Also watching: Melting Me Softly (with that gratuitous kiss replete with cold shower water - no abs though)

Pegasus Market (Episode 6)
Character development is rife this week and I love it so freaking much! We already knew Bok Dong was a teddy bear in principle (that glare at the Hydra CEO and the threat to Young Goo’s underling told a lot) but the cliffhanger was a new side of him that Seok Goo had never seen before with the sincere advice (also, that dance didn’t seem to have any hint of chasing customers away). Seok Goo as well broke his usual law-abiding personality to fight for the employees: he is outwardly disapproving of them but they’ve grown on him now. I can’t wait to see both of them take the fight to the HQ.

Extraordinary You (Episode 17-20)
Baek Kyung’s obsession with character classes (the divide between extras, supporting and lead characters) is the one factor that makes me unable to sympathise with him much: he hates Haru for returning to his old meddlesome self and imposes Dan Oh’s Stage feelings on her Shadow self. He wanting to maintain the original story was out of self-interest: I bet if he could (or would be able to in the future?) change the Stage he would have done so. Despite his baby steps in character development, I’m not giving him a pass until he demonstrates sufficiently that he’s no longer foul-tempered.

Tale of Nokdu (Episode 11-18)
Unpopular opinion: I really did not appreciate the twist with our second lead coming to the forefront as the main villain. The non-appealing parts of this drama was the cliche political fight for the throne and now we have yet another power hungry character added into the mix. I was thinking the show could have pulled off a twist with Yul Moo being the boss of the Muweol Corps and trying to take down both the King and Heo Yoon to allow for a peaceful transition of kingship, with a good conflict in how doing so might help his love rival. Oh well, I had some high hopes for great writing after all.

After watching this week’s episodes, I feel more annoyed that the writer added Yul Moo into the story. If there was any need for a grey villain, the show could have used Hwang Tae: a character who lost his freedom due to the persecution and thus now seeks to be the Nok Du’s imposter as a fake son for the King. I also feel ambivalent about the greying of the King: there’s no arguing around how he tried to kill young Nok Du, yet it seems like we’re going down the route with him being an unexpected ally to the leads. Heo Yoon is rather cliche for a minister so far, but we’ll see if there’s a twist.

it's been a while I haven't posted on WWW,
copy-paste my fanwall post for a drama recommendation :
The World Between Us 💝

Synopsis (mydramalist) : ” “The World Between Us” is a 10-part, hour-long series that follows the aftermath of a mass shooting where the fates of all parties involved – the killer, the victims, the victims’ families, the media and the defence teams are intertwined. ”

I am so glad that I watched it thanks to AvenueX’s video (it spoils the ep1 and the storyline in general but you’ll see if you want to watch it or not https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNzWCwUeneo). Her drama review describes so well the drama, I don’t have much to add.

I’ve watched 1ep/day and it was the perfect pace for me. I couldn’t binge watch this drama but I couldn’t help following those characters.
It reminded me of ‘Just between lovers’ because of the trauma background obviously but also because of its quality. It’s not an easy watch and felt like a documentary sometimes because it was so raw, real and touching.

Some time ago a Beanie asked what our favorite dramas were and I said that out of all dramas I’ve watched (even though I have several dramas with 10/10 mark), there were two above : ‘Misaeng’ and ‘Dear my friends’ because it was not a show anymore, it was about life. Well, I’m adding ‘The World Between Us’ up there too.

-Completed-

I finished LOOKOUT this week, my first crime thriller! As a novice at this genre everything seemed cool and clever, with an exciting OST, but what really hooked me were the characters. Suji is that rare female lead who showed strength and vulnerability consistently throughout the drama, and Do-Han has entered my list of top (anti) heroes. I watched THE SECRET LIFE OF MY SECRETARY earlier this year but it’s only now that I’ve become a fan of Kim Young-Kwang’s acting - and his looks. *cough* He should always wear three-piece suits. 😍

-Ongoing-
MY COUNTRY: We all wish we could have a folding fan now, not just @stroopwafel 😂
EXTRAORDINARY YOU: Still watching but my head hurts.

