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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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Loy Kaew First Love (Thai Series)

By Golu
Exploring the romantic relationship between two childhood friends, Loy and Kaew, this series features themes of forbidden love, social class differences, and the struggle against prejudice in rural backdrop in Thailand countryside.Unfortunately there are way too many characters and a very soap opera kinda feeling and direction made this show a bit boring for me. The series is 6 episodes of about 40 minutes each.

Loy, is a kind hearted son of a widow, whose father died and they have big loan to pay and then we have Kaew, who comes from a more nobler family. The setting is rural Thailand where farming is the way of life. The dup have been extremely close friends since they were kids. Both are strikingly handsome, natural leaders & pillars of the community, and are desirable by a lot of eligible females in this rather small community. One day they kiss each other (happens in the very first episode) but the leaves both of them confused. A few days later it happens again and they realize that their feelings are more of love for one another and they pray in front of God for their unwavering love. Interestingly, Kaew's sister and another girl (daughter of village head, whom Loy owes money), they both like Loy and want to be close to him. So a lot of side stories of backstabbing, plot planning, stealing boyfriends, a girl raised a like a boy happen in parallel. But when it comes to Loy and Kaew's love story we do get to see a few lengthy romantic moments. When Kaew's sister proposes to Loy, the two men realize that the society may never be able to accept their love. In a sudden finale, Loy gets killed by the village head's son, who is shown to be a bully and I think he dies and the series just ends there.

The biggest problem with this series was that the story meanders all over the place. Had the show focused on just the love story, it would have ben fantastic. The scenes are sensual, full of kisses, erotic and even the two handsome leads, you enjoy watching them. Their kissing scenes feel genuine and real. But there is no growth or build up of their relationship. It's sudden kisses, one min chat and going and getting physical. An emotional build up and growth was missing. The tragic ending does not help either. And then we have everything else. Biggest mistake here is too many characters in a jumbled mess. The acting was amateurish, and the plot meandered, therefore pointless. Some parts of it were downright cringe-worthy if not even revolting. There was no structure, no rhythm, and many of the supporting performers lacked confidence along with experience. It felt like scenes were just cut and pasted together with no real flow. The plot, the writing, and especially the fight scenes left a lot to be desired. While the series has its moments, mainly in the chemistry and kissing scenes between the two lovely handsome leads, the overall execution is lacking. I can't really recommend it unless you're in it for the visuals and a few hot moments. (3/10)
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