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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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Our Gay Wedding: The Musical (UK) (TV Special)

By Golu
This 2024 Channel 4 special TV program cum documentary offers viewers front-row seats at an extraordinary gay wedding, which the grooms are staging as a musical, from sung vows to show-stopping ensembles and a duet from their mums. This has the twin advantages of being both a real musical and a real wedding. Grooms Benjamin Till and and Nathan Taylor both work in show business and they wrote, scored and staged a sung-through their marriage, with commentary by Stephen Fry, and various celebrities wishing them on their big day.

Stephen Fry, who narrated the program in the inimitable style of his, for which he is so treasured, fittingly emphasized the paramount importance of the 29th March, 2014 in his opening monologue, describing the day as ‘extraordinary and historic’ and paving the way for a series of poignant reminders about the many highs and, unfortunately, many lows that LGBT people have faced through the years. Benjamin and Nathan had a mere seven weeks to write the lyrics and arrange the music for their ceremony when Channel 4 commissioned this. The grooms sing t through their vows but the best part is when thier mother's song, based on notes they gave them about how they felt when their sons came out. Think of this 45 minute TV program as watching a wedding but everything musical. The wows, the moments, the wishes; everything. 

Musicals are not my thing and I have said this time and again, hence I did start watching this with skepticism and I am sorry to say but this really wasn't my cup of tea. As emotional as it can get watching two gay men getting married, doing this in a musical style is not something I enjoy. I can see why a lot of people would love and enjoy. This and they should enjoy this blend of ordinary yet over the top celebration. Personally, I wouldn't know what to do if I was personally invited to such an event (probably roll my eyes) ; but having said that it was endearing t o see the love that the two men shared and how their friends and family all came together to show their unconditional love and support. (3/10)
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