MikeO

It got a little better in ep 2. IMO. Just tone down the over-acting male lead. His co star is pretty good. The story has potential. But the overacting makes viewing like rolling around on broken glass. Get a broom so our two main characters can get a room

I agree. I made that comment within the first ten minutes. Actually. I think the co lead is quite good and most in the supporting cast don’t overact. I’m hoping the director tones down his other lead then this could be a good story

Im watching ep 2. Unfortunately facial contortionist overacting school is still in session.

I’d like to have been a fly on the wall at the first “ Playboyy the Series” cast acting workshop. “Ok boys, now that you’ve been handcuffed, each team of two will have exactly 30 seconds to polish off their popsicle. Ready?

Smart choice not to have even one episode of that stench on you. I still can’t shower it off

Could not have said it better. You captured my feelings perfectly. And their lips moved at least during the first kiss and it was such an honest and earned moment. It reminded me of a much toned down version of the kiss between the two leads in Second Chance. No, nowhere close to that level of intimacy, but enough to make it believable and honest. The actors in Breeze are very very good. Acting with their eyes when it’s not their turn to talk. So many BLs cast good looking kids with no acting chops at all, though Korea is generally better. I’ll point something out…see if it registers…untrained BL actors bob their forward when it’s their turn to deliver a line of dialogue. It now drives me crazy when I see it. “Twins” is actually not bad but there’s a lot of supporting cast members in that one ..all with good genetics and no acting skills. Lots of forward head tilts in that one. Breeze of Love has none of that. Cast members are well coached and have experience. It makes such a difference when my neighborhood high school play has more talent than what some of these shows cast

My apologies. Caught myself rambling. You say it better and in fewer words. Haha Mr TMI is out…

Bump Up was a cop out. Making fun of business gay but the commiting the same offense they were lampooning. Ever since I read an interview with the the kid from Donkiz about the pressure his management company put on him not to partake in Semantic Error , I ham hypersensitive about K-pop idols taking rolls in in BL. The right wing in my country is determined to roll back the progress made in acceptance and tolerance , so it bugs me probably more than it should when GLBTQ shows imply that the expression of same sex intimacy is shameful or at least bad for business

But Bum Up is not even close to the league of Breeze it actually wasn’t the awful one I was referring to. That honor goes to Middleman’s Love. And it’s shocking because the director has been responsible for quite a body of work in BL…some but not all are very good. Some are terrible but this may be the worst of all. I didn’t want to trash the show unprovoked. But since you asked I figure why not answer honestly. And no judgement if it’s one you like. (Though I don’t see you liking it based on your past comments which I usually agree with when I run into them)

I needed this after a trainwreck of a BL dropped at the same time on IQ. And at least these K-pop idols didn’t shy away from the kiss. It was better than fish lips kiss or the complete K-pop cop outs like we get from image conscious bands afraid to be too gay. These male leads could act too. A great story that put a smile on my face and a skip or two in the heartbeat Great binge. 10 for me

That was my same experience. It was the much needed cold shower of competent acting and a great simple story after the Trainwreck that is Middleman’s Love

I don’t want to harsh on this show without first understanding the stylistic. Intention. So clearly I’m missing something. I don’t watch anime’s and my style of BL is on the chill and ultra real side of things. Like Love Class 2., Moonlight Chicken or the Eighth Sense. Is this one capturing some over the the top style that I’m just not hip to. This show seems to want to be overacted and loud so there’s got to be a method to the madness. I mean this is a real effort to come across the way it does, so there’s got to be some hidden meaning that will make me go ah ha with a lightbulb Anyway, this end result might explain why the Why R U actors bailed on the show.

Also. I could not have expressed the driving force of greatness behind the production of Eternal Yesterday any better than you just did

Very insightful This story is like a rough treatment that went to production without an actual script. His boyfriend was not dead and he did not choose to go back in time, he simply arrived there. The character’s primary motivation was ill defined or perhaps not even defined And if we assume he went back to make sure his younger self would never meet his soul mate, why did he then write that note to leave with the video store owner. I could go on and on asking question after question, but why bother because the people behind the show failed task those very questions and went straight to production without having a story

I agree. But I’ll be running backwards to do a rewatch. Though I’m kicking myself for not recognizing mix.

Oh. That would be great. I could see them continuing Only Friends as an anthology even.

Oh that was Mix. Thank you. I’m very familiar with the pairing and the shows you mentioned. In fact Thousand Stars and Moonlight Chicken are in my personal BL Hall of Fame It seemed like a purposeful choice.

Yeah. I yelled wash your hands first! Def not not one of those men.

Well, these dudes ARE pretty to look at. They could just think their lines and as long as their shirts are off, I’d be fine with that. Yaoi-mime, and send the writers back to the Dinosaur Love set where their sills belong.

I think you nailed it. really want to like this show. And I’m actually kind of enjoying it despite glacial pace and so many missed opportunities for it to have been so much better, but I think your catch makes a whole lot of sense. Literary writing gives characters the chance to share their inner voice and screen plays need to draw out characters through interaction and story telling. They are quite separate crafts. Still, I’ll keep showing up rooting for this one even though deep down I know it’s missed its chance.

One show that pulled off a literary BL stream of consciousness bL story line was Eternal Yesterday. This series could have learned from the people who made that one.

I liked the ending. No “by your side forever” BL storybook bs for all of the characters at least That was very unGMMTV.like in a good way. The actors playing Nick and Boston deserve lead roles in the future. Their ending was my fav. Real and honest. One question was the dude who showed up to the Hostel a cameo that called back to another GMmTV show.? I got the feeling the writers were saying meet the new Boston. Wondering if the actor played a toxic character in a past show. I’ve seen most but not all .

I could not agree more with these comments. This show was teeth grinding and great. Here in the states, it just dropped on an obscure pay channel. I hope I don’t have to wait for season two since it looks like this has been out for quite a while