Each week my what I'm watching list keeps getting longer and longer...

Completed
Navillera - The airport scene broke me 😭. This show was probably a bit more angst-ridden than it needed to be. But still very charming and Park In-hwan was a gem.

Ongoing
Oh! Master - Noble idiocy was the final nail in this show's coffin. I'll finish it for the bean but I am so annoyed now.

Mouse - I have more questions than answers after watching the specials. This show has been going on for so long that I've forgotten half the info and confused the other half.

Daebak Real Estate - The mystery is expanding and it was nice to see Ji-ah asking the same questions about her mom's death that I was. Probably the show I find it easiest to finish week on week.

Law School - I laughed out loud at the dramatic camera and sounds after revealing Vice Dean Kang as the dad. Did they think no one had figured out the most obvious non-secret? I am striving hard to ignore the editing and music because the characters are interesting and Kim Bum is adorable.

Taxi Driver - Love watching LJH chew the scenery but I really can't take the misery porn and have been skipping/ fast-forwarding.

New
So I Married an Anti-fan - Tried it out. Is as dated as I expected it to be but Sooyoung is cute. Conflicted about continuing...

Undercover - Finally found subs for last week's episodes. This seems interesting and I really like the flashbacks (Yeon Woo-jin 🥰) but I'm gonna park it till the show is completed with subs.

Weekend Plan
Watching Vincenzo Ep. 13 - 20!! And trying out Bossam if I get time.

C-dramas
Completed No Boundary S1. Not sure if I'll tune in for S2. Will finish Love Scenery today.
Still watching Word of Honor and Octogenarians and the 90s. Also started Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard.

Vincenzo. So many moments I loved: from HanSeok being shot on his ear, to HanSeo fangirling around Vincenzo, to tenants being best sidekicks, to Vincenzo serving a cold revenge. I love this drama to bits, and I want / don’t want it to end.

Navillera. Such a satisfying ending! This drama was the perfect definition of a healing drama. I cried rivers but in the best way possible. I loved how all characters grew and learned from other to be happier with what they want. It’s not a perfect drama to me, because I felt totally attached to in some episodes, but I confess that those two ending episodes were precious and I consider myself an honorary granddaughter to DeokChul and HaeNam.

Oh, Master! aka Mindy’s drama. Writer-nim keeps drinking while I roll my eyes. It’s really exhausting and boring seeing the same dynamics over and over again on every episode: I love you, I’m happy with you, now I’m afraid I’m going to lose you, I disappear, I come back again, I will play the noble idiocy and leave you so you can have a life. And don’t get me started with 2ML: I will have you because I’m patient and one day you will be bored enough to be with me because there will be no other one to take you. Hooray for love. Still, Nana and MinKi are gorgeous together.

Sell your haunted house. I’m liking this drama so much I almost feel guilty. Pacing is perfect, episodes are never boring, and characters are well built, and more to them than what we thought. Now I fear Secretary Joo hides something bad, but I hope it’s just her protecting JiAh, because I love her (and her stylist!!!). And yes, that was a cliffhanger, episode 6!!

So I married an antifan. I have no expectations for this drama rather than a fluffy romcom. Episode one was not bad, although it wasn’t good either. All characters are really cliche. Poor TaeJoon trying to play an idol opposite Chansung? Aigo… and Chansung-i being the bad guy is not really working… Why do babes keep doing this to me? You should all stick to being cute.

Beyond Evil>/b> I’m so hooked. And I’m being fooled on every episode.

Planning on watching Dark Hole because my love for Lee Joon Hyuk is immeasurable although I don’t really like horror, and Bossam.

And I’m rewatching Just between lovers. As always, it’s so perfect.

Vincenzo - I think I'm getting a bit tired from all those twists 😅 (even if some are obvious, like the monks with gold... or the empty vault). I still love and live for the little moments like Vincenzo reading a book about communication with birds, Hyung addressing... or when the balloon company Boss offers free VIP one-way ticket 😂

Navillera - the actors were good, the family moments were good, the shots were often nice and symbolic (I liked the final scene referring to the other moments with Chaerok)... I just wish there was no illness theme (wringing tears from me) and that the show's focus was only on fulfilling the dreams regardless of age (or that there are various options and ways how to reach them)... something like the real life story about a group of elderly ladies doing Swan Lake... and also something what would leave me with uplifted mood instead of sadness. I also wouldn't mind spending more time with the family members / Hobum / Chaerok's friend / ballet ensemble... and see more details about their journeys.
(I'm very happy though that the show gave me smiling Kim Tae Hoon 💕🙂)

Ladylord - on pause. Instead I'm slowly going through Hero and I also checked Towako and her 3 husbands. I like both... and both actually have the same main actress - Matsu Takako. She is goooood!

