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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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Bad Roommate (Thai Mini-Series)

By Golu
I believe this series was made in partnership with TikTok. With 30 episode of 2-2.5 minutes each, I loved the short skit format of the show. As you know my primary grievance with lengthy Thai show sis usually around all the nonsense that they weave around the main story. But guess what, there are no distracting side couples, no slow talks, no staring in eyes, no shrieking BL fans and even the ex-girlfriend is not toxic. The plot is simple and there is nothing much to it. But to watch this using just about one hour of your time is not a bad thing at all. Plus it is shot in the phone format, so its perfect to watch on your phone when you are on the go.

Gawin lives by himself and Nice moves in with him. The duo have a love-hate relationship since Gawin is used to be by himself, but slowly both start becoming friends. One day when Gawin finds a bag filled with money, he starts suspecting Nice, but he is always ever charming and loving with Gawin. This causes some comic scenes and some misunderstandings; but it also helps the two boys come closer in a romantic sort of way. When Gawin's ex-girlfriend shows up out of blue, Gawin becomes even more sure of his feelings for Nice. Once the Money bag issue for Nice's friend is cleared up; both the boys are now a happy couple.

As I mentioned, the story is pretty basic. Even though, it is never really made very clear why the money bag was or why Nice was holding it on for his friend, but the important thing is that the series here focusses on just some quirks and everyday moneys of two room mates. I enjoyed how they gave a title to every episode which made total sense. Both the guys are super cute, especially Nice, who is actually cute and charming both. Even with the limited time, the two boys show ample chemistry with each other, something that is sometimes missing even in the biggest of shows. They obviously enjoy the opportunity to show their talent as comedians. Cinematography is also surprisingly good for a tiktok series. For a series, that just wanted to create something to entertain people, this show does exactly that. A light hearted, simple, uncomplicated, comedy short series. (6.5/10)
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Sailor Maan said…
Thank you for let me know about this one, it was really different. Can't say I really liked it but it was decently entertaining thanks to a good and cute chemistry and somewhat intriguing plot. I'm not the biggest fan of the format though, some episodes seemed unnecessary while some others were not properly developped. For example I didn't quite totally understand the whole story with the bag. I think 2min is too short for having a proper development, they should have modulated depending on what needed to be told (exacly like what Skam did perfectly imo). But if it's made for tik tok maybe they didn't have a choice.
I found Gavin charming, so good news Golu this time we can each have our own XD
February 17, 2023 at 8:58 AM
Golu said…
No more sharing? lol
February 17, 2023 at 9:09 PM
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