BL Compilations

Overall: this could have been stellar with better writing, but they made several misteps. Note that the series has some major content warnings. 12 episodes about 1 hour each. Aired on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/don-t-be-too-emotional-episode-1-26b4yhq8zv0?lang=en_us

Content Warnings: intimate partner abuse, held against will, violence, attempted sexual assault, vomiting, punches/fights, manpulation, lovebombing, non con touching, non con kissing, beaten up, victim blaming, near rape, attempted murders, deaths, blood, manhandling, choking, stalking (put a tracker on him), death, workplace bullying, kidnapping, past suicides shown
Note: flashing/strobe lights episode 1 16:55-24:20, 25-25:45, 51:20-53:40

Watch Suggestions (to take out content warnings and focus on the romance)
- episode 11 watch 25:30 to 40 and 50-end
- episode 12 watch begnning- 3, 5-20:50, 42-51:55

What I Liked
- OST
- acting
- set up
- the doctor
- character growth starting in episode 6
- mutually horny in the finale

Room For Improvement
- everyone just watched intimate partner abuse/violence and Jane Patrick said she had it coming to her
- 3 guys were obsessed/abusive with an average guy
- episode 3 was skippable with toxic Dan
- Jane was stupid when he asked Jane Patrick if he was okay and also what he should do in episode 5, Jane Patrick was stupid continuing to do what he did and saying he could protect everyone he cared about when he didn't have security tailing them
- no character growth after the time jump. Jane was still a people pleaser and Jane Patrick was still withholding information/being emotionally abusive by keeping Jane close to him but not showing him forgiveness
- did not enjoy the kid in episode 8, using him as a means for them to live together was weak writing
- creepy sculpture
- voice over exposition dump in the finale
- so much writing nonsense, an example was no police called in the finale