The human heart is a stormy place, and when paired with thought, it becomes even more tumultuous. Love isn’t logical—it’s a force that heals, torments, and binds, sometimes all at once.
When mixed with thought, love can often feel like madness.
Category Archives: Taiwanese Reviews
“The On1y One” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
When you meet the person your heart is yearning for, do you reach for them? What if it feels like you shouldn’t?
Continue reading “The On1y One” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
“First Note of Love” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
Fear has a way of imprisoning people. Sometimes, we overcome those fears by leaning on something or someone. But what happens when the person you find comfort in is gone? What happens when the person who gave you the courage to face the world no longer stands beside you?
Continue reading “First Note of Love” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
“Unknown” Series Review (Ep.3 to 12)
Sometimes beauty is born out of tragedy, out of a broken place that doesn’t seem capable of growing something beautiful.
“Anti Reset” Series Review (Ep.4 to 10)
Anti Reset is an AI romance that is more romance and less AI.
“VIP Only” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
Simple, Sweet but Ordinary
“Unknown” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Desperation is a funny thing. It either sends us into an abyss we can’t escape from or sends us running headlong into a race of endurance and survival. The reward is making it closer to the finish line while holding up the people we love.
“Anti Reset” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
“Anti Reset” is the story of Chu Yi Ping (Wu Ping Chen), is an aloof and unsociable history professor who gets into an accident at his college and injures his arm. To take care of him, his uncle, the head of a scientific company which is secretly experimenting with artificially intelligent human-like robots, sends him their latest model, Ever 9 (Huang Li Feng). The two spend time together as Ever 9 helps nurse Yi Ping back to health, and feelings develop.
“Boys Like Boys” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)
I have been watching reality tv dating shows for as long as I can remember and no matter how much other people found it refreshing and true, I always felt every moment of it was scripted. Whether it is about their interaction, connections, fight or arguments, for me everything felt fake and too much formulaic.
Continue reading “Boys Like Boys” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)
“VIP Only” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
“VIP Only” is a Taiwanese BL drama that revolves around Gu Jing (Stan Huang) and Liu Li (Xuan Chen). Gu Jing is a good chef who owns a creative, retro restaurant. He opens his restaurant anytime he wants. Gu Jing finds that there is a boy who often visits his restaurant and takes the quietest seat, that’s Liu Li. Liu Li is a BL novelist who rents a room upstairs from Gu Jing’s restaurant. Gu Jing often sends Liu Li a bowl of spicy beef noodles, whenever he seems sad or resolute. Slowly, Gu Jing becomes the person that Liu confides in, the person who keeps him company. Gradually, Liu Li realizes that his fantasies may be different from reality.
The BL Xpress 