Sally

there's a lot to enjoy about this show. it's sexy, intense, curious, and doesn't hold back on the melodrama (which I tend to enjoy in a bl). I had a lot of fun watching it as it aired, I grooved to the main theme every single week, and I fell in love with tee and heng.

however...

as much as I wanted to REALLY love this show, it felt at times like they didn't fully want to commit to the 'red flag' character being a red flag and that just left us with a boring premise. as much as the actors did their best to make the script work, there wasn't enough bite to the story for them to really sink their teeth into these characters.

there were a few odious directorial/editing mistakes sprinkled throughout which can really catch you off guard while watching and they drove me crazy - even more so the use of generative ai. we cannot start normalising gen ai in our bl's, we just can't.

I doubt I'd rewatch this show but I would recommend it to someone looking for something a little different, with the caveat that it's not as well written as it could have been