So nice you gotta do it twice? These three shows went back to the well for a second outing, with mixed results. Ben and NiNi talk Cutie Pie 2 You, Utsukushii Kare 2 and Between Us.

Yes, a whole goddamn episode. We've got a lot to say y'all, buckle in! Ben and NiNi talk Moonlight Chicken.

These three shows are the stuff of HR nightmares, but we suppose the course of true love never did run smooth. Ben and NiNi talk GAP the Series, The New Employee, and HIStory 5: Love in the Future.

We're kicking things off this season by looking at two wildly differing takes on high school romance. Ben and NiNi talk My School President, and Never Let Me Go.

We're back! Welcome to our spring series! We were well-fed this winter so we've got a LOT to talk about, and we're really excited to get to it, and here's a little tease for ya.

LAGNIAPPE \LAN-yap\ noun: A French Creole word that means 'a little extra'. We discovered our two cultures have this word in common, so we absolutely had to use it for our bonus episodes!

In our Winter Lagniappe, Ben and NiNi break down the shows we will be, won't be and may be watching in 2023. Will NiNi return to Taiwanese BL? Will Ben get his watchlist down under 50? Will this finally be the year Summerdaze comes out? Nobody knows what the future holds, but the speculation is always fun.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/707556852483915776/winter-lagniappe-by-ben-and-nini?source=share]

00:00:21 Introduction

00:02:33 What We're Watching

00:11:51 GMMTV Watch List

00:33:59 Domundi Watch List

00:38:56 DeeHup House Watch List

00:41:35 Be On Cloud Watch List

00:51:30 Thailand Watch List

00:54:31 Japan Watch List

00:57:09 Korea Watch List

00:59:53 Philippines Watch List

01:01:31 Catch Ups

In the conclusion to our winter series, we award our Best In Class VIIB Awards (Very Important Internet BL Awards) 2022, and hand out Special Class awards to two very special shows.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/707198953402351616/the-viib-awards-part-3-best-in-class-by-ben-and?source=share]

00:00:21 Introduction

00:02:56 Girl, You Tried

00:22:01 Best GL

00:37:26 Best Small Market BL

00:45:57 Best K-BL

00:50:34 Best J-BL

00:55:51 Best Taiwanese BL

01:02:54 Best Thai BL

01:07:47 BL of the Year

01:12:46 Queer Narratives of the Year

02:04:29 Wrap Up

Our winter series continues with more VIIB Awards (Very Important Internet BL Awards) 2022! Part 2 is our industry deep dive, where we award all things technical and look at where BL's been this year and where it's going next.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/707198870689611776/the-viib-awards-part-2-behind-the-scenes-by-ben?source=share]

00:00:00 Welcome

00:01:53 Best OST

00:11:42 Best Music

00:18:50 Best Production

00:32:34 Best Screenplay

00:50:25 Best Direction

01:06:59 Industry Talks

01:31:02 Queerness in BL

In our winter series, we hand out Ben and NiNi's Very Important Internet BL (VIIB) Awards for 2022 and discuss industry trends both artistic and commercial over the course of 3 episodes. In part 1, we award actors and ships, and Ben and NiNi go head to head over side ship of the year.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/707198785883947008/the-viib-awards-part-1-actors-and-ships-by-ben?source=share]

00:00:00 Welcome

00:01:16 Intro

00:08:40 Best Acted Scene

00:18:40 Best Cast 

00:25:06 Best Acting Pair

00:34:30 Best Actor

00:47:05 Best Ghost Ship

00:57:19 Best OT3

01:04:40 Best Friendship

01:14:10 Best Side Ship

01:32:20 Best Main Ship

01:51:28 Wrap Up

In our pre-show episode, fandom uncle and auntie Ben and NiNi talk about how we came to BL/GL/QL, why we wanted to do a podcast about it, and why we enjoy talking with each other about media. If you like what you hear, stay tuned for our winter series, the VIIB Awards 2022 (that's the Very Important Internet BL Awards), dropping soon!