Stranger's Kiss (2021) Episode 1: Destiny

There are just too many Filipino (Pinoy) boys’ love (BL) series so I had to delay watching a couple of them. While our account promoted each episode of "Stranger's Kiss" on Twitter and while we posted episode photo on this page every week, I put off watching this series until now. Apologies for posting these late comments for each episode. Episode 1: Destiny would have been generally alright if it wasn’t for the suggested drunk sex between Julius and Nico. I hate drunk sex on BL series. But what I appreciated about this episode was its somewhat realistic depiction of lower class Pinoys. I also liked that the effeminate queer characters Nora, Miray, and Gang Gang fought off, albeit in a funny way, the two guys who catcalled them. Screenplay was conversational enough. But the voice over monologue at the end was quite cheesy. Acting wasn’t good but it wasn’t bad either. It was largely fine. Xerxes is cute and Lj has a certain charm about him. Audio-visuals need improvement. There were distracting background noises and some scenes need proper lighting. Editing also needs work. The soundtrack "Magkasama" (Together) by John Axl Nolasco featuring Justin Cabiso was ok. All in all, I’m curious about the dynamics among the main characters so I'm looking forward to watching the next episodes.

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