@Table122000 and I are going to enter a contest in soompi. Lurkers are welcome to give their comments… ahem…constructive comments. For Day 3 Here are Table122000’s guesses: #1 Ms. Hammurabi? or Judge Vs. Judge?- this one I’m stumped on. #2 Switch ( The other twin legal drama Your Honor had a romance with kissing) #3 Mother […]
Bitch Talk: The Rights of Kdrama Addicts, Revisited
It’s been over a year since I wrote this declaration of universal rights for kdrama addicts like us. I’m reposting it to see if we need to have amendments. Just tell me what you want you want and I’ll see if we include it. @phoenix, see Article #4. You’re not obligated to ship Xiao Nai […]
Love O2O: Ep 20 Bite Scene
Finally finished Ep 20. I found this behind-the-scene YT vid for the kiss scene. Enjoy! Credit: Yang Shuang’s fanclub And I’m posting this song “Dibs” by Kelsie Ballerini. I’ve always liked this song because the girl in the song is sassy, and she isn’t afraid to go after who she likes. When you call […]
Love O2O: On Hickeys and Weird Dreams
For @agdr03 who drew my attention to the hickey in Episode 19. I’m trying to remember the last time I saw a hickey on a kdrama. I don’t think I’ve seen one. Have you? Not in Hwayugi. I recall being grossed out by Lee Seunggi slobbering all over that poor girl’s face but I don’t […]
Love O2O: Phoenix’s Fangirling on Yang Yang
I’m granting a temporary suspension of the “NO OPPA FANGIRLING” rule in this blog because we can’t help ourselves. We’re fangirling Xiao Nai’s character whether we like it or not because he’s really irresistible. And since this is my blog, I can change rules arbitrarily. lol. I appoint @Phoenix as president of the fangirls unless […]
Love O2O: Episode 17 First Kiss!!
I’ve been waiting for months for a kiss that would move me. The kiss in “Fluttering Alert” Episode 9 beach hut scene was too short and clean (if you know what I mean….) The kiss in the rain in “Memories of the Alhambra” left me cold. It was a well-executed kiss but for the wrong […]
Love O2O: Episode 10 Swoon Moments
I’m leapfrogging 🐸 to Episode 10 because I kept passing out while watching this episode. So, while the show is still fresh in my mind and doesn’t require rewatching (and swooning), I’ll review it. Here are the highlights: 1. Clothes Shopping. We begin where we left: Weiwei buys new clothes for her first meeting with […]
Bitch Talk: A Quick Note on Pride and Prejudice
To answer @phoenix… We can all agree that Colin Firth’s portrayal of Mr. Darcy comes closest to Ms. Austen’s ideal. However, I think that Matthew Macfayden’s interpretation of Mr. Darcy says a lot about a 21st century woman’s idea of a romantic guy. Ms. Austen created the hero to appear aristocratic and haughty (lol, just […]
Love O2O: Eps 5 and 6, The Bandit Story Explanation
The second installment. 3. Last, Xiao Nai = Mr. Darcy I think most of my blog-readers will figure out why I said Xiao Nai is Mr. Darcy. But I’ll explain how I find the story of The Girl Bandit Abducts Her Groom relates to Mr. Darcy. I don’t think it’ll be obvious. lol. The story began […]
Love O2O: Eps 1 to 5, First Impressions 😍
I was going to give this Chinese romcom, Love O2O, three stars, in celebration of Lunar New Year tonight. It definitely checks all the right boxes for me. It’s a light-hearted romcom about a contract marriage (or “in-game marriage” as Netflix subbers called it) between two role-playing gamers. The lead characters are two college kids […]
Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa: Ep 1 and 2 Review
If you grew up with your nose buried in Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books, then you’ll like this Japanese series. However, if you have I❤️Benedict Cumberbatch tattooed on your buttocks, then this Japanese version will disappoint you. Neither the Viki nor Asianwiki write-ups for CHaMWA mentions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. But anybody […]
Bitch Talk: Busy Week Ahead 💪
The latter half of last week was so toxic here in my corner of the world that it seemed like a page out of Satan’s playbook: How to Torment Packmule3 in 4 Easy Steps. My nightly antidote was to trawl through the drama sites for a show wouldn’t tax my already exhausted brain but would […]