FrankIncese

Boundary crossing is IT!!!!

Shu Yi DID suffer. We saw him crying and moaning when Gao Shi De did not answer his texts or calls. He’s obviously still miserable but trying to hide it. And it sounds like he even went to USA to look for his love. I do agree that Gao Shi De doesn’t seem as troubled. But don’t forget 5 years have passed and they’ve both adapted as best they could in their own ways.

Finally, a character who admits that he's confused about his feelings (aka his sexuality). So nice to hear someone voice this in a series. Maybe one of my favorite scenes in a BL ever. Followed by one of my least favorite. Why do we need to see anyone on the toilet? Gross. SFX waaaay over the top to make it even worse. Oh well, seeing Gene smile when Sib says he likes him was worth it. Can't wait!!

You don't need to hurt someone to break their grip. Personally, I would not allow anyone to drag me around like that, even if I did love them and even if they were drunk. But, as I said, it's just a minor issue. Doesn't stop me from enjoying the show.

SQUEE! I had written the wrong release date down for this, so I thought I still needed to wait a week to see it. So excited to watch 2 eps in a row. My only complaint... does Shu Yi have absolutely NO body strength? Gao Shi De drags him around and he acts like he is powerless. Now, I know he IS powerless emotionally, but come on, if you want to break a man's grasp or not allow him to drag you into your house (which you've left the door open to because...???), you could certainly resist more. But that's just a minor squibble because I would be dragged anywhere to see these two and their love story. LOVING IT.

Not feeling this one. An interesting premise, happy to see some real issues being addressed, but this might not be the team to tackle them. Scripting, direction, editing and SOUND are all subpar. Someone below said they felt like they were in Sunday school, and I agree. I'm Christian and have no problem with addressing faith but it's all cliches and platitudes. I also have trouble believing one conversation can change someone's mind about something as deep and personal as faith (or drugs/alcohol, for that matter). Episode 3 was the longest 20 mins of my life. But hey... I'm liking the actors. Kaleb is charming and has nice subtlety to his expressions that tell me there is a lot going on there.Nice to see that Enzo has range and isn't just My Extraordinary Part 2. Same for Gio. Hated his character in My Day, but he's quite natural and warm here. I'm not sure if I'll finish. If they post all the remaining eps at once, maybe. Too bad. -- Keep 'em coming, Filipino BL creators. I applaud your approach to the genre, if not the execution just yet.

I can't. I just can't. The first episode was a hard pill to swallow, but just halfway through the 2nd episode Andre just keeps yelling at people and not listening. I'm sure it's meant to show his "character" but when someone tells you 5 times they do not sell cell phones STOP asking them to sell you a cell phone. Dropping. Sorry.

Never asked you to shut up, Robin. But I get it now.

What's good for one, is horrible for another. It's all subjective. That's why we should all be allowed our own opinions.

No mailce here either, but a debate has begun...

I'm not certain I understand your arguments, Robin. Are you saying we should not criticize a series because people worked hard on it? Then nothing would ever be criticized. Ever. Even TikTok videos take effort. Making baskets takes effort. But if it falls apart, am I not to criticize it because the weaver might get their feelings hurt?

Also, you're looking to a general public forum on BL series for "intellectual integrity"? I think you should "read the room". There are people of all ages and all walks of life here. Not all of them have your level of education or maturity. Are they not allowed to express themselves?

You say it's a matter of respect... personally I respect the makers of these series. I'm sure they are savvy enough to know that once they put something out for consumption, they will receive positive and negative feedback. It's goes with the job. And I respect them enough to know they are not really looking at the MDL general comments section for "constructive criticism". They have peers and actual critics for that.

It sounds like you only want happy comments that agree with your happy comments. When will anything ever improve if we never question it, point out its flaws and discuss ways to improve it?

But basically, just scroll past the comments you disagree with. Don't let their criticism affect you. They aren't criticizing you, afterall.

And BTW... I like this series. I don't have any real complaints except the SFX (like so many others). And that's an example of criticism... shared by many fans... that would never have found commonality if we had been limited only to praising mediocrity.

I love how they flirt so openly. Too respectful to go further but so obviously in love.

