[Staff Spotlight] Get to know missvictrix
by missvictrix
Explain your username (and/or avatar).
My avatar is an easy one to explain — it’s Lee Hana in one of the zany teasers for High School King of Savvy. Something about that bright yellow eyeshadow, crazy hair, and red teardrops on the end of each eyelash screamed a kind of wacky Audrey Hepburn, and it spoke to me.
My username is a little more complicated/nerdy. Back in the good old days when English had more nouns with a femine and masculine version, masculine words that ended with -tor (like aviator and curator) ended with -trix in their feminine form (so, aviatrix and curatrix). I love how it looks, I love how it sounds, and that is how Miss Victrix was born. You could say it’s part language nerd moment, and part self pep talk.
What is the first drama that you watched (or the first drama that made an impression)?
I’ve shared my dramaland story when I talked about discovering Boys Before Flowers, my first drama. Did it make an “impression”? You bet. But it wasn’t until I had a few dramas under my belt that I began to understand the life-changing magic of dramaland. So, rather than call out a particular gateway drama, I think it was more of the process of discovering the world of dramas (and then pitching my tent there) that had the lasting impact on me.
Tell us about a job or two that you’ve had in the past.
Librarian (doing my best to channel Rachel Weisz in The Mummy) and barista (I like coffee).
What’s your favorite drama you recapped?
I’m not a recapper per se, but I’m pretty proud of the baby version known as weecaps. I’ve covered some of the baddest dramas out there (and I do mean bad), but regardless of drama quality, I love the weekly conversational feeling of weecaps. I like to think of it as a book club meeting, where you meet for an hour and chat about a story. You can’t go line by line, obviously, but you can share thoughts, feelings, favorite moments, and of course, squees.
What drama genres do you especially like?
Anything and everything that’s not listed below.
What drama genres do you especially dislike?
Horror. Stories about Alzheimers. Procedurals with all procedure and no character development. Anything episodic and/or without a continuous plot line — spare me.
What drama character would you want to be?
What a delicious and yet unanswerable question.
What was your major in school?
English Literature, swiftly followed by grad school and a Library and Information Science degree. Then I dabbled in an MBA, MFA, and Graphics Design degree, none of which came to fruition. But I love school and I would be a professional lecture attender, essay writer, and thesis defender any day of the week. Alas, girl’s gotta earn a living.
What’s a random skill you have?
I can punch a heavy bag pretty well.
Favorite non-Korean movie and/or TV show?
It’s been so long since I watched anything in English I don’t feel like I can answer this one. However, long before the dramaland vacuum, I loved long BBC miniseries and adaptations of classic novels.
Which Hallyu celebrity would you actually want to meet and spend an hour with?
My brain automatically reads this as “who is your latest drama crush that you’d like to stare at in real life” (sorry) — and that would definitely be Joo Ji-hoon right now. But I don’t think I would really want to spend an hour with him, or any Hallyu celebrity. More than the celebrities, I like the world of dramas and their stories. So maybe it would be easier to answer which drama character I would like to spend an hour with? Imma need more paper.
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1 WishfulToki
May 16, 2020 at 7:40 PM
Lovely to meet you @missvictrix! I enjoy your essays and weecaps a lot even though I don't usually end up watching the same shows. The language geek in me also appreciates your Latin username.
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:57 AM
Thank youuu! Btw I'd love to hear some ideas from everyone for new articles/essays. What do our Beanies want to chat about most?
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WishfulToki
May 17, 2020 at 12:19 PM
I don't know if you've already covered this, but an interesting topic could be: what makes a good ending. Several of us feel that it is very hard to find a drama with a satisfying ending nowadays, and we are not sure why. Sometimes we expect the drama to do one thing and become frustrated when it doesn't go in that direction. Too often I lose interest in the last third or final stretch of the drama, oddly enough, after the OTP is finally together!
Another topic: yesterday on the fanwall we realised that dramas make us cry, but for different reasons. I found that interesting.
How about the elephant in the room: how Netflix is changing the way we watch dramas? This would be a more historically-focused essay.
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missvictrix
May 18, 2020 at 8:31 PM
Yay, I love all of these ideas! And that elephant has been on my mind for a while now ;)
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2 Kairoskat 💐
May 16, 2020 at 7:47 PM
Hi @missvictrix! Your weecaps and essays are wonderful! Also...Rugal emo hair from your weecap is now stuck in my mind 😆.
