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The King's Affection -- Episodes 17 & 18: Holding on To Grudges
For the first time, I agree with everything Commander Jung did and said this episode. Yes, he may have done it all to protect his family...
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Dec 7, 20213 min read
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Melancholia -- Episodes 7 & 8: Righting the Wrongs of the Past
Neither Noh Jung Ah nor Ye Rin nor her parents can escape Seung Yoo's shadow, even now four years later. It's clearly all over Ye Rin's...
Drama Banter
Dec 1, 20214 min read
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The King's Affection -- Episodes 15 & 16 : A Time for Reflection
What I've always admired about Ji-un is his courage, same as our Lady King. She rocks. Ji-un's first open and calm conversation with his...
Drama Banter
Nov 29, 20213 min read
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Chimera -- 9 & 10: Chimera of the Past Revealed
History seems to want to repeat itself. The same people who framed Lee Joong Yeop's father as the Chimera of the past are now seeking to...
Drama Banter
Nov 29, 20213 min read
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Happiness -- Episodes 5-8: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions.
I can't say who is worse in Yi Hyun and Sae Bom's apartment building. It's truly a toss up between psycho wife killer Joo Hyung, the...
Drama Banter
Nov 27, 20215 min read
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The King's Affection -- Episodes 13 & 14: The Greed of Men
What makes The King's Affection stand out is it's more than just a love story of a wronged princess turned prince and ultimately King....
Drama Banter
Nov 26, 20213 min read
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Melancholia -- Episodes 5 & 6 : Tolerance is a Double Edged Sword that Leads to Cruelty
I enjoy how Melancholia's story flows, and that's a credit to the writer, but also the director and actors. Brilliant storytelling, Im...
Drama Banter
Nov 25, 20214 min read
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Chimera -- Episodes 7 & 8: Ghosts of the Past
Everything from the past seemed to slowly converge this week. Some identities were revealed, past connections were made, but mainly the...
Drama Banter
Nov 21, 20213 min read
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Melancholia -- Episodes 3 & 4: Lack of Common Decency
Watching this drama, one would presume the parents sent these kids to this school for their own gain. It's distressing watching how...
Drama Banter
Nov 18, 20213 min read
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Happiness -- Epsiodes 1 - 4: When the Past Keeps Repeating Itself
I knew I would like Happiness, even before I watched the trailer, it could be because of the subject matter it handles, or simply my love...
Drama Banter
Nov 16, 20214 min read
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Jirisan -- Episodes 7 & 8: Things They Gained in the Fire
I wondered what it must be like for Hyun Jo to wake and find his soul locked in his head locked to see everything going on around him, to...
Drama Banter
Nov 15, 20213 min read
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The King's Affection -- Episodes 11 & 12: There is a Price to Pay for Every Choice
I don't think I felt this much admiration for a princess, well prince's character in a historical drama, as I do for our princess, and...
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Nov 15, 20214 min read
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Chimera -- Episode 5 & 6: The TH-5 Project and Those Behind It
I've been trying to understand how Eugene connects to Chimera, and both Jae Hwan and Joong Yeop, especially now that flashbacks confirm...
Drama Banter
Nov 13, 20214 min read
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Melancholia -- Episode 1 & 2: The Nature of Pretentiousness
Impressive opening episode for Melancolia. I am so excited to have Im Soo Jung, Lee Do Hyun and Choi Dae Hoon in one drama. But as...
Drama Banter
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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The King's Affection -- Episodes 9 & 10: Entangled Affections
Things are slowly but surely coming to a head with the prince and Ji-un, but not only that, the prince and the need to decide on a royal...
Drama Banter
Nov 8, 20213 min read
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Jirisan -- Episodes 5 & 6: What the Mountain Hides
Jirisan continues to surprise me with the direction it chooses to take as the story and mysteries within Mt. Jirisan slowly but surely...
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Nov 7, 20213 min read
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Chimera -- Episodes 3 & 4: Not Who But Why
Chimera raises some compelling issues relevant to our world today. Everything from the workings of the criminal justice system: who...
Drama Banter
Nov 7, 20213 min read
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The King's Affection -- Episodes 7 & 8: Ready to Fight: Protecting The Ones You Love
As usual, this drama delivers. I love that the crown princess is realizing her power, but not solely that exercising it too. The way she...
Drama Banter
Nov 2, 20214 min read
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Chimera -- Episode 2: Who or What is Chimera?
Although there have been many dramas about serial murders, Chimera is unique in that the criminal uses home-made explosives with oxygen...
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Oct 31, 20213 min read
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Jirisan -- Episodes 3 & 4: Secrets of the Mountain
Jirisan is not what I expected, but I am loving it. There is so much history on this mountain, and not all of it is good. The opening...
Drama Banter
Oct 31, 20213 min read
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Chimera -- Episode 1: When the Past Catches up to the Present
Chimera's trailer definitely left an impression with me in the story of a past case returning to haunt the present. And despite the story...
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Oct 30, 20212 min read
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Lovers of the Red Sky -- Episode 15 & 16 (Finale): Ending the Cycle of the Demon
They say better late than never, and I admire the King for admitting his complicity in what happened during the dragon rainmaking ritual....
Drama Banter
Oct 25, 20215 min read
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Jirisan -- Episodes 1 & 2: Mt. Jirisan
There is so much to like about Jirisan as a story, everything from what the mountain actually means to the many who visit it, but more to...
Drama Banter
Oct 25, 20213 min read
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Lost -- Episodes 15 & 16 (Finale): An Ending is a New Beginning
There is so much to say about this drama. I couldn't hold back my anxiety, as this episode opened not only for the heartache that was...
Drama Banter
Oct 24, 20214 min read
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