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Chained To My Bully Stepbrother (AI Vertical BL Drama)

By Golu
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 ...
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See You After Quarantine? (Mandarin/Japanese)

By Golu
Quarantine gave film makers an opportunity to come up with novel ideas of shooting. The trend continues with this series as well which is set during the pandemic in Taiwan and the entire story is told through a series of video calls (think Gameboys), during which our protagonists meet, flirt, question their feelings for one another and take the next step till they finally meet in person. With 10 episodes of running time of 5-7 minutes, this is a very easy and pleasant watch where it never digresses from what it really wants to say.

Bo Chun is a young Taiwanese university students who is into vintage cameras. Just when he is about to buy a camera online, it gets purchased by Sato, a Japanese writer, who wants to gift this to his ex-bf. Because of a mix up when Sato thinks he has messaged his ex for the camera, he ends up messaging Bo Chun instead who is now curious to get his hands on the camera. His uses his friend Liying's help for language and she starts liking Sato. Sato travels to Taiwan for work and him and Bo Chun start talking and see they share a lot of things in common. Sato is definitely interested in Bo Chun and Bo can't figure out why does he want to talk to Sato all the time. Eventually they both overcome their mental barrier and Bo Chun realizes that he also very much loves Sato and they decide to meet once the quarantine is done.

The focus of the story is love at first sight. Sato clearly falls for Bo Chun immediately but for latter it takes him a while. Yes, the love story angle is slightly unbelievable as is the cross connection because of which Bo Chun gets the message in the first place. The two guys have two scenes filmed together with really good kissing, but besides that the entire show is through video calls. The guys look both good. In fact Sato's Japanese friend was the hottest guy. As happens in these shows, we do have. A few supporting characters, who add a little bit to the story. The show is a light take on the whole pandemic situation, which doesn't offer anything new really but its short duration and to the point love story makes it an endearing watch. Whether this couple will stay together forever is questionable given they are form different countries and Sato is there just for work, but who cares about those things. (5.5/10)
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Sailor Maan said…
Nice and simple watch. I had a very different feeling than when watching gameboys and hello stranger though. First because the concept is no longer a surprise. But mainly because we were still in isolation periods when watching the former 2, and I could connect totally. Now all this seems from another life and it feels totally different watching it again.
Also I agree, Aaron Lai is still as handsome as ever lol.
October 25, 2021 at 5:02 AM
Golu said…
I completely agree with you on this. The series would have been more relatable in 2020. IN today's time, the novelty is gone
October 25, 2021 at 10:05 AM
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