BL Compilations

want to see the actors in something else

Overall: what happened in episode 4 (YouTube version) made a future romance not work between them. Airing on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhRSqpTQ1MD2qGC-AiqP7ti9QIz9p_2pb&si=LcSE08aSkSEDjH-W

Content Warnings: kidnapping/held against will, violence, near murder, past attempted suicide, blood, manipulation, rape shown (in episode 4), kidnapping, choking, attempted murders, suicide shown

What I Liked
- the one actor played the twin brothers well (in that they seemed like different people)

Room For Improvement
- I was hoping we'd see some major character growth with the leads but the rape in episode 4 sank any desire for them to be in a romantic relationship with each other (and then it happened again!)
- a character could have easily gone on social media to see what the other character was saying was true
- power of love woke someone from a coma
- a character refused to forgive the other character but instantly forgave his brother

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intriguing premise with underwhelming writing

Overall: wish Boat and Oat had a better script/editing.12 episodes about 45 minutes each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/knot-episode-1-c3hbjhxtcg?lang=en_us?lang=en_us

Content Warnings: non con touching/attempted assault, fight scenes, murder off screen, non con kissing turned consensual

What I Liked
- chemistry
- styling (sometimes it missed the mark though)
- unique premise
- a character has fighting skills and is not just a damsel in distress

Room For Improvement
- world building dump and character info dumps (text on the screen)
- the end of episode 1 had nonsense/too coincidental (characters happened to be at the same place at the same time in what appears to be a large city), also how rare/secret is the secondary gender that a character has no knowledge of it (and then later in episode 3 a woman made it seem that it was common knowledge)???
- comedy moments did not work (comedy sound effects did not help)
- nervous about the pacing and number of characters
- odd camera angles/close ups

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got there in the end (vertical series)

Overall: spent too much time with a love rival. 30 short episodes. Aired on GagaOOLala.

Content Warnings: past child abuse (episode 1), non con touching, non con kiss, mental health struggles, past death

What I Liked
- the co-op living situation (brought back memories when my co-op application was rejected likely because I was a feminist I.e. I didn't/don't think women dancing in a club should be groped by random guys which a male resident thought was fine if the women were wearing short skirts...)
- the guys tried to be supportive

Room For Improvement
- the one resident's wig
- both guys looked at his back when he was visibly upset/not wanting them to
- the non con kiss
- love rival took up way too much screen time
- poor communication that was only resolved in the 2nd to last episode

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lack of communication (watch suggestions)

Overall: cliched grown adults who refused to talk to one another. You do not need to have watched seasons 1 or 2, they operate separately from each other. Airing on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/7600/love-class-2026 (not in the Americas, Europe, Oceania, Middle East, Japan, and Korea) and Viki https://www.viki.com/tv/41421c-love-class-3

Content Warnings: past & current stalking, homophobia, non con kissing

Watch Suggestions
- watch episodes 1-3
- skip episode 4
- episode 5 watch 10:45-12
- skip episode 6
- start episode 7 at 1 minute
- episode 8 watch beginning-7:30
- episode 9 watch 9:10-12:10
- can skip episode 10
- episode 11 watch 2:15-4:05, 5-7:25 and 9:55-end
- watch episode 12
- episode 13 watch beginning-2:30, 8:45-11:50
- episode 14 watch beginning-4, 7:30-10 and 12:10-15:45

What I Liked
- visuals/styling
- good intimacy
- cute moments
- enjoyed the second couple (guy from Thailand) though there were some annoying hot and cold moments

Room For Improvement
- comedy sound effects
- a bit confused with what were flashbacks vs present in the first few episodes
- cliche jump to conclusions and refuse to communicate (multiple times with both couples)

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First Impression: Sin and Love

Overall: giving this the benefit of the doubt. 10 episodes about 22 minutes each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/sin-and-love-episode-1-lzocq6bde8?lang=en_us ; SEEKMedia YouTube members (right now episode 1 is highlights/significantly shorter than iQIYI) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfmKArt9EtUEr7VZwG_0TSuR3JbbxjrW&si=7KKdLHPE0iKyqDSf and Heavenly (S. Korea)

Content Warnings: punch, coercion

What I Liked
- the general idea

Room For Improvement
- the kissing is painful to watch
- don't really know what is happening
- I normally don't take off points for low budget, but this is their 3rd production and they could easily improve some things

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