Oxin's BL series are honestly starting to feel like a joke. It's like each new show gets worse than the last. The acting in this one is especially cringey during the argument scenes-so unnatural. Not everyone is bad though; a few of the supporting characters actually did a decent job.
What really threw me off were the green jokes. I was getting goosebumps-and not in a good way. If you're familiar with Oxin Films, you'll know they always sneak in these kinds of lines every episode. And yeah, they're still cringey. If you understand Tagalog, you'd totally get what I mean.
But this time it's even more vulgar. Like, lines that actually say "horny," "experiencing boner," "it seems like you're cumming," or a guy doing a sex video call. Seriously? This is on YouTube where minors can easily access it. That's just not okay.
I'm disappointed because Oxin usually nails the production value. Hermoso had real potential-honestly, I've never seen a BL with this kind of concept before. A love story between a fisherman and a boss? And the setting? A boat and a sardines factory! That's actually refreshing and unique. But they should've toned down the green jokes and avoided the vulgar stuff. This series even have threesome scene on it, oh my!!! π The other main lead already have a wife and still get involved with a guy.
Btw, the guys here are hot though with all the six-packs abs and a tanned skin-definitely that Filipino beauty vibe. They got that right this time. But, these actors seriously need acting workshops. No wonder it feels like Oxin Films always rushes their productions.
So overall, I liked the following things:
-Good production value
-Excellent cinematography and OST
-Hot guys
Dislike:
-Cringe acting
-Uses green jokes and vulgar words every episode
-Main lead has wife but have an affair with his boss
-Unnecessary threesome scene.