Still happy with Daebak Jang Nara and Dream Family. And although I'm not a saguk person, I'm looking forward to Bossam.

I am watching and absolutely loving SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE (I prefer the title Daebak Realty tbh). Sooo good. And Jang Nara's constant look of disgust (aimed less and less at In-bum nowadays) always sends me. Love it.

I also have a couple of CDramas going on:

COURT LADY (the cast has such good comedic timing)
THE BLOOMS AT RUYI PAVILION
THE LONG BALLAD: the first drama I've like Dilraba in. Also Wu Lei isn't too bad, but he can't give his character much depth because he's still young. That boy is gonna be a hearthrob once he comes into his own.

All three dramas aren't the most excellent in terms of plot and pacing, and certainly didn't need to be 40+ episodes, but they are enjoyable and compelling and well-done. The whole is deffo greater than the sum of its parts here.

Navillera: What a beautiful drama. Extremely well done all around. I loved that it ended in the snow with Deok-chul and Chae-rok. Even though it was short-lived, I’m so glad Deok-chul was able to achieve his dream and boy did he soar. Navillera’s strength was in the relationships between characters, and I appreciated that even supporting characters like Ho-bum had nice arcs.

Vincenzo: I don’t want it to end! Can’t we just continue to follow the adventures of the Cassano Family??? I just want to watch them power walk in their black suits. As much as I want Vincenzo to stay with his found family, the free ticket for Bye Bye Balloon will surely come into play.

Dark Hole: Possession. Monsters. Serial killer. They really threw it all in here. I like Lee Joon-hyuk but probably not enough to keep watching this.

Law School: So Kang Dan is connected to Professor Yang, an Assemblyman and a pedophile. Huh. Sol B's mom is a nightmare.

Taxi Driver: I’m fast forwarding a lot.

Revolutionary Sisters: Centering a 50 episode drama around a “murder” was not a good idea, especially when the characters descend on the latest suspect like a pack of rabid dogs and a poorly acted Keystone cop is investigating.

Running Man: I can’t imagine RM without Lee Kwang-soo. He’s brought me so much laughter over the years.

JAPAN -

Rikokatsu - 6.5/10 - It isn't as much good as its name say. Such nice concept but writer is busy with same cliches of romance. Keiko looks gorgeous and here and there are few above average scenes but so far the show is underwhelming.

There is a Reason for the Love to Dress Up - 7.5/10 - This writer lives in 2021. Calm music, comfortable interactions between characters, simple story told in simplest of manners. Writer has done good job, Director has used technology well and shown a media that gems well with the characters actions+life. I still think Spring was a nice opportunity to forward the importance of the hanami festival event.

About the trouble here and my Liking - 8 out of 10 - Awesome 1st episode. This show truly is a satire comedy. The social commentary jibes are so on and Our main character is refreshing even for a Japanese one. His being Vague and writer's intentional use of those 2 specific words made the concept not only clear but showed the audience the significance of it. wow.

There is a reason you can't get married - 6/10 - the meme show. A doll vs. the heroine. woah. All romantic acts done with a doll. This is what you call creativity and this you get only from Nippon land.

Navillera: That was a lovely finale. I think it ended exactly as it should. I’m glad he still got to dance a little bit.

Oh! Master: Dropped. I realized while watching the episodes I just didn’t care anymore.

Sell your haunted House: This drama continues to serve. I love love that as soon as she realized that her memory had been wrong, she realized she needed to question everything else about that night. There were no hysterics or dramatics about how that couldn’t be what happened. She realized she was wrong and immediately decided to course correct. Perfection.

Law School: To say I adored Kang Sol A is to underestimate my love for her character. She is utterly delightful. You totally see Han Joon-Hwi falling for her and you get it. She is just wonderful. That being said the rest of the show is watchable. The court room scenes are slightly ridiculous, but I don’t even care, I am really enjoying this series. The singular bad part is the pedophile. I don’t know why he is there and if his wanderings around is frightening. In the states pedophiles can’t live within a certain number of miles of children. The fact that he is able to run around even with an ankle monitor is NO BUENO. I hate him.

Vincenzo: I love thee. Don’t leave me. I am studying for an exam and this show is my greatest indulgence. I hope it ends well.

