The untamed chinese drama viki series#
The untamed chinese drama viki tv#

Queer coding is subtextual, and the creators usually intend for characters and relationships to be read as queer by the audience. This is often used as a marketing ploy when creators know that fans want queer relationships or ‘controversial’ ones, but they’re too homophobic and capitalist to commit. Queerbaiting (hello Teen Wolf) happens when show and content creators hint at queer relationships, whether by engineering easy-to-misinterpret encounters or by claiming homosexuality off-screen, but they do nothing to show that queer representation within the text itself. The difference between queer coding and queerbaiting is intent. It’s unfortunate, because both of the Chinese dramas I’ve watched are based on books that depict male-male romantic relationships. This also means there is absolutely no chance of actual queer, liberal, or anti-CCP representation in mainstream media. If something in the original script and version makes someone Up Above unhappy, it gets dubbed over. It was a surprise to learn that most mainland shows are actually dubbed post-production by other voice actors. What I learned in my journey with these two Chinese dramas is that censorship is real. (Read: My Anime Picks!!!) Warning: Queer Coding Ahead This is the spiritual sequel to my post about my favorite anime shows. Here is my attempt to rectify that lack of documentation.

The untamed chinese drama viki series#

I realized recently that I haven’t written about The Untamed, the first series on this tiny two-part list, which is wild because that show pretty much kept me awake for half of 2019.

The untamed chinese drama viki tv#

Also I just didn’t want to feel left out.Īs someone who denies watching TV series a lot, I apparently have a lot to say about them. These were fan creators and internet strangers that I’ve looked up to and followed through various Kpop, film and anime fandoms, so I might as well follow them into Chinese drama. I wanted to know what the hype was about. It was probably because many of the stan accounts I follow on Twitter and Tumblr started reblogging and producing content about these dramas.

So it’s hard to explain how I found myself watching Chinese dramas. Oh wait, I also watched bits and pieces of the controversial series Start-Up (2020) pretty recently with my sister. Before this post, the last subbed dramas I watched were probably Hotel del Luna (2019), which I didn’t even finish, and Goblin/Guardian (2016). East Asian dramas, even the increasingly popular Korean dramas on Netflix, aren’t on my radar often.