This one's a beautiful, tender, quiet romantic drama with a moody atmosphere, set in a tight knit Welsh fishing community. It's a touching story about a man waking up sexually in the middle of his life, and how he, his family, and everyone around him deal with it, which makes it emotional and sentimental without ever getting over the top. The slow burn plays out against a landscape that's as bleak as it is gorgeous, where quiet, closed off men are stuck inside rigid ideas of what masculinity should be. Some people might be reminded of "God's Own Country," but I think both films are lovely in their own way. Jack is a middle aged guy who co-owns a mussel farm with his rough around the edges brother Dyfan, and the tension between the two of them is simmering under the surface right from the start. Dyfan's three sons all help out with the work, while Jack's sulky teenage son Tom keeps skipping out. Jack's been with his wife since they were both 16, and...
Kyutae and Gijae are two awkward neighbors, who don't really get along well with each other. They have a friend Minah common between them, who is currently dating a guy, who turns out to be closet gay eventually. Back to the two boys, an accident in Kyutae's apartment, forces him to start living with Gijae. Gijae is a very messy person while Kyutae likes everything clean and neat. With every episode, the two of them, keep ending up in some hilarious awkward situations where people around them start believing that they are actually a gay couple.
Neither of the boys are gay, but they slowly start becoming friends and hang out with each other a lot. But its their general awkwardness, that creates these hilarious situations where someone or the other walks in on them in an intimate moment of sorts. A lovely love triangle was also created at a point where Kyutae starts to have feelings for Minah, without realizing that Minah used to date Gijae. And the way situations arise, each of the boy likes the girl and meanwhile the girl thinks that they are a couple. It’s just a situation that is ripe with hilarious moments. Of course, the two boys actually started to become friends, which was cute to watch as well. This show creates some funny moments by making a parody of some typical rom-com films and sort of teasing everyone. Adding an actual gay couple, from the guy who was closeted and dating girl was a good angle to the story. The series is not judging anyone or mocking anyway. Its just trying to say things as is. The two actors and their goofiness make this show really enjoyable, especially Kyutae. I think Gijae adds to the glamour part since he is very good looking and also quite a good actor. Their chemistry made the show truly enjoyable and worth watching.
Yes, this is not a BL, very much a bromance where two guys are always misunderstood to be a gay couple, but this is absolutely a must watch and very much deserves to be on my site. This is perfect when you want to chill and have a fun relaxed time and have a beaming smile on your face. Some shows don't go round about. They are to the point and do the job, they are meant to do. And this is a perfect example of it. (7/10)
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Thanks for the review, and you know I'm the one craving for your recommandations ;)
btw: I watched first one and a half episodes of "Word of Honor" and have NOT liked it at all so far. Does it get better? Its a huge investment with 36 episodes of over 45 min each, so I wanna make sure. To be honest, as it stands now, I don't feel like watching it. What am I missing?
It's probably already on your list but "I promised you the moon" (the sequel of ITSAY) had just finished and is amazing imho
As for Word of Honor, it might not be to your taste. Chinese martial arts costume dramas are not for everyone, and the BL relationship is muted by the government censors. In fact the Chinese government is trying to ban any new BL shows.
I dontmind costume Chineses drama but when B is so muted, it just frustrates me