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Category Archives: Taiwanese Reviews
“Plus Minus” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Relationships are complicated. Happiness in love is never guaranteed. And learning to let go is always a process.
“DNA Says Love You” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
I went into DNA Says Love You not knowing anything about the show, and two episodes in, I can’t say for sure if I have a better idea now. The brief (and somewhat generic) plot summary on MyDramaList gives absolutely no indication as to what actually happens in the first two episodes of the series.
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“Fragrance of The First Flower” Series Review (Ep.4 to 6)
While Taiwan might be the only country in the Asian Subcontinent that allows same-sex marriages, the society’s regressive views cannot be changed so easily.
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“Fragrance of the First Flower” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
This s a story of lost love that was forbidden and a romance beginning anew.
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“HIStory3: Make Our Days Count” Series Review (Ep.1 to 20)
“If you missed the train I’m on, you will know that I am gone. You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. A hundred miles, a hundred miles. A hundred miles. You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.”
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“Innocent” Series Review (Ep.1 to 4)
Apologies to the readers for bringing my indecisiveness into this review.
“Red Balloon” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
If you were to judge Red Balloon based on its summary alone, you’d think that it was one of those cliched first-love-coming-of-age high school stories. You would be right, but also wrong.
“See You After Quarantine” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)
Taiwan’s reckoning answer to the hugely popular Pinoy BL “Gameboys The Series”, this bilingual miniseries is a simplistic flair with bustling romance.
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“Dark Blue and Moonlight” Series Review (Ep.1 to 12)
I really liked the previews for this BL, but not the series. The actors were good, but the show was slow paced and I did not feel the chemistry between the main couple. Su Hai Qing and Chen Pin Jun had more chemistry than Yan Fei and Su Hai Qing did. I adored watching the elderly grandfather though. He was sweet and cute.
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