Finally a thai drama editorial. I don't remember the last time an article was excusively dedicated to thai dramas. Finally an editorial by a user and not an MDL employee. (Right? You are not paid by MDL to write this, are you?)
Is MDL ever going to go back to those good old days when we had new user written editorials practically on a daily basis? No, certainly not ! They (MDL) made it painfully obvious in the last two years!
I've been interested in this series of dramas but I did not know by which drama to start or whether it matters. Thank you for this lovely and detailed article....
The producers (or is it tiktok?) have been actively taking down the full versions of these vertical BLs from every streaming service; youtube, dailymotion, bilibili and even the russian OK. They must be really well off if they have so much time and money (must be tiktok, then!) to chase after the pirates so hard! I saw this a 10 days ago on youtube! Gone now....Boyslovefactory which had these on their site don't have them, not one of these vertical BLs, any more! Anyway, most of these BLs are really bad and their ONLY saving grace is some convincing kissing which is unusual in a Korean BL. Other than that...bof!
Lol. It is watchable when you're doing the dishes, which is what I've been doing. However, it has kept faith with…
The last a little bit interesting series O2 made was Vian in 2023. Everything else went from bad to worse: Love Bill was just awful, Mr Cinderella 2 completely unnecessary and bad and Be Your Star too long, badly acted and written. In the meantime, the number of their begging-for-money videos has skyrocketed....and frankly that is highly unappealing. They make you feel bad for watching for free but then they produce dross and then you feel disgusted for ever falling for their scheme. If they continue producing ever longer and ever more annoying and sparkless dramas,they are going to lose their original audience (i.e. us!).
Lol. It is watchable when you're doing the dishes, which is what I've been doing. However, it has kept faith with…
I was brave and I actually finished it. The many serious topics (bullying & abuse, stepbrothers, teacher/student etc.) were badly treated, it was too draggy and with a botched ending. For the first time EVER in my drama watching career, I ffw-ed through the last two episodes. On the other hand, Ba Vinh was excellent in it!
You are most welcome. BTW, The Lust had finished airing ages ago: they released all episodes at once and then a month later they released an edited full movie version.
This review of yours suddenly inspired me to watch Heart Stain. After one and a half episodes the commandments obeyed are1 (a peck on the lips with a 2m gap between them!), 2 ("I like a man!"),4 (about 10cm height difference),5 (school),6(best friends to lovers),7 (thin, haven't been seen in the undress yet!),9(1/3 so far: a gentle pat) &10 (friends/teacher universally supportive). This is very promising! I think it may achieve perfect 10/10 very quickly!
There is another Vietnamese BL nobody is talking about Stand By Me (or Small Island Raising Cats) which aired its 15th episode a few days ago. I cannot find the information about how many episodes there are going to be and it is not on World of BL. I haven't seen it yet but it says Boyslove so..... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVG_B4qKfQfYxHlbIbBfJJLt7VqaKkkRB
I've been reading your reviews for some time now and, frankly, more often than not, I do not agree with you. Which is fine: I like reading different views on a drama because those make me aware of things I might have missed. I think, though I may be wrong, that our life experiences are what influence our appreciation of a work of art/entertainment.
I read your full review of this drama, and it's as if you read my mind. Everything you wrote, I complained about while watching. People here kindly told me to go and see an eye doctor and/or a psychiatrist. I am so happy to find someone else who was bothered by the age thing, the passivity, the too many tropes and so on.... This drama was just awful! Thank you so much for this review. And all the others! Keep up the good work!
Apparently not as diagnosed by Rubber Soul M.D. psychiatrist.🤣🤣🤣 I was extremzly disappointed by this list but I still did not want to hurt the owner's feelings too much: thus the encouragement!Passive agressive is my middle name!
Are people allowed to regret, repent and redeem themselves for the crime committed or not?
I do not know the details of this case in particular but what drives me mad is people on the internet judging before knowing the facts, and wishing the perps, as you say, dead. And everyone connected with them too. This prompted my comment! I am very much against the death penalty. For any crime. I know that it is an unpopular opinion in the US! In this particular case, there seem to be many gray areas. A commenter below appears to be familiar with the case: apparently it was prostitution and not rape. Apart from this one case, the actor has never been accused of a sexual assault again. To my knowledge. So either he is hiding his deviancy really well or this is the case of "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". I don't know. But what do you think about the law enforcement and prosecutors in the UK who refused to investigate Pakistani grooming gangs for a decade, afraid of being accused of racism and islamophobia? I know that it has nothing to do (not the same country, not the same society, not the same laws) with this actor but, ultimately, he is accused of the same crimes by the netizens: grooming and rape of a minor.
I won't be adding anything. This list is far too long as it is. I barely looked through the first page because I lost interest in it after the first 20 entries. It is a shame because a list with real underrated gems would be helpful once all these super popular dramas which are NOT underrated gems , are taken off of it. Nevertheless, your voting list seems popular so who am I to complain.🤣
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Is MDL ever going to go back to those good old days when we had new user written editorials practically on a daily basis? No, certainly not ! They (MDL) made it painfully obvious in the last two years!
I've been interested in this series of dramas but I did not know by which drama to start or whether it matters. Thank you for this lovely and detailed article....
Anyway, most of these BLs are really bad and their ONLY saving grace is some convincing kissing which is unusual in a Korean BL. Other than that...bof!
In the meantime, the number of their begging-for-money videos has skyrocketed....and frankly that is highly unappealing. They make you feel bad for watching for free but then they produce dross and then you feel disgusted for ever falling for their scheme. If they continue producing ever longer and ever more annoying and sparkless dramas,they are going to lose their original audience (i.e. us!).
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVG_B4qKfQfYxHlbIbBfJJLt7VqaKkkRB
I've been reading your reviews for some time now and, frankly, more often than not, I do not agree with you. Which is fine: I like reading different views on a drama because those make me aware of things I might have missed. I think, though I may be wrong, that our life experiences are what influence our appreciation of a work of art/entertainment.
I read your full review of this drama, and it's as if you read my mind. Everything you wrote, I complained about while watching. People here kindly told me to go and see an eye doctor and/or a psychiatrist. I am so happy to find someone else who was bothered by the age thing, the passivity, the too many tropes and so on.... This drama was just awful! Thank you so much for this review. And all the others! Keep up the good work!
I was extremzly disappointed by this list but I still did not want to hurt the owner's feelings too much: thus the encouragement!Passive agressive is my middle name!
I am very much against the death penalty. For any crime. I know that it is an unpopular opinion in the US!
In this particular case, there seem to be many gray areas. A commenter below appears to be familiar with the case: apparently it was prostitution and not rape. Apart from this one case, the actor has never been accused of a sexual assault again. To my knowledge. So either he is hiding his deviancy really well or this is the case of "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". I don't know.
But what do you think about the law enforcement and prosecutors in the UK who refused to investigate Pakistani grooming gangs for a decade, afraid of being accused of racism and islamophobia? I know that it has nothing to do (not the same country, not the same society, not the same laws) with this actor but, ultimately, he is accused of the same crimes by the netizens: grooming and rape of a minor.