The seduction of retro, politics, forbidden lust, and a powerful love...a must watch!!
This is a show of the proverbial 'second couple' ...they plain steal the show, and no, not by accident...it is meant to be that way....Apo and Mile are great too, but they, and all the other players in this drama, pale to Son and Euro, particularly Son, I would say.....they made it beyond stunning..a must watchBL-needle Score: 8. Reasonably high BL-ness
They had me seduced right from the start with those retro yellow tones, the flower-power vibes, the 70s guitar-sax-jazz tunes......and the quietly unfolding political map for a script, seeping with layers of deception, infidelity, decadence, and sauve.... Apo-Mile's comeback show seemed all set to bang, and how!!!! And then, it actually turned out to better!!!
I loved that retro-styled credits at the beginning! I was off course looking forward to Apo-Mile's next, but did not really expect it to be this good! This was a slow burn story with strong love-hate equations, deep-simmering lust and a powerful love playing havoc, in the backdrop of political turmoil of a nation that is in the throes of change.
Should you watch it? YES and YES
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How many times does one expect the 'cute brothers in love' clickbait to work? Mostly lame
Ok, you were probably like me - jumping into this just looking at China and BL, well, don't. The first episode was pretty lame. The only good thing are the production values and to an extent, the cute boys, But it ends there.BL-needle score: 7.5 Reasonably high BL-ness
I mean how many times does one want to do the step-brother/grown-up together-brothers being in love with each other!! And even if you do, wouldn't all the precedence of it need you to make it extremely compelling for people to want to watch it?? This has none of that. The script is all over the place and so is the logic (ok, I still discounted that since a large number of BLs anyway defy logic). I clicked on it with a lot of interest only to have cold water poured on me. Avoid :/
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One word - SIZZLING!!! Go watch.....WAIT...WTF was that ending!!!!!!
Damn!! This is sooooooo good.....woof!!! Yes, that's what I wrote after Ep 3 and continued to be convinced till Ep 15.....and then, we had THAT ending!!!! You can watch for how good Hua's actor is, but don't expect too much...and definitely not any redemption. I am downgrading it to 7.5 for that rushed and shitty ending!Please be aware that this a Omegaverse story that involves fantasy setting of men getting pregnant, etc., so check that bit out before you start watching.
BL-needle score: 7. Reasonable BL-ness. Frankly, I'm at a loss with this score for this show since it is hardly a quintessential BL. May be I need to revise the constituent of my BL-needle score. I probably will if there are enough content like this coming our way. :D
This show has all the potential to change how BLs are made and consumed....the script, production, acting, every damn thing is so much more matured than almost 90% of the BL dramas that we see. I have rarely come across BL shows that invested so much in its script, nuance and small details, that I see in this show, which is an absolutely welcome change. I just hope it doesn't get stuck mid-way with the whole censorship miasma in China for BL content.
While the story itself may not appeal to those who have issues with the Omegaverse, I would say that if you are giving this a miss because of that, you'll loose out
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They are wasting the Sky-Nani chemistry with cute but tame scripts
It started off well...but became tamer with every episode....I was waiting with a lot of anticipation for this one, after the rollercoaster that High School Frenemy was, and though this was cute, I am disappointed with how surface it is. This was not even remotely close to the electrifying experience that High School Frenemy wasBL-Needle Score: 7. Reasonable BL-ness
Sky-Nani pairing up to fight Yao energy together while (B)Romancing with their angst-love energy......was supposed to be plain delish...but well, just that it was not...it was cute and had some arresting moments....I know this was supposed to be a bromance, but why waste Sky-Nani's chemistry and acting abilities for just decidedly tame, feel good stories? I am even ready to overlook/accept the Bromance fence-sitting that they have been asked to do...at least that somewhat added to the charm of High School Frenemy...but Wu was too surface and they are capable of so much more. I hope GMMTV Team finds them a more 'intense' script next time.
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Cute JBL- started off really well!
That whole 'I realised I love you only when I saw you leave'-trope - never gets old I guess 🥰BL-needle Score: 7.5. Reasonably high BL-ness
I really liked the first episode. Has a simple story line and the execution doesn't feel over the top or comic-ish, which is the case for many cute JBLs these days. Wataru realises his attraction to Minato only when he leaves for another town for his job after having lived together for 5 years.
The way Wataru keeps repeating 'Tomodachi'(just friends) while running to meet him when Minato returns to town exactly on the 10th anniversary of their first meeting, was so awwwwww. And Minato has such deep eyes and stares with such meaning at Wataru that you can't but melt.
The only thing that felt off is that for a friend who is that close, Wataru should have been dropping Minato off at the airport when he was going off, and not said bye outside their apartment.
I love the pent-up longing and the delish tension of unspoken words and desire between them
Definitely looking forward to the next episodes...:)
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