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Stop! That! Train!

By Golu
Coming out of the same studio that gave us RuPaul's Drag Race, and stacked with a whole crew of former contestants, Stop! That! Train! plays like RuPaul basically taking a bow for the entire franchise she's built. It's not really a gay film in the traditional sense, but with so many drag stars from Ru's shows popping up alongside a few cameos from well known out gay actors, I figured it earns a spot on this blog anyway. The whole thing is completely over the top, packed with GenZ slang, loud flashy visuals, and humor that's constantly winking at you knowing how ridiculous it is. Going in you'd assume it's meant to be a laugh riot, and a lot of critics online seem to be eating it up, but I just couldn't get into it at all. I've never really been someone who vibes with campy silly stuff like this, so honestly my reaction doesn't surprise me one bit. The setup follows Tess and DeeDee, two low level stewardesses who sneak onto the fancy Glamazonian E...
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My Rookie Secret Agent Lover (Vertical BL Drama)

By Golu
Continuing with the trend of feel good vertical shows, here comes one more. I am enjoying these, since you dont have to use too much of your brain. They are simple stories involving love, misunderstanding, a mandatory third guy who could be the negative lead, a chance hook up and a very happy ending. And most importantly, almost all of these shows (or the ones I have seen so far) have some really hot and good looking leads, which makes the viewing even more pleasurable. But of you take these seriously, this wil just be comical nonsense.

Rookie agent Ryan is assigned to investigate powerful CEO Vincent. A chance kissing dare brings Ryan and Vincent together. To avoid a public scandal, Vincent proposes a fake marriage to Ryan to save his company, which Ryan agrees hoping that this way he can investigate Vincent. To stay on the case, he goes undercover as an intern at Vincent's company-only to find that another new guy Thomas is mistaken as the CEO's lover. He actually likes this since this way he can continue his investigation. Vincent meanwhile, is slowly falling in love with Ryan and really cares about him and you can see that Ryan also Strats to feel similar especially since Vincent shows so much attention to him. After a misunderstanding, Thomas' secret comes out and he is fired with Vincent telling everyone at office that Ryan is his husband. That ight they both have sex and realize that they love each there. But  scarred Thomas hopes an investigator and blows Ryan's cover. Heartbroken Vincent throws him out. FBI suddenly raids Vincents company and puts him house arrest. Ryan is apologetic and promises to make things right. His investigation leads to his senior in FBI working with Thomas to plant fraud financial transactions in Vincent's company and they are then both arrested. The two lovers reunite and profess their deep love.

Set in London, I am not sure what FBI is doing there, but silly things aside, I liked how the story is so unbelievable but also very inviting at the same time. It moves at a fast pace where sometimes everything feels rushed, but then personally, I feel that it is good. Nothing is dragged out and you know that he makers are going to come to the point soon. I will take this anyway over multi episode long drawn out Asian BL's with multiple story lines. The office banter was funny, especially when they treat Thomas well and Ryan just as an intern. The chemistry between Vincent and Ryan is crackling. Vincent is especially extremely hot and super gorgeous. Him and Ryan are both quite decent actors, but I think they now deserve some serious, better scripts so that they can show us their talent. Till that comes, I am quite happy to continue watching these vertical format, few minute multi episodes series (I watch them in a joint film format). (5/10)
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