With a killer on the loose, some hidden history coming to light, and strong women working in men’s fields, Petrichor the series will give you a separate kind of thrill.
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Monthly Archives: December 2024
“Caged Again” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 6)
I love a good light-hearted BL romantic comedy – add a little magic and I’m hooked! The WeTV Original Caged Again (บอกกรงๆ…ว่ารักเธอ) has everything anything I could have asked for.
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“Love in the Big City” Movie Review
“A man and a woman can be friends; they don’t necessarily have to be queer for that”
“People Come Later” Series Review (Ep.1 to 4)
This is an astonishing gem of a series that is packed with so much sagacity and common sense, it almost overwhelms your own sense of value. I have seen so many endings that are artificially contrived to be happy but here is one that does not. And I lamented as I really wanted one. But the reality is that not everyone in life has one. And in this case, the choice was made, deliberately, not to have one. Unquestionably, this series is one of the most powerful BLs I have seen this year. It is astonishing but unfortunately, will not be seen by many because it is a low budget production, the quality is imperfect in places, and the story is just too real for most BL fanatics. This story is about ordinary life. That in and of itself makes it unique and unfortunately not within the mainstream of the BL genre. Vietnam has a masterful way of presenting its series with genuineness and reality. This is no exception.
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“Bad Guy My Boss” Series Review (Ep. 4 to 12)
“Bad Guy My Boss” started off as an interesting and provocative watch, however, as it progressed, it became quite monotonous and resulted in a tedious show that lost me as the audience. While the story of a situation-ship between a boss and their subordinate is titillating, and the progression of the relationship dynamic can be interesting, the way in which the show tackles the relationship and the characters was subpar, and with little to no character growth, the story seemed to be stuck on the first half of the series, and the relationships did not grow organically, but the growth was moved by outside factors pertaining to the business, instead of internal factors affecting the relationship.
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BL Mini-Bytes
If you thought the lineup galore from various Thai media giants is over, think again. It’s the end of the year and Thai production houses are strumming with excitement announcing new projects for the coming year. Fingers crossed, let them be good!
My Favorite Asian BLs/GLs So Far (2024)- Part IV
The theme for this feature is “Angst, suspicion, thrill and homophobia”
Those are a lot of tropes to club in a single feature but subjectively, they are some of the most trending topics in the BL industry in the current times. We will be touching base with each of them, because it is a given that more the thrill & angst, more riveting the story turns.
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“Blue Canvas of Youthful Days” Series Review (Ep.1 to 12)
Ah, shucks! This series started out so promising with fantastic characters. I was hooked and consumed by the story – initially. Who would not be? A rich kid trying to escape from his abusive father. A marginalized young man with ginormous artistic skills. An astonishingly handsome young man with a hearing loss trying to make it in a world cruel to him. And an art teacher operating an art school on a shoestring budget and who turns to alcohol to try to deal with an insane mother. Plus, a grandfather suffering from early stages of dementia. Wow! I am totally in.
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“Seoul Blues” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
Frankly, I am astonished this series has gotten such poor to mediocre reviews. I loved it. I loved it for two reasons. First, it tells a full story, albeit short and sweet but to the point. Sure, its brevity is both a hinderance and an asset. I wish there would have been greater character development. Nonetheless, this mini-BL accomplished more in a short period of time than most droning on-and-on BLs characteristically do. It had a beginning, middle, and a fine end. Secondly, we saw flawed characters. These are not individuals who are straight from the trope play book. In some sense, they are not at all likeable individuals, yet they are so relatable to who we are as people. In other words, they aPpre untruthful, blemished, and maybe disingenuous. Traits, I am afraid, we all share at one time or another in our lives.
“Blue Boys” Series Review (Season One & Two)
“Blue Boys” is a short and earnest portrayal of a couple falling in love while facing challenges to their relationship.
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