TianQi

Everything else about this is true to one extent or another, but China has not "banned LGBTQ+ content all together". LGBTQ+ content can be produced and shown on the platforms that allow it. The issue is that the major platforms themselves won't allow it because they don't want to deal with the possibility of government intervention. Honey Sir is a good example of that. That said, this only applies to domestic content. BL from other countries like Thailand is fully accessible China. In addition to this, BL content made from around and before this time period within China is still accessible.

I think you mentioned that you lived in East Asia for a while. If it was long enough, then I think you exactly what kind of "only drink hot water", "don't bathe for a month after giving birth" health advice this is.

I respect your opinion and Third really is put through a LOT, but Khai's transformation is the best of its kind I've seen in BL to date.

It seems some people are ready to suspend reality for the notion of two guys from prominent families in Thailand being engaged to each other and the families not minding to the point that Lian's father is more worried about him opening a club and that affecting his relationship instead of him marrying a guy and that affecting their reputation, but aren't willing to suspend reality for super dom-sub roles of the main couples and instead judge them as if these characters aren't living in a complete fantasy world...

What an evil twist that would be.

White: "Let my hand go"
Sean: *locks fingers*

God I love Sundays

Yeah, that's what I assume from watching Thai BLs. It's always close friends using it, but when someone says it as an insult, you hear the serious music in the background. haha

I don't know what it is, but the actors who play Natee and Phupha are getting hotter and hotter to me every episode. 🤣

Right, Texas Titan mentioned, not Tis_I, but in your in your comment to Tis_I, you asked her specifically why drag SOTUS into it. Tis_I didn't mention SOTUS. lol

You responded to Tis_I mentioning SOTUS telling her to stop talking about as if she mentioned it, but she didn't.

Where in the comment did she mention SOTUS?

ai/ee hia means "low serpent", but yeah it's very a derogatory word.

Quiet as it’s kept, but Valen and Non are the ones that actually need to be together. Kaitoon was doing just fine being dedicated to work and school. 🤷‍♂️

I'm a very firmly committed fan of Force, but this show has required a bit of rewiring in order for me to really enjoy it. First of all, the "Enchanté" part. It's not a harem plot and the guys aren't truly romantically chasing after Theo. They're background noise and that's fine, but that's not what this was advertised to be.
I'll go a bit further, even though it's rather early, and speculate that even if we were to have an adversary trying to get after Theo for his money or whatever to add to the drama, we'd only need one or at most two, but four? Phupha and Natee are conniving enough. But what is Saifah doing except looking good and playing a guitar? Why is Vayo even here??? lol
Unlike many, I don't have much of a negative opinion of Theo. He's kinda like sliced white bread. Nothing special, but when you spread some good butter (Akk) on it, it's delicious.

Oh, we can say more: Why R U? Love Area Part 2, Lovely Writer...lmao
It truly isn't a BL if there isn't a beach episode.

I don't know what else to say besides well done to all the actors. This won't get the clout and the credit this deserves immediately, but maybe, hopefully, after these actors go on to do some other, more popular or happy work, people will look in their list of other dramas they were in and discover this one.
Green (Ben) really stood out to me this episode. Before, I was a bit sad that I wouldn't get to see the pairing of Tae and Chap again in The Tuxedo, but at this point, I'm very much looking forward to seeing Green with Chap.

China has banned bromances too at this point really.

As a resident of Beijing, a word of advice if you want to catch the palace covered in snow: come in mid to late January. After you get here, check the weather to see when it’s scheduled to snow. Buy your ticket for the palace as soon as you see it because everyone and their mom dressed in their best hanfu are gonna be there for photo ops too. Lastly, get there very early. Snow usually falls at night here and is often melted/mushy by the afternoon.

If the forbidden city doesn’t work out, you can buy tickets the day of at the other palaces and temples that are built in the same style and offer great photo ops as well. 😊

Ahh ok now I remember that part. I guess that could be perceived as too sexual, but then…it was supposed to be for art too, so.

In theory, I think it'd be weird to cast a 14 year old when everyone else is so old, but I don't think his character got put in a situation that was terribly inappropriate for his age? And as far as the storyline, aside from cheating, what else really happened in this that a 14-year-old or even 11 or 12 year old wouldn't already be very well aware of?