River where the moon rises. I’m not invested at all in the OTP, so let’s see how it goes with the new ML, although my main problem is FL who is boring, and let’s admit it, compared to Go Geun and MoYong there’s nothing they can do. General and herbalist are HOT together. I still hate the little girl and I can’t understand the twins ever made a career as assassins. Also, I’m asking for two favors: make the little girl and the music disappear. Please.

L.U.C.A: The beginning. Dropped. If I’m going to watch a nonsense drama, I’ll stick to the two following ones.

Sisyphus: The myth. If you haven’t watched episode 5 you can skip it. Nothing happens. NOTHING. But on episode 6 I saw light at the end of the tunnel. Things starting to make sense. Not that I know what the hell is happening but makes more sense. Also, I don’t think I’ve ever met such an unethical doctor in dramaland: she treats the guy she dated, also his brother, dates his best friend to take advantage of the situation, and is the daughter of one of the board members of Quantum and Time. I’m sorry but that was a very lazy writing. I’m watching because CSW and PSH together are fantastic. I love every interaction they make. It’s not that they have an amazing chemistry and you can feel sparkles everywhere, but they are so GOOD together. Wow. I love them.

Vincenzo. Episodes are 85 minutes long but they don’t seem to be that long. I’m having so much fun and I’m ready to watch Taec being a baddie, although I’m a bit worried about where does this leave KDY. I’m having fun, and considering all that’s been happening, that’s A LOT. Have I ever told you I love Taec? Because I love Taec.

18 Again. Loving it. LDH continues to amaze me. It’s only 4 episodes left for me and I’m already gathering the tissues.

Hi Beanies! I didn't watch much this week. It's like the world doesn't care if I have dramas to watch 😖

Ongoing
Vincenzo - More trucks of doom! More fires! Is it bad that I revel in the craziness. The only thing I could do without is the FL's schtick. Her performance is subpar compared to the rest of the cast.

Sunbae - Already ranted on the weekly thread 😑

River Where the Moon Rises - With all the off air drama, I don't know how to feel about the show now. Just feel bad for the other artists who clearly put in a lot of time and effort into this. Will definitely tune if for In Woo's take on On Dal though.

Sisyphus - Ep 6 was exciting even if the characters' actions rarely make sense. And I get to learn things like calculating the date using the azimuth of the moon so 🤷‍♀️

New Shows
Mouse - Only seen Ep 1 but this really FELT like a thriller. Was on tenterhooks not knowing who else would get killed next and how.

Weekend Plan - Continue Beyond Evil and Vincenzo.

C-dramas
Still watching My Heroic Husband and Love Unexpected but only to complete them. The former truly lost the plot with its bandit arc and the latter became far too angst-ridden for a romcom.
My cdrama drug of choice right now is definitely Word of Honor. I'm watching it very, very slowly to accommodate its excruciatingly slow subbing schedule.

Vincenzo - episode 3 was good. I especially liked how Lawyer Dad knew more than he had let on... and how he was aware of his lost fight as a too good person and asked Vincenzo for help. The ending still shocked me (despite my expectations how things would evolve). Episode 4 was a bit too over the top for me, though I loooved how our Former Prosecutor got to taste her own medicine 😁 (I also liked that Heroine is now tuned down a bit 😉).
Q: Who is the supplier of Vincenzo's lighters?? 😆

Sunbae - although tough to watch, my favourite scenes this week were those with Second Noona. And I actually liked that Songah decided to go to Europe... but... what happened????

Supper - I didn't like much Dajung's recent actions, though she did say some truthful words to Youngshin - Junghoon should share his problems with his current girlfriend and not with Youngshin.

Brocade - I planned to watch, but instead got sucked into Storm Eye - the special unit investigations are nicely balanced with family scenes (I love Ma Shang with his parents)... and there is even first love... and forced cooperation 😁

Future Shows:
Jasper Liu is the main lead in Chinese version of Clean With Passion For Now and now I HAVE TO watch!!

Also, new KBS weekender has Go Won Hee (Waikiki) and Kim Kyung Nam (our Shin Jae from Eternal King). I will likely check.

River: I am enjoying this drama for what it is and the STUNNNING costumes. Everyone in the palace just SERVES ALL THE LOOKS.

L.U.C.A: Well, well the cult has arrived. I feel bad for our leads. KRW once again is killing it for me in terms of showing his longing and vulnerability. As to why LDH's character believes anything these people say, she is a brand new mother traumatized and kidnapped. Her daughter has weird powers. I also predict KRW's character will die at the end, it seems inevitable.

