I don't know for some they kinda hate Hello stranger not because it's bad but perhaps because it recieves more recognitions and viewerships vis a vis the BLs that first launched in the Philippines. I don't think it's just because of the promotions since everyone has an access to youtube. Everyone could just watch! I did watched some of PH BLs but the rewatch values for them? Uh-uh! Hello Stranger is such a standard for me. The storyline is not that original yes I agree. But the unpredictable flavors you get as the characters are interacting playing their roles are commendable. JC is to be hailed the Actor of BL series. Very emotive and relatable. Love how light it is with the whisk of just the right amount of sadness and pain. I swear to God I can't stop smiling everytime Mico and Xavier are displaying affections with each other subtly. I think this is one thing that stands out with this series the way they do it! It's not forced (except for the first 2 episode with the cringey laugh of Xavier) it is so natural. The way you can just see yourself with them, beyond words! I feel inlove and pain at the same time! The firs time I was hooked over a Pinoy made BL! Mico is mahh boy!