Three questions at a time or else we’ll get sick. Disclaimer: No fans, antifans, disgruntled viewers, writers, directors and animals were consulted during the writing of this blog. Do not eat; not a toy. But chewing over a good idea is a good idea. Intentional misuse by deliberately misconstruing my words can be harmful or […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Final Grade
Edited to add the links to my explanations of the Final Grade. Memories of the Alhambra: Q&A on Marco and Open Endings Memories of the Alhambra: Oli’s Bugs and Dungeons Memories of the Alhambra: Phoenix’s Happy Ending and Game Explanation Memories of the Alhambra: Goyangi’s Instance Dungeon and Odysseus Memories of the Alhambra: Ep 1 […]
Bitch Talk: Next Drama, Please
Unless you ladies have alternatives, I’ll be sticking around with The Crowned Clown for a bit. Eeyore says, “Sigh. January is turning out to another bleak winter without any drama on my Must See List.” I’m skipping Touch My Heart starring Lee Dong Wook and Yoo In Na. Maybe I’ll finish watching What’s Wrong With […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On Faith
Thanks for the lurkers who came out and posted. I’ll respond to them later. I’m fighting jetlag now and barely winning. I promised my husband our vacation was going to be krama-free. He was the masculine version Emma. Within 10 feet of him, all my kdrama implements like ipad, laptop and iphone would be confiscated. […]
Memories of the Alhambra: The Love Story
People have long insisted that this kdrama was a love story but it wasn’t till last goodbye of Jinwoo and Heejoo that I finally believed it. Call me a sucker for goodbyes. There’s nothing like a good adieu to pull my heartstrings. Did I tell you my favorite tearjerker is Casablanca? I watch it when I […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Much Ado About Nothing and Heejoo
Yesterday, my good friend (and resident informant, lol, because she’s informative about things like this) @nrllee posted a link to another site about “PokemonGo…male centric (gamer perspective)…love line shoehorned in…” I’m not going to post the link here so just search @nrllee’s comment yourself. (Big Hint: On Flashbacks, #1) I have to warn you all […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On Flashbacks and Hedges
After reading nasty comments on characters and dramas over the years, I’m not surprised anymore how easy it is for netizens, whether k-netz or i-netz, to gang up on something they don’t like or understand. The hive mentality is strong with both fans and anti-fans.🐝 I wish however that the good readers of this blog […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On Flashbacks, pt 1
🙂 I read viewers gripe so often about the flashbacks so I’ll explain my take on it. Actual Question from a MotA forum: Why does it take up 5 to 10 minutes of the first half? My Short Answer: Because we’re logging back in. Don’t you see what the director’s doing here? The flashback is […]
The Crowned Clown: 1st Impression, cont
The second installment on who’s the crowned clown. 3. Clowns are considered foolish. The difference between a clown and a fool is impersonation. A clown impersonates a fool while a fool is … well… a fool. A clown amuses people by acting stupid while a fool amuses people by revealing his true colors. It was […]
Bitch Talk: Wall-Banger Awardees of 2018
Wall-banger: to throw a book at the wall (or trash bin) even before finishing to read it because it’s so bad If I could throw my laptop at the wall to vent my anger and disgust for a stupid kdrama, I would. But my clenched hand always hesitates at the thought of wasting more money […]
The Crowned Clown: Ep 1 First Impression
Now, that I’ve written three separate posts (King1, King2, and Queen) to interpret the two big confrontation scenes between the King and Queen in Episode 1, I can proceed to writing about my first impression on the episode as a whole. To start, I know this kdrama is adapted from a blockbuster movie called “Masquerade” made […]
The Crowned Clown: Ep 1, the Queen 👑
I can’t begin to write my first impressions of The Crowned Clown’s Episode 1 until I finish tackling the relationship between the King and Queen. I’ve already done the King’s POV, so here’s the Queen’s side. @agdr03 wrote, “Thanks for making me see that the King does care for the Queen because otherwise he would […]
Fluttering Alert: On the Twelfth Day
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me… Twelve ways this romcom is endearingly different from the others Eleven chattering ladies Ten spontaneous moments Nine times he teased her (shucks! I’ve to limit myself to nine!) Eight fashionista bags to drool over Seven former male costars Six references to YEH’s real […]
The Crowned Clown: Episode 1, cont
Yesterday we laid the cornerstone. Today let’s continue with the construction. I’ll start where I left off – this paragraph: To me, the burden of ruling the kingdom is already tough enough for any sane and normal King, but I expected the Queen to take an active participation, even behind-the-scene, in protecting her husband who’s […]