Now that “To My Beloved Thief” has happily ended last weekend, I can’t wait for the next drama to give my single-minded focus. I’m raring to go. Unfortunately, however, there isn’t many to choose from. Yu Yoon Seok has “Phantom Lawyer” with Esom but as you know, I don’t watch legal dramas. I may have […]
Remember: War of the Son: Ep 20 Rewatch on Sat April 4
The final thread of RWofS is open! Episode 20 – 4 April 2026 The time: 6.00am PST 9.00am EST/Canada 10.00am Caracas 2.00pm in London 3.00pm in Paris 4.00pm in Athens 10.00pm in Singapore Enjoy the show.
Remember: War of the Son: Ep 19 Rewatch on Sat March 28
The thread is open. The remaining dates: Break – 21 March 2026 Episode 19 – 28 March 2026 Episode 20 – 4 April 2026 The time: 6.00am PST 9.00am EST/Canada 10.00am Caracas 2.00pm in London 3.00pm in Paris 4.00pm in Athens 10.00pm in Singapore Enjoy the show.
Remember: War of the Son: Ep 18 Rewatch on Sat March 14
The thread is open. The remaining dates: Episode 18 – 14 March 2026Break – 21 March 2026Episode 19 – 28 March 2026Episode 20 – 4 April 2026 The time: 6.00am PST9.00am EST/Canada10.00am Caracas2.00pm in London3.00pm in Paris4.00pm in Athens10.00pm in Singapore Enjoy the show.
Remember: War of the Son: Ep 17 Rewatch on Sat March 7
The thread is open. The dates: Episode 17 – 7 March 2026 Episode 18 – 14 March 2026 Break – 21 March 2026 Episode 19 – 28 March 2026 Episode 20 – 4 April 2026 The time: 6.00am PST 9.00am EST/Canada 10.00am Caracas 2.00pm in London 3.00pm in Paris 4.00pm in Athens 10.00pm in Singapore […]
Remember: War of the Son: Ep 16 Rewatch on Sat Feb 28
The thread is open. The dates: Episode 16 – 28 February 2026 Episode 17 – 7 March 2026 Episode 18 – 14 March 2026 Break – 21 March 2026 Episode 19 – 28 March 2026 Episode 20 – 4 April 2026 The time: 6.00am PST 9.00am EST/Canada 10.00am Caracas 2.00pm in London 3.00pm in Paris […]
To My Beloved Thief: On Rectifying “Red Sleeve”
“Red Sleeve” (2021) is one of those kdramas, like “Twenty-Five, Twenty-One” that has the (dis)honor of getting the epithet “k-trauma.” According to google ai, there are the four reasons for the audience’s discontent. I’ll go over them briefly, then show how “To My Beloved Thief” (TMBF) resolves those issues. First, a brief note on the […]
To My Beloved Thief: On Sartorial Elegance
No doubt I’m not the only one who noticed the lovely hanboks of the Grand Prince. But instead of merely gushing over them, I’ll do a deep dive into the extra layers they add to the story. I’ll do the first four episodes because that’s all the time I have now. Episode 1 Seeing his […]
To My Beloved Thief: Ep 16 On HEA, continued
There are some who quibble that the ending isn’t a happily-ever-after, so let me just go over some points. 1. Happiness is fleeting, but contentment is enduring. I get it. All fairy tales end with, “And they lived happily ever after,” so we’re conditioned to strive for happiness, and to set a yardstick or conditions […]
To My Beloved Thief: Ep 16 HEA
Updated: part 2 is here. To My Beloved Thief: Ep 16 On HEA, continued 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 All’s well that ends well. I just scrolled to the ending so I don’t know the full details. Be warned, though, I have a low bar for HEA. As long as she isn’t food for maggots, I’m satisfied. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 To the […]
To My Beloved Thief: Ep 14 The “EunJo Effect”
I don’t do recaps as you know. But since we’re entering the final weekend of this kdrama, it’s about time to retrace our steps to see how we’ve arrived at this junction. Episodes 5 & 6 gave us the first body swap. Unlike many viewers, my gut reaction to the body swap trope wasn’t disdain […]
Remember: War of the Son: Ep 15 Rewatch on Sat Feb 21
The thread is open. The dates: Episode 15 – 21 February 2026 Episode 16 – 28 February 2026 Episode 17 – 7 March 2026 Episode 18 – 14 March 2026 Break – 21 March 2026 Episode 19 – 28 March 2026 Episode 20 – 4 April 2026 The time: 6.00am PST 9.00am EST/Canada 10.00am Caracas […]
Happy Lunar New Year!
It’s the Year of the Horse, and it’s not just any horse, it’s the Fire Horse! I read that the last time we had this combination of animal and element, it was 60 years ago, in 1966. And as the fire horse is associated with strength, endurance, speed, decisiveness, and success, this year is auspicious […]
To My Beloved Thief: Ep 13 Confession Time
If there’s one theme that runs through this episode, it’s the confession. The characters are confessing one after the other. 1. First, there’s EunJo’s love confession to the sleeping Yi Yeol. I already discussed this at length in the previous post but I’ll copy the confession itself. EJ: Do you know what I was thinking […]