Sigh. Okay, oppa-fangirls! This definitely does NOT qualify as sexy. credit: zztmms’ tumblr Do you not remember what WonDeuk was doing with his hands a few moments ago? This. Touching dirt And this. Holding dirt. And last, but certainly the worst. Cleaning shoes. Gross! If I were HongShim, I would have slapped that filthy hand […]
100 Days My Prince: Can HongShim Write?
Of course, she can. She wrote this, didn’t she? But I don’t blame the viewers if they’re confused. I blame the “Dumb-and-Dumber” duo (aka the writer and director) of this kdrama. Then, why did she make WonDeuk write the books while she simply read them to him? 1. Because she wanted WonDeuk to earn his […]
100 Days My Prince: Episode 5 Review
Finally! A solid episode! Now that I’ve figured out HongShim’s puzzling confusion over WonDeuk’s identity, I can begin to follow the show with less irritation and more enthusiasm. For starters, I liked HongShim in this episode. I welcomed her transformation from a noisy termagant, always scolding and shaming WonDeuk, into a more forbearing and restrained […]
100 Days My Prince: Ep 5’s Swoon-Worthy Moment
This is why the feminazis will always lose to Jane Austenites. “Don’t you dare take another step without my permission.” My reaction: Really, he could have turned me into a pillar of stone. I absolutely wasn’t going anywhere without his say-so. I bet we all didn’t mind this wrist grab. We were goggling at WonDeuk […]
100 Days My Prince: Explaining HongShim’s Lies
Episode 4 was so disorganized and lacking in logical flow that I wanted to bitch-slap the writer and director for the mess they’re making. Sure, this is a comedy but the raison d’etre of any comedy is to elicit laughter. How can I view this show as amusing when it leaves me befuddled and frustrated? […]
100 Days My Prince: Cringe Comedy
If this Episode 4 was supposed to be comedy, then I must have been the only viewer in the whole wide world of internet who didn’t appreciate the humor. The only scene that drew a smile from me involved the leeches. Like the CP/Lee Yul/WonDeuk, I didn’t see that coming – or to be precise […]
100 Days My Prince: Fan Service
Starting Episode 4, I’m going to use my fan-service-o-meter to rate the show. It will detect whether an actual plot development has occurred in the episode or the scenes are arranged to gratuitously titillate fan girls. I haven’t finished my design yet. But this is one option. lol. It functions like my bullshit-o-meter which I […]
100 Days My Prince: If WonDeok Winks at You…
How could this tavern owner resist his winking?? What would YOU do if he were to wink at you? gif credit: leekangdoo’s tumblr Me? I’d wink back for sure. credit: giphy 😉
100 Days My Prince: 138,658 Hours
Shout out to @soyabeancurd, et al. I was informed that subbers (Bless their hearts!) made an error and didn’t account for the different way time was kept in the Joseon period. While the Western world divided the day into 24 hours, a day was only segmented into 12 in the Joseon method of timekeeping. Thus, […]
100 Days My Prince: Sketchy Plot, Handsome Actor
This is one of the reasons I can’t come out of hiding and legitimize my kdrama addiction. Many of the plots are utterly sophomoric that I’m embarrassed to have wasted my time over them. Unlike most fangirls, I’m too much of a bitch to ignore shoddy plot for the chance of ogling at and mooning […]
100 Days My Prince: On Cornerstones
This is another use of cinematography to add depth to the characters. I might be stating the obvious, so please feel free to skip this post. I know my favorite 10 followers and 5 readers ignore me all the time anyway…. 😂 What’s the point of this scene? To me, it’s this — Minister Kim […]
100 Days My Prince: Cinematography BS
Lately, I’ve read a lot of paeans to cinematography in reviews and recaps that I must point something out here. Cinematography is only one element of a drama, movie, or episode to VISUALLY communicate the meaning of the story. It uses lighting, landscape, color palette, actors’ positioning, camera angles and effects, and a host of […]
100 Days My Prince: 69,329 Hours
Okay, this bugged me for about 24 hours. credit: riya-in-the-valley’s tumblr 69,329 hours = roughly about 2,889 days = 7 years and 334 days or almost 8 years. But it’s been 16 years since his father ascended throne. So what happened 8 years ago that made him stop smiling? His marriage to the CPrincess? […]
100 Days My Prince: Shady JeYoon
He’s definitely a person of interest. At first I suspected him of working for the Queen. After all, she had raged at the Minister of the Right that she couldn’t wait for the CP to be deposed. She must strike while the iron was hot, and she had already hatched her own scheme. Her hard […]