Taxi Driver: It is fine. I continue to watch for Esom. Everyone else despite their traumas are not particularly interesting. Their characterizations are rather flat to me. They don’t seem to have personality at all. It is trauma and then revenge.

Dark Hole: I look forward to this at some point.

Undercover: I tried it and was kind of bored, so I dropped it after the first episode.

Bossam: I will try this as well.

@missvictrix I like ho observant (and caring) Inbum is.

Sell Your Haunted House - Enjoying this one a little more and more each week. .... Is it just me or is Ji-ah's office mate a little suspicious? I suddenly feel like she's hiding something.

Undercover - Subtitles! Yay! .... Watching Ji Jin-hee's character try to keep his secret(s) from being discovered is going to be quite interesting. The whole situation with his father was just so sad.

Vincenzo - The scene where Vincenzo is coldly and calmly explaining things to an incarcerated Joon-woo --- I could watch that all day. The voice, the demeanor, Song Joong-ki knows how to deliver a line loaded with menace.

Navillera: I'm really cried in all episodes. That was a great heartwarming and emotional show. I love the "3 Years Later" epilogue where it ended up a little snowy scene between Deok-chul and Chae-rok. Also, I loved Ho-bum's character and even real Kim Kwon too. Ho-bum's football player was supposed to be a Korean David Beckham? Hmmmm... Now, I promised to be respected not only an elderly/senior citizens but also those who suffered from dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

Law School: I gave up and dropped this show after episode 6 with an intense cliffhanger. The reason why I'm dropped this K-drama: because I am confused Sol A and Sol B with twin sister via phone as I might this show ultimately turned out as the next Mouse with a mix-up of Beyond Evil?! Show writers and PD, why they're tried to attempting all kinds of Mouse and Beyond Evil tactics/strategies like that? What's wrong and WTF with Law School? Like me, who will drop Law School so far?

Me agreeing with every word of @quirkycase.

Navillera I'm happy it's over because it became very predictable. For me, it was a good drama for the first half.

Sell Your Haunted House I like how the ML has no difficulties to accept than the FL is the badass and she knows what she's doing.

Law School This drama is weird. There are good scenes but in general the hunt for the killer is not interesting.

Taxi Driver I'm wondering how Esom's character will react to Blue Birds actions.

Vincenzo So many people can still die... I'm worried for the 2 last episodes.

I want to test :
Undercover, Bossam and Dark Hole

Vincenzo: 9.0 Did they need the extra week to tailor those suits? Or to carry out the gold?

Sell Your Haunted House: 7.5 Seems just ok-not-great when I watch; then I end up looking forward to it all week? Why???

Taxi Driver: 8.5 Bonus 0.5 for the way the good guy dealt with the blond baddies in day 7. Crossover idea: after the Haunted House people exorcise the ghost of someone who was scammed, they should just call in the Taxi Driver folks to deal with the scammers.

Undercover: 5.0 Overdone, one-dimensional baddies spoil the fun. Getting preemptive Youth of May vibes from the flashbacks.

Dark Hole: 5.1

So I Married an Anti-Fan: 5.5

Law School: 8.4 So how long till we find out the creepy child molester might not be guilty????? What are he and Mysterious Missing Sister even in the show for except to have her reveal something about him?

Why so many Friday shows? I have to stay up late to watch them so I can be up-to-date when I get up early Sat (California time) to include them here.

Navillera: It's a little gem of a drama. I still have mixed feelings about some aspects but an easy watch in k-dramaland which seems to be putting out one dark drama after another. Also, time jumps became a much-hated trope, but it can work as this drama shows.

Sell Your Haunted House: I actually am a sucker for episodic ghost stories. Nothing tops Masters Sun for me, but this is a solid entry. Really without the ghost stories, 16 episodes is waaaay too long.

Hyena: Usually skip lawyer dramas unless the law is just a setting, like Lawless Lawyer which is actually an action revenge drama with a few ridiculous courtroom scenes. I am on episode 6 and am taking the fact that the lead female goes from unethical into immoral with a grain of salt because the tone of the drama is black comedy-ish. I don't like it when the dudes do that either so I'm equal opportunity. I do wonder in Korea if they actually allow lawyers to talk to people who are represented by counsel. I keep thinking...no, they have a lawyer already. Anyway, back to totally suspending reality.

