7.8 shouldn't be considered a horrible rating, it's still pretty high
Well considering the fact that a TON of K-dramas released this year and within the past year or two have a rating of 9.0 or more makes 7.8 rating look really horrible. I mean ton's of recent K-dramas have a rating over 9. These are only some I remember, I', sure there are more - Move to Heaven, Navillera, Vincenzo, Hospital Playlist, It's Not Okay To Be Okay, Flower of Evil, Mr. Queen, Crash Landing On You. All of these clocked a rating of 9.0 if not more. So, yeah makes 7.8 look horrible.
Thank you all for your responses. This was very interesting. I noticed that a lot of people explained BL as "guilty…
Not to sound like I'm picking on you because I'm really not and frankly speaking I think it is great that you find BL romance so pleasurable and that it brings out so many wonderful emotions like heart fluttering, blushing, etc and all the things you mentioned. But why do you associate that with guilt? Why do you feel guilty about finding BL romance so pleasurable?
I think It need to be normalized. Person of any gender or attraction can like straight romance without any questions…
I totally agree with you. Quite honestly I'm not sure I understand why a lot of people characterized their liking of the BL genre as "guilty pleasure" and frankly I found that characterization a little disturbing. Like I said in my earlier post - When I think of guilty pleasure I think of eating ice cream, chocolate or a piece of cake. I know consuming foods with excessive sugar is not healthy but then I have a sweet tooth and so when I occasionally indulge in consumption of such food, that to me is - guilty pleasure. Why is romance between two men guilty pleasure? Is it because even though it is year 2021 we unfortunately still seem to live in a deeply homophobic society where everything gets looked through a hetero-normative perspective - one that assumes all people wish to have a partner of the opposite sex, marry, have children, and fulfill traditional gender roles throughout their lifetime? Is it because we live in a hetero-normative society which means straight and cisgender people are a part of a privileged group and hence acceptance and "consumption" of gay romance is - guilty pleasure? Just trying to understand.
While we anxiously wait for Immortality, I have a general question about the BL/Danmei genre purely out of curiosity.…
Thank you all for your responses. This was very interesting. I noticed that a lot of people explained BL as "guilty pleasure" and I'm not sure I quite understand that. When I think of guilty pleasure I think of eating ice cream, chocolate or a piece of cake. I know consuming foods with excessive sugar is not healthy but then I have a sweet tooth and so when I occassionally indulge in consumption of such food, that to me is - guilty pleasure. Why is romance between two men guilty pleasure? Is it because even though it is year 2021 we unfortunately still seem to live in a deeply homophobic society where everything gets looked through a heteronormative perspective - one that assumes all people wish to have a partner of the opposite sex, marry, have children, and fulfill traditional gender roles throughout their lifetime? Is it because we live in a heteronormative society which means straight and cisgender people are a part of a privileged group and hence acceptance and "consumption" of gay romance is - guilty pleasure? Just trying to understand.
It took me about 13 episodes as well to get hooked onto The Untamed, but once I was hooked, I was HOOKED. I did…
I totally agree with you on how you got hooked on to WOH from the very first moment and for me personally this was one major MAJOR distinction between WOH and TU. While it took what felt like forever for me to really sink into TU (yes, I almost stopped watching TU because I just wasn't getting into it, but I'm glad I stuck with it because I loved it), that was sooo not the case for me for WOH. I was into WOH right off the bat.
So about that episode 13. That was the one with the tortoise cave. I loved everything about it but specifically how they collaborate to deal with the black tortoise of slaughter. It was the entire interaction between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. How Wuxian starts to undress just to get Wangji to spit the poison out, Wuxian using Wangji's headband fully knowing that it is something off limits and Wangji letting him, Wangji getting jealous of Mian Mian, Wangji's controlled subtle micro-expressions and Wuxian's polar opposite gregariousness was a perfect juxtaposition of how opposites attract. The entire interaction is steeped in slow burning sexual tension that I felt I could cut with a knife. That episode was an instant light switch for me and it just hit me from nowhere and I just got hooked. I just knew it then that I couldn't give up now and I just had to keep watching and I needed to know how this story would unfold and conclude.
While we anxiously wait for HOB, I have a general question about the BL/Danmei genre purely out of curiosity. What I understand from what I have read is that the BL/Danmei genre is predominantly created by women and targeted towards a heterosexual female audience. So question - What is it about two men getting it on that straight women find so appealing?
While we anxiously wait for Immortality, I have a general question about the BL/Danmei genre purely out of curiosity. What I understand from what I have read is that the BL/Danmei genre is predominantly created by women and targeted towards a heterosexual female audience. So question - What is it about two men getting it on that straight women find so appealing?
I'd say it is just rumors and wishful thinking from clueless people. Nobody really knows when this is going to air except the Tencent executives if that.
On episode 7 but I’m not hooked yet. In Untamed it took me 13 episodes before I got hooked. I was wondering…
It took me about 13 episodes as well to get hooked onto The Untamed, but once I was hooked, I was HOOKED. I did not have such trouble with Word of Honor and I got hooked to WOH right from episode 1. So if you are on episode 7 right now and it is doing nothing for you, I think it is best you give up now. Sorry it didn't work out for you.
Yeah, so HOB is not "coming out soon" like at all. The casting is not yet complete and the filming and production is not scheduled to begin until later this year. So yeah its not coming out anytime soon.
I really want to watch this for Song Kang, because, you know it is Song Kang ❤️❤️ and I'm crazy about him and I just love him, but I'm disappointed at how low the rating is on here. Should I watch this or should I skip it. Any advise? I'm so confused.
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So about that episode 13. That was the one with the tortoise cave. I loved everything about it but specifically how they collaborate to deal with the black tortoise of slaughter. It was the entire interaction between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. How Wuxian starts to undress just to get Wangji to spit the poison out, Wuxian using Wangji's headband fully knowing that it is something off limits and Wangji letting him, Wangji getting jealous of Mian Mian, Wangji's controlled subtle micro-expressions and Wuxian's polar opposite gregariousness was a perfect juxtaposition of how opposites attract. The entire interaction is steeped in slow burning sexual tension that I felt I could cut with a knife. That episode was an instant light switch for me and it just hit me from nowhere and I just got hooked. I just knew it then that I couldn't give up now and I just had to keep watching and I needed to know how this story would unfold and conclude.
That's it