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myung-ha being the representative of The People™ in this moment

LOVE FOR LOVE'S SAKE (2024)

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when it comes to subtext-only couples (romantic couples in TV/film that are not explicitly canon), there many reasons that these ships can very appealing to watch and can be compelling & fulfillingly romantic for the viewer, despite no overt sexual contact and no out-loud declaration of a relationship....

but one of the biggest draws for me is all of the effort put into communicating what cannot be said. all of the work put into saying without words or an on screen kiss, we are in love! You as the viewer need to be made to FEEL that love. There are no shortcuts or easy way out. They can't just tell without showing.

When a writer, an actor believes in that unspoken love and build it into their performance, when people work together to create a subtext ship, when they put thought into it and pay attention to all the details.... 👌👌👌👌

This can apply to many ships that aren't permitted explicit canon expression (including het ships that aren't Approved™ but the actors and script writer believe in)... but of course what comes most to my mind lately are the censored chinese gay dramas and how the creative team is putting their whole pussy into it like SIR. WOW. THE DEDICATION TO ROMANCEEEE

The Spirealm is the latest example where I keep thinking holy shit, the devil works hard but these actors are working harder. They are so fucking good at portraying a love story without saying it's a love story. It's like The Untamed for me all over again.

It's how everyone is working together: the writer included those beats & that allusion, the actor used that microexpression & body language, the director used that blocking and created the space for it, the editor included all the right shots and pauses on the actor's attraction/affection/love so it isn't lost in the shuffle of the plot. It's a symphony of a ship that's performed in concert.

This is something every quality romantic drama needs to include, but when you're working with subtext it's 50x harder and takes so much more care & consideration.

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TOP 5/10 CHARACTERS PER SHOW (as voted by my followers) ↳ the vampire diaries edition #8. Klaus Mikaelson portrayed by Joseph Morgan

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The Spirealm 致命游戏 (2024) | Ep. 4

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Get a random les to do your makeup by 贺呵呵

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THE LEGEND OF SHEN LI 与凤行 2024 ✧ dir. Deng Ke ✧ episode two

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Kunning life 2 in a nutshell

Xie Wei: conceal don't fe- Xie Wei: wait Xie Wei: WHY THE FUCK DO YOU LIKE ZHANG ZHE YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LIKE HIM AT ALL THINK OF YAN LIN BUT ALSO YOU SHOULD NOT BE WITH YAN LIN EITHER Jiang Xuening: ... Jiang Xuening: okay I am going to peace out Xie Wei: NO WTF WHERE ARE YOU LEAVING IS SOMEONE BOTHERING YOU SHOULD I KILL THEM WHAT IF I KILL ZHANG ZHE THEN WHAT Jiang Xuening: what is going on Xie Wei: NO YOU KNOW WHAT I AM DONE YOU ARE MINE AND WE NEED TO MAKE OUT FOR THE REST OF OUR EXISTENCE Jiang Xuening: what Xie Wei: YOU DON'T WANT TO BE MINE HOW DARE YOU okay then I am yours forever and ever please step on me should I stab myself for you? let's get married

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I am SUCH a sucker for this OTP dynamic, his cutting through a small army to get where she's trapped (and the fact that the narrative tried to pull him off track to go help Luoluo's fake little injury instead and this time he was able to fight the pull by slashing his arm - mmm)

Love how he pauses before going in because he's terrified what he will find.

And what does he find? Her over a body of her would-be rapist, who she stabbed to death.

I am unwell in the best sense!!!!

(the fact that the camera dwells on his clenched hand, the one he cut to snap out of narrative pull - mmmm!)

The way she wipes the blood off her face and steps over the corpse. I love her!!!!

I love them so much!!!!

Now they both have blood of their enemies on their face.

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baijie, our beloved 🍬

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That part feels very Night in Love with You (also a villian x villain ship!). My mini dramas gateway drug that made me fall in love with the genre, so now I'm not surprised how much I'm enjoying this new one. It also shows how far mini dramas have come in the last couple years. Night in Love with You probably had to 25% of Fortune Writer's budget and was very fun but not as professionally constructed. It had a real amateur feel.

Six eps in and Fortune Writer is really really good, not just because ML and FL aren't the usual goody-two-shoes, but because the concept of the narrative's puppets fighting against it (her knowingly, him unknowingly) is one of my fave set-ups.

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The Spirealm (2024)

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BRIDE OF CHUCKY 1998, dir. Ronny Yu

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bible wichapas sumettikul as vegas theerapanyakul

kinnporsche: the series (2022) - episode 5

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When you tryna hit but it's a miss

THE SPIREALM (2024) EP. 11 (+ EP. 7)

+ Bonus : LJS did end up with a cat afterall

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Now, this is an OTP dynamic I really can get into!

And so is this:

Fortune Writer is excellent!

Also, this is a far superior drama in terms of “and our ML romantic interest is head of secret police” than the drama which shall not be named because (a) this heroine is not saintly modern-acting woman wit excellent morals but a dark, revenge-driven period noble woman and (b) the drama makes no bones he is ruthless and murdery not trying to pretend he’s somehow noble and righteous and it’s OK behavior.

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Wei Wuxian | The Untamed

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besties I gotta tell u, next episode she's poisioned and he has to dramatically cut the accupoints UNDER HER CLOTHES 🙊 and she whispers to be gentle, I fear pain and silk curtains are wafting and there is a close-up of sweat beading on her skin

Absolutely nothing is happening and yet everything at the same time. cdramas.

god, is there anything like a chinese mini-drama?

watching an evil Second Female Lead character take over as protagonist and the somewhat evil Second Male Lead character (who in their last encounter left her to die in a burning building) (the time before that featured some strangling and A Single Tear) becoming her love interest -

first step, guide her hand to stab the henchman who is responsible for her mom's death. "Hold the knife firmly for killing."

there was also some good cape twirling and kneeling in the rain and piercing your palm with jewelry (healed within 24 hours)