Tale of Nokdu Not sure about the writing of the characters, but Nokdu and DJ are still cute!

Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency I want the King to find a good wife who loves him a lot, he deserves to be happy!

Catch the Ghost I didn't watch all the episodes but after making her boss loosing money because of her, I thought she would have been more patient... My bad.

Extraordinary You It was really sad to see Danoh and Haru be separated like that, fortunaly the end saved it :D

Secret Boutique How could they be so mean with Lee Hyun Ji! I want her to win against everybody at the end!

Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life It's kind of tiring to see all those bad people and the heroin struggling...

No Second Chances 1-4 I want to try it.

My Country: The New Age What an emotional lift between the bromance and the brother-sister relationship...

The Lies Within I pity Jeong Sang-Hun, his father and wife by lying make the police work way more difficult.

Treadstone It's weird how all the different stories happen separately...

Tale of Nokdu: This close to dropping but I did enjoy the manager of the widow village this week.

VIP: Trying way too hard. Lots of shots of characters staring at their phones or staring into space mysteriously.

Catch the Ghost: I like Moon Geun-young but her character entered too stupid/too reckless/too annoying to watch territory this week.

When the Camellia Blooms: Good scenes between DB and her mom and DB and YS.

Extraordinary You: I’m just not invested in Dan Oh and Haru’s relationship so this was another hard week for me to get through.

My Country: Knew what was coming as soon as Hwi had five minutes of happiness.

Pegasus Market: What a feeling .... I don't know how the actors can keep a straight face lol.

Yong jiu grocery store: I know very few people are watching this here but it is so good. It deserves to be watched. Apart from that, there are definitely times where I'd like the show to be a littles less realistic. Episode 7 had me breatheless over how much Ziaojun (Christina Mok) had suffered. At that time I kind of wished this show would've been drawn from completely fictional stories but I know quite well that some people do undergo such hardships. All in all the show is beautiful, I wish I knew how to make gifs and had some interest in filling my wall with a show so I would've gathered as much hype as the Untamed for it 😂. Which btw I also started but it's a little confusing at first, like we didn't start from zero or does it go back in the past later?

When Camellia Blooms - I could not help myself giggling all the way while watching the proposal scene. Kang Ha Neul is such a sweetheart. I loved this show a lot all throughout its run and the only time I had my ‘down’ moment was when they showed little Dong Baek kicking her feet up towards fetal Yong Shik. Does every relationship has to be fated right from the very beginning in kdrama?? Sigh..
The street ahjummas! I knew I was gonna love them too.

My Country The New Age - I liked the storytelling, the plan within a plan, and how they teamed up to bring down Nam Jeon. I knew Woo Do Hwan has been around a while but this is his first work that I watched and he’s amazing in this role. I don’t know what to make of him. Does he want to save his father or does he want him dead? Love those sharp eyes.

Paused - The Lies Within. Wondering when will I resume watching.

Tale of Nokdu: This drama is so adorable and our leads are so cute, I can't help but love it. The sad and depressing part is about to begin though and I am very meh on it.

VIP: I don't like adultery themed dramas. I am hoping this is not one. I am however liking this strange mall VIP service. What a random job description. I love Jang Na Ra, so will watch until the end.

Flower Crew: It is fine, the leads are cute. The palace politics are boring and I don't care. I am slowly losing my regard for the King. She don't want want you and is not required to be with you.

Extraordinary You: I realized as Americans we blend our words from this show. They made extraordinary into two distinct words, we make it one big word. This show is cute and adorable. It is pretty clear at this point that Kyung, Ha Ru, and Dan-Oh were leads in another Manhwa. What that means, is pretty unclear. That being said I am glad the writer is not allowing Kyung to get away with anything. This I am going to be rude and disrespectful, but still have moments of kindness, so you should like me is from a bygone era and should stay there. He doesn't need to be rude in the shadow, he just is.

Secret Boutique: The chairwoman is a SAVAGE. She did not need to kill that man. The drama is heating to up and I am loving it. I can't wait for the next episode.

