Archive for the ‘Drama Recaps’ Category
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You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin: Episode 8
Our heroine finally signs The Contract and the story begins in earnest, giving the hero six months to make her a star (aka six months to fall in love). Second sister Yoo-shin takes some big strides in this episode toward being likable, and Mom starts to question the things she thought she knew about her... More »
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You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin: Episode 7
Yay, now with all that setup out of the way, we get to have fun with the main storyline — and all the misunderstandings, foibles, and conflicts that crop up as our heroine begins her new path and our hero manages, in his trademark way, to guide her with equal measures shrewdness and bumbling dorkiness.... More »
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Incarnation of Money: Episode 17
It’s time to fight fire with fire as Team Shudal turns up the heat on their enemies. Our characters learn that though motivation, drive, and ambition are all good things themselves, too much of it can be a glaring weakness. And sometimes, dangling a little money in front of their eyes is enough to blind... More »
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That Winter, The Wind Blows: Episode 15
It’s always the ones you love that hurt you the most, and after a few episodes of emotional decline, this was the episode that turned the experience sour. While not singlehandedly negating what I’ve enjoyed about this show, this episode did manage to cram everything everything I didn’t like about this show into one package.... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 20 (Final)
Illustration by Ally *peeks through hands* Is it over? Did I make it? Are we finally at the end of this One Road and all the puns we can possibly milk out of that name? You know, I misjudged this show. Even when it was on its continuous downward trajectory of plotlessness, I thought, But... More »
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That Winter, The Wind Blows: Episode 14
There are two ways to interpret this episode: (1) It’s slow, or (2) It’s slow, but it meant something. I’m barely leaning toward door number two, though that doesn’t make this an especially thrilling hour of television either way. Let’s be honest, we know we’re all here for Soo, and not because we’ve formed especially... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 19
Illustration by pumpkinattack So close to the finish! We’re in finale week, and our spies come up against some ethical and moral questions that test their commitments to the cause — wouldn’t that have been interesting introduced earlier? Ah, well there’s only so much wishful thinking we can indulge in at this late stage. Let’s... More »
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Incarnation of Money: Episode 16
Le shit hits le fan for the Traitagon in this episode as one member faces the cruel truth and consequences of their evil deeds while another tries to grasp at straws holding onto a love already long gone. The baddies alliance continues to be tested as Team Shudal continues to plant seeds of doubt of... More »
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You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin: Episode 6
You know, I expected to get tired of the initial misunderstanding—the heroine mistaking the hero for a con artist—but it’s actually so amusing that I wouldn’t mind it if we let them continue like this for a while. The more self-satisfied and smug he is, the longer I want her to snub him, even if... More »
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You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin: Episode 5
One of the benefits of watching a longer show live, such as a weekend family series, is that the time commitment feels quite a bit more manageable than if you were coming into it after it had already wrapped and had a fifty-hour chunk of stuff to get through. You get to know the characters... More »
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