what? Who? I’m.... I’m so confused. What? Favorite character: First I need to figure out who’s the main character.Second update 20.05.2022: Look, this whole show looked really cheap and plastic. Especially the swords and the costumes. However, I could overlook that eventually, - even though I kept comparing it to The Untamed - but my problem became when I managed to spoil to myself that my favorite couple dies. Xiao Qi (probably because of Ian Yi after Killer and Healer; I have a soft spot for him) & Jian Bin was the main ship on this show for me. Those two also became my favorite characters in the show, along with Murong Li. But when I found out that they killed off my favorites, I just couldn't keep going. I need a somewhat happy ending. So this show is now dropped for me. I can't handle my favorites getting killed. I just can't. Also, this show had too many main character and the politics became really boring after only 7 episodes. So while I hate giving up, I don't feel THAT bad either knowing what I now know. Favorite character: Xiao Qi or Murong Li. Started: 19.05.2022 - DNF: 20.05.2022 (stopped after 7 episodes) Rate: No rating due to not finishing.

54. Tinted With You (South Korea Drama) Review: Hmmmm, first thing: too short. Way too short. I wish it had many more episodes to give it more depth, character - and relationship - development. I was also conflicted as to who I was supposed to ship;  Heon with Eun Ho, or should I ship him with Geum, or both? I mean, this could’ve been a poly sort of relationship here. Just saying. But I think it was too short for me to truly ship someone. And those two kisses.... the kisses lacked heat, that’s for sure. However, the show was still entertaining and very cute. I was a bit confused with the ending though, like was Geum put into the future as well, or was he reincarnated? If so, why did he smile? Did he have his memories? Are the “three musketeers” back together (sorry I just had to put that in there, it just popped into my head right now)? Favorite character: Eun Ho? Started: 23.05.2022 - Finished: 23.05.2022 Rate: 5-5.5/10 

55. Beloved Enemy (China Drama) Review: Gu Qing Pei reminded me of Jin Yu Zhen from Be Loved in House. Both looks very good in suits. As for the story itself; boring. That’s the first word that comes to mind. Considering that this is based on a BL story, I am shocked at how LITTLE I felt the BL. Like, they must’ve censored it so much that there was barely ANY friendship even between Gu Qing Pei and Yuan Yang. Seriously. I didn’t even feel a HINT of bromance between them, let alone romance. I don’t even know where the BL would come in at this point. I also felt like the ending was rushed, and the last episodes were wasted on fillers instead of giving it a proper ending. Hell, Gu Qing Pei was barely in the last episode. As for Yuan Yang, he annoyed the shit out of me most of the episodes; I still haven’t forgiven him for what he put Gu Qing Pei through. Overall, this was not a successful show for me. I had expected so much more. I typically love a enemies to lovers trope, but this just didn’t work for me as I felt they didn’t even reach the proper friendship zone. Favorite character: Gu Qing Pei. Started: 28.05.2022 - Finished: 30.05.2022 Rate: 3.5-4/10 

56. Ultimate Note (China Drama) Review: Before I start the reviewing: this is technically not a BL, however, the “bromance” is real and reminds me of other censored Chinese BL dramas. Now to the review: Is Zhang Qi Ling hot or what? Damn I like this character. Such a badass, sexy man. More please. Update: I’m currently on episode 16 and finally they are getting out of the desert/forest. Holy shit that was a long “mission”. Update: I’m now on episode 35 and it was funny how Wu Xie priority was why Zhang Qi Ling had taken off his clothes in the picture :P Possessive much, Wu Xie? Haha. Love it. Sad thing is though, that Pingxie is more apart than together in this series :/ Update: now I’m finished with the show. Here’s the thing, Pingxie is worth watching the 37 episodes. Really, they are. However, there’s so much mystery and confusion that it makes it hard to get truly invested in the show. I ended up being just invested in Pingxie, to be honest. Wang/Fatty Pangzi was a good character, and I absolutely loved the loyalty between the Iron Triangle. That was the thing I kept holding on to as loyalty is extremely important to me. This is why I couldn’t get completely invested in Xie Yu Chen and Hei Yan Jing/Shades/Mr. Black. All Shades seems to care about was money, and while I get that’s a part of his character/personality, I easily got tired of it. Another thing is that I hated how much Pingxie was apart! Zhang had more scenes with Fatty than with Wu Wie. Also that ending.... such a fucking cliffhanger. Wtf. And based on the information I’ve found, a season 2 is VERY unlikely to happen, and that’s just a bummer. Ultimate Note definitely deserves a season 2. I get that there is some continuation of the story with different actors, but I only want with Joseph Zeng, Xiao Yu Liang (especially him) and Cheng Fang Xu, along with Liu Yu Han as the cast. I need more development between Wu Xie and Zhang. Already you can tell they are really close, but I want them even closer. That said, while I understand that this is a adventurous mystery show mainly focused on solving the mystery, nothing was really solved and left me feeling confused and unsatisfied. So please just give us a season 2 with these guys, please! Favorite character: Zhang Qi Ling. Started: 30.05.2022 - Finished: 05.06.2022 Rate: 5.5/10  (Zhang and Pingxie makes this (too much) mystery worth it)

57. My Sweet Dear (South Korea Drama) Review: This is the second BL show that I’ve watched that had BITING in the ear when drunk character. Yoon Do Gun wanted Choi Jung Woo’s “Jelly”. So odd. Is this a thing? Anyway, the show was sweet and very short. It’s what, 8 episodes spanning over 15 minutes? So yeah, very short. Too short to really create a depth to the relationship and story, but still, it was cute enough. Not the best I’ve seen. For some reason I got some second-hand embarrassment. I don’t even know why. Overall, it was watchable because it was so short. Oh and also, is it just me or is the kissing scenes - especially in South Korean ones - really... awkward? It’s like “spin the bottle” kisses; you like press your lips together, hold it there for a few seconds and that’s it. Like, there is no passion in the kisses... just saying. Favorite character: Yoon Do Gun. Started: 06.06.2022 - Finished: 06.06.2022 Rate: 4.5-5/10 

58. Because of You (Taiwan Drama) Review: Wow I actually like this one. It was quite interesting with cool and different characters. Yuan Jun Cheng was probably a little... sociopathic (I think that’s the word to describe him) but I kinda digged it. He definitely had some screws loose, that’s for sure. Lin Xun was a cute match for him (was it just me or did Hsu Mu Ji SOMETIMES remind you of Xiao Zhan?! Though nobody beats Xiao Zhan in the looks except Wang Yibo in my eyes). Yuan Jun Dao and Yang Xiang were adorable. I love how possessive Yuan Jun Dao was over him. Yuan Jun Ping and Yan Yue Rong were cute as well, though I wish Yan Yue Rong had a bit more... backbone? Overall, this show DESERVES a second season. Truly. We got three couples that were actually pretty well written considering it only has 10 episodes spanning over 15 minutes. It was way too short and when the final episode was done all I wanted was MORE. Like, please give me more. Funny how all three Yuan brothers ended up with men. I did suffer from some second-hand embarrassment but it was worth it. Some of the scenes were funny and I loved the last episode. I just feel like they can definitely give more story and depth for a second season. Favorite character: Yuan Jun Cheng. Started: 06.06.2022 - Finished: 06.06.2022 Second time: Started: 08.02.2023 - Finished: 08.02.2023 (Yuan Jun Cheng is like me; "like why the fuck is my chest pumping because of this!?" sort. I can relate to him in that area XP I really need season 2 for this. Really. I'm obviously one of the few who actually enjoy this show, but for me it's worth watching. I want a s2 because I want to see the relationships grow, get more depth and so forth, especially seeing the brothers getting closer. Just one season AND a so short one at that is not enough. That said, I also have to say I laughed AGAIN at how Yuan Jun Cheng is protective over his brothers; “ARE YOU SAYING HE’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?!” Also so naive with love and sex... he’s so straight forward; I love it!) Rate: 6.5-7/10 

59. HIStory3: Make Our Days Count (Taiwan Drama) Review: I’m on episode 8 and I just fucking saw a spoiler!!!!!! FUUUCK! Anyway, ehem, so I like it, I do. Yu Xigu/Shigu and Xiang Haoting are adorable as fuck. I adore the friendships in this show, and I like Xiang Haoting’s relationship with his sister, and his bestie Sun Bo Xiang. One thing that I’m a bit conficted about is Lu Zhi Gang and Sun Bo Xiang. This is because Sun Bo Xiang acts so immature with Lu Zhi Gang that I sometimes get a bit uncomfortable. Maybe it’s the age difference? Who knows. We did get a hot sex scene there, which surprised me. Also Lu Zhi Gang reminds me of Sun from Dark Blue Kiss, who didn’t like all that much. They have similar characteristics. I do like Lu Zhi Gang’s brother relationship with Yu Xigu/Shigu though. I actually really like how comfortable all the characters are with each other. Update: I’ve now finished and I wish I had NEVER started in the first place. The last episode B R O K E me. Literally. I could not stop crying. Never EVER do I want to even think of this show again. But knowing me, it’ll probably stay in my mind for quite some time. Jesus, that plot that they gave us was pure heartbreak and evil. Let’s see if I can get some fucking sleep after this. Dammit, my heart is hurting and so is my head. Fuck why did I start this show?! Why didn’t I stop at episode 9? Stupid, stupid girl. I find that it’s really hard to rate as I overall liked this but now.... all I keep thinking about is that ending that ruined EVERYTHING. My heart feels really heavy right now. It actually hurts. Favorite character: Yu Xigu/Shigu. Started: 06.06.2022 - Finished: 06/07.06.2022 Rate: Episode 1-9: 6/10 Episode 10: 1/10 (though Wayne Song’s acting was phenomenal!) 

60. Long Time No See (South Korea Drama) Review: This was an odd one. It had potential: two (enemy) assassins falling in love theme, BUT the story was too rushed and the falling in love part was too soon. Also, when I think of assassins, I think of stone cold, badass killers, not cry babies. Overall, I couldn’t wait to finish it. Luckily it was only 5 short episodes. Favorite character: Didn’t have any. Started: 07.06.2022 - Finished: 07.06.2022 Rate: 2/10  

61. Till Death Tear Us Apart (China Drama) Review: Ummm, it’s alright. Though I don’t understand how this one passed the censorship. There’s handholding (not just grabbing the wrist like in the other Chinese Drama’s but literally handholding), carrying bridal style, sleeping in the same bed, hand-feeding.... Then there’s the quotes such as “I don’t just want your body, but your heart as well” (or something like that), though that was said by the side-couple. Or “you are my heart”, said by Zhou Yao Hua. It’s cute. Though, I’m struggling to take any of the main characters seriously as they are so young. Also, I’m on episode 10 right now, and so far, the relationship between Liu Yu Sheng and Zhou Yao Hua seem quite one-sided. As in, Liu Yu Sheng doesn’t seem to give a shit about Zhou Yao Hua, but Zhou Yao Hua seems to care A LOT. Update: I’m now done with the show. Let’s just say, I actually want more. I really wouldn’t mind a second season with Liu Yu Sheng and Zhou Yao Hua as the main characters again. With the ending left pretty open, I’m sure they have lots more story to tell. I really liked A Yan and A Kuan as characters; I like loyal people and those two were loyal to their master (A Yan to Zhou Yao Hua)/friend (A Kuan to Liu Yu Sheng - though this could’ve develop more on Liu Yu Sheng’s side). It seems like Liu Yu Sheng is a man who does not show emotions clearly, so this could’ve been a nice thing to see in a potential sequel. As for Liu Yu Shao.... well, I mostly just felt like he got in the way, or ruined plans. He also wanted A Yan, but I wanted A Yan only to be loyal to Liu Yu Sheng. I’m shallow like that. Overall, it was enjoyable enough, with some twists here and there (though not all were surprising), with nice characters. I wish some where more mature, but that said, it was still a watchable show. I think it actually would’ve been even better had it not been censored, to be honest. Favorite character: Liu Yu Sheng and Zhou Yao Hua. Started: 07.06.2022 - Finished: 07/08.06.2022 Rate: 5.5/10  

62. Love is More Than a Word (China Drama) Review: First off, What The Ever Lovely Fuck?! What kind of ending is that? I’m so confused. So confused. TaoMo and GuShe is an interesting couple; one barely shows emotions though intelligent, and the other is naive and at times rather stupid. I think one of the side characters, Mu Chun, stole the show for the most part. I was really interested in knowing more about him. I don’t even know what to say about this show. There’s 12 episodes that lasts about 30 minutes, yet I felt like nothing was resolved. Also, again, the ending? *Scratches head* That said, it was interesting to see the cast from Till Death Tear Us Apart in this genre. I have a thing with historical Chinese dramas (The Untamed and Word of Honor anyone?!) so I liked that. But I think the plot was all over the place and they didn’t have enough time to give it depth and a proper conclusion. Overall, I wish TaoMo wasn’t that naive. I got embarrassed for him most of the time. He was like a kid with no education in a position of power, and it just was too much. I actually would’ve liked for this show to have a second season where we could see TaoMo’s growth, becoming more mature, and to see TaoMo and GuShe being badass and in love. That said, I read some reviews that revealed the ending of the novel so I’ll just stick to that one. Oh and I prefer Yan Zi Dong’s character GuShe over his character in TDTUA (I have a thing for broody and commanding characters (Ehem, Lan Zhan...)), but I prefer Jiang Zi Le’s character in TDTUA over TaoMo. Favorite character: Mu Chun or GuShe. Started: 08.06.2022 - Finished: 08.06.2022 Rate: 4.5/10  

63. Dear Doctor, I’m Coming For Soul (Thailand Drama) Review: I don’t know precisely why but I just couldn’t get invested into this story. I think, perhaps, it was the characters themselves? Prakan annoyed me with his back and forth, and how he always blamed Tuaphee for just doing his job. Then there was the ending itself which I just didn’t like. I had actually thought that it would end differently; (**!!!!!MIGHT BE SPOILERS!!!!!** that Prakan would also become a soul reaper). Because with the way it ended, it just felt like a vicious circle. Also, one of the reasons I might’ve struggled to get invested might actually be because I had expected more from it. When I think of soul reapers, I think of if not badass, at least cold and dark characters, not as how Tua was. I think I also struggled with Tua’s expressions; they weren’t the best, and I felt like the character lacked personality. As for the side characters/couples.... I just didn’t care for them either; some of the characters were unlikable. And even though there was a serious matter to their job, I still couldn’t take it seriously (also; this show really liked car accidents). I had expected a more grown up feeling to the show, with more depth (some parts really felt shallow) and darkness to it. Instead, the opt for the typical Thailand BL feeling. Prakan and Tua had some chemistry, though mostly in the last few episodes. This show was VERY slow burn for all couples btw. One final thought is that I also think that one of the reasons I couldn’t quite love the main couple was because of their past. Overall, it was still watchable; it made time pass at least, and it had potential to be great. I found myself sitting on my phone more than I liked throughout the show but oh well. Favorite character: Kheeta. Started: 09.06.2022 - Finished: 09/10.06.2022 Rate: 4/10  

64. DNA Says Love You (Taiwan Drama) Review: This was one adorable. I really liked how comfortable the characters were with each other, and Pu Le Chien and Amber had good chemistry. I have to admit though that the first three episodes were boring and made me consider giving up, but after that it picked up. I wasn’t that interested in Li Ching Lung and Guan Yu Chen‘s relationship; Li Ching Lung was a bit too childish for me (I really like mature characters) but they were cute. I liked Pu Le Chien’s friendship with Hsieh Yu He, and Hsieh Yu He with her brother. Pu Le Chien’s mother was cool too. I mostly liked the last two episodes; they were good. I actually wouldn’t mind a season two with LeAmber as main characters again. As for the story, it was a refreshing one compared to all the other BL’s. I liked it. Also, the song mostly used in the show PoLin - Butterfly is beautiful. PoLin’s voice reminded me of Xiao Zhan; it would’ve been amazing had he covered PoLin’s song...just saying. Favorite character: Amber. Started: 10.06.2022 - Finished: 11.06.2022  Second time: Started: 02.08.2022 - Finished: 03.08.2022 (Decided to show this to mom as well. I adore Amber; he’s such a cutie. Li Ching Lung annoys me. Just finished episode 7. Mom isn’t all that into it; which isn’t surprising since we watched Cupid’s Last Wish right before DNA Says Love You and it’s very hard to live up to that one. Update: just finished it and I adore it still. Amber and Pu Le Chien makes me smile so much; especially in episode 12. They are adorable. I would really not mind a s2 OR another BL with Erek Lin (Amber) and Lukas Huang (Pu Le Chien); they have really good chemistry and look very comfortable with one another. I just adore Amber; I keep looking at him and I want to hug him all the time.) Rate: 6.5/10  (my mom’s rating: didn’t like the first two episodes and Li Ching Lung got on her nerves, however, the series for her is technically a 8/10)

