equanimity
underwhelming story with melodious OST and one thing that stood out for me
8 episodes, each lasting an average 30 minutes.
This was an easy watch. Simple story (guy moving in with his neighbor and they gradually fell in love with each other). Acting by main leads and supporting leads was natural enough. The songs in the drama were melodious - and I think this should be part of the Filipino culture, that is, very melodious songs in dramas - and slow and soothing, so soothing that I fell asleep many times at night watching.
One thing which stood out for me was the contrast in the main leads’ attitudes towards homosexuality. Vlad played by Ian Pangilinan was totally open about it and did not mind people knowing, Karl played by Paolo Pangilinan, on the other hand, was totally hesitant and did not want to admit or even say the word ‘gay’. Such a contrast was something I seldom saw in other BL dramas. However, Karl’s hesitation was not developed much and was shown explicitly only in the second last episode.
I would not re-watch this because the story was quite underwhelming. Most of the time from episode 1-6, I was just waiting for the main leads to confess and ehem…show some form of affection when they ‘officially’ admit and confess their love to each other, it was just a matter of when and how, but for this drama, after that happened, it was almost towards the end, then people around them got to know about it, Karl became worried because he did not want to admit he was gay, then his friend and uncle gave him advice, he listened to them, gave himself more confidence and finally mustered enough courage to say the ‘gay’ word to Vlad and that was about it.
I would recommend only if you want to watch a very short and easy to watch BL drama.
This is my first Filipino drama. Pardon my ignorance, but I was surprised the dialogues were made in both Filipino or Tagalog (can't tell the difference between the two) AND English., 50% in each language I would say. Well, it was a refreshing change to hear English in an Asian drama when I have been watching Thai, Korean, Japanese, Chinese dramas.
This was an easy watch. Simple story (guy moving in with his neighbor and they gradually fell in love with each other). Acting by main leads and supporting leads was natural enough. The songs in the drama were melodious - and I think this should be part of the Filipino culture, that is, very melodious songs in dramas - and slow and soothing, so soothing that I fell asleep many times at night watching.
One thing which stood out for me was the contrast in the main leads’ attitudes towards homosexuality. Vlad played by Ian Pangilinan was totally open about it and did not mind people knowing, Karl played by Paolo Pangilinan, on the other hand, was totally hesitant and did not want to admit or even say the word ‘gay’. Such a contrast was something I seldom saw in other BL dramas. However, Karl’s hesitation was not developed much and was shown explicitly only in the second last episode.
I would not re-watch this because the story was quite underwhelming. Most of the time from episode 1-6, I was just waiting for the main leads to confess and ehem…show some form of affection when they ‘officially’ admit and confess their love to each other, it was just a matter of when and how, but for this drama, after that happened, it was almost towards the end, then people around them got to know about it, Karl became worried because he did not want to admit he was gay, then his friend and uncle gave him advice, he listened to them, gave himself more confidence and finally mustered enough courage to say the ‘gay’ word to Vlad and that was about it.
I would recommend only if you want to watch a very short and easy to watch BL drama.
This is my first Filipino drama. Pardon my ignorance, but I was surprised the dialogues were made in both Filipino or Tagalog (can't tell the difference between the two) AND English., 50% in each language I would say. Well, it was a refreshing change to hear English in an Asian drama when I have been watching Thai, Korean, Japanese, Chinese dramas.
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