Title: Again, to Survivors I like shows with titles that indicate the events to happen. The previous week’s Episodes 7 and 8 had the title, “A Night of the Wandering Fate” and this week we see the aftermath of that ill-fated night. To the survivors, Lee Geum, Moonsoo and Yeoji, that fateful night was marked […]
Haechi: Episodes 7 and 8
Sometimes when I write my First Impressions, I creep myself out when I find that my snap judgments are proven right. In Episodes 7 and 8, we see more of the “missing piece” of Yeoji’s and Dalmoon’s characters. To me, it’s important to get a good grasp of the characters’ mindset (i.e., what their aspirations […]
Haechi: Eps 5 and 6 The Game of Chance
And so my struggles with facial recognition continue. I recognize the king easily because of the funny bunny ears on his king cap. And I’ve gotten better identifying the two Sahaenbu Investigators. But now two elderly statesmen confuse me: the evil head of the Noron, Minister of the Interior aka Prime Minister Min and the […]
Haechi: Episodes 3 and 4 Wizard of Oz
The lead characters, Lee Geum, Moonsoo, YeoJi and DalMoon, remind me of Dorothy and her three companions in the Wizard of Oz. They’re imperfect. They start off the adventure searching for a missing piece of themselves: brains for the Scarecrow, heart for the Tinman, courage for the Cowardly Lion and home for the homesick Dorothy. […]
Haechi: Facial Recognition Problems
Otoke??!! I’ve suddenly developed prosopagnosia! (Thanks 100 Days My Prince for adding this word to my lexicon). I can’t tell the bad investigator from the good investigator. To me, they look very similar and possess no distinctive feature or hair to set them apart. Grrr. It’s hard enough that I can’t remember their names, now I have […]
Haechi: Episodes 1 & 2 First Impressions
I’m calling this episode, “What’s up with the dodgy penis?” The trouble in the Court begins when the Crown Prince is discovered to have a faulty manhood. You see, he had a score of disrobed women in his royal chamber but he couldn’t get a boner. Such an enviable job! Pecker checker! His erectile dysfunction […]