65. Dark Blue and Moonlight (Taiwan Drama) Review: Hmm I’m on episode 3 so far and it’s a bit odd. Yan Fei has said twice now that he was to break up with Jimmy AND Yan Fei cheated on said Jimmy in the first episode by making out with Su Hai Qing. I hate cheaters... Not sure how I feel about this show. Warning: this DBaM is not for people who don’t like cheating. I hate cheating so I’m struggling to keep watching. Also, I’m not liking the characters, especially Su Hai Qing; he’s rude, self-centered, mean, selfish, childish..... Chen Pin Jun deserves better. Overall, I honestly did not care for the characters or the couple. How am I supposed to cheer on any of them?! Also, Yan Fei is this rich man, yet drives an old car... doesn’t make sense? That said, I think the cheating ruined the show for me in the first place, and once that happened, everything just went downhill. Then with the main character, Su Hai Qing, being just... awful, pretty much destroyed any liking to it. Oh and let’s not forget that it was impossible to see Su Hai Qing as a 18-19 year old; Aric Chen didn’t have the looks for it, at least in my opinion. Chen Pin Jun was the best part in the series, Su Hai Qing did NOT deserve his love at all. Let just finish this review with say that it had a ridiculous ending as well. Favorite character: Chen Pin Jun. Started: 11.06.2022 - Finished: 11/12.06.2022 Rate: 2.5-2/10  

66. First Love, Again (South Korea Drama) Review: It seems like I’m on a bad roll when it comes to BL. I just couldn’t get invested here as well. The main character, Yeon Seok, wasn’t my type; I just couldn’t get invested in his story, or his personality. In fact, I didn’t like his personality. Jeong Ha Yeon was cute, but not enough to make me enjoy the show. Jeon Chang Ha (J.A.Y) reminded me a lot of Zhu Yi Long; like a younger version of him. But Yeon Seok just annoyed me. Also, he gave lots of second-hand embarrassment, which I don’t like. At all. It might be because I’m having a bad day - full of migraines today - but I just don’t think this show is for me. Overall, I like the idea of it, but not the execution. Favorite character: Yoo Sin Bi or Jeong Ha Yeon. Started: 12.06.2022 - Finished: 12.06.2022 Rate: 3/10  

67. Kieta Hatsukoi (Japan Drama) Review: Okay this was absolutely adorable. Sure, it gave me MAJOR second-hand embarrassment but it also gave me quite the smile. Aoki and Ida were cute; I liked them as individual characters - their personalities was interesting. Aoki being open and honest, while Ida being clueless about everything, yet so damn calm all the time. Aoki actually reminded me of Stiles Stilinski to some degree. Hashimoto was super cute, and Aida was the cool friend. Overall, I enjoyed this one even if it made me so damn embarrassed. However, I wish we’d get a season 2 to see Aoki and Ida’s relationship develop and actually feel like a relationship, with them being more mature and stuff. The story itself is VERY tame, first crush/love trope, and it only gives you a hug and handholding.  Favorite character: Aoki for his openness, and Ida for his calmness. Started: 12/13.06.2022 - Finished: 13.06.2022 Rate: 6.5/10  

68. Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! (Japan Drama) Review: Just a quick update after first episode... I had not expected THAT ending of the episode!! Yaaaasssss please, keep going! Second hand-embarrassment if very high, but so far, very worth it. Update: I finished the show. It was too short but still very watchable. I absolutely LOVED Naoya; he was the perfect man - calm, caring, protective, loving, possessive.... yes please. Kota on the other hand was more on the exhausting side. He had a bit of a schizo personality, and his back and forth was not that enjoyable. Perhaps when he was acting kind, he was too much of a cute puppy, but when he was his true self he was angry; and his angry was so weird. I just wanted to laugh AT him when he was yelling because of the look and the voice he gave. I don’t know, there was just something about him that just didn’t sit right with me. He reminded me a bit of Aoki from Kieta Hatsukoi, but lacked the depth and strength that Aoki had; Aoki was at least enjoyable and entertaining with his dramatic attitude, but Kota was... second-hand embarrassment that I didn’t want to watch, if that make sense. Overall, I WISH it was a more mature show. That either they were older or that they - as in Kota - were more mature for the age (Naoya did it perfectly though). For me, Kota was the let down, because other than that, I liked it. So I actually wouldn’t mind a season 2 where we’d get a more mature and more settled into the relationship version of Kota. I also want to see them be a couple. Favorite character: Naoya. Started: 13.06.2022 - Finished: 14.06.2022 Rate: 5 (though if I was only rating Naoya, I’d give it a 7.5, just saying)/10  

69. Pornographer/The Novelist (Japan Drama) Review: This was a strange one. It was short, maybe too short, but at the same time, I liked the pacing to some degree. However, I didn’t like the ending, the show lacked some depth and foundation, and I didn’t completely connect with Kijima; he was weird and felt rather.. ‘stiff’ with his personality. I don’t like liars... Kuzumi, on the other hand, was a cutie with vivid imagination. Overall, I know the story continues but I’m not sure I want to continue. I like the concept though; thought it interesting and different from the other bl’s, but I had wanted more, to be honest. Favorite character: Kuzumi. Started: 14.06.2022 - Finished: 15.06.2022 Rate: 5/10  

70. The Novelist: Spring Life (Japan Drama) Review: I know I said I wasn’t use I’d continue with the story, but I thought since it only had one episode lasting 12 minutes, I might as feel watch it. However, when the episode was done, all I could think about was “that’s it?” I felt very let down, to be honest. Favorite character: Kuzumi. Started: 15.06.2022 - Finished: 15.06.2022 Rate: 3/10  

71. Method (South Korean Drama) Review: This movie was so sooooo odd. I didn’t get anything, and the characters made me uncomfortable. But I guess Jaeha got a taste of his own medicine. Overall, didn’t really need to waste my time watching this movie. Favorite character: Youngwoo, I guess. Started: 15.06.2022 - Finished: 15.06.2022 Rate: 2/10  

72. 2 Moons 2 (Thailand Drama) Review: Just a quick update, I’m on episode 8 so far and I’m more invested in Ming and Kit, and Forth and Beam than the main couple Phana and Wayo.... PhaYo are cute, but for some reason I’m more focused on the other two couples who are yet to become couples. That said, I think I’m over the very innocent and naive, too scared/shy to show any affection for your partner characters.... I need more mature ones. Update: Hmm I’m on episode 9 and Ming is giving me crazy stalker vibe. Also, he has no respect for Kit’s family, nor Kit’s reservations... Hmmmmmm.... Update: episode 10 and I just have to say that the sounds is AWFUL when they are screaming or just speaking loudly. Update: now on episode 11 and I’m not liking Wayo in this one. Btw, it’s so odd seeing Kaprao Pongkorn act like such a creep when he was so adorable in TharnType.... Just saying. Also Forth is hot. Love the tattoo on him. Update: I’m now finished with the show, and what I’m left is: what the hell?! What kind of ending is that? Also, the drama in the last episode didn’t feel real, but I like Pha’s (mostly) maturity; it’s a big contrast to Yo being rather childish. That said, we didn’t get enough of ForthBeam and MingKit as a couple, and sadly I don’t think we’ll ever get it with these actors. From my understanding, season 3 will have different actors :/ Overall, the show has potential, but it does have a bit too much stalking that’s for sure. I’m just in the mood for more mature content; at least, mature characters. Favorite character: Kit and Forth. Started: 18.06.2022 - Finished: 21.06.2022 Rate: 5/10   73. Behind Cut (South Korea Drama) Review: I actually liked it. It was cute and had huge potential. Problem was that it was way too short and episode 7 & 8 was just... a bit rushed and confusing. I wish it had like 12 episodes that lasted over 45 minutes; that way it could’ve gotten the depth and development it deserved. I have to say that Bum Jun has a very good look from the side (the front too, but especially the side), and I liked his character Kim Ki Jin. I just wish we had gotten to know him more. Same with Yeong Woo; we barely got to know them, to be honest. Overall, I liked it, but it sucks that it could’ve been SO much better. Favorite character: Kim Ki Jin. Started: 25.06.2022 - Finished: 25.06.2022 Rate: 5.5-6/10  

74. S.C.I (China Drama) Review: I started this series as a ‘break’ series for when my mom isn’t able to watch Word of Honor (which I’m watching (re-watch for me, her the first time watching) with her). I just finished episode 4... so far I’m not overly excited about it... Update: I’m on episode 15 and I have to say I’m a little disappointed in the lack of chemistry between the two main. Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao has potential, I guess, but I honestly barely feel bromance; if anything it almost  feels like a working-relationship. Bai Xintang and Gong Sun Zhe’s relationship feels unnecessary; might be because Bai Xin Tang, for me, is an unlikable character. Bai Chi and Zhao Zhen (hello pretty boy; you remind me of Hyunjin from Stray Kids) on the other hand... I’d be interested in a romantic relationship here (though that’ll never happen because of the censoring). Update: I’ve now finished the show... I’m frankly not sure how I feel about this one. On one hand, it has potential and I like the adult feel to it. On the other, it feels cheap and some of the “danger” scenes doesn’t really have any impact on me as a viewer; I never felt the danger. Also, I felt like nothing was really resolved either. I’m still left very confused. I do hope for a season 2 to get more closure to the story and characters. I liked Luoyang; I really wouldn’t have minded if two certain characters had adopted him... just saying. Overall, I wish there was more chemistry between the two main leads; as it is based on a BL novel. But I don’t know why, but I barely felt ANYTHING between them, which was a very sad thing. That said, it truly has potential, but it was disappointing that it didn’t live up to it. Favorite character: Bai Yutong. Started: 27.06.2022 - Finished: 01/02.07.2022 Rate: 5/10  

75. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (Japan Drama) Review: This was one cute. However, based on the fact that the characters were (mostly) 30(+) years old, I had expected a more... mature feel to it. While Adachi was cute and all, he was a bit immature as well. Also, he sometimes took ages to actually say something.... that annoyed me a bit. Kurosawa, on the other hand, I really liked. He was a good man and he deserves the world. Minato was adorable and I wish he had gotten to know him more, BUT Tsuge was.... a bit weird. He made me uncomfortable, to be honest. Overall, the show was cute, but I had expected more from it considering the age of the character. But then again, it’s from 2020; we’ve come a bit further in BL now, especially when it comes to kissing. Still, not a bad show and while it game me lots of second-hand embarrassment, it also made me laugh. Favorite character: Kurosawa Yuichi. Started: 02.07.2022 - Finished: 02.07.2022 Rate: 5.5/10  

76. Old Fashion Cupcake (Japan Drama) Review: Omg I just binged the first four episodes and duuuude, please give me more! I want more, I need mooore!! I can’t believe we’re only getting ONE freaking more episode!?! I would’ve loved like... at least 10 more. At least. I really like how comfortable Togawa and Nozue is with each other, and no one should be surprised if it turns romanic. Also, that kiss..... GIVE ME MORE! That said, I like the adult feel/maturity to it and  Kimura Tatsunari (Togawa) is quite hot. Update: I just finished the last episode and I have to say that I’m a bit disappointed with the ending. I don’t know why, but I had expected more for some reason. That said, the show overall was a nice one and I liked it. I wonder if we’d get a season 2 where they act like a couple and not boss-employe, but boyfriend and boyfriend. Favorite character: Togawa. Started: 02/03.07.2022 - Finished: 04.07.2022 Rate: 6.5/10  

77. The Silent Criminal (China Drama) Review: Update: I’m currently on episode 7, and it seems like this show wanted to re-create the chemistry between WangXian with its characters Shi Jingyao and Long Yao. While Long Yao is a good one, and can be on the radar of being reminded Lan Wangji with his badassness, coldness, high position, good looking and all that jazz, Jingyao does not live up to being anywhere close to what Wei Wuxian; he’s simply too useless and kinda dumb. Wei Wuxian is the complete opposite of that... Update: I just finished episode 12 and I have to say that after episode 7, everything went downhill. It had so much potential, but for some reason destroyed its own potential. ******SPOILERS!!!!!****** The fact that Long Yao lost so quickly ruined everything. On top of that, Lihuang Wu being between the two main leads just got my nerves. I had previously seen Long Yao as a character that reminded me of Lan Wangji (my favorite character) but after episode 7 that notion went away, and for me, ruined my enjoyment of this show as he was my favorite character here. With one episode left, I honestly don’t know how the show will end, but now I’m at the point that I just want it to end. Everything is confusing and becoming more and more of a letdown. Update: I’m now finished and I have to say that I’m very disappointed. I had expected so much more, especially from the ending after reading reviews that got me wanting to start the show in the first place. I almost regret it. While this isn’t tagged as a BL, many considered it a censored BL based on the bromance between Shi Jingyao and Long Yao, however, they didn’t live up to what I’ve read about them. Jingyao seemed more interested in Lihuang than Long Yao, and while Long Yao seemed more interested in Jingyao, it wasn’t enough to carry a potential ship. Because that’s the thing; the show, the plot, the characters, the relationship... all of it had such potential that it’s annoys the living shit out of me that they didn’t reach the full potential. The last few episodes were a complete mess, a lot didn’t make sense and I wasn’t satisfied at all. Overall, I could’ve liked it, but the episodes from 7-13 ruined everything. 1-6/7 was alright and enjoyable enough (if you look away from Jingyao being completely useless). The ending was so anticlimactic that it overshadowed the few things that the series had going for it. I’m also gonna be shallow and saw that the scene I mentioned above with the spoiler warning was were I lost faith in the show. At the end of all things, this show, for me, is considered more as queerbaiting than anything else. Oh and lets not forget the wasted potential of revealing Long Yao’s true identity; man that scene made me so pissed!  Favorite character: Long Yao (at least the first 6-7 episodes). Started: 03.07.2022 - Finished: 03/04.07.2022 Rate: 3.5-4/10 (it had potential and I liked Long Yao in the first part)

78. To My Star 2: Our Untold Stories (South Korea Drama) Review: Finally I can binge this show in one go! Just finished episode 4 and I have to say that I I don’t like how cold Han Ji Woo is towards Kang Seo Joon. Sometimes it feels like he barely cares for Kang Seo Joon at all. And how he broke up with him was just... not nice. I have this feeling that I can’t let go off and that is that Han Ji Woo can’t quite accept Kang Seo Joon and their relationship. Lets hope that episode 5 and onwards shows how much he actually cares. That said, it’s still very enjoyable but sadly I need sleep before I can continue. Update: ouch, the end of episode 6 hurt. Just saying. Update: I just finished it. The ending was so cute. Is it bad that I actually want a season 3? Overall, I enjoyed this one. I love the mature feeling to this show, even if Kang Seo Joon sometimes acts like a kid (not childish, but like a kid), and even if he can be a bit too much (I would’ve given up long ago, btw... he also sometimes made me “uncomfortable” with the way he kept pushing; though not necessarily a bad thing here), even if I wanted to Han Ji Woo a couple of times, I still liked it. I didn’t quite understand why Han Ji Woo ended things, but I think I got the gist of it. Btw, Ho Min is very good looking and I want to know him more; I wouldn’t mind seeing him in a spin-off where he’s the focus. Han Yoo Ha and her mother had an adorable relationship that was a good addition to the show. Favorite character: Kang Seo Joon. Started: 03/04.07.2022 - Finished: 04.07.2022 Rate: 6.5/10  

79. Seven Days: Monday - Thursday (Japan Movie) Review: I started this one right after Absolute BL replied to my ask about this movie who had said it was one their favorite BLs of all time; this got me curious after all and I don’t necessarily regret watching it. I like it, it was entertaining, though awkward at times. It didn’t have much depth or a huge storyline, but it was cute. I’m not fully on board with Seiryo/Seryou Toji and Shino Yuzuru’s relationship just yet; the chemistry feels too much like friends at the moment. I hope part two will clear that up. I liked that we got some kisses, though almost innocent-like. I absolutely loved the jealousy and I really hope that more of that will happen in the sequel. That said, strange looking hair; I don’t mind long hair on guys (Hwang Hyunjin anyone? So gorgeous it shouldn’t even be allowed) but there was something about their hairs. Good thing Absolute BL had warned me about that. Btw, how old are the characters? I only know that Shino Yuzuru is two years older than Seryou Toji and that they are in high school... Overall, the story didn’t exactly standout in anyway, but it was watchable and made the time pass. Favorite character: Seryou Toji, perhaps? Started: 05/06.07.2022 - Finished: 05/06.07.2022  Rate: 5/10  

80. Seven Days: Friday - Sunday (Japan Movie) Review: The thing is, I understand why people like it. I myself might’ve liked it if I was a few years younger OR if I had watched it in the beginning when I first started watching BL. But now, the story was too slow, the communication was horrible, the constant silence between saying a few words really got on my nerves. I even ended up yelling at the screen for the guys to fucking answer or say something. It felt immature in some sense, I struggled with connecting with the characters. I wish I had liked it as so many does, but I guess it can’t be for everyone. Also, then there’s the fact that I sadly wasn’t attracted to the boys. I’m sorry. Not my types. But I do like the jealousy, the possessiveness, and I definitely like that Seryou is open about the fact that he likes to be controlled by his lover. Oh and I liked the kissing scene. It was cute. That said, I just need better communication than this. Favorite character: Shino Yuzuru, perhaps? Though technically no one.  Started: 06.07.2022 - Finished: 06.07.2022 Rate: 3.5-4/10  

