Here are my notes on Haru’s Character as of Episode 4 (or shows 1 to 8). Feel free to disregard my theories. 🙂 1. He’s the one who created the blackhole. I said that in my “First Impressions.” 2. He came looking for Eun DanOh. She was the only one who experienced that spatial distortion […]
Extra-ordinary You: Eps 3 & 4 Highlights, part 1
This is long because I tend to explain everything. I want viewers to understand what they’re viewing from a different set of eyes. Don’t you get bored with the normal interpretation? This is a difficult romcom to understand…at least, more difficult than normal, and it’s easy to get lost. Fortunately, the lead actress is such […]
Extra-ordinary You: The Title Explanation
I’m still writing my review for Episodes 3 and 4 (aka Shows 5 to 8). It should be up later today. Meanwhile, I hereby declare that the correct title of this romcom is “Extra-ordinary You” with the hyphen in the middle. You see, we’re led to believe that female lead of this romcom, DanOh, is […]
Tale of Nodku: Ep 7 Madcap
Sorry. There’ll be no pics for this one because I had technical difficulties uploading the lovely screenshots. I tried and failed. But I’ll edit when I get home tonight. Remember I only know three Korean words that are applicable to this kdrama: Nahri which means Lord, Orabeoni which means Big Brother and Saranghaeyo which means […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 11 On Love
Quick! Check my temperature! I must not be feeling well today because I actually like Gaeddong in this episode. lol. Although I know her behavior is anachronistic for that time period, that is, women weren’t supposed to make love declarations, I like that writer made Gaeddong a more “contemporary” heroine. Unlike Jihwa who can leverage […]
Tale of Nokdu: Ep 6 Madcap
Disclaimer: I don’t speak Korean but let me see if I can guess what’s happening in this episode based on my screenshots. All the scenes are real but the dialogues are imaginary. ****************** Yulmo decides to overlook DongJoo’s and Nokdu’s bedroom romance. He bribes Aengdu with food to get more information about Nokdu. Aengdu has […]
Tale of Nokdu: Episode 5 Highlights, part 2
I’ve to make good on my promises. If there’s a part 1, there should be, at least, a part 2. Tale of Nokdu: Episode 5 Highlights, part 1 8. Nokdu’s origins Grrr… Nokdu’s past is becoming clearer but I don’t like it. It’s too messy. Twenty years ago, in a hut somewhere, the king sat […]
Flower Crew: Eps 11 & 12 Post Spoilers Here
Please post your spoilers, analyses, opinions, rants, raves and fangirling here. Thanks. I hope the subs are out quickly. You got this, Viki subbers!! Whoever said that Kim Min Jae looks like Yeo Jin Goo? You’re right. I still get confused. Can you tell them apart? A. B. C. D.
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 6 & 7 Post Spoilers Here; OSTs
Edited: Here are the spoilers: Tale of Nokdu: Ep 6 Madcap I was home today and got to watch it on stream. *************** Please post your favorite scenes, rants, spoilers, theories, and analyses here. Thanks! I hope our shows won’t be cancelled today due to baseball in Korea. But my Washington Nationals are heading to the […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 9 Highlights
Let’s roll. 1. Hoon as the kingmaker — or the queen-maker Link: Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency: Ep 9 The Kingmaker Remember: Hoon’s undertaking a very risky and dangerous mission. He said that it was a “deceit that shows utter contempt for the people of Joseon.” By this, he meant that should their deception be discovered, […]
Extraordinary You: Eps 1 & 2 First Impressions
There are 12 half-hour episodes or 6 hour-long episodes. After finishing 2 hour-long episodes, I believe I’ve the minimum facts to form a theory or two. Since I know you read me for my theories, as absurd as they may be, let’s get to them. 1. The black holes Eun DanOh found two blackholes. She […]
Bitch Talk: Extraordinary You
I finished watching 2 hour-long episodes of “Extraordinary You.” I’ll post later today; I think I got this. 🙂 credit: Asian wiki Since I have problems distinguishing the guys, I have this handy-dandy cheat guide. Eun DanOh Mystery Guy, her OTP Baek Kyung, herfiancé Oh Nam Joo, the campus crush Lee Do Hwa, the second […]
Vagabond: Open Thread
I’m dropping this kdrama but I don’t want to leave the others here hanging. You can have this space to discuss, rant, rave, analyze, theorize, and spoilers from now on. Here’s my last review: Vagabond: Episodes 7 & 8 Breakup Me to Vagabond: I’m moving on to ??? I don’t know yet. “Extraordinary You” has been […]
Vagabond: Episodes 7 & 8 Breakup
I’m a serial dater. I date kdrama series like I would a potential partner, and I give it a maximum of four weeks to impress me. Eight evening dates with a kdrama should tell me whether it’s up to my standards or not. I’m dumping you, Vagabond. Here are my reasons. One, I like physical, […]