This is long so I’ll get down to business without further ado. *********************************** Bar Scene SM: Earlier, I saw the thing I’ve seen when the ill omen jar broke. To be honest, I can see the future, once in a while. OG: I guess you really are becoming stronger. SM: It feels like something that’s […]
Bitch Talk: Oli’s Perspective on Fate and GGG
Oli, I like your post so I’m going to post it in full under “Bitch Talk.” I don’t want it to be lost in the comment box. I think others should read it too to get another perspective on this Fate/GGG. Thank you for taking time to write this out. 😀 Don’t worry about the […]
Bitch Talk: SunMi’s Death/Love Bell
I’ve been exchanging a couple of interesting post with winterose96 and I think I should elevate it to “Bitch Talk” because I’m sure she’s NOT the only one feeling that OG’s failure to disclose the truth about the Death/Love Bell cause SunMi to choose the coffin. Let’s start with winterose96 first post: Hi Just want […]
Bitch Talk: LSG vs PBG as Song OhGong
I agree that Lee Seunggi is the perfect Song OhGong. LSG looks like he’s born to trick you with lots of crazy and maddening things that you secretly want to do because you too have a wild side to match his. He gives off a very masculine vibe, and because he’s very much a physical […]
Hwayugi: Episode 14
I noticed I was gritting my teeth while watching this Episode 14. Part of it is due to my frustration with the whole body-swapping thing. I don’t get it. Here’s a list of my reasons for being skeptical. 1. Isn’t body-swapping = fate-swapping too? The Priestess took SamJang’s identity: body, energy, and memory. So, why […]
Hwayugi: The Coffin Metaphor
To me, the coffin is a metaphor. SunMi was scared of hurting OhGong and potentially killing him so she chose instead to die. I could see why people would consider her decision as a self-sacrifice and, in turn, this self-sacrifice as a noble expression of her love. However, I will call bullshit again. I’m proposing […]
Hwayugi: How to Recap Episode 15?
Everybody’s doing a recap of Hwayugi nowadays so being a bitch myself, you betcha I’m doing my own recap despite knowing only a dozen or so Korean words. I want to test myself and see how many times I can misconstrue and misunderstand the scenes. Please, if you take your recaps seriously, do not read […]
Hwayugi: The Incredible Shrinking SunMi
I’m been delaying watching Episode 14 because SunMi drives me nuts. It doesn’t help either that I find Oh YeonSeo’s coy act grating on my nerves. Have compassion for my poor nerves, Hong sisters! Unlike some viewers, I understood that, as a monk, SunMi couldn’t be a violent or vengeful character. I tolerated her character […]
Hwayugi: The Obligatory Kiss Report Card
The Kiss is a distraction. Without the obligatory scorecard on the kiss, I can’t start critiquing Episode 13. At first, I was going to grade it – since it’s the Winter Olympics – but everybody’s scores were too high. Instead, I settled for Lady Gaga’s straight-up, no bullshit, “no” paddle. And here are my reasons. […]
Hwayugi: Corinthians 13
I’m not here to convert you because God knows I can drive a saint to madness. But I was de-cluttering my work table and finding all these post-it notes on Hwayugi. For instance, I had scribbled that 1 Corinthians 13 appeared in Hwayugi twice. This chapter on love is the passage most often read at […]
Hwayugi: The Mermaid Explanation
As I was deleting my random observations on Episode 7 (the mermaid episode), I remembered that I promised to write about the mermaid and forgot to follow up on it. So I’m playing catch-up. This is long so take your time. I’ll have to edit this because I don’t have the screenshots yet. Episode 7 […]
Bitch Talk: No Blog for Lent?
Originally I intended to give up blogging for Lent but after … let me calculate… about 40 hours of abstaining from visiting this blog, I had to reconsider my plans out of respect for my five loyal followers. (Thank you, followers!!) In lieu of blogging, I’ll give up wine for Lent. OhGong will have a non-drinking companion […]
Hwayugi: Do You Want to Marry Me?
Warning: I’m not Asian and I’m prone to overthink things. I received five marriage proposals in my whole life, from Peter Pan, Robin Hood, my first boy-friend in kindergarten, xx, and my husband. In the scheme of things then, I’m definitely not an expert. I took a screenshot of OhGong’s offer of marriage in Episode […]
Hwayugi: The Reincarnation Trope BS
Every time I see the reincarnation trope in kdramas, I sigh and think, oh no! Not this shit again. In Hwayugi, I tried to restrain myself from exposing what an utter cock-and-bull story this reincarnation is, for the sake of peace. But I’m finally calling BS on this episode 13. Remember what I said in […]