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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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Win Jamie's Heart (Filipino Mini-Series)

By Golu
Its interesting that despite the fact that this show came during covid times, it tries its best to not have the subject of covid include in it an drive us something extra. Sadly, this 6 episode mini-series of 20 minutes each might have worked then, because we were all starving for content, but seeing it now feels like a stretch and something that we could have lived without. Except that its two leads are extremely good looking and I cant remember if I have seen them in other shows. I need to do more research.

We have three main characters here. A girl named Heart has just been dumped by her boyfriend and she goes live during her heart out. Her best friend, the hot and happening Winston, who happens to be a content creator and vlogger decides to try and help his friend by looking for her a date that could mend her heart. Enter Jamie, a hot singer, who has been following Winston on social media. He applies for possibility to date Heart. Because of his good looks Win chooses Jamie to spend a weekend out of the city to get to know Heart better and also decides to vlog about it for his fans. But Jamie has other plans. He has eyes only for Win and he continues to flirt with Win and makes it very clear that he is interested in him only. Why did he decide to play along with Heart's heart is anyone's guess. Jamie ends up kissing Win one night, but it is still not clear what will become of the two because Win would not want break his friend's heart again. The show has an ambiguous ending, where the trip is just sleeping on bed with Jamie/Win holding hands and hoping that something can come of their love.

The problem here is not the love story but the intentions of its protagonists. Its obvious that Jamie has eyes for Win and that is why he applied for Heart's boyfriend, but why/how did he never think twice of breaking a girl's heart who is already dealing with a heartbreak? Then, come to Jamie. He has some history with his father and genuinely cares to help his friend Heart, but making and posting online videos of her dating life with Jamie; how will that help Heart. It only helps Winston to get more followers. And then Heart. She just says yes to whatever Win says. There are a couple moments when Heart and Jaime seem to be getting closer to each other, but other than that it literally feels like she's third-wheeling. The dynamic was supposed to involve her a lot, but it just feels wrong instead. The parts where the characters talk to each other felt kind of unnatural. It was always either flirty lines, or lines that seemed to come straight from a list of inspirational quotes about love and life. The story does not have a proper conclusion. Not that I cared much to be honest. The only good things about this show two very good looking hot guys. Win was really hot but I have to say that he is not very good actor. Jamie was hot but also borderline creepy in the way he would look at Win. Having said that, I guess they did what was asked of them. The poster of the series is much better than the actual show. (4/10)
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