Phoenix’s post is in blue italics. My comments are in black. ************************ True to form, MotA delivered shockers till the very end, showing that anything the viewers will predict will actually not happen! While I can’t say I am happy with the ending (I think I’m a closet romantic), it made sense because ever since […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Oli’s Bugs and Dungeons
I know that @phoenix, @rori0711, @goyangi posted questions (I hope they’re questions, and not paeans to HyunBin’s dimples, lol) but I’ll read them later, okay? I self-identify as a pink flamingo today and I can’t focus well when you’re all raising good points. Oli’s questions: Q: Why was Jin Woo a bug too & regardless […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Q&A on Marco and Open Endings
Three questions at a time or else we’ll get sick. Disclaimer: No fans, antifans, disgruntled viewers, writers, directors and animals were consulted during the writing of this blog. Do not eat; not a toy. But chewing over a good idea is a good idea. Intentional misuse by deliberately misconstruing my words can be harmful or […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Final Grade
Edited to add the links to my explanations of the Final Grade. Memories of the Alhambra: Q&A on Marco and Open Endings Memories of the Alhambra: Oli’s Bugs and Dungeons Memories of the Alhambra: Phoenix’s Happy Ending and Game Explanation Memories of the Alhambra: Goyangi’s Instance Dungeon and Odysseus Memories of the Alhambra: Ep 1 […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On Faith
Thanks for the lurkers who came out and posted. I’ll respond to them later. I’m fighting jetlag now and barely winning. I promised my husband our vacation was going to be krama-free. He was the masculine version Emma. Within 10 feet of him, all my kdrama implements like ipad, laptop and iphone would be confiscated. […]
Memories of the Alhambra: The Love Story
People have long insisted that this kdrama was a love story but it wasn’t till last goodbye of Jinwoo and Heejoo that I finally believed it. Call me a sucker for goodbyes. There’s nothing like a good adieu to pull my heartstrings. Did I tell you my favorite tearjerker is Casablanca? I watch it when I […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Much Ado About Nothing and Heejoo
Yesterday, my good friend (and resident informant, lol, because she’s informative about things like this) @nrllee posted a link to another site about “PokemonGo…male centric (gamer perspective)…love line shoehorned in…” I’m not going to post the link here so just search @nrllee’s comment yourself. (Big Hint: On Flashbacks, #1) I have to warn you all […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On Flashbacks and Hedges
After reading nasty comments on characters and dramas over the years, I’m not surprised anymore how easy it is for netizens, whether k-netz or i-netz, to gang up on something they don’t like or understand. The hive mentality is strong with both fans and anti-fans.🐝 I wish however that the good readers of this blog […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On Flashbacks, pt 1
🙂 I read viewers gripe so often about the flashbacks so I’ll explain my take on it. Actual Question from a MotA forum: Why does it take up 5 to 10 minutes of the first half? My Short Answer: Because we’re logging back in. Don’t you see what the director’s doing here? The flashback is […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Who’s the Villain?
I tried to make this post short but I failed once again. (Call it my system error, lol.) I’ll “summarize” what we know about the villains so far. First things first — 1. There are three dead bodies in the story but two of them, HyunSuk and Sec Seo, are linked to Jinwoo. 2. Their […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Episode 12 Notes
Three things: 1. Those pretty Swarovski earrings It seems like our kdrama made a lot of marketing noise about the Swarovski earrings that Heejoo received for her birthday but as an uber-bitch, I’ve a responsibility and a devil’s calling 😈to dash cold water on Jinwoo’s fangirls. Swarovski jewelry is not acceptable as a substitute for luxury […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Game Recap
I think a recap of the game is in order right now because I see some people becoming bewildered as the story advances. This is MY take on the game and as some of you might know, everything I know about gaming, I learned from Spyro the Dragon twenty years ago. This is long but […]
Memories of the Alhambra: On Badass HeeJoo
I disagree vehemently with the suggestions that HeeJoo be made part of the game as a user. That’s a harebrained scheme. And sexist if you asked me. @nearsea and I discussed this last Friday before Episodes 11 and 12 aired. To me, the writer is trying to avoid making HeeJoo into another JinWon wannabe or […]
Memories of the Alhambra: Dungeon Time
I’m re-posting this here so I don’t have to look through the comments. Our friend @Growing Beautifully mentioned that the time in dungeon was a bit confusing: On Dramabeans we were also confazzled by the time that Jin Woo was supposed to have left before the plug was pulled on the servers. I linked this […]