This is the second vertical AI BL drama I've sat through, and honestly I went in knowing better. I had it on while I was doing cardio at the gym, and what struck me was just how much the plot echoed the last one I watched. Same step brother romance angle, same mystery girlfriend showing up near the end, same extra guy pining after one of the leads. Genuinely the only thing going for it was the runtime, the whole thing wrapped up in forty five minutes flat. The setup kicks off with Finn moving schools because his mom just married into money. He finds out his new step brother Aiden goes to the same place, and he's warned to keep his distance from him. Their first run in at school is rocky, just like you'd expect, but there's this odd pull between them neither can shake off. Finn keeps telling himself not to read into it because Aiden's straight and openly homophobic. Things shift when some kids start bullying Finn and the student council president, Ryan, steps in to ...
The summary is pretty straight forward. The show is about a pair of siblings Cary and Brooke, who live in New York and what happens when their 13-year-old brother has become a Bieber-sized pop sensation. Cary is struggling actor, gay and very much in love with his straight roommate who doesn't leave any opportunity of flirting with Cary. Brooke on the other hand is a former dancer with no goal in life other than to “see 50 dicks this summer”. The sibling duo is a bit envious of sudden fame by their younger brother, but they also clearly love their little brother and are protective of him in the face of a showbiz, where people chew and spit you out as quickly as they put you on their head.
All episodes focus on one aspect of the life of the sibling dup in the wake of their brother's success. With characters like their mother, who initially may comes out as someone living her life through person but has something more deep to her, to Scooter, a manager who is willing to go to any lengths to do the right for the young pop star. The show has enough sex and more than enough focus on the sibling duo; which obviously means that there is plenty of gay contention the show courtesy Cary. In a surprising episode , when the young brother makes a new song and video of how his brother is gay and he still loves it; this sitcom shows us the stark reality of sudden internet fame and how everyone has an opinion of it and whether that's good or bad keeps constantly changing. The show also shows the perils of social media in today's time. This is just one example, and each and every episode talks about something different, while keeping the whole things amazingly funny. Into the show’s conversation about fame comes the bigger question about life, and what contributes to that sense of purpose and happiness. Balancing comedy, character development, love/hate relationship, quirkiness and sass is something that this show does a great job off. The actors are just perfect for their part. I wish, the youngest brother's part was better developed, but I guess as the title suggests, the show is about the two older siblings; so that's ok.
Given the times we are living in these days, I would definitely recommend a show like this, which is very very gay friendly and high on gay content (+1 in my books), and at the same time, it is delightfully funny, witty, sharp, sexy, weird and most importantly feel-good. (8/10)
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I'm still looking forward to what you have to say about those classic movies I mentioned. But now I have one more suggestion for you. "The Beautiful Line" British mini-series.
Could you please remind me again about the other films that you had recommended. I will add the Beautiful Line to my list now. Please do continue to snd me recommendations. these really help me prioritize what to watch.
Then there's Jeffrey.