Vincenzo - I will toast the last two episodes with a glass of blood red wine - it's nuts, much of it makes zero sense, but I'll miss its gonzo style and hilarious details

The Untamed - So much love for this show - I kept waiting for it to hedge or retreat to safe choices and it just kept leaning in to the awesomeness of its central couple and its premise that true strength is about putting those you love first, not about how aggressively you wave your, uhm, sword around.

Sell Your Haunted House : The show I am enjoying the most. The world building is quite good, mythology is consistent and characters are great.
Each passing episode, we dwell deeper in to Ji-ah’s world. Each episode unravels something more. I like how Ji-ah and In-bum even after exorcising ghost do their best to get justice for them.
Although the show is about exorcising ghost, we are made aware that the real villains are human and their greed.
Law School : I am enjoying this show more than I thought I would with exception of that horrible piece of human trash.
I just want him off my screen. Where is TOD when you need it?
Beyond Evil :I am halfway thought this and each episode was a roller-coaster ride.
Taxi Driver: I am still watching this show but it’s too much for me with recent case of Udata after knowing this is a real-life case. It has too much of trauma, too much of horrible humans doing horrible things. I am not sure if I can continue watching this.
I did catch first episode of Undercover . This is not a show for me.

Navillera: what a beautiful drama. A story well-told, well-fleshed out characters, and one of the best group watches ever. Thanks to the beanie fam who journeyed with me!

Vincenzo: I am so sorry to see this one go. I hope it ends this weekend with a stunning display of pyrotechnics, because it deserves the best, wackiest, most wonderful ending ever. Also, Chacenzo (I hope).

Sell Your Haunted House: about to become my current favorite watch once Vincenzo retires. I've blabbed my love for it in plenty of other places here, so I won't repeat myself, but it's totally Jang Nara for the win for me.

Oh! Jooinnim!: I...dropped this after ep 11. I was holding on with gritted teeth, but I simply can't do it anymore. I may go back and watch the last bit once it's all over and I know how it ends, but will definitely skip the Episodes of Angst.

So I Married The Anti-Fan: is so far Fluff of the First Order, and I am 100% down for that + yay, Sooyoung!

I survived 2 bad dramas:

Skate Into Love (Chinese) - There were some charming moments, but overall, no one was really worth cheering for.
Revenge Note 2 (Korean) - I enjoyed the first season so didn't mind the idea of them copying the same gist with different actors. They failed miserably though. The app was useless and the various "revenge" were petty and disconnected from the crime (sometimes actual crimes). If they had made their characters just 1 IQ point smarter, they would have resolved everything themselves. Also, they spent so much time on school politics and (bad) "old" people romance. What a waste of a concept.

DAEBAK REALTY: Still what I’m looking forward to each week. The episodic ghost stories can be a hit or a miss, but the understated sense of humour and the main story that keeps peeling off its layers are what I appreciate the most. Absolutely love Jang Nara here. She can do comedic even with that resting grumpy face.

TAXI DRIVER: still watching and liking it.

SO I MARRIED AN ANTI-FAN: tried out the first ep. It’s nothing groundbreaking here but it’s alright as a means to keep the balance between suspension (from the other shows I’m watching) and brainless fluff. I’ve tried the movie version but couldn’t get into it (I found the ML there to be quite wooden and the FL too loud and overacted, which is too grating for me to continue). Somehow the drama is better in those respects so I’ll give it a few more eps to see.

THE LONG BALLAD: last week is a feast for Haoyan fans. I couldn’t ask for more. Next week will be the last week of this show. I’m not yet ready to say goodbye yet but here’s hoping Zhao Lusi will consider doing serious historical dramas because so far from what I’ve seen she’s got potential.

THE RATIONAL LIFE: a Chinese version of noona romance. The stigma of and prejudice against women entering middle age territory is well-done here, somehow better than their Korean counterparts so if you want a taste of how it feels like to be a “noona” in some East Asian societies I’d recommend checking out the first two episodes. There is not a single thing said to the FL in those two eps that hasn’t been said to me directly or about me behind my back, so there is really no exaggeration. Feel free to check it out if you’re curious as to why some people still love noona romances. It’s not always about swoony handsome MLs pursuing older women, but sometimes it’s about the real struggle of those women to challenge the “leftover” status that society assigns to them.
Heads-up: the FL in this drama is awesome but the ML is underdeveloped (at least up to ep13 where I am now- but things might change!) so proceed at your own risk.

Finished: ANCIENT DETECTIVE (love it despite all the flaws!)

