BL Drama Lovers Club

 hoshthegoat:

It's probably gonna be a long while since my backlog has always been endless and I only bring dramas forward if it's something I really wanna watch or I decide to impulsively watch something that's trash for the heck of it.

No worries! 

 RiqueXinw:

Merry Christmas to you too and to everyone else who celebrates I hope you have a wonderful day today filled with laughter and food. Joyeux Noël!

I second that! Happy whatever to everyone :-)

 p43425:

On a separate subject, I just watched the final episode of "Bake Me Please". In a word: Meh. Or maybe my expectations were just too high. It's a shame because it had the ingredients to be good if only the recipe (story/script/character development) were better. (Apologies for the culinary wordplay.)

Agree, it actually started so well. I really liked the 3 first eps, then they had to bring on all the drama and ruin it. It just went downhill. Such a shame. I like Guide though, he gives off such good vibes, I also liked him in IFYLITA. Also, now I'm waiting to see Poom in another BL :)  

 p43425:

(re "Bake Me Please") Yes, Guide is a good actor (and a cutie), and Peach and his grandmother are probably the two best characters in the series.

 RiqueXinw:

Agree, though maybe the best characters in this series were the cakes XD 

 p43425:

Ohm's character Shin was unlikeable and poorly developed (or rather, the "development" felt really forced), and I was also underwhelmed by Ohm's acting performance, which felt so stiff.

Also agree with that! it's like they gave him some development until ep 3, and then he just went backwards as if he hasn't changed at all, then by the end it felt so rush. I've seen people criticizing Ohm's acting in it, and imo it wasn't terrible, maybe it's also part of the character itself, but it indeed felt stiff. Not his best acting performance. 

Sorry, no one asked me but I'll add my bit regarding UWMA anyway.  :-)

I almost didn't watch it due to the sensitive subject matter (that I have personal experience with), so it took me awhile to get through it. The heavy and depressing vibe, plus the constant crying. oy! I didn't like most of the characters and for some unknown reason Earth just rubs me the wrong way.  Just thinking about this series feels like a downer, but luckily it's way in the past. 

 p43425:

Guide is a good actor (and a cutie), and Peach and his grandmother are probably the two best characters in the series.

Yes to Guide the cutie and his grandmother!  I really liked him. I also liked Guy, but not the character he played. I should see if he's in anything else...

Without saying too much to spoil it for others, this scene in I Feel You Linger In The Air is so powerful in regards to women being independent and strong. The power symbol of she drinking the whiskey is so potent. I am now at episode 10

 RiqueXinw:

That is understandable glad that you are doing much better now. 

Thank you. But I should clarify my comment - by "personal experience" I meant that a close family member passed away by suicide. I don't mean to bring it up so casually, as it's anything but.  It's also not a comfortable topic for most people, I do respect that.  

 Mitzi Miao:

Poom supposed to be in another BL as a main, it's called My Stand-In. By the series page it's him and Up (Put from Step by Step, if you've watched it) as mains. 

Oh yes it's on my watch list, thanks for pointing that out! I did see Step by Step and I liked Up. I didn't like the series though. 

 American Fan:

Oh yes it's on my watch list, thanks for pointing that out! I did see Step by Step and I liked Up. I didn't like the series though. 

I actually didn't like Up in Step by Step. But I liked the series (with its flaws) and mostly I liked Man.