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:45 AM
@katakwasabi thank you! And yes, what a deadpan hairdo for him lol
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
May 19, 2020 at 2:07 AM
Me, too. Haha. The same thing with forests. I see a forest and I think of @missvictrix and clams and @leetennant and holes.
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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent and reminded of the slow march of death
May 19, 2020 at 2:51 AM
That's me - clams and holes. It's terrifying to admit but LMH's wild unrequited love for me might be a step up from Forest.
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3 liar song #PuppyNotPuppyLeeJaeWookIsBack
May 16, 2020 at 8:27 PM
I have never seen such a brave soul that makes fun and creative weecaps of most of the shows I wouldn't even watch. I really enjoyed reading your well-written weecaps of APOYM 💚 and your gold snarky review of Born Again.
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bbstl 🧹
May 16, 2020 at 9:36 PM
That Born Again weecap made me wish for more, much more. Thanks for all your writing, @missvictrix! 💐
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:53 AM
@bbstl My best work to date LOL
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:52 AM
Thank you for this! (Still missing APOYM. Can't wait to give it all the beansssss)
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liar song #PuppyNotPuppyLeeJaeWookIsBack
May 17, 2020 at 6:47 PM
APOYM deserves all the beans the world can offer 💚
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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent and reminded of the slow march of death
May 19, 2020 at 2:53 AM
At this stage, APOYM is definitely getting all my beans.
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4 Bunny Bean loves Uppa
May 16, 2020 at 8:36 PM
Great to meet you @missvictrix. I really enjoy your weecaps and it's nice to see you have such variety of qualifications. It provides the wider horizon to actually see the different angles of dramas and also see the same drama with different angles!!!
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5 Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
May 16, 2020 at 8:53 PM
Awww this is great!!! It's so good to get to know a little bit more about you, our dear weep ninja (ninjix hehe), @missvictrix <3
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:46 AM
@bebeswtz weecap ninja haha I love it
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
May 17, 2020 at 8:36 AM
😘😘😘
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
May 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM
Oh my goodness, yes, WEECAP ninja... Not a 'weep' ninja XD Darn it, autocorrect haha
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missvictrix
May 18, 2020 at 8:29 PM
(Happens all the time! But sometimes I do weep as well as weecap)
6 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
May 16, 2020 at 8:58 PM
Nice to know more about you @missvictrix, I rarely go on weecaps but I love that it came on DB to discuss dramas that are not being recapped. That is one hell of a skill I'd love to have!
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7 blnmom
May 16, 2020 at 10:28 PM
I hate to be repetitive, because I say it all the time, but I love your essays!
Haha, I can relate to your loving school. People are impressed with my degrees, but it was really just me being lazy and not wanting to be out in the real world. I'd stay in school forever if they'd let me.
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latebloomer
May 17, 2020 at 9:58 AM
Yes to being a student forever and to BBC dramas from the classics! I love your wicked sense of humor, @missvictrix , but also your thoughtful musings on our relationship with dramas. Keep up the good work!
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wapz
May 17, 2020 at 10:36 AM
Haha yes that resonates with me too. I think we may just not find studying as bothersome as work. We are rare though, that I know.
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8 Eazal
May 17, 2020 at 12:35 AM
I love how you compare your weecaps to a bookclub. That's exactly how I feel. Thanks so much for your witty writing. I just love it so much.
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:51 AM
Thank you! I'm glad you like the book club analogy -- now to rename Weecap Open Thread to Drama Club Meeting Extravaganza ;)
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9 Kurama
May 17, 2020 at 12:37 AM
@missvictrix you are the hero for bad dramas! Without you, nobody would know how bad they are :p
I really like to read your essays about one theme.
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10 purplerain☔
May 17, 2020 at 3:49 AM
Nice to meet you missvictrix. I really love reading your essays.
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11 Edgar Pordwed
May 17, 2020 at 4:16 AM
Nice to know more about you Missvictrix! I've always been curious about your avatar!
You didn't share your mutant drama baby!!!
I am in awe of your ability to juggle so many drama weecaps in a week along with first episodes, series reviews and your essays! You are really awesome!
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:48 AM
@edgarpordwed thank you for the kind words!
