For many viewers, to have closure at the end of the kdrama means to have a good wrap-up for all the characters. Since many/some/few of us are feeling dissatisfied with the Episode 16, here’s a chance for us to have our own version of the ending. Go ahead and post your brief fanfic, your snippets […]
Crash Landing on You: Ep 16 Open Thread
The final episode is here! Whether the finale matches our expectations or not, the ending is always tough to watch. It’s our human condition: both in our kdrama lives and our real life, it’s always hard to leave behind the ones we’ve devoted much time and energy to love. That’s why we all root for […]
Crash Landing on You: Ep 15 Open Thread
I’m separating the open threads for Ep 15 and 16 because some of you might not be emotionally ready for closure. Go ahead and post your comments, insights, theories, observations, rants, and raves for Episode 15 here. I don’t mind spoilers. And since it’s the finals week, I would like to thank all the regulars […]
Crash Landing on You: Pyo Chi Soo as Boyfriend Material
One thing I like about my blog is that we don’t have to be fangirls. In other forums…cough cough…if you suggest something out of the mainstream, the moderators will be sicced on you for disturbing the peace or for insulting the actors. Now, here’s @Mae’s interesting perspective on Pyo Chi Su. I thought she raised […]
Dr Cutie: Ep 16
To @agdr03, @Fern, @Flying Tool, and @HEHarry I’m skipping Ep 15, part 2 for now – which was going to be about Ji Zheng and Tian Qi anyway — and go on to Episode 16. Two things I like about this episode: a) Tian Qi’s and Ji Heng’s competing interests, secrets and egos were reasonably […]
Crash Landing on You: On “He Can Do Better Than Her” and Other Things
Some comments on Episodes 14 and 15. 1. Aren’t you glad you’re not married to Hyun Bin? It must be emotionally draining for Hyun Bin to film these scenes. Playing JungHyuk, he has to access deep emotions from personal experience and memories, and express these emotions onscreen, on cue. When he comes home at night […]
Dr Cutie: Ep 15, part 1
@agdr03, I’ve a dinner meeting tonight, so this will be the first installment. ********************** I thought the opening scene was funny because the steward Mr. Sheng was coaching Tian Qi to distract General Ji. Did you notice that? When Mr. Sheng escorted her to General Ji, she stood quietly in front of him as if […]
Crash Landing on You: List of OSTs, part 2
The first five songs are found here here: Crash Landing on You: List of OSTs The next six songs are here. Hurray! Crush’s song is out!! I still remember him from “Goblin” because he sang “Beautiful.” He’s not much to look at. But his looks don’t matter because I’ll know his voice anywhere. 6. […]
Crash Landing on You: On Lee Shin Young
Because their private lives are none of my business, I don’t blog about their media controversies and love affairs. However, I’m bringing up the recent “scandal” of Lee Shin Young, the actor who played the Handsome Soldier, because I was bothered about one thing. Briefly, on February 2, an article appeared on Nate accusing him […]
Crash Landing on You: On Destiny, Not Fate
Every so often, I pull out my seven-year old “Fate vs Destiny” sermon, lol, and rewrite it to fit the situation. @k-drama newbie’s post reminded me that I haven’t done so in a while. She said: After watching the episodes, I’m starting to learn to accept that they might not going to be together even […]
Dr. Cutie: Ep 14
For agdr03 and whomever is watching this fun show. I like this episode because of the different ways that Ji Heng resolves Tian Qi’s problems. He can be fierce, circumspect, sneaky, conniving, and playful. I think this is the episode where his heroic deed crystallizes for the first time. First, there’s the rumor about Tian […]
Dr. Cutie: Ep 13
For @agdr03, What amuses me about this Chinese romcom is that it’s low-key subversive. General Ji Heng is showing tenderness (and what the poets call the “first stirrings of love) for a person who he thinks is a man. If Tian Qi had been a real dude, I doubt this Cdrama would pass the Ministry […]
Crash Landing on You: On North Korean Aesthetics
I haven’t viewed Ep 13. I’m going to wait till Ep 14 is out so I can watch them in one sitting. But I read an interesting piece on netizenbuzz about one NK defector’s opinions on the similitude between CLoY and the real life in NK. I’m quoting netizenbuzz’s translation here,in full: Article: North Korean […]
Parasite: What’s the Big Deal About This Movie?
I’m transferring a post I made on another site. As usual, I dropped in there for one of my (in)famous drive-by postings so I must duplicate my post here. **************************** @sarang21 asked: Has anyone of you watched the movie “Parasite”? What´s your opinion on it? I thought the movie did what the director wanted it […]