TheFirstMichael2206

The Untamed and Word of Honor are perfect even without the more intimate stuff. I might start Killer and Healer sometimes, but it's just a big time investment for chinese BL/bromance.

Bad Bunny 😆😆😆 I wish.

BLs certainly have they own problems and tropes. I got used to it fairly quickly, so it rarely bothers me now. But I don't expect a "hollywood" level of quality from them, either. I'm mostly watching it for emotional support/distress.

There are bound to be some cultural differences that can be off-putting. My main is the wife/husband stuff and their overall views on family and hierarchy in society.

The multiple couples in a friend group is mostly done to connect multiple love stories which provide contrast to each other imo. I would have agreed with some that queer people often tend to stick together (even when they aren't aware of it), but most BLs don't present their protagonists as queer (which is one of my biggest issues with the dramas). Similarly with families, it isn't uncommon to have multiple queer people among siblings.

Don't worry, we've already retired our engineers. It's all about musicians, doctors, sportsmen and foodies now 💜

The ads I just take as a necessary evil for the BLs to be made at all, let alone distributed globally (often for free). I very much prefer it over the fanservice stuff. Some shows do a better job to hide it, some are so bad it's hilarious. But mostly, I just ignore it (except my obsession with a pink milk. It's a holy grail I will never stop chasing 🥛).

I'm fine with a simple and or rehashed plot, if it makes sense. Having no plot at all or one so complicated even the writers get lost in it is way worse. And some plots are just bad, boring, inconsistent mess (I won't name names, but I'm sure some people will relate). I do agree that Korean and Japanese BLs tend to have better plots on average, though (I don't watch Taiwanese / Vietnamese BLs, and filipino ones are few and in-between). Also, most (Thai) BLs are based on fanfics / wattpad stories, so there's that.

The cliche/cringe/weird humor is mostly cultural thing, I believe. You might have heard of thai soap operas (Lakorns), where it's pretty standard.

I'm glad most BLs aren't realistic. If they were, they would be hella depressing to watch.

[Also, please don't make this as my way of disagreeing with you. I'm just chatty and procrastinating 🙂]

But you will finish CP, right? 😄

Right?! 😃😃😃

2gether is a 2020 drama?! 😱😱😱

Wau. It truly has been an exhausting decade these past 2 years 😔

I don't mind tropey, rehashed plot if it's at least somehow well done in BL. My main problem with (some) latest thai Bls is that they have no plot at all (or a really bad, failed one). Gen Y2, Love stage!!, Enchante, CP.... all of them are just glorified glaucoma filter hyped up by the fans of actors.

[I'm also very biased because this is exactly the kind of 2moons-y plot I adore 💙]

I heard about it before, but was put off by (my interpretation of) the premise. Then few days ago I started "Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai!". It made me wanna watch another J-BL shows and this one was in recommended, so I thought I'll give it a try :)

Same! It's not the kind of drama I would have expected a lot from, so it was a nice surprise 🙂

I almost admire some of them, truly.

Sure you are!!! But only when we agree on the subject 🥰

No, don't worry! It was just a blanket statement. I tend to step into the crossfire of my own volition 😅

"Plus attempts at delegitimization are lame."

I was once called a crazy SaintZee shipper just for criticising CP (in detail). I'm still salty about it 😒

Don't take this the wrong way, mimi.

But WHEN DO YOU SLEEP?! 😨😨😨

I'm getting tired just thinking about it 😔😔

Spoiler button gang is the best!!! 💚

If you also indicate at the start of your comment that the spoilers come from novel, you're my hero 🥰

I don't think it's a bad drama, but I do think it's overrated/overhyped.

My main problems with it are the constant tone switching, odd time cuts and having too many characters with too little exposition/show (so it gets confusing).

In the end, people have waited so long for the drama, they have established emotional connections that have little to do with the actual show. Which might not be bad for them, but it can create different perception for someone who's just diving in.

The main couple's drama in My Engineer went from pretty good to just useless by the end in my opinion, but the rest of it was an okay series.

FUTS is my guilty pleasure, too! 💜

So it's basically like a K-BL that could have been made into an overall superior movie. Gotcha.

I just like being right 😄

That doesn't mean I can't enjoy it more than everything else!!

I doubt Kuea would even have a will, let alone time and energy to perform in his current state. Which, we all know who's responsible for that.

I expected to be more weirded out by The Miracle of Teddy Bear, but it's actually pretty interesting. If only the episodes were shorter (I have a problem to dedicate 90 minutes per episode on something I would consider mostly "light" drama.)

"This is more people complaining that they don't like the content of other peoples' posts because they don't agree with them for whatever reason. Which is silly and misses the point of the comments section."

Agree. But also, these kinds of comments will always be here, one way or another. Unless I feel very strongly about what the comment suggests, it's overly aggressive or I think it's addressing me personally , I tend to ignore those comments.

BL fans are unique breed and I don't have the energy to keep getting caught in the crossfire.

(I see the mandatory "CP is so sweet and cute relaxing drama, how can these stupid haters with their ulterior motives ruin it for everyone" comments all the time and at this point, I just ignore it rather than beating the horse to death. Most people will just not accept even the possibility of different perspective being equally valid as theirs. And some are just plain oblivious.)

Yeah, that's basically my take on it. I consider the kiss non-con, but I expect worse from KP.