I’m doing this in reverse, starting with the end scene, and working my way to the beginning of the episode. I must have watched the beginning a thousand times already but I couldn’t get past the halfway point without interruptions. Although this episode lacked dramatic actions, it had plenty of “meaningful” conversations. It took me […]
Fluttering Alert: Decorating the Christmas Tree
Since it’s almost Christmas, I did WooHyun and YooJung’s scene with the Christmas tree. I’ll work on Eps 15 and 16 Heart-Fluttering Moments when I can get away from the marauding invaders who share my DNA and are now looting my fridge. Thank goodness for Costco!! Jack Sparrow = me; Cannibals = my sons, my […]
Fluttering Alert: If You Don’t Get It, You Don’t Get It
That was the old slogan of my local newspaper The Washington Post, and it was a play on words. It meant that if you didn’t subscribe to their newspapers, you wouldn’t understand the news. Same here. If you don’t follow this blog, then you won’t get the romance of Fluttering Alert and appreciate the finer […]
Fluttering Alert: Memo on Episode 16
To: All Fluttering Alert posters and lurkers From: Packmule3, uber-bitch Date: Two days before Christmas Subject: Episode 16 Wedding I haven’t watch the last two episodes in their entirety. I didn’t know they were 100% subbed till I came home from Handel’s Messiah and it was impossible to switch from the sublime masterpiece of Handel […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On Platforms and Staircases
*part of this was posted in soompi* As for SeJoo, he isn’t dead. He’s most likely stuck in that AR game mode and trying to get his way out of that level. In Episode 1, he was shot on board the train and he wasn’t holding a gun when he opened the door. In Episode […]
Fluttering Alert: On Kdrama Endings
One of my theories, let’s call this Packmule3-ism #8, is that there’s a correlation between writing kdramas finales and achieving orgasms in bed. Korean drama writers who write bad finales have either never experienced the big “O” or really terrible at giving/getting one. Why? They don’t finish well. 😱😂🤷♀️ That’s my theory but I’m NOT going […]
Fluttering Alert: While Waiting for Eps 15 and 16 Subs
I prowled around the internet and looked for trivia on Chun Myung Yung. (I’m sure I just mangled his name but oh well… I’ll edit later.) I was surprised when @curiousyeh wrote that his baptized name is Constantino. I don’t consider Constantino (or Constantine the Great) a saint but he is credited for doing two […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On HeeJoo’s Leveling Up
Viewers always notice when the hero levels up because the signs are visible. For instance, once JinWoo reached Level 5, the audience immediately took note that he could finally communicate with both the pirates (or mercenaries) and Emma in that Alcazaba Café. But I doubt the audience even noticed when the heroine HeeJoo leveled up. […]
Throwback Thursday: Explaining the Reaper in “Goblin”
I’m still waiting for Viki subs. Meanwhile, I’m transferring my posts from soompi over here because one of these days, I’ll go nuclear and delete all my posts in soompi. (lol) Another one of my good friend, @fikachuuu asked me these questions: Ok here comes the questions: 1. What was the point of PJW asking […]
Throwback Thursday: The Meaning of Cemeteries in “Goblin”
While waiting for subs, let me resurrect an old post from soompi. My good friend @nearsea (Yes, I do have lot of friends at soompi but zero followers) asked me: Wow the last line, never thought of it before, yes now that we think about it, this does seem to be something profound, [or was […]
Fluttering Alert: Ep 16 The Kiss 😈
The Expectation: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, credits: Klimt, of course, and europosters The Reality: 😂😈🤪 Seriously now. I’ve to admit that I started this episode expecting lip-action because I’ve been conditioned by Hollywood, Klimt and Rodin to equate love to an amorous and physical display of FEELINGS between a couple. But I stayed for […]
Fluttering Alert: Ep 15 Highlights
This isn’t a recap because my Korean language proficiency in a scale of 1 to 10 is 0.00019. Highlights: 1. Getting him to say yes to her proposal lol. Look at her sad eyes! Who could resist these sad eyes? Of course, he couldn’t resist those eyes, so he answered, “Hae-yo!” which probably means “Heck […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Reality vs Fantasy
A few things to consider about the real death of Hyun Sik after playing a virtual game or Augmented Reality (AR) with JinWoo: 1. In the game, Hyun Sik was killed by JinWoo. When the two men decided to duel each other in the AR game, they both knew they were playing to kill each […]
Fluttering Alert: Ep 14 Heart-Fluttering Moments
Two more episodes to go! I’m going to miss this. Just a reminder. I’m not doing my madcaps tomorrow Wednesday. I’ve a brunch office party. It’s mandatory. lol Let’s get started with my heart-fluttering moments of Ep 14. ********** 1. Their connection explained For almost all viewers Episodes 11 and 12 (or week 6 ) […]