Vagabond: I look forward to this nonsense every week and I cannot wait for what is going to happen next. What death defying stunt will out stuntman survive, how many bullets will our useless villains use today, will the trial continue, who will Jessica be dramatic with next, will there be a love line between our north Korean and incompetent assassin, who is the woman with the butterfly tattoo, all or none will be revealed in the next few episodes!!!

JAPANESE - OREGAIRU This month and December

IF TALKING PAID - aka Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai - 8.5 out of 10. all episodes are awesome so far. Mitsuru sure was annoying in episode 3 and his lies were busted. This week Brother-in-Laws pair and Bro-sis pair. Niece takes backseat and makes a good run.

This is not a Business Expense - 8 out of 10. Tabe is awesome here. her character is that typical a bit odd Japanese female but theme of the show is good. This is how you show variety in female characters,

Ex-Boyfriend Mania - 7/10 - i don't want to continue. Story is still interesting and a bit fun but it hasn't got that factor to pull me in. Still better than any kdrama out there.

You and I on the G-string - Interesting as it can compete with an upcoming music movie. Half watched - busy with movies. ratings next week.

Hidarikiki no eren - started today -
Kakkou no Tamago wa Dare no Mono - started

When the Camellia Blooms- Yet to catch up with this week's episodes, will watch them tonight!

I watched two classics this week-
You Are Beautiful- I laughed for the entire 16 hours! So so cute! This drama has given us the best imagination scenes ever, the best smile ever (Jang Geun-seuk's), and best love story between two clueless people, and best third lead (he was more of the second lead for me). But I didn't feel any second lead syndrome for Shin-woo hyung! I just really liked that the leads spent so much time together, and got to know each other so well, and so it made sense that they fell for each other. The second and third leads just had no chance! This is a common pattern in the Hong sisters dramas I've watched so far, because in so many dramas they just show couples falling in love because thats the point of the drama, but dont show this connection between them. What I would've loved to see was a little more of the real Mi-nam, and some common scenes with him, and more of Min-nyeo and Tae-kyung dating. But still, loved it a lot!

Arang and the Magistrate- Is it a classic? This show is so much fun! I'm 4 episodes in. Both actors are just killing it, their chemistry is out of this world, and the side characters like the shaman and the Gods are just lovable and entertaining. And the story is full of mysteries and twists, there are some superb action scenes, and funny situations; I'm totally hooked. Shin Mi-nah is a chemistry queen, no doubt about it! I'm also reading the recaps, and reacting the same way Girlfriday and Javabeans were!

I just followed two dramas this time, Extraordinary You and Tale of NokDu (also keep my self updated with Melting Me Softly, just for fun because i need dry humour)
I become so hype over EY in the first view weeks because all the reason mary's mention above and *ehm* all actors towering height. I even watch it through live stream every week, something i never done before because there are just too many obstacle (connection, translation) but this week i felt bored and a little empty after i watch it. I guess i'm a little tired with Baek Kyung's constant tantrum that become a little bit too repetitive. There are some serious heated debate over team Kyung vs team DanHaru and also debate about Ju Da's new self awareness around me, maybe they kinda affecting me too somehow.
On the other hand, despite the obviousness of poor writing on the King character, i really-really-really enjoy Tale of Nokdu! I obejectively know and aware of how uncertain this drama sometimes, like i'm not sure of what kind of Gwanghae they really want to show here, but i never felt bored by this drama politic somehow. This is the very first time i watch a saeguk without pushing ff button and can enjoy everything i'm a little proud of my self.
Aannnndddd i also added a chinese drama to my plate, A Love So Beautiful and ARENT THEY CUTE. I love the group of friends who all kinda have different personalities but they always be there for each other somehow. They kinda remind me of Playful Kiss/Itazurra, but this one felt more slice of life thus i can enjoy it even more!

Tale of Nokdu is the best drama!! Never gets dull!! Romantic chemistry is the best!!

