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You’re Beautiful: Episodes 1-4

Posted in First impressions, K-dramas, Recaps, tagged , , , , , , on October 24, 2009 | 19 Comments »

‘Twas a queen who sent me fleeing in the direction of a nun.
Weeks of watching “Dumb and Dumber” (a period drama about Shilla’s first queen) had turned me into a bundle of cantankerous nerves. At the rate I was kvetching on Twitter, not only would I lose all my followers, I would have to soon [...]

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Smile: Episode 2

Posted in First impressions, K-dramas, Recaps, tagged , , , , , on October 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Act Two opens, and confirms what we had suspected earlier about Jilted Bride: The woman is a grandfather enslaver.
Observe how she bawls the moment she sees Grandpa running into the police station, his face clouded with concern, his eyes barely registering his own grandson. She knows exactly which buttons to push to turn him into [...]

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Smile: Episode 1

Posted in First impressions, K-dramas, Recaps, tagged , , , , , on October 18, 2009 | 22 Comments »

Let me tell you about the latest offering at the Theater of the Absurd.
A 70-year-old grandpa used to be the personal driver for a man whom he fondly calls “The Chairman.” Said chairman is dead and gone, but memories of his benevolence continue to drive (pun unintended) the behavior of his former employee. If not [...]

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Hometown of Legends 2009: Episode 1

Posted in First impressions, K-dramas, Recaps, tagged , , on August 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Some experiences in life I don’t covet, thank you very much, and being scared witless is one of them. I jump when a lizard crosses my path, go weak in the knees at the sight of blood, and get nightmares for weeks if I chance upon a trailer for a ghost story while innocently channel-surfing. [...]

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He Who Can’t Marry: Episodes 1-2

Posted in First impressions, K-dramas, Recaps, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 5, 2009 | 7 Comments »

A few preambles before we plunge into the post proper.
First, I’ve just realized that KBS has opted for a less wordy rendition of the title. Instead of The Man Who Can’t Get Married (my previous post on this drama), it’s a more succinct He Who Can’t Marry. I’m all for reducing wordiness (not that I’ve [...]

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