81. HIStory1 (E3): Obsessed (Taiwan Drama) Review: Here’s the thing, I like possessive characters, even obsessive ones, but there was something about Jiang Jin Teng that I just couldn’t get on board with. He, for the most of the time, creeped me out. Shao Yi Chen was just meh; didn’t have much depth to him. I did, however, like the domestic sort of scenes between the two, but for the most part, Jiang Jin Teng practically forcing himself on Shao Yi Chen was a turn-off. Usually I would love a controlling and dominant character, but Jiang Jin Teng hit the wrong buttons with me. Overall, I was terrified of starting another show in the HIStory franchise because of Make Our Days Count disaster but at least this one didn’t break me. I am considering watching HIStory1 (e1): My Hero because of Aaron Lai buuuuut I’m not sure I’m ready to see him with anyone other than Hank Wang. Also, I haven’t heard the best of things about that one. That said, this one was recommended and look how that turned out. It wasn’t that it was really bad, but it lacked a whole lot of foundation, depth, plot and character development. I think, maybe, if it had more of a build up, it could’ve been better. It seems like I’m having a bad week with BLs... Oh and this one reminded me of Addicted Heroin and I didn’t have the best of luck with that one either; though better than this one.  Favorite character: No one. Started: 06/07.07.2022 - Finished: 06/07.07.2022 Rate: 3.5-4/10  

82. HIStory2 (E1-4): Right Or Wrong (Taiwan Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 2. I don’t know why, but these days I’m just not finding anyone in the BLs I’m watching attractive. That’s the case here as well. I’m not attracted AT ALL with Shi Yi Jie (31) or Fei Sheng Zhe (19), and if you know me, I’m a shallow person when it comes to what I’m watching; I need to be attracted to at least one of the main leads to be interested in the story. I was more attracted to Zhou Shao An (a barely there side character) than the ML. Which is why I’m struggling a bit these days. But that said, I still like the concept. I don’t mind the age gap, nor the teacher-student dynamic as Fei Sheng Zhe is over 18, and Yo Yo’s adorable. Update: just finished it and I can understand Shi Yi Jie reaction and anger at his ex-wife. I saw some people disliked his treatment of her. I didn’t mind that. She abandoned them after all. Overall, I don’t mind the plot itself, just the characters. There was something about them that I didn’t like. Especially Shi Yi Jie; yes I’m that shallow. Though I have to admit that they didd have some chemistry; they at least seem comfortable with one another. Favorite character: Yo Yo. Started: 06/07.07.2022 - Finished: 07.07.2022 Rate: 4/10  

83. HIStory2 (E5-8): Crossing The Line (Taiwan Drama) Review: Update: Had to stop in the middle of episode 2 (6) because my mom suddenly decided to come home and watch a little with me before going to bed, (she needs naps because of illness) and then she had the audacity to say that I can’t watch the rest without her because she needs to know what will happen as well. Damn you mom :P Anyway, I’m actually liking this one. Qiu Zi Xuan and Hsia Yu Hao has chemistry and ding ding dong, I’m somewhat attracted to them. Qiu Zi Xuan the most... there’s just something about him. Overall, so far it’s good. Update: I’m now finished with and I liked it. It was one of the better HIStory shows. It didn’t have too much depth but at least it didn’t have second-hand embarrassment either. It was enjoyable, nice pacing and actually left me wanting more; especially with the ending, I wanted more. I hope we get a season 2 (which we probably won’t since it’s from 2018). Favorite character: Qiu Zi Xuan. Started: 07.07.2022 - Finished: 07/08.07.2022 Second time: Started: 07.09.2022 - Finished: 07/08.09.2022 (I found myself wanting to re-watch this one so I did (though I had to stop before last episode to go to sleep because my day/night is completely turned upside down). I still found it adorable and I wished that we had gotten a full length show of it.) Rate: 6.5/10  

84. My Engineer (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: currently on episode 2. I started watching it while waiting for my mom to wake up so we could continue watching HIStory2, and since I really liked that show, it was hard to get invested in this one. So far it’s pretty meh. Update: just finished episode 4 and I’m not sure how I feel about it. I think I’m more invested in the side-couples rather than the mains to be honest. Duen is a bit too... naive and immature for me. Had he been like Aoki from Kieta Hatsukoi I probably wouldn’t have minded so much, but Duen just makes my eyes roll for some reason. While Bohn is kinda good looking, I keep starring at his eyebrows that moves all the time. King does interest me though... Update: just finished watching episode 8 and I just have a question: is there something wrong with Mek’s voice? Is it the recording or some sort of voice over? It just sounds weird compared to the others. Also, King is definitely my favorite so far, but his obsession with plants is, for me, weird. I’m allergic so I stay clear from plants. Nor do I ever talk to them... but then again, I guess that is how he’s able to connect with Ram. Update: just finished episode 12. I really enjoy King and Ram’s relationship. I hope they will get together. Boss and Mek are cute as well; though Boss did annoy me up until now with him constantly trying to get a girlfriend. As for Bohn and Duen... I honestly don’t care for them and that is mainly due to Duen. I don’t like him. I feel like Bohn deserves better. Duen is too childish and immature. I think I prefer much MUCH more mature BLs. Had I watched this in the beginning of starting watching BLs then maybe I would’ve like it better, but this is way, way too tame for my taste. Luckily I have King to look at. I really enjoy his character. Mom like Ram (yes she came in when i was in the middle of the show and now I can’t watch the last two episodes because she’s going to bed; she wants to watch them as well). Update: I’m now done with the show and I desperately need a season 2 for King and Ram. Like now. And for Frong and Thara. As for Bohn and Duen.... I dislike them and that’s mostly due to Duen. I can’t stand him. Overall, King was awesome and I adore him. I want more of him. As for the show itself, while it wasn’t groundbreaking or anything like that, it was still enjoyable enough because of King, Ram, Mek, Bohn, Thara and Frong. I have to say that the theme song, on the other hand, was awful and didn’t fit the show at all. I wish everything was more mature; Duen was so immature that it almost ruined the show for me. Favorite character: King. Started: 07.07.2022 - Finished: 10/11.07.2022 Rate: 5/10 (King stars)  

85. Fish Upon the Sky (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I’m currently on episode 7 and Pi is ruining the show for me. He’s so rude, mean and unlikable. I feel sorry for Mork, to be honest. Meen is adorable though, and it’s cute to see Duean fall in love more and more. I also like Mueang Nan. So much so that I’m watching Mix Wongratch’s A Tale of Thousand Stars after this. Update: ****SPOILERS**** I just finished episode 8 and Mork thought to himself that the reason he fell in love with Pi was because of his kind heart.... what kind heart? Pi’s rude and selfish?! Am I missing something here? Update: I’m now finished. I laughed a couple of times, mostly Duean’s scenes. He was exhausting but funny sometimes. I also liked his protectiveness over his brother. Mork was a good man and I liked that he was mature and kind. Again, like in My Engineer, there was an immature character that almost made the show unwatchable. Overall, it was still entertaining enough that I watched every episode but sometimes the second-hand embarrassment was too much, and Pi sometimes made me want to slap him. I did like it when MorkPi was together together, but that was too short. On to Mix’s own show. Oh also, I was somewhat attracted to James, Duean’s friend. My eyes kept going to him when he was in the scene... Favorite character: Mork, maybe? Started: 11.07.2022 - Finished: 12.07.2022 Rate: 5/10 

86. A Tale of Thousand Stars (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 3 (watching with my mom) and so far so good. I like Tian Sopasitsakun (21) and Phupha Viriyanon (30?). I’m starting to seee some chemistry between them. I had - still am - been really worried about Phupha’s relationship with Torfun Chareonpon; that it’ll become some sort of a love triangle. This can still happen so I’m a bit anxious, same with the potential reveal of the heart. I guess I just have to wait and see what will happen, though a part of me wants to spoil so I don’t get a big surprise... Update: I’m half-way through episode 4 and I’m starting to feel the worry I had for the series before I started it: that the reason Phupha starts to feel anything for Tian is because of Torfun’s heart. I honestly hope that Phupha wasn’t in love with Torfun. Also, for some reason, I’m worried that Tian caused the accident that killed Torfun... is that even possible? Didn’t he faint/passed out at the same time/before Torfun’s accident? Ugh all these worries... Update: just finished episode 6... damn my anxiety is high here. I just keep waiting for the shoe to drop, if you know what I mean. Update: Mix is my baby. I adore him. I really like him. I’ve now finished the show and I kinda want sequel. After finishing this one and Cupid’s Last Wish, I’m really hoping for more BLs with EarthMix; they have this good/comfortable energy between one another and it makes it quite enjoyable to watch. Overall, this show was a good one. I desperately wanted a kiss between them, but even if we only got one, you could still feel the love/adoration between them. Both me and my mom enjoyed it. Favorite character: Tian Sopasitsakun. Started: 12/13.07.2022 - Finished: 14/15.07.2022 Rate: 6.5-7/10 - Updated after thinking about it: 7/10 

87. Cupid’s Last Wish (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: starting this one while my mom is sleeping and I can’t continue with A Tale of Thousand Stars without her. I adore Mix Wongratch, so I thought to give this one a try as well. I am scared of one of the main characters though; the female. How will this story even end?! Here goes nothing... Update: I just finished it. I watched it all in one go. Yup, you read that right, I binged. It was good actually. I was worried in the beginning, but it turned out alright. I actually want a sequel of Korn and Win. I really enjoyed them. The story was a bit different too, which was enjoyable. While Win had a tendency to yell and be mean, I still couldn’t help but like him. I think it’s the Mix Wongratch magic. I adore him. Also, I understood his reasons. He was hurt and jealous; we always end up getting hurt by those we love most, right? And that statement is absolutely true for the last episode. Mix and Earth Pirapat W. should definitely make more shows together; they have this comfortable aura around them that you can’t help but to get sucked into. I liked Jan Ployshompoo Supasap’s portray of Mix’s character, that was well done. However, I actually didn’t like her own character, Lin; she was rather weak. Overall, I really enjoyed this show and I want more. Those episodes about periods was awesome, btw. I laughed. Might be because I was tired as fuck, or it was genuinely funny. Also, I’m a bit confused as to how the title and the plot connects...? Favorite character: Korn, though I also liked Win when he wasn’t yelling/had his outbursts. Started: 13/14.07.2022 - Finished: 14.07.2022 Second time: Started: 31/01.07/08.2022 - Finished: 02.08.2022 (I had to show this one to my mom as well. Earth (Korn) and Mix (Win) have great chemistry and I love and adore how comfortable they are with one another. Even though Win is a brat and has anger issues, I can’t help but to love him. Also, in this re-watch I was more aware of details such as Korn not being straightforward with Win, and making Win confused about Korn and Lin. ***SPOILERS!!!*** I absolutely hate the mom though; wish they hadn’t forgiven her so easily. Overall, I adore this one. I’m VERY much looking forward to EarthMix’s new show Moonlight Chicken; hope it comes out soon, and I hope more shows with these two as main character will come! Rate: 6.5-7/10 - Updated after thinking about it: 7/10 New rating after re-watch: 7-8/10 (mom gives it 8/10)

88. I Told Sunset About You (Thailand Drama) Review: Hmmmmmmmm.... I liked Oh-aew; wanted to protect him so much. Such a cutie. As for Teh, on the other hand.... didn’t like him. I knew the second he appeared on the screen that there was something about him that I didn’t like, and that feeling just got stronger the more episodes I watched. Then there was the fact that there was too much damn crying. I don’t mind people crying, I don’t, but when they almost cry all the time? No, just no. Though credits to the actors. That said, I liked that Billkin Putthipong Assaratanakul (Teh) and PP Krit Amnuaydechkorn (Oh-aew) seemed comfortable being in each others personal space. I liked friendship becoming a relationship. One was struggling with grades, while the other was struggling with understanding his feelings for a guy. Overall, it had potential, but didn’t live up to it. I kept looking at my phone while watching, especially the last episode. It was boring and I just wanted it to end. Is there coming a sequel for it though? As the ending part 2 was coming? Not sure I would want to watch it though... Favorite character: Oh-aew. Started: 14.07.2022 - Finished: 14/15.07.2022 Rate: 4.5/10 

89. My Ride (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 7 and I just have to say that they have spent way too much time on Tawan and Por. Too much. Mork is the best part of this show, but Por creeps me out. Tawan is nice but too consumed with the relationship with Por. They’ve barely spent any time together, yet he loves him? Naah. Update: just finished the show... I adore Mork, but I don’t really care for Tawan. Fame Chawinroj Likitchareonsakul (Tawan) almost seems uncomfortable being in a BL show (?). I definitely wouldn’t mind seeing Fluke Pongsakorn Wongpian (Mork) in another BL in the future. Overall, I liked Mork and the maturity he brought along, Tawan was just meh, Nadia and Mayom bothered me as Nadia was rather mean to Mayom, and Boss and Toy were just ok. I had expected more from the series as it aired in 2022 (thought we had come further than fish-kissing), and the doctor aspect didn’t bring much to the story. I did annoy me that there was a lot of attention to Boss being scared of loud noises but we never got an explanation for it. That said, it was watchable (thank you Mork) that I - and mom - managed to finish it, though in the beginning I did skim over Por’s scenes. Oh and Uncle Cheep and Uncle Dej were a nice addition to the story. Favorite character: Mork. Started: 17.07.2022 - Finished: 18.07.2022 Rate: 4.5-4/10 (Mork stars, though 3 stars if it weren’t for Mork; my rating. My mom gave it 5/10) 

90. Oh! Boarding House (South Korea Drama) Review: Why is South Korean BL show so short?! I want more, always. That said, they do make a nice and entertaining story, with interesting characters. Moon Seol Won was a bit... obsessive with wanting to please Kim Cheol Soo in the beginning for saving his life, but other than that he was a cute character. Kim Cheol Soo was the most interesting one; I wish we had gotten more episodes to get to know him more. That also goes for Moon Seol Won. Overall, I wouldn’t mind a season 2 where we’d get to see them more as a couple. The side characters wasn’t taking up too much time from the main couple; they too had some appeal to themselves. Wang Ye Min and Kim Hee Soo were cute, though I’m not really interested in MF relationships. They didn’t do much to Park Jae Woo character other than making him the lazy student who loves food, and Cha Bong Deok was mostly there to create tension for the main couple. But the show was entertaining; I watched it all in one go. I liked the mature characters; which more BL shows had that! Favorite character: Kim Cheol Soo. Started: 17/18.07.2022 - Finished: 17/18.07.2022 Rate: 5.5-6/10 

91. Love Mechanics (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 5. This series isn’t bad, though a bit stupid sometimes. As a person who’s never been in love, I don’t understand Vee’s actions towards Ploy. I could never be with anyone like that (Ploy), though I might act different if I was in love myself. Guess we just have to wait and see if I ever do fall in love. I also struggled a bit with Vee considering he cheated in the beginning of the show with Mark (drunk or not), so while I felt sorry for him with everything he went through with Ploy, I still remembered that. That said, Mark is growing on me; I didn’t like him in the first two episodes. I immediately got a creep vibe from him when he tried to get Bar, but he changed after that. Yin Anan Wong and War Wanarat Ratsameerat has some chemistry; it’s not the best I’ve seen but they are cute. Update: I have now finished episode 6 and I'm starting to feel sorry for Nuea... Is he getting his own love interest? Also, I hate that I've started this show when it's still running... I absolutely HATE waiting. Update: I finally got to finish it and I’m adoring YinWar; they have good chemistry. I like the ending for this show, though I wouldn’t mind a season 2. I’m probably one of the few who actually like Vee; yes I wanted to slap him sometimes but I got his reasons. I didn’t want Mark hurt, I really didn’t, but Vee was my bias. I think it happened in the first episodes where I struggled to like Mark, and I think that continued on for quite a few episodes and I sided with Vee easily. My problem is that I’m very loyal so once I start liking a character, I can make ALL the excuses in the world for said character (Klaus Mikaelson anyone?). Overall, this was a good one - not the best mind you, but an enjoyable one.  Favorite character: Vee. Started: 19.07.2022 - Finished: 15.08.2022 Rate: 6-5.6/10 

92. Triage (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I’ve now finished episode 6 and at least some things are starting to make sense. Dr. Tin doesn’t have much of a personality so I don’t really get to know him much, and Tol is pretty, seems kind enough but then the story with adorable "Rit" Varit Boonwilai shattered that. Hope that gets fixed. I want more of Rit.  I kinda want to slap Mai. I get why she did what she did but still.... Update: just finished episode 7 and I’m scared I’m losing a bit of respect for Tol... shiiiit. Rit is super cute though. I’m a bit unsure about Art, but after this episode I got some more respect (though is Mild Jinna Pichit-O-Pakun’s only talent in playing the funny, talkative side-kick?). Now let’s talk about Tin... I get why the “kids” are so cold towards him; I mean, who wouldn’t? Tin is kinda acting like a creep.... Update: just finished episode 11 and I miss the previous loop. They way the character were, and the relationships. I’m not liking this new one. That said, the twist wasn’t expected so there’s that. Update: just finish the last episode.... I’m a bit confused about the ending. I missed the personalities of the second to last time loop. I wanted to hug Tol so fucking bad, and I wanted to see Rit more. I understand that the moral of the story is faith but still... I got a bit lost in the last episode. Too much happened and I wasn’t overly satisfied with the ending. That said, the plot was different from other BL which was a nice change. Even though you got to see things over and over again, it didn’t necessarily get boring. Overall, I liked it - I didn’t love it - but it was different and Rit and Tol were characters I didn’t mind seeing. I also liked Dr. Sing in all the loops, though the last one was the least favorite. It was very nice seeing Dr. Bun and Tan again; I did a little scream when I saw them (second season for them, anyone?). Btw, with the way this ended, will there be a season 2? Favorite character: Tol or Rit. Started: 21/22.07.2022 - Finished: 22/23.07.2022 Rate: 4.5/10 (the ending and I wasn’t completely invested in Tin - rating from both me and mom)

