I suspect that the primary reason many of you lurk in this blog is because you’re searching for somebody who sees kdramas through a different pair of spectacles My custom-made glasses. One eyebrow perpetually raised. Since there’s lots of new lurkers to this site, let me roll out my usual welcome mat, and a blunt […]
Crash Landing on You: On Marcel Proust
Link to my explanation is here: Crash Landing on You: On Proust, Updated Thanks for all who commented and posted their opinions on whether Jung Hyuk remember her or not. Very well done! ************ Now that I’ve all your attention (Huh? Who’s Marcel Proust??!! And what does he have to do with our kdrama?), I’m […]
Crash Landing on You: Trope Alert, part 2
Dear CLoY writer and director, How do you troll me? Let me count the tropes. Episode 3. 1. Luxury car Nothing says, “I came, I saw, I conquered,” like an impressive chariot. In Jung Hyuk’s case, it didn’t matter that it was only a loaner Jaguar. In the villagers’ eyes, he was elevated to demi-god’s […]
Crash Landing on You: Trope Alert, part 1
Just because we’re enjoying a kdrama doesn’t mean we have to slavishly applaud everything in it. Bitch Rule #101. Bitches don’t do seal-claps. Sometimes poking fun at the ludicrous set-up can bring us down to earth and regain proper perspectives. Here’s my list of lame tropes. Warning: lots of pictures. This might slow down your […]
Crash Landing on You: Episode 5
As they say, the past epilogue is prologue, so let me begin with the epilogue for this post. 1. The epilogue Ex #1: Yoon Seri. I think – Seri: Let’s break up. Ex #2: I was going to say that. Seri: Let me make this clear. I broke up with you. I dumped you. You […]
Crash Landing on You: Episode 4
What I learned in this episode: 1. Seri is an illegitimate child. This is an interesting revelation; it clarifies some preconceptions. At 43:38, Seri’s mother looked furious to hear that Brother #2 wanted to involve the tabloids in Seri’s humiliation. In order to block Seri from taking control of their company, he wanted the tabloids […]
Crash Landing on You: Episode 3
If Hyun Bin’s fans were disgruntled with the paucity of romance in “Memories of the Alhambra,” then they must be thrilled to bits with the lovefest in “Crash Landing on You.” As its acronym, CLoY, suggests, this kdrama is rather cloying. But then, what do we expect when Hyun Bin is paired off with his […]
Crash Landing on You: Eps 1 and 2 First Impressions
The focus of these first two episodes are Seri’s choices. Here’s the timeline from what I understand. In 1989, she made her first choice. She was a year old at that time. It’s customary for a toddler to participate in a fortune-telling ceremony called “doljabi.” Thus, while sitting in front of table with various objects […]
Crash Landing on You: Are You Watching This?
What’s the verdict? Should I watch this? Yea or nay? Synonym for yea: Hyun Bin lol. I’m not seeing good reviews though. I’m not “feeling” North Korea right now to be honest.