Cna anyone suggest me best BL series, this is my 1st time watching these.
The 'best' BL is certainly a matter of personal taste. 🤣 But I think noone will object when I recommend SOTUS. It is a classic & the only thing you will have to fear is that it will forever outshine whatever comes after. It surely is the archetype of BL. It is light & fluffy with great acting - and you can branch out from there. And if you are more into colourful BL try Bad Buddy. Both are great BL to start, as most everyone has seen the one or the other, and free on yt. You can check out my BLove list for ideas, but I prefer mature BL and have avoided several recent productions which are nontheless very popular with their own following, so you have plenty to explore.
I never saw the original when it came out - I tried watching it since but couldn't get into it. This one was a bit choppy in ep 1, and I was unsure about Earth as Heng, but my-oh-my was I wrong. I didn't know he could act so hilariously. It's refreshing and I am glad we get to see this performance! I thought he was a bit typecast as quiet, silent-waters-run-deep sort of character (especially after his performance in Moonlight Chicken). But boy does he show off his goofy side and smiles here. I am laughing so hard, every scene cracks me up. I like that Heng as a character is immature, but so kind & charismatic that people fall in love with him anyway. The boss'es romance is actually done very tastefully and not a cringy come on at all. Shakrit is very impressive in this role. Yes, Heng should do the decent thing and reject him outright instead of playing along, but then the story would have been over after 1 ep. So you kinda have to buy into that for the story to work, And Mix, well. He could be playing a bed knob and I'd still watch it-
That was the most ridiculous thing I've seen in ages... MWAHAHAHA ... I cannot believe grown men agreed to film this. I see flaws left, right and center in every scene. Dunk is overacting a lot most of the time, but in the cupboard scene his face suddenly looks like he is trying to remember his grocery shopping list. dear lord... I laughed so hard. But I am a bit sad about the editing in the dance scene - I think it could have been really good. & why the hell would you take out the tension from the bdsm scene (not that there was much) by inter-cutting it with Fadel angrily hoeing the ground as anger management therapy? Totally took the effect out of both scenes. Except if the intention was to make me snort out my drink through my nose all over my laptop - in that case: well done
This movie shows that personality is fluid and we change all the time just to live. Our psyche is an adaptive little bastard. It is meant to show how one broken man helps another but it's a case of a train without wheels: will soon get nowhere. Kai's way of thinking is unhealthy and comes from the fact that noone helped him when he needed it: so his coping mechanisms are truly awful. I doubt that either of them can still love in normal sense of the word. So they have some twisted facsimilie of the emotion, but I suppose that is just what happens after a trauma. So I get why some people call it love, but others don't. I watched it to the end because I was truly curious how this would turn out. But it left me feeling stale and dejected. I know this whole set up is just too common, so it's good (for me, at least) to sometimes watch movies like this so that I do not ignore how awful the world around is. Some of the directing was interesting but the whole story was just too depressing (for me)
Dear Lord, I really want to rate this higher... but what a disappointment was that final episode? I am diving straight into Heart Killers from here, and heavens be merciful, can we have one BL this year where we get good acting AND good writing?
yes yes I know it's FirstKhao but I wish ppl would't get so excited over ep 1-2. I mean, actors aside, we know most writers can still deliver the hook, line & sinker-deal in the initial eps. The real test comes when it's time to maintaining a good story. And I've been disappointed one too many times this year. No amount of snogging can save a bad story. I can overlook a good many plot holes, just like everyone else here, but I just want one good package-deal to end this year.
