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This is a beautiful, low-key love story that hits differently. The setting inside a religious school with students training to become priests adds so much heavy tension to every single scene. Fourth is incredible as Tanrak, perfectly showing all the quiet hesitation, guilt, and internal conflict of an orphan trying to balance his faith against real desire. Gemini balances this perfectly by making the rebellious Barth feel genuinely real, showing his internal struggle clearly without overacting. The writing uses smart symbolic moments like climbing over fences and breaking rules to show them sliding away from certainty.

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Chaos and Hotpots

The drama came out of the gate fast and frenetic, full of zany fun and energy. I thought I had a handle on what to expect—a light-hearted romcom—but the drama kept expanding my expectations. The comedy was served with a side of thoughtfulness, a generous dollop of tragedy, and some delicious revenge for dessert.

The Good:
• The action never lagged, because there was always a new twist, character, or situation to figure out. This is a drama that might improve on second watching, because a great deal was thrown at the viewer with explanations, if given at all, only provided indirectly or at a later part of the drama.
• The leads had great chemistry together. It felt as though they were enjoying themselves as much as their intended audience.
• The costumes, sets, and visuals were beautiful.
• The OST enhanced the scenes.

The Bad:
• The crown prince was underutilized. He either needed a larger story arc or a smaller one. I understood his father's attitude toward him, but if he planned on him being his successor, he should have introduced him to the consort early on. The Emperor knew from personal experience the horrific life of a puppet crown prince. How could he, in good conscience, not intervene? Poor little prince. (I do wish they'd used different actors to portray the Crown Prince and the Emperor as a child to lessen confusion. I had to keep trying to figure out which was which in a scene. It didn't help that the Empress Dowager looked the same in both situations. Yes, the drama had a cute intro for the young Emperor's parts which helped, but I'm still going to complain.)
• Could we NOT George RR Martin all my favorite characters?
• I felt a bit let down by the ending.

I was going to rate 8 stars, but it deserves an extra half star for the leads' enjoyable relationship.

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Ai Mi and Hou ming Hao

Guys, you should definitely watch this drama. Some of the tropes in this drama are really unpredictable.
And this review is for those people who say that Ai Mi shouldn’t have done this role and that Hou Minghao and Riley Wang are cringe for acting alongside a minor actress. Guys, it was her choice, so stop making such baseless assumptions.
Maybe she wanted to play a lead role at such a young age, and she wouldn’t have taken part in it if she was uncomfortable with it. It must have been her decision, not ours, to decide what she can or cannot do.
Plus, if she didn’t want to do it, her agency would probably have made a statement online.
Honestly, nobody talked about Huangyang Tiantian. She is 19 now, but she also played lead roles at the age of 16. Meanwhile, Ai Mi has just turned 18. (I’m not hating on Ai Mi or Tiantian; I’m just stating a fact.) Yet nobody had a problem with that.
And now some of you are saying not to support the drama. Bruh, she absolutely slayed in portraying the character. I’m a fan of hers, and she’s really talented, so don’t judge her just because she’s young. It’s her life, and she has the right to choose for herself.

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Gel Boy (2025) | 10/10 สมบูรณ์แบบในทุกองค์ประกอบ