93. Star and Sky: Star in My Mind (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I started this while waiting for my mom to wake up from her nap (we’re currently watching Triage together) and it’s not bad. Though when I’m scared that there will be a second-hand embarrassment scene I immediately pick up my phone and start doing something with it so I don’t have to witness it. Luckily, it’s just my anxiety that’s scared for every scene, but this show hadn’t had that bad second-hand embarrassments, if any at all. My mind is a bit fried right now so I can’t remember. That said, it’s watchable. It’s nothing new but it keeps my attention and makes me smile here and there. Update: currently on the last episode and I keep thinking that I can’t be the only one who kinds ships Sean and Maithee together? Also, this whole show is about miss-communication or/and lack there off. Oh and it does makes me curious about Prince and Khuafah’s story simply because hellooooooo Prince! Update: I’m now finished with the show. Daonuea annoyed me to some degree; while I understand him being confused, he acted a bit like a child sometimes. Also, Daonuea and Khabkluen didn’t have the best of chemistry; I’ve seen better. I think Joong Archen Aydin did a nice job playing a quite character who struggles to express his emotions and just keeps them inside instead; I can relate to that. Overall, it’s not a bad show; it makes the time pass and it had some cute moments. Was it good? No. Was it alright? Sure. Not the best, nor the worst BL I’ve watched. Favorite character: Khabkluen. Started: 22.07.2022 - Finished: 23.07.2022 Rate: 4.5-5/10 

94. My Secret Love (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 3 and I’m still not sure how I feel about it. The first episode didn’t do much for me; I found myself on my phone a lot instead of paying attention. I think this is mostly due to Mek’s immature nature. I like mature characters, and he’s pretty much the opposite of that. I think I’m shipping TimMai, and ParkLee is adorable. Not fully on board with BearBomb and MekKim. I like Earth Teerapat Ruangritkul way more in this one than his character, Wayo, in 2 Moons 2, so at least there’s that. The Chancellor, though, is WAY out of line. Update: just finished episode 8 and I have to say that the actors suuucks at crying scenes. I guess they want to be dramatic and not proper serious crying but still... Also, ParkLee is the main reason I continue with this show. Daniel Cheng Yu Chang (Lee) is eye-catching. Update: I’ve decided to wait until all of the episodes are out before continuing as I absolutely hate waiting and only watching one episode at a time. Update: damnit I couldn’t help myself with not continuing before all episodes where out and now I have to freaking wait for the finale. That said, TimMai has good chemistry but for some reason I had expected a more of a climactic scene with them; though when that one scene with the hit was nice. ParkLee is a stable relationship that I’m pretty sure many are aiming for; they are so calm and nice. For some reason Bew Sitthikarn Akkarapolawat (Park) reminded me of Tay Tawan (who I adore btw) so that was a plus. I really like seeing Mek being mature; that fits him much more so I’m liking him in these last episodes. !!!***SPOILERS***!!! The time-jump though I’m not so sure about. Update: I finally managed to finish this show. For me, MarkLee stole the whole story and I hope that we get another BL with Daniel (Lee) and Bew (Park); they have great chemistry and there was something comfortable with watching them. I did like that we got to see them all as adults, dealing with the adult life and how it affects relationships, thought the time-jump could’ve been smoother. Overall, this was a cute one that I enjoyed watching (mostly due to ParkLee) and liked seeing the characters becoming more mature (I prefer them like that; especially Tim and Bear), however, I wasn’t happy that I certain proposal happened at another’s wedding. So happy we got that wedding though. Favorite character: ParkLee. Started: 23/24.07.2022 - Finished: 22/23.08.2022 Rate: 5.5-6/10 

95. YYY (Thailand Drama) Review: This was just ridiculous. What the hell did I just watch? I had no idea what I was getting into; I just wanted to see more of Lay Talay Sanguandikul (Pun), but I definitely should’ve researched this show before getting in because I regret it so much. Ridiculous. The worst part was that it had so much potential if you take away the ridiculous “comedy”; the show was at this best when it was serious. I like the trope of pretend boyfriends, and roommates to lovers but sounds and laughing machine just made everything weird. This sort of show is NOT for me. It’s one of the reasons I don’t like watching for example Modern Family. Overall, not even Lay Talay Sanguandikul was enough to save this show. Though I wouldn’t mind seeing him and Yoon Phusanu Wongsavanischakorn (Nott) act together again in a proper BL. Also that ending?! What the hell was that? And those special episodes after? Didn’t make sense so I gave up. Favorite character: Pun. Started: 25/26.07.2022 - Finished: 25/26.07.2022 Rate: 2/10 

96. What Zabb Man! (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: omg I’m currently on episode 3 and I’m enjoying this one so much! I just wanted to put something on that would pass the time before I went to bed, unfortunately I like this one so much that I don’t want to go to bed but it’s 07:30 in the morning already and I need sleep. Also I did not see that twist coming; Mayom and Tengnueng has MAJOR chemistry. And Athip’s hot. When I was done with the episode my first thought was “that’s so evil, they should’ve given it to us”. If you’ve watched it, you’ll know what I mean. Update: how dare Thaenkhun hurt Tengnueng? I adore that man. Also, I’m getting a bit annoyed at Poon for pushing Athip away all the time. I really want to keep watching but I’ve decided with a heavy heart that I’m gonna save the last two episodes for when I wake up. Such a hard decision but it deserves all my attention after all. Oh and btw, one of the food competition judges, Bas, was kinda cute... He caught my eye. Update: just finished it. Damn I wish it was longer. Like at least 8 episode more. I think this show is badly slept upon; more people should watch it. I like the maturity of it in general is good; though I definitely wished for more... spice, if you catch my meaning. I desperately wanted a proper kiss between two certain characters..... Overall, Athip looked really good in suits, Tengnueng was adorable, Mayom was the perfect boyfriend material, Poon was a hard-working but stubborn man, Thaenkhun was a bastard, Amy was annoying, Phipop was showed that first impression isn’t always true, and Bas showed me how hot he looked in leather/black. Bank Toranin Manosudprasit (Mayom) and Bonus Tanadech Deeseesuk (Tengnueng) had very good chemistry, and Peter Chonpachara Jeepetch (Poon) and Boss Thawatchanin Darayon (Athip) had some as well, though Poon’s character doesn’t seem rather into touching except hands; don’t know if that’s the actor or the character. Boss seemed more... comfortable with “being” with a man. To sum it up: I liked this show. It made me smile and I’m already looking forward to the re-watch I know I’ll have in the future. Favorite character: Mayom or Athip. Started: 26/27.07.2022 - Finished: 28/29.07.2022 Rate: 6.5/10 

97. Love Class (South Korea Drama) Review: South Korean shows are short, straight forward and entertaining. While I would love a more depth and more fulfilling story, it makes the time pass while being enjoyable enough to keep your attention. Was it the best South Korean show? No. But it was still cute with a bit of action. I wish there was more build-up, but I wasn’t expecting much when it’s only 6 episodes with duration of 20 min.  Overall, I didn’t love it, but liked it enough to watch them all in one go. Also, am I the only one who thought that Kim Tae Hwan (Lee Ro A) looked a bit like a combo of Jared S. Gilmore, Wang Zhuo Cheng, and Liu Haikuan? No? Just me? Anywaaaay, he’s very tall though, compared to Han Hyun Jun (Cha Ji Woo). Favorite character: Lee Ro A, I think. Started: 30/31.07.2022 - Finished: 30/31.07.2022 Rate: 4.5-5/10 

98. You’re My Sky (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 3 and I’m liking it so far. I’m not on board with the main couple just yet, but I’m really liking Vee. So much so that I immediately went on MyDramaList and search for Porsche Tanathorn Charoenratanaporn (Vee) to see if he has more BLs where he’s the main character; sadly he didn’t. But he seems pretty new to the acting world so hopefully we’ll get more of him in the future. That said, I enjoyed the basketball game; it was funny. Update: we just finished episode 5 and I’m actually enjoying this show. The tension between Vee and Dome is high, guys. I’m waiting for it to blow up. I’m more invested in them than the main couple, though that isn’t to say that I don’t care for them; they are cute too. But Tupfah lacks a bit of personality, to be honest. Aii and Saen is interesting too. Looking forward to see where this is going... Update: I could finally finish this show after having to wait all weekend (we got a visit so we couldn’t finish while they were there). I get what people meant with the time jump; it kinda ruined things, especially for Vee and Dome. I’m kinda pissed at how little Vee was in the show and now I badly want a sequel of this one where Vee is the main character. It is very needed; there was just something about Porsche (Vee) that intrigued me and made me want more of him. Overall, this show was a good one. I liked the sports part of it and I liked the character (most of them). I wish the characters were a bit more comfortable with one another (especially Fah and Torn; they didn’t have the best of chemistry and that kinda ruins things as they are the main couple + they are supposed to have been friends since they were kids. At times they felt more like friends rather than potential boyfriends. Torn grew on me the more episodes that went (looking away for the time jump episode - though I’m actually on the fence one who’s side I was on as I could relate to Torn), but Fah was a bit meh for my taste. They were cute though. Aii and Saen were the cutest, but Vee and dome had the best chemistry and tension. That said, I enjoyed this one, but I'm annoyed at Vee's ending. I wanted more and I didn't get it. Favorite character: Vee. Started: 02/03/.08.2022 - Finished: 8.08.2022 Rate: 6-6.5/10 

99. Plus & Minus (Taiwan Drama) Review: Update: I’ve been putting this show on the back of my to-watch list simply because of the reviews I’ve read about it, but now I’m actually glad I decided to give it a shot anyway (because I saw some intriguing gifs of it). I’m about to finish episode 5 and I’m enjoying it. Fu Li Kung really caught my interest; he’s very good looking. I’m trying to rack my brain to figure out who he looks like; I swear I’ve seen him somewhere and apparently he was in History 3: MODC. I can’t remember, but that’s probably because that show traumatized. But even still, he reminds me of someone else and I can’t figure out who?! At first I thought “maybe he reminds me of Hank Wang?” but I don’t feel like that’s the one I’m looking for. Damn it. I need to figure out! Anyway, Kato Yuki has much prettier hair than me. That’s for sure. Cheng Tse Shou is a bit too childish and loud for my taste, and Jian Ying Ze, while adorable in his shyness, is not my taste. Fu Li Kung is though.... Update: ommmmmgggggg I just screamed out loud; my babies (I have many babies, okay....) just showed up!!! Too bad they are getting a fucking divorce. BUT MY BABIES ARE BACK ON THE SCREEN! More please! Update: I just finished episode 7 and it was really good seeing Aaron Lai and Hank Wang again. I desperately hope we get another BL with them, or a season 2 of BLIH. That said, I still haven’t figure out who Shi Cheng Hao (Fu Li Kung) looks like.... it’s annoying the shit out of me. Oh and I’m still enjoying this series and I really don’t want to stop watching, however, I sadly need sleep. One last thing, Kato Yuki and Jian Ying Ze’s relationship... I’m not feeling it. They are technically cute, but it also feels somewhat forced. Update: I just finished episode 9 and I’m still trying to figure out who Shi Cheng Hao looks like. Is he a mix between Justin Long/Hank Wang and Gong Yoo? Or am I completely out of my mind. That said, Yuki and Ying Ze... still not on board with them. I don’t know why. I’m just not feeling them. Fu Li Kung and Cheng Tse Shou have great chemistry though and look very comfortable with one another; which I like. Too bad I can’t continue with the show because of the stupid need for sleep. Update: I just finished it... Yuki and Ying Ze is still making me uncomfortable for some reason, and that separation was unnecessary; if the reasoning was a good one, then I would’ve understood it but the reason here wasn’t good enough. However, Max Lin (Cheng Tse Shou) and Shi Cheng Hao (Fu Li Kung) have good chemistry; I like how comfortable they are with each other, and they had many nice and cute kisses. Overall, I enjoyed this show more than I thought I would. I believe it was because of the reviews I had seen of it before that clouded my judgment, but I’m happy that I still managed to enjoy it. That said, it was nice to see Wayne Song, Huang Chun Chih and Charles Tu again. I desperately want Wayne Song and Huang Chun Chih to fix my traumatized mind after their own show... Favorite character: Fu Li Kung. Started: 03/04/.08.2022 - Finished: 05/06.08.2022 Rate: 5.5-6/10 

100. Senpai, Danjite Koidewa! (Japan Drama) Review: I am frankly not sure how I feel about this one... It’s lacking something but I’m not sure what it is... Is it chemistry? Is it depth? Is it proper communication? I really don’t know, but whatever it is, it is making it hard to invest in the story and characters. Yanase Jun is nice enough, but I’m finding Kaneda Yuki a bit hard to like, and I don’t know why. My guess would be his lack of communication skills? Update: I’m now done with the show... I like Yanase, but I never got onboard with Kaneda; there’s just something about him that was weird. !!****SPOILERS****!! Also I can’t remember properly, but we never got a kiss did we? And we never got to see them as a couple. The more I write this review, the more flaws I find so I’m gonna stop here. Overall, it had potential but I’ve seen plenty other BLs that are way better than this.  Favorite character: Yanase Jun. Started: 07.08.2022 - Finished: 15/16.08.2022 Rate: 3/10 

101. Secret Crush On You (Thailand Drama) Review: Look, I knew this was gonna be an odd one but damn it became too much for me. While it was LOVELY seeing Saint again (omg he looked so gorgeous! I need a new BL with him, pretty please!), his short cameo wasn’t enough to save this show for me. I knew 10 minutes in that this was NOT for me. Seng Wichai Saefant seems to be a good actor, but his acting is not for me, especially with this character of Toh; he hit me the wrong way (stalker/creepy much?!). And while Nuea seems interesting (and nice to look at), he wasn’t enough for me to continue with this show. Not even Khaojao and Sky’s potential relationship (I haven’t seen enough to know if they are gonna be a thing or not, I’m just guessing based on their encounter). Overall, I DNF after episode 1. The amount of embarrassment was too much for me, and Toh was such a weirdo I couldn’t wrap my head around. Favorite character: Thep. Started: 10/11.08.2022 - DNF: 10/11.08.2022 Rate: ./10 (no rating as I did not finish)

102. You Make Me Dance (South Korea Drama) Review: Look, South Korea BLs knows how to make a good story, their problem however, is that they are too short. Too fucking short and duration is too short as well. I need more to properly build up my relationship with the characters and to get fully invested. That said, it’s still enjoyable and I really like their stories so hopefully they’ll either start making more sequels (Where Your Eyes Linger, anyone?) or making their episodes longer/make more episodes. Overall, I enjoyed this one (for some reason I wanted to see Song Kang in this one after seeing "Navillera” stills of him as a ballet dancer), the story was cute, fast/straight forward and Song Shi On and Jin Hong Seok looked good together. Bonus points for nice kissing scenes (we didn’t just get a dead fish kiss, guys!). But I would’ve loved more development, which I believe is due to the lack of time the story and the characters had. I do have to say that the beginning was very funny, and they have some nice chemistry (though not the best I’ve seen but still nice enough). Favorite character: I’m honestly not sure so I’m just gonna say both. Started: 19/20.08.2022 - Finished: 19/20.08.2022 Rate: 5.5/10 (too short)

103. Let's Wait For The Rain To Stop (China Short Movie) Review: Oh how I wish this was a series of at least 10 episodes or a full length movie rather than a 14 minutes one. It was too short but it was still so interesting. The actors were really good looking and they actually had good chemistry. I wish this was a proper BL as well but you know how China is with BLs, but it was still an enjoyable watch. PS! It’s not on MyDramaList though, which it should be. Favorite character: Liu Wen. Started: 22/23.08.2022 - Finished: 22/22.08.2022 Rate: 5.5/10 (too short)

104. My Esports Genius Brother (China Drama) Review: I so, so, so wish this was a proper full length BL drama. It has so much potential. There’s just something about Chinese “BL”s that hit you different compared to other countries’ BLs. I hope that I one day wake up (and soon) and China has become more open to BLs (this is something I fear will never happen) as their BLs has so much potential and I like their stories (especially their Wuxia and Fantasy genres). That said, the first 5 episodes were the best; we were robbed in the last episode; just saying. Overall, it was cute but WAY too short. Like waaaaay. It reminded me of Advance Bravely (but with amateur actors - they really weren’t that good but enough to be entertaining for this one and with a pretty low budget: the fighting scenes were ridiculous); they show you the potential, but refuses to give in and reveal the full picture. In the end, it was almost bad, yet I liked it. Favorite character: Can’t decide. Started: 24/25.08.2022 - Finished: 24/25.08.2022 Rate: 5-5.5/10 (too short)

