Oh, JG. We're talking about a BL here. If the parents don’t die horribly in a car accident, how could BL as…
I hear you. Personally, I really couldn't get my head around why Fujisawa denied loving Sei, even with his explanation, it will never make sense to my brain. If anything, I'd want to protect, love and fuck him harder. #JustSayin'
The series follows the novel arc so this episode is not really different from the novel. It's not satisfying for…
I hear you and thank you for telling me about how the novel is depicted. I just don't believe that the written word can always be translated into the visual.
And in this case, it honestly didn't translate. For example, I've heard in the novel, they were fucking like rabbits for 2-days straight in the hotel. They never showcased this in the drama, and I get it. Time being a bummer 😆It took the written word to tell us this.
For me, if you're writing and depicting a drama like this, which at its core, is about sex, be it the lack of and communication breakdown between partners, you should be thinking only about how your can exacerbate it to make it fruitful for your visual audience.
And, so it concludes. I've said it previously, this drama could have been my all-time favourite BL ever, however, those final 2-episodes, massively placed a spanner in the works for me, and I'm currently conflicted as to the rate I will give it.
Why? Because, two men continued to come together bound by their natural affinity to one another. That part moved me. The dialogue between them was always direct and straight to the point, mainly from Sei's perspective, dashed with much needed doses of Hagiwara's kindness, comfort and off-the-scale beauty. Damn, Muto Jun, is indeed a seriously beautiful man, so made for camera, which is impossible to ignore and so very, very captivating. Man, did he deliver his character, as did Ito Asahi.
So what went wrong? Honestly, WTAF was that reasoning behind Fuji's treatment of Sei? Writer, are you taking the actual piss? I ask this honestly. You could have written something beautifully poignant and captivating and instead you chose to go down the utterly unbelievable and laughable path of: "I saw your parents in their car. Waved. Talked and then they died. It's all my fault. If I hadn't waived and held them back, they'd be alive." Who, honestly, would believe this shit, or make it up as a plausible plot line in a drama? That's the sort of ridiculousness that I was reading at the age of 8, with Mills & Boon. Really, that's the path you chose? To my brain, it honestly, beggars belief. You did yourself a massive disservice.
However, all-in-all, this was a drama that resonated with me. It was Creative. Innovate. Captivating and most-importantly, thought provoking. I adored the way sex was at the core of its narrative and its implications around rejection, loneliness and lack of comfort felt across all characters.
I'm going to hold off posting my final rating as MDL seems to believe there's an EP8 incoming.
We get it. We get it. Rain. Rain. Sunshower. Rain. Downpour. Rain. Symbolism. Rain… Now that it's raining more…
Oh, for the love of symbolism. Fucking hilarious my friend. I hope you had said tune on in the background, tapping away, while provocatively shaking your tush and busting out your vocals for all and sundry to hear. Now, that would be a scene to behold. #JustSayin'
"We fucked like rabbits." Yes, you tell him Sei. Let him know you fucked like rabbits for two, exhausting and fulfilling days straight. But, you didn't want to hear that did you, you psycho mother fucker, so instead viciously raped him. Karma is indeed a bitch and that bitch it coming to get you. Irrespective of the situation, our men will see that you can never deny what the heart desires. It is called a huge flaw of human nature for that very reason.
Kudos to Kaori, at least she had the dignity to bow out gracefully. However, I did find myself wanting to slap her sexless face so damn hard when she said "I might have found a way if you had slept with a woman, but I don't understand why it had to be a man. That's what's bothering me. To touch each other's bodies, would be unbearable." And then the bitch troll from hell, had the audacity to say: "You blame me?" WTAF! Yes, he does blame you. However, he's too much of a gentleman to actually tell you directly, so chose: "I'm not your pet dog Kaori." Respect Hagiwara, huge respect.
I find it quite strange how the writer has made the conversations between our lead characters so direct, straightforward and to the point. There is zero fluff in this drama, which I adore. Yet both Sei and Hagiwara, have struggled for so very, very long to have a straightforward conversation with their partners. I suppose that's why this drama is so damn captivating, riveting and appealing.
I just so want the final episode to be 23.59 minutes of pure, unadulterated love.
You do realize that was a comedic review, right? I don't think someone would imitate God and seriously issue commandments.Also,…
And... this is why we are friends. Your concluding line: "To laugh at oneself is the beginning of wisdom." As a black woman, I constantly enjoy taking the piss out of myself. My mother can't get her head around how naughty and outrageous I am. I remember, years ago, a white colleague asking me why I always drink black coffee and not with milk. My naughty side responded: "What, you don't know? Black people need to drink black coffee to keep our colour levels high." She believed me. I never told her otherwise. Made me laugh my fucking head off.
You do realize that was a comedic review, right? I don't think someone would imitate God and seriously issue commandments.Also,…
Beautifully said. You so got what he was trying to say. The respondent, simply didn't get the oh so beautiful, intelligent, eloquent nature of his post.
