Update: Ep 5 will air on Saturday, January 2. This show cracks me up. Although I know that in the history books, it didn’t fare well for this Joseon king, I like how subversive the whole story is. But I can’t help wondering WHY the writer(s) insisted on using a historical figure, and didn’t just […]
The Uncanny Counter: Eps 7 & 8 Open Thread
The thread is now open for spoilers, comments and…stress. This kdrama is so stressful to watch. Even his hair is stressing me out. lol. I want to take a flat iron to straighten those curls. Gifs from kdramadaily’s tumblr credit: kdramadaily’s tumblr But it’s a welcome change of pace from romcoms. Let’s enjoy the show! […]
True Beauty: Eps 1 & 2 First Impressions
So far, so good. I enjoyed these first two episodes and here are my reasons. 1. The writer I know I kicked up a fuss earlier because I don’t like kdramas derived from comic books, especially the serialized webtoons. This is what I said… My problem with this drama is its source material. It was […]
Start-Up: Ep 4 Rewatch Sat Dec 19th
To celebrate Nam Dosan as Bitchesoverdramas’ 3rd “Best Drama Boyfriend” and @Ella as the President of our Nam Dosan Appreciation Club, we’re rewatching Episode 4 on Saturday, December 19th. Note the start times: 6 am EST (Eastern Standard Time) 3 am PST (California side) 10 pm in Sydney, Australia (@agdr03’s time) 11 am in the […]
True Beauty: Eps 3 & 4
The thread is now open for spoilers and comments. Let’s enjoy the show! ************************ This is an homage to “Forrest Gump.” But lol we saw this, too, on “Start-Up,” too. Gif credit: Liveasbutterflies’ tumblr credit: liveasbutterflies’ tumblr ******** My “First Impressions” is late. I was going to post it yesterday but I discovered that […]
Start-Up: Hall of Fame/Shame
There’s a Hall of Fame. Then there’s also the Hall of Shame. Here are some of the most egregious tweets that I’ve seen on Dosan. I won’t mention their twitter handles because I don’t want you searching for them and harassing them. Seriously, don’t. I’m posting them here so next time, you see tweets like […]
Start-Up: Appreciation Club and Rewatch
Ella is the new President of the Nam Dosan Appreciation Club. Congratulations! credit: winar’s tumblr Nam Dosan is only the 3rd honoree on this blog’s “Best Drama Boyfriends.” He joins Xiao Nai of “Love O2O” and Lee Gon of “The King: Eternal Monarch” in our Hall of Fame. Like Dalmi, we don’t really need to […]
Start-Up: On “Follow Your Dreams”
I heard there were some grumblings from the peanut gallery because Dosan promised to be Dalmi’s dream while he rejected to be his Dad’s dream. Do I need to explain this? There’s no contradiction there. Let’s start with the context: 1. It started with the baseball. Netflix Ep 12 at 44:01. Dosan and his family […]
Start-Up: Ep 2 The Party Lights
I’m clearing my notes so I can start a new drama…. A lurker asked me this question a while ago. Is DoDal really the endgame?? Reading different theories confused me haha. They said that Dosan will be Dalmi’s partner on the business side, while Jipyeong will be Dalmi’s partner on the Love side. Knowing that […]
Start-Up: Ep 16 Scale Up, Part 2
Scale-Up: The expansion of a business There are several reasons I like the final episode. One, we had our emotional payoff when Dalmi and Dosan became a couple again. Being a gentleman, he let Dalmi’s family know first that he was back in Dalmi’s life before he announced to their colleagues that he intended to […]
Start-Up: Ep 16 Scale Up
Ep 16: Scale Up: The expansion of a business JP’s Rehabilitation and Expansion. Part 2 is here: Start-Up: Ep 16 Scale Up, Part 2 Because the title of the very first episode was “Start-Up,” it’s fitting that the title of the last episode is “Scale Up.” Starting up meant that the focus would be on the […]
Mr Queen: Eps 1 & 2 Open Thread
Thread is now open for spoilers, comments, and analyses. I’m expecting rom-comedy but I should reassess that since this King is supposedly psychopathic. Uh-oh. credit: koreandragon’s tumblr Let’s enjoy the show.
The Uncanny Counter: Eps 5 & 6
The thread is now open for spoilers, analyses, and explanations. gif credit: gongmyung’s tumblr credit: gongmyung’s tumblr Let’s enjoy the show!
Start-Up: Ep 16 Why a Cactus?
Now, that we’ve been talking about characters coming to full circle, one of my favorite scenes in Episode 16 is the opening day of Grandma’s corndog shop. The corndog shop reminds me of her corndog stall where it all began. Her son didn’t get to buy her a building as promised, but his ex-wife did […]