Camellia I literally screamed when they show Heungshik talking with his father, after I just wrote in latest recap that HS must know about what his father doing!
Secret Boutique Is Jenny finally in the pickle because of HyunJi and her mother? They are the Joker card she can't control because they made her feel the feels, but I'm more interested if Sunwoo and HyunJi end together in the finale ;) This show is really entertaining with more villains than one can count with both hands.
Catch the Ghost is quickly devolving into hate-watch, waiting for YR to have her comeuppance for her staggering stupidity.
I started VIP and wasn't impressed with premiere but second episode have me interested in all the female characters, I liked that Jang Nara already confronted her husband over cheating allegation.

WATCHING

- MELTING ME SOFTLY: ... well, if we want to see the glass half full... poor "About time" won't be the worst kdrama I have ever seen anymore (sorry, show, if I have badmouthed you for so long).

- WHEN THE CAMELLIA BLOOMS: I have lost all my excitement about this show, but I still love YS, felt sorry for HM and angry towards DB's mum. I was waiting for DB "to bloom", but it seems we are at the starting point again. If I hear again something like: "I am so unlucky", I'll scream!

-EXTRA-ORDINARY YOU: I haven't yet watched the last episodes (sigh!), but this show is growing on me. It's the first time I like a school drama and I'm dying to read beanies' thoughts on the walls.

- THE TALE OF NOK-DU: I have to watch ep.15. I fear that with the village, we lost most of the fun.

- VIP: I liked it. Honestly, I had read only about the VIP customers and not about the affair. I am not yet sure the ML is having an affair, it could be something else. We'll see.

- THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE: I wanted to watch something horror for Halloween, but this show is more a family drama than a horror. It's too slow (and I usually like slow shows) and some eps are boring.

My Country: Because I needed a reminder of why I don't watch non-fusion sageuks. I'm attached to Sun Ho and hoping he'll survive since he's morally ambiguous.

Flower Crew: Ignore anything I said about his being a light fusion sageuk. Darkness crept in and the ending is uncertain.

Tale of Nokdu: Enjoying the darker aspect of this one and still hoping for a happy ending.

Melting Me: Suffering through for JCW. It's at least more watchable now.

Vagabond: How much unbelievable action can you pack into one hour?

With other stuff going on, had a short drama week... Only had time for My Country and Empress Ki. Melo is my Nature and Forest of Secrets on hold, sorry shows, you're both super entertaining but I'm on a full sageuk streak.
I'm loving the lush sumptuous Yuan court and the Orange is the New Black feel to Seunyang arrival at the servants quarters in Empress Ki. Petty Tan Wan is winsome as always, that Ji Chang Wook charm never fails...
Lovinglovingloving My Country and developing an ajumma crush on Woo Do Hwan

SKY Castle: Considering the hit this was, I expected it to be more addictive, but as expected I like it a lot! We all lie~

You From the Stars: Rewatch! Even five years later, this show still holds up. I'm still laughing and crying.

Extraordinary You: The problem with a story like this is that it tends to get you speculating, and I hate that, because I keep thinking of ideas cooler than what the show is actually putting out. I love this drama to pieces, just as long as I'm not thinking.

When the Camellia Blooms: It's Gong Hyo-jin and Kang Ha-neul! And yet, the romance is actually my last favourite part. It's the supporting characters. Can Lee Jung-eun just be my Mum now, please? If Kim Mi-kyung doesn't make a comeback soon, she's going to be replaced as Best Mum.

Extraordinary You: I am so confused and have so many questions about this show. I love this show and I hope everything thing will be explained by the end. I want to find out how Haru remembered everything. I haven't seen the newer episodes yet.

My country: After what happened with Nokdu this one is now my second favorite currently airing show. Atleast I knew going in that this show would be serious. I really love it when Bang Won takes out his fan. Last week episodes were so fun. I am conflicted about Sun Ho but feel extremely bad for Hwi and Yeon so I can't forgive Sun Ho for the things he, did despite the fact that he did such things cause he cares about them both. I loved BW and SH's confrontation. Whatever Hwi's plan is it seems reckless. The confrontation with BW in the end of ep 8 is definitely Hwi's imagination. I feel bad for the poor crown Prince he is just so young and knowing a little bit of the history I feel so sad.

