Many moons ago, a question was raised in my bookclub to name a character who wasn’t the villain of the story, but technically could be viewed as one because his/her actions consistently put the protagonist in harm’s way. Dumbledore of the Harry Potter series was a favorite in my group. Why? Not only was he […]
Crash Landing on You: Trope Alert, part 3
I’m obsessive-compulsive and I’m annoyed with myself that I didn’t finish my trope compilation of Episode 6. The first half is here: Episode 6 And here’s the other half. 1. SungJoon as the resident evil, albeit an illegal resident evil The reason I’m ambivalent about SungJoon is that there’s a guy more depraved than him, Cho […]
Hotel del Luna: The Moon Flower
🙂 I thought I was done reviewing Hotel del Luna but occasionally I get new comments which I think I should answer. Here’s one from @jun. Just finished watching the series last night with my wife and we were flabbergasted and a bit disappointed with the ending. Because of their preoccupation with death, the Hong […]
Hotel del Luna: Manwol’s Reincarnation
Here’s the question: Did Manwol reincarnate? The way I see it the naysayers have only two arguments while the champions have five. The naysaysers believe that Manwol couldn’t have reincarnated because: one, the writers said that the story ended. “Hong Jung Eun: Hotel del Luna is a place where dead people come. In other words, […]
Hotel del Luna: Comparisons with Goblin
I asked for a comparison between Goblin and Hotel del Luna and @growing_beautifully wrote a wonderful exposition. Thanks @GB! This is what I love about our discussions here. We can learn to appreciate kdramas better when we don’t dwell on “chemistry” and “feels” i.e., IU is soooo beeeyoootiiifulll. The three over-used words in a kdrama […]
Hotel del Luna: OSTs
I made this list for myself but I’m sharing with you…because sharing is caring. lol. 1. Another Day Artist: Punch and Monday Kiz Lyrics from: https://genius.com/Genius-english-translations-monday-kiz-and-punch-another-day-english-translation-lyrics Another Day Don’t say sad words So far away Don’t say anything Is love giving me That much of a hard time? Is my heart Only looking for you? […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 16 Literal vs Metaphorical
Just to recap some of the things in the comment section — One of the difficulties many viewers encountered with this kdrama is discerning when to take the words literally or metaphorically. I understand these statements as LITERALLY true. 1. From Episode 1. Thanks @Storm_moon. MW: I’m not dead. I still haven’t died. I’m just […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 16 The Final Challenge
I’m channeling the bitchy Manwol in Episode 16 who scolded Chansung for his lack of romance. MW: Gu Chansung, is there another star which we can see now? CS: I’m not sure. I don’t know that much about astronomy, so I don’t know of any. Her face fell and she tugged her hand from his […]
Hotel del Luna: Final Letter Grade
I’ll write my highlights for Episode 16 later. For now, I’m leaving my letter grade for Hotel del Luna. I’m following the US standards for grading. An A- is between 90 to 92, an A is 93 to 96 and an A+ is 97-100. I’ll add more comments to this post as I answer questions. […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 16 Post Spoilers Here
Hurray! We survived 8 weeks of bitching over Hotel del Luna!!! No matter what happens, this finale calls for a celebration! A happy ending for me would have entailed a wedding, honeymoon, sailing on Sanchez’s yacht, family life, and three children. But I think the writers have a different notion of happy endings. 🙂
Hotel del Luna: Ep 15 Quick Takes
Just to set us for finale episode tonight. 1. Going back Mago1 asked him to go on an errand to pick a flower from the House of the Full Moon, she gave him two instructions. One: When you go around the tree, you’ll see the entrance for the House of the Full Moon. When you […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 15 Post Spoilers Here
Please post your spoilers, comments, rants, raves, theories, and analyses here. Let’s enjoy the show! Dear kdrama gods, please give us an ending we can all drool over. Thanks.
Hotel del Luna: Eps 13 and 14 On Captain Firefly
Now, I’m ready to write about our dear Captain Firefly. This is what @growing_beautifully had to say about Capt Firefly. I agree with her. About those horrid last words… made to sound so ‘caring’ but actually a curse!! It was not enough that he’d already robbed her of family, self-worth and choice in killing him, […]
Hotel del Luna: Episode 13 Highlights
I forgot this one because of @lovebangwon’s request to review “Love Alarm.” 1. Cute Manwol I like that he finds her cute when she’s showing her caring side. He smiled when she was griping that talking about pizza made her worry about Sanchez. She caught him off guard because she rarely expressed “worry” for somebody […]