MUHAHAHAHAHA! They explained nothing! 🤣🤣 I wish I'd had placed a bet about this. Everyone was so sure, there 'd be some crucial thing about that ring, but it's just an entry token and if you lose or lend it than that person is a horseman. Seems exactly like the kind of security arrangement a professional mafia cartell should have. And what is this: Save becomes the new creditor of the suburb and he continues to hold people to their debts because it would otherwise 'mess up the system'? I love that explanation. And Boss just doing whatever he wants with god-knows-what money he is paying his lackeys... what 's the point of the '4 Horsemen'? That being said: I am so glad they gave Yin a stage to show his talent in this episode. (Although War took the spotlight from him with that crying)
MUHAHAHAHAHA! They explained nothing! 🤣🤣 I wish I'd had placed a bet about this. Everyone was so sure, there 'd be some crucial thing about that ring, but it's just an entry token and if you lose or lend it than that person is a horseman. Seems exactly like the kind of security arrangement a professional mafia cartell should have. And what is this: Save becomes the new creditor of the suburb and he continues to hold people to their debts because it would otherwise 'mess up the system'? I love that explanation. And Boss just doing whatever he wants with good-knows-what money he is paying his lackeys... what 's the point of the '4 Horsemen'? That being said: I am so glad they gave Yin a stage to show his talent in this episode. (Although War took the spotlight from him with that crying)
My frustration tolerance for this series is nearly exhausted. They make this huge plot driven BL but why is the plot so messy and the characters so pointless? Mark is just standing around in pretty shirts with no function whatsoever after he joins Tattoo. Pee is dug up from god-knows-where every few eps, Lady Boss is acting all mysterious puppeteer and then folds at the first sign of opposition. How does Jack manage to pay off other people's debt but barely his own? How is it lucrative to kill off you debtors? how did Daddy go from 'once a thief-always a thief' to 'you're awesome, son!'? who paid Granny's med bill? why is Jack's character so impotent and caught in external circumstances until the end? There are plenty of things I love about this series, but the plot and 75% of the characters give me whiplash.
My frustration tolerance for this series nearly exhausted. They make this huge plot driven BL but why is the plot so messy and the characters so pointless? Mark is just standing around in pretty shirts with no function whatsoever after he joins Tattoo. Pee is dug up from god-knows-where every few eps, Lady Boss is acting all mysterious puppeteer and then folds at the first sign of opposition. How does Jack manage to pay off other people's debt but barely his own? How is it lucrative to kill off you debtors? how did Daddy go from 'once a thief-always a thief' to 'you're awesome, son!'? There are plenty of things I love about this series, but the plot and 75% of the characters give me whiplash.
At ep 13 now and checking the comments here to see if I should finish. This progressively hard to watch. I am trying hard to overlook the level of unprofessionalism shown by everyone and just to enjoy it as a cute romance, but it's getting damn near impossible.
This episode was everything, and I’m really loving how the show is taking its time building up their relationship…
Exactly! The way the show is taking their time is agonisingly great! It's a nice change from the usual fast lane stories that sort of bypass plot and just use the most popular scenes to get to the snogging asap. Those feel cheap by comparison to the tender relationship we see developing here. And they still manage to make every episode super exciting! And I am so psyched by a series that shows off their acting skill. I know everyone is talking about War, because the character of Joker is hugely challenging and he kills it every time, but can I just say that Yin is just as epic at portraying Jack who is not as showy or extroverted but just as complex. I also thought his character a bit bland in the first eps but he really gets to show off now!
Yeess! I also got some Arun/Tattoo vibes.
Not sure where they are going with Hope's love life, though...I thought they were painting him as the cruel psycho, but he gets a lover & even some funny lines now...
Very true about the socio-economic perspective and the way morale becomes very greyish when someone is at rock bottom- his character gives a lot of food for thought.
I think the main problem with the series is that it tries to be too many things. Is it an intership experience with comic relief? Well done ep 1-4. Is it about a couple re-orienting? Bahmee possibly falling in love with someone else ? (it happens, no matter how nice the current partner is) well done ep 6 Is it falling in love with your colleague? tbh it seems Ryan liking Jane is more admiration for a senior but ok, they have so much chemistry from way back that I can overlook the total lack of actual romantic indicators in the series. Or is it about trying to find oneself ? Ryan not knowing what he wants to be would have been sufficient as a plot but that sort of becomes irrelevant when he starts making mooneyes at Jane... I agree with many others that the office romance is problematic. If it had been the sole focus maybe they could have approached the problematic aspects and made it work. Alas there is too much going on plotwise so I doubt it will happen.