Catch the ghost: Ji Seok trying to hide from Ru Young in ep 3 was so funny. And his scene with the kid in ep 4 was so cute. The way he is towards his mother is so sweet too. I feel bad for him. Even though I have seen a lot of reckless characters in movies and TV shows, I still can't help but feel a little irritated at RY cause JS and the others are right and that her recklessness does have consequences like JS loosing money. Yet I understand why she is like that too.

Watching

Extraordinary You.

Can't wrap my head around Baek Kyung's character. He keeps switching from mean to nice, kind to cruel, bully to sweet in a heartbeat. I think he is as confused as I am. The writer is cruel to this poor guy, he keeps pulling him in all sorts of directions, please stop. I din't know why I'm getting bored with Haru's blandness and sweetness. I perked up when he cqme back different, but, damn, it didn't last. He was back to sweet Haru by the end of the episode - I actually cried at that ending at the intersection..."I'm sorry I came so late. I'll never leave you again." Hu hu hu

Intend to watch VIP. Love Jang Nara. Love infidelity stories to see cheating husband get his just desserts.

Reading snarky posts on Vagabond. Dropped the drama. Learnt amazing details from @katakwasabi @leetennant @msrabbit even though I didn't watch...there is a chicken ahjumma, a ship, and a high-fiving couple. And a sad, brooding man left at a mysterious port. How dare you, writer!

Tale of Nokdu: Even with the shadow of all the deaths and Yul-moo's reveal, this week, it is was almost back to its humorous rhythms. I guess King Gwanghae in the drama isn't so bad...? Like, maybe he's secretly a nice guy?

Extraordinary You: The drama that gets my heart alternately pounding and fluttering. It has been a long time since I've shipped a OTP this hard and the director is really good at introducing the eerie without being too eerie. I'm also worried about Joo-da. Seems like even if she is self-aware, as the female lead, 95% of her thoughts and movements have to be locked into the writer's story. A waking nightmare!

Live: Started this. It is hard to watch sometimes because the emotions and frustrations feel so complicated and raw and the charcters often get stuck between a rock and a hard place sometimes. It makes those rare moments of joy feel like the most triumphant of triumphs. It is so good!

Fiery Priest: Picking it back up after stopping a quarter of the way. Once our fiery priest gets less RAGE-RAGE-RAGE angry, it gets a lot more fun. It's a pleasure to see the team come together and I've been listening to that Fighter song several times a day. Episodes 27-28 is drama gold, ending with the best perp walks ever!

Catch the Ghost: It's weird watching this alongside Live since the depiction of cops - especially reckless Yoo Ryung- is so different and out there! I do enjoy it a lot, and it is a lot of fun to watch. I'm glad the other subways cops aren't jerks.

Rookie Historian Gu Haeryung: Just finished the Jean/christianity arc. This drama is just so full of charm and goodwill, and I love how the secondary/tertiary characters can pleasantly surprise me with their depths.

Well-Intentioned Love: Was looking for some marriage of convenience junk food romance. The whole marry-me-and-you-get-my-life-saving-bone-marrow-for-your-leukemia angle was a weird set-up, but I got over it. C-drama after all! The heroine was one of those rare not-annoying modern cdrama heroines and story was fun to watch. Then it hit me that the male lead had faked her leukemia to force her into a marriage or death situation. Looked it up online and for sure, the male lead was even more psycho than that. *gaaag*

I only managed to watch Melt Me at the beginning and Extraordinary at the end of the week. In between... Real Life (and here and there some King's Avatar reading).

Melt Me is still a mix of missed / wasted opportunities (i sometimes cry from what it could have been!), random couple scenes... and overdone PPL. Every week I'm on a verge of dropping it. And this week I almost did as we even lost the over the top humour which I actually enjoyed 😆 (probably cause of tvN rewriting the script). The moment they started cutting Professor's long hair I thought "That's it. This is the end." But... then I thought of the poor Props Director who is doing his best with iced drinks (and ice creams)... and I'm thinking to still give chance to this weekend's episodes.