Will start: BOSSAM, COURT LADY (got really good first impression thanks to the cinematic feel of the drama - I’ve just skimmed over ep 1 and watched a bit of ep 24: didn’t like ep 1 very much except for the cinematography but really like the more serious tone in ep 24 so I’ll seriously consider watching this next) and DARK HOLE.

Vincenzo: the thrill does not stop!! Sure Vincenzo is winning a lot, but I'm like - why not? Let's get this victory lap going!! I just love how all the tenants are there for Vincenzo and are his family now - in both the emotional sense and the mafia sense. And we get honorary family member -Han Seo!

Taxi Driver (up to ep 6): I can watch characters being whacked by a serial killer, but the abuse scenes in this drama are really hard to watch, and I FF through them. Lee Je Hoon is killing me with his undercover disguises. Wish I can warm up to the other characters more.

Sell Your Haunted House (up to ep 5): This drama is just me spending each episode going "Hong Ji-ah is so cool" even when she's just sitting there. In-beom's face when Ji-ah arrived, interrupting him being dragged off by those thugs, is so relatable. Warming up to In-beom now.

Wolf Princess: (up to ep 10) C-drama. Bit low budget, cheesy, but cute, funny, good character chemistry, and well-paced.

Navillera: It was a well done and touching show. I don't think it's going to leave a lasting impression on me, but I thoroughly enjoyed the weeks that it kept me company.
Mouse: I didn't make an effort to ferret out the special episodes. I'll finish it, but more out of momentum than a burning desire to see how it all turns out.
I'm looking forward to starting Beyond Evil but I have realized that I really enjoy getting to binge these types of shows instead of keeping everything straight week to week.
You Are My Hero: I almost didn't watch this one because it sounded so much like DOTS. I liked DOTS okay, but not enough to watch a derivative Chinese story. I saw lots of praise though for the warm OTP and the lack of villain's, so I gave it a chance. The OTP were sweet and natural. I really liked the FL and most of the side characters, too. I dragged for the last third like most Chinese shows seem to - 40 episodes is a lot of story to carry. I'll give it a solid B.
One Spring Night: Rewatching this gem. Spring is springing where I live and it just seemed like the right time to watch it again. Watching Jung Hae-in and Han Ji-min fall in love is delightful.

OH MASTER (Ep. 11-12): Episode 11 was the best episode of the series. Then, the writer launched into the worst trope: the noble idiocy which trumped all the good moments that happened before it. The forced angst of pending death side-swipes what could have been a nice, simple, fun rom-com. As the ratings fade lower, the show is like an unpicked fruit left to rot on the vine.

DAEBAK REALTY (Ep. 5-6): I have been getting good Mystic Bar vibes about this show. I don’t mind the one ghost story per week because it slowly builds up the world that there are many different ghosts, and many different dangers to humans. So far the main cast chemistry has been good, but with the pending life-path fate story line about to crash the leads’ worlds, it could be a hard needle to thread.

Variety:
HOUSE ON WHEELS 2: (Ep. 3-4) Gong Hyo Jin returns as a delightful guest. I wish they had spent more time in the Camellia village.

Law School (Episode 5-6) - Mood: C+
The makjang train continues with hidden parent-child relationships, hidden exes & hidden twins getting exposed as the show continues finding its next suspect to keep the tension levels (and hopefully viewer engagement levels) up. Now, is it way too presumptuous for me to predict that Seung Jae might actually be married to Kang Dan of all people? In other news, we are getting a love triangle of sorts between both Kang Sols and Joon Hwi for the romance side but I also think that Bok Gi might be Ye Sul’s rebound partner? And the court scene was excessively dramatic but my heart was racing!

Navillera (Series review) - Mood progression: B- / B / B- / B / B / B
Despite using the terminal illness trope as a clutch for injecting tension into the show, I’m satisfied with the conclusions of Chae Rok’s and Deok Chul’s journey. The writer did tie up all the loose ends a little too perfectly but I’m glad that the romance that I feared would dominate the show never came to be and the main focus remained solidly in place on both Chae Rok and Deok Chul. I do wonder how the show would have turned out had it placed more emphasis on ballet itself rather than the dementia and familial frictions but I’m not overly wailing at any lost potential: this story worked out fine.

Sell Your Haunted House (Episode 5-6) - Mood: B
Wow, colour me pleasantly surprised that the show has managed to integrate In Bum and Ji Chul’s scams into the case of the week: that was a good development that keeps the humour in the show and prevents it from becoming a doom & gloom festival over the crimes committed against the unrested spirits. Two concerning things however: 1) Dohak CEO is continuing to be a very lame villain despite his connection to the main mystery, 2) Ji Ah’s assistant is starting to look so shady when she decided to hide the truth. The cop would’ve also been a narratively much more interesting antagonist?

