This is a touching, sentimental journey of young love that was brilliantly done in the beginning but then got lost in its time journeys to recapture its past. While in some ways the story was exceptional, its execution was unfortunately lacking in logic. Initially it had me hooked on the strength of its young actors playing the parts of their younger selves. Simply put, they were brilliant.
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“My Dear Gangster Oppa” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
“Wait! I can’t catch my breath.”- quote from My Dear Ganster Oppa
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“I Became the Lead in a BL Drama: Crank up Edition” Series Review (Ep.1 to 3)
Adapted from the manga series BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita by Suzuri Machi and starring Abe Aran (Akafuji Yuichiro) and Akutsu Nichika (Aoyanagi Hajime), I Became the Main Role of a BL is precisely what its title implies. It follows two actors in two different stages of their careers–one famous, the other a child actor waning in popularity–cast in the leading roles of a BL series.
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“Bake Me Please” Series Review (Ep.1 to 6)
What can another trite, tropey, cliché-ridden Thai series centering around a cooking theme say that has not already been said? Both from a positive and negative perspective that seriously does not sound like a broken record (I know that dates me).
“What Did You Eat Yesterday? 2” Series Review (Ep.3 to 12)
I’m literally in tears because the drama ended too soon and there is STILL so much left to explore!
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“Fellow Travelers” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
“Fellow Travelers” takes us on a journey through the lives of Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer), a closeted gay man working for the State Department, Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), who meets Hawkins during his stint working at the State Department where the two fall in love during the McCarthy administration. Marcus Hooks (Jelani Alladin) and Frankie (Noah Ricketts) a couple of black queer men also find themselves in each other’s orbit and fall in love despite their differences and the need for self-preservation in a time of racism as homophobia puts a wedge in all relationships.
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“The Memories” Series Review (Ep.1 to 4)
Remarkable. This was the first word that came to me in how to describe this distinctive series from Cambodia, a country ostensibly not known for its BLs. But this word seems woefully inadequate, I am afraid. Maybe words are unwarranted here; perhaps only feelings are fitting. And my feelings are profound sadness, heartache, and a sense of betrayal. Yet, what still remains is just the meager shred of strength fed by the faintest spark of love.
“Indigo Reimagined” Series Review (Ep.1 to 7)
I know my reviews of these floundering BL series perhaps are a bit too heartfelt, but I have great admiration for struggling productions which are making an effort to tell a story in its own way, no matter what the obstacles. So, therefore, I am willing and do indeed overlook many of the production flaws so that we can understand what motivates and drives these creations- a belief in themselves and an effort to tell a story with sincerity and commitment. Indeed, that is what this series is. It is a surprisingly intense BL series full of real people with genuine problems told perhaps a bit over dramatically. But as uncomfortable as the story is, there is nonetheless an underlying veracity to its message.
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“For Him” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
Him is not as I thought previously an object pronoun but the name of one of the main characters. Kuddos for Thai BL for always being so creative when it comes to character names.
“Pit Babe” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
Alpha, Beta, and Omega are the three names represented in the ABO romance genre. Alpha’s being the dominant in relationships between men or women; while Betas are normally not as strong as Alphas, Omegas have lesser strength than them, with the unique ability to get pregnant whether male or female. This is the world that “Pit Babe the Series” takes place in. The drama series is one of the few I have seen that features an ABO format, but the aspects of the show that make sense because of it are so subtle it’s yet unclear if it’s truly necessary to include this trope.
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