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12 Fly Colours
May 17, 2020 at 4:42 AM
"But I love school and I would be a professional lecture attender, essay writer, and thesis defender any day of the week. Alas, girl’s gotta earn a living."... totally get you! Student is my dream job 😋
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13 Fly Colours
May 17, 2020 at 4:43 AM
Nice interview, big fan here!
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14 egads aka Dame Maggie
May 17, 2020 at 7:28 AM
You do weecap the worst of the worst, but you do it with such style that I can only hope you do not stop.
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:47 AM
@egads high praise, thank you! ^_^
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15 Blue (@mayhemf)
May 17, 2020 at 7:37 AM
Yay!! My favorite weecapper:))
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missvictrix
May 17, 2020 at 7:53 AM
:))))))
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16 wapz
May 17, 2020 at 10:41 AM
Hey missvictrix, now that I know the meaning behind your name, I probably spell it correctly. I love ypur essays, they analyze a topic from such depth and literary lens. Also ditto on liking being a student and not being able to watch shows that are procedurals or episodic. That's exactly the reason why we watch dramas because they are not episodic. On that note, I must check if you have any view about Hospital Playlist because even if it's great, it is episodic with no story or end goal but it's weirdly working for me.
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wapz
May 17, 2020 at 10:41 AM
Also I'm having a hard time trying to decide my second degree and here you have 5 like it's no big deal woah.
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17 dramafan100
May 17, 2020 at 1:27 PM
Nice to meet you @missvictrix. I enjoy reading your pieces.
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18 Linda Palapala
May 17, 2020 at 1:33 PM
Been looking forward to getting to know you better:
"What do you dislike: Horror. Stories about Alzheimers. Procedurals with all procedure and no character development. Anything episodic and/or without a continuous plot line — spare me."
We have so much in common...
And thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and wittiness in the weecaps. You make coming here so much more enjoyable.
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missvictrix
May 18, 2020 at 8:28 PM
@linda-palapala I guess we agree on everything but Born Again! j/k
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Linda Palapala
May 18, 2020 at 10:24 PM
Ha, ha - Born Again is hecka fun to watch. Is it really clever writing, or really bad writing? We won't know until the ending.
Probably not quite as much fun as it is reading your weecaps though.
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missvictrix
May 19, 2020 at 4:20 PM
Can't wait to hear the final pronouncement!
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19 Haru
May 17, 2020 at 1:57 PM
Loving the Rachel Weisz in the mummy reference. Iconic. Also, you’re the current staff member who most captures old DB vibes. I feel like you would’ve gotten on fabulously with Headsno2.
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20 riverj
May 18, 2020 at 7:42 AM
Hi @missvictrix, so good to know you! I came across your weecaps and posts in Dramabeans before and thought we have pretty similar taste/view when it comes to Korean Drama. I love your witty comments, and trust me, they save me from going into murky territories sometimes (talking about Born Again, even Jang Ki Yong won't be able to save it). Appreciate your hard works! Keep going!
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21 Sashimy
May 18, 2020 at 8:42 AM
My latest drama crush that I would like to stare at in real life is Lee Sang Yeob.
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22 OldLawyer
May 18, 2020 at 7:42 PM
The male "tor" and female "trix" endings actually come from Latin. Trust me on this- I had a lot of Latin. Although English is a Germanic language Latin actually contributed more words to it than any other language.
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23 YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
May 19, 2020 at 1:56 AM
@missvictrix Running in here late. How did I miss this? I love your weecaps. I am your biggest fan. I tend to get glassy-eyed after reading lengthy recaps, but your weecaps are simply brilliant and original, witty and thoughtful and insightful.
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missvictrix
May 19, 2020 at 4:17 PM
You're too sweet! And thank you for surviving Forest (and more!) with me. Those that survive the forest together, stay together. Never to go into that forest again.
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24 pickleddragon
May 19, 2020 at 4:52 AM
Keep the weecaps coming, @missvictrix! They're a riot to read, and such entertainment in themselves. Most of the time, they're a substitute for watching the drama itself. :D
Your username also reminded me of Asterix comix I loved and grew up with, and the pseudo-Gaulish character names (with -ix endings) they have. My friends and I would come up with similar names for ourselves too.
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missvictrix
May 19, 2020 at 4:19 PM
Gomawo! And I am totally cool with this comic book allusion, too ;)
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25 mary
May 19, 2020 at 9:20 AM
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missvictrix
May 19, 2020 at 4:12 PM
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