Episode 5:Good heavens, this just keeps getting better and better...one of the best BLs I've seen and perhaps…
My friend. I was waiting with bated breath for your review. What took you so long? Me and B have been all over this shit show of a masterpiece for hours. Where's lovely Maggi? #Snigger
The writing is quite frankly off the fucking scale with this drama. I'd go as far as saying that this could be my best BL drama of all time. It really is that damn good.
"We're both crazy..." Truer but more joyous words are rarely spoken. Often, one has to go a little crazy to find peace and sanity on the other side. I totally concur with your thought process here. Love this.
Sei's chest. I was so there with you. The first time I saw it, in the bathroom, I literally gasped. Honestly, I couldn't believe that such a buff chest and the most resplendent nipples lay below such baggy, sexless, unappealing clothing.
This. This line utterly killed me. "Note to director: Two men cannot have butt sex face-to-face without the receptive partner raising his legs, preferably behind his ears." I was laughing so long and hard, that when I read it to Neil he said: "Darling, keep it to yourself, I don't need and want to have that picture in my brain, unless it's your legs over my shoulder." Thank you for teaching me something new.
Like you, I also can't wait for EP 6. Bring it on. Damn, shit is going down and I so want their respective partners to suffer the full blow of what they've created. I want them to hurt so very, very badly and also feel the pain of rejection - tenfold.
And in this case, it honestly didn't translate. For example, I've heard in the novel, they were fucking like rabbits for 2-days straight in the hotel. They never showcased this in the drama, and I get it. Time being a bummer 😆It took the written word to tell us this.
For me, if you're writing and depicting a drama like this, which at its core, is about sex, be it the lack of and communication breakdown between partners, you should be thinking only about how your can exacerbate it to make it fruitful for your visual audience.
Why? Because, two men continued to come together bound by their natural affinity to one another. That part moved me. The dialogue between them was always direct and straight to the point, mainly from Sei's perspective, dashed with much needed doses of Hagiwara's kindness, comfort and off-the-scale beauty. Damn, Muto Jun, is indeed a seriously beautiful man, so made for camera, which is impossible to ignore and so very, very captivating. Man, did he deliver his character, as did Ito Asahi.
So what went wrong? Honestly, WTAF was that reasoning behind Fuji's treatment of Sei? Writer, are you taking the actual piss? I ask this honestly. You could have written something beautifully poignant and captivating and instead you chose to go down the utterly unbelievable and laughable path of: "I saw your parents in their car. Waved. Talked and then they died. It's all my fault. If I hadn't waived and held them back, they'd be alive." Who, honestly, would believe this shit, or make it up as a plausible plot line in a drama? That's the sort of ridiculousness that I was reading at the age of 8, with Mills & Boon. Really, that's the path you chose? To my brain, it honestly, beggars belief. You did yourself a massive disservice.
However, all-in-all, this was a drama that resonated with me. It was Creative. Innovate. Captivating and most-importantly, thought provoking. I adored the way sex was at the core of its narrative and its implications around rejection, loneliness and lack of comfort felt across all characters.
I'm going to hold off posting my final rating as MDL seems to believe there's an EP8 incoming.
Kudos to Kaori, at least she had the dignity to bow out gracefully. However, I did find myself wanting to slap her sexless face so damn hard when she said "I might have found a way if you had slept with a woman, but I don't understand why it had to be a man. That's what's bothering me. To touch each other's bodies, would be unbearable." And then the bitch troll from hell, had the audacity to say: "You blame me?" WTAF! Yes, he does blame you. However, he's too much of a gentleman to actually tell you directly, so chose: "I'm not your pet dog Kaori." Respect Hagiwara, huge respect.
I find it quite strange how the writer has made the conversations between our lead characters so direct, straightforward and to the point. There is zero fluff in this drama, which I adore. Yet both Sei and Hagiwara, have struggled for so very, very long to have a straightforward conversation with their partners. I suppose that's why this drama is so damn captivating, riveting and appealing.
I just so want the final episode to be 23.59 minutes of pure, unadulterated love.
The writing is quite frankly off the fucking scale with this drama. I'd go as far as saying that this could be my best BL drama of all time. It really is that damn good.
"We're both crazy..." Truer but more joyous words are rarely spoken. Often, one has to go a little crazy to find peace and sanity on the other side. I totally concur with your thought process here. Love this.
Sei's chest. I was so there with you. The first time I saw it, in the bathroom, I literally gasped. Honestly, I couldn't believe that such a buff chest and the most resplendent nipples lay below such baggy, sexless, unappealing clothing.
This. This line utterly killed me. "Note to director: Two men cannot have butt sex face-to-face without the receptive partner raising his legs, preferably behind his ears." I was laughing so long and hard, that when I read it to Neil he said: "Darling, keep it to yourself, I don't need and want to have that picture in my brain, unless it's your legs over my shoulder." Thank you for teaching me something new.
Like you, I also can't wait for EP 6. Bring it on. Damn, shit is going down and I so want their respective partners to suffer the full blow of what they've created. I want them to hurt so very, very badly and also feel the pain of rejection - tenfold.