Second chance romances, long-term pining, and their roles in queer narratives are our JAM, so we gotta talk about how two Japanese BLs should have been 10s but absolutely flopped for us. Ben, NiNi and Twig talk Love Is Better The Second Time Around and Living With Him. Join us to break down what it's like to watch a show fall apart in real time.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/756087203487268865/second-rate-second-chance-the-letdowns-of-love-is?source=share]

00:00:00 Welcome

00:01:15 Introduction

00:02:38 Love Is Better The Second Time Around: What Worked

00:13:31 Love Is Better The Second Time Around: What Didn't Work

00:23:32 Love Is Better The Second Time Around: Final Thoughts and Ratings

00:26:54 Living With Him: How It Started

00:36:33 Living With Him: Where It Went Wrong

00:44:40 Living With Him: Final Thoughts and Ratings

00:52:03 Why The Queerness Matters

Second Rate Second Chance

The Conversation is a podcast all about Asian BL/GL/QL (and sometimes other queer media), coming at you from a film crit perspective. We swan in every other week-ish to shoot the shit on faves, flops and trends, artistry and industry nerdery, and also crack and simping, because we contain multitudes. You can find us and reach out on Tumblr: @the-conversation-pod [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod]

Credits:

NiNi (@shortpplfedup [https://www.tumblr.com/shortpplfedup]) is our editor and producer. Ben (@bengiyo [https://www.tumblr.com/bengiyo]) is our creative director and content manager. Shan (@lurkingshan [https://www.tumblr.com/lurkingshan]) is our associate producer. Twig (@twig-tea [https://www.tumblr.com/twig-tea]) is our correspondent. Our theme music is Dedication by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge [https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2] (Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/])