Posts Tagged ‘Song Ji-hyo’

Sitcoms/Variety Shows
Running Man: Episode 145
by | May 19, 2013 | 53 Comments
What happens when you pit two rugged all-star casts against each other? It’s a survival race of the ages in Running Man as our cast faces the Law of the Jungle team for some variety fun. They’ll laugh and cry with each other through the funny and the tears, through excitement and the pain. Which... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 8
by | May 17, 2013 | 34 Comments
Who could resist that face? …and I just realized that that applies to either one in this case. But Rang’s unexpected bond with Jung-hwan is turning into one of those heart-tugging gems that never fails to make me smile. There’s something to be said about the sincerity of a child’s pure heart, and it turns... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 7
by | May 16, 2013 | 49 Comments
A strong episode for our good guys, who finally get a leg up in this whole murder-conspiracy-intrigue business after letting the baddies run around them in circles for a while there. Not that I blame them for their ineffectual defenses thus far—their opponents have just been too powerful to manage—but it’s refreshing to see the... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
Running Man: Episode 144
by | May 12, 2013 | 42 Comments
We get not one, not two, but three Spartakooks likenesses to join our cast in a Children’s Day Special. Is it too early to start panicking? Then it’s time to settle the score once and for all between the two ddakji masters. Who will come out on top and flip our expectations? Will there be... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 6
by | May 10, 2013 | 45 Comments
As I said, I love the lighter moments in this show, and with Won on the run, we get more breathing room, which is great because it’s refreshing to expand our outer limits. The palace can feel like such a world in and of itself because of all the stakes and intrigue constantly in play,... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 5
by | May 9, 2013 | 26 Comments
I like that the characters in Mandate of Heaven are smart—they see clues, put them together, and are more or less shrewd about how to interpret motive and intent. Aside from the fact that it’s nice to have smart characters in any drama, this keeps the plot pushing forward rather than spinning its wheels; we’ve... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
Running Man: Episode 143
by | May 5, 2013 | 43 Comments
Time to loosen those vocal chords and get that tambourine ready for a noraebang experience you likely won’t ever forget. The godfather of variety pays our cast a visit to train their sharp wit, fine-tune their physical gags, and bring out a new persona. Some things don’t ever change, and perhaps someone’s bad luck is... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 4
by | May 3, 2013 | 39 Comments
This is a particularly gorgeous episode. Perhaps that’s because it contained scenes to be used as the drama’s opening sequence, or perhaps the change of scenery offers up a whole range of movement and color that we hadn’t seen previously within the palace confines. In any case, our characters and are story swing into full... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 3
by | May 2, 2013 | 39 Comments
Better and better. The story moves quickly, the characters are developing nicely, and puzzle pieces are dropped and pieced together in a nicely suspenseful way. We’re still maneuvering the plot into position to fulfill the latter part of our title, Mandate of Heaven: Joseon Fugitive Story, but I like that the show is spending just... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 2
by | April 28, 2013 | 75 Comments
Okay, we did a little reshuffling and negotiated a deal with the fourth dimension to put Mandate of Heaven on our regular recapping schedule. I can’t promise there were no threats and tears involved in the deal, but for now let’s just hope it’s worth it. FYI, there are a couple other titles floating around,... More »