BL Drama Lovers Club

Didn't intend to watch it when it dropped this weekend but I just decided to take a peek at the first ep of Caged Again. I was critical of what I saw in the trailer, but thought I'd see what it was actually offering in the first ep. I have mixed feelings, but it seems like it could maybe potentially be something cute as it develops more. Time will tell with the next couple of episodes. I do want to give it at least my normal first 3-4 episodes to see where it goes.

The penguin to human transformation was completely anticlimactic and the scene time dedicated to the entire aspect was so fast that if you looked away you would have missed it. It was devoid of any real significance in the transformation event or leading up to it. There was no yearning to be human to be able to be near the school boy he talked to as a penguin, or anything that created any emotional meaning or symbolic significance leading to that transformation. It was just some of the fellow penguins taking shit about some myth rumor of an empty cage that if you go in it you turn human and Junior(the penguin) over heard them. That's about the extent of it. It just seemed so random as suddenly later that night there was just this pop-up storm and his cage door randomly slightly pops open and he just all of the sudden walks out to go from his cage to the abandoned empty one the other penguins were talking crap about earlier. He then stares at some fake stone wall made for the animal cage and then just out of nowhere just plops into human form. Not even any visual effects or anything during the event. Just one second a penguin shadow then the next a human shadow. It was so silly.

So far the entire first ep just felt strange and off to me. It had this hollowness to it that is often hard to accurately describe. The acting was fine, nothing special though, not particularly noteworthy. Not really getting any moments of chemistry or anything with anyone. It's a bit dry and mechanical overall. It's just kinda as I said above, hollow — so far. I do want to like this series because it seems like it could have a hidden potential that might pop off later in coming episodes. The actors are adorable, but being cute isn't enough. I'll be watching it some more and see where it goes.

The first 12 micro-episodes of "Secret Love" (with FirstOne and Tle) have now been posted on the official Youtube "Secret Love" channel. I don't know whether this means that all 81 micro-episodes will ultimately be posted like this, without the need for the "QuStory" app, grrrr. Speaking for myself, I think I'll hold off until after the end to see if a (more convenient) complete contiguous version appears.

Have I mentioned that I, like RXinw, really hate this new micro-episode trend?

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On a more positive note, I watched episode 4 of "Perfect 10 Liners" and am really enjoying it, especially because of the fantastic cast.