Gel Boy (2025) เป็นซีรีส์แนว Boy Love ที่ถ่ายทอดเรื่องราวความรักของวัยรุ่นผ่านตัวละคร 2 คู่ ได้แก่ Chian – Four Mod และ Baabin – Bua โดยนำเสนอวิถีชีวิตของกลุ่มวัยรุ่นผู้ชายที่ชื่นชอบการทำเล็บเจล ซึ่งเป็นเทรนด์ที่กำลังได้รับความนิยมในปัจจุบัน พร้อมทั้งสะท้อนความสัมพันธ์ในรูปแบบ "สถานะกั๊กใจ" (Situationship) ที่ทั้งอบอุ่น ซับซ้อน และชวนให้ติดตาม ใครที่สนใจสามารถรับชมย้อนหลังได้ทุกตอนทาง IQIYI
สำหรับเรื่องนี้ ผมขอให้คะแนน 10/10 เพราะรู้สึกว่าซีรีส์ทำออกมาได้สมบูรณ์แบบในแทบทุกองค์ประกอบ ตั้งแต่พล็อตเรื่องที่มีความสดใหม่ ไม่ซ้ำกับซีรีส์วัยรุ่นทั่วไป การสะท้อนวิถีชีวิตและมุมมองความรักของเด็กยุคปัจจุบัน รวมไปถึงการเล่าเรื่องที่ผสมผสานทั้งความโรแมนติก ดราม่า และปัญหาที่วัยรุ่นต้องเผชิญได้อย่างลงตัว ทุกตอนมีความน่าติดตามจนทำให้ผมตื่นเต้นและรอคอยตอนใหม่อยู่เสมอ
ในส่วนของนักแสดง ต้องบอกตามตรงว่าก่อนดูผมแทบไม่รู้จักนักแสดงคนไหนเลย แต่เมื่อได้รับชมแล้วรู้สึกประทับใจมาก ทุกคนแสดงได้เป็นธรรมชาติ ถ่ายทอดอารมณ์ของตัวละครได้ดีจนทำให้เชื่อในความสัมพันธ์ของแต่ละคู่ โดยเฉพาะฉากดราม่าหรือฉากร้องไห้ที่สามารถสื่ออารมณ์ออกมาได้อย่างยอดเยี่ยม จนทำให้ผมอินและรู้สึกตามตัวละครไปด้วย ถือว่าเป็นอีกจุดแข็งของซีรีส์เรื่องนี้ที่อยากชื่นชมจริง ๆ
อีกหนึ่งสิ่งที่ผมชอบมากคือ งานโปรดักชัน ทั้งมุมกล้อง การจัดองค์ประกอบภาพ และโทนสีของเรื่อง ตอนแรกที่ดูรู้สึกว่าภาพมีเอกลักษณ์แตกต่างจากซีรีส์ทั่วไป ก่อนจะทราบว่าซีรีส์เลือกใช้โทรศัพท์มือถือในการถ่ายทำ ซึ่งผลลัพธ์ที่ออกมากลับดูแปลกใหม่ มีเสน่ห์ และเข้ากับบรรยากาศของเรื่องได้อย่างลงตัว สะท้อนวิถีชีวิตของคนรุ่นใหม่ได้ดีมาก นอกจากนี้การเลือกใช้ภาพและการเล่าเรื่องผ่านมุมกล้องยังช่วยเพิ่มอรรถรสในการรับชมได้เป็นอย่างดี
และอีกสิ่งที่ทำให้ซีรีส์เรื่องนี้สมบูรณ์แบบยิ่งขึ้นก็คือ เพลงประกอบ (OST.) ที่ไพเราะและเข้ากับอารมณ์ของแต่ละฉากมาก หลายเพลงฟังแล้วติดหูจนทุกวันนี้ยังเผลอฮัมตามอยู่เลย
โดยสรุปแล้ว Gel Boy (2025) เป็นซีรีส์ที่ผมประทับใจมาก ทั้งในด้านบท นักแสดง งานโปรดักชัน และเพลงประกอบ ทุกองค์ประกอบทำงานร่วมกันได้อย่างลงตัว จนกลายเป็นหนึ่งในซีรีส์ที่ดีที่สุดที่ผมได้ดูในปีนี้
หากใครกำลังมองหาซีรีส์วัยรุ่นที่มีทั้งความรัก ความอบอุ่น ดราม่า และสะท้อนชีวิตของคนรุ่นใหม่ได้อย่างน่าสนใจ ผมขอแนะนำเรื่องนี้เลยครับ รับรองว่าคุณจะไม่ผิดหวังแน่นอน

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Wandering off-roads can get you to beautiful places

I never expected to love a drama averaged below 8 the way I did. Is it an objectively great drama? Certainly not. But I loved it.
The first episode took me days to finish. And then I binged the next 6 eps as if there was no tomorrow. I only didn't finish it in a week because taking the time to binge at least three eps at once isn't something I can easily afford anymore. But once I started, I couldn't stop.

Many reviews state that this drama derailed from its main plot for a concerning amount of episodes. But I wasn't in it for the main plot anyways, so I loved the derailment. 😁

- The relationships-
The mains' chemistry was so damn good. I wasn't sure if I liked ML's acting, but considering his character is rather reserved, he hit it so well and convinced me during later scenes. FL as an actress was heatedly debated last year with her role in Be Passionately in Love as she doesn't do kisses, but it was perfect the way it was. They went all out on every other way of showing affection the more the relationship progressed. I love when dramas display romantic relationships that don't need burning passion and physical intimacy yet still can be heartfelt.
Everyone apart from the mains was a side character at best, but they played their parts throughout the story and their dynamics with the mains changed over time which means none of them felt like a mere plot device.

