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Good stuff, entertaining watch.
The 'angst' part of this was a little bit of an 'okay then' story line, it felt like angst just for the sake of angst tbh, as in, the little 'scandal' could easily have been avoided if the characters made somewhat better communication choices. But the actors, especially the actor of Jeongwu was very convincing emotionally and so it was good to watch those scenes.
The other lead was less expressive, facially and in delivering the emotional tones, but Jeongwu's actor carried most of the scenes well enough for them both and their chemistry level was good, comfortable and fluffy with a little bit of sexiness too.

Over all, definitely one of SK's better BLs for sure. It'll make my BL recc list and I give it an 8.5.

Trapped in Osaka is amazing, I was tracking it from the start on YT, I even added it to my BL recc list after it completed and I'm waiting to watch the director's cut. That series did more in 4 short episodes than most BLs manage in 12 episodes! Not to mention the excellent visuals the MLs served. DAYUM.

If you try The Bangkok Boy, I hope you enjoy it, it definitely includes darker themes and it's very much more plot based with a BL romance included, not a BL romance with a weak plot in the background, hence the reason the rating isn't so high. Too many fans want more BL scenes and less story plot. I personally am enjoying it just as it is.

Knock Out WASTED so much potential, but ngl, Ait and Win are a visual serve for days lol

Are Chi Cheng and Cheng Yu red flags? ​ʏᴇꜱ.
Do I like red flags in fiction? ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ.
How do I like my fictional red flags? ᴜɴᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢᴇᴛɪᴄ, ʜᴏɴᴇꜱᴛ, ʜᴏᴛ, ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀɢɢʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴀʟᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ꜱɪᴍᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴜʀꜱᴜɪᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜰᴀʟʟ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴜᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴇʟꜱ ꜰᴏʀ.

All boxes checked for me in Revenged Love.

Thanks for sharing this and I agree with the other commenter to make it a discussion thread so it doesn't get lost in the influx of commentary. As someone who never liked Addicted or this author's rapey themes in her work, I'm glad to have seen this.

To hear the author acknowledge that her written choices of 'dark' content, done in a way that was supposed to be 'entertaining', in her youth was misguided by what was popular at the time (just as certain eye rolling awful shitty themes are popular in fanfiction now among young writers who want to stay on trend) shines some needed light on her works. It's common unfortunately, most young writers get caught up in writing whatever the 'fad' is.

I'm happy to be supporting this adaptation, I think it's looking to be a great updated vision of her original book.

Those of us who knew, knew. Now we're winning. 😌

*​🇸​​🇴​​🇧​​🇸​* such a long wait _(:‚‹」∠)_

Putting this back on my list JUST IN CASE it happens to be broadcast outta Thailand.

I use twitter for BL updates, if I see something I like incoming, I just add it on MDL. I try it, if I like it or it's good for background watching, I watch it, if I don't like it, I drop it. I'm like that with all shows from any country lol Very seldomly do I get majorly attached, especially in BL, it's only happened previously with a handful of BLs where they have stayed with me up to now.

I thought The Next Prince was hyped because the main pairing is supposed to be some big deal? I watched it out of curiosity, but I like the Net and ever since he he got his new partner I've been looking forward to seeing his and JJ's standalone BL in future, so seeing them in TNP is just a taste. I don't have any interest in the other two pairs tbh. But I get what you're saying, wasted budgets on bad BL sucks. Reminds of the waste of SXV with Mosbank, great pair, decent budget, absolutely shit, embarrassing script.

The Bangkok Boy is NOTHING like Knock Out. Knock Out dropped the ball in like episode 3, TBB is still going strong, unpredictable, good acting, interesting and funny. It's an entertaining watch. The Sparkle in your Eye is another new uncensored Chinese BL, right up my alley personally. But I like more serious and darker themed shows, maybe they're not for everyone XD

For me The Next Prince is a background watch, I was never all that interested in the hype so I'm not disappointed since I had no expectations lol. But I can understand being disappointed in something you've waited on for a long time. I'm only watching it for Net and JJ honestly.