105. Mr. Heart (South Korea Drama) Review: Omg this was so adorable. I really liked it. I wished it was longer!!  Go Sang Ha was absolutely a cutie and I adored him. I wanted to protect him. For some reason, the actor for him, Han Se Jin, reminded me of Stray Kids’ Lee Felix and that made me instantly like him. One thing I did not like, however, was a certain hit. If you’ve seen this show, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Overall, Korean BLs hit differently (same as Chinese ones); even though they are short (way too short), they still manage to give a story with depth and enough development to make it “believable”. I really enjoyed this one. Oh and it was nice to see Jang Eui Soo (Where Your Eyes Linger) even it if was way too little we saw of him (only for a few seconds). Also Lara, who played Hyo Ri, is very pretty. Favorite character: Go Sang Ha. Started: 25/26.08.2022 - Finished: 25/26.08.2022 Rate: 6.5/10 (too short)

106. Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart (South Korea Drama) Review: This was a cute one. It wasn’t the best Korean BL I’ve watched, it was far from the worst. I liked it and enjoyed it. I wish it had had more depth and story but other than that, it got the time to pass with a nice soundtrack. I have to mention that Kang In Soo had a fabulous body; it’s definitely worth mentioning. Also, while watching this one, I kept thinking of Where Your Eyes Linger; maybe it’s time for a rewatch. I desperately want a season 2 for that one. Overall, it was nice, but it didn’t get me fully hooked. Favorite character: Kang In Soo. Started: 26.08.2022 - Finished: 26.08.2022 Rate: 5/10 (too short)

107. My Gear And Your Gown (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 8 and Fiat (Pure) is such a cutie. I really, really liked him in Triage and I hadn’t known he was in this until I started it so that was a pleasant surprise. I had expected Pure and Waan to be a ship but as the episodes kept going and they were going nowhere, I felt a bit disappointed as they were my favorite characters in this. While Itt and Pan are cute, I’m struggling to feel more than friendship between them. Pawin (Pan) is also pretty handsome. So far I don’t get all the bad reviews it has gotten as it is entertaining and makes the times pass; plus it has Fiat. Oh and I’m liking JJ Chayakorn Jutamas (Waan), would actually be interested in seeing him a main lead in a BL. Update: currently on episode 10 and while Pure and Folk is cute, I think they missed a chance of Waan and Pure being a couple. I’m not quite liking how little the interact after going to university. Update: I just finished it and I’m still a little disappointed that they wasted Waan and Pure, butt Pure and Folk does work as well. I am glad that they brought up safety and consequences of unprotected sex, though they could’ve gone more into that. Same with the loss of a parent; they just showed grief one episode then it was over. Didn’t make sense. Then there was the main problem; Itt and Pan; where was the chemistry guys? Overall, I liked the first half of the show, but after that it lost its appeal for me. Oh I should mention that I went into the series with the dislike of Waan before I even met him because of how the actor played Non in Dark Blue Kiss (I disliked him so much and I ended up not being able to stand his face), only to stupidly realize that JJ Chayakorn Jutamas (Waan) is the IDENTICAL twin brother named to AJ Chayapol Jutamas (Non) and are two completely different actors. #Facepalm. At least JJ save the image I had of the actor(s), so there’s that. I really do want JJ in his own BL, not as a side character, nor as a straight guy. That said, the show made the time pass and it’s not the worst I’ve seen. Favorite character: Waan or Pure. Started: 26/27.08.2022 - Finished: 28.08.2022 Rate: 4.5/10 

108. Craving You (Taiwan Drama) Review: This could’ve been a nice one, however, they focused way too much on the side couple of Soda and Noah than the main one. We got flashbacks of Soda’s past (including his past with Kane). I would rather had known about Sung Yi Fan’s past, why he fears the dark and his none existent family. Hell, I would even want to know Kane’s story, if he has one. But when they focused too much on the side couple - especially Soda - the development of Kane and Sung Yi Fan got hindered and ended up barely having any depth. Overall, it had potential, but compared to other Taiwan BLs this one was a bit lacking. Favorite character: Sung Yi Fan? Started: 28/29.08.2022 - Finished: 28/29.08.2022 Rate: 4/10 

109. Nitiman (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: currently on episode 2 and I was just introduced to Wen (Ultra); heeelllooo there. He was good looking (so far that I can see), I like you. Who are you?! I’m guessing you are Winner Tanatat Kunaneksin? That said, it’s actually an interesting show. Sometimes when I think it’s about to be boring, I start scrolling on my phone only to loose focus on said phone because things just got interesting on the show, so it’s keeping my attention at least. Oh and am I the only one who thinks Jom Thanathorn Khuankaew (Jin) sometimes resembles Song Kang? No? Just me? Update: just finished episode 3 and I’m actually really liking this one. I do have a problem though.... I’m seeing different ships and I don’t know who I’m rooting for (not love-triangles); I like Jin with Bbomb BUT I can also see Jin with Keam. But I think Keam is supposed to be for Ball right? I’m also liking Jay (he’s hot) who I’m guessing is for Song? They better become a thing, just saying. I can also see Jin with Jack, and Jack with Singh. And then there’s Tong (great seeing Boss Thawatchanin Darayon, I got a sweet spot for him after his series What Zabb Man!), who I can ALSO see with Jin (WTF!?).... you see my dilemma? Then there’s also the potential of U and Wen as well... shit, I’m fucked. Orgy, anyone? No? Alrighty then. Update: I just finished episode 7 and damn another guy has entered that I can see with Jin; Mark. Also, is Keam in love with Jin or not? I can’t read his face. That said, if Keam is supposed to end up with Ball, something must happen soon considering the show is soon to be finished. Also, what about Song and Jay; is there anything there? That said, what’s up with all these foot hurtings? It’s too much, and too many. Update: I’m just about to start the last episode. I’m not super happy about the stuff the guys put in Bbomb’s drink; that was uncalled for. Also, Keam... something is bothering me with him; I like him but he confuses me. I don’t understand him. Also I keep waiting for something to happen between Jay and Song. Oh and almost in every BL there’s thee drying of hair that is supposed to be wet. Can’t they just WET it for the sake of said scene? It just annoys me. Update: just finished it. I liked this show, I did. Bbomb and Jin were cute, they just had trust issues. I also think that Bbomb were the more affectionate one in the relationship. That said, I felt likee the show ended before we fully got everything resolved. I think that they definitely could continue the show for a season 2. I wouldn’t mind Song and Jay, and Wen and U as the main character. Overall, I actually enjoyed this one quite a bit. It’s not the BESt I’ve seen, but it’s it there with those I wouldn’t mind re-watching as I enjoyed it so much. It also didn’t hurt that the actors were pretty good looking as well. I was a bit biased toward Mark simply because of who the actor is; I need him as a main lead in another BL. Favorite character: Bbomb or Jay. Started: 29.08.2022 - Finished: 30.08.2022 Rate: 5.5-6/10 

110. Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai (Japan Drama) Review: Update: just finished first episode and I have to say that I liked the confession scene. It was so straight forward. Update: I just finished it and my only thought was “why is it over so soon!?” It’s too damn short! I could’ve easily watched 10 more episode of these two; Nagase Yuma and Asakura Sakura were ADORABLE. This whole show was adorable to be honest. I just want more! So... season 2 anyone? Favorite character: Asakura Sakura, or both. Started: 30/31.08.2022 - Finished: 30/31.08.2022 Rate: 6.5-6/10 (too short) 

111. His - Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta (Japan Drama) Review: When I saw that Kura Yuki from Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai had another BL I knew I had to watch that one as well. And while this one wasn’t as good as the other one, it was still cute. However, I wish we had gotten to know the characters more, and felt more development. For this one, more episodes were needed to properly build up the relationship. Also, I wasn’t completely satisfied with the ending. Overall, I liked it - not the best, but still watchable and enjoyable. Favorite character: Hibino Nagisa. Started: 31.08.2022 - Finished: 31.08.2022 Rate: 5/10 (too short) 

112. Unforgotten Night (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 5 and while I liked the concept of mafia and BDSM, I’m struggling a bit with seeing Yoon Phusanu Wongsavanischakorn (Kamol) as a Dom... It might be because he has such a... cute face that something just feeling odd in my mind. I still like him as an actor, but for this, it wasn’t the complete right role for him. At least not now? Who knows. I’m a sucker for anti-heroes so in theory I should love Kamol; I also like dominant and controlling/possessive (in shows/movies/books - not real life) so he should be a favorite. But so far, I’m not sure who my favorite character is. Kim is a cutie and I like that he’s giving Kamol a run for his money; he doesn’t give in easily. Which is a good thing as I don’t like dormant characters. I think another problem I have is that the chemistry between Kamol and Kim isn’t all there. I had expected the sex scenes to be high on tension and sparks, but I ended up chuckling at their first sex scene. The facial expression of Kamol’s face when he whipped Kim was not doing it for me. That said, I keep waiting for someone to betray Kamol. Oh and I I liked that they suddenly spoke Korean; I like the language. Update: just finished episode 10 and I have to say that the one sex scene surprised me (***!! SPOILERS !! *** threesome anyone!?). That said, I feel like Yoon (Kamol) is more comfortable with doing BLs than Ton (Kim) as Kim seem so “stiff” sometimes when Kamol wants to get close to him. Kissing him and such. Also, their kissing isn’t the best either. Which sucks because I like the story itself but the main leads’ lack of chemistry kinda ruins it. I want proper passion and tension, not this. Hell, is it just me or does Ton have more chemistry with Khopkhet (Day)? I feel some tension when Kim and Day are around each other, which is probably why I feel uncomfortable when Kim is with Day and Itt. Khom and Baiboon is adorable though, I’m rooting for them. I also like Kamol’s team of bodyguards; I like loyalty and they are pretty badass as well. Danai is annoying as fuck and I hope he disappears soon. Also, a certain someone retiring is such a cliche thing. I don’t want that. I like anti-”heroes”. Oh and Kamol is supposed to be in his 30s which I can see based on his attitude and the way he handles himself, but Kim’s age is unclear. I’m guessing he’s in his late 20s based on the fact that he has his own business and the way he treats Baiboon, but sometimes I feel like his attitude doesn’t match said age. Especially not with how he is with Kamol; I understand that not everyone is interested/likes to show PDA but he’s the same when they are alone as well. That might just be me who thinks that way. Update: just finished episode 11 (hate that I have to wait before seeing the last episode) and I’m a little pissed at Kamol; he didn’t want to know so he has no right to be angry. That’s all I’m gonna say about that. As for Cherry, she’s stupid. Danil is like an annoying child that I want to slap. I did however like that Kim was more affectionate with Kamol in this episode. Update: just finished the last episode. At least here we got some action. Overall what annoys me the most is the potential. Maybe different casting would’ve aced it? Who knows. The lack of chemistry was what ruined it for me; Kim had more chemistry with Day than with Kamol. Kamol (Yoon) did look good in his suits though. At least Danil did better in this episode. That said, wasted potential, lack of chemistry and silly little things here and there downgraded the show majorly, but it still made the time pass. Favorite character: Kamol? Started: 31/01.09.2022 - Finished: 08.09.2022 Rate: 4.5-4/10

113. Check Out (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 3 and I don’t necessarily understand the hate for the show. So far, it’s actually entertaining. The first episode was cute, then I got a bit confused with both main leads having other love interests than each other. Which is of course how I figured out that there will be cheating, and probably a lot of it. I’m guessing that from now on it’ll go downhill for me as I HATE cheating. Let’s see where this goes... Update: I just finished episode 4 and how dare that b**** slap sweet Candy? Update: episode 6 is now finish and I’m not sure if I like Candy anymore. She’s very confusing; telling Nine to not be in a relationship with someone he doesn’t love in one second, then the next she’s telling him to reconnect with his girlfriend. While I understand her position with being friends with both, she shouldn’t want her friends in a bad relationship either way. Also, is Boat stupid? Oh and I can’t stand Praew. Update: I’m currently on episode 7 and there’s 2/3 things I can’t stand about Nine: 1) he’s a bad friend (especially to Tee), 2) he says with a woman he doesn’t love, 3) he’s a cheater. The cheating part is what really gets to me because I can understand the relationship with Praew and why it’s hard to end it. The guilt and fear that she’ll do something, and the bad friend I can also get as he and Tee hadn’t seen each other for 3 years so are they truly friends or just co-workers. But the cheating.... can’t stand it. Tee does deserve better, but then again, he had his chance once before and he blew it. Daonuea, however, shouldn’t have given the relationship another go because it’s clear he doesn’t love him anymore. Update: I just finished the episode.... this show is a clusterfuck. I like it, but I also dislike it. I’m starting to dislike Daonuea; why was he even crying at the end? He’s dating someone else!? (you have no right to be angry!) Fucking decide dude! Same with Nine. I’m starting to feel sorry for Tee. Also, the more Praew is in the show, the more I hate her. Update: currently on episode 8 and turns out that Nine wasn’t the only bad friend. Tee, I’m looking at you. Guess now I can understand why Nine doesn’t think of you as a good friend. Also, again, I’m on the fence on whenever I should feel sorry for Tee or not. On one hand, Daonuea should be honest with him, on the other hand, Tee blew it the first time and he knew Daonuea wasn’t feeling it the second time so the answer was there... Update: just finished episode 11 and omg Daonuea is soooo... whiny. I’m glad we got to see Nine and Daonuea being all lovey-dovey, but I kept waiting for something to happen and I was right. That said, while episode 11 was cute, I still lost a bit of interest because it didn’t surprise me. Update: I just finished it.. I honestly don’t get why this show is so hated. It’s not the best I’ve seen, but it’s not the worst either. There’s some chemistry between the leads; good kissing scenes. Sure it has some unnecessary drama, cheating and lying, but which BL doesn’t have that? Surprisingly thought, the last two episodes were the worst. They were boring, even if they were a little cute. I did find myself smiling here and there, but I also found myself scrolling through my phone a lot. Overall, it was alright. Far from the best, but at least it made time pass. Oh and is it just me or does Chahub Marut Ghoummeddin (Nine) have a small face? He’s still a cutie (sometimes even attractive) but it’s a small face right? Also, I like the soundtrack. Favorite character: Didn’t really have one; Daonuea was too whiny and undecidable, and Nine was a cheater. Started: 02.09.2022 - Finished: 05/06.09.2022 Rate: 4.5-4/10

114. Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I got 20 minutes in before hitting pause. I don’t know why. I’ll finish it after Gen Y. Update 14.08: just finished episode 5 and so far the show is alright. I like the small clips we get of Khabkluen and Daonuea; they feel and look much more comfortable now than in their own series. I love when the actors look comfortable with one another; it’s an important aspect for me to like a ship/show. That said, I wasn’t all that happy with the pig situation; they could’ve skipped that. Other than that, I hope we get to know Prince a bit more on a personal level and not just his personality. So far we don’t really know him. Update: I have now finished it. It was cute; not the best but it made time pass. Kluen and Dao were the best parts of the show for me though. Also the whole falling ill... I couldn’t take it serious; I don’t know if it was the directing or the acting but I ended up laughing instead. And why does almost every single Thai BL have someone singing and playing guitar? Oh and I absolutely HATE public love confessions; I get so damn embarrassed and my anxiety gets so high that I immediately pick up my phone and start scrolling. I do have to be honest and say that I was on my phone quite a bit while watching it so it didn’t managed to have my full attention. I also didn’t feel the NEED to watch episode after episode. It wasn’t very exciting, just cute. It was alright but nothing special. Favorite character: Prince and Khabkluen. Started: 08.09.2022 - Finished: 16.09.2022 Rate: 4.5-5/10

115. Gen Y (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 6 and I’m getting annoyed about the Pha storyline. We don’t even know who he is!? That annoys me the most. I wonder why they decided to do it this way... I do like Mark and Yu’s friendship though. Update: episode 8 is now done and I’m confused... am I supposed to ship Yu with Thanu? Or Thanu with Kit’s brother, Phai? Are either of them even a ship? Oh and Mark and Kit do have some chemistry, but it’s not the best I’ve seen. Also Padbok annoys the shit out of me: why aren’t his friends standing up against him?! He’s a dickhead. Update: now that I’m done with episode 9, I have to say that I rather have Yu and Thanu together than Thanu and Phai. I think that Yu and Thanu can make it work, just up the... heat a bit. Mark and Kit are still cute, but I’d like more from it. Update: they did this show dirty by adding the fate/destiny vision thingy. Also, poor Yu. While I understand why so many called Yu a damsel in distress in the reviews, I more see him as vulnerable. I’m at the point where Thanu doesn’t deserve him. A part of me thinks that the only one who deserves Yu is Mark, but Mark is taken. This is me being annoyed after episode 10. Imagine the embarrassment Yu feels... My anxiety is high, dude. Update: I just finished it. The “kissing” scenes with Pok and Tong is awful. Yes they haven’t kissed on the mouth but the kissing on the body was so... terrible. You can literally see that they aren’t touching. I know Bank (Pok) and Bonus (Tong) has chemistry as seen in What Zabb Man!, but where is that here?! Also, why the fuck aren’t Yu and Thanu kissing?! They just keep teasing us and it’s actually quite annoying. Maybe one of the actors aren’t comfortable with it? Who Know. Oh and why did they leave the Padbok and Thanu situation unresolved? Same with Padbok and Saeb; they started something with Saeb annoying Padbok at the cafe, right? Or am I just seeing things differently? And what about Jack and Koh? They should just get together rather than competing against each other all the time... Anyways, I hate love triangles. On to season 2. Favorite character: Mark. Started: 08.09.2022 - Finished: 10.09.2022 Rate: 4.5-4/10