Taxi Driver (Episode 5-6) - Mood: C-
The first half of the show concludes next week: the prosecutor has got to know the entire truth by then, right? Ha Na as a character still leaves me feeling very cold: from the flashback of the interview, she’s clearly glimpsed if not witnessed the lack of actual justice within the prosecution, so why does she continue to behave brashly knowing that she can’t by herself cause a revolution? Her assistant is surprisingly mature despite his jovial conduct! As for the vigilante team, I’ve unfortunately zero interest in them: it’s just more trauma, more cases and more action. The villains are pretty one-note.

-Completed-
RIVER WHERE THE MOON RISES: The final 10 minutes almost killed me by being utterly ridiculous. But at last I understood the name of the drama. Overall I think the leads pulled it off, but this writer should stay away from sageuks.

-Ongoing-
VINCENZO (Ep. 18): “How to befriend a bird”. I think the drama’s ending will be Vincenzo flying away on a Bye Bye Balloon ride... with Inzaghi. 🕊

-Cdrama-
THE LONG BALLAD (Ep. 27): Somehow Princess Leyan has really grown on me. She was such a crybaby at first but she’s much stronger now that she’s suffered hardship. I ship her with deadly tsundere Hao Du 🙈 I hope Li Chengge (the female lead) stops putting other people in danger. There’s a difference between being brave and foolish and she doesn’t see it. I’m reading up on Emperor Taizong thanks to this drama.
P.S.: Fei Liu grew up ❤️

Jang Na-ra is simply fabulous in SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE. It has become our favorite show. And how could it not be when it is simply so much fun?

The insertion of the Alzheimer’s storyline into NAVILLERA was a colossal mistake which seriously diminished what could have been a truly great drama. We still watched it but with some level of disappointment It was still good and had some really heartwarming moments. I could probably say something similar for OH MASTER. The insertion of unnecessary plot elements into a good story will always diminish that story if only by dilution- but often even more by confusion as to what the story is truly about. But we still watch it for Nana and LMK.

My wife took a brief break from Chinese Costume Drama and Sageuks to watch the first season of a Swedish mystery program: REBECKA MARTINSSON. It is set in Northern Sweden - beautiful scenery. Scandinavia produces many mystery programs and some are really really good. This is one of them.

But now she is back to her Chinese Costume Dramas with THE LONG BALLAD, which has some outstanding actors and MY HEROIC HUSBAND, after finishing THE PROMISE OF CHANG’AN. Our course in the cultural history of China included an entire lecture on Chang’an, giving us a real familiarity with the physical background of the story.

I am looking forward to BOSSAM.

This week found me unable to continue watching REVOLUTIONARY SISTERS. I may have reached my limit. But the daily drama BE MY DREAM FAMILY has gotten even better- and at times positively hilarious.

Navillera
A sweet watch from start to finish. The only thing I truly disliked about this drama was the way it handled the story of Chaerok's father...
The highlight of the final week was definitely Chaerok and Deokchul's final performance. We finally saw the actors put their ballet lessons to good use (no shots of headless ballerin!).

Vincenzo
The twists might be repetitive but thankfully the drama still has much more to offer. Please end on a good note! I am way too attached to all these characters. I'll go berserk if something happens to our dear Mafia family and our sweet ex-villain Hanseo.
Vincenzo is a true anti-hero. I still can't believe that he is really going around killing people.

Mouse
I am behind on this one. I am planning to catch up this coming week.

Seven Days Queen
I finished this drama this morning. What did I do to you for you to be so cruel to me???? I don't hate you, I hate "HISTORY". You really couldn't rewrite it?
If you are a king, you are either a tyrant or a puppet (or both); you can never be neither. That curse is the true weight of the crown.

I must say that the performances here were great and the chemistry between the leads was palpable.

I won't be able to watch as many shows starting on Monday. University is starting again and I am taking 7 courses... I hope I'll have the time to re-watch the first season of Hospital Playlist before the second season airs in June.

currently watching

Law School: Completely insane but I’ve decided to embrace the insanity and am now cautiously enjoying it, despite the obvious flaws. Kim Myung-min’s voice is very satisfying to listen to. And the way Kim Bum looks at Ryu Hye-young, like he’s absolutely delighted by her presence, is lovely. I don’t blame him, she’s wonderful. Now I just need that disgusting paedophile dead and out of my screen.