Too repetitive for me. The story moves at a glacial pace. Direction and editing are abysmal. Everything placed in a field just for ease of filming. These guys spend more time in this field than I do in my own home. So many jump cuts that make you literally jump from being startled, only to realize it's the same scene, one moment later. They just needed to use another shot and couldn't figure out a way to edit it in correctly. And call me crazy, but if my best friend is pressing his erection into my butt, I'm gonna talk to him about it. Lead actor does an okay job, but keeps accidentally looking into the camera. You can see him looking for approval from the director. Sorry guys. nice try, but I won't be back.

Sweet, cute with a slightly different story than the norm. Bromance only for those that care. The ending was not satisfying, since it seems they are planning on a S2 and left us with a cliff-hanger. I'd watch S2 and am curious how they will handle the relationship given the restrictions. But despite having no major flaws, I can't entirely recommend either. Lacks depth, despite having created a rich background for each of the characters. They just don't dive deep enough and leave it all at the cute surface. And despite looking young, Joseph Wen is too old to play a teenager.

Train wreck on EVERY level. They create 5 - or is it 7 - couples for 9 episodes. That means each couple gets about 75 minutes of screen time. This should have been a 1 or 2 episode special reuniting the brothers. I often forgot about a couple because so little had happened in their story, only to be reintroduced to them 2 episodes later (the editing was very uneven in that regard). And when you only have 75 minutes to tell an entire love story - how about you don't have so many montages and scenes that are entirely silent... I mean, no sound effects, no dialogue,, no score, no background noise. Did you run out of your sound budget? Even Fluke, who we all know is an amazing actor, looks like an amateur here because the direction and scripting is sooooo bad. It's obvious all the side couples were inserted so the producers could find their next on-screen couple (Tar/Nuea were both excellent btw). How about having all these side characters actually interact with your MC. I would care more if they weren't strangers with no attachment to our MC at all. Granted, part of this separation was to make production easier (2 or 3 actors at a time is easier to manage, especially in a pandemic). But there are ways to script it so they appear to be interacting without having to burden the production. Poor Oak, as well... left to flounder and bite his lips, raise one eyebrow and pretend to be tongue tied. I'm sorry but he's not a very strong actor (he's been better before), but a little direction and editing could have solved some of that. My last complaint... was the production designer asleep? Fluke's house was literally empty. Thousands of shelves. None of them had a book, a knick knack, a bouquet of flowers... It distracted me from the scenes. I kept wondering what had happened to their lives. MISERY!

Lovely Writer is a silly sitcom. This is a real drama. You can't and shouldn't expect them to follow the same story arcs

It's cute. I'm liking it so far. But far too many moments where Gene is lost in his own reverie and it takes waaaaay too long for people to snap him out of it. Far too many GULPS, too. I noticed (and hated) the sound effects, then came here and saw all the comments. Welcome to the club, I guess. They are just a bit too hokey and juvenile for me, especially since this has adults (not school boys) as the MC. But enjoying both the MC and Tum and Mork. A fun little piece of fluff.

That IS offensive and you should keep such comments to yourself.

Yes, but this is not BL. It's not about one specific romance. It's about the breadth of the gay experience in Taiwan in the 70s. It's dark and complicated and beautiful.

I watched the movie version. I fell for it. The music angle was fresh and the score was so strong. Those two elements alone had me hooked. The boys are drop dead gorgeous, stop the movie and stare at images gorgeous. Sang Yi is adorable. So innocent and naive. I was rooting for him on all fronts. Loved the multiple meet cute moments. When Sang Yi is playing piano in the park and the boys lock eyes, look away and then back and In Soo smiles I melted. There were flaws. Lots of stories that did not have the time to be fully realized. Sang Yi doesn’t really struggle with his spy mission and it doesn’t come back to harm him. Min Seongs unrequited love was given short shrift. Even the boys relationship. Why doesn’t In Soo stay the night after the kiss? Why does he leave a seeming suicide note when that’s not his intent? Will they ever talk about their feelings? Cuz sometimes a montage ain’t enough. But all in all gorgeous fluff that I could watch over and over.

Yes and yes (at least for a brief moment).