Pete’s Critiques
Welcome to the world gay love stories, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination. Each story has its poignant moment that has an impact in today’s still struggling gay community. In these reviews, you’ll find some entertainment, hopefully, joy in watching these BL series and films.
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TICKET TO HEAVEN – 2026 – Thailand
BLISS RATING: ★★★★★ “No matter where I am, as long as you are next to me, everything’s fine.” – Quote from Ticket To Heaven Surprisingly, I was quite moved by this series and its intense story. Despite its flaws, it remains for me one of the best Thai dramas to come along in a very…
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FAKE FACT LIPS – 2026 – Japan
BLISS RATING: ★★★★★ “I love you more than you think.” – Quote from Fake Fact Lips I just loved this saga and the journey between two of the most endearing protagonists I have seen for a long time in a BL. Both men are intensely camera friendly and uninhibited in feeling comfortable in all areas…
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DOUBLE HELIX – 2026 – China
BLISS RATING: F “I don’t know what happiness looks like. I don’t even know what kind of expression to make.” – Quote from Double Helix To be sure, I have seen my fair share of malignancy in BLs over the years, but this version is the most toxic, unimaginably abusive, comprehensively dysfunctional, and severely emotionally…
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LOVE UPON A TIME – 2026 – Thailand
BLISS RATING: ★★★ “The knot must be untied by the very hand that bound it.” – Quote From Love Upon A Time This is another in a long-line of time travel BLs that is honestly, as a plotline, getting a bit overused and frankly dishonest. That does not take away from the theatrics of this…
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LIFE IN SMOKEY BLUE – 2026 – Japan
BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “I wonder if the future is just an endless series of losses.” – Quote from Life In Smokey Blue This is an astonishing difficult series to categorize. While it falls technically under the general umbrella of the definition of “BL”, it certainly is not fashioned by characters who are traditionally composed of…
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LOVE PUNCH! – 2026 – Japan
BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “When someone important appears in your life, you start thinking it’s your fault if you lose them.” – Quote from Love Punch! If you are familiar with the classic movie, “WEST SIDE STORY”, or even its updated remake, then the current result, I like to describe, is the gay Japanese version of…
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