My Freaky Love Story

An entertaining series with an extraordinary bunch of talented actors

Before I start nagging about this and that, let me say that I liked this series. The basic idea of the story is quite unique in the world of BL, the series is entertaining, well produced and directed, and the cast feels like a huge gathering of talent.

Okay, let's get into detail.

The plot. Partygirl Charlene (Angel Grace America) is bored of her life in Manila and returns to a seaside resort owned by her parents. After two nights of excessive drinking she is punished by the ”Fairy Godmother” who puts a spell on her which will only end when Charlene meets her true love. The next morning she wakes up in a male body (JC Lopez). Irritatingly, she/he is the only one who remembers that he used to be a girl.

I won't spoil here all the love interests and the frustrations, misunderstandings, cheats, and disasters of the young people's relationships, but I have to say that the series suffers from two failures: first of all, it is too long so that it becomes repetitive sometimes, especially in the middle episodes, where one unrequited love chases the next, and the plot doesn't move forward at all.

Second, there are too many characters with similar stories which eat up a lot of screentime that would have been better invested in giving the main characters more background. For example it is hard to say who is employed at the resort, and who's a guest, because all the young people seem to have a lot of time spreading drama or playing at the beach. It is a nice plot twist to have Charlie/Charlene's twin sister Dollie return from the US, but it takes countless episodes until the viewer gets a clue why Charlie hates her.

The series is a comedy, but there are some beautiful serious scenes, too – more about that in the acting section below. I won't spoil the details of the ending here – just so much: there are happy endings for almost all of the characters, and a little scene after the credits of...