I´ve seen so much of "The Untamed" but I have not watched it yet, bc I dont understand are the Characters actualy in love? or is it more so a queer bait series?
the untamed is based on a chinese BL web novel (mo dao zu shi), which is a pretty romance-centric xianxia book. yes, the two guys are in love in it. married, in fact. of course because Chinese censorship is what it is, the show isn’t--and cannot be--”‘explicitly’” queer, insofar as no, they don’t kiss on screen. no, they don’t share heartfelt love confessions in so many words.
are they in love though? absolutely. can you as the audience see it? my dude, I have never seen so much yearning and devotion and quality cradling squished into one 50 episode series in my life. the production team did an incredible job showing the relationship without saying, and having to say, anything out loud. you don’t need the love confession, or a kiss. it is there. no question about it.