"Problematic Writer" - the case of the BL that criticized its own industry.
As some of you know, I adored, loved, worship, this series. And for the right reasons.
As surprising as it is, I was not impressed by the trailer of this bl, nor did I ever thought of watching it. I saw the other series that Kao was in and that left a bad taste in my mouth, I hated it. But I thought, "who am I not to watch the first ep??? For the gays, let's do it". And God did I love it. The writing though, it's just amazing, whoever wrote the series, y'all did that. I am in love with the transparency. Finally, a bl that says "I AM GAY", "I DONT LIKE GIRLS", "YOU SHOULD ASK FOR THIS INSTEAD OF JUST DOING IT", and so on... It's just magnificent, chef kisses, for a gay man to watch this... Y'all did it yes. There's no awkward representation, there are no stereotypes, I mean, maybe some times, but nothing overwhelming. There's only one character that was not even in the series, and the sides characters didn't get the proper treatment, but I am not mad about it. Ugh whoever wrote this, yes you did that. The family issues, well addressed, the consent always WELL FUCKING ADDRESSED YES. Nubsib deceiving Gene, WELL ADDRESSED, YES. Even the sexy moments, those were well written, although, i felt like I had no right to be watching, that's when you know there's chemistry and good writing.
Alongside "Manner of Death", this bl didn't get me dizzy. Finally, a proper conversation without switching shots, we love to see it. Up was game on this, he is a good actor and because of the direction, you can see how good he is. Kao too, I think this is an improvement for him. There are not shots that you feel like "why is he showing me that door, I want to see the facial expressions", there's just one ep. That I felt like some shots were out of place. Long shots properly used and overall great.
I already talked about Up, so I'll move on to Kao, he improved in this series, he really conveyed a 18 year old lol. Ep. 10 was a clear sign on how his acting has improved because he went from cute to
With no problem and naturally. BUT. The rest of the cast, the actor who plays Hin was good, but my only problem is the crying scenes... Which applys to Bruce and Ken. Now, in comparison to the average BL actor, this cast was great. Zorzo nailed her character, and hers was a strong character. Ken, he was a little weak at times, you can tell he felt a little uncomfortable at times (is like when you are recording a video and people are watching you and you are like hehe) but nothing that made me not want to see more. Bruce, oh Bruce, he is good, he just needs to work on his crying, but overall, I felt for him and cried with him. Aksjakjs freaking show so good omg.
I know we won't get series like this all the time, but I just wish... For a gay person like, I was so happy every Wednesday, because of how this series made me feel. And I am so happy the threw the whole industry under the bus and dragged them. Some of the things that I loved the most:
Consent, even if its for a picture. "CAN I KISS YOU?".
Holding hands whenever they were going through a serious situation.
"I am Gay", "He is my boyfriend", this is not 1900.
Hetero man can do the same thing as Gay man, make up, clothing and all, and vice versa and there's nothing wrong with that.
"I don't like girls", but he is not an asshole, only with his sister lol but she deserves it.
Characters are grown, some of Aey's decisions are driven by jealousy but he admits he was wrong and does not justify himself.
Ally mothers, we love to see it.
Ally brothers and chill omg I loved them.
A FREAKING PARENT THAT IS GAY OMG I CRIED SO MUCH. Pete's father 🤝 Gene's father. Best fathers ever.
Criticizes people in power such as Bua.
Not showing many of the toxic scenes for the series "bad enginner" because what's the whole point of the series then...
Oh but that "THIS IS HARRASMENT" YEEEESSSS BTCH TELL EM.
Gene not being in love with Nubsib when they were kids but rather telling him that it makes no sense because they were young. Omg yes, that would have been predat00r behavior and we condemn that sht.
I probably forgot about other points but... POINTS WERE MADE.
Rating: 10/10. Excellent, loved it, unforgettable. At the top of my list. Second after CherryMagic.