The last week… Please post your rants, raves, spoilers, and squealers here. My extravagant wish list: 1. Nokdu and Dongju become king and queen. 2. They have babies. 3. They rule the kingdom well. 4. They’ll live happily ever after. My “BARE minimum” wish list: 1. I hope they survive together. 2. They’ll live in […]
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 12 & 13 Post Spoilers Here
Who am I kidding? We’re not really watching this romcom for the plot, are we? Instead of “spoilers,” I should just call it “squealers.” Please post your favorite skinship from Episodes 12 and 13 here. These are from last week’s episodes. 1. Behind-the-scenes from CoolHipVideos 2. Gif credit: seoinsguk’s tumblr 3. Gif credit: koreandumpp’s […]
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 10 & 11 Post Spoilers Here
No madcaps for me this week because I’m traveling. I should be home tonight and I hope my reviews have been posting as scheduled. I’ve set them to post randomly throughout the day (and night) so my 10 followers will get a surprise. When they least expect it, my review pops up. lol. Remember these […]
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 8 & 9 Post Spoilers Here
Please post your favorite scenes, rants, spoilers, theories, and analyses here. Thanks! I hope she didn’t get amnesia from the attack. lol. This bridge must have its own manager to oversee its schedule and make sure that there are no conflicts. From “Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency.”
Tale of Nokdu: Episode 6 Review
The review you’ve been waiting for — 1. The King’s instability? If you’re tired of this writer’s nonstop reference to the King’s persecution complex, then so am I. Hey, Writer, we already GET IT that the King never felt accepted by the people because his mother was only a concubine. His younger brother was the […]
Tale of Nodku: Ep 7 Madcap
Sorry. There’ll be no pics for this one because I had technical difficulties uploading the lovely screenshots. I tried and failed. But I’ll edit when I get home tonight. Remember I only know three Korean words that are applicable to this kdrama: Nahri which means Lord, Orabeoni which means Big Brother and Saranghaeyo which means […]
Tale of Nokdu: Episode 5 Highlights, part 2
I’ve to make good on my promises. If there’s a part 1, there should be, at least, a part 2. Tale of Nokdu: Episode 5 Highlights, part 1 8. Nokdu’s origins Grrr… Nokdu’s past is becoming clearer but I don’t like it. It’s too messy. Twenty years ago, in a hut somewhere, the king sat […]
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 6 & 7 Post Spoilers Here; OSTs
Edited: Here are the spoilers: Tale of Nokdu: Ep 6 Madcap I was home today and got to watch it on stream. *************** Please post your favorite scenes, rants, spoilers, theories, and analyses here. Thanks! I hope our shows won’t be cancelled today due to baseball in Korea. But my Washington Nationals are heading to the […]
Tale of Nokdu: Episode 5 Highlights, part 1
Don’t you ever wonder how these kdrama come up with metaphors about love? Just last week in “When the Camellia Blooms?” I saw love described as steam for dumplings, and now I hear that love is like a cough. You can’t hide it. What’s next? Love is like swine flu? a Tyrannosaurus Rex? A big […]
Tale of Nokdu: But Can He Kiss??
I don’t want to invade Jang Dong Yoon’s private life. What he does, romantically, in real life, is his own business and none of our beeswax. However, since we’re all missing Tale of Nokdu, let’s amuse ourselves by dreaming of our favorite kiss scene for his character, Nokdu. We’ll see how our expectations line up […]
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 5 & 6 Post Spoilers Here
If you’re like me, you can’t wait for the episodes to be subbed. Let’s pass the time by sharing our favorite scenes, rants, spoilers, analyses and theories here. I’m posting two videos, the trailer and the interview. Let’s enjoy the show!
Tale of Nokdu: On Being a Couple, continued
Blame my twinge of conscience on my Catholic upbringing. Here’s the half-a-point I promised On Being a Couple. 4.5. Eating If Yulmo wasn’t the second lead, I would fall for his gift-bearing ways in a big way. Hey, I’m the bitch who can be bribed with virtual chocolate chip cookies, right? So, it’s very sweet […]
Tale of Nokdu: Eps 3 & 4 On Being a Couple
What I love about these episodes is we’re beginning to see a pattern in their relationship. I’ll limit myself to three, four, hmmm…let’s make it four-and-half ways to be more interesting. 1. An accomplice She bails him out when he’s in trouble. She ends up being his accomplice in his shenanigans. How many times did […]
Tale of Nokdu: Episode 4 Highlights
I get the title now. I get why it’s called the Tale of Nokdu. It’s because this is the story of how he stole our hearts. Not just Dongju’s heart, but ours as well. My good friend @lovebangwon fell in love with him faster than I did. She wrote: I think i slowly fall for nokdu […]