New and Improved! lol. I edited a lot because half my brain was missing when I typed this. My pronouns were errr/hmm/zzzz/duh. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Let me go over the important characters in this kdrama. 1. The orchids They deserve top billing because they showed up so often. Orchids have personalities, according to the Unnie (I’m not […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 2 Highlights
I blame Jane Austen. source: usatoday The reason I can’t drop “Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency” for “Tale of Nokdu” is Jane Austen. Let me explain in my usual meandering way. Let’s go back to Episode 1. The King/Blacksmith/Soo hears thunder and immediately goes in search for GaeDong (GD). GD has a paralyzing fear of thunderstorms, […]
Pride and Prejudice (1995): Open Thread
I remember their first meeting. Mr Darcy said, “She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me. And I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.” She’s tolerable. = She’s so-so. But not handsome enough to tempt me. = But she isn’t […]
Pride and Prejudice: @nrllee’s Favorite Scenes
I mentioned in another post that dialogues don’t necessarily have to contain words. Sometimes eyes can do the talking; sometimes the hands. Body language can be used like verbal language to communicate and express inner thoughts and feelings. I mentioned “Pride and Prejudice.” My good friend @nrllee recommended a couple more scenes from P&P and […]
Bitch Talk: A Quick Note on Pride and Prejudice
To answer @phoenix… We can all agree that Colin Firth’s portrayal of Mr. Darcy comes closest to Ms. Austen’s ideal. However, I think that Matthew Macfayden’s interpretation of Mr. Darcy says a lot about a 21st century woman’s idea of a romantic guy. Ms. Austen created the hero to appear aristocratic and haughty (lol, just […]