Happy birthday! This blog is two years old now. I couldn’t have done it with you, my friends and lurkers (I know you’re out there!!). Here’s our strawberry cake for our party. And here’s my happy video for the occasion. It’s a follow-up from the video I posted a while back. Their budding friendship […]
Merry Christmas, Bitches!
(lol. I know this is late…but Christmas Day is only the beginning of the Christmas season. There are 12 days of Christmas, remember? Or 19 days in this year’s liturgical calendar. Phew! It’s going to be a long Christmas season.) On this day in which heaven and earth sing, “Gloria in excelsis Deo,” I pray […]
The World Owes Me a First Love: Episode 3
There are 24 episodes and *if* I’m going to finish reviewing them all, I might as well tell you a little bit about what I’m looking for in a drama. Previously, I said that I like a drama to mean something other than an opportunity for two lips to assault each other in torrid kisses. […]
Crash Landing on You: Eps 1 and 2 First Impressions
The focus of these first two episodes are Seri’s choices. Here’s the timeline from what I understand. In 1989, she made her first choice. She was a year old at that time. It’s customary for a toddler to participate in a fortune-telling ceremony called “doljabi.” Thus, while sitting in front of table with various objects […]
Crash Landing on You: Are You Watching This?
What’s the verdict? Should I watch this? Yea or nay? Synonym for yea: Hyun Bin lol. I’m not seeing good reviews though. I’m not “feeling” North Korea right now to be honest.
Psychopath Diary: On Cinematography
The excellent cinematography is another thing I’ve been meaning to comment on about this kdrama. There’s at least one interesting camera trick per episode. Again, this will be a work in progress. Every time I see something interesting which you should know, I’ll update this. BTW, I’m not a cinematographer. I’m merely sharing with you […]
The World Owes Me a First Love: Episode 2, part 2
A major reason it takes me long to review one episode is that I like pouring over the dialogues. It’s second nature to watch visually as well as aurally. But get this: To analyze dialogues, it’s important not only to listen to what the characters are saying, but to what they’re NOT saying. Understanding dialogues […]
Psychopath Diary: List of Movies
Happy Friday the 13th! I’m making a list of movie references because I know this will be needed later. I’m not a fan of thriller/horror films so most of the connection and significance of the movies are lost on me. This is a work in progress. *************** Episode 1: It hasn’t been revealed yet but […]
The World Owes Me a First Love: Episode 2, part 1
As I said in my First Impression post, I have different standards when watching a Hollywood movie, European artsy-fartsy film, BBC production, Korean romcom and Chinese miniseries. I also don’t think that a “deep meaning” and length of a drama are mutually exclusive. A two-hour feature film can just be as profound or nonsensical as […]
Psychopath Diary: How to Enjoy a Comedy Thriller, Eps 3 – 6
I credit the lead actor Yoon Shi Yoon (real name: Yoon Dong Gu) for making me like this show. As far as I can see, Yoon Dong Gu chooses his projects with an eye toward the positive message that he can impart. He doesn’t pick jerks or killers because he can’t act the part of […]
The World Owes Me a First Love (Lucky’s First Love): Ep 1 First Impressions
I almost didn’t watch this Cdrama because of the title. It smacks of self-entitlement. At first watch, the hero, Xia Ke, appears to be that stereotypical narcissistic boss found in these workplace dramas. He expects preferential treatment all because he’s superior from the rest. He’s a successful game developer and CEO of his own company […]
Reply 1988: Ep 2 The Husband-Hunting Game, part 2
Continuing where I left off here, Reply 1988: Ep 2 The Husband-Hunting Game, part 1 To me, there were two signs in Episode 1 that Taec was the endgame. I already mentioned one: that the adult Deoksun didn’t bother to introduce her name and Taec’s in the voiceover. The set-up of the drama is an […]
Bitch Talk: Another Hong Sisters Drama??
Thanks, @nrllee, for the warning. The Hong sisters are teaming up with the director of “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?” and “Let’s Eat” series for a new tvN drama next year. Per soompi, the working title is “Can This Person be Translated?” How about “Can These Writers be Rehabilitated?” 🙂 The past three dramas of […]
Reply 1988: Ep 2 The Husband-Hunting Game, part 1
The ending was another thing that the fangirls of Ryu Joon Yeol, and shippers of JungHyun-Deoksun made a big stink about. Unwilling to accept the ending, they claimed that the writer changed the OTP (One True Pair) at the last minute. Their assertion is pure sour grapes and blatantly false. There were plenty of signs […]