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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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Una Perra Andaluza: Season 2 (Spanish) (Web Series)

By Golu
The second season of this show was pretty messy according to me. Numreous characters are introduced in every episode and after a while it is so hard to keep a track on who's who, what they are doing, what is their motivation etc etc. As it is the show wasn't great to begin with, but Iw as hoping that some of the stories that were left open in season 1 would be tackled and completed here, but I was disappointed. After a point I didn't even care and wanted to just know a little bit more about 3-4 characters who I had connected with in season 1 and see what happens. So in my very brief review here, thats all I will talk about. This season was 6 episodes of about 20-30 minutes.

18 year old virgin Marco finally gets lucky, when his straight friend agrees that he also likes Marco and is open to trying to do something. They both have their first sexual experience , which is both awkward, messy and clearly they were unprepared. Marco is still very much into open, but his experience suddenly makes the 'straight' friend want to try out clubs, parties and threesomes, which Marco is not ok with. The medical student, still confused about what she wants sexually leaves town and relocates. Back to Samu, he visits his family and is more on a reflective phase and somehow has lost his sexual urge and drive. HIs story goes into some very different angle. We see Samu's roommate in first two episodes and then he disappears. Not sure, if I missed something in subtitles. And then there are hordes of other LGBTQ+ folks who come in and out and I didn't care much for them.

The vision behind this season is apparently 'getting older is messy'. We all know it and it's true, but I found the whole series very disconnected, like snippets joined together. Individuals growing, who live in precarious contexts and that they face love and sex, and also their own identity. Maybe I dont have much context here and maybe the series makes more sense to local folks, but honestly I was quite lost and uninterested in what I was seeing on screen. The characters were no longer fun, their stories felt incomplete and boring. Yes, the show does point to how nothing is perfect and how as individuals we are all struggling sexually and otherwise but if a show doesn't connect with you, then what is even the point. I would say this series is completely forgettable and no point wasting your time at all. (2/10)
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