The thread is now open. Growing_Beautifully, Cleopatra, Welmaris, Janey, nrllee, Fern, Kuroshio, FGB4877, and Carolina, you aren’t too busy this weekend to do your usual rewatch, right? I heard the preparation for the coming Chinese Lunar New Year is in full swing. Usual time: 13:00 UTC 08:00 am EST 05:00 am PST 09:00 pm Singapore, […]
Bitch Talk: What Are We Watching in Feb 2022?
Thanks for the reminder, @GB! 1. Twenty-Five, Twenty-One “Our Beloved Summer” is a tough act to follow. I’m in two minds about begin “Twenty-Five, Twenty-One” so soon after OBS’ successful run. I fear that this new drama will only feel like a derivative, and I won’t do it justice. But since this new series features […]
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 7 On Eternal Recurrence
I was about to write about Episode 8 when I realized that I couldn’t proceed without explaining the concept of “eternal recurrence” that was introduced in the epilogue of Episode 7. This will be quick and painless, because I know this isn’t philosophy class. The epilogue was a flashback to Ung and Yeonsu’s high school […]
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 7 Catch Me If You Can
As I said when I began doing these movie comparisons, I treat the title as a springboard. To optimize my understanding of the significant scenes in the episode, I look at the film (or the song, as in the case of “I Know What You Did Last Summer”) for which the episode was named. But […]
Dr. Park’s Clinic: Open Thread
The thread is now open. I’m watching this show because I must support senior citizens. (hahaha) I didn’t know how Lee Seo-jin will fare in a comedy. He strikes me as a curmudgeon, but Ra Mi-ran should liven him up. We shall see. Four episodes are already out on kissasian. Let’s enjoy the show.
Bulgasal: Ep 11 Quick Takes
Note to the hate-followers: You trawled the internet seeking for opinions on “Bulgasal” and you found mine. If my opinions find disfavor, then hie thee hence to the next blog (or in your crude language, fuck off). I write for my pleasure and edification, not yours. Let’s begin. Dark Hole: Stop it. Don’t. If you […]
Bulgasal: Eps 11 & 12 Open Thread
The thread is now open for spoilers. I think this director has a weird fetish for back hugs, lol. 1. From Episode 1 source: estelle-sim 2. From Episode 3 source: smittenskitten’s tumblr 3. From Episode 4 source: marcofffca-sonca9’s tumblr 4. From Episode 4 source: estelle-sim’s tumblr 5. From Episode 7 source: dangermousie’s tumblr 6. From […]
Our Beloved Summer: Please Help With Titles
If you know the films these titles are referring to, please tell me. Thank you!! This will save me time. Episode 7: Catch Me If You Can Is this the Spielberg movie? Is there a Taiwanese/Thai/Indian/Korean film out there with the same title? a. Edited 1/21/22 to add @GB’s comment: Episode 7 – Catch Me […]
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 6 Pride and Prejudice, Part 2
Link to Part 1: Our Beloved Summer: Ep 6 Pride and Prejudice, Part 1 Where was I? Oh! Pemberley. I finished comparing Ung’s symbolic Pemberley to Darcy’s Pemberley so let me bring up this second point. Back in my First Impressions, I pointed out that Yeonsu would have recognized the real identity of Go-Oh. a. Back […]
Goblin: Rewatch Ep 11 on Sat Jan 22
The thread is now open for Ep 11. Growing_Beautifully, Cleopatra, Welmaris, Janey, nrllee, Fern, Kuroshio, FGB4877, and Carolina are dissecting the show. Usual time: 13:00 UTC 08:00 am EST 05:00 am PST 09:00 pm Singapore, Philippines 08:00 pm Indonesia 03:00 pm Greece Enjoy the rewatch!
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 6 Pride and Prejudice, Part 1
Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is much beloved by many of us here at Bitches that I toyed with the idea of letting you determine for yourselves what the parallelisms are between the book and this episode. But then I’ll miss out on the fun. I’m breaking my critique again in two parts because I’ve […]
Bulgasal: Ep 9 On Dark Hole’s Origin
K-drama Grandma (K-d G) wrote this: I’m glad there are so many great theories, because I’m totally lost at this point! If I understand right, the detective is the reincarnation of both Bulgasal’s dads? Plus both Bulgasal’s are brothers, and both used to be human? We have no idea of the story of who the […]
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 5 A Secret, Part 2
I don’t do recaps so I’m grateful to those who do. I’m basing my comments on the information I found on these two sites about the 2007 Taiwanese movie, “The Secret That Cannot Be Told.” http://telly-tales.blogspot.com https://opionator.wordpress.com It should go without saying that this post contains spoilers. The movie “Secrets” is best described as a […]
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 5 A Secret That Can’t Be Told, Part 1
There are two ways to approach the title of this episode: the conventional way, which is to focus on the various secrets of the different characters that can’t be told, or the Bitches’ way, which is to flagellate ourselves into looking for connections between the Taiwanese film and this episode. But being an uber-Bitch, I’ll […]