Crash course is doing great. Looking forward to watching this one when it finishes airing and I know how much I can fast forward through annoying mum’s and killer story lines and still keep up with the bits it does best.

This is just disheartening, honestly. I'm sincerely grateful that MBC made Kkokdu happen as a proof that there is no bad blood between then and KJH (hope it will be enough to end the issue once and for all), but couldn't they give him a not so terribly written drama while at it? No amount of blink-and-you-miss-it witty comebacks at the previous "controversies" related to him (that line about Joseon Annals in Ep6 surely wasn't unintentional considering the fuss around said chronicles being called tabloids in Mr Queen) could make up for the fact that this show is just so painfully pointless. Oh well, I suppose being freshly remembered for being the best thing about flopped show is still better than being freshly remembered for messy backstage drama scandal... I've read he's already considering his next project (maybe even as early as later this year) so let's wait for that.

OBY premiere ratings were exactly what I expected them to be. There is no other sageuk currently, timeslot is not all that bloodbath-ish (sans the trot show), story seems settling in now that the introduction phase is mostly over and word of mouth is rather positive. It just needs to keep the things steady and at least one wow scene this or the next week to create a real buzz. Writer-nim, can you do it?

Wow--Crash Course is killing it! I really love it, but still, I'm a little surprised it has so solidly hit double digits. I am terrible at predicting what's going to do well with a domestic audience as I never expected numbers like this for any rom com.

I think Interest of Love did about as well as could be expected. And I bet Our Blooming Youth will double these initial numbers.

CRASH COURSE IN ROMANCE is doing well and you can include my wife and myself among its fans.

THREE BOLD SIBLINGS is not gaining much ground even though it now has all the elements of a proper weekender- including a fresh villainess. The writer has done good work before, so it is hard to see why the show simply has not come fully together. The great weekenders like ONCE AGAIN have that quality of pulling you in and making you care about their characters but much of the time we simply do not feel that in this show.

I have been enjoying STRANGERS AGAIN and do not get why it does not have a bigger audience.

Is anybody watching Red Balloon.

If so how crazy is it?

On a makjang scale from Penthouse to Princess Auroa/Temptation of wife

I'm happy Payback did well till the end! I haven't watch the final episodes yet but I bet they were as great as the others.

I love how Trolley and CCIR fans are consistent. I hope they get even more love this week.

I hope Our Blooming Youth's ratings increase this week. It's a nice show.

Love Crash Course and Strangers Again