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Tiffany:

Serizawa 3 : This episode was cuteness aggression, and I loved it πŸ˜†

Ditto. I especially love an assertive and confident pursuit by a green-flag seme, which is the theme of several current JBLs.

Tiffany:

I still haven't watched Thundercloud Rainstorm but I will... One day !

I haven't either, but I likewise plan to, on the strength of "Secret Relationship", "Prosecutor's Proposal" and other KBLs from Studio OAK - but am I right that "Thundercloud" is darker? (I don't especially like dark - I prefer green flags to black flags - but I'll watch anything that's really good.)

Unique_rain:

Can anyone recommend me some completed BL series. I want to try 4 minutes again. I try but the beginning is what makes you either watch it or not and it just wasn't pulling me in but I really want to watch it.

Anything between 2018 +

Remember no rom com

I understand that many of us have lists to keep organised but those are for you and shows your tastes not others

what genre are you looking for?

p43425:
I haven't either, but I likewise plan to, on the strength of "Secret Relationship", "Prosecutor's Proposal" and other KBLs from Studio OAK - but am I right that "Thundercloud" is darker?

it definitely is.

Which one are you more likely to watch?
Full episodes
Split in 4 ( usually)

Split episode

Positive

Less overwhelming seeing 13 minutes compared to 47 minutes

Negative

Having to click the right order ( the amount of times that I click for part 2 only to find I somehow ended up on part 4 wondering where half the episode went

Can feel snippy especially the ending as it isn't really an ending unless it is part 4 of the episode

Not enough time to really get in the plot or even getting to know the characters

Wanting to rewatch a part but have to look in all the parts to find the scene to want especially when you can’t remember when it occurred

Full episode

Positive

Can see how much time is felt in an episode without needing to do maths especially when split episode durations isn't the same.

Negative

Can feel tedious with long episode especially past the 1h mark

If anyone else feel like saying some more ideas go ahead.

jazme:
Unique_rain:

Can anyone recommend me some completed BL series. I want to try 4 minutes again. I try but the beginning is what makes you either watch it or not and it just wasn't pulling me in but I really want to watch it.

Anything between 2018 +

Remember no rom com

I understand that many of us have lists to keep organised but those are for you and shows your tastes not others

what genre are you looking for?

Anything as long as it isn't rom com. My usual go to for angst and toxic really haven't been engaging me. Out of all the recent ones, Don't be too emotional is on hold ( might drop as too boring but need it for my 2026 BL watch challenge as it fits manipulative ML and other dramas are again too boring ), Double Helix I dropped ( too boring ). To my shore and Revenged Love ( still wondering why so many people liked it, too boring), Desire ABO was boring.

Everything is just too boring me right now

Maybe I need a break from BL. I don't think I've finished any BLs in August

Unique_rain:
Maybe I need a break from BL.

maybe.

these are bls

  • love you teacher -- trauma

  • when oranges fall -- coming of age

  • blue lips

  • payback

these are the recent non-bls i enjoyed

  • spooky in love

  • apartment job

  • the scarecrow

Unique_rain:
If anyone else feel like saying some more ideas go ahead.

I somewhat prefer full episodes over split episodes, but for a different and indirect reason: I associate split episodes with Youtube and thus adverts, as well as the occasional cut version. I'd rather watch the (uncut and advert-free) full episodes on the subscription platforms which I'm paying for.

jazme:
Unique_rain:

Maybe I need a break from BL.

maybe.

these are bls

  • love you teacher -- trauma

  • when oranges fall -- coming of age

  • blue lips

  • payback

these are the recent non-bls i enjoyed

  • spooky in love

  • apartment job

  • the scarecrow

The BLs

AI use in blue lips so no

The others I attempted and dropped

Non BLS

I've watched the scarecrow and it was okay, definitely preferred the past. You know what Apartment Job is in my PTW list and I'll start it today

Unique_rain:

Anything as long as it isn't rom com. My usual go to for angst and toxic really haven't been engaging me. Out of all the recent ones, Don't be too emotional is on hold ( might drop as too boring but need it for my 2026 BL watch challenge as it fits manipulative ML and other dramas are again too boring ), Double Helix I dropped ( too boring ). To my shore and Revenged Love ( still wondering why so many people liked it, too boring), Desire ABO was boring.

Everything is just too boring me right now

Maybe I need a break from BL. I don't think I've finished any BLs in August

I would recommend :

  • Deep In

  • Soul Mate

  • We Are All Trying Here

  • Teach You a Lesson

Tiffany:
Unique_rain:

Anything as long as it isn't rom com. My usual go to for angst and toxic really haven't been engaging me. Out of all the recent ones, Don't be too emotional is on hold ( might drop as too boring but need it for my 2026 BL watch challenge as it fits manipulative ML and other dramas are again too boring ), Double Helix I dropped ( too boring ). To my shore and Revenged Love ( still wondering why so many people liked it, too boring), Desire ABO was boring.

Everything is just too boring me right now

Maybe I need a break from BL. I don't think I've finished any BLs in August

I would recommend :

  • Deep In

  • Soul Mate

  • We Are All Trying Here

  • Teach You a Lesson

Teach you a lesson I loved so much, I constantly rewatch it. All others I attempted then dropped but maybe I could try Soul mate and We Are all Trying Here again