Sisyphus: I am here and I am watching. LOL. It is isn't good, but PSH and CSW have surprisingly great chemistry. So I will continue despite the nonsense.

Mouse: Here is where I rant. This writer has a fundamental lack of understanding of psychopaths. Also Charles Manson never killed anyone, his followers did. Also most tests show him to be a sociopath. Ordinary people kill people all the time without being psychopaths. In fact the vast majority of murder is done by regular everyday people. Most psychopaths don't going around killing people. I also don't do mice, it was one too many, SHUDDER, lol. That is why I am out.

Beyond Evil: I was bored.

Vincenzo: I am starting to like it more. I can't wait to see Taec as a villain.

TIMES (Ep 3-4) : Times took a pivot in Episode 4 which starts to cloud the time travel foundation of the show. Originally, the writer based the story on a Predestination Paradox which occurs when the actions of a person traveling back in time becomes part of past events, and may ultimately causes the event he is trying to prevent to take place. This results in a ‘temporal causality loop’ in which Event 1 in the past influences Event 2 in the future (time travel to the past) which then causes Event 1 to occur, with this circular causal loop of events ensuring that history is not altered by the time traveler, and that any attempts to stop something from happening in the past will simply lead to the cause itself, instead of stopping it. This paradox suggests that things are always destined to turn out the same way, and that whatever has happened must happen.

But by the end Episode 4, the changes in the past changed the future with the father being alive. Is the writer mixing time travel tropes (which makes things make less sense). In Ray Bradbury’s 1952 science fiction story, “A Sound of Thunder,” a character used a time machine to travel to the deep past, where he stepped on a butterfly. Upon returning to the present time, he found a different world. This story is often credited with coining the term “butterfly effect,” which refers to the extremely high sensitivity of a complex, dynamic system to its initial conditions. In such a system, early, small factors go on to strongly influence the evolution of the entire system.

Side note: researchers in Los Alamos have demonstrated that, in the quantum realm, there is no “butterfly effect.” In the research, information—qubits, or quantum bits—“time travel” into the simulated past. One of them is then strongly damaged, like stepping on a butterfly, metaphorically speaking. Surprisingly, when all qubits return to the “present,” they appear largely unaltered, as if reality is self-healing which means there’s no butterfly effect in quantum mechanics. 

One of the most common mistakes I see in time travel stories is the failure to establish rules in the first place, or the lack of adherence to established rules. If you are setting your story on the One Timeline set by Fate (outcomes cannot change) because time is fixed from start to end, then stick to that premise. Another theory tells us it is the fourth dimension, in which we travel in one direction and it is always the Present, with neither the Past nor Future existing. Yet another theory is the multi-verse, where every single possible outcome from action or inaction creates a divergent time line. The latter two are not present in Times because history (stories) do change and Jung In stays in the same physical place.

The plot twist is interesting enough to continue watching the series, but with the time travel shift I don’t know a logical way to rebuild the bridge to Jin Woo.

Sisyphus: The Myth (Episode 5-6) - Mood: C-
Since the show mentioned the lottery as a way for the Control Bureau to track illegal immigrants, Sun’s loyalty certainly will be a future point of conflict facing the protagonists. We do know however at this stage that Eddie is guaranteed not compromised (yet!), though whether he’s a potential ally remains to be seen. It was hilarious in a bad way watching the scene where Hyun Gi slowly walks up to Seo Hae and takes his own sweet time aiming his gun at her: didn’t the Control Bureau boss say to shoot her on sight? Also, we can tell its Kim Byung Chul: production did a poor job hiding it.

Beyond Evil (Episode 3-4) - Mood: B-
When I watched the encounter between Joo Won and Dong Sik outside the police station, I was wondering whether Joo Won could potentially be an unreliable narrator given that he appeared to have hallucinated the laughter but it appears that Dong Sik’s laughter has also been heard by other characters so maybe not? Yet we also had the car wash moment with Ji Hoon’s darker side: was it a sign of Joo Won’s insanity or a sign of Ji Hoon emulating Dong Sik’s personality? I’m liking the overall development but it was a disappointment seeing the Dinner of Corruption: yet another coverup? Yawn.

