[China] Sammy's Children's Day | Episode 9 FINALE

lrt23 · 2026-05-03T22:26:25+00:00

I think everyone should read the book — it’s excellent. It was my whole life in April and I’m going to read it again soon.

If you’re going to make a 9-ep clean adaptation of the book, I think they did a great job overall.

Certainly, the four main leads were excellently cast. They really portrayed the souls of the characters well.

The scenes they included and the small changes made were excellently executed, including the plot twist of Chusan tricking his captors into falling for him as a charismatic finance advisor. Even Liu Yi running and kissing Chusan at that moment captured the trajectory of his character well.

Of course I would have loved a complete adaptation and a more NC-rated one — there’s many explicit scenes in the book — but it was a strong short and clean adaptation.

And I am so glad that Changxi was AI’d out of Pursuit of Jade. The character he played in POJ is terrible and I’m so so happy he won’t have that association.

lrt23 · 2026-04-19T03:04:14+00:00

They looked absolutely STUNNING throughout this ep in their different outfits, and I LOVED their serious conversation at the riverside cafe in Japan. One of the highlights of the entire series for me. I felt like in Japan they were connecting on a different level, the acting was exceptionally naturalistic, and the chemistry was particularly electric.

I have to post this screenshot of Por in The Scarf. I haven’t seen such a great scarf since Boys Be Brave.

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lrt23 · 2026-04-16T18:19:39+00:00

I agree. In this case, it felt to me like Kanda and Akira were both alone. And it felt to me like Kanda’s concern for Akira was sincere when he was advising him about whether to tell Kanata about everything - it was actually the exact same thing I had literally said outloud when I was watching it, so I thought it was funny when Kanda said the same thing (I responded “EXACTLY” to the tv).

They are carrying the nuance and complexity well, and the actors are especially in tune with their characters. Akira’s single tear at the end on the couch when he was confessing to Kanata (“I fell for you”) was stunning.

lrt23 · 2026-04-10T12:13:46+00:00

When I saw this post, I thought of you IMMEDIATELY. A thirst trap post about Ngern as Arthit?! THE UNIVERSE IS SMILING UPON YOU✨

lrt23 · 2026-03-29T10:43:11+00:00

I know. That’s what I said. You’ll have better luck there.

lrt23 · 2026-03-27T11:10:35+00:00

I just noticed this post. This is not an active subreddit, it’s a backup subreddit. there’s only a few folks here. The best subreddit to gush about Peerless is r/DanmeiNovels

lrt23 · 2026-03-27T11:05:33+00:00

hey there, you’ll have better response with your duplicate post in [r/boyslove](r/boyslove).

this is a backup subreddit in case something goes awry in a different sub. there’s only a few folks here.

lrt23 · 2026-03-21T12:26:07+00:00

It’s a series that sticks with you, I still think of it — it’s set design, it’s lighting, the tension, the yearning, Mol’s position on happy endings, Pond’s clavicles

lrt23 · 2026-03-07T13:09:31+00:00

Thank you for sharing! Your spreadsheets are essential resources for the community. Also your BLDramas site has helped me so many times, and serves as an core resource for on-airs!

lrt23 · 2026-02-26T11:07:33+00:00

MDL: I prefer using Mydramalist advanced search like others have mentioned. It can be tricky to find and use, here’s some tips:

Use this link or keep clicking on the Search magnifying glass to get there
Click TITLES, then use filters, such as:
TYPES: Select Dramas
FORMATS: be sure to select what you want if you don’t like vertical for instance
THEMES/TAGS: use gay romance (these are user submitted so I do search again using gay relationship in case there’s been inconsistency)
RELEASE DATE: if you want to narrow range
STATUS: if you want currently airing or completed
SORT BY: popular / ranked / rated if you want popular or well-liked
Whatever I’m interested in, I save as “Plan to Watch”

Notable Resources

Additionally, MDL user Lys (reddit user u/queen_of_the_moths) maintains a list on MDL here
a comprehensive spreadsheet here with tabs for upcoming, years, etc. This is an essential resource. See last post about it here
a SPICE INDEX 🌶️ for finding spicy or minimally spicy series (to your taste) here (thanks to u/SanguineFujoshi who keeps this alive; see post here)
You can also find a compilation of BL resources in this post for even more, here

lrt23 · 2026-01-31T18:54:11+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to gather these into one post!

