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Love is an Armor
These boys suffered a lot. They've loved, and lost and loved again.
I enjoyed it, episodes were short ranging from 17-32 mins. There are trigger warnings specifically rape (off-screen) & blackmail. But there is a payout at the end, thought I would have preferred a more violent justice for that mofo.
Things I didnt enjoy that docked the rating:
1. lackluster plot: nothing new here and for a short series, there were a lot of subplots and some were unresolved.
2. editing and other production issues that screams low budget.
3. slow pace. I didnt quite get a lot of backstory and character development from the 2 couples. They just "fell in love". For example: Pei Jia relatively warmed up to Su Yi on the set, but he somehow only realized it after the shoot ended. He also conveniently forgot Su Yi confessed he was terminally sick in one of his fan letters.
4. Poor kisses. Chinese BLs Achilles Heel basically. The one thing we can count on Thai BLs to deliver.
5. I didnt like the second couple, don't see how these two can be in love. The Director guy seems stressed and a doormat, the scriptwriter was more genuine and blunt. There were couple of instances were he made me question his love for Su Bai with the way he treated his love's brother. The Director sort of redeemed himself in the end, but he wasnt all that likeable.
Overall there is a lot to like, and some that could have been done better. Nevertheless the acting really stood out from the whole cast and I wish them all the success. I will definitely check out their future work!
I enjoyed it, episodes were short ranging from 17-32 mins. There are trigger warnings specifically rape (off-screen) & blackmail. But there is a payout at the end, thought I would have preferred a more violent justice for that mofo.
Things I didnt enjoy that docked the rating:
1. lackluster plot: nothing new here and for a short series, there were a lot of subplots and some were unresolved.
2. editing and other production issues that screams low budget.
3. slow pace. I didnt quite get a lot of backstory and character development from the 2 couples. They just "fell in love". For example: Pei Jia relatively warmed up to Su Yi on the set, but he somehow only realized it after the shoot ended. He also conveniently forgot Su Yi confessed he was terminally sick in one of his fan letters.
4. Poor kisses. Chinese BLs Achilles Heel basically. The one thing we can count on Thai BLs to deliver.
5. I didnt like the second couple, don't see how these two can be in love. The Director guy seems stressed and a doormat, the scriptwriter was more genuine and blunt. There were couple of instances were he made me question his love for Su Bai with the way he treated his love's brother. The Director sort of redeemed himself in the end, but he wasnt all that likeable.
Overall there is a lot to like, and some that could have been done better. Nevertheless the acting really stood out from the whole cast and I wish them all the success. I will definitely check out their future work!
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