Hello? It's Me! (Episode 5-6) - Mood: C+
We already have one biatch in the male lead’s aunt within the company, so don’t you dare become another one, Ji Eun! The drama isn’t exactly very innovative in the way it chooses to develop the story: coffee spill, tripping over the beans, the underwater drowning, all these are scenes copy-pasted from the romcom 101 instruction manual. Yet, it does really well when it comes to delivering some heartfelt emotions, for instance when the male lead is able to empathise with the female lead during the piggyback moment. Cliffhanger points to a looming love triangle: let’s hope they don’t overdo it?

Sunbae, Don’t Put on That Lipstick (Episode 13-14) - Mood: D-
Forced separation + time skip trope? Didn’t we just see this in True Beauty? The breakup also happened during the 3 years so there’s going to be angst during the finale week as is expected from lame writing. As for the 2nd leads, it is irritating seeing key character moments (she overcoming her obsession and he becoming a CEO) brushed aside but I need to remind myself that this writer never pretended to give proper arcs to them. I guess I should be thankful the chef wasn’t vilified as a homewrecker or that the doctor divorced amicably but I’ve certainly seen better gay representation.

Also watching:
L.U.C.A.: The Beginning (Episode 9-10) - Mood: D-, Lee Son survived past all his minions? That’s so not funny!
Vincenzo (Episode 1-4) - Mood: C (1-4), Kwak Dong Yeon is playing the 2nd fiddle to an idol? HAHAHA

Vincenzo: The episodes continue to be too long. That said, after a so-so premiere week, I thought things really started coming together to create an enjoyable pair of episodes. I knew Hong Yoo-chan was going to die, but I thought the truck of doom moment was still well done. The directing is well done overall. Jeon Yeo-bin toned down her acting and now when she acts OTT you know her character is putting on an act. I said this last week, but I think the reason I’m enjoying this drama as opposed to Chief Kim or Fiery Priest is because the title character is playing the straight man as opposed to an OTT one. That makes the wackiness grates less for me.

Beyond Evil: Shin Ha-kyun is so good in his role. He perfectly encapsulates a man walking the thin line between sane and insane.

Mouse: Again with the long episodes. Stop! The first episode may have been the most brutal k-dramas I’ve seen. All of the time skips were confusing and there were cringey parts, but I was engrossed. Our leads appeared in Episode 2 and a new serial killer too. This drama is going to be dark, so let’s go all the way and make the too nice Lee Seung-gi cop the serial killer.

Sisyphus: The Myth: So there were some reveals this week but nothing really surprising. The most burning question for me is if the FL was around eight or nine when the nukes struck, how did she not know how to eat a banana???

Times: I found the premiere week flat and it just got worse this week, as twist after twist fell flat because I barely knew who the characters were or what their relationships were with other characters.

Love (Marriage & Divorce): Another week spent in the past. I can see that the oldest and youngest husbands were attracted to women with qualities they felt their wives lacked, but I still don’t get what the Doc sees in the model. It seems the writer is planning a second season, which is why the pace is glacially slow, I guess

LUCA: The Beginning: And this is why you should use birth control, folks. I didn’t expect L.U.C.A. to be the first drama to mention the pandemic.

I’m ready for some lighter fare.

Love ft marriage and divorce (11-12) : Mostly fillers. I wonder why the main focus is on the doctor and his mistress. The step mother is more gross than I thought.

TRWMR (5-6): So the princess went back to the palace. Apart from the scenes of palace , this wmweek's episodes felt dragging and I FF a lot. And the chemistry between leads fell flat. I mean I am not able to feel it. I am more intrigued about the second leads. Even with less screen space together they have an electrifying chemistry.I wonder if the replacement will do any good. Not much of a fan of NIW ( he seriously pissed me off in the last two dramas I watched- MPUB and Mr Queen) but still it will be interesting to see how it will trun out.

Douluo continent(30/40): I am feeling frustrated with Tang San and his hero complex. I get you are the hero and you think you are special enough to save everyone but its good to take a reality check at times. The whole poison detoxification pissed me off. He started something which he was not aware of and then Xiao Wu saved him only for him to suggest trying the same thing on the elder. Not to mention how hell bend clear he is about his father's involvement in spirit mutations even after people denying it. How more stupid can you be.🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ I find DMB and ZZJ's pair much better than the lead leads. I might give the anime a try once I finish the series.

Sisyphus (5-6): I felt the episodes got a bit better and interesting. So I guess the main villain might come to light now. Will he be the Sigma character that everybody says? Waiting for the next week's episodes.

Times (1-4): Its the low version of kairos. It's not gripping as kairos and more on the lighter side. It's the kind of show I would watch while working out or while engaged with other works. I guess I will finish since its only 12 episodes.

