Five Stars

I was stunned by the tender and graceful scene of the pool on the balcony . For such an intimate scene everything was right, down to the smallest details, the camera angles, the lighting, the acting ; the symbolic moment of the zooming out , giving viewers the impression that this was an experience larger than Kinn and Porsche , an eternal tale of love and desire between two human beings, suspended in time , naked in the revealing light, a moment of absolute truth and transparency . Everything was just perfect . Kinn worshipping on the altar of Porsche's chest, and the arch of his lover's neck and back, breathtakingly beautiful .It was simple, realistic, incredibly hot , they deserved that , and so did we, before the story turned into yet another bloody mess.

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The Emotions

I would put this episode in my top 2 because the emotions that we see in this episode his me in every secondI will start with the start where Vegas say ''You are so sexy'' and I was like Hold up what yes thats how the episode starts. The way Bible portrayed Vegas in This episode with the tenderness of cooking curry for Pete from YouTube to him trying to stand against his dad to him begging Pete to stay with him and him crying OMG he was a chefs kiss perfection. His role being with Porsche was also beautiful even if I wanted Porsche to punch him more. Vegas helping Porsche had me in question and am still wondering why do so much.Now to the mafia Kinn and his boyfriend Porsche I wonder when they will have clear communication. Kinn noticed that Porsche was being bothered and when he was about to know the truth they were interrupted and with that the whole conversation was hidden. The scene where they visit Porsches family burial grounds was so beautiful. This was deadass tells Porsches parents he will never let go of Porsches hand and some other cringe stuff. After that the most anticipated scene the pool scene happens and let me tell you those 5 minutes of the whole scene ooh LORD. I though it may be just a small clip but honey be ready with am ice bucket for this part. The cinematography of this part is so beautiful , sexy and so sensual . thats a 10/10 for me. Porsche leaving that note was such a good communication strategy and I hope that Kinn still believes in Porsche.Porsche regaining his childhood memories was so good but in the cost of his gambler uncle dying and this leads to my favourite part if the episode where PORSCHE IS HOLDING A GUN ON K'KORNS HEAD. The amount if screaming I did coz of the madness Korn has done I was hoping to see Korn shot by Porsche but no this man has another card to play by telling Porsche that he (Korn) is the brother of Porsches mom #incestalert. Korn Shia.Kinn Porsche never disappoints in the cinematography and the story plot and in every episode P'Pond just keeps on upgrading all the expectations.

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Penultimate Suspense

Maybe it's because I'm a writer and screenwriter, but I saw the big "uncle" reveal coming several eps back, and started wondering how they would reconcile all the cousin humping that would ensue. At this point, I doubt they'll bother, and I don't care. It's a plot hole, but there are holes, and there are holes. This one isn't all that damaging as plot holes go. And anyway, there is an apparently universal rule in writing soap operas (all BLs are, in one way or another, soaps): In the end, everybody will be revealed to have been connected to everybody else.


In the meantime: What I really love about this is the breadth and depth. Most shows have one or the other. ITSAY, for instance, goes deep, deep into two characters in a relatively small canvas. It is a small but nearly perfect gem.


Others go wide, with big stories, but they are a mile across and an inch deep. Star Wars is a perfect example - vast panoramas, star-spanning adventures, incredible CGI, and characters as thin and transparent as tissue paper.


Both have their places, and both can be wonderful entertainment.


One of the reasons Coppola's Godfather movies are considered by many critics to be the best American films ever made is they combine both into masterful works of art. You remember all the characters because they are all fully developed over the nine or so hours of the three films together. You remember all the action and conflict because it sprawls across the entire vista of the story. And of course the production and cinematography is insane.


The directors of KP obviously owe a huge debt of gratitude to The Godfather, but then, just about anybody who does a Mafia flick these days does. And they do a bang-up job of paying off that debt, at least so far.


There's not much typical BL fluff in this one. It's a series for grownups, not young teen girls, and it makes no concessions to that sensibility (thank god!). The production is meticulous - often better than shows made for western audiences on Netflix, say. For instance: I made a mistake in an earlier review I posted here, saying that in an early ep, a Glock was used that was actually a paintball gun. And I know a lot about guns. But I got to wondering how such a well-produced show could make such a stupid goof, when everything else about firearm use was spot on, so I did some research. I was wrong. It wasn't a paintball gun. It was a real Glock. Turns out there are a ton of little companies that make custom barrels for Glocks. It took me a while, but I found the exact barrel shown in KP. It's also the sort of thing a rich gangster would happily pay the extra thousand bucks for. As I say, impressively meticulous.


So far, there has been almost nothing in KP that has blown me out of my suspension of disbelief. It's easy to let myself fall into the flow of the narrative and just let it float me along. While watching a lot of BLs, I end up throwing stuff at the screen. Not this one. (BTW, this is barely a BL, and only insofar as all of the romantic and sexual relationships being between male adults - otherwise, it's a full-steam ahead drama that would work with any sexual pairing.


So far, rating the actors, Vegas and Pete are head and shoulders above the rest.


Kinn and Porsche are at worst competent, and generally much better than competent.


Kim and Chay are the closest thing to a standard BL trope, but it's difficult to decide just how good they are based on what we know about them up to this point. Maybe Ep 14 will resolve my dilemma about them. At any rate, there's no doubt about the chemistry all three couples display, although in terms of sheer intensity, Vegas and Pete just say the hell with it, and set the screen on fire in a way none of the others quite manage to accomplish.


The pacing has generally been both gripping and effective, all of it leading up to this penultimate ep, which sets the table for what I expect to be a monumental season finale next week.


Mafia BL seems to be a coming thing, but I'd bet this will set the standard for a good while yet to come.

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