Extraordinary - Is Jooda awoken and in reality liking Dohwa, but knowingly using Namjoo to get out of her poor Candy status?? And... is Haru actually the villain stealing Danoh from the original lead Baek Kyung??? That would be quite interesting... wouldn't it? 🙂

CAMELLIA BLOOMS: The reason for DB's mom's return gave me a flashback to LOST when abandoned John Locke's con-man father returned to "steal" his kidney under the guise of repenting for not being a good father. That relationship did not end well.
PEGASUS MARKET: The zaniness is beginning to slow as the show starts to shift to the HQ corporate politics. It is still fun to watch.
BEAUTIFUL LOVE, WONDERFUL LIFE: It is now not hard to see how the stories will unfold; who will wind up with whom; and unraveling of all the dark secrets being exposed to reveal that all the characters are just as bad as each other.

Extraordinary You- Haru and DanOh is love. I love them together. So the 3 of them were from some historical manhwa and the setup and exact same story is brought in the 'Secret' manhwa. I think that DanOh'sweak heart has been due to some incidence relating to that time in the goryeo era. Even the scar in Haru's hand is due to some big tragedy that happened in that time period. i think In the historical manhwa, DanOh was originally engaged to Baek Kyung, but later she started to fall in love with Haru and Baek Kyung must have tried to kill Haru, but instead has stabbed Dan Oh with the sword while she was trying to save Haru and Haru must have also gotten hurt from that sword. That is the only explanation i can come up with in relation to these two.
I felt bad for Baek Kyung whenever he is with his so called family. But man he has some anger issues. I wish his character tones down the yelling and anger. His character would have been much loved if he behaves a bit soft. I seriously love Lee jae wook.I cant wait to see him play a full fledged lead role. The guy can act.

Melting me Softly- The 10th episode ending still makes my heart beat. I keep on blushing being reminded of that scene. That kiss was so hot. I told before also, i am watching it for their scenes. Nothing else.

Vagabond: 7.0

My Country: 7.5

Pegasus Market: 9.5 (day 6)

Melting Me Softly: 5.5 It's sad if corporate succession struggles and false identities are something to look forward to.

Leverage: 8.0

Catch the Ghost: 7.8 The serial-killer/comedy combo works *slightly* better than it should. And this week we had a guest appearance by the bad guy from Pegasus Market (aka one of the brothers in My Mister).

Tale of Nokdu: 7.5

When the Camellia Blooms: 6.5

hello Beanies...hope all's well...finally i'm starting work on Monday (after a year gap) i'm so nervous but also excited:-)
currently watching:
My Country: ep9...well! i guess most of saw it coming but still it was a good ep...i love everything about this show but Jang Hyuk is just amazing in this role, he is really good!
Flower Crew: ep14...i'm waiting to see the end now.
The Untamed: C-drama i'm so new to this type of show but finding it addictive, i never heard of this one before nor read the book basically know nothing just going in with open mind and its interesting so far.
The World Owes Me A First Love: C-drama, i started but dropped after couple eps.
Bring it on Ghost: not bad, watched couple of episodes so far.
but right now everything pales in comparison to Stranger/Secret Forest (2017) which i binged watched...i loved everything about it, i had seen Bae Doona previously in Kingdom (2018)...didn't realize that she is always so good...first time watching Cho Seung-woo, he was so good for this role...i hope these two also act in the second season. The music was really good too.
until again, take care:-)

