If you’ve lurked here long enough, you should know these two truths about me: one, not having a daughter is one of the biggest regrets in my life, and two, I watch a lot of Cdrama that I never finish reviewing. Thanks to my old friend nonski who happened to drop by, I’m now inspired […]
The World Owes Me a First Love: Episode 3
There are 24 episodes and *if* I’m going to finish reviewing them all, I might as well tell you a little bit about what I’m looking for in a drama. Previously, I said that I like a drama to mean something other than an opportunity for two lips to assault each other in torrid kisses. […]
The World Owes Me a First Love: Episode 2, part 2
A major reason it takes me long to review one episode is that I like pouring over the dialogues. It’s second nature to watch visually as well as aurally. But get this: To analyze dialogues, it’s important not only to listen to what the characters are saying, but to what they’re NOT saying. Understanding dialogues […]
The World Owes Me a First Love: Episode 2, part 1
As I said in my First Impression post, I have different standards when watching a Hollywood movie, European artsy-fartsy film, BBC production, Korean romcom and Chinese miniseries. I also don’t think that a “deep meaning” and length of a drama are mutually exclusive. A two-hour feature film can just be as profound or nonsensical as […]
The World Owes Me a First Love (Lucky’s First Love): Ep 1 First Impressions
I almost didn’t watch this Cdrama because of the title. It smacks of self-entitlement. At first watch, the hero, Xia Ke, appears to be that stereotypical narcissistic boss found in these workplace dramas. He expects preferential treatment all because he’s superior from the rest. He’s a successful game developer and CEO of his own company […]