Category: Philippines

BLISS RATING: ★★+ “It is okay to make mistakes and stumble in life as long as you stand up in life.” –  Quote from Sereno Sereno literally means serene in Spanish (there is a lot of Spanish influence in the Philippines) which this series displays very little of. It is an attribute sorely missing in…

BLISS RATING: ★★★ “Truth will set us free.” –  John 8:31-32 The best way to describe this series is to define it in terms of a psychological disorder. It is schizophrenic. It has all the symptoms of this condition. It is befuddling, full of mood swings, capricious, shows severe personality changes, weird periods of agitation…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “You don’t need my permission to love who you want to love.” –  Quote from Love At First Spike Honestly, series that have recently been produced by the Philippines centering around BL have been, shall we say, less than stellar. So, I was not optimistic about this current one. But I was…

BLISS RATING: ★+ “You are the love I never saw coming but always needed. You entered my life like a beautiful surprise, and now, I can’t imagine it without you.” – Ura Toks I had hoped to enjoy this series. I really did. But the plain truth is, it is awful. It had so much…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.” –  Benjamin Disraeli Hidden gem. That is what this series is. While it is not perfect, it certainly is one of the more entertaining BLs of this year. To be sure, most Filipino BLs are a bit more adventuresome in their…

BLISS RATING: ★★★+ “The best thing to hold onto in live is each other.” –  Audrey Hepburn This series is best described by the beginning line from Charles Dickens novel, “A Tale of Two Cities”: “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” In other words, this story had such salient…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★★ “King, give this place a chance. Find one thing that is beautiful about this place any you’ll see soon enough how you’re already enchanted by the island.” –  Quote from Marahuyo Project The beauty of series like these, especially coming from the Philippines, is that they not only evoke a story with…

BLISS RATING: ★★★ “Learn to take a risk……the truth will set us free.” – quote from You’re My Star Another labor of love. Sure, it has a ton of production issues. And the story is a bit lame, but the effort is still there. Its sincerity is real. Axl (Rod Grande Corpez) and Saver (Niel…

BLISS RATING: ★★ “Love is stronger than fear.” – Quote from My Plantito I really, really wanted to like this series. With every fiber of my being, I was hoping it would come through at the end with something to make me like it; but it just did not. This manifests more like an ‘afternoon…

BLISS RATING: ★★★ “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” – Khan Noonien Singh from the Wrath of Khan (Star Trek) I know my reviews of these floundering BL series perhaps is a bit too heartfelt, but I have great admiration for struggling productions which are making an effort to tell a story in its…