VixenByNight72

The script is all over the place, certain scenes and things that all the characters are written to behave/react to are somewhat juvenile, but I am enjoying that ALL of the actors have invested 100% of their talent into bringing life to these characters.

Not one of them comes across as being hesitant in showing that the screenwriters writers have absolutely no idea what they're doing.

Shan is in utter love with Ob-un. While Ob-un can't quite believe what he's feeling towards Shan with every new interaction between them.

A cute way to spend up to 50 minutes watching cute characters flirting with one another.

"At times, Blossom can be a hoot because of its narrative shortcomings. It is ridiculous, but—wink wink—it knows it is ridiculous."

100% agreed. Blossom IS ridiculous, because it had to be. I too have images of "Word Of Honor", "The Untamed", and an even earlier Chinese BL/Bromance called "Love Is More Than A Word", in the back of my mind as I watched this uncensored tale of love between 2 male couples/pairings. It was refreshing to see Xiaobao fully embracing the fact that he fell head over heels in love with Huaien, even though he initially thought that he was a she. I even loved how Huaien initially resisted letting himself accept Xiaobao's feelings/attraction towards him, because of how he was raised, by the man who resented his very existence, due to his birth causing the banishment/death of the woman he was obsessed with aka "in love", his mother.

I think the writers went with the non-con regarding Huaien, because they couldn't have him instantly accepting his own feelings and desire towards Xiaobao too quickly. They only had a budget for 12 episodes.

Hopefully with the success of this Chinese period piece BL series, we will get longer/better written period piece BLs, that are written by folks familiar with these stories/themes, but actually funded by other countries that aren't beholden to following the Chinese government.

"The other thing that is annoying. I don’t know if you watched Stay with Me, but they could have done that with it. All implied. It was beautifully done. it’s very irritating."

But, from the moment when the news came out that Thailand was doing an adaption of the Chinese BL series, folks were so excited, because hopefully, they would "finally" see a fully produced version of the story. All the toxic, sexual aspects that they've been imagining in their minds as they've read the actual source material. There would be no "ban", no "bromance", no "tameness", and no hesitation to go there with the material, because that's what's expected with BLs from Thailand.

Then this production company chose to cast two male actors with an almost 10 year age gap.

Now, folks have been upset/arguing for months about that casting, while also scrambling to get access to watch the episodes.

This is the playbook for Jinloe. They did the same thing with "Hit Bit Love".

Not a bitch, because something good for Bible had to come through for him after the complete mess that resulted from his former co-worker's behavior.

Like Bible was supposed to anchor himself to having his career over, before it even started out of "solidarity"?!

Anyway, let's continue to focus on the present and the next episode of this series airing in the next 8 hours.

"Sometimes I wonder if audiences would like characters who are borderline stalkers like Shan, if the actor playing him looked like an average guy or an ugly guy, instead of a model."

😃 😀 😄

Anytime my sister watches some of these series with me, (even some of the GLs) she makes comments in a similar tone. She wonders why these leads cannot find a way to connect with each other, without one of the characters coming across as being "creepy".

Shun could literally just tell his "Little Prince" that he actually admires/likes him, and that he wants to spend more time together with him, but that would defeat the whole premise of their plot to get together throughout the rest of the series.

Like their minds just cannot comprehend that there could be physical sexual desire/interest of ANY fictional queer male character that isn't under the age of 30 in these BL series.

"I kinda hope the pearl cluthers who think gay love stops after 30 don't discover this one."

Hilarious and so sadly true.

Ishida is down bad for Miysuya, and it's just not based on how well he cooks for him. There's a connection being established. A sense of comfortability that he AND Miysuya are sharing. The knowing look Shige had while watching them react.

Takara is so afraid that due to Taishin naivete, and cluelessness that he would be "taking advantage" of him. He keeps seeing himself as his Mom, when he's nothing at all like her. If he was like her, he wouldn't be so worried about doing anything "bad" in showing and expressing his feelings for Taishin.

I am all in.

I am looking forward towards "Kidnap". Wishing nothing but the best for Ohm, Leng, and all of their co-stars.

I am truly saddened that the more delulu fans from "Bad Buddy The Series" couldn't allow themselves to maintain some composure, grace, and sanity regarding their hurt over their delulu bubbles being burst by both Ohm and Nanon choosing to not continue their professional CP together.

I truly hope that this delulu madness is over, and that these folks will move on. Ohm, Nanon, and Leng did not deserve this sort of reaction, and behavior for such a long period of time.

Huai En's "How Dare You Look At Someone Else!" glare to Xiao Bao had me in stitches this morning.

I feel so bad for Huai En. He has had no real loving example of parental love/affection and views romantic love as a negative thing.

Xiao Bao will have to be very patient, and understanding, but he's already head over heels in love with him.

"Only the most demanding viewers—the ones who want food for thought to accompany their sweet confections—will lament the gaping hole where dramatic or thematic complexity would normally appear."

I am one of those viewers. 😃

I'm glad that you enjoyed "We Are".

Great comparison to Vietnam's latest and on-going BL "Under The Oak Tree".

I really don't get the "traitor" usage for both Perth and Santa. They each parted on good terms with their former CPs Earth "Cooheart" and Chimon.

What did their "fans" expect them to do? Just portray side/support characters, out of some sort of "respect" for their former CP fanbase?!

Sigh. I come from a Western background and was raised in a household that watched American daytime soap operas for 3 generations. BL fans are an entirely different breed of fans when it comes to not being able to accept change.

"Obviously, this isn't just a problem in BL, but it seems to happen A LOT in BL."

And it will continue to happen, until the Thailand government looks into establishing rules regarding how these production companies are vetted.

Have these performers received their compensation yet?

Thanks!!

"I remember back to Ep 1 when Moo's mother told Moo about the Idol life, and that it was a lot uglier than what people realised."

And that was when Moo had no idea how much he was going to fall for the "nice guy" that gave him a toothbrush in a restaurant in his dorm building.

Moo back then didn't think that he would have to give up anything or anyone of importance in his personal life, because his sole focus was on becoming an idol.

He fell in love. That shouldn't be the thing that prevents him from being able to pursue his career, and I feel that's the point GMMTV is making with this series.

Thank you for being truthful and honest about the JimmySea fandom reaction regarding the Sea situation.

I am dumbfounded that certain folks continue to try and deny that what has been written regarding Moo and Kang's situation as unbelievable, when almost every other month, we see some other fandom losing their minds about what one of their idols has done in their personal life

"Excuse me, from where? If an artist is unhappy - how can they give fans what they don’t have? That’s a straight road to depression and worse. Let them live! 😔"

Those are the questions that certain fans never ever want to address, because then they will have to understand that their "idols" are actually human people. That they're not solely in this world to just entertain and please us fans. It's their job, but they should be able to have a life outside of their career.

"And what better if the series also deals with the world of idols, addressing the underworld of this industry, the ins and outs that surround it, which, in fact, is not often explored in BL."

"City Of Stars" delved into the world of the Thai BL industry and the "sacrifices" that many of these performers face regarding having to keep their private lives private, and away from the public, especially regarding their so called "fans". One of the main leads in the fictionalized story, basically gave up his career, because he wanted to be able to continue his relationship with his boyfriend.

I just don't understand why certain viewers want to put blinders on when these stories are featured in these BLs.