116. Gen Y 2 (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 1 and at least they picked up where they left off. The Pha situation was unnecessary and I’m guessing just added to create drama. Hopefully Phai and Sandee will get together here so Phai can get his own happy ending; even if Sandee is a little... evil. Update: I’m now done with episode 4 and is Sandee an evil little shit because he’s in love with Phai or what? Why is he causing so much trouble? Also, I wish Bank (Pok) had acted a little better in that scene towards the end; Bonus (Tong) did a good job at least. And those “sex scenes” could’ve been done better too. Still entertaining though... Update: just finished episode 8 and I have to say that this season is a mess. Yu is actually pretty annoying this time around, he doesn’t deserve Thanu, yet Thanu doesn’t really stand up for himself either. They had more chemistry in season 1 than here and I’m getting really tired of them teasing a kiss only to pull back. Then there’s Mark and Kit; what are they doing? They were cute in the beginning but now they are ruining everything; they started out pretty good in season 1 with biting of lips but now there’s barely anything. And last but not least, Pok and Tong... what are they doing to them? One thing I do like though, is Bank (Pok) getting longer hair and it’s soon similar to his other show. It’s a good hairstyle for him. Update: episode 9 is now finished and I’m a bit surprised. I hadn’t expected that ending for a certain character. However, it was hard to take it seriously because of the settings and lack of family (did make me cry though). That said, I’m rooting for Pok and Tong, and we FINALLY got a kiss from another couple. Oh and Yu looked good dressed up as an elven prince. Update: I’m finally done with this mess of a show. It took ages to force myself to finish but finish I did. I don’t know what happened this season (not that season 1 was good either) but all of the characters fell flat: like dormants. The plot was - for me - that there wasn’t any plot, which is probably why it was boring af. Mark and Kit had no spark; the separation was the stupidest thing ever (did the actors hate each other or something?), and Yu was turned into... well nothing. He was just there. And his relationship with Thanu was... bad. Thanu at least looked like he wanted Yu, but Yu looked like he was forced to be there. Then there was the whole Padbok and Thanu situation that they just put at the end when it was a huge plotline in season 1. Pok and Tong... I know they can do better which is annoying me but I guess they can only do so much with poor direction and script. Jack and Koh was the only couple that had anything going for them. They were cute. Then there was the idiocy of Pah. That whole clusterfuck was the stupidest thing ever; that stone?! Laughable! They truly didn’t give a crap about this season, even less than season 1. I kinda wish I had never seen it, to be honest. On mydramalist jpny01′s review: click and cdvmty’s review: click pretty much sums up my thoughts. Favorite character: Mark. Started: 11.09.2022 - Finished: 14.09.2022 Rate: 3/10

117. Minato Shouji Coin Laundry (Japan Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 10 and this show is adorable. It has very likable characters and nice chemistry. I even laughed a lot; not because of second-hand embarrassment but because it’s funny. I like it; I don’t even care about the age difference. Shin is the best though. I love how possessive and jealous he is. Minato Akira... can’t help but feel sorry for him; Shin is everything he wants but then there’s the fact that his a minor with over ten years of difference. Also am I the only one who think that Kusakawa Takuya (Akira) looked like Lee Know from Stray Kids sometimes when he smiled?! Update: just finished and this show was a cute one. I liked it. Is it the best? No, but it was entertaining and sweet. Did it have a lot of depth? No. It wasn’t deep at all, but it had good characters with personalities and good looking actors. Asuka was also pretty likable and I wouldn’t have minded seeing more of him. I actually want a season 2 where we get to see Akira and Shin actually being in a relationship where Akira doesn’t hold back. As for the ending, I liked it but **!!SPOILERS!!** I had expected more for that kiss... Overall, I liked it. Nishigaki Sho (Shin) is very handsome. Just saying. Favorite character: Katsuki Shintaro. Started: 17.09.2022 - Finished: 17/18.09.2022 Rate: 6.5-6/10

118. Coffee Melody (Thailand Drama) Review: I’m gonna start with saying that this show was NOT for me. I knew immediately that it wasn’t working in the first 10-15 minutes of episode 1. Duean Yi seriously hit me the wrong way; I really didn’t like his personality, it was rather awful (getting mad because someone was close to a person you JUST saw/met is not a good trait; he was rather bitchy to him). After I just continued having it on in the background while I played Heroes of Might and  Magic; meaning I didn’t follow along AT ALL. I just didn’t give a shit. Though almost every time I looked up at the TV someone was crying, and it’s a bad sign when you don’t even care to figure out why, not even slightly bit curios. So after episode....5? I took it off and decided that that was enough. No way I’m gonna see more of that, or even HEAR about it as background sounds. Duean Yi just ruined everything. I think they tried to have him be like Pete from Love by Chance but where Pete was cute and submissive, Duean Yi was rude and too in your face. Ugh. Overall, I didn’t like it. If you did, please tell me why? Favorite character: The guy with the pink hair I guess? None? Started: 18.09.2022 - DNF: 18.09.2022 (stopped after 5 episodes) Rate: No rating due to not finishing. Though I want to give it a 1.

119. About Youth (Taiwan Drama) Review: Omg this one made me so damn happy. I was smiling all the time: Xu Qi Zhang and Ye Guang was fucking adorable and I loved them. They had the cutest chemistry. Jyun (Xu Qi Zhang)’s smile lit up his face and he completely captured me with it. I desperately need a season 2 because 8 short episodes was NOT enough. About Youth is HIGHLY recommended. I have a very strong feeling that I’ll re-watch this; it gave me a good feeling and I can easily see it becoming a comfort show. I was even somewhat invested in the side couple of  Ah Jian and Ray; they were cute too. But Zhang and Guang was the best part of the show. The way they looked at each other... MORE PLEASE! Also. I hated Guang’s parents. I wanted to strangle them so many times. Overall, this was a very good one. I really liked it and I’m gonna make my mom watch it now. I should also mention that I didn’t get embarrassed over the music part of the show; rarity. Oh and am I the only one who thinks that Li Zhen Hao (Ye Guang) looks a bit like Wayne Song from Make Our Days Count? Also, I like the soundtrack: Slow Motion and Take It Away are awesome. Favorite character: Xu Qi Zhang. Started: 21.09.2022 - Finished: 21.09.2022 Second time: Started: 30.07.2023 - Finished: 13/14.09.2023 (I wanted to watch something easy and cute and this one came to mind as I remember I quite liked this one. While it’s not as good as I remember, it’s still enjoyable. Update: Finally managed to finish the last four episodes. It’s not because it’s not entertaining, I just had a lot of things going on in my personal life that I took so long to finish it. Overall, it’s still enjoyable and cute.) Rate: 7.5-8/10 New rating after re-watch: 6.5/10

120. 21 Days Theory (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 1 and one thing I cannot stand is second-hand embarrassment. Why can’t they make a show that doesn’t center around the main character making a fool out of himself? And it’s not even in that cute sort of way like Aoki in Kieta Hatsukoi. Not feeling this show so far. Update: just finished it. Not sure how I feel to be honest. The ending was rushed and anti-climatic. I did, however, like how Frank and Mind’s relationship developed. That was a nice one as it’s not something they do in BLs. Q and X had potential to be cute but I think they had too little episodes AND time (21 days to make someone fall in love is too short; I hate insta-love) to make a properly developed relationship with depth. Overall, it was cute but I found myself scrolling through my phone instead of keeping attention to the show. Favorite character: Mind? Started: 22.09.2022 - Finished: 22.09.2022 Rate: 4.5-4/10

121. On Cloud Nine (Thailand Drama) Review: I have to start off by saying that I was confused for most of the episodes. Like I got it, but then I didn’t. And I think this kinda ruined the whole process of it. Like the concept is actually interesting and it was a new for BL (for me at least), but when I got lost I was more focused on what I couldn’t understand or what I was confused about than the actual point. I was actually like OH SHIT when that twist came and thought oh shits about to go down but then that thing on the bridge happened and I got confused again. That said, the show did make me shed some tears in the last two episodes. Lets just say that I hadn’t expected this plot when I read the blurb so it did take me by surprised. ***!!!SPOILER!!!*** Luckily it wasn’t written like Make Our Days Count that ended up traumatizing me but it was still a sad story. But that bridge moment ruined it for me because why walk away in the first place? And what happened in those three years? I was either stupid or very stupid which left me confused and that effected the overall rating of the show. Anyway, it was still an interesting concept and I liked Tiew and Mork together. They were cute; especially in the last episode. Oh and am I the only one who SOMETIMES thought that Rossi Nonthakorn Chatchue (Mork) looked like Kim Ji Woong (Kissable Lips) in some angles? Favorite character: Tiew Started: 24.09.2022 - Finished: 24.09.2022 Rate: 5.5/10

122. Vice Versa (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 1 and I have a feeling there’s gonna be a bunch of second-hand embarrassments. Not the biggest fan of those. That said, great to see Ohm (Tess) and Nanon (Tun) again; I really want them in a new BL series with them as main leads. That said, we got so little of Taley and Puen that I’m still trying to feel their vibe. I did like their interactions so far so I’m looking forward to seeing them more. Update: just finished episode 6 and honestly, I like it, I do, but am I the only one who feel like I’m intruding Taley and Tun/Puen’s scenes? Like I sometimes feel like I should look away.... Update: I screamed. Episode 8 and TWO favorite BL actors showed up: Tay and Perth. LOVE! Update: I’m on episode 9 and my BABY SHOWED UP!!! I screamed even more!! MIX I LOVE YOU! That said, there’s one thing that has been bothering me during this show, and that’s Taley (Tess)’s treatment of Tess’ friends Kita and Fuse. They just wanted to hang out with Tess, but Tess’ either too busy or hanging out with Tun’s friends Up and Aou; who are very likable as well. It’s just that Kita and Fuse deserves more from Tess. So I’m glad they are now finally getting some more screen time. Oh and they have chosen quite attractive actors to play Tess and Tun’s friends. Oh and am I feeling something between Aou and Fuse? Update: just finished episode 11 and I have to say that my eyes leaked a little. Also, I’m a bit concerned about the fact that there’s one episode left and everything doesn’t feel resolved. Oh and Tay and Perth in the same scene? I so wanted more. And then I started thinking that I would’ve LOVED seeing Perth and Mix together....... Update: just finished it and I actually like the ending, though I would’ve wanted to see more of the other universe’s characters. Especially Aou and Fuse.... can they get their own spin-off guys? Overall I liked this show. It had a good flow and good characters with chemistry. I did feel though, that Tun/Puen loved Taley more for some reason. That might just because Puen showed/expressed it more, who knows. Anyway, I liked it. It’s not the best I’ve seen (still far from the worst), but it was entertaining and different from other BLs with it being in another universe, and I really liked how comfortable the actors seems with each other; it makes it more enjoyable to watch. **!!SPOILERS!!** Warning though: it's really slow-burn (2 years in fact). Favorite character: Puen. Started: 26.09.2022 - Finished: 02.10.2022 Rate: 6-5.5/10

123. The Eclipse (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I’ve watched 6 episodes so far. I like it. It had good characters and chemistry between them. I adore First (Akk); his puppy dog eyes makes me want to hug him and protect him at all cost. Also, that man has chemistry with everyone. I can literally see him acting opposite Neo (Khan) as love interest and not just friends as well. Speaking of Neo... I absolutely LOVE seeing him play a more serious character. It really fits him and made me really like him as an actor. His character Khan is a good one and I like him with Thua. Akk and Ayan has an interesting relationship and I’m curious as to where the plot will go. I’m not the biggest fan of the curse plot-line they are going for but oh well... Update: I’m not sure I like this one...  I just finished episode 8 and the plot is rather dragged out, the pacing is slow, I feel like they’re not going anywhere. I’m just not feeling Ayan’s character for some reason. Sometimes I like him, then he suddenly annoys me for some reason. But he’s not the problem: the stupid, idiotic curse plot-line is. Chadok, and the rest of the teachers acts like robots sometimes, and I’m sure Namo is actually the “bad guy”. I also don’t understand why it feel like they are doing Akk dirty. He’s literally doing his job, but the problem is the job itself that is bad. But all I keep thinking about is why the students themselves won’t just change schools if they hate it so much? Anyway, I’m curious how they are gonna keep viewers attention going forward... Overall, so far, Khan is kinda stealing the spotlight for me. I’m more invested in him and his love story with Thua than Akk and Ayan. Update: currently on episode 11 and I’m kinda annoyed. I don’t get Ayan blaming everyone without proper proof, I also lost respect for Thua after what he did to Akk, and the seriousness of the show doesn’t fit what it’s serious about... That said, First is a really good actor. Update: I’m finally finished with the show. Akk, Wat and Khan made the show bearable; for some reason I didn’t like Ayan. Like at all. I don’t like how he pushed and pushed. Overall, I’m glad I’m done with this one; if it had had more episodes I would’ve struggled. I hope to see First in another BL soon, though I kinda want him with Tay Tawan, also wouldn’t mind seeing him with with Neo (Khan) as a love interest. Both Tay and Neo would’ve been interesting choices.... That said, this one was not one of my favorite BLs; I liked the bloopers way more than the show itself and that is saying something. Favorite character: Akk (I feel like I’m very biased towards First, just saying...) or Khan. Started: 30.09.2022 - Finished: 13/14.12.2022 Rate: 4.5/10

124. Once Again (South Korea Drama) Review: It’s been a while since I’ve watched a BL (at least for me) as I’ve been obsessed with watching everything Stray Kids. That said, the crying scenes in this show deserves an award; way to make me feel. I was sobbing by the end, to be honest. It was like I KNEW what would happen but hoped that it wouldn’t. Overall, I didn’t like the ending. I just didn’t. It’s unacceptable. ***!!!SPOILERS!!!*** Like I knew you don’t mess with time traveling: you don’t change things but I was still hoping for it. I did, however, like Joo Hyung Jin. He was that somewhat annoying friend but still so likable. I would’ve loved to see more of him; especially him as a lawyer. Also, Boss... how? I don’t quite understand when it came to her. To summarize, I liked it. It wasn’t my favorite, but I liked the adultness to it. Oh and what I also didn’t like was the fish kisses; thought we were passed it by now. Also, the song Other Side by RUNY was gorgeous and got added to my Spotify list immediately. Favorite character: Kang Ji Hoon and Joo Hyung Jin. Started: 17.10.2022 - Finished: 17.10.2022 Rate: 5.5/10

125. Takara-kun to Amagi-kun (Japan Drama) Review: This one is cute. It is. BUT for me, it’s a bit too.... innocent, if that makes sense? Maybe it’s all those racy books I’ve read that just makes this almost seem like a kids show for some reason. Also, I’m not attracted to either of the main leads which makes it less interesting for me (I know, I’m shallow af). Though Takara Shun's friend, Tanaka, is interesting. I like him, and I wouldn’t mind seeing him as the main lead in a BL. Overall, why does it seem like almost all the characters are dead inside; they barely have any expressions. That said, I did enjoy it somewhat, but it’s not the best, far from it, and I found myself giffing others shows while watching it so it didn’t manage to keep my full attention... Favorite character: Tanaka. Started: 18.10.2022 - Finished: 19.10.2022 Rate: 5.5-5/10

126. Roommates of Poongduck 304 (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: just finished episode 4 and I’m liking it. I love seeing Kim Ji Woong (Ji Ho Joon) and Yoon Seo Bin (Seo Jae Yoon) again and the characters they are playing. It’s vastly different from their Kissable Lips characters. And on top of that; they’ve gotten even more handsome. So far, it’s making me laugh and I’m looking forward to finishing the rest. Update: I have now finished it and I have to say that I liked it. Was it the best? No, but it was entertaining and fun and I liked the characters. Did I want more depth? Sure, but this way it made it more easy and nice to watch. Overall, I like it. It wasn’t dragged out and didn’t feel too short either. I did wish - sue me - for more steam but I wasn’t surprised we didn’t get it. Favorite character: Ji Ho Joon and Seo Jae Yoon. Started: 12.11.2022 - Finished: 13.11.2022 Rate: 6/10

127. Eien no Kinou / Eternal Yesterday (Japan Drama) Review: Update: just started episode one and I’m terrified of how this will end. Considering how it started... I’m expecting to cry at the end? However, I started it because of Komiya Rio as he interested me in ‘Takara-kun to Amagi-kun’, so let’s just see how it goes... Update: I just finished the first episode and WTF? How can the first episode end like that?! How are they gonna continue make 7 more episodes....?! Update: I have now read the blurb and I understand more now. Damn, took me by a surprise though. Way to start a show.... Update: just finished episode 5 and the question for today is: why did I start it before every episode was out?! I hate waiting. That said, a little disappointed in the “kisses” (if you can even call them that), but it’s still interesting enough to continue to watch. I do wonder how it’ll all end... Update: I finally got to finish it. While I had expected the ending, I’m still sad that it wasn’t a happy one. Japan BL’s really like to hurt us. That said, I had read some comments about the ending and thought then that it would crush me so I prepared for it, but color me surprised when I wasn’t that...... crushed by the end of it. It might be because I was prepared or it was the way the show executed it. It would’ve had more impact that we seen his body found, his family’s reaction and so forth but because they didn’t do that, it didn’t kill me. Not like a certain HIStory BL did.... Overall, it was a bittersweet story where the character got to have some time that others normally wouldn’t have. Favorite character: Both, I think. Started: 20.11.2022 - Finished: 12/13.12.2022 Rate: 5.5/10