Beyond evil (3-4) : Detective Han seriously pissed me off with his prejudice. And I seriously did a victory dance when he was proved wrong atleast for the time being. It's not highly gripping but I am curious about the killer and for the time being the curiosity keeps me on board with this.

Penthouse 2 ( 4-5): So it was indeed Ro Na. For a show like penthouse that was a bit too obvious. But then RN did not have a trophy struck into her skull as shown in the season premiere. I wonder if someone else did that later? The highlight of this week's episode was CSJ and EB. CSJ's family seriously sucks. And I like how the show is exploring that vulnerable side of hers, is it an indication that she might go on a redemption arc later? But she went wrong when she provided the same bad parenting to EB. Except EB doesn't possess the mental strength to literally go with the pressure. And finally how the history of throat slicing is repeating itself.

YC disappointed me. I always find it strange when he was introduced as a "good side" representative and the new episode proved how wrong that is. Somehow I feel seeing him and YH...

LUCA: Yeah, I didn't watch the past 2 episodes and fast forwarded through chunks of the previous weeks. It's on hold. I would have dropped but it is only 12 so might check out the end just to see how they wrap it up.

The Rebel Princess (C-drama): I am at 55 of 68 episodes. It is a solid show, good pacing, fantastic character development but they Mary Sued the female lead and took out any sizzle between the leads who are so great together. I mean I would just like 0. 0000157 Shades of Gray. I hate having a couple actually have chemistry to see it just wither away. The same thing happened in the C-drama version of Moon Lovers. Don't waste the sizzle! I am not talking anything that would have trouble the C-censors.

The Sword and the Brocade (C-drama): Zipping right along. Nothing new with the subject matter but Wallace Chung is doing great as the Tsundere duke. Because they have a comedic element in the main relationship without it being corny, it has brightened up the whole show. It is actually showing the downside for the guy to have all those woman, none of whom he chose, in the household and how even a powerful guy can't make some of the most basic decisions in his household without taking on his mom.

I'm considering both Sisyphus and Vincenzo but also have a few dramas I need to get out of my hold pattern of having 3 episodes left so we'll see.

It's been all about Word of Honor/Faraway Wanderers for me. If Erha/Immortality and Sha Po Lang will turn out this good (e.g. source material, relationships respected), I'll be more than happy. I was not sure about Gong Jun as Kexing but he is selling it so much so that he is easily my favourite character in the drama version whereas while reading the novel, I couldn't choose between him and Zishu. Waiting for drama!Zishu to become playful. I could see that side of him in the last few episodes, fingers crossed he comes through. Zhang Zhe Han is a serious distraction. Him and Gong Jun are visual menaces, it is really hard to concentrate on what they are saying. Ridiculous.

Beyond Evil: I love it! Everyone is suspicious, I don't trust a single person in that town. Yeo Jingu and Shin Hakyun's chemistry is great, I want to see more of them working together or play mind games.

Hello! It's me: I am not crazy invested but I come back every week because it is fun, I guess? I don't feel the chemistry between the male and female lead, which is unfortunate but I am still hoping it magically appears.

Mouse: 5.0 - Yikes! 😨 Some of us watch kdramas to relax and enjoy, not because we want to hide behind the sofa.

River Where the Moon Rises: -44.44444 *InappropriateWord**(^$%()*)_*&^%&$*InappropriateWord*😠🤢😱😬🤮👿💣🔫

Beyond Evil: 5.5 - Day 4: A laugh & demonic grin aren't enough to carry a show. Day 5: 💤

Times: 9.0
A: On December 2, 2020 at 3:56 PM I will make a post with words in the wrong order. Only you can save me from making a fool of myself.
B: Weightlifting Fairy fans - did you know the FL here was a sidekick there?
C: The "operation" was a success and the patient only died 3 (?) times.

L.U.C.A: The Beginning: 7.5 - Darn! I was hoping for a redemption arc for the evil minion couple.

Sisyphus: The Myth: 8.0

Hello Me: 6.5 - The Lee Re Show portion is good, except overdone a bit. The river rescue in day 6 was ok until the water that had been barely up to anyone's waist decided to pull a kdrama and become an infinitely deep drowning hazard so the rescuer needed rescuing. WTF!? Garbage like that takes me completely out of the show. They had a decent scene untill then, so it was completely unnecessary.