But I think noone will object when I recommend SOTUS. It is a classic & the only thing you will have to fear is that it will forever outshine whatever comes after. It surely is the archetype of BL. It is light & fluffy with great acting - and you can branch out from there. And if you are more into colourful BL try Bad Buddy. Both are great BL to start, as most everyone has seen the one or the other, and free on yt. You can check out my BLove list for ideas, but I prefer mature BL and have avoided several recent productions which are nontheless very popular with their own following, so you have plenty to explore.
This one was a bit choppy in ep 1, and I was unsure about Earth as Heng, but my-oh-my was I wrong. I didn't know he could act so hilariously. It's refreshing and I am glad we get to see this performance! I thought he was a bit typecast as quiet, silent-waters-run-deep sort of character (especially after his performance in Moonlight Chicken). But boy does he show off his goofy side and smiles here.
I am laughing so hard, every scene cracks me up. I like that Heng as a character is immature, but so kind & charismatic that people fall in love with him anyway.
The boss'es romance is actually done very tastefully and not a cringy come on at all. Shakrit is very impressive in this role. Yes, Heng should do the decent thing and reject him outright instead of playing along, but then the story would have been over after 1 ep. So you kinda have to buy into that for the story to work,
And Mix, well. He could be playing a bed knob and I'd still watch it-
Dunk is overacting a lot most of the time, but in the cupboard scene his face suddenly looks like he is trying to remember his grocery shopping list. dear lord... I laughed so hard.
But I am a bit sad about the editing in the dance scene - I think it could have been really good. & why the hell would you take out the tension from the bdsm scene (not that there was much) by inter-cutting it with Fadel angrily hoeing the ground as anger management therapy? Totally took the effect out of both scenes. Except if the intention was to make me snort out my drink through my nose all over my laptop - in that case: well done
I watched it to the end because I was truly curious how this would turn out. But it left me feeling stale and dejected. I know this whole set up is just too common, so it's good (for me, at least) to sometimes watch movies like this so that I do not ignore how awful the world around is. Some of the directing was interesting but the whole story was just too depressing (for me)
That being said: I am so glad they gave Yin a stage to show his talent in this episode. (Although War took the spotlight from him with that crying)
That being said: I am so glad they gave Yin a stage to show his talent in this episode. (Although War took the spotlight from him with that crying)
There are plenty of things I love about this series, but the plot and 75% of the characters give me whiplash.
There are plenty of things I love about this series, but the plot and 75% of the characters give me whiplash.
Yeess! I also got some Arun/Tattoo vibes.
Not sure where they are going with Hope's love life, though...I thought they were painting him as the cruel psycho, but he gets a lover & even some funny lines now...
Very true about the socio-economic perspective and the way morale becomes very greyish when someone is at rock bottom- his character gives a lot of food for thought.
Is it an intership experience with comic relief? Well done ep 1-4.
Is it about a couple re-orienting? Bahmee possibly falling in love with someone else ? (it happens, no matter how nice the current partner is) well done ep 6
Is it falling in love with your colleague? tbh it seems Ryan liking Jane is more admiration for a senior but ok, they have so much chemistry from way back that I can overlook the total lack of actual romantic indicators in the series.
Or is it about trying to find oneself ? Ryan not knowing what he wants to be would have been sufficient as a plot but that sort of becomes irrelevant when he starts making mooneyes at Jane...
I agree with many others that the office romance is problematic. If it had been the sole focus maybe they could have approached the problematic aspects and made it work. Alas there is too much going on plotwise so I doubt it will happen.