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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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Table For 3 (Filipino)

By Golu
I am not sure that to think of this film. The subject of polygamy and throttle in gay relationships has been handled with sensitivity in the past. Sadly this film leaves a lot to be desired. While the main subject could have been thought-provoking, the story's structural and narrative choices reveal numerous weaknesses. The film's first significant flaw is its rapid, superficial storytelling. Characters lack depth, and the conflicts between them are largely confined to shallow conversations. More on that in the detailed review later. Thankfully the film is just under 50 minutes.

Paul and Marlon are a couple and the film starts with Marlon bringing in the idea of a throuple. He gives some really stupid arguments about why a throttle is better, including the fact that a new person will spice up their sex life> Paul reluctantly agrees (and we later find out that Paul cheated o Marlon few years back and since then there has been a dent). Marlon had met a guy Jeremy in a club who wants to date them both and soon enough Jeremy joins their life as a throttle. In sex scenes we see that both Paul and Marlon still have some form of jealousy when they see Jeremy with another guy. Marlon, jobless, is also going through amid-life crisis and wants to just party and have fun and the kind pf person whom you instantly dislike. While Paul and Marlon tried to bring in a third for their benefit, Jeremy soon realizes that its not love that brought them together but its the need of the couple to make their relationship better, they tried this.

This was a very superficial film. Paul the workaholic is trying to accommodate Marlon and Jermey who is trying hard to be a good partner to both. Marlon just wants to have fun again and doesn't really care about his partners' feelings. His conversation with Jermey just felt cringy on the highest level. While we do get to see the reasons why he feels like he can be an entitled jerk he still feels like a horrible boyfriend and a hypocrite as well. As an audience you never get invested in any character, and at the end you feel sorry for Jeremy who was clearly being used. As much as I like sex, almost 15 minutes in an already short film showing some very detailed sex scenes were really not needed. There are no scenes that show the throuple's bonding outside the bedroom and feel more of the emotions beyond the arguments and discontent that lay between them. The film, as is, fails to make any impact or point at all. (3/10)
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