- The plot -
The pacing was uneven, the ending not bad but certainly not good either. The whole concept behind the series' mystery started with few hints but was rather predictable as the episodes progressed. The tightly knit strings ended up loosely wrapped together with plotholes the size of one's head. BUT apart from one stupid arc , they included none of the tropes I absolutely despise. The plot was thrilling enough for me to want to find out how it ends. So despite its flaws, it's a win for me.

- The visuals -
Yes, I'm super superficial and my character sucks, but they had so many amazing landscape shots in every episodes, all the buildings outside and inside looked so clean and neat and decluttered.
That certainly helped keeping the focus where it should be, which obviously was the relationship development and mystery plot and not the mains' faces at all.

- The music -
Yeah, this was another example of "we bought five tunes for a 24h drama and we will be playing it the whole time until the viewers will never forget it ever" but the music was actually nice, especially in terms of lyrics, so I forgive them. *adds to playlist

-Final thoughts -
This drama is best to watch when you go in with absolutely no expectations of anything. Don't care about the mains or the mystery plot or the scifi, just roll with it as it changes genres the way others change their socks. But if you want a romance burning with passion and flowers or a mystery that has you on the edge of your seat, it might be time for you to derail from this drama to watch something different.
This is one of the dramas that highly depend on taste and guilty pleasures and I won't blame you if you didn't like it as much as I did. Objectively speaking, this could be a 7 at best, but I loved it, so for me it's a 9 and hence the best drama I finished this year so far.

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A literal life-changing series aka bringing me closer to God ⛪

Yeah, the headline isn't a joke; Ticket to Heaven actually drew me back to Christianity, to my roots. I've been dealing with unfaithfulness for almost 2 years now after losing multiple people in a row. I found comfort in this show that I've never found in any other.

Not necessarily because of the story, but because of the way I saw myself in Barth. Like, a lot of times. When he said, „I guess God was busy", I felt that deep in my heart. I've never been understood like this by any show. I cried a lot of times, and day by day while I was waiting for this series, I felt a knot keep untying itself. Such a relief. Maybe these sound like huge words from a usual BL series watcher, however, this is the truth. Not to mention, when Barth started to pray to God and Tanrak saw him, I felt seen because I always pray for my family and friends in need, even though I thought my God wasn't like theirs.

Beside this, the actors are fantastic. I'd even say they are professionals, so impressive! They could portray so many deep feelings in a way that sometimes I felt like I was watching someone's life through a live camera.

The story itself was also written amazingly. It was so interesting the whole time, I couldn't stop watching it! I felt a relief when I realized that it's not the usual fluffy one where the main characters just start to love each other over time, but the one where they have to fight for their love, sometimes inside and outside as well.

Ohh, I also realized that the songs in the series were sung by the main actors! Woah! So a 10 goes to the music as well!

I could literally yap about Ticket to Heaven for hours. I feel so lucky I found this. Who would have thought after this I would feel like maybe God never left me alone.
I don't know who is gonna read all of this, but all I can say is you should watch it. Maybe this review came out as a bit too emotional but I just wanted to let you know how I really feel about it ❤️. Also, this was my first review ever haha. Anyways, this series is a must-watch! And you never know which part of your life it's gonna help.

Overall: 1000000/10

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Healthy relationship

This was a lovely little show. At the beginning, I was afraid it was going to be over acted, as some J-dramas are, but they reined that in very quickly.

The relationship between the leads was very healthy and supportive. The main takeaway for me, though, was the way the FL was portrayed. On the surface, she was disabled, but she was able to teach others so much. The people around her seemed to become better by being friends with her. I liked the whole friend group as well.

Minor problems for me - even toward the end of the drama, there were those that were still calling the ML Black Panther rather than his name, and they kept calling him a delinquent. Also, the gay friend and the Fl's sister getting together - did she think she was going to be able to change him? Oh, and when the old friend kissed ML - why didn't he stop her?

All in all, it was a sweet watch with very little angst.

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Quando la buona fotografia non sostituisce la sceneggiatura....

