BL Compilations

My final review will likely be lower, I try to give things the benefit of the doubt until they are totally finished airing. I thought eps 7 and 8 were better but then 9 and 10 were worse. I agree that in Soju Bomb the language made much more sense. Glad you find my reviews helpful :)

I clearly state that it's a first impression. I always update after the final episode and normally after a few episodes have aired as well. People have said they find my reviews helpful so I'm going to keep writing them.

Yes this needed more runtime and I hope we get a season 2, but I understood and actually liked the ending.

I think the title Gray Shelter reflects their relationship. When you think of gray you think sad, lifeless, not clear cut. Yoon Dae was trying to seek shelter with Soo Hyuk. But that shelter wasn't joyful, it was painful and draining for Soo Hyuk.

Soo Hyuk was used to being the shelter for everyone else. He was exhausted and miserable being the responsible one all the time. Yoon Dae was not independent, but he needed to be so they could mutually support one another instead of 1 person constantly draining the other. The time jump was needed so Yoon Dae could become self-sufficient which he did. The ending was optimistic and I'm confident that now a romantic relationship will work between them.

my thoughts on the ending

I actually didn't understand that either, maybe it was due to internalized homophobia - I'm not planning to rewatch, hope someone else can help answer this

Thanks, I'm extra confused by their ages/timelines then. Yuan turns 18 in ep 4 (2019) so she would need to be 17 or 18 (if they are really close in age) but she clearly says she is 23 in 2023 and they state Yuan was gone for 4 years....hmmm....I'll look at it more and see if I can figure it out

Yes I agree, there were a lot of cliched plot points squeezed in and pacing was an issue as well. Ai Di completely captivated me because his different personality traits all totally made sense/worked, hope to see the actor in another series.

Thanks, I'll happily accept it :) I'm just thankful the unlocked episodes remained unlocked and didn't return to locked/paid because if they had, I think I would have lost my mind.

yes, that's a great example of the characters not acting like real people because real people would have done as you said, jumped to them and hugged them/said he missed them etc.

murders, attempted murder, suicide, suicidal thoughts, violence, torture, blood, child abuse, held against will, manipulation, grief

yeah people could definitely just watch 7 and 8, I did like some of the stuff back in high school which is why I included it :)

although everything on gaga is queer it is not all mutual romance but because it had the romance tag I was expecting it, unfortunately no (and I'm also sad about Soju Bomb as well)

I mean the wife was bad but she wasn't as awful as some of the other characters. After 9, I just wanted the ex and the kid to make it out alive...but maybe we'll never know since it's now been 2 months with no finale...

I did not feel that there was mutual romance so I wouldn't categorize it as a BL, it was unrequited love

spoiler for BL content

kissing or touching someone when they are asleep without a prior conversation is non consensual, it doesn't bother some people in fiction but other people may have had traumatizing real world experiences and want to avoid this in fiction so hence I include it in my content warnings

spoiler for another major content warning

suicide, not shown

Very welcome. It took me a minute to remember which series they were from but I think you'll recognize them :)

Thanks, yes, I need to update my list, I'll add the BL ones you suggested :)