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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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Wicked Game (Vertical BL Drama)

By Golu

Honestly, this is just another one of those vertical dramas, and it’s easily one of the silliest and worst things I’ve sat through. The story just kind of stops out of nowhere, leaving me wondering why they even bothered filming it in the first place. It felt less like a professional show and more like a poorly made school project where they just threw a bunch of random scenes together without any real plot or character growth.

The "story"—if you can even call it that—follows a young thief named Bunny who is trying to outrun the mafia when he crosses paths with a guy named Marcus. It turns out Bunny owes 100k to these mobsters, so Marcus agrees to pay off the debt, but only if Bunny becomes his "slave" in return. Suddenly, we’re introduced to a guy named Sebastian, who is supposedly Bunny’s cousin, and he’s busy torturing Bunny to dig up dirt on Marcus. At the same time, Sebastian is trying to close some big business deal with Marcus. While all this is happening, Marcus treats Bunny like a pet but randomly starts falling for him, even though Bunny keeps saying he’s not into guys. Everything stays pretty messy until the end when Sebastian kidnaps Bunny and threatens to kill him. Marcus swoops in to save the day, and Bunny magically realizes he’s actually in love with his boss. The whole thing ends with them running away together from a group of goons.

There’s really no way to sugarcoat it: this show is just plain bad. Sure, the actors were hot and easy on the eyes, but it felt like the writers had zero clue what they were doing. I didn't even get the title, and the plot was full of holes. For instance, it’s never clear if Bunny meeting Marcus was a total accident or part of some plan. Plus, if Bunny owed the mafia money and then found out Marcus was a mafia boss, shouldn't he have had some kind of reaction to that? Sebastian was supposed to be this powerful villain, but he was honestly laughable. They also threw in two women as love interests who served absolutely no purpose at all. There was zero buildup for the romance, so that random kiss at the end felt totally unearned.

It’s a complete mess with no logic or chemistry, and even with good-looking leads, it’s definitely one you should just skip. (1/10)

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