BL Drama Lovers Club

 Emmie1507:

Hey everyone! I just started watching BLs a few days ago (I've already binge-watched quite a few lol) and would love some recommendations?

hi, you can check my list here: https://mydramalist.com/list/1XzxOBw3

 Wrenix:

At this point, for those peeps still watching battle of the writers, must I beg you to stop torturing yourself? Please, I hate to see it lol

Now i'm curious and want to see it lol. I remember people liking it when it first aired.

 American Fan:

We're even then. 

Can you say "Bad Guy My Boss"?

touché baby,  touché

Re: Kiss x Kiss x Kiss miniseries

Does anybody know where I can watch the full series and not just scattered parts because the idol story has me hooked.

 Chun Mo Rionnag:

Indeed! I have two, BL-loving friends from MDL

That's nice!

 cryingnextdoor:

i only got to like 2 episodes of that show.. is it worth continuing?

RE: BOTW

It started off pretty good: 

 RXinw:

YESSSSS! See guys there are others like me out here who tough it out till the bitter end.

I'm not convinced that's smth to brag about.

Sugar Dog Life Finale

Cute & light watch. I liked it!

I even liked Isumi's friends.

It was a basic plot without complications and angst. There was barely any acknowledgement regarding their ages, considering an 11 year gap. Isumi's friends didn't seem bothered by it or question it. 

Amasawa didn't seem to have much of a life outside his police work and no friends. They didn't really show his thoughts throughout the show either, only Isumi's.

It was just a brief but pleasant little drama. 

An 8/10

I was on the Sugar Dog Life drama page and one thing led to another and I ended up on this guy's review feed. Never mind whether you like the BL series or not,  it's so entertaining!

I think I'm in love...with his sarcasm.  Muhahahaha

https://mydramalist.com/profile/sasameyuki1950/reviews

Here's the beginning of his Sugar Dog Life review:

A Recipe for Gastronomic JBLs

Or: How to trap a man in 9 easy meals.

Ingredients:

For the series:

10-15 year age-gap

6-10 inch height gap

2-4 side characters with no depth or individuality

1 astonishingly small kitchen

1 knife and 1 pair of ryouribashi (cooking chopsticks)

1 serving (at least) of onigiri

1 serving (at least) of a Western dessert (preferably cake, preferably for a birthday)

2-4 instances (at least) of misunderstanding & miscommunication

1 episode of illness or indisposition

Story or plot optional

I wonder if he'll write about BOTW.....I think I need to Friend him then I'll ask! 

re "BOTW" (yesterday's ep. 9 as well as in general):

I must recuse myself from the jury because my throbbing love for Tutor & Yim precludes my objectivity.

Seriously, though, the series is very flawed, but I've seen worse. Of the BLs I've watched all the way to the end, "Kiseki in Tokyo" and "Love Is Like A Cat" are my own contenders for "Worst of 2024".

So let's look at average MDL ratings and see how these stack up:
"BOTW" = 7.4 (i.e. mediocre - flawed but watchable)
"Kiseki in Tokyo" = 6.2 (i.e. near catastrophic)
"Love Is Like A Cat" = 5.8 ( i.e. democratically certified disaster)

To me, this sounds about right. Yay for "vox populi"!