BL Drama Lovers Club

since we are showing out CW here's mine(its very small because I've been watching a lot of American tv shows like Stranger things) Ignore the  khemjira one, I finish it but I forgot to update it

 HuaSheng4life:

Hello my fellow BL family. How's everyone doing? 

I just started watching the first ep of Me and thee and I finish the new episode for The Wicked Game. 

I'm actually watching abo desire currently & I approve of your pfp , can hua not be so freakin' hot he destroys me everytime he upload on his insta 🥵😍

The End of the World with You

I had never planned to watch this drama even though I heard it was good, but I’m so glad I did.because it was excellent. I knew the premise involved the world ending in 10 days, and I knew that would really upset me. It did. I found it hard to watch. It was also hard because there are multiple characters grappling with the idea of suicide vs finding a reason to live. this is personally a hard topic for me, especially when it’s done well, as it is here. It feels like these characters have been damaged. They are struggling and in pain. The characters are searching for answers to their own trauma as well as meaning in a world that is about to end. They ask the question, is it even worth finding meaning with so little time left?

in general the story is sad and I cried quite a lot. There is a beautiful romance embedded in there, in both the past and present, but it is also a romance that questions whether it can keep going—if the world doesn’t end—given certain circumstances and character traits. Ritsu is a chronic player. Can he really stay loyal to one person, even if it’s the person he loves the most? I want to believe in him by the end, but my real-life experience tells me most people like this can’t change, so I’m not sure. is It a happy ending? I would say yes. It is definitely an ending filled with hope. 

a few additional notes on what makes this BL special. The NC scenes are quite graphic, but also convey an important emotional connection. Masumi says that sex for him means trust. We find out that this isn’t true for Ritsu, yet he can’t let go either.but  They both know they have a special fire together. I thought the idea of sex being about trust was beautiful and lent an extra layer to these scenes.

most of the present-day story takes place as the characters are traveling across the country. There are two supporting characters who want to see their families, and the MLs are taking them. As they travel they learn about each other and develop a closeness that some viewers referred to as “found family.” It didn’t feel exactly that way to me but it did demonstrate the importance of non-romantic relationships and bonds in helping us understand the world and heal from its wounds.

i think my ratings are getting more lenient, or maybe I’m not as critical of certain things as I once was. I decided to give this a 9 because even though it was sad and at times difficult, it did an excellent job of conveying real emotions, and I found it really beautiful.

note of interest: one of the four main characters is a trans woman, so I looked up the actor to see if they actually had someone trans play the role. They did! The actor refers to themself as “genderless” but was born male and presents as female (from what I saw on IG.) they appear to do a lot of modeling and own a “genderless” clothing company. I don’t know how they are treated in Japan but I was happy to see them featured in this show. FYI they are also in Therapy Game.

edit: just to clarify, yes this was hard for me, but I have chronic and severe mental illness (mostly depression and anxiety) so a lot of emotional things are hard. Sometimes I shy away from the intense dramas and towards the fluff for this reason, but sometimes I figure if I’m going to have a hard day anyway, I may as well just go with it and feel all the feels. plus then I get to watch some amazing things, like this show and make our days count. 

 blsymphony:

this is actually on my list so I would also be interested to know if it's as good as it looks 🩷

Mr. P and I both wrote responses on Page 2380

 dora:

The End of the World with You

I had never planned to watch this drama even though I heard it was good.

Hmm, I guess that means you liked it, even though you struggled to watch it.

Here's what I wrote about it back at the time: "This series is unique and extraordinarily good. I don't usually go for heavy apocalyptic drama; I'm more one for light love stories with a predictable happy ending. But this series is *so* well done - the story, structure, writing, production, and of course the two (or actually three? four?) excellent lead actors - that I can't give it anything but top marks. Not only the characters (flaws and all) are fascinating but also how the bonds between the four quickly develop under these strange circumstances. The bedroom scenes are unusually graphic for such series - and yet not just sensationalized, gratuitous sex but rather authentic and with a real dramatic purpose."

 jazme:

i think this is why we singles find it hard to find love in reality, because our standards are elevated because of these characters/shows lol. not that i'm complaining hahaha

That could be true. My standards are already too high anyways, without drama role comparisons! 😆

 blsymphony:

I'm actually watching abo desire currently & I approve of your pfp , can hua not be so freakin' hot he destroys me everytime he upload on his insta 🥵😍

I  loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Eliot as hua Yong OMGG you should take my abo desire quiz linked to my bio once you finish Abo desire