#route. i kinda wish Gentleman Jack was going this route. but it doesnt feel like it is.

[mejomonster]

my desire for historical ACTION romance competing with: my need for pacing to be FAST, my hope for queer leads (which i frankly am not getting as much as i want), my hope for mostly optimism and happy endings (haha haha ha), a lot of the historicals providing Action are either spy stuff (which im not quite craving right now) or rich people (maybe i want people from different backgrounds! not all royals! maybe please?) or political but like only one of the romantic partners is involved (currently my Biggest issue with The Crowned Clown is how the Queen is not involved in the big political workings going on - whereas Secret of The Three Kingdoms AND Jade Palace Lock Heart keep my attention SO much better because every major character is generally doing major stuff in the action part of the plot). 

Kei x Yaku is appealing so much lately because it PROMISES me some queer action murder thriller, if not the historical element

The Secret of The Three Kingdoms and Jade Palace Lock Heart are tempting me to rewatch so bad just because i KNOW all the lovers in those get up to fun action in the plot, not just the romance element

Goodbye My Princess and Rattan are also tempting me, again cause I know I’ll get some romance AND action

#rant #so controversial opinion.... #i did watch half of Gentleman Jack #and i DO overall love theres a gay romance historical! #but um. i love Anne's sister a fuckton more than Anne. Anne is a landowner. i do not fucking like landlords #and shes against just land owners being taxed. as a real person? yes this tracks and makes sense for the time period #but personally? damn i would punch her in real life. id date her gfs. id date her sister and LOVE her sister #her sister is pro workers rights and level headed and kind and not greedy and practical! #but man i kept hoping Anne would learn she's kind of a dick in the rich regard. but i dont think thats a lesson arc the show plans to tell. #a big reason im big on 'person faking being a royal' and historicals with NON royal/rich parties at least in part #is usually theres less focus on rich people being right about shit they're really Not right about #like. my only exception is if Emperor etc is a DICK and the point is he needs to learn to be less dickish. Jade Palace Lock Heart goes this #route. i kinda wish Gentleman Jack was going this route. but it doesnt feel like it is. #so i dont think im gonna continue it. #that said it was Lovely as a fairly realistic historical! i appreciated the storylines it went with