Why "for some reason"? With its ratings, The First Responders was always going to hit double digits.

I think it'll be difficult for Alchemy of Souls 2 to surpass Part 1's highest rating 9.295%. Part 1 was better anyway.

Unlock the boss ratings 🥺 disappointing. However, despite Love All, Play having low ratings too there was still a win for Chae Jonghyeop in best new actor category. These awards seemed to have multiple winners in each category.

I'm thinking that I have an uncanny ability to have my finger off the pulse of the Korean viewer, since 3 of my favorite shows of 2022--Sh**ting Stars, Gaus Electronics, and Unlock the Boss have been 3 of the lowest rated.

I'm just advertising this ability here for 2023, in case any production company wants me as a test viewer. If I like it, don't air it.

The ratings for THREE BOLD SIBLINGS dragged for a reason: What should have been the first half of a two-episode sequence only gave us the first episode- and it was a dreary drag, rather than a setup for the second episode. Our FL was in a coma for most of it, her brother remained in the dark as to his True Love's pregnancy and poor Mooyoung also remains in the dark as to Sorim's abrupt about face, leaving him to challenge her: "The Trainer Kim I knew was braver than this". Which is true: Sorim is acting entirely out of character and that never works dramatically. At least her subconscious caused her to drop a hint: That her daughter would be hurt. That, as far as I could tell, was the only dramatically meaningful thing in the entire episode. No wonder the audience is not inspired at this point.

Thank goodness that at least I had Bowl games to fill in. Particularly with no episodes FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE this week. I am not against award shows, but I do wish they could find a better time for them.