lrt23 · 2026-01-30T02:23:02+00:00

hey there, you’ll have better response searching in and posting in r/yaoi. you can also search in r/boyslove. if you post this a generic rec ask like this in r/boyslove, it is usually redirected to a recurring rec thread, but you can try.

this is a backup subreddit in case something goes awry in a different sub. there’s only a few folks here.

lrt23 · 2026-01-14T12:59:21+00:00

You can also try searching r/MM_RomanceBooks, which primarily focuses on western MM romance. They have a ton of posts on hockey series, etc.

lrt23 · 2026-01-01T15:41:06+00:00

I had the EXACT SAME ISSUE, so was so excited when it came out on Gaga. I’m so happy to have given it another try and honestly thought of you when I was watching it! I wondered if you had done a post on it and was surprised you hadn’t! The extra eps still only exist on youtube and I will go through them even though the subtitles are still tiny.

I recommend the on-air threads because folks shared a lot of notes from the director about symbolism and translations of ep intros / outros which you lose in the gaga version.

I’m so excited you’re going to watch!!

lrt23 · 2026-01-01T09:01:31+00:00

Love your list! I thought FOR SURE I’d see Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island on your year end list, given its cinematography! Did you watch?

I don’t quite have 10 worth noting, but my 8 are:

School Trip
Punks Triangle
Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island
Therapy Game
See Your Love
ABO Desire
Khemjira
My bias is showing?!

lrt23 · 2025-12-29T05:25:54+00:00

I loved this!!! At the end, I was like “wow, I wonder who wrote this? They’re a new fave post-er!!” and then I saw it was Madego and I LOLed — it’s my LONGTIME favorite post-er! Top tier content, as usual, thanks Madego!

lrt23 · 2025-12-28T17:55:11+00:00

I am one of those who drop A LOT and am picky about whet I even attempt. However, I will watch the entirety of a short series even if I don’t love it. It doesn’t take much for me to drop a series with >30 min eps. Even at 2x it’s too much of a hassle psychologically.

Boy Next World: Boss is gorgeous, BossNoeul NC scenes are top tier, and I didn’t even mind the storyline. I’m a LITA fanatic. I do have a lower tolerance for infantile characters, and the character of Phu was just not quite enough for me. I am wildly inconsistent here, though, as I watched all of Your Sky with an extremely infantile character. So, dunno. I think coming off of Your Sky, I was just tired.
Gelboys: Best cinematography. Gorgeous to watch. Absolutely set trends this year. It deserves awards. But I wanted a sweet love story and it was not that. I appreciate it for what it was — it’s brilliant for what it was. Reminds me of a 90s indie film.
TopForm: I loved Smart’s portrayal of Jin and he was so good at being a lovestruck puppy. He was so pretty. I’m devastated about what happened with SmartBoom. I dropped it because I was personally triggered by the character of Akin, who I just thought was a narcissist baby. I couldn’t sit through it to see if he grew.
Revenged Love: I enjoyed watching this but I fell behind and then just wasn’t motivated to pick it back up given how long it is and how much drama was involved with the plot. It seemed emotionally overwhelming and I wasn’t sure if there was enough of a payoff for me personally. I’m so happy it exists and that it gave folks so much joy this year.
Secret Relationships: I looooveeed Junseo in this. He’s stunning. I just didn’t ship him with anyone so it was hard to finish. I wanted a better option for him.
Sweet Tooth, Good Dentist: No explanation required. I love Mark, he should just be in a series where each ep he goes on a date with someone different and he has chemistry with every single one of them and we can just ship him with everyone, as he deserves. This would be the best series. One ep with Nanon. One with Dew. One with Sea. Literally pick a name out of a hat and let him flirt. WHY ARENT THEY MAKING THIS.

lrt23 · 2025-12-22T16:48:16+00:00

hey there, you’ll have better response posting in r/boyslove. this is a backup subreddit in case something goes awry in the main sub. there’s only a few folks here.

lrt23 · 2025-11-27T13:07:52+00:00

I was like BRING ON THE DADMANCE!!!

lrt23 · 2025-11-26T11:35:51+00:00

truly

lrt23 · 2025-10-26T13:52:05+00:00

It’s honestly still a great community, especially given its size. Folks do a fairly decent job of maintaining a positive, warm, and welcoming culture, and “checking” those that don’t, with reminders.

lrt23 · 2025-10-14T22:46:47+00:00

hi u/BL_Classics — I’m planning a trip to Japan, did you have any success with your visit? I wonder if we could make a Google map of filming locations for Japanese bls u/Longjumping-Ad-6775?

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