Mi adatto al tono che viene usato per descrivere(o forse proporre?) questo lavoro: un'esperienza quasi mistica. Riuscire a trasformare 24 episodi in un unico, interminabile rallenty è un'impresa che merita rispetto, si deve dire. Dopo averlo visto, ho rivalutato Lezioni di piano, dove Jane Campion riesce a creare più tensione con un dito che sfiora un tasto del pianoforte di quanta The Forbidden Flower ne costruisca in 24 episodi.

La serie promette un "erotismo raffinato e rivoluzionario" 🤣. Dopo averci mostrato una protagonista che si "accende" durante uno shampoo (bada bene, c'è solo un frame che mostra il movimento miracolistico di lui con i polpastrelli dietro le orecchie) , mente sulla propria età, manipola chiunque pur di inseguire il protagonista e invade sistematicamente ogni suo spazio, ci prepara finalmente al momento tanto atteso: un bacio di pochi secondi, fotografato come se fosse l'evento romantico del secolo. Evidentemente, il resto dell'erotismo è solo proposto con quache frame sparuto qua e là per farvi arrivare all'episodio 9.

La fotografia è molto buona. Così buona da tentare disperatamente di convincerci che sotto quei controluce dorati, quei verdi ipersaturi e quei tramonti perfetti si nasconda una sceneggiatura altrettanto luminosa. Non è così! Una bella confezione può valorizzare un buon prodotto ma non può riempire una scatola vuota.
I personaggi sono costruiti con un'economia narrativa encomiabile.
Lei ruota quasi esclusivamente attorno a lui. Lui, invece, attraversa la serie con la determinazione di una pianta ornamentale: non decide, non reagisce, non conduce mai davvero la relazione, prima fissa , poi ridacchia. Se l'intento era rappresentare un uomo combattuto, il combattimento si è svolto interamente fuori campo.

Anche il conflitto con la madre avrebbe potuto essere interessante. Peccato che madre e figlia finiscano per assomigliarsi più di quanto la serie sembri rendersi conto: entrambe controllano, manipolano, mentono e cercano di imporre la propria volontà sugli altri. La differenza è solo anagrafica (piccole cougar crescono).
Poi arriva il finale. Tragedia. Lacrime. Fiori. Voce fuori campo. Ma una tragedia nasce quando il pubblico sente di perdere qualcuno che ha imparato a conoscer, non c'è alcuna progressione drammatica.

Straordinarie interpretazioni: è raro vedere un protagonista maschile così fedele alla propria cifra espressiva, la mantiene identica per tutta la serie. Lei, invece, trasmette perfettamente il concetto di "voglio quest'uomo a ogni costo", tuttavia il perché non si sa.
La madre, infine, ci ricorda che anche il melodramma più acceso può sempre essere recitato un po' più sopra le righe (non credo di aver mai visto un'attrice così priva di doti o talento).
La protagonista è la migliore, persino di un attore di 46 anni che dovrebbe avere esperienza, fascino, magnetismo ma tutti lo osannano perché con la canotta sta davvero bene, dimenticando che un uomo di quell'età dovrebbe quanto meno lasciare il segno con i dialoghi, o la profondità emotiva di chi ha vissuto davvero (e invece zero).
La protagonista pur essendo un po' migliore rispetto al resto del cast manca di naturalezza e propone una certa artificiosità, quando corre nel vicolo sotto la pioggia cade, due volte, e in entrambe le volte si vede proprio che non inciampa bensì si getta a terra da sola.
Nell'episodio 9 quando crolla dal sonno con una pianta in grembo si appoggia sulla spalla di lui (prima piano come se il sonno la prendesse, poi di colpo si getta in un movimento che puzza di studiato in modo pazzesco).
Rimangono una fotografia di alto livello, un paio di belle inquadrature e tanta estetica.
Il problema è che il cinema, e la televisione, non sono album fotografici.

ULTIMO APPUNTO: LA MALATTIA
La protagonista ha una malattia che, a giudicare da ciò che vediamo, sembra curarsi a colpi di tonici e passeggiate romantiche. Corre, salta, prende pioggia, mare e sole come se avesse una lieve anemia, salvo ricordarsi di essere gravemente malata quando la sceneggiatura ha bisogno di un colpo di scena. Non funziona così.

