If you’re looking for a recap, you’re going to be disappointed with this blog because I don’t do recaps. What I do in this blog is to show how you can enrich your viewing experience by looking beyond the physical appearance and chemistry (ugh! another word misused by silly fangirls!) of the actors, and focusing […]
Bossam: Episode 13 Highlights
These are the scenes I love because they depicted the various relationships of the characters in the kdrama. These relationships provide flesh to the skeletal framework of the plot. Without relationships, the story is a journey of unrelated people from point A to point B to point C. But because I know that a character […]
Bossam: Ep 12 A Wedding for Bawoo and SooKyung
You know I don’t like doing recaps like other bloggers, right? Instead of recapping Episode 12, I’m going to imagine, “What if BaWoo was Kim DaeSeok and SooKyung was a daughter of a rich yangban, what would their marriage arrangement be like?” According to the Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture, there were four major procedures […]
Bossam: Ep 11 On DaeYeob
“Bossam” has a better script and better execution than “River Where the Moon Rises.” Three things that bugged me about RWTMR aside from Jisoo’s portrayal of OnDal? 1. Blood and gore 2. Superfluous subplots 3. Bloated list of characters You could fast-forward through the battle scenes, palace intrigues, village life, back history, power struggles, and […]
Bossam: Eps 11 & 12 Open Thread and Quiz Time
If you’re like me then you’re excited about the “marriage life” of BaWoo and SooKyung and impatient for the subbers to finish Ep 12. So while waiting for the subs to go up, here’s an open-notes quiz to occupy our time. There are three scenes. Each scene has multiple screenshots. Go ahead and pick one […]
Bossam: Eps 9 & 10 On Cinematography
One of the most pretentious comments I often see in a fan’s review of a drama is “I love the cinematography!” To me, unless the fan can explain her usage of the word, she’s merely showing off that she knows a six-syllable synonym for “landscape,” “view,” and “scenery.” Cinematography should mean so much more than […]
Bossam: Ep 9 Looking for Jane Austen
I told you that this drama reminded me of Jane Austen, didn’t I? 1. Impudent actions and thoughts BW: Why don’t you forget things like that? I told you I had my reasons. You only remember such useless things like that. SK: (quietly) Does someone remember because she wants to? The words you say, the […]
Bossam: On Loyalty
Oldtimers on this blog know that romance isn’t the only focal point of discussion here. In my view, a serious screenwriter is one who has explored a specific concept or idea about the world — other than “love is great!” – then seeks to impart this insight to his audience. As viewers, we can reciprocate […]
Bossam: Ep 7 The Princess’ Possessions
This is to my eight readers of “Bossam” on this blog — I skipped talking about her worldly possessions in my previous highlights because it was too long. Here it is. Nanny: Your Highness, what’s all this? SK: My only possession used to be my mourning clothes. It seems my luggage has grown since then. […]
Bossam: Eps 7 & 8 Review
Are @Snowflower and I the only ones watching this drama? That’s okay. I’ll continue this for the lurkers, present and future, who come looking for breadcrumbs. Things that I like: 1. Steel calmness of the Princess I like the Princess for showing that there’s more than one way to be badass in a historical kdrama. […]
Bossam: Eps 5 & 6 Review
Notables moments. Will limit myself to four. 🙂 1. DaeYeob (DY) I rarely fall for the second male lead (SML) because I know that he’s the built-in antagonist of the hero. If the course of true love never runs smooth, as Shakespeare said, then the SML is the personification of those detours, missed exits, and […]
Bossam: Eps 3 & 4 Review
I could only name a handful of movies where a child played Cupid and found a partner for his single parent: “The Parent Trap” (1998), “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993), and “The Sound of Music” (1965). Watching “Bossam” reminded me why I enjoyed those shows. For one, the child ChaDol says the things that the audience […]
Bitch Talk: On Watching Morbid Kdramas
I’m not sure that watching all these dramas on our schedule is good for the soul. Death seems to be a common thread. Monday/Tuesday: Doom at Your Service Wednesday/Thursday: Sell Your Haunted House Friday/Saturday: Move to Heaven Saturday/Sunday: Bossam If you’re in a crisis, feeling depressed, or having suicidal thoughts, limit or STOP watching all […]
Bossam: Steal Your Fate: First Impressions
Casting aside her royal lineage, Princess SooKyung and her man BaWoo should dovetail together like a mortise and tenon. She’s virtuous; he’s dodgy. She’s a widow; he’s a man whose wife ran away with his best friend. She’s childless; he has a son pining for a mom. She wears white; he wears shades of black. […]