I've always had kind of a love hate relationship with Chinese historical BLs. Some are genuinely excellent, but then there are others that cram in so much plot that keeping track of all the layers of betrayal and scheming gets exhausting, and I end up checking out mentally. Part of the issue is also just how much content is out there in this space, so something really has to stand out to keep me hooked. In this case, the production value is genuinely impressive, top tier stuff, but story wise, I just couldn't bring myself to actually care about these characters. There's a ton of political scheming and backstage manipulation running throughout. Somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, a hostage ends up falling for his own Prince Charming. The show runs eight episodes, each around 50 to 60 minutes long. After spending three years guarding the border, Fifth Prince Yin Qi gets called back to the capital because of a secret letter, only to end up walking straight into a deadly...
Dr. Bill wakes up in the hospital because a lot of electricity passed though him, but he should be ok now barring few nerve damages. Hot intern Murphy who has been taking care of him wants him to join a self-help group to get over the incident. Things are odd at home where his TV doesn't run anymore. His lesbian friends try to help him but no use. Bill eventually shows up to the self help meeting where people share the horrible story of getting electrocuted and how this group eventually 'saved' them. The group joins hand and connects themselves to a generator where electricity passes through them and Billy finds himself naked in bed with Murphy. Apparently the group gets high on electricity instead of drugs and parties. Eventually Bill and Murphy start dating and bill starts enjoying. Whenever they have sex, it feels filled with electrical excitement. Now Bill craves more and he creates a Wolverine style metal wrist fangs so group members can connect more organically. And now he begins stalking homeless folks to kill them to feed on their electrical energy. The film ends with both Murphy and Bill getting electrocuted in a chase.
This film is so weird and lame that its hard to explain. No explanations are given or asked for the randomness that's going on the screen. An aura is suspense is tried to be created but to no effect. Dialogues are poorly written and acting, as I mentioned above, is very poor. The only saving grace is Murphy to a smaller extent. There are random nude shots of the leads, I guess to attract the target gay audience. I would have enjoyed more had the leads had any chemistry at all. They were just too bland. The sex scenes were boring.
The film is sans logic and any soul or story. I lost complete interest and couldn't wait for the film to end. And as expected, the closing image is pathetically predictable. (2.5/10)
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