If my dead pets came back in human form, what *I* would be worried about would be all the times they had seen…
My dog watches me take dumps all the time (just like how I watch him take a dump while walking him I guess). The romance would be totally dead on arrival.
I know that some people are tired of telenovela/K-drama cliches, I agree with it in the general sense. But in the context of a BL, and a BL made in Korea no less, I see these cliches as a way of normalizing BL stories. Just as LGBTQIA are normal people, then shows about them can also depict the same mundane tropes as everyone else. Not everything has to be "bury your gays" exploitation porn or a preachy burning crusade, there's room for a cheesy Korean romcom where the leads just happen to be both males.
Imagine if you were watching a movie, then on-screen half the people suddenly disappeared, but the film never tells you why. All the fans say you have to read the comics to figure out why it happened. That's how I feel with Kluen's behavior. If I have to turn to the source material to figure out what's up with a main character halfway through the series, then what's the point of a live adaptation?
The last Taiwan BL I saw was We Best Love so I find it kinda interesting that this one also features men in suits. I'm not complaining of course, suitsexual is fine. Reading through some comments, I'm seeing some flak aimed at Taiwanese BLs. To my mind, however, T-BLs are the only shows that consistently depict actually married same-sex life (and not just fantasy marriages), which is a huge flex since among the Asian countries that produce BLs they're the only ones where same-sex unions are legal.
I've been mustering the energy/MP/chi/mana to watch this show, and the comments/reviews are withering. In general, the MDL community knows where it's really at, so I will probably drop this in favor of Blueming. #ThaiNuma better step up, the K-BLs are really coming for their crown.
Why do I get this niggling feeling that Kinn's father is responsible for orphaning Porsche? He keeps playing chess, that's always a sign of a mastermind villain.
So I just stumbled upon this show a couple of days ago, and I watched the first episode because, duh, Zee. And it looks like they found someone who has similar qualities as Saint, how about that. In general, I'm not a fan of unequal power dynamics in relationships, particularly something as lopsided as this show portrays. Unfortunately, it seems Zee's character will be fully clothed for the vast majority of the series, so there's that perk gone. Finally, it would have been nice if MaxNat's characters were the polar opposite of the main pair. This show and Enchante are neck-and-neck on my chopping block.
3-episode rule. What a dumpster fire. I guess it's one thing if P'Aof directs a show (DBK, ATOTS), but it's another thing entirely if he just co-produces it (FUTS, this show).
Con: show is fluffy AF, no chance in hell we'd see Jung Woo's washboard abs