The Dramasology Podcast

140. The Backdoor Rise of Chinese BL, the Omegaverse, and ABO Desire Ep 1–3 First Impressions!

Episode 140

I still can’t get over the fact that we got an actual Chinese Omegaverse BL drama in 2025. It’s absolutely legendary how producers are skirting China’s strict censorship laws by filming in places like Singapore and Taiwan and airing exclusively on Western streaming platforms.

In this episode, I talk about the history of BL censorship in China, how this whole Chinese BL boom will stack up against its Thai, Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese counterparts, and why ABO Desire going full-throttle Omegaverse is such a big deal. We get into the speculative fiction roots of the trope, what it means in the drama’s world, and of course, I share all my unfiltered thoughts on the characters, the worldbuilding, and those juicy Omegaverse dynamics.

This is a major moment for fujoshis, AO3 and Wattpad girlies everywhere!

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