Vincenzo: -4.04 - Why do the Italian extras seem to be better actors than most American extras in kdramas? But is the show about a crooked drug company and a toxic medicine that is getting approved because of rigged tests?? Now??? When we basically need drug companies and newly tested/approved vaccines to pretty much save the world? Just, NO. Since it's an addictive opioid pain medication the charitable explanation is that the script was planned before the plague broke out and was inspired by our opioid crisis here, but couldn't they have rewritten it a bit? Made it about evil A.I. or LUCA-ish genetic manipulation? I'll probably keep watching and go back to normal scoring next week, but now I just have to vent about what a terrible message they are sending. Grrrr.

Since last week I managed to wrap up Mr Queen and Run On. No regrets here. Both are extremely enjoyable dramas, I don't think they'll stay with me for long, though.

Watched until el 5 of River. It's super pretty, but the plot felt a little bit painted by numbers. Still, the production is so luxurious that until now I've been all good. Amazing gownery, and I love Go Geun's armour, it's just like the ones in Empress Ki. Now that Na Inwoo is on board, I'll surely power through episodes 5 and 6 just to keep watching. Loved NIW's intense brooding in previous dramas, I'm hoping we'll get to see him being a bit silly and swoony here- but I'm cringing in preemption of how they'll manage to excize You-Know-Who out of all the pre-produced episodes.
Finally, I'm very slowly watching Sunbae and The Good Detective 💚💚💚 Two nice shows, each in its how genre- I just don't really have enough time to go at a faster pace

Love featuring marriage and divorce: It was mildly interesting when they were dealing with aftermath of an affair with 50’s family but then doctor and mistress happened. Now I have totally lost interest. The family is quite weird. The doctor is weird, his first love – his step mother is weird, his mistress is weird. I am still watching it to see how much weirder it can get.
Sisyphus the myth: I am yet to watch episode 6, with this rate I think I will drop it soon.
She would never know: Mandatory break up and time jump at episode 14 happened. I will tune in for last two episodes to see if second noona got her happy ending.
Hello Me: Surprisingly, I am still watching this drama. It is light hearted but I do have issues with younger Ha-ni. She is obnoxious brat and bit of a bully.
River where moon rises: I was not particularly invested in the show and then the controversy happened. It looks like giant mess waiting to happen and I have no interest to witness it first-hand.
Vincenzo: I think I have dropped it. I have not tuned in for 3rd episode.

Sisyphus: The Myth - This was in danger of being dropped but the kid from the restaurant showed up. He must've won the lottery to have that car. Also, I'm curious about the cop's story. I'm going to stay tuned.

River Where the Moon Rises - I will be putting this on hold. Not because of the scandal but too many flashbacks. I need all my attention to focus on Sisyphus. I'll wait until all the episodes have aired. I'll just pretend Ji Soo wasn't in it in the first place.

It's OK not to be OK. Seo Yea-ji. Her portrayal is wow, wow, wow. All I want to see is her. I don't get why Gang- tae isn't into that very nice nurse.

I'm done with Mr. Queen and am looking for another show to start.

Penthouse 2: I hate Joo Seok-kyung but love her at the same time. After Shim Soo-ryeon, she is the best match against Cheon Seo-jin. Her mom would have been proud. Seok-kyung's Ha Eun-byul impression was dead on. In the first episode, I thought the girl who rolled down the stairs was Eun-byul, but it was Bae Ro-na. I can't say I'm sad if she's dead because I hated Ro-na since Season 1, and I never cared for her romance with Joo Seok-hoon. Eun-byul has gone off the deep end and is addicted to drugs.

I can't believe they redeemed Yoo Jennie, who was my most hated kid in Season 1, because she bullied and beat Ro-na at school, but Kang Ma-ri's revenge is delicious. Ma-ri gets sh!t done unlike useless Oh Yoon-hee. It was so satisfying when she slapped Seok-kyung. 

I miss Lee Ji-ah the most and Logan Lee. I've come to accept Shim Soo-ryeon's death, so hurry up, Yoon-hee, and find Seok-kyung's (the twins'?) birth mom, so I can see Lee Ji-ah again. Logan is the best orchestrating his revenge with Teacher Jin as his mole.

-completed-

HIKARU NO GO Chinese - (watched:complete/ratings:9/10) Sadly, I have to say goodbye to this rare drama where every character was lovable in his/her own way. The script was on point from the beginning to the end (I cried so much during the last episodes). It is rare to find a drama with no big villain, no corruption, no noble idiocy…All I can say is, what a wonderful gem of a show! Farewell dear show, I shall remember you forever.

