Perfect Crown: Eps 1 & 2, part 2

Where was I? 3. The couple goals On the surface, it appears like Seong HuiJu’s goal is to INHERIT the Castle Group while Yi Ahn’s goal is to VACATE the palace group. I like the symmetry of their couple goals. a. HJ’s goal From the beginning, HJ was very vocal about her goal. In Episode […]

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Perfect Crown: Eps 1 & 2 My Notes, part 1

I don’t do recaps so let me get down to the brass tacks. My notes will come in two parts. 1. The epilogue in Episode 1 Don’t miss this. There were two scenes meshed in the epilogue of Episode 1. First scene. During the Royal King’s birthday festivities (and sometime before the explosion in the […]

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What Are We Watching in April 2026?

I’m back stateside, but I’m feeling under the weather. Nothing serious. Give me a couple of days, and I should be as right as rain. Here’s what I’m watching this month. (BTW, I just signed up for Kocowa premium membership. It’s my reward to myself for working relentlessly these past few weeks.) @GB, which show […]

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What Are We Watching in March 2026?

Now that “To My Beloved Thief” has happily ended last weekend, I can’t wait for the next drama to give my single-minded focus. I’m raring to go. Unfortunately, however, there isn’t many to choose from. Yu Yoon Seok has “Phantom Lawyer” with Esom but as you know, I don’t watch legal dramas. I may have […]

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To My Beloved Thief: On Rectifying “Red Sleeve”

“Red Sleeve” (2021) is one of those kdramas, like “Twenty-Five, Twenty-One” that has the (dis)honor of getting the epithet “k-trauma.” According to google ai, there are the four reasons for the audience’s discontent. I’ll go over them briefly, then show how “To My Beloved Thief” (TMBF) resolves those issues. First, a brief note on the […]

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