Nightmare drama brought to you straight (pun intended) from the ninth circle of hell

If you're currently writing a BL story and you need guidance on what not to do, look no further than this trainwreck.

Normalising straight women fetishizing gay men? Check!
R*pe being justified and romanticised? Check!
Mind you, this drama also has an attempted r*pe scene that's treated as disgusting and enraging, but i guess it doesn't count if they're brothers, which brings me to...
Weird and unnecessary incest plotline? Check!
Like, they could have written about ANYTHING, just anything, and they went with a bizarre and uncomfortable "love" story between two unrelated brothers who grew up together, one of whom is legit written like a sociopath? Why. Can someone PLEASE for the love of gay gods explain to me, WHY?!

Also, it's got consent issues all over. The way LC confessed his love for example. And I'm sorry but him getting horny from the way MR reacted to BEING DRUGGED after he was literally SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND ALMOST RAPED?! just makes me want to slap the life out of whoever wrote thus. He literally brings it up when explaining why he's suddenly interested in MR and I'm like "that was a traumatizing experience for him after which you literally avoided him and you're trying to make it into something sexy?"

It's such a shame because I think the dynamic between a deadpan guy and the soft and caring type (the two "brothers") could have been interesting, if not for the incest implications and the fact that the younger one is literally acting like a sexually abusive stalker.

In conclusion: I'm tired.

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Drama, Your Name is Disappointment

Spoiler-free advice:
I'd say watch this if you're in a mood for something simple but action-y that you can easily binge bc it's only eight episodes and it's on Netflix. Also, if you're a fan of tomboyish female leads. Don't expect a great plot or performances. I went through it in one go even though I pretty much guessed the entire plot and it was still entertaining enough.

There are some spoilers in the following:
I don't really want to write a long review so here are
a few quick points.
It felt draggy at the start and then suddenly rushed af so the pacing sucked.
The romance felt forced to me; I mean, the guy disliked her and then he was all about her suddenly and she showed barely any emotion ever, so no real buildup really. I guess all they cared about was cramming that in so when they kill him off five minutes before the end it would have an impact (it didn't).
The plot was completely predictable and I more or less fgured it all out by episode 3 (or maybe even sooner). Also, it made zero sense to me that no one from the force did anything for her after her father's death. I mean none of them even came to his funeral ? ? ? That whole double life thing is a huge stretch for me. How can you half ass the part that's literally supposed to carry your whole drama, I don't get it.

I think this would have made a decent (and if they fixed the predictable plot maybe even good) full length action drama. As it is it's an "I'm bored and have hours to kill what's on Netflix" drama at best.

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Why have I rated this drama higher than I should have?

Idk.
For one, it's got a bizarre mix of awkward stiff acting and natural chemistry. I don't know how to explain it so I won't, it's just strange.
The characters are at all times either eating, talking about eating or on their way to eat. I found that kind of funny and entertaining but don't watch the drama hungry!
It's not very problematic, which is always a plus.
No actual side couples but a lot of potential ones. I guess they were throwing bait for a second season?
Keam is an enigma and I love it. I've never seen a character that confusing before. You honestly cannot tell what's on his mind for 90% of the show, it's great. He's the perfect target for the "do you ever look at someone and wonder what is going on inside their head?" meme istg. I wish we got more of him and Ball ngl. Ball is ADORABLE!

Yes, it's filled with clichés BUT unlike most of these shows, the clichéd arguments don't get dragged on forever and just get resolved almost immediately, which I'm a fan of.
The stares tho... Now, there's Kdrama stares and then there's this show. Half the time I was wondering if the actors just forgot their lines. We could have had a solid canon second couple if they just cut the empty time wasted in silence and useless staring and used it for gay instead.

Also, bonus points for being based off a GOT7 fic. I mean I'm not a fan of real people ships/fanfiction but idk why, that fact cracks me up.

In conclusion, I just liked that it was an easy and smooth watch, without long and loud but ultimately dumb and unnecessary drama, and that the couple actually treated each other well, which you'd think would be normal but not in drama world. It didn't attempt to assassinate me with cringe either, which I appreciate.
It seems very self aware I guess; it knows it's nothing spectacular and it keeps to its level without trying to be more, and I can respect that.

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