Mouse: *still visibly confused*

Oh! Master: Seriously, what the hell is going on?? Such a waste of Lee Min-ki and Nana’s time and chemistry. I’m angry on behalf of them and myself. The only reason I’m not dropping this is because I’m a completionist and hate myself.

Taxi Driver: Absolutely loving Lee Je-hoon, but watching the individual cases (these being clearly inspired by events irl is horrifying) is tantamount to trauma porn. I also find every other character uninteresting.

Vincenzo: I’m not ready for it to end.

finished

Navillera: The last two episodes put me through the wringer. What a delightful little drama and what wonderfully realized characters. I love that everybody had an arc and developed within the 12 episode span. Will not forget this one in a long time.

want to start:

Bossam: Jung Il-woo + sageuk is a tried and true combination. I’m also interested in a genuine depiction of the plight of widows in the Joseon dynasty.

Dark Hole: Lee Jun-hyuk. I need no other reason.

Sell Your Haunted House: I wanted to wait until its over to binge the entire thing because Jang Nara is awesome and I love her too much to only have small, weekly doses. However, I could not be more delighted by all the positive reviews and have now been convinced to watch it weekly. *cries for upcoming weeks of pain*

Youth of May: AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

non-kdrama stuff:

Kikazaru Koi niha Riyuu ga Atte: I discovered this totally by accident but just two episodes in, I find this show to be totally charming. I love the female lead and her sense of style (all those lovely high wasted pants and colours!), and the chemistry between her and the male lead is palpable. This is a gem, at least for now.

Vincenzo 19/20 : I don't know what to do now that this is coming to an end. Please end well!!
Sell your haunted house 6/16 : Really enjoying this. Oh in bum is a softie. When I heard the premise I just could'nt wrap my head around how an exorcist and a fraudster joins hands and make it work. But the show is running even deeper than the psychic and exorcist partnership. Not only are they working together in exorcism but also coming together to get justice for the victims afterwards. In bum is really making hong jiah come out of her jadedness. And the jokes are really unexpectedly funny.
Extraordinary you : Completed. Binge watched this week. Highly recommend the first ten episodes. The next 3 4 episodes are so repetitive and tropey. But it ended well. And made me really root for the couple. They did really well not just as a high school couple but also had the long lost lovers vibe. Glad I watched it.
Eagerly waiting for Youth of May. Hope it turns out good.

Watching -
Mouse - I’ve watched one of the two specials and it was good for explaining how things happened but loses a lot of the dramatic tension. I’m looking forward to getting back to regular story this week.

So I Married An Anti-Fan- I tried it out; it’s likely I’ll watch another episode but it’s just not that interesting.

Sell Your Haunted House - continues to be fun. Mostly I love watching Hong Ji Ah being scornful of Oh In Bum.

Vincenzo - I picked this up at last, I’m on episode 5. It’s not bad but also am not super super engaged just yet.

Recently finished -

Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo - I don’t like this version as much as Playful Kiss. Basically for me it’s too much of everything, the reactions too cartoony (which seems an odd complaint given PK also cartoony), the mother terrifyingly stalker-y, the male lead too uncommunicative. I enjoyed enough that I will watch the second season as well probably but for me it’s not the superior version.

Vincenzo - so sad this is ending this week! This never fails to bring out the laughs and yes, the tiniest details are the best. And KDY continues to steal the scenes.

Law School - I love legal dramas, so this is my cup of tea. The pedophile angle was creepy and the actor creepily portrays it too well, but what are the chances he was a fall guy? He seemed to have studied law while in prison so to what purpose and Kang Dan might have been a witness? Anyway, every student has a dark story but that is what is expected if you had watched HTGAWM, too.

Mouse - I love dark LSG.

Taxi Driver - by now, my list seems to be dark-themed, but what can I say, I gravitate towards them. My last light fluffy watch was Hello, Me and my last love story/ romance watch was DYLB.

Sell your Haunted House - pleasant watch even with the ghosts. I am starting to warm up to Jang Na-ra. I did not like her in Hello Monster and I dropped Oh My Baby.

Sell Your Haunted House (Ep 5&6) - In-bum's identity & Ji-ah realizing for the first time that her memory of the incident on the day her mom died might be different are some of the reveal this week. I've got to say I'm really enjoying the banter between Ji-ah and In-bum plus the occasional Ji-chul :P

Taxi Driver (Ep 7&8) - I wonder how the law enforcement works when clearing or surrounding a crime scene here. I mean towards the end of episode 8, there are 2 policeman who just hover around outside the shack with the baddie wailing inside....eh...don't they usually just barge in?

