Tag: Romance
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Thai BL Self Episode 1 is Promising
Self Episode 1 Review The episode 1 of Thai BL Self begins with a tragedy where a boy falls down from the top of a building while another boy points a gun at him. The makers Sorawit Meungkeaw and Too Aussada Likitboonma leave the mystery of death to unravel later and episode moves on to the…
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Roommates of Poongduck 304 Ep 1 Falls Flat
Roomates of Poongduck 304 Ep 1 Review The latest Korean BL Roommates of Poongduck 304 ‘s ep 1 left me disappointed as the makers are trying to offer nothing new to the audience. The storyline, direction and performances failed to make an impact on the viewers in the first episode itself. Although the first episode…
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Ai Long Nhai Review: The Same Old BL Story
There are many boys’ love narratives which follow the same cliched story. Ai Long Nhai is nothing different from those stories. Here, it is love at first sight for the protagonist who has a lot of relationships. This is a review of Ai Long Nhai which has the same old BL story. Ai Long Nhai…
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Not Me: A Thrilling BL with a Social Agenda
Directed by Nuchy Anucha Boonyawatana, ‘Not Me’ tells the story of White who disguises himself as his twin brother Black to find out the culprits behind his brother’s attack. The series also addresses social issues like inequality, corruption, classism etc. through an intriguing story of these twins. White got separated from his twin brother Black…
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Remember Me First Take: About Nostalgia, Love and Friendship
Review of Episode 1 The first episode of Remember Me was incredible. After My Only 12%, this is the only series that portrays Thai rustic life with so much love. The series reminds you of the Korean drama Reply 1988. Yet, it is very different from the Reply Series in essence. This is also a…
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The Three GentleBros Review: A Series Better Suited for the 90s
Review of Ep.1 The Three GentleBros has an interesting line of actors which includes Mook Worranit Thawornwong, Tay Tawan Vihokratana, Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat, and Luke Ishikawa Plowden. It’s very obvious from the trailer itself that this is the story of three brothers who have an overbearing mother. So, did the first episode live up to…
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Big Dragon First Take: An Impressive First Episode
Big Dragon is one of those series that you would like because the main protagonists are extremely flawed. It had a very impressive first episode. Both the characters here are extremely ferocious and cunning. They are also not likeable characters. This gives the series a very interesting arc because we do not often get to…
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Mismatched Season 2: Take On Trailer
Mismatched season 1 aired on Netflix in 2020. It is an Indian Rom-com coming-of-age drama based on Sandhya Menon’s Novel When Dimple met Rishi. Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari are the directors of the series. Now, the Mismatched season 2 trailer is out. Everyone who has watched season 1 would know that Rishi (Rohit…
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Fahlanruk Series First Take: An Average FWD Story
Fahlanruk is a typical BL series with a campus setting. It has got all kinds of BL tropes. A BL fandom, a shipper, campus idols and beautiful men. There is nothing innovative here and it is just another Friends with Benefits story. It stars Tonkhao Chayuth Nitichakorn and James Thanaboon Wisrungroj. Here, the relationship goes…
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Love in the Air Ep.8 Review
Love Sky: Or Stalking Glorified as Love Love in the Air is adapted from Thailand’s most popular BL author, Mame’s, two novels; Love Storm and Love Sky. The story of Love Sky starts half way through the seventh episode. But episode eight can be considered the real beginning of their story. So, here are my…