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This is gonna hurt bad...all the way, but it will be oh so beautiful
So here it is, after this looooooooooong wait......and it has started to deliver right from the start. I am telling you this is going to be one of the best dramas of 2026....
I'm so in love with Fourth's act as a quiet-reserved-repressed character....he's acing it, as always...and my heart just breaks for Tanrak... Barth and Tanrak are in that stage where you feel this strange pull towards someone you don't know how to define, you also vaguely know that the other person is attracted to you, and hence you love to tease them all too see their reaction....and yet all of this happens under a veil of apparent innocence, without an explicit understanding or spelling out of what and how they feel...but the pent-up tension is all too obvious....its exquisite as you watch it unfold..and then BOOM!
BL-Needle Score: 7.5 Reasonably high BL-ness
I have been waiting forever for this one. This is a subject very close to my heart because the theme of this show deals with an extremely important and relevant subject - that of homophobia from one's closest people, loved ones and family. The pain of rejection from one's own family and loved ones is THE most damaging thing to ever go through for young queer people. It has been pretty common, and unfortunately still is, in many parts of the world, to see parents sending off their queer children to be 'converted', 'cured of the sin' of homosexuality. And more often than not, religion plays a big role in perpetuating such harm, violence and damage. I have seen catholic gay men up close, going around in a loop of self-loathing, suffering and struggle, just to reconcile their selves to their faith, and in turn, fail miserably at any form of meaningful human connection. More importantly, their parents and immediate support systems, the people who should have loved and protected them, have pushed them towards a life of guilt, shame, and misery, all in the name of God. We need to have more conversations around this and we need parents and families of queer people to be a part of these conversations.
I know this is going to make us cry loads, get angry, scream and sink into desperation in the days ahead, but we need stories like these, we need them to be told, seen, heard, and repeated, so that no one is ever made to go through shit just because of who they are, and who they love...God, if he exists, is not sitting with a magnifying glass to judge your 'sins', its just us humans playing the power games using God's name ...
Other than that, this was also the next intense act for Fourth-Gemini after absolutely flooring me in Moonlight Chicken, followed by a big disappointment in My Love Mix-up. To top it, this is Aof's direction. It can't get better than that I guess.
I am hoping this show will help people become at least a little more aware and kinder.....and that this absolutely stellar combination of actors, director, and storytellers will help this show be a narrative changing act.
So far the cinematography, script, acting and music has been great and it can only get better in the days ahead. The only sad part is that this is just 6 episodes...I definitely wanted more. Anyway, while it lasts, DO NOT MISS IT
I'm so in love with Fourth's act as a quiet-reserved-repressed character....he's acing it, as always...and my heart just breaks for Tanrak... Barth and Tanrak are in that stage where you feel this strange pull towards someone you don't know how to define, you also vaguely know that the other person is attracted to you, and hence you love to tease them all too see their reaction....and yet all of this happens under a veil of apparent innocence, without an explicit understanding or spelling out of what and how they feel...but the pent-up tension is all too obvious....its exquisite as you watch it unfold..and then BOOM!
BL-Needle Score: 7.5 Reasonably high BL-ness
I have been waiting forever for this one. This is a subject very close to my heart because the theme of this show deals with an extremely important and relevant subject - that of homophobia from one's closest people, loved ones and family. The pain of rejection from one's own family and loved ones is THE most damaging thing to ever go through for young queer people. It has been pretty common, and unfortunately still is, in many parts of the world, to see parents sending off their queer children to be 'converted', 'cured of the sin' of homosexuality. And more often than not, religion plays a big role in perpetuating such harm, violence and damage. I have seen catholic gay men up close, going around in a loop of self-loathing, suffering and struggle, just to reconcile their selves to their faith, and in turn, fail miserably at any form of meaningful human connection. More importantly, their parents and immediate support systems, the people who should have loved and protected them, have pushed them towards a life of guilt, shame, and misery, all in the name of God. We need to have more conversations around this and we need parents and families of queer people to be a part of these conversations.
I know this is going to make us cry loads, get angry, scream and sink into desperation in the days ahead, but we need stories like these, we need them to be told, seen, heard, and repeated, so that no one is ever made to go through shit just because of who they are, and who they love...God, if he exists, is not sitting with a magnifying glass to judge your 'sins', its just us humans playing the power games using God's name ...
Other than that, this was also the next intense act for Fourth-Gemini after absolutely flooring me in Moonlight Chicken, followed by a big disappointment in My Love Mix-up. To top it, this is Aof's direction. It can't get better than that I guess.
I am hoping this show will help people become at least a little more aware and kinder.....and that this absolutely stellar combination of actors, director, and storytellers will help this show be a narrative changing act.
So far the cinematography, script, acting and music has been great and it can only get better in the days ahead. The only sad part is that this is just 6 episodes...I definitely wanted more. Anyway, while it lasts, DO NOT MISS IT
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