128. Big Dragon (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: umm so far I’m not feeling it. I’m on episode 3 and I’m barely paying attention. Update: just finished episode 5 and this is getting a bit ridiculous. I honestly can’t understand the depth they are pretending to have between the two mains. I just can’t see it so I can’t take it seriously; when one of them is crying and singing about giving up your love...? I felt awkward as fuck, because when the f did they get serious? Anyway, still not sure if I’m interested in continuing. Update: I’ve finished episode 6 and I still don’t FEEL the seriousness between the two male leads. It’s like the show it pretending to have depth between them, yet I see none. However, I’ve come this far so I might as well finish the whole thing. Update: I have now finished it and I can’t believe I managed to finish it. The last episode was barely bearable. The reunion was so stiff, and I’m just not feeling the love between them. In fact, I have to be honest and say that they (Mangkorn and Yai) don’t really have much chemistry. I also don’t like Yai as a character so I struggled to connect with the characters and the story but it didn’t work at all. And apparently there’s gonna be a season 2.... don’t think I’ll watch that. Ever. Favorite character: Mangkorn. Started: 21.11.2022 - Finished: 28.11.2022 Rate: 3.5/10

129. The Devil Judge (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: Technically this isn’t a BL HOWEVER the chemistry between Kang Yohan (Ji Sung) and Kim Gaon (Park Jin Young) is insane that this should’ve been a BL. Like seriously, insane chemistry, then on top of it is the storyline between the two with all the looks and touches. I honestly wish the directors (?) had the courage to give the show its full potential by making Gahan canon. While Kim Gaon and Yoon Soohyun (Park Gyu Young) were cute, I saw them more as best friends; also weird how kinda manipulative she was when confessing her love only when Gaon is vulnerable (crying). And between Kang Yohan and Jung Sunah (Kim Min Jung)... I feel like it’s one-sided obsession; Sunah is craaazy. Gahan was what made me want to watch the show in the first place but I always put it off because I feared the M/F relationship that I’m just not interested in these days (after I got deep into the rabbit hole called BL). That said, so far, this show is pretty good. I’m on episode 9 and me and my mom both agree that had it had BL it would’ve been top-notch. Still, it’s very good with good storyline and twists everywhere. Nothing is black and white here.... Update: I have now finished it. This was a good one. With BL this would have been amazing, without it, it’s still quite great because you can read between the lines (Gaon and Yohan LOVED each other and you can’t deny it). I now desperately want a season 2. Ji Sung was a great actor and Park Jin Young surprised me at how well he acted. Sunah was an interesting character that kept people on the edge and I liked the battle of being the smartest between her and Yohan. Overall, this was a great show with awesome characters, a plot that kept you on your toes and an epic romance story that has to be read between the lines. Favorite character: Gahan. Started: 20.11.2022 - Finished: 25.11.2022 Rate: 7.5-8/10 (mom’s rate: 10/10)

130. My Only 12% (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 3 and omg this is a hard one to force myself to continue watching. I’m a big fan of ‘(VERY comfortable) friends to lovers’ theme but Seeiw is not a character I can like. He’s whiny as fuck and it’s getting on my nerves. I was afraid of this since this is - for me - a usual thing with Earth Katsamonnat Namwirote’s characters; a reason I sadly try to avoid shows that contain him as a main lead. I don’t like whiny characters, never did, and from what I’ve personally seen with Earth, that’s his thing. When I saw the trailer, I had hoped for a different side to Earth, but soon as episode 1 started I knew that wasn’t happening. And frankly, Seeiw just got worse as the episodes went by. I could get on board with Cake’s character; he seems nice and likes to take care of you. So if I were to continue, it’ll be for him and maybe Kung too. I am very unsure if I want to continue, however, on the other side... I am a bit curious as to how they’ll get forth the ‘romance’ between Cake and Seeiw, because right now I can’t feel any romantic love from them. Favorite character: Cake. Started: 27/28.11.2022 - Finished: ?.12.2022 Rate: ?/10

131. Weak Hero Class 1 (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: Wooooooah I am really liking this one! Technically it isn’t a BL BUT the bromance and the chemistry between Yeon Shi Eun and Ahn Soo Ho it could easily be one. Holy fuck though, it’s pretty good. Me and my mom just finished episode 4 and sadly she has to go to sleep so I can’t continue watching. Yeon Shi Eun is a great character. That scene in the bathroom was terrific! He’s a weirdo but such complex character, not to mention how good looking he is. WHEN HE SMILED HE KILLED ME, and I’m sure he also killed a certain Ahn Soo Ho. Ahn Soo Ho was really trying to steal my heart, and he and Yeon Shi Eun just makes everything even better when it’s already so good. Not so sure about Oh Beom Seok; he has his moments. Like I like him, but he’s so weak sometimes, yet when episode 4 ended I just wanted to help him (if you’ve watched it, you know what I’m talking about). Now let’s talk about Jeon Seok Dae... there’s something about him that catches my eyes and I don’t think it’s just his hairstyle that I love (I got reminded of Hyunjin from Stray Kids). I hope we see more of him, but not as enemy but as a friend of Yeon Shi Eun and Ahn Soo Ho. Jeon Young Bin on the other hand... I want to strangle him. Fuck him. Update: just finished episode 5 and this was my least favorite episode so far. While I understand Oh Beom Seok’s actions and emotions, I’m getting a bit annoyed at him. Hopefully that changes soon. Update: just finished it and wow. Just wow. Park Ji Hoon (Yeon Shi Eun)’s acting was terrific. He could truly act and in episode 8 he truly shined. Like holy fuck. Also, I fucking HATE Oh Beom Seok now. He is not redeemable AT ALL. Fuck him. Hope he’s miserable for the rest of his life. My baby Ahn Soo Ho though.... I love you. I love him and Yeon Shi Eun, and I just want a happy ending for them. Overall, this was a great show. It had awesome fighting scenes, and I love how bullies gets what they deserve. I desperately need a season 2 for Yeon Shi Eun and Ahn Soo Ho. They can’t go breaking my heart like that. Favorite character: Yeon Shi Eun and Ahn Soo Ho. Started: 30.11.2022 - Finished: 01.12.2022 Rate: 8/10 (mom’s rate: 12/10)

132. Beyond Evil (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: While this isn’t a BL, it is said to have a very strong bromance similar to The Devil Judge and that is why it’s on this list. That said, I’ve finished episode 6 and so far both me and my mom haven’t seen anything of that so call bromance. While they like to get close and whisper in each others ears, nothing else is felt between them. To be honest, I’m not seeing much chemistry here... Update: we have finished episode 9 and where is the bromance that so many were talking about?! I don’t see it, nor do I feel it. Also, I’m finding it a bit hard to be invested in the show. While Shin Ha Kyun's Lee Dong Shik is an interesting character, I can’t exactly relate to him nor do I find him attractive (as you know, I’m shallow as fuck and I need to be attracted to one of the characters to actually want to continue), and I find Yeo Jin Goo's Han Joo Won rather lacking. He feels like a one dimensional character with little growth. I’m not even rooting for anyone here, and I’m honestly wondering where this show is going from here on out.... Update: mom and I have managed to pick up the show again (28.12) after some break but it still doesn’t really interest me. I honestly think it’s because there’s so much back and forth and too many names here and there. I’m struggling to keep up with what is what. Also, I went into this show with hopes of a good bromance that I’ve seen so many people talk about, yet I can’t see what they see or feel... Update: we just finished it. The last 2 episodes were - without a doubt - the best ones. That is when I could see the bromance that everyone was talking about, however, I wish I could’ve seen it from the start. Overall, it wasn’t the best K drama I’ve seen but it wasn’t the worst either. The last 2 episodes saved the show for me. Especially for Han Joo Won’s character and his development. Favorite character: Lee Dong Shik. Started: 04/05.12.2022 - Finished: 29/30.12.2022 Rate: 4.5-5/10 (mom’s rate: 6-8/10 she liked that she could’ve find out the bad guys straight away. Said it was a clever show.)

133. Love in the Air (Thailand Drama) Review: Update: Currently on episode 1 and holy hell, Payu is so fucking hot. I absolutely understand Rain’s reaction to first meeting him. Not sure how I feel about Rain’s character though... somehow I’ve been expecting something else. Update: I’m watching episode 7 and I have to say.... it’s a bit ridiculous. Especially the (***!!!SPOILERS!!!***) beating scene. The acting wasn’t all there, to be honest, and the “villain” was horrible. I was laughing rather than taking it serious. I don’t know why, but I had expected Payu to be badass and beat the shit out of the ridiculous dude, or his friend, Prapai, - who we are seeing too little off btw - to come and save the day. Also, I’ve noticed that whenever Sky appears, he grabs my attention... me likey. Overall, while I like the adultness of the kissing and ehem, sex-scenes; PayuRain’s chemistry is on point there and I love how comfortable they seem to be with one another, I do find it a bit too... cheesy and lovey-dovey. Now I just need something badass to happen. That said, am I the only one who thinks Prapai looks a bit... young? Childish? Also, Rain’s a bit a child as well when I think about it. Update: I just finished episode 10 and for some reason I’m not all that invested in Prapai and Sky :O I don’t know why, I really don’t. It might be because Prapai is hard to take serious as an adult because he looks like a kid when he smiles? I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I want to see Payu instead? Also, Sky also acts like a child when pouting.... Update: I’m almost done with the last episode and I keep thinking that this show would’ve been so much more interesting had it focus on the illegal racing and the action from that, rather than ONLY on lovey-dovey moments from our two couple. That said, Payu and Rain’s part more entertaining, while from some reason I couldn’t get invested in Sky and Prapai. I think it’s because Sky became such a pouting baby when he was around Prapai, and while I get many viewers like characters like that, I actually don’t. Payu is more my taste. I like the ‘manly’ ‘let me take care of it/you’ characters, rather than the man who acts like a child who’s so naive that it becomes stupid instead of cute. I dunno, it’s just a preference, I guess. That said, Prapai and Sky’s moments were cute, and I liked how comfortable these two actors were with each other as well, but I just didn’t care....? I just missed Payu throughout Prapai and Sky’s episodes. I didn’t even miss Rain (again too much of a ‘naive borderline stupid’ (in Rain’s case) child for my taste). I wanted a badass scene of Payu though, I didn’t get it. Update: I’ve now finished it all, including the Love in the Air: Special Episode. I loved that we were getting to see more of Payu, but other than that... it wasn’t particularly necessarily. However, I do have to mention that he looks terrific in costumes... I hope we’re getting more of Boss Chaikamon Sermsongwittaya (Payu) in the future (BL). Would love to see him acting in a more action/grown up BL. Overall, this show was cute, lovey-dovey, sometimes hot, but didn’t have a any plot except love, which in return made it a bit boring. However, Payu was hot and worth the watch. Though I don’t see myself ever wanting to re-watch the whole show, I might re-watch just for Payu’s scenes. Favorite character: Payu. Started: 06/07.12.2022 - Finished: 09/10.12.2022 Rate: 5.5-5/10 

134. My Tooth Your Love (Taiwan Drama) Review: Update: Currently on episode 3 and so I’m not feeling anything for it. Let’s see how it goes... Update: just finished episode 6 and it’s alright. Makes time pass, but I’m struggling to keep focus. That might have to do with the fact that I need sleep so I’m gonna continue tomorrow. Update: just finished episode 8 and miscommunication is like the main plot here. Still not invested in anything the show has to offer... and what’s up with all the English speaking? Update: I finally managed to finish this one. For me, it was boring af and I struggled to actually watch it. The only reason I finished it was because I hate giving up. Also, as you all know by now if you’ve read my ‘short’ reviews here that I’m shallow as hell and need to be attracted to - or at least connect with - one of the characters and here I just couldn’t. At all. On top of that, every episode was so boring. What was good however, was that both main actors seem comfortable with one another so that’s a plus. Overall, I didn’t like this one, but good for those that did. Favorite character: Jin Xun An. Started: 14.12.2022 - Finished: 08.01.2023 Rate: 3/10 

135. Zero Supporter (Thailand Drama) Review: I only watched episode 3 "Zero Supporter" with Korn and Win. I just wanted more EarthMix and it was wonderful to see them again. I love that they are so cute and seem comfortable with each other. They have great chemistry, though the problem here is that 1) no kissing... why?! 2) the mentioning of too much eating. Didn't feel right to me. That said, this episode just proved that we need more EarthMix. Favorite character: Win (I just adore Mix). Started: 14.12.2022 - Finished: 14.12.2022 Rate: 5.5/10 (for cuteness of EarthMix) 

136. Oh! My Assistant (South Korea Drama) Review: Okay this was adorable. And funny. It made me laugh quite a few times. However, the timeline confused me a bit. Like I wasn’t sure how much time had passed within the series in the span of the 8 - too short - episodes. And while I could actually feel the chemistry between the actors Song Seung Hyun (Seon Ho) and Ko Chan Bin (Gu Mu Yeong), the stiff hugs and the fish kisses kinda... ruined it a bit for me. That said, I would love to see both in another BL together, where they’d hopefully be more comfortable with one another. Overall, it was cute, funny and filled with miscommunication; all they had to do was TALK with each other. In the end it was still good but it could’ve been better... when there’s such clear potential it’s sad it didn’t quite read it. But I’m very glad I watched it as I needed that laugh. Also, am I the only one who felt like Song Seung Hyun SOMETIMES looked a LITTLE bit like Seo Eunkwang from BtoB, just more handsome? No? Just me? Eheh. Favorite character: Seon Ho. Started: 09/10.01.2023 - Finished: 09/10.01.2023 Rate: 6-6.5/10 (it was really funny)  137. A Shoulder to Cry On (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: currently on episode 4, and omg it’s been so long since I’ve watched a BL and that is mostly due to the fact that there was so much that has happened in my personal life that I wasn’t able to watch it. That said, I was glad that A Shoulder to Cry On was my start up again as it’s been quite enjoyable so far. I like both characters, though Da Yeol seems a bit... judgmental. Let’s see where this show takes me! Update: currently on last episode.... did it just skip YET another 2 years? Anyways, I liked almost all the episodes. Almost. Episode 7, the last one, was actually a disappointment. I had expected more from it, to be honest. I also didn’t get the 4 years time jump. They should’ve gone more into depth there for it to work for me. Overall, I still enjoyed this one. The actors had chemistry and the story was enjoyable enough. However, I still wished we had gotten more. Favorite character: Tae Hyun. Started: 08.06.2023 - Finished: 08.06.2023 Rate: 5.5-6/10

138. Love Mate (South Korea Drama) Review: It’s not the best I’ve watched, but it wasn’t the worst either. It was nice enough but easily forgettable. Lee Jun annoyed me a bit; I got a bad vibe from him from the beginning so that didn’t start out well. Jeong Ha Ram saved the show however. He was the main reason to continue the show, tbh. Overall, it had its nice moments and it did have some chemistry between the two. Favorite character: Jeong Ha Ram. Started: 09.06.2023 - Finished: 09.06.2023 Rate: 4.5/10

139. The Eighth Sense (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: This is a strange one. I’m not sure I actually like it, or enjoyed it and I don’t know why. I’m currently on episode 7 and so undecided... Maybe my problem with this show is how it jumps. It doesn’t have a nice flow? Update: I finally managed to finish the last 3 episodes (it took me a long time to make myself continue the show). While the show wasn’t bad per se, it’s not my favorite, nor will it ever be. It had potential but I just couldn’t connect with the story or the characters. I just didn’t feel their pain, their joy... and if you can’t connect then it’s hard trying to actually pay attention to what is going on. Overall, while I don’t necessarily regret starting it, I know I wouldn’t have missed out on anything had I never seen it in the first place. Favorite character: Seo Jae Won. Started: 12.06.2023 - Finished: 29.06.2023 Rate: 4/10

140. The New Employee (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: Just started episode one and I’m not sure I like the vibe. Kim Jong Chan is like a child in an adult, from what I can see so far. That’s not really my thing. But I’ll keep on watching and see if things changes.... Update: I just finished it. I didn’t really like it. Couldn’t connect. Started to not pay attention. Overall, it’s a show that is easily forgettable. Favorite character: None, really. Started: 22.07.2023 - Finished: 22.07.2023 Rate: 3/10

141. Our Dating Sim (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: Just finished episode two and I'm curious as to where it is going. Are they just gonna pretend they don't know each other? Shin Ki Tae seems interesting, but Lee Wan seems like a scary-cat... not sure if I like that. Update: I just finished it. It was cute, had chemistry and potential. What it lacked what proper depth. More build up. But then again, it is a SK BL so they don’t exactly have all the time in the world with the short episodes to create in depth episodes. Which is why the chemistry between the two male leads are crucial to make the story work ,and I do believe they had good chemistry. We even got some kisses, - even though they weren’t the..... best I’ve witnessed, but still cute enough - and some hugs, which is more than we get in most of the SK BLs. Overall, I liked it enough to finish the 8 short episodes, but not enough to want to re-watch it later on. It would’ve been nice to see the actors Lee Seung Gyu (Shin Ki Tae) and Lee Jong Hyuk (Lee Wan) do another BL together to see if they would make more progress, create more emotions and depth out of the story and characters (if that made sense? I’m tired okay, I need to go to bed). Favorite character: Shin Ki Tae. Started: 30.11.2023 - Finished: 30.11.2023 Rate: 5/10 (I am being strict here...)

