Okay, this is what I'm talking about. I'm so stoked right now because if you've read my review of episode 1, you'll know that I had numerous criticisms about the premiere of The Good Bad Mother which I feared would toss it right into the dreaded "Dropped" pile -- but episode 2 comes out swinging... Continue Reading →
The moment that CGI pig wriggled in glee while falling in slow-mo towards a gleaming puddle should have been my cue to obliterate my original expectations for this drama -- but I didn't take the hint, so I truly have no one to blame but myself for the utter astonishment I felt during the premiere... Continue Reading →
Spoilers ahead for episodes 1-4 of The Golden Spoon. Lee Seung Cheon -- as one sharp Asianwiki commenter put it -- is a morally gray protagonist. By that, I mean that his actions are not always what one might consider noble or conventionally good. His motivations are sometimes flat-out questionable; for instance, a couple of... Continue Reading →
Episodes 1 and 2 of The Golden Spoon are hands-down the best premiere episodes I've seen recently. Which says a lot because I watch a...perfectly healthy amount of dramas, I swear. Honestly, it's doing too many things right to talk about all of them, so I've picked only one element of the drama to talk... Continue Reading →
<<This post is spoiler-free except where clearly marked otherwise.>> Welcome, readers! Today, I'm going to be comparing the South Korean drama Solomon's Perjury (2016) to the brand-new Japanese remake, Solomon No Gisho (2021). I have watched the original Japanese films as well, but we'll just be focusing on the two dramas because it's been years... Continue Reading →
Spoiler warning: This post contains spoilers for the drama At A Distance, Spring Is Green. Trigger warning [TW]: This post contains mentions and discussion of physical abuse and psychological abuse. I wrote on At A Distance, Spring Is Green when it had a mere two episodes out -- and as much as I casually enjoyed... Continue Reading →
*This post is spoiler-free for both dramas.* Quick caveat: I use the word "simple" several times in this post (and in the title, of course), so allow me to define it by the standards with which I am using it. By "simple," I mean "not complicated." I am not inferring, by any means, that these... Continue Reading →
At the risk of sounding melodramatic, Law School is very possibly the K-drama I've been waiting for. For my entire life. Allow me to sort through my thoughts on it because so far, I'm completely on board. In fact, if I have any reservations at this point, it's only in the form of desperately hoping... Continue Reading →
As someone who typically likes the antagonistic characters in dramas, finding a villain I love to hate (and hate to love) is exhilarating because -- let's be real -- not every antagonist is created equal. Yet, from the moment Baek Sang Ho (played by the brilliant Park Hoon) first strolls on-screen in Nobody Knows --... Continue Reading →
musings of a dramaholic 