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This review may contain spoilers
A Dark Fantasy That Goes WAY Further Than Expected
I was bored and randomly opened GagaOOLala, and the poster and premise for Proxy Driver caught my attention. I thought I was getting a mature BL with some drama and romance, but I was VERY wrong. I genuinely did not expect this series to go in the direction it did.
It is only three episodes, so everything moves incredibly fast. Hun is struggling financially and works as a designated driver, driving drunk customers home in their own cars. One night, he picks up Hyeok, who falls asleep in the front seat. Hun notices the cash in Hyeok's pocket and, tempted by his situation, tries to take some. Unfortunately for him, Hyeok wakes up and catches him.
From there, things become extremely dark. Hyeok threatens to report Hun to the police, and Hun begs him not to. Hyeok then uses the situation to control him sexually. Honestly, I was shocked by how far the series went. The fantasy itself is obviously designed to be provocative, but I was NOT expecting such explicit visuals, even with the blurring. It definitely caught me off guard.
Later, Hyeok contacts Hun and tells him to come over, threatening to report him again. When they meet, Hyeok apologises and explains that he was drunk and dealing with the discovery that his wife was having an affair. Their relationship becomes even more complicated when the tension between them turns mutual and they kiss. However, the scene then crosses into sexual assault, especially because Hun had already said it was his first time and Hyeok ignored that completely.
The final episode takes things in another direction again, with Hyeok driving Hun home and their dynamic changing once more. By this point, the series has basically thrown every dark fantasy trope into three very short episodes.
What I found interesting is the idea of two men who presumably see themselves as straight suddenly experimenting with each other and discovering an attraction they did not expect. As a fictional fantasy, I actually found the premise pretty hot and surprisingly entertaining. At the same time, the series does not romanticise everything that happens. The blackmail, coercion and assault are obviously very dark elements, and unfortunately, situations involving power, manipulation and sexual violence can happen in real life.
Overall, this is definitely NOT a cute or fluffy BL. 😂 It is short, provocative, messy, uncomfortable and very much built around dark fantasy. I went in expecting one thing and came out thinking, WHAT DID I JUST WATCH? ðŸ˜
For only three episodes, Proxy Driver certainly made an impression.
It is only three episodes, so everything moves incredibly fast. Hun is struggling financially and works as a designated driver, driving drunk customers home in their own cars. One night, he picks up Hyeok, who falls asleep in the front seat. Hun notices the cash in Hyeok's pocket and, tempted by his situation, tries to take some. Unfortunately for him, Hyeok wakes up and catches him.
From there, things become extremely dark. Hyeok threatens to report Hun to the police, and Hun begs him not to. Hyeok then uses the situation to control him sexually. Honestly, I was shocked by how far the series went. The fantasy itself is obviously designed to be provocative, but I was NOT expecting such explicit visuals, even with the blurring. It definitely caught me off guard.
Later, Hyeok contacts Hun and tells him to come over, threatening to report him again. When they meet, Hyeok apologises and explains that he was drunk and dealing with the discovery that his wife was having an affair. Their relationship becomes even more complicated when the tension between them turns mutual and they kiss. However, the scene then crosses into sexual assault, especially because Hun had already said it was his first time and Hyeok ignored that completely.
The final episode takes things in another direction again, with Hyeok driving Hun home and their dynamic changing once more. By this point, the series has basically thrown every dark fantasy trope into three very short episodes.
What I found interesting is the idea of two men who presumably see themselves as straight suddenly experimenting with each other and discovering an attraction they did not expect. As a fictional fantasy, I actually found the premise pretty hot and surprisingly entertaining. At the same time, the series does not romanticise everything that happens. The blackmail, coercion and assault are obviously very dark elements, and unfortunately, situations involving power, manipulation and sexual violence can happen in real life.
Overall, this is definitely NOT a cute or fluffy BL. 😂 It is short, provocative, messy, uncomfortable and very much built around dark fantasy. I went in expecting one thing and came out thinking, WHAT DID I JUST WATCH? ðŸ˜
For only three episodes, Proxy Driver certainly made an impression.
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