-ongoing-

RIVER WHERE THE MOON RISES - (watched:ep6/ratings:5/10) My interest for this drama declined, but I'm curious to see if the new ML will bring a new punch to the show. I felt the pace excessively slow and the narrative kind of cliché. I also didn’t feel the grand momentum when Ga-jin returned to the palace (I expected something more glorious and epic…). The King confuses me, does he really like his daughter or not???

SHE WOULD NEVER KNOW - (watched:14/ratings:4/10) What a boring and frustrating week. I kept using the fast-forward button. Sister’s situation is somewhat confusing and frustrating (husband keeps saying he is not like his friend but wants to divorce/sister keeps getting hurt but doesn’t accept divorce…at least, her speaking about his heart was touching). Hyun-seung is clearly the one in love. I don’t feel any romantic feelings from Song-ah (her portrayal is kinda bland and unemotional to be honest).

River Where the Moon Rises The moon is more drowning than rising...

Sunbae, Don’t Put on That Lipstick This drama uses the usual tropes but in a better way than usually like the ex come back. So I want to trust the production with this cliffhanger! At least, we got nice kiss scenes :D

Sisyphus I'm watching for CSW, he's really fun in this role.

Mouse The episodes were long, so looong and so many characters who clearly need therapy...

Beyond Evil The main characters spend more time to affront each other than investigate... it's almost a parody at this point..

Vincenzo I liked the new trio fighting against the villains!

Will You Leave It's cute and funny.

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
I finished it this week. The drama had a promising start. I really enjoyed the first half. However, the writing took a nose dive at episode 12. I don't want to spoil but it became evident that the writer choose shock value over logic and consistent characterization.
Seo Inguk was phenomenal though! One of his best performance.

Sisyphus: The Myth
I guess I am more invested in the show than I thought. I literally gasp when a certain character showed up again hahaha Like Quirkycase said, this show had so much potential but suffers from mediocre execution. It still succeeds to entertain though mostly due to the actors, the leads onscreen chemistry (not in a romantic sense) and its unpredictable ridiculousness.

Mouse
I knew nothing about it except that it had Lee Seunggi (and that is all it takes to convince me to watch a drama hahaha). It is surprisingly dark. Now I am extremely curious if they will have the gut to make Lee Seunggi the very twisted villain.

Vincenzo
The show took an unexpected but logical turn last weekend. It added a layer of emotional depth and strengthen its characters' motivations. I am most curious about Taek's character now. Looking forward to this weekend's episodes!

On a side note, I am so glad I listened to my gut feeling and did not watch River Where the Moon Rises live. What a disgusting mess!

Hi Guys. I've been reading the recaps and the comments here for years...like at least 8. I'm finally writing, lol.
Just want to say, what's happening with the kdrama writing lately. I hope it doesn't go the path of Hollywood where it's more about the effects, actors and not so much story. I love how Korean dramas know to take their time to describe people and set up situation, so we all enjoy being part of what's happening.
Can't wait for a good show...noting to watch just now . I'm looking through the old list, if I missed something good :)) . Is there a Chinese drama I should watch? I have not tried them yet.

Vincenzo - Just WOW! So many emotions. Love how this drama is filmed and directed. When the drama started, the characters and some beats did start off sort of rehash-y from Fiery Priest, but this is a more solemn story and the directing definitely gives it its own identity.

Hello Me - Gosh this show is going to make me cry every week. Feel so much for older Hani. Young Hani is annoying, but like older Hani, even I don't want to slap her with her upcoming tragedy. I'm really warming up to Kim Young Kwang's character, whose name I can't remember. I don't care if we never find out anything deeper about him. I just like him popping up every now and then to give Hani a smile or a piggyback ride. It's so nice to see someone actually so happy to bump into older Hani. Love the morning exercise routine for JoA confectionary.

Sword and Brocade- Started this for Tan Song Yun. Reminds me of Story of Ming Lan in that it features a smart heroine navigating through the politics and dangers of an upper class household while the men are clueless to the complexity of women's lives. I feel bad for Shi Yi Niang since she doesn't have the protective grandma that Ming Lan had. The drama can feel suffocating sometimes since they're stricter about propriety.

Going to check out Mouse this weekend, but TVN should knock it off with the long running times.

In the slump of all slumps, I'm back to Graceful Family, which I last watched last summer. A 4.5-star, solidly entertaining, well-crafted drama, with Bae Jong-ok's cold, commanding TOP lady as the icing on the cake. Highly recommend it to all who haven't seen it.

River Where the Moon Rises: I was really enjoying this and now a change in ML? No, that always ruins it for me.