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Journey With You (Chinese Series)

By Golu
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...
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NR. 47 - Season 2 (Swiss German) (Web Series)

By Golu
Nr. 47 is a Swiss web series with four seasons. No. 47 refers to the address of an apartment block in Bern where several young adults live. The series shows her life and addresses the concerns and fears of young people in their early 20s. Over 3 seasons it takes one individual and tells the story from their point of view. There is a gay storyline in season 2 of the show which focuses on Dominic, a closeted gay rapper over 5 episodes. Someone posted the edited version of all scenes including Dominic and I am glad I got to see the high level love story of Dominic without having to sit through details of all 4 seasons.

Dominic is closed, unapproachable and often follows his thoughts over texts. He is a rapper, part of a band and lives with his friend. He has not yet revealed to his friends and family that he is gay and he is also trying to keep this secret to himself. So far, this has also worked well. But things change when one day he meets Tim, a bartender at the place where Dominic goes for open mic. They have some sort of connection and over next few days and over text messages they get to know one another. They even go out on a date, which is very new feeling for Dominic. He is still weirded out about coming out. Tim is patient but at some point he has had enough. Dominic then confides into his best friend and eventually unexpectedly the truth comes out when his neighbor watches the two guys together. Its not the ideal scenario, but eventually Dominic accepts and is ready to be with Tim out in the open. How will this effect his rap career is something that is not covered in this season.

The show was alright and focus was correct. I could connect with Dominic's inhibitions and unwillingness to come out.Although I would think that even though this season came out in 2018, things were still pretty open, at least in place like Switzerland, where I would think people are very open, but I am not sure. Dominic's fear is mostly about his career and that he does not know any open gay rapper. But even if we accept this, the other jarring thing is absolute lack of chemistry between Dominic and Tim. They are both good looking lads and act well and look good together, but somehow they just didn't have chemistry. I didn't believe in their courtship and love. Also, I didn't understand why would someone nice and open like Tim would put him with Dominic, who is a bit obnoxious, in closet and doesn't give Tim the respect he deserves. Despite all that, it was ancient show to watch and just get another version on how even for youngsters with such open environment and country, it could still be taboo when it comes to coming out openly as gay. Despite my issues, I still enjoyed this easy breezy watch. (5.5/10)
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Golu said…
This is where I got to from https://www.gay-torrents.net/torrentdetails.php?torrentid=617dfd319e3cc314fa11fec68ada98194b159a325f0924b1
November 11, 2022 at 7:15 AM
@UdegbunamChuks said…
Thanks a lot. I didn't find it because I was looking for No. 47 as shown in your title instead of Nr. 47
November 11, 2022 at 7:20 AM
Golu said…
Thanks for pointing out. I will correct the title now.
November 11, 2022 at 10:16 AM
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