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hi. i love watching movies and series from all over the world and felt that i need to purge that information somewhere. >○<

“Stay by My Side” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)

Bu Xia (Hong Wei Zhe) is a timid, playful and seemingly superstitious boy, whose family seems to be in touch with their spiritual side, with his sister having taken over the family shrine since the death of their grandfather. After several encounters bumping into him on campus, Bu Xia meets Jiang Chi (Yang I Hsuan), who becomes his roommate, despite Bu Xia wanting to have his own room. Jiang Chi is quite the opposite of Bu Xia, he is more serious, stern and tidy, which creates disputes between them. Although they start out with various conflicts, it doesn’t take long before both of them realize that they can be more accommodating and begin to get along reluctantly.

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“Glamorous” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)

The latest queer show on Netflix is a fun, cute, supposedly comfort show that takes you through a whirlwind of very superficial emotions but, as with any Netflix show, you’re left bracing yourself for its cancellation. Netflix has a history of setting up queer shows for failure, so I will not begrudge the cast or writers (to some extent) for putting out what they put out and will review the show on its merits. (WGA strong and pay the writers). I, however, cannot stand love triangles, and I will not apologize for that.

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