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I have to admit, I’ve rarely seen a series this beautifully directed. The cinematography, the colors, the dialogue, the silences, the looks, the music... Everything was perfect. Simply breathtaking.

First of all, I’m so grateful to finally see a BL that takes such a deep interest in the journey of discovering and building your own identity through your sexuality. It’s crazy, but I Told Sunset About You gets right under your skin because I think it’s simply a drama that manages to portray the inner struggle of learning to accept yourself so beautifully. Trying to put words to what you feel while caught between denial, desire, and guilt. And it’s so rare to see a drama capture that experience so well.

The story itself is simple, and there aren't that many episodes, yet somehow I'm still struggling to recover from it. Episodes 3 and 4 are particularly moving. Watching them long for each other the way they do, slowly crossing the boundaries they'd set for themselves... The looks, the silences, the touches, the beach, the wind making their eyes water.

I could tell there was so much symbolism behind everything, and that this BL had been incredibly carefully thought out. But I'm not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, so it was only after reading a few comments and realizing how much meaning had been packed into practically every little detail that I found myself loving it even more.

That being said, I'm only human, and I was not a fan of the friends. And I know Chinese is a difficult language to learn (I've been through it myself, and I barely know 1,200 characters), but is all that studying really necessary? Also, I hope one day I'll have as much confidence as these two to post so casually on Instagram while a hundred people are silently watching their love story unfold.
Okay, those are pretty much the only things that annoyed me. Especially the Chinese lessons, which kept coming back again and again. Come on, bro, talk about your future together. In Chinese if you want, but PLEASE, let's put an end to this intensive language course.
Although, to be fair, I do like Chinese... 🧍

I can't write this review without mentioning the bra scene. It's absolutely beautiful. Oh Aew is showing so much vulnerability. He's almost swallowed by the darkness, wearing that red bra (his color), while Teh had dared to explore his body before, to place his hands on his chest. To me, in that scene, he lets out one final, almost breathless confession of everything he can't be for Teh, while still clinging to the hope that one day he might become it.
He can't be his girlfriend, but he wants to be with him. He can't really touch him, but he cautiously dares to reach out. He can't tell him he loves him, but he finds ways to show it. And vice versa.
Love is such a beautiful thing.

I want to remember I Told Sunset About You as one of the first BLs I've watched that was this beautifully crafted. There's so much work behind the camera. The actors are breathtaking in their vulnerability, the music always hits exactly where it hurts, and the framing and colors are gorgeous.
But above all, I want to remember it as a BL that finally explores identity, self-doubt, and the journey of discovering yourself through your sexuality, caught between expectations and uncontrollable desire.

It's so much more than a series. It's our hearts beating in time with something so many people have already lived through.