Thirty Worst BLs of All Time - Most to Least Terrible
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1. Nitiman
Thai Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Terrible acting and direction, to the point of embarrassment.
Meandering storytelling. Awful.
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2. Bad Buddy
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Even the glory that is Ohm cannot save this turd.
If Nanon is a romantic lead, let alone a butch, gay top, I am the Poop, I mean the Pope. The "plot" is juvenile and, toward the end, makes little sense.
The rapturous, unhinged praise heaped upon this series by standards-free, fangirl MDLers (MASTERPIECE!), in direct opposition to reality, cements my assessment of BB as the second-worst BL ever made.
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3. The Love of Siam
Thai Movie - 2007
A truly great show blown to smithereens by its soul-crushing, homophobic, final 15 minutes. I have no problem with sad, even tragic endings. Such things happen. But here we have writers and a director who deliberately and aggressively set up the audience to anticipate a cathartic, joyful conclusion; and then pull the rug out from under us at the last second.
I envision the director, gloating over his victim-viewers as he says "lol, gotchya dumbasses! You actually fell for it!"
The most audience-insulting ending of any BL ever made.
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4. Stalker
Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
Ugly stereotypes of screaming queen faggots make up half the cast list, with one-quarter gender-nonspecific stereotypes and one-quarter straight characters who are inexplicably hot for the afformentioned first half of the cast.
Cringe city train wreck.
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5. 'Cause You're My Boy
Thai Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
Bad acting, bad direction, bad writing, zero chemistry, plain faces, and radar dish ears.
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6. We Best Love: The Runner-Up Strikes Back
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
A botched abortion from start to finish.
Second-worst, nonsensical, bad acid trip, second-season plot/writing, after Love By Chance 2.
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7. 2 Moons
Thai Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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8. He She It
Thai Drama - 2019, 3 episodes
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9. Love By Chance 2
Thai Drama - 2020, 13 episodes
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10. Thonhon Chonlathee
Thai Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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11. 2gether
Thai Drama - 2020, 13 episodes
Two very pretty leads, one of whom can't act to save his life, do not a quality BL make. The one who can't act also didn't bother to learn to play the guitar or sing for his role as a popular...guitar player and singer. The way the director tries to get around that actor-laziness is one of the most cringe things about this show.
I'm not willing to sit through screen-trash just to look at handsome men; I can do that with photographs. So, I didn't.
Everything above applies by a factor of 10 to the sequel.
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12. What the Duck 2: Final Call
Thai Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
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13. The Yearbook
Thai Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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14. To My Star 2
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Depressing. Suicide-inducing. Unintelligible. Characters and their actions devoid of comprehensible motivation. Awful.
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15. Golden Blood
Thai Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
Really bad to a comical extent, but not in a funny way.
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16. Ocean Like Me
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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17. Unintentional Love Story
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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18. A Shoulder to Cry On
Korean Drama - 2023, 7 episodes
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19. Peach of Time
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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20. Oxygen
Thai Drama - 2020, 13 episodes
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21. Ryu Sun Bi's Wedding Ceremony
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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22. Plus & Minus
Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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23. Kinou Nani Tabeta?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
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24. Sodom's Cat
Taiwanese Movie - 2016
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25. Like in the Movies
Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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26. My Extraordinary
Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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27. My Husband's Lover
Filipino Drama - 2013, 94 episodes
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28. Papa, What is Love?
Filipino Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
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29. I'm a Fool for You
Hong Kong Drama - 2021, 4 episodes
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30. To My Star
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
Dull. Lifeless. Stupid. Cliche.
Season 2 is even worse, as mentioned above.