Ho visto persone morire di quel male... (capitoli tristi della mia vita ma conosco benissimo la condizione). So bene che ogni paziente è diverso, ma qui la malattia appare più come un espediente narrativo che come una condizione vissuta. Se vuoi costruire una tragedia, devi convincermi che quella tragedia esiste anche prima dell'ultimo episodio.
Esempio: in Marry My Husband il deterioramento fisico non è un dettaglio estetico, entra nella recitazione, nella postura, nello sguardo, nel trucco. L'attrice appare progressivamente emaciata, pallida, debilitata. Non serve trasformare ogni malato in uno scheletro, ma serve dare peso alla malattia. Qui, invece, sembra che vada e venga a seconda del bisogno della sceneggiatura (se non hai capito il tipo di condizione o morbosità scrivi in pvt che non voglio spoilerare).

📸 🌅 Devo riconoscere un merito alla serie: alcuni frame e riprese dall'alto (probabilmente con droni) sul mare sono davvero suggestive. In più di un'occasione, lingua a parte, ho avuto la sensazione di trovarmi davanti a una produzione thailandese. La fotografia sfrutta molto bene la costa tropicale, la vegetazione e la luce naturale, regalando immagini di notevole impatto visivo. È probabilmente l'aspetto migliore dell'intera opera.

APPROFONDIMENTO TECNICO : 🎞️
Dal punto di vista formale, il drama sembra l'equivalente audiovisivo di un profilo Instagram perfettamente filtrato. La regia punta tutto sulla seduzione dell'immagine: controluce costanti, profondità di campo ridottissima, bokeh, tramonti dorati, rallenty e un color grading esasperato che porta verdi, gialli e rossi a un livello di saturazione quasi irreale. È una scelta precisa, non un errore , l'iper-saturazione serve a trasformare la realtà in un ricordo idealizzato, una dimensione sospesa in cui la vita appare più intensa proprio perché destinata a svanire (come contrapposizione). Anche il pesce che muore a livello simbolico anticipa, come mesto presagio, cosa aspettarsi in finale.
Il problema è che questa estetica finisce per combattere contro la storia invece di sostenerla.
La protagonista è affetta da una malattia che dovrebbe incombere su ogni scena, eppure l'immagine continua a esplodere di luce, colori e vitalità. Corre, prende pioggia, mare, sole, passeggia per ore, cade, si rialza, scorrazza ovunque e, a parte qualche capogiro strategicamente inserito quando la sceneggiatura si ricorda della malattia, sembra godere di una salute invidiabile. La fotografia sembra avere più paura di mostrare il decadimento fisico che di perdere credibilità narrativa.

Eppure il contrasto fra vitalità visiva e morte imminente avrebbe potuto funzionare: il cinema usa spesso il colore come contrappunto emotivo ma, perché questo accada, il contrasto deve generare tensione, non cancellare il problema.
La simbologia, poi, viene ripetuta fino allo sfinimento. Fiori ovunque. Lei dipinge quasi esclusivamente fiori in boccio, lui è un orticoltore, la casa è invasa da piante, ogni inquadratura sembra voler ricordare allo spettatore che il fiore rappresenta la femminilità, il risveglio del desiderio, la fioritura sessuale e il passaggio dall'adolescenza all'età adulta. Il simbolo, però, funziona quando viene dosato. Se viene ripetuto ossessivamente, smette di essere simbolo e diventa ridondante didascalia, non sostenuta dalla sceneggiatura perché di maturità in lei non ne ho vista molta.

Lo stesso vale per il continuo richiamo all'arte. La serie sembra voler attribuire un'aura artistica a ogni quadro dipinto dalla protagonista ma le opere che vediamo sono sorprendentemente anonime. È come se bastasse inquadrare una tela, un fiore e una tavolozza per evocare profondità. L'arte, però, non è un elemento scenografico: dovrebbe raccontare qualcosa del personaggio, della sua evoluzione, del suo sguardo sul mondo. Qui rimane un accessorio decorativo, proprio come gran parte dell'impianto visivo.

Alla fine resta la sensazione che la regia confonda continuamente l'estetica con la profondità.

LEGGI QUI:
E ora mi rivolgo direttamente a te che stai leggendo! Sì, proprio a te che hai dato 9 a questo drama perché ti hanno venduto l'idea di un'opera "erotica" e ti sono bastati due baci e qualche rallenty in controluce. Il paradosso è che, alla fine, è persino più casto di molti altri c-drama realizzati sotto censura.
1) Quando assegni un 9 a una sceneggiatura del genere, fai un torto a quelle opere costruite con personaggi sfaccettati, dialoghi memorabili e una scrittura cesellata scena dopo scena.

