“A Lotus Blossom. It’s the flower I like. Your name means the same thing, after all. This time, I want to see them bloom with you.” – quotes from Does the Flower Bloom?
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OSSAN’S LOVE RETURNS (SEASON 3) – 2024 – Japan – 9 Episodes & 2 Special Episodes
“When you are in the midst of happiness, it’s hard to realize that you’re actually happy, right?” – quote from Ossan’s Love Season 3
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OSSAN’S LOVE – SEASON 2 – LOVE: IN THE SKY – 2019 – Japan – 8 Episodes & 2 Special Episodes
“Love is like online shopping, then? You can return the goods.” – quote from Ossan’s Love -Season 2
OSSAN’S LOVE (SEASON 1 AND LOVE OR DEAD) – 2018/19
“Soon we only started to see each other’s flaws. I was so afraid of destroying the relationship we had built…..Even if I die, I want to be with you.” – quotes from Ossan’s Love
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“Man Suang” Movie Review
“When elephants fight, the grass is inevitably crushed.” – Quote from Man Suang
“Playboyy” Series Review (Ep.1 to 14)
This series is an erotic roller-coaster ride through the world of gay love. If non-gay people want to know what it is like to be gay, then this is the series to watch. Not the idealized versions of BLs. This is what the world of gayness is, whether you want to believe it or not, accept it or not. It is what it is. Sure, it is the darker side, but it is no less real than the ornament sanitized version of what GAY love is via BL. In other words, this is its antithesis. This expresses the real world.
“Bleach” Movie Review
A 16-year-old swimmer’s clash with his coach has hidden meaning!
“For Him” Series Review (Ep.1 to 12)
This series is marred by something, and I wrestled with trying to find the most appropriate word to describe that. A word that is strong enough and powerful enough to impart disconnect to what is happening in this series. Finally, I found the precise word: Eschew, which literally means ‘to keep away from or shun, avoid, circumvent, boycott, or dodge’. Quite literally everyone in this series does what he can to avoid telling the truth, or face reality, or abstain from communicating effectively, openly, or honestly. It seems to be the driving force of Thai BLs to be as evasive and elusive as you can to create artificial dramas. This is another sad example of that artifice.
“Write Here” Movie Review
“Today is a good day……” – quote from Write Here
“Shadow” Series Review (Ep.1 to 14)
This show is a horror series through and through. Dealing with evil entities and spiritual witchcraft that made no sense and would have been enjoyable had they made it fun. But the whole story was dark, brooding, almost pointless, and incomprehensible to figure out. It mixed religious beliefs like you were mixing ingredients for a cake batter and expecting us to believe the cake was going to come out looking like something edible. Instead, it was half-baked, and it fell flat. Frankly, I do know what this series was supposed to be. However, I can tell you what it is not. It is not a BL. And it is not scary. It is not mysterious or even a thriller. But it is confusing as hell (no pun intended) wasted the talents of fine actors, and offensive on two fronts. I am rarely offended by anything, but this series was offensive to gay people and to how it portrayed Catholics, and I am no great admirer of the Catholic Church.
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