#lovebill

Vietnam just knows how to domesticity, okay? And what a sweet episode with a few very worrying moments for Nghia and his now certain heart condition. My love is mine was such a good line because so much of their issues were because of Thien's insecurities and the way they both reacted to their love being seen and having them reclaim their love for each other was darling. I just love this kind of sweet episode.

Love Bill Ep 1

It's time for VIETNAMESE BL! This starts with Ba Vinh acting out what might actually be just his regular life considering how many times I've seen their paypal link... followed by meeting Nghia, the spoiled student who sneaks into places with his friends, gets bad grades because he doesn't study and doesn't get along with his dad... and goes to extremely sparse casinos where he gets scammed. There is a lot of humor that sets up the story which is basically: Nghia got kicked out for refusing to pay off his own debts and finds an old debt note from some guy who turns out to be Thien's father who is now dead and Nghia is trying to claim a piece of anything because he wants to go back to his usual life and needs to pay off this debt to do that.

So... definitely looks like a 'spoiled brat meets struggling creative and learns to be a better person'.

AND this time we got Thien selling a boy's love script and a little yelling speech about how all love matters and we shouldn't discriminate so it looks like he really is already out and gay which is nice!

Love Bill Episode 2

Forced proximity, landlord versus creditor, who's the one in charge and who's taking care of who and what, exactly, are they doing together? I love Thien and Nghia, honestly. But I especially love that Thien has two friends who are obviously gay, obviously together and obviously know he's gay and that makes me happy on so many levels it's almost a little absurd, honestly. Yay for gay characters in BL who just are gay and don't have to go on entire self-discovery narratives!

Anyway.

I love this little show already and I'm so glad to have been given a second couple, gay characters and more tropes! Til next week!

Love Bill Episode 4

This was a darling episode and very interesting. Between talking about their families, Nghia starting to admit that he can't live up to his father's expectations of him and that he's lost because he doesn't know what to do besides fail at those and just turn his back on everything to Thien coming out as gay to him to all the little moments where they came so close together and the way they obviously are good for each other and it's just... I really do love it. But I love that Thien is surrounded by queer friends even more.

O2 hasn't done a sad ending yet but I never trust anyone entirely.

My prediction, right now, is that Nghia will power through to take care of Thien then collapse as he gets better, end up in a hospital with his family and that'll be the final drama since we have two episodes left.

Nghia realizing that his father can accept him but his mother can't; Thuen watching him tell the same lies that his ex always spoke and the same space between them growing.

The weight of loneliness and the weight of responsibility resting on them that love cannot lift because their love only makes the weights heavier.

Nghia loving so much but unable to speak the words or express himself because he loves him mother too much and cannot bear the thought of making her sick. Thien loving so much but certain that nothing can last and knowing that he will break for his family.