142. My Personal Weatherman/Taikan Yoho (Japan Drama) Review: Update: Watched episode 2 on the 26th of December. Ended probably on the 29th of December, I lost track. I started the first episode sometime before I managed to pick it up again to watch ep2 but I just couldn’t get into it. However I’m someone who hates giving up so I decided to just finish it. I liked it just fine, it makes the time pass by but it was nothing special. I hate miss-communication so the back and forth.... I hated it. I do like the grown-up setting, but they act like kids sometimes with not talking and Tanada Yoh is so naive sometimes that I got more annoyed with each episode. That said, I did like the possessiveness and the chemistry. Overall, I don't regret watching it but it's not something to write home about either. I've watched better shows. Now that they are together though, I would like a season 2 just to see how they'll function KNOWING they are together. Favorite character: Segasaki Mizuki, I believe. Started: ?.11/12?.2023 - Finished: 29.12.2023 (?) Rate: 5/10 (maybe I’m too harsh but...) 143. Kiseki: Dear to Me (Taiwan Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 6 and the age of the main characters bothers me. I did not like that Bai Zong Yi is only 17, nor that Ai Di is just 18, with Chen Yi being 21 and while I don't know Fan Ze Rui's age, it is stated he is older than both Ai Di and Chen Yi. The reason that I don't like Bai Zong Yi's age should be obvious considering his love interest is more than 3/4 years older (age gap is not a problem as long as everyone is above the age of 18....), but Ai Di and Chen Yi is supposed to be these badass gang members.... doesn't really fit. Nor does their Boss fit. None of them seem badass at all. It also doesn't help that I'm kinda cheering for the bad guys, does it? I mean, I'm bised because I'm happy to see my boys Xiang Hao Ting (Song Wei En) and Yu Xi Gu (Huang Juan Zhi)  again! But if you look away from the ages... it's still entertaining and I do like it. Even if I sometimes look away because I'm scared of secondhand embarrassment (I'm full of anxiety okay?!) Update: I just barely managed to force myself to continue after watching 10 episodes...Starting episode 11 was hard... the letting your boy go to jail for a murder you did, sleeping with a boy underage...., skipping over the fact that someone was killed, suddenly 4 years has gone... Also... bad acting anyone? Especially crying scenes. It's literally a show about a bunch of young adults/kids trying to be badass.. Oh and I'm also not invested in the side couple. While I love a possessive and overprotective man, Chen Yi just looks like a kid in my eyes - pretty on eyes but looks aren't everything and he acts kinda stupid. Ai Di can be a wildcard but not a good one. He just acts like a brat in my eyes. I liked him more when he was acting serious. Maybe I would've liked this show better had I watched it in the beginning of my BL journey but now I know what I like and don't like and I simply did not like this one. Update: I just finished it. Thank god I'm done. I'm still annoyed that they killed off Zhang Teng, but that might be because I'm biased. That said,  I'm glad I'm done. I partly regret watching it, but then again, it was good to see all the other Taiwan BL couples show up even if Wayne Song and Huang Chun Chih barely had any scenes, and the scenes they had weren't all that. And Aaron Lai and Hank Wang again was so nice! I seriously hope that we get them in another BL as main characters again. Their chemistry is on fire! Overall, on to forget about this show.  Oh and I have to mention that the kissing scenes weren't all that, nor was the chemistry between the two main couples. Just my opinion. Favorite character: None. Started: 25.01.2024 - Finished: 31.01.2024 Rate: 3/10 (while I loved the cameos of other BL actors, the show itself wasn’t for me)

144. Jazz For Two (South Korea Drama) Review: Update: I just finished episode 1 and so far... I'm not feeling it. Hopefully it'll pick up, but first I need to find it in me to want to continue and not just read a book instead (I'm into danmei these days)... Update: just finished it. My sister recommended it to me and sadly it wasn't my kind of thing. Maybe a year ago it would've been a good one for me, but as of now, not really. I struggled to connect. I felt it in the first episode so I wasn't surprised that I struggled to want to pay attention for the rest of the episodes. Thank god it was only 8 short episodes or I probably would've given up. The thing is, there wasn't really any plot. There was no goal (what even happen to the father story?!). I also didn't feel much chemistry between either couples. As for the side couple.... I also didn't connect with them. Maybe I would've if they had more screen time but what they got wasn't enough to draw me in. In fact, I felt a bit creeped out by the bully. Overall, I had expected more from a show from 2024. I'm kinda disappointed. Favorite character: Han Tae Yi? Started: 02.04.2024 - Finished: 02.04.2024 Rate: 4/10 (I'm being kind here)

145. The Spirealm (China Drama) Review: Update: Just finished episode 3 (aka 6 short episodes) and so far I'm liking it. I like the flirting between the two main, and I like how smart Ruan Lan Zhu seems. I wonder what he is and how this all will resolve itself. Ling Jiu Shi seems like an alright character, and they seem to have good chemistry so far. I'm watching with my sister so it'll probably be a while until I finish it. Update: just finished episode 8 (16 short episodes?) and my sister and I are really liking it so far. Update: we finished it. I'm so fucking sad. I didn't want it to end! I will miss them so fucking much. I cried so damn much the last few episodes. I was terrified even though I could foreseen something like this happening. BUT 50 YEARS!? They had to wait 50 fucking years to reunite?! I have read the novel - I finished it last night (21.05) so I knew how that ended but I must say that I MUCH MORE prefer this show over the novel. I can't wait to rewatch it. This is definitely one of my favorite shows. The chemistry between Huang Jun Jie (Ling Jiu Shi / Lin Qiushi) and Xia Zhi Guang (Ruan Lan Zhu) was insane - up there with WangXian from The Untamed, aka YiZhan (Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan), which is also one of my favorite shows ever. I've watched it so many times. Overall, I don't want this story to be over. I adored it. I adored the love between the two; NanQiu  is now easily one of my favorite ships. I adore the built family. Chen Fei (so pretty) and the twins were great assets along with Li Dong Yuan. I'm gonna repeat: I much more prefer the show over the novel. It has much more depth, more feelings and more family love. I love the love that you can just feel between the two main leads. I seriously hope that we get to see them acting together again in the future. Update: after sleeping on the show, I have to say that I feel empty now. Just like I felt with The Untamed when I finished it. I adore The Spirealm and I much prefer this to the novel. Though I hate that the ending is a bit bittersweet. Yes they got reunited BUT it was a Titanic ending, if you really think on it. Was it really the real Ruan Lan Zhu that Ling Jiu Shi got reunited with? Or was it an imagination, or a version of him that Ling Jiu Shi created anew? And Ling Jiu Shi died right? He died when he finally saw his man again, finally touched him and became his young self again. So yes, it was bittersweet. I do wish we had gotten at least a hug. I so wanted a hug but I'm still overjoyed with everything else we got. The reason I didn't give it a full 10 stars was simply because some episodes were a bit boring (more in the middle of the show) and considering I have read the book, some of it were too changed, though some were changed for the better as well.  Then there's the fact the episode 38, the ending, was rushed. Come on, the ‘50 years later’ was stupid. It should've been explained more. To summarize, I adored this show and I'm looking forward to rewatch it., something I'll probably do soon. Favorite character: Ruan Lan Zhu. Started: 08.05.2024 - Finished: 22.05.2024 Rate: 8.5-9/10 (this is up there with The Untamed - absolutely loved it and recommend in highly. My sister’s rate: 9/10)

146. Unknown (Taiwan Drama) Review: Update: I'm currently on episode 6 and honestly? I'm uncomfortable. I can't help it. Wei Qian basically raised Wei Zhi Yuan / "Xiao Yuan" since he was what... 7 years old? That's 11 years until Yuan turned 18. They feel more like brother in my eyes so it's hard to see the romance. Here's the thing, I'd probably like this IF it weren't for that, so I'm struggling here. It reminds me a little bit too much of HIStory4: Close to You with Ye Xing Si and Fu Yong Jie.... they made me so damn uncomfortable. Luckily this one here isn't that bad compared to that one... Update: I'm currently on episode 9 and I knew there was something about the doctor - It's Sam Lin from We Best Love!! He has lost so much weight that I didn't recognize him at first. I'm glad he's back in BL shows even if he's a side character not doing anything bl. I hope this means that we'll eventually get to see him with YU. Fingers crossed for that. Overall, I'm glad that Yuan got to spend some time away from Qian, that he got to grow a bit for himself. Even though the 4 year time jump was a bit much considering not much changed except a hair style on Yuan. I'm a little better with not being THAT uncomfortable with the romance - maybe that's because there's barely any. I do like that it seems like the two main actors are comfortable with one another, the little touches are nice. That is a plus at least. The ridiculousness of the gang showing up again is, like I said, ridiculous. I was kinda expecting it though. That said, the knife scene was funny. Update: I just finished it. Look, I liked it just fine. It made the time pass. Did I love it? No, I've seen better, but they had chemistry and seemed comfortable with each other, which I like. But it wasn't anything overly special, but yeah, I liked it just fine. Maybe I was just too tried when watching? Favorite character: Xiao Yuan, maybe? Started: 28.05.2024 - Finished: 28.05.2024 Rate: 4.5/10 (it was too boring in the long run and I felt a bit too uncomfortable)

147. Stay With Me (China Drama) Review: Update: I've currently watched 6 episodes and while the two main leads are cute, they are a bit young for me. It is something I've noticed recently with BLs is the I can't really enjoyed/get into a series if the actors are too young. Also, I'm not sure which of the adaptions of this novel I like best... Update: I just finished episode 13 and I'm struggling. I don't really feel any romance. Yes they are cute, but that's it. I honestly think it's too childish for me... Update: Look, it's cute, but the episodes from 10-19 is fucking boring. It has its moments but overall with the 24 episodes, it barely got anything. The lube scene was funny, and they do hint that they are together, but I'm struggling to feel it. Update: I'm now done with it. To be honest, it's cute. A few years ago I might've really liked it, now however... I don't. It's alright. It made time pass. BUT I'm left feeling like I kinda wasted time as well. It had its moments, not gonna lie, but if you put everything together, it wasn't much for me. It didn't do much for me. I do want a season two were we can - hopefully - see Mo Yi get his karma. It was pretty obvious that he would do something shady. I don't like that we didn't get to see the parents' reaction to the incident, nor get to know Wu Bi's status. To summarize, it was cute but too young and sometimes immature for my taste, and probably the worst thing was that for me it didn't have that much chemistry between the two leads (I often times felt like Wu Bi loved Su Yu more than Su Yu loved Wu Bi. It was only towards the end that you could see that Su Yu want him back). I've seen way better, but I've also seen worse. It was ok. That said, I'm glad we got a Chinese BL - though censored - and hope this means we'll get more in the future.. Favorite character: Wu Bi, I believe. Started: 29.05.2024 - Finished: 30.05.2024 Rate: 4/10 (lacked enough chemistry in my opinion, too many dragged-out scenes and too immature at times)

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gmmtv 2022 borderless review!

just got around to watch the trailers so im gonna give my opinions on them hehe

(help there's no "keep reading" on mobile)

the three gentlebros

okay so this is kind of like getting the "not like other girls" for each of the three which i find v funny lmao also gun acting as a het man will always make me laugh so maybe ill check it out for that weekly comedy and for tay looking Amazing

u.m.g.

OHYMG DO THIS LOOKS SO COOL OKAY I REALLY LIEKD THIS ONE WOW I WASNT EXPECTING TO ACTUALLY LIKE ONE OF THEM LMAO JSHFSMDNDN namtan looks Beautiful and so does milk!!!!!! find it v funny the fact that milk is the love interest here while being the love rival (for like 2 eps) on bad buddy skdbsndn but AAAAA can't wait to see what comes out of this first trailer!! hopefully it won't be cancelled jdfhksdb

star and sky: star in my mind/sky in your heart

im sorry... what? the first part? first story? of the trailer looked like it could have potential if it was done right even if it was good per se, but the second half was literally atots. like.. change names and professions and personalities a bit and that's atots. so weird tbh i don't think i'll be tuning in lmao i'm still waiting for my explicitly named bi rep on the player with mek so until then im not looking at mek

home school

okay this lowkey feels like a darker the giftedtthe gifted graduation with even some of the same actors and actresses appearing but i LOVED it omg this looks Very promising!!!

cupid's last wish

it looks.. angsty but also cute? idk maybe it's just earthmix that just bring those two together in everything they do jdfhskdj im a bit :/ at the body swapping thingy so idk if i'll check it out but it looks promising!

oops! mr superstar hit on me

what. the. fuck. no. i'm not even going to explain why. just. no. (reading the comments for this gave me an aneurysm)

my dear donovan

if they try to tell me that l*ke is hot one more time im going to kill myself. /j lmao anyways that was.. something. the cute/innocent girl with bad boy on a love triangle with a Good Guy trope is so straight it pains me. made me waste minutes of my time but at least namtan looked good in it

the warp effect

okay so this one was a bit confusing ngl but as much as i dislike n*w i did really like how it looked so maaaaybe i'll watch it (but mostly for the wlws because THERES WLWS!!!!!!)

the eclipse

OH MY GODDDDDD ENEMIES TO LOVERS?????? WITH SECRET DATING???????????? AND MYSTERY????????????? AND GAY??????????????? THEY REALLY GOT ME HERE HOLY SHITTTTT I CANT WAIT FOR THIS ONE I KNOW SHES GONNA HIT DIFFERENT

good old days

this one was really boring lmao they pretty much tell you what's gonna happen with this trailer and the premise itself is lame imo (also it has kr*stso that immediately makes it unwatchable)

never let me go

this one has great potential to become one of The bls in the more mature side of them, but hopefully pond gets better before filming because you can see the difference between phuwin and him here so clearly :')) loved to see chimon with his brown hair being in this as well!! him being the friend and then the secret boyfie made me happy even though im not supposed to be cheering for him lmao

ten years ticket

okay this one was interesting but i don't think I'm gonna be watching it cus it looks a little messy lmao rip pluem tho

you fight, and i love

joss truly is the only gmmtv man i can stand being repeatedly told he's hot because they're right! he is! besides that, love looks vvvv pretty (as always)!!! they're good by themselves but i don't see them together (if either of them wants to hmu my dms are open wink wonk)

midnight motel

off and jan is a pairing that I never really thought of but wow this actually looks good?? the plot looks interesting and the murder plot twist made me really want to check it out hehe also...... mond sir im free very free very much free really really really free just free all the days of the week all of them no exception nope none at all just free!

moonlight chicken

another earthmix show? damn they really got themselves booked and busy this year lmaOOOO i don't really care about the cousin or whatever his deal is but the show looks interesting (like.. it's giving coffee shop au without being a coffee shop, if ya get what i mean) and im probably gonna be waiting for its official trailer

dirty laundry

oh god with how many people does nanon have excellent chemistry with?????? because him and film are making me go INSANE oh my god i loved this so much this pairing was for the bisexuals and the bisexuals only oh my godddddddd I can't stop thinking about nanon dressed like a woman and looking so fucking pretty im sorry brain sees pretty boys and it goes under maintenance oh god oh god oh GOD im so into this (jennie and foei as an emo couple had me DYINGGGGG they're so funny i love them)

vice versa

this one was a lil confusing because I thought it would have more ohm and nanon but after jimmy shows up they're nowhere to be seen again???? idk it looks interesting tho

p.s. i hate you

ohhhh this looks so good already!!! women being evil and dirty and sexy? sign me tf in ! also pearwah always playing the character who either cheats is sending me to MARS like that's so sus bruv 😭😭

my school president

eh it looks cute but im not interested in it at all so let's move on so i can finally fucking end this post it's been hours please gmmtv why are you doing this to me

devil sister

this made no sense straight people are insufferable and im tired of pretending win is good at acting when he's not ❤

you are my favourite

krusty trying to beat the homophobic allegations by being homophobic is actually so funny to me like bestie this is not how you do it it truly isn't 😭😭😭😭😭 also why is it always aye the girl that has to be in some way paired up with krusty and also the girl who has to cry her heart out god i hate gmmtv

astrophile

the only thing i care about here is davika omg she looks SO pretty AAAAAA choose ME pick ME

my precious

oh this is a movie!! and it looks lighthearted and funny!!!!! and it has the pairing for the bisexuals Again!!!!!!! and the three 00 liners!!!!!!!!!!!!!! don't know how i'll watch it but i Will

okay that's all the trailers they gave us holy fuck that's a lot,, im sure they will cancel at least one of them like they did with last year's new and next but im excited to watch the ones that i liked!! i was honestly expecting way worse trailers because of how my dashboard was reacting but if i had been watching that stream for almost 5 hours and got these i probably would've reacted way worse LMAO