Mouse - No new episode this week.

Vincenzo (Ep 1 to 19) - This was recommended to me and just so happens that I'm able to binge watch it just in time for the finale tonight. In summary I find that this show is quite enjoyable though nothing really stood out of the ordinary. There are 2 things that I find overdone....1) the jokes (I don't really find some of it that funny) and 2) the back & forth revenge plot between Vincenzo vs Babel (repetitive plots just to make longer episodes? check...).

Just finished both seasons of Partners for Justice and I absolutely love it! Would love to trade the upcoming Voice season 4 for a season 3 of Partners for Justice lol, no one asked for a season 4 of Voice *facepalm*

COMPLETED
Navillera I love this drama. It will stay in my heart for a very long time. I want to adopt Song Kang for real! I'm excited about his future projects.

CURRENTLY WATCHING
Sell Your Haunted House Jang Nara is JJANG! I'm also happy for Yonghwa since I've only liked him in "He's Beautiful". I still can't bring myself to watch it at night though but it's the highlight of my week.

Law School I dropped this after the 4th episode but after seeing Kim Bum and Ryu Hye Young's scenes on Twitter, I fell in love and watched again.

VINCENZO I can finally continue watching since it's the finale week.

PLEASE CLASSMATE (CDRAMA) Cute, cute, and lots of cute!

VARIETY
RUNNING MAN LEE KWANG SOO, ANDWAEEEEEE!
HOUSE ON WHEELS 2 How can the real Im Si Wan be like a combination of all his TV characters? So adorable!

Navillera: 8/10 for the series - Was a charming series, and Deok Chul dropped some serious life experience knowledge throughout. I, like many others it seems, would have preferred to not have alzheimers creep up as a major plot point. I still ugly cried through large portions of it though, so they did many things right. Unlike a lot of Kdramas I’ve watched so a fairly easy recommendation if you think the show’s description strikes your fancy.

Oh! Master: Oof...Noble idiocy kicks in, and I’m still really disliking the 49 days thing. Is it this specific number for any particular reason? I seem to remember another show where this was a plot point and I didn’t care for it much there either...As much as I like these two leads it’s unfortunately looking like they’ve both picked a bit of a clunker at this point. It was trope ridden to begin with, but charming enough to overcome it. Now it’s being dragged through the angsty muck and I’m finding it hard to keep watching.

Daebak Real Estate: Jang Na-Ra! Jang Na-Ra! Those saucy glares are gold, and I’m warming more to the relationships each week.

Undercover: Watched the first 2 episodes. I’m not familiar with the UK show it’s based on so I was coming into this one blind just based solely on the actors/actresses. The villains seem pretty one note, but I like the ML and FL’s dynamic (both young AND older). Subs are a bit slow on this one so I’ll watch as it’s released. Not eagerly anticipating, but it’s doing enough well to keep up weekly for me.

So I Married an Anti-Fan: Fairly trope ridden (similar to Oh! Master in that regard) but I’m enjoying it. Only two episodes in so it’s hard to judge. I can’t imagine anyone raving about this in the future, but it looks like it’ll be a pleasant watch.

Taxi Driver: More of the cartoon villains, but I’m surprisingly engaged. The time just melts away when I’m watching and if it weren’t for the split before part 2 of each episode I suspect it’d go even faster.

Dark Hole: Wow, if I’ve ever heard a name that probably sounds better in it’s native language it’s this one. It’s just such a generic name. Watched the first episode so far, and it’s on the fence for me. The serial killer’s shtick is suitably creepy, but then there’s zombies, and tentacle monsters, and the smoke from Lost changing people into Demons ala Supernatural. Is it odd to everyone else that they’re such crack shots? They’re hitting moving tentacles with bullets. I’m here for our ML, but I’ll stay at least a couple more episodes to get a grasp of what’s going on exactly...

Vincenzo:
The end is near but it’s been fun! I laughed a lot, cried a bit and have sat discussing various bits and pieces in a group chat with my sister and cousin who’ve been watching along with me. Each weekend we relive the highs and lows of the day and for the finale ep we’ve even made our own personal bingo cards. I’ve got a packet of Haribos and a bottle of strawberry soju to get me through the end and although I’m sad, I won’t lie. The hunt for our next drama has already begun!