As a 30 year old lesbian who grew up on tragic sapphic stories that ended on suicide, separation or even assassination, I can testify to the unexpected power of a slice-of-life GL like Fulfill.
This is the first GL in which the starting point is their marriage ceremony and the story develops their relationship after that, showing their married life. Now, we also have In Love Forever, from Channel 3 as well, but Fulfill comes from a very different place. Whereas the first one is more vulgar in the sense that it shows drama, sensuality and fighting as the main source of entertainment, Fulfill is more delicate, centered on sensible dialogue. Besides the awkwardly funny situations the series Fulfill presents (ep 1, 2 and 8), it often feels like a recipe to a healthy relationship, that comes to light trhough their conversations on scene or actual advice from friends, like in ep 3 and 8 (be ready for special appearances in ep 3, i.e. LingOrm).
Some episodes fell short for me, because they had this different story arc that did not please me, (episodes 4, 5 and 6) but this does not take away the value of the whole series.
Finally, I cried in the most random moments, because of the couple's concerns seemed so real to me. The thing is, to have such a structured life and being recognized by your family and neighbors as an LGBT couple is a dream, and the series portrays it as simply as it can. This really moved me and made me realize I never had a reference like this before.
I can't believe Ayla is an idol and we dont see her sing or dance coherently once in the entire series.The best part of it all is when they are teenagers. After that, the plot is not well conducted and the dialogues are skipable.
Reset is the only Chinese drama I've watched. I liked it because, in addition to its sensational plot, it perhaps…
Who says china is not a democracy? Maybe not in Westerns paradigm, but for popular interests to be practiced by government is much more possible in China then in western countries, and not for a pompous choice such as who will be the president, but in other important political decisions, since the government is not controlled by their industry, it's the other way around. Besides, no dictatorship in the world could keep almost 1.5 billion citizens subdued by force, as you seem to assume. You should really study more about China and their political system. As to police surveillance... that's honestly western right wing defenders' most wet dream, I really don't get where you're coming from...
I really think Namhom was not the most toxic character. She should be more sincere and honest, indeed, but I think people just had unrealistic expectations towards her and no one really accepted her for who she was. I don't see it as a bad thing to want to be with several people. But people would only really love her if she tried to be someone else... I think Fon and Bua were the toxic ones. Oh and wow I didn't think about how Fon was overcompensating, makes so much sense!
This is the first GL in which the starting point is their marriage ceremony and the story develops their relationship after that, showing their married life. Now, we also have In Love Forever, from Channel 3 as well, but Fulfill comes from a very different place. Whereas the first one is more vulgar in the sense that it shows drama, sensuality and fighting as the main source of entertainment, Fulfill is more delicate, centered on sensible dialogue. Besides the awkwardly funny situations the series Fulfill presents (ep 1, 2 and 8), it often feels like a recipe to a healthy relationship, that comes to light trhough their conversations on scene or actual advice from friends, like in ep 3 and 8 (be ready for special appearances in ep 3, i.e. LingOrm).
Some episodes fell short for me, because they had this different story arc that did not please me, (episodes 4, 5 and 6) but this does not take away the value of the whole series.
Finally, I cried in the most random moments, because of the couple's concerns seemed so real to me. The thing is, to have such a structured life and being recognized by your family and neighbors as an LGBT couple is a dream, and the series portrays it as simply as it can. This really moved me and made me realize I never had a reference like this before.
I hope more GLs like this are to come. Enjoy!
Oh and wow I didn't think about how Fon was overcompensating, makes so much sense!