2) Quando lo paragoni a Lolita, non stai rendendo omaggio a Nabokov: stai banalizzando un romanzo in cui la tensione nasce dalla lingua, dalla manipolazione, dall'ambiguità morale e da una raffinatezza stilistica che riesce a evocare il desiderio con una singola figura retorica. Qui, invece, HAI SCAMBIATO il rallenty ipersaturato con la profondità.

3) E quando mi parli di "erotismo travolgente", mi viene il dubbio che tu non abbia mai visto un vero film erotico. Se vuoi un punto di partenza, prova "L'amante" di J. J. Annaud. Scoprirai che l'erotismo non nasce da una ragazza che stringe le cosce durante uno shampoo ma da una regia che sa costruire desiderio, tensione e sottotesto.
Lezioni di piano, L'amante di Lady Chatterley, L'amante di Annaud e qualche decennio di cinema erotico a seguire ha dimostrato come il desiderio si costruisca con la scrittura, non con il color grading.

Le musiche? Gradevoli ma una , non vi siete neanche accorte, che è la colonna sonora del kdrama while you were sleeping, viva l'originalità!!!

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I really loved this drama. It was a short, lighthearted love story that was easy to enjoy from beginning to end. There wasn't any heavy drama or complicated plot—just a sweet romance that gave me butterflies.

The chemistry between the leads was amazing and felt very natural. Ryo especially stood out to me. His facial expressions were so good, whether he was happy, sad, or emotional. Sometimes he reminds me of Ji Sung, but most of the time he looks like Jung Il-woo. He expressed every feeling naturally, and his performance really made my heart flutter.

If you're looking for something light, cute, and heartwarming without too much angst, I definitely recommend this drama. It's a simple but enjoyable watch with lovable characters, great chemistry, and a romance that will leave you smiling.

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It's a thriller, people. The claustrophobic kind...

The Lie We Lived In aired as a series comprised of eight episodes running about 20 minutes apiece. Its total running time levels out around 2.5 hours. In other words, about the same length as many feature films. And given the story it unspools, it likely would have worked well as a motion picture. (I watched the 8 episodes in one sitting, which amplified my sense of consuming a film.) Many fans arrived expecting a BL, and if I were to grade it solely on that basis, I might come in a few points lower. But I think what makes The Lie a compelling watch is the way it adopts the attributes of a suspense thriller above all else. The tension between these characters is less the romantic variety--though that works as well--but more the fact that everyone is lying to everyone else about just about everything. And if any of these lies get exposed, murder would plausibly follow.

The two main characters are a contract killer and a cop. The killer arrives at a secluded house to perform his job. Literally in the middle of the act, he gets a call from his employer: keep the victim alive until a missing phone is located. Just as he tidies up from the initial fracas, the victim's childhood chum shows up expecting to stay for a week. He mistakes the killer for the victim's sibling (who conveniently left home a dozen years earlier), and the two take up an uneasy co-habitation. The killer must maintain the subterfuge of pretending to be someone else, a masquerade made more perilous once he ascertains that the visiting chum is actually a detective. He peppers the "brother" with endless questions once it's clear his friend isn't home as expected. And once he determines that the man living in his friend's house is not, in fact, the brother, the tension ratchets up. Killer's employers expect him to eliminate all evidence (meaning, kill the cop), but he still needs to find the phone. Meanwhile, he also keeps insisting to the cop that the friend is not a saint. With nearly the whole series set in a single location, the co-habitation between cop and killer feels claustrophobic. For me, that single set amplified the story's innate tensions. These men lived in such close quarters, each with secrets kept from the other, that the expectation of being found out dominates the mood.

As with most mystery stories, the loose ends never quite tie up neatly, but this isn't the type of mystery built around intricate plotting. The suspense provides most of the entertainment here. Whose misdirection will be exposed first? The writers did a commendable job writing each episode toward a cliffhanger ending. (That is one way we know it was written as a series rather than as a film.) The romantic tension that sparks between the two is, in true BL style, a bit too quick and easy but their mutual attraction is necessary to the plot. Each man will make choices that run counter to his professional instincts because of that attraction, so the BL element is also rather central. The reviews for this series have meandered all over the map, but I think the thing provides a solid diversion. Would I have thought so if I had had to wait week-to-week for a new 20 minute installment? Perhaps not. All the more reason to blast through in one single marathon sitting. Less time for the shortcomings of the mystery to take root in your brain.

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