Best Watched Media in 2021
Best Series & Films that I watched in 2021.
Focus on Plot, Messaging, Production, & Acting.
Brownie Points for Healthy Queer Representation / Social Justice Messaging.
Ranked
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1. Mutarea în Rai
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Watched October 2021. Best Series / Korean Media Seen on MyDramaList So Far.
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2. Pe Urmele Dezertorilor
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
Watched September 2021. Critiques Korean Military Service Culture - Strongly Linked to Toxic Masculinity and the Military's Corrupt Wall of Silence. Well-Crafted & Well-Shot Series.
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3. Lovely Writer
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Watched September 2021. Romantic, Comedic, & Nuanced Queer Love Story. Engages with Homophobia & Hypocrisy in Thai BL Culture.
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4. Facultatea de Drept
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Watched September 2021. Meaningful & Engaging Presentation of Legal Issues (especially Domestic Abuse). Strong Female Characters. Character-Building in All Central Characters.
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5. Your Name Engraved Herein
Taiwanese Movie - 2020
Watched March 2021. Quality Scripting, Acting, & Production, Meaningful & Politically Charged Queer Messaging. Healthy Queer Love Ending.
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6. Youth of May
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Watched September 2021. Confronting & Engaging Presentation of the Gwangju Uprising.
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7. His
Japanese Movie - 2020
Watched October 2021. Millennial Queer Lens on Small Town Struggles. Romantic & Healthy Main Gay Couple. Engaging & Socially Conscious Child Custody Trial.