Of all the BLs airing rn I'm only really invested in Revenged Love, The Sparkle in your Eye and The Bangkok Boy, the rest are all just for passing time to me.

You're going in circles and somehow missing the basic point.

They don't show it in censored BLs because it's censored, but the characters are GAY, they're not friends and if China didn't have a ban, they'd be all over each other, very GAYLY (like right here in Revenged Love). The Untamed, The Spirealm, Stay With Me, Advance Bravely, Word of Honor, Justice in the Dark are all GAY.

In Bromance, they're platonic, there's nothing censored, with or without the ban, they're FRIENDS only. They would change nothing if the ban was lifted. THAT is bromance.

Most of the viewers here, who are not making a fuss about the rapey undertones, are aware that this show is adapted from a novel of a writer who (unfortunately) likes rapey themes. In adapting the show, the producers wanted it to match the novel as much as possible for the major fans of her writing, but they still toned it down a lot (thankfully).

I'd recommend to those who are bothered by it, that they can either move on from the show if it's really upsetting for them (no judgement), or to do like myself (and others who dislike those themes), just disconnect from it. Remember that it's just the writer's personal 'kink', it's not an 'everybody's into it' scenario.

As for 'villainous' themes and the manhandling, welp, I'm a big fan. Sorry not sorry.

They're gay.

Bromance is it's OWN genre, with platonic friendship.
Censored BL is a censored relationship, they are not allowed to overtly state it, but they are gay. It's not platonic. Lan Zhan wasn't looking at Wei Ying like a friend no matter how much those no-homo goggles are blinding you. lol

It's the little interactions like that, that build atmosphere and closeness and paint a clearer relationship development between characters, that other BLs overlook and don't portray and really, it's just so many missed opportunities.

No such thing as bromance from a Chinese gay novel adapted series, 'bromance' is a legally obligatory name for it, FORCED name, they have no choice but to call it that. But Stay With Me is from gay source material that is censored, but it is 100% gay, they are gay. All censored Chinese BLs are gay.

It will air to completion, you don't need to worry. Enjoy it.

Agreed, the majority of Thai BLs also focus too much on fan pleasing with the pairings, so the scripts are flimsy shit and there's almost no follow through on originality, they start interesting, like you mentioned, but fall into the same ol' tropes and cliches very quickly with predictable character actions and a predictable end.

Aaaaah, another very satisfying 2 hour episode!

I really liked a lot of the scene aesthetics in episode 6, I think Chi Cheng's living space is actually aesthetically appealing in general, put the two of them in that space with all that UST and we got visuals for daaaaaaays! And so well filmed and acted. My fave scene was when Chi Cheng was brooding by himself and Suo Wei showed up, the shot of him mirrored where he sat in his chair in the half light was PEAK.

I also like how their internal thoughts are filmed in real time, with good timing, not one character having 2 minute internal dialogue while the other character is standing there idly like it's normal, the thoughts are short, relevant and concise, adding appropriate context to the scenes.
Aside from good filming choices, this episode was excellent for all that unfolded, at this point I think Suo Wei is still thinking ,on the surface, that he's just out for revenge, but subconsciously he's more affected by Chi Cheng way more than he's prepared for. Loving it!

Yes, I'm back again, 7 min to go, I just wanna say another compliment to the production team for actually showing PHYSICAL ATTRACTION. 9/10 BLs do not depict attraction, they just make them say some cheesy shit about they like each other's personalities, which, okay, but they should do more and do better. Chi Cheng checking out Suo Wei regularly has been excellent and in ep 5 especially, it was just another cherry on top of all the cherries already on top.

The only other two series that did this was Never Let Me Go (Thailand) and Fight For You (Taiwan), the quality of these BLs are not on par with Revenged Love, but they were good in their own ways and the flashbacks ADDED to the show instead of just repeating.

There are some that are really amazing for sure. The intricacies and details of the characters and stories are always nuanced, epic and just fantastic.