I’ll go over four scenes quickly. One, the kissing scene: It’s anti-climactic now knowing that she was the one who kissed him. Am I being sexist? The thrill was lost because Gaedong, not Hoon, maneuvered the kiss. This is not an issue of women empowerment for me. When it comes to watching a romcom, I […]
Tale of Nokdu: On Being a Couple, continued
Blame my twinge of conscience on my Catholic upbringing. Here’s the half-a-point I promised On Being a Couple. 4.5. Eating If Yulmo wasn’t the second lead, I would fall for his gift-bearing ways in a big way. Hey, I’m the bitch who can be bribed with virtual chocolate chip cookies, right? So, it’s very sweet […]
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 3 & 4 On Being a Couple
What I love about these episodes is we’re beginning to see a pattern in their relationship. I’ll limit myself to three, four, hmmm…let’s make it four-and-half ways to be more interesting. 1. An accomplice She bails him out when he’s in trouble. She ends up being his accomplice in his shenanigans. How many times did […]
Vagabond: Eps 7 & 8 Post Spoilers Here
Please post your rants, raves, theories, and analyses for Episodes 7 and 8 here. Let’s be alert for scenes involving the President’s Secretary, Yun Hangki. He should be eliminating that ineffectual President who can’t think for himself and behaves like the lapdog of the Prime Minister. If looks could kill, somebody would be dead by […]
Vagabond: Episodes 5 & 6 Review
My weekly review of Vagabond is my public service announcement to raise awareness of the pros and cons (mostly cons, lol) of this kdrama. If you can’t deal with criticisms, please click exit on your keyboard. 1. Who’s Shadow? No. It isn’t the boss of Haeri, Min Jaesik. As Gang said, Min Jaesik is a […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 5 Highlights
I’m glad that the writer organizes the story around a theme and that theme is made clear in the title. For this episode, the title is “Secret Love: Anemone”. 1. King’s secret love This is self-explanatory. Lee Soo loves Gaedong but he’s keeping it a secret. He knows very well that to reveal her identity […]
Bitch Talk: When It Rains, It Pours
This is going to be death of me: 5 dramas, 7 days. Monday and Tuesday: 1. Tale of Nokdu Or “How to Win a Girl in 10 Days.” This story of Nokdu and DongJu is what I’d call a “same-age” romance. They both bug each other but they play well together, too. It’s a little […]
Tale of Nokdu: Episode 4 Highlights
I get the title now. I get why it’s called the Tale of Nokdu. It’s because this is the story of how he stole our hearts. Not just Dongju’s heart, but ours as well. My good friend @lovebangwon fell in love with him faster than I did. She wrote: I think i slowly fall for nokdu […]
When the Camellia Blooms: Ep 5 and 6 Review, part 1
The outstanding feature of this show is the well-developed characters. I almost dislike the whodunit mystery because it distracts me for just savoring the idiosyncrasies of all the personalities. Take for the instance the Police Chief. He’s the lead investigator of a high-profile, serial murder case but he can’t figure out who his young protégé’s […]
Tale of Nokdu: A Poem a Day Do-Over
We finally have a romcom that fits Jang Dong Yoon to a T. I like it when Nokdu bragged how handsome he looked, all the while expecting to be rebuffed with a snide comeback. He said, “Why? Am I kind of good-looking? It’s no joke, right?…(crickets)…What? I thought you’d say something back to me.” This […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 4 Review
Where did we leave off? 1. “I’m her husband.” So, like a fool, he rushed in to that room, thinking that Gaedong was kidnapped by bandits. He failed to see the signs that Gaedong was under no threat. lol. What happened to the rule that he lived by, “Seeing is believing”? He saw alright, but […]
Tale of Nokdu: Episode 3 Quick Takes
Episode 3 of the Tale of Nokdu is like a glass of champagne. It’s bubbly, simple and elegant. The bubbly. Here are some of the bubbly scenes that had me in stitches. 1. His lipstick I laughed hard because I remembered my son playing with my make-up kit when he was a toddler. 2. The […]
Tale of Nokdu: Ep 3 The King’s Queen
This is how I understand things as of Episode 3. The lady in the pavilion is the current Queen. She and the King were talking about their baby who died. King: What are you doing here? Queen: I realized I was pregnant, only after I followed Your Majesty out of the palace during the war. […]
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 3 & 4 Post Spoilers Here
Please post your spoilers, rants, raves, analyses here. Thanks! I caught 15 minutes of Ep 3 on Viki and I burst out laughing when I saw Jang Dong Yoon’s face smeared with lipstick. Really. If I was incontinent, I’d hate watching this show. I’m posting gifs from previous episodes. Gif credit: belsmultifandommess’ tumblr. I like this […]