BL Drama Lovers Club

 MeNotYou:

Are we all in similar time zones?

I find it amazing how we are all in different places but still manage to come together and share the same interests despite our differences. My time zone is Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); no, I didn't know that; yes, I had to look it up, and I'm still confused. Sometimes, I worry about how unaware I am of the most essential things... help, LOL! My attention span has been pretty bad lately, so I can probably only manage one or two episodes a day until I finish the series. Right now, I'm engrossed in the show Connection.

 FortPeatForever:

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 American Fan:

First, I finally got around to watching Blue Boys

I liked that one too! Just finished watching Bad Guy and I'm currently watching Seoul Blues, all three done by the same film company. The OST for these gems is immaculate too. They're short films are probably the only ones I watch on YT.

 American Fan:

I think what you're picking up on is how strongly I dislike them when I do! I can't stand the over-the-top acting, like the yelling, weird body movements and facial expressions, or the self-abased attitude

This is exactly what I don't like about some JBLs, but overall I do really like them a lot on the whole because of the storylines and overall production. That said, when I first started watching them, I used to think it was just the actor not being good, but then I started thinking it was a directorial choice instead, since it happens quite frequently with all sorts of different actors/shows. Again, like the 70's type hairstyles, I think it stems from the big Anime/Manga following and therefore almost expected by Japanese fans especially, but eschewed by international ones like us. 

 American Fan:

It's totally self-paced and up to each viewer whether they want to post comments after each ep. or wait until the end of the series.

Got it! I'm so excited!

uhh, hey @RX I think I've found the dubious consent tag in episode 12? You know honestly, I thought they were doing pretty well up until they found out their parents. Then Gu Hai's character went to sh!t LOL I watched it fall through my fingers as the old BL tropes fell into place LOL

I mean I could watch to 15 but this is where I find myself when I drop dramas. I just start losing interest and I come to a natural stop of, meh, it had a good run. At least it's not a rage quit LOL I can now say I have watched most of the infamous banned BL LOL

 GelfyFaeth222:

Hold up. This Serial Dropper hasn't watched that yet LOL I also have no clue what that is lol

The way I ran over to your profile to see when you joined MDL so I can guess when you got into BL. With that being said when did you get into BL? Reason I am asking is that SOTUS  is considered one of the foundational series in the BL fandom; love it or hate it. I do not know about now but at one point it was considered a rite of passage for a BL fan to watch; if you said you never watched it fans would taken aback on the internet. 

Side note - what series today do you think is considered a rite of passage? *thinking emoji*

 GelfyFaeth222:

uhh, hey @RX I think I've found the dubious consent tag in episode 12? You know honestly, I thought they were doing pretty well up until they found out their parents. Then Gu Hai's character went to sh!t LOL I watched it fall through my fingers as the old BL tropes fell into place LOL

I mean I could watch to 15 but this is where I find myself when I drop dramas. I just start losing interest and I come to a natural stop of, meh, it had a good run. At least it's not a rage quit LOL I can now say I have watched most of the infamous banned BL LOL

Well then I think it is time for me to reveal the tag and why it is so crucial to the story.

The last episode ended abruptly with Bai Luo Lin's ex-girlfriend coming back. What happened in the book after this is that she did everything to win him back and destroy Gu Hai and Bai Lin's relationship. She even hired guys to sexually assualt her as a stunt and pin the blame on Gu Hai and she did all this while working with Bai Lin's mother to convince him to go back to the US with her to complete his education so that she and him could live happily ever after as a couple. However Gu Hai was not about to let that happen so he got some soldiers to kidnap Bai Lin and bring him back to the apartment and made sure the ex walked into the bedroom at the exact moment he raped him and made the soldiers hold down the ex and watch as he raped Bai Lin.

I will not go into anymore details as it gets a little graphic. I have yet to finish the novel so I will let you know what the ending is when I do.

 RXinw:

The way I ran over to your profile to see when you joined MDL so I can guess when you got into BL. With that being said when did you get into BL? Reason I am asking is that SOTUS  is considered one of the foundational series in the BL fandom; love it or hate it. I do not know about now but at one point it was considered a rite of passage for a BL fan to watch; if you said you never watched it fans would taken aback on the internet. 

Side note - what series today do you think is considered a rite of passage? *thinking emoji*

So no one was reading my answers for the august challenge LMAO  I'm pretty I've been asked this a few times now LOL

I've never really activately sought out the genre. I've just randomly stumbled some gay stuff throughout the years. And then KinnPorsche happened and I swore it off feeling a little dragged down by the genre. Until Untamed in February of this year. 

I'm Bi so I've read gay manga/webcomics/anime most of my life and just recently recognised myself as demi sexual so I'm the wrong person to be asking this LOL I'll either feel the characters or I won't. I dont really see any show as a pinnacle of the genre lol

 RXinw:

I will not go into anymore details as it gets a little graphic. I have yet to finish the novel so I will let you know what the ending is when I do.

Yeah. Now you see if they had used that scene, that would most certainly be a very traumatised rage quit and is exactly the reason I fell out with the BL genre, as I stated in my previous answered quote.