I honestly think this might be the first time I’ve actually enjoyed a proper horror BL. I’ve checked out a few others in the past, but they usually felt a bit unpolished or amateurish—I can’t even remember their names, to be honest. This one is definitely a slow-burn rather than a fast-paced romance, tucked away inside a world of supernatural mysteries and fantastic secrets. You can tell the production is high-quality and well-researched; it feels like the creators really pushed themselves to give the audience something fresh. If you’re into BLs mixed with suspense and ghost stories, this is right up your alley. Just a heads-up: it’s a massive time investment. There are 12 episodes, each over 75 minutes, and the finale is basically a two-hour movie. The story follows Khem, a young guy in his twenties whose life is getting harder by the second because of a heavy family curse that lets him see ghosts. There’s this terrifying rule in his family where the boys don’t live past age 20, so hi...
Owen, is a messy, street smart dropout who was dealing drugs and having an affair with a gay married man. His anger issues faced in to this life of crime and is now in a witness protection program. We also meet Franklin, an even tempered English professor, who prides himself on his attention to detail in every area of his carefully structured life. But when one of his students turns into a stalker and would not even take a restraining order seriously, he also joins the witness protection plan. Both men are gay and are put together as “Mr. and Mr. Fulton” in a house in suburbs. The two opposite guys cant stand each other and with the scope of these 6 episodes we see how they fight, get o know each other, their neighbors, while protecting themselves form their threats etc. With their lives on the line, Owen and Franklin are stuck with each other, for better or worse, hoping that it’s not literally a “til death do we part” situation.
Personally I just couldn't connect with the show at all. The makers said that the idea was that these two total opposites can learn to have an open mind, listen to one another, and unite for the common good while they are forced olive as a gay married couple, but the forced comedy just didn't work for me. Everything seemed over the top, including the acting and all the situations that were brought in. The annoying handler, the lesbian couple, the creepy neighbor, or even the arguments and fights that these two have with each other were just so fake and made-up. Forget laughing, I found myself cringing at any such event in the show and couldn't believe that something like this is bring shown to us in today's day and age. I think I would have probably enjoyed it 15 years ago, when there wasn't much content available, but for 2023, such executions to acceptable to me. I am sure there are many folks out there who will be bawling out laughing, but it just didn't do it for me. (3/10)
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