I honestly can’t think of a better way to open this review than with how the show ended:
“To a love unbound by gender, standing resolute against the tides of time.”
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“Ticket to Heaven” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
When your heart goes against what you’ve been taught to believe, it’s more than a matter of faith. It’s a struggle to understand why the faith you’ve found comfort in is now the faith that torments you.
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“Payback” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
The world is a cruel place. It’s beautiful, too, but it’s because the cruelty far outweighs the beauty that the beauty is awe-inspiring. The more rare something is, the more precious it becomes.
“The Lie We Lived In” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Some secrets are too much to hide.
The Korean BL The Lie We Lived In throws together three men connected by circumstance, deception, and danger. Kim Seung Beom stars as Seo I Do, a contract killer whose latest assignment takes an unexpected turn when he’s ordered to keep his target alive instead of finishing the job.
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“Soul Mate” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
Unique is an interesting word. Depending on how it’s used, it can make someone feel special, or it can make someone feel alienated. Maybe that’s what stands out so much about the word itself, that it has the power to lift someone up while also weighing them down.
“Broken (of) Love” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
Very rarely is everything exactly as it seems. Growing up, my mother used to say there are always three sides to every story: yours, theirs, and the truth somewhere in between.
Nowhere does that feel more apparent than in the Thai GL Broken (of) Love.
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“When Oranges Fall” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
There’s nothing quite like the unpredictability of youth and the feeling of falling in love for the first time. Everything feels bigger when you’re young: friendships, heartbreak, embarrassment, joy. Even the smallest moments settle into your memory and stay there long after childhood fades away.
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“Love You Teacher” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
Trauma is a strange bedfellow that affects everyone differently. The human mind is an intricate thing, constantly trying to protect itself in ways that aren’t always easy to understand. And when grief, guilt, and depression become too heavy to carry alone, the ways people survive can look entirely unexpected.
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“Only Friends: Dream On” Series Review (Ep.3 to 12)
Relationships are messy. No matter how strong they seem, there are always hurdles waiting beneath the surface. Some relationships simply unravel in messier ways than others, something the Thai BL Only Friends: Dream On never shies away from.
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“Flower Boy” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
What happens when greed and pride lead you to take advantage of someone else, only for love to change the game?
That’s the question the new Thai BL Flower Boy sets out to answer, all while offering a scent-alizing romance that makes you wonder if love really does have the power to overcome.
