House of Cards: Renewal

[Drew Espinosa]

21 minutes ago, clochette said:

Isn't it part of the anti vax gang's propaganda?

[spike382]

6 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

No, I'm disputing that there are "much better" series from 2025. According to IMDb, Khemjira has a rating of 8.9 out of 10. So, let's see if any of your preliminary picks surpass that score on IMDb...

My Phi's Preliminary Top 10 of 2025:

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   1. Revenged Love (8.8)
   2. Reset (8.1)
   3. Top Form (8.9)
   4. My Magic Prophecy (8.2)
   5. The Ex-Morning (7.4)
   6. The Promise of The Soul (6.9)
   7. Ball Boy Tactics (7.8)
   8. That Summer (7.5)
   9. The Proper Way to Write Love (6.9)
   10. My Bias Is Showing (7.1)

    

Out of your top 10, none has a better score than Khemjira.  

So... what was that about there being "much better" BLs?  

I don't care what score any series of IMDb to measure what series is better.  For instance, Revenged Love had a better written story, and the leads had way more chemistry than Khemjira.  I don't need IMDb to tell me whether it's true or not.   

[Drew Espinosa]

3 minutes ago, spike382 said:

I don't care what score any series of IMDb to measure what series is better.  For instance, Revenged Love had a better written story, and the leads had way more chemistry than Khemjira.  I don't need IMDb to tell me whether it's true or not.   

Babe, I hate to break it to you, but people factor in writing, chemistry, and more in how they score any movie or TV series. If Revenged Love has a better written story and better chemistry between the leads, than it's IMDb score would have reflected that.

Actually, because both series scored so similarly, that suggests most viewers don't think one is better or worse than that other. Which I find quite reasonable, since I love both series (hard as it may be for you to understand).  

[clochette]

50 minutes ago, spike382 said:

Thanks for completely missing the point of that post, sis.  

[spike382]

9 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

If Revenged Love has a better written story and better chemistry between the leads, than it's IMDb score would have reflected that.

You realize that not every view of either series actually voted on some dumb move website?

The score means nothing.

[Bucket1]

Good morning everyone

How is it November already? I need to do some serious thinking for my sister’s birthday at the end of the month.

[Bucket1]

4 minutes ago, spike382 said:

You realize that not every view of either series actually voted on some dumb move website?

The score means nothing.

The scoring is fairly subjective… and some people have bad taste  

[Drew Espinosa]

6 minutes ago, spike382 said:

You realize that not every view of either series actually voted on some dumb move website?

The score means nothing.

[Drew Espinosa]

Just now, Bucket1 said:

The scoring is fairly subjective… and some people have bad taste  

It's more objective than @spike382's drivel.  

[spike382]

3 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

It's more objective than @spike382's drivel.  

I have outlined several issues with the series, and not once have you countered anything I've said other than "whack job fangirls whose opinion I've never cared about till late 2025 said it was the best thing evar."

[Drew Espinosa]

2 minutes ago, spike382 said:

and not once have you countered anything I've said

When I don't have anything nice to say about your judgment, it's better to say nothing at all.  

[clochette]

1 minute ago, Drew Espinosa said:

When I don't have anything nice to say about your judgment, it's better to say nothing at all.  

Since when do you refrain from saying anything, especially if it has the potential to annoy Spike?

[spike382]

16 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

When I don't have anything nice to say about your judgment, it's better to say nothing at all.  

16 minutes ago, clochette said:

Since when do you refrain from saying anything, especially if it has the potential to annoy Spike?

Yeah I've been weirdly suspicious of this as well.

[Drew Espinosa]

2 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

The scoring is fairly subjective…

I should also add, Spikey's views on Khemjira are also very subjective, yet he treats his own opinions as objective facts.

Edited November 1, 2025 by Drew Espinosa

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, Drew Espinosa said:

When I don't have anything nice to say about your judgment, it's better to say nothing at all.  

When has that ever stopped you? 

[Drew Espinosa]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Since when do you refrain from saying anything, especially if it has the potential to annoy Spike?

One, I only refrain from saying mean things, and two, I never aim to annoy Spikey.  

1 hour ago, spike382 said:

2 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

When has that ever stopped you? 

Plenty of times, actually.  

[spike382]

2 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

I should also add, Spikey's views on Khemjira are also very subjective, yet he treats his own opinions as objective facts.

They are objective issues with the series.  The “romance” is poorly defined for most of the series, there’s large plot holes in the main narrative, and there’s large chunks of filler for many episodes.

[spike382]

2 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

 I never aim to annoy Spike

Now that is pure Drewth. 

[Drew Espinosa]

57 minutes ago, spike382 said:

They are objective issues with the series.

This is your first opinion...

58 minutes ago, spike382 said:

The “romance” is poorly defined for most of the series

Here's opinion #2.

59 minutes ago, spike382 said:

there’s large plot holes in the main narrative

Opinion #3.

59 minutes ago, spike382 said:

there’s large chunks of filler for many episodes.

And finally, opinion #4!

[Drew Espinosa]

59 minutes ago, spike382 said:

Now that is pure [redacted]. 

[dughlas]

8 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

No, I'm disputing that there are "much better" series from 2025. According to IMDb, Khemjira has a rating of 8.9 out of 10. So, let's see if any of your preliminary picks surpass that score on IMDb...

My Nong's Preliminary Top 10 of 2025:

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   1. Revenged Love (8.8)
   2. Reset (8.1)
   3. Top Form (8.9)
   4. My Magic Prophecy (8.2)
   5. The Ex-Morning (7.4)
   6. The Promise of The Soul (6.9)
   7. Ball Boy Tactics (7.8)
   8. That Summer (7.5)
   9. The Proper Way to Write Love (6.9)
   10. My Bias Is Showing (7.1)

    

Out of your top 10, none has a better score than Khemjira.  

So... what was that about there being "much better" BLs?  

So you're implying it's better to agree with a herd of fangirls on the best BL series than to hold an independent opinion about which ones you enjoy most.

[dughlas]

7 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

When I don't have anything nice to say about your judgment, it's better to say nothing at all.  

This statement has nothing to do with "nice". It's pure provocation wrapped in glitterypaper.

[Bucket1]

I have just finished reading an article on the Booker prize shortlist and it did remind me of a certain conversation on here

The commentators were a little more literary but only just  

[Bucket1]

Just now, dughlas said:

pure provocation wrapped in glitterypaper

 Awesome phrase, pure genius

[dughlas]

Hello B.