Le Coup de Foudre: Episode 3

Episode 3 opens with the camera focused on a wall clock. The time is 2:15. It’s 2018. The door opens and she peeks in. He watches her from the dining table. QY: Why are you still awake, sweetheart? He doesn’t answer so she begins to regale him with her story — or rather her excuse — […]

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Le Coup de Foudre: Episode 2

@GrowingBeautifully said that she was intrigued that I picked up this show to blog about. 🙂 @_d_e_y_ on twitter recommended it to me. I already finished reading the translation of the original novelette and while it’s entertaining enough, it isn’t profound. It’s a beach-read, a chick-lit. But I think the screenwriter of the Cdrama and […]

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Love O2O: The Movie vs the TV Drama

Hands down, the drama version is better. I’ll give you one example of the glaring difference in movie and drama version. Their first meeting at the bridge. In the movie version, Weiwei finishes the test early. She raises her hand to submit her work but the test proctor doesn’t permit her to turn it prior […]

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Abyss: Eps 1 & 2 First Impressions

Let’s get down to business. 1. The “Abyss” I try to establish the meaning of words from the start so there’s no confusion when I use them later. In this drama, the title deserves a closer look. Barely a minute in the show, the lead character Cha Min was literally and figuratively staring at an […]

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