This is the end of my discussion of this theme. I promise. 8. Restore the meaning of the Cheoyongmu dance I should have explained the significance of this dance back in Episode 3 when King YiHeon danced it with the jesters. Hold your breath; I’ll take a deep dive again. If you google search the […]
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty: Ep 10 On Restaurant, part 2
Just as a recap, here are the different choices of metaphorical “restaurants” (or “restorative soups”) in Episode 10 that many viewers missed because they snubbed the food theme. Ha! 😂 1. Recover the missing gochogaru 2. Recapture the memories of their physical contact (and restore his dignity by not falling down) 3. Restore his sanity […]
A Hundred Memories: Ep 3 My Lonesome Rewatch
This is one of those kdramas where reviews don’t work as well as a live commentary (that is, making observations in real-time). I wish someone would be here to rewatch it with me but since I know all of you are busy, I’ll post my comments. Feel free @snowflower or @GB to post your thoughts […]
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty: Ep 10 On Restaurant and Restoration
I’m enjoying this series still so I’ll probably watch the final 2 episodes next week. Not only is it an ingenious idea to use food to move the romance plot forward, but I absolutely love finding these small connections. For example, in Episode 5, the “Snowflakes Schnitzel” was about discovering the favorite things of JiYeong so […]
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty: Ep 9 On Pressure-Cooked Ogyetang
I watched Episode 7, skipped 8 (will watch after this), and finished Episode 9. Let me explain the pressure-cooked chicken soup because I know people are waiting for this. (I’ll explain Eps 7 and 8 later). A note to the lurkers just joining my critiques of this drama now: I had posited from the beginning […]
Mobius: Open Thread
The thread is open, @GB and @Welmaris. Dissect the cdrama to your heart’s content. Will transfer your comments from the WAWW Sept thread here. Let’s enjoy the show! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @GB wrote: Suddenly I am watching a cdrama, “Mobius” (2025) because it has a similar time-loop premise as ‘Reset’ that I liked. Same actor even! Bai […]
While You Were Sleeping: Rewatch Ep 9 Sat, Sept 20
The thread is open. Episode 9 – 20 September 2025 Episode 10 – 27 September 2025 Episode 11 – 4 October 2025 Episode 12 – 11 October 2025 Episode 13 – 18 October 2025 Episode 14 – 25 October 2025 Episode 15 – 1 November 2025 Episode 16 – 8 November 2025 Enjoy the show!
You and Everything Else: Open Thread
@GB, I’m reposting your reviews out here in case others want to comment and join you. I had planned to watch this, but in view of Charlie Kirk’s assassination over a week ago and funeral on Sunday, I can’t bear to watch anything about death right now. I wish there was some way in the […]
A Hundred Memories: Eps 1 & 2 First Impressions
Though I don’t post on the blog like clockwork, I do automatically think of ways the title relates to the theme or message of the kdrama as soon as I finish the first episode. Here, it’s straightforward. The way I see it “A Hundred Memories” can refer to three things. 1. The title refers to […]
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty: Ep 6 My Notes
I know many viewers want to focus on the romance and ignore the palace politics. But the palace politics drives the plot and it gets less confusing when we can identify the faces. So, I took screenshots as visual aids. To me, the set-up of the palace politics is like a game of chess. We […]
While You Were Sleeping: Rewatch Ep 8 Sat, Sept 13
The thread is open. Episode 8 – 13 September 2025 Episode 9 – 20 September 2025 Episode 10 – 27 September 2025 Episode 11 – 4 October 2025 Episode 12 – 11 October 2025 Episode 13 – 18 October 2025 Episode 14 – 25 October 2025 Episode 15 – 1 November 2025 Episode 16 – […]
Never Forget: 9-11
As a Washingtonian, I’ll never forget this day. I remember calling up husband and telling him to pick up our boys from school and drive to our vacation home, far away from the city. I would follow them when I could. I remember mobilizing. I remember the horror of watching people jump to their deaths […]
In Memoriam: Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk (1993-2025) This is personal. I will ensure that the movement he built will continue with my financial support and backing. No one in this country of ours, in this day and age, should fear the loss of his life and limb when standing up for free speech and open dialogue, and when protecting […]
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty: Ep 6 On Tropes and Mangunrok
Once in a while, I feel the urge to “correct” the way some kdrama/cdrama viewers think. I did it a long time ago when I imposed a ban here on my blog on words like “cinematography,” “bromance,” “chemistry,” and “oppa.” Posters often use them, thinking that they’re saying something meaningful, when in reality, they only […]