Beanie level: Errand boy

Poor rabbit. 🙁

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🙂

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    This is so pretty..thanks for sharing.

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    Thank you. Traditional songs / singing have a unique charm.

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      I agree. Sometimes when listening to Pansori pieces, I am reminded of the Sicilian Cuntastorie tradition. There is singing, storytelling, and simple musical accompaniment. I believe that in the Sicilian custom, the performance usually involved one person playing all the roles, as in traditional Pansori. I admittedly do not know a whole lot about Cuntastorie, but I have heard pieces here and there. I also haven’t listened to the an entire Pansori drama, but I am familiar with the above piece. Once gain, I am glad you enjoyed it.

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Does anyone else think that the finale for Captivating the King was a bit meh?

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Merry Christmas.
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Pretty song from Sword of Aramun. 🙂

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My Dearest Part 2:

What even was the point of Won-moo\’s character? Oh, yes, plot device.

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    And what a convenient justification for divorce.

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    He said he was robbed by bandits*.
    What ! You didn’t catch that on film ? 😅
    Many viewers would like to see him beaten and robbed.

    *Last week I suggested he be killed by bandits.
    He told Gil-chae he was going to “take care of it “ . 😒
    His new wife (?) or concubine is expecting soon too.
    What exactly happened to Gil-chae’s business while she was gone ?
    Can she resume business ? I wish the writer filled in these details. Maybe next week.

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      I could have sworn it was mentioned that while Won-moo himself had returned to Joseon, he had sent someone in his stead to continue searching for Gil-chae. What happened to that part of the story?

      It was too convenient to make him unlikeable and the pregnant second wife angle takes the cake.

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        I took it as lip service that Won-moo said he sent someone. The next mention is that “he”, (not sure if “he” was Won-moo or Won-moo’s minion) was robbed.

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          “I took it as lip service that Won-moo said he sent someone.”

          In light of what transpired, I guess it was just lip service.

          I thought the “robbery” was in reference to the night Won-moo let that older man with whom he had shared lodgings at the inn take his mother in order to purchase his son’s freedom. Since Won-moo had no ransom money left, he would have had to return home.

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After all these years, I am still more of a lurker/reader than a commenter on this site. I do enjoy reading all the interesting comments on the threads for My Dearest.

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I watched the Hindi-language release of Adipurush on Netflix yesterday. I wanted to like it, but it really missed the mark visually and narratively. Looking at the city of Lanka was like looking at a cheap imitation of Mordor or Minas Morgul. I wish the director and writers would have gone with a more culturally-specific look.
The vanara were inconsistent. And why was Sugriva depicted as a gorilla? While I admit to liking Hanuman in the film, I couldn’t help but be disappointed for the most part.

As for Saif Ali Khan’s Ravana….what were they thinking and whom were they channeling? I couldn’t help but think of Alauddin Kilji from Bhansali’s film, Padmavat. I think of Ravana as someone with a lot of potential, an intelligent being with great power, whose greed and covetousness led to his own doom. This is not what we got with the film.

I could go on and on. There were some things I liked, including the music, but for the most part, this film was a missed opportunity.

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    Oh Adipurush really was a blip on everyone’s radar here. Even people who really wanted to watch it. A lot of people did not even bother to watch it

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I enjoyed the pansori/folk-music elements in My Dearest. I hope that we see more of them. Since this drama is from same writer as Rebel, I believe we will.

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See You in My 19th Life–Not a fan of the finale. So many things didn\’t make sense.

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At this point, I\’ve seen coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and now bears.

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Had another first living in the Suburbs, Beanies. I caught site of something in my peripheral vision that turned out to be a black bear. :0 Luckily, I managed to get back inside the house without being noticed.

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    Oh gosh that must have been really scary!

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      The funny thing is I didn’t realize it was a bear until after I went inside the house and looked out the porch door. I have encountered coyotes in the past, so I had initially assumed it was some loose dog or coyote. Again, it was just something I had caught in my peripheral vision.

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    I am happy and relieved that you’re safe!

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      Thank you. I read a little about black bears after my encounter. In North America, I believe, they are the least aggressive species of bear. There are a number of videos of people interacting with them. You just have to be mindful of your surroundings and their body language.

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        @ndlessjoie told me to try to use your coat/cloak to make yourself look bigger than it. Was it this, Mugy?

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          Yes, but my experiences haven’t been in the suburbs. When I’ve run into them in the mountains they’ve been more afraid of me than I was of them. When hiking, you want to make noise so you don’t surprise them and you don’t want to run. Running makes you look like food. 😆

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    Oh wow. Glad you’re ok. Also glad to know you didn’t see the bear inside your home. You hear news stories about this all the time!

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    ooh I love this song. One of my favourites. I wish they had gone with someone other than Lata Mangeshkar. Her voice doesn’t match Priety Zinta

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      It is such a lovely song. And with no disrespect intended, I also agree that another voice should have been chosen to better match Preity Zinta.

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I haven\’t watched the finale of AOS part 2 yet. For some reason, I think that Jung So-min might cameo as Buyeon at the end.

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    Continued from last post…While such a cameo would be nice, I still feel that part 2 was mostly wasted potential. There have been some good moments but, overall, it has been difficult to get through the episodes.

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      So no cameo 😢
      I was really hoping for one, even when it wasn’t likely

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Planning to get started on the Glory tonight. I\’ll have to avoid potential spoilers on the Beanie Wall. I\’ll also have to brace myself for scenes of severe bullying.

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I would like to watch this film if it becomes available.

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    Some days ago the movie was premiered in Vatican City. There are some Yoon Si Yoon photos there. In one of them he is showing Pope Francis the movie poster.

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      Yes, I heard that it premiered there. Thanks for sharing that additional information. 🙂

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Theme song from the Taiwanese drama, Shards of Her:

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