Tale of Nokdu: ❤❤ Who is Yeol Moo cooking for now? I wonder...
VIP: I think it is unfortunate that the drama chose to dive right in to the adultery suspicion and showed us flashbacks on happy times sporadically. It just makes me not care for any of the characters in this show. And really, does LSY character even look like a cheating husband? I'll be more inclined to think he's a secret agent from the North. That is not the face of someone who is having an affair. I will give this show another week though.
Catch the Ghost: ❤ I am the self-aware Ji Seok doing all the eyes-rollings in all his scenes with Yoo Ryoung.
When the Camellia Blooms: ❤❤ Tough week for most of the women in this show. Fighting, ladies!
Extraordinary You: ❤❤ Now that we have Haru back, can we have the old Dan Oh back, please?
Secret Boutique: ❤❤❤ Ye Nam... 🙄🤦‍♀️ Jung Hyuk... 💔 Jenny... 😎 Sun Woo... 😭Hyun Ji...🤓
My Country 9: ❤❤❤ We got one hug and one meal. That's it!!!??? That is too cruel, show. 😭😭😭
Pegasus Market: ❤❤ That Halloween costume of Bok Dong!! 🤣🤣🤣
Watching My Country and Pegasus Market back to back put me in emotional roller coaster.

Currently Airing

EXTRAORDINARY YOU: This one is very easy to binge-watch (and that’s a feat for me); I think I finished all of these episodes within a sitting or so. I didn’t rate each episode as highly as I had prior ones, but I think that had more to do with me looking up spoilers and watching all the clips on the station’s official YouTube channel. So I need to stop that.

But still don’t like Baek-kyung. Most likely due to his awful temper and lack of any emotional maturity whatsoever. But I do like redemption arcs if they’re going to try that. Though not sure how this drama could pull that off successfully, since it looks like they’re going for the love triangle angle. It’s still very much Haru and Dan-oh all the way for me (but not the cold, jerk version of him). (ep. 10-16)

Finished Airing

MY STRANGE HERO: Bok-su is still pretty much the most adorable male lead I’ve come across. And the BGM is honestly probably the best I’ve come across in a drama. It’s pure loveliness, and I will most likely end up downloading it all.

Now to the not so great: Soo-jung’s reasoning and the inevitable conflict. I found it a bit disconcerting how she made ruining his life about her. He made one small comment (and it was out-of-context, of course), and apparently in her eyes that’s an excuse to not seek him out and find out the truth for so many years? Hmm. And now Bok-su’s keeping Se-ho’s involvement a secret, and we all know where that’s going to lead. Hint: unnecessary misunderstandings, angst,, etc. (ep. 13-14)

Mary - went into Search: WWW because of Jang Ki Yong, but I ended up forgetting his character, having real admiration for the women in the show and gushing over Lee Jae Wook. He didn’t show up as a proper character until Episode 10, but he was slowly making his way through and stole my heart big time the moment he came out of the TV, Scarlett tripped him over on the street and injured him! 😆

I still have hopes that Jang Ki Yong will pick a better role next time.

+++++
I am in between watching The Legends and rewatching Arsenal Military Academy. I am pretty much a slave for Xu Kai right now and will watch any drama he’s in. Sadly for me, his MDL says his future works are all about wuxia/xianxia which I’m not really into 🙈🙈🙈 (yet)

The Legends Episode 11 - I’m not entirely sure what’s going on in this drama, but I’m digging Xu Kai’s role here as yet another infatuated man with the female lead. He likes her, she hates him.

Bai Lu takes on another alpha female role which is great. In this drama, she is a demoness who led a pack of wounded men and women from different sects and groomed them into her strong army. Her demise was unfortunately quick as quick as her rose to power. She’s now stuck in a body that’s restricting her to unleash her true strength. She’s doing every means to get her body back and get her revenge on Xu Kai’s character who is currently the leader of her pack.

My problem is - I don’t really care much for other sects.....

Arsenal Military Academy - ❤️ Finished it early this week and I miss them so much. It’s hard to put into words how much I fell for this series. I didn’t even mind the lack of romance and screentime my OTP had in this show. I missed seeing them together in a few episodes, but really, it wasn’t a time to fall in love. Patriotism and propaganda are very strong in this which slowed down my watch, but the characters were simply the heart of this show. ❤️❤️

Extraordinary You Episode 10 - I think for me Haru getting amnesia killed my excitement. Although this happened in the webtoon too and amnesia plays a big role in the webtoon, but sadly, amnesia still remains my least favourite trope. I liked this week’s episodes better though than last week’s and I enjoy reading all the theories beanies had! Your guys theories make this drama more interesting.