@Fern wrote: I loved the music at the end of episode 6, when the many, many types of bread were being shown. It’s from Mozart’s Magic Fluten opera, when the bird catcher Papageno gets happily reunited with his love interest, Papagena. They talk about how many, many (many!) children they will have. The word for […]
Liar Game 2: Ep 6 Rewatch on Sat, June 17
The thread is open. 6:30am PST 9:30am EST 2.30pm in London 3.30pm in Paris 4.30pm in Athens 9.30pm in Singapore/Malaysia/Hong Kong/Perth The schedule of the upcoming rewatches: Ep 6 (46 Minutes) – June 17 Ep 7 (46 Minutes) – June 24 Ep 8 (46 Minutes) – July 1 Ep 9 (44 Minutes) – July 8 […]
My Perfect Stranger: Eps 11 to 16 Open Thread
The thread is open. Enjoy the show!
Dr. Romantic 3: Ep 14 On “The Addiction to Success”
While the titles of these last two episodes indubitably pertain to the latest addition to Doldam Hospital, the infamous Dr. Kang, we see traces of “addiction” in the other characters. Let’s start with Master Kim. 1. Master Kim’s past addiction to success Master Kim was candid about how he measured success early in his career. […]
Dr. Romantic 3: Ep 13 On “The Parrotbill Paradox”
Viewers should pay more attention to the titles in this drama series. Here’s the backstory of the parrotbill (or “baepsae” in Korean) in this episode. The much-awaited doctor from Season 1, Dr. Kang, had just concluded a disastrous operation. His first patient upon his return to Doldam Hospital died on the operating table. His second […]
Protected: Dr. Romantic 3: Ep 12 On “The Courage to be Ordinary”
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One Day Off: Ep 5 My Very Short Take
@BethB said, Also—speaking of meta: the episode with the children’s author was very meta in that the scenes mostly went backwards, like the book idea she described to the FL. Yes, in a way it’s meta. I think each episode has a distinctive approach to the story. It’s not only the destination and the featured […]
Liar Game 2: Ep 5 Rewatch on Sat, June 10
The thread is open. 6:30am PST 9:30am EST 2.30pm in London 3.30pm in Paris 4.30pm in Athens 9.30pm in Singapore/Malaysia/Hong Kong/Perth The schedule of the upcoming rewatches: Ep 5 (46 Minutes) – June 10 Ep 6 (46 Minutes) – June 17 Ep 7 (46 Minutes) – June 24 Ep 8 (46 Minutes) – July 1 […]
One Day Off: Ep 3 On Meta-Romance
Though I explained already the concept of “meta” in kdramas a couple of times on this blog, every time I tackle it, I find myself learning something new. Now, let’s compare it to a matryoshka doll. You’ve seen this doll before, right? A meta in kdrama is like a matryoshka doll. We’re watching an action […]
Silent: Open Thread
The thread is open, @GB and @Kate. It has 11 episodes on Viki. All released and subbed. Here’s the dorama’s (long) recap from Viki. As high school students, Tsumugi Aoba (Haruna Kawaguchi) and So Sakura (Ren Meguro) shared a keen interest in music. With their interests so similarly aligned, it was only natural for a […]
Liar Game 2: Ep 4 Rewatch on Sat, June 3
The thread is open. It’s not never too late to join @GB, @WEnchateur and @Feifei. They’re doing Ep 4 tomorrow. 6:30am PST 9:30am EST 2.30pm in London 3.30pm in Paris 4.30pm in Athens 9.30pm in Singapore/Malaysia/Hong Kong/Perth The schedule of the upcoming rewatches: Ep 4 (46 Minutes) – June 3 Ep 5 (46 Minutes) – […]
One Day Off: Ep 8 Quick Takes
Just to be contrarian, I’ll begin my reviews on the last episode. Episode 8 began with a camera shot of a mound of spinach being blanched, no, boiled!! (horrors!) in a pot of water. It was drained, rinsed, squeezed, and seasoned before being rolled up with other veggies, omelet, and rice into several rolls of […]
One Day Off: Open Thread
The thread is open. I had my eye on this last April. I heard it was a travelogue/healing drama. Here’s the synopsis from mydramalist: Set in the 1990’s, Park Ha Kyung teaches Korean literature at a high school. To escape her ordinary days, Park Ha Kyung decides to take one day trips on Saturdays. During […]
Dr. Romantic 3: Ep 7 On “Inciting Hope”
The episode began with a hopeless man bewailing that he had an unfair life. Ex-Soldier: In this world, you can’t make it even if you try. No matter how hard you try, there’s a line that you can never cross. Still they say you should do your best. That if you work as hard as […]