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I don't think this is the reason people have an issue with this show.... The issue we have is how they "bury the gays" for the sake of the heterosexual character's redemption and exculpatory plot arch. Another user said it best: there are far more real and destructive effects of homophobia and someone doesn't need to die in a car accident to suffer the effects of homophobia. It is the little things that kill you slowly.

Now that this is done, lets talk about what the writers and producers got wrong or right.

I think the description above needs to be changed. It is deceiving. This is a tale of love, tragedy and forgiveness. It is not a " tender story about innocence, friendship, the beauty of awakening desire, acceptance".

Which brings me back to why this is not BL. The story didnt end with their deaths, and once they died the focus was not them accepting they died. It was all about the parents and the family... in fact, the show ends with an admonition about ending homophobia. This show focus was not on the romance. This was an LGBTQ show.

The reason BL is unique is that it is focus is on the romantic relationship and how it develops. The Philippines thus far has given us all kinds of blended BL/queer shows from the BL-centered but queer aware Gameboys to the queer-centered but BL stylized BenXJim. I think My Extraordinary is too far Queer in terms of its narrative to be BL. It is focus is more on the heterosexual characters, making it more of a queer aware show. The BL elements are there, most notable is the seemingly gay romance between the brother of Ken and Sandees brother.

Overall, this show should not be considered BL in my humble opinion. This is not because it has a tragic ending but because the focus is not on the BL characters nor is the plot climax centered around the BL characters relationship.

Ending done. Now we can finally talk about it.

Is this a BL? Strictly speaking, I had say no.

I think Cairo is a tsundere and this is how they decided to portray him. He also displayed some of the typical Uke characteristics that we see in Thai BL. I think this show did a great job of blending Thai BL with Pinoy Queer media tradition while still keeping some important Yaoi elements.

I understand why you felt that way, but I think that this was done on purpose to keep the dramatic tension elevated and to make sure that Cairo stayed a tsundere all the way to the end.

Cairo was conflicted towards the end. He wanted to stay. He always did. He was conflicted between the love he felt for Gavreel and the love he felt for his mom and how much he felt he owe her now that his dad was dead.

I don't know if you got this from watching but both Cairo and Gav were lonely and found each other. When Cairo went through loosing his dad, Gav helped him and when Cairo came out, Gav was there for him. That kind of boding has a deep and lasting impact. I think the show was pretty realistic in how it portrayed the development of Cairo. I actually felt like it was Gavreel who had little development.

Oh you are missing the best parts. Episode 7 or 8 I think.... I cried and was so upset it took me several hours to stop crying....

This is why I avoid Western LGBT media like the plague.

Yes, I meant the drama!

I really enjoyed the experience of watching the characters develop.... In the beginning I was so mad at her.... I don't recall ever being this mad at a character! I was super upset that she was being unfaithful to her husband. He seemed so cute. In my head I was like, if you don't want him, hello? LOL

Then he turned out to also be an asshat. You then think, they just both deserve each other. Then the kid also turns out to be a jerk, though I totally excused him because of what she did to him. Eventually in the end, I got the feeling that they both grew and learned from the experiences.

But yes, she was a sort of repulsive character that you wanted to shake her to see if you could get some sense into her. I don't think she was evil, but she was really messed up in the head.

I miss J-dramas.... I need to start watching again!

Great list. This makes me want to get back to watching J-dramas and movies.

Did you ever watch Love and Fortune (2018)? It is not as weird of a premise but it is a weird movie that draws you in, repulses you, makes you hate the characters, makes you love them, then leaves you with an empty feeling. Very Japanese LOL.

I fixed it... Thanks for catching that... You know, I struggled with whether I should write it so many weeks after watching the last episode. I had jotted down some notes (and that info was not on those notes). I decided to write it anyway because I don't have time to rewatch the show. There are just too many BLs out there now....

When I write my Love Sick reviews, I write down notes, I research things on the net, etc. It takes me about 3-4 hours of work per episode.

This, I wrote down pretty quickly, having done only a bit of research earlier on when I put the notes together. It probably took me about 1-2 hours of note taking and about 1 hour to edit the notes and write the blog.

Sorry, I should have said half -brother. I need to fix that! Thanks for catching that!!!!

OK, so I finally wrote the post...

https://boyloveperusal.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/why-my-day-the-series-is-a-disney-fairy-tale/

This is a blog post about all the Disney fairy tales references I could find in My Day! If I remember more, I will add them!

I watched the trailer on lazy subber and the acting does not look that good. Hopefully they work in it before full filming starts.

The cast is attractive.

What other works? Can you elaborate?

I agree 100% with you but we still should wait to judge this until the very end. Some have said they may not die at all in the end. Time travel? Fore-visions? Who knows!

Interesting that the word coño sounds clearly derived from Spanish but in Spanish it is a swear word. It makes me wonder if it comes from a certain disdain for this kind of speak.

If upper class Pinoys are going to immersive language programs and watching a lot of American TV, it makes sense that they will speak very heavy Taglish.

Not being from the Philippines, I appreciated the opportunity of watching him deliver his lines without having to read the subtitles so consider this a benefit to international viewers.

I think you mean Key.

I actually think this is fairly realistic. I know that when I get excited I sometimes let the 14-year old girl inside of me come out. We all have a feminine side. I actually find Key's slight femininity to be endearing, probably because it is in contrast with his very clear masculine persona. Most real gay men are more like Key than Chen, not all but most....

So what you don't like about Key is what I love about him. I mean, I have a huge crush on Key and I think this is the reason why.

I think he means Key......

How can this be only 6 episodes? Tell me they are planning an S2 that will air SOON!!!!!!

I freakin' love these characters! Key is so cute when he gets excited about Chen and Chen is a sexy man that exudes sex appeal. You can see that they would make beautiful babies if they could make babies, LOL.

My bias is Ali King but Alec Kevin is not too far behind with his exotic look, his gorgeous eyes, and his gorgeous face.

Oh I am gonna be so sad when this is over. Anything else that these two gorgeous boys are on that can be watched on youtube?

Anyone knows of any plans for S2?

How much is it?

I would have enjoyed the ToL pairing if it went somewhere LOL