I’m only one episode into Bitter Sweet Hell and I’m READY for this show. So ready. If it stays anywhere NEAR half as good for the duration as this first episode promised, it’s gonna easily surpass PMR in my makjang-canon-of-greatness. It’s less self-aware, but sexier and pretty darn funny. There’s nothing really redeeming about a single character so far. It’s amaaaaazing.
Also, this CAST! Everyone’s so at the top of their game that how famous you are doesn’t guarantee anything about your survival rate…mwaahahahahha!!!
And, again also, this is the best scene I have EVER seen Chansung participate in. This includes, even, scenes where he’s riding mechanical bulls. Just sayin’. Also the way the word ‘noona’ rolls off his tongue is something to be experienced in vivo, especially when the noona in question is Kim Hee-sun. Moar plz.
I don’t usually actually TRY to get people to watch shows with my Fan Wall posts, but in this case…I sort of am trying. BSH came weeks late to Viki, but it really shows promise!!! Now all I have to do is avoid spoilers!
But it’s makjang, so I can probably predict the spoilers 😂
Terry the Golden Retriever survived but Brian* didn’t?!?
The cast is DELICIOUS. Lee Hye-young gives me shivers of delight and apprehension as the evil-eyed matriarch, and even darling Jaechan as the teenaged son has shown signs of inheriting the family’s gifts for deception and manipulation.
I didn’t recognize Jung Gun-joo! He’s really transformed into that totally sus friend.
*Sorry, I know I’m being obscure. Terry was this lovely dog’s character’s name in Wedding Impossible. Brian was Kwan Hae-hyo’s iconic character in Search: WWW.
Have either of you seen Lee Hye-young in Lawless Lawyer? She’s excellent there – had me on edge anytime she was on screen. She has such an energy of elegant malice. Not watching Bittersweet Hell, but enjoying the gifs very much!
No, I’ve not seen her in anything, I don’t think. She’s relentlessly elegant in this. Her dresses are to DIE for. I imagine, in fact, many men are about to DIE near them!!!!
At the conclusion of tvN’s LAWLESS LAWYER (Viki US) there were two walk-ins into the Kdrama Villains Hall of Fame:
1. Legal Division: Judge Cha Moon-sook (Lee Hye-young) and
2. Political Division: Mayor Ahn Oh-joo (Choi Min-soo).
Both gave fantastic performances.
@midnight I have to come back and tell you…he’s just so…SO. He’s doing physical comedy!!! Here’s a further example!! He’ll probably be a bad guy in the end, because, um, makjang, but for now he’s half-comic-relief/half-sweetie-pie.
He has been raised on physical comedy for the past 16 years, so it’s probably more than second nature to him now! 😂😂
I actually think I can start this one a lot sooner than expected, because my tolerance for makjang is extremely low and I will probably either watch it very slowly, or drop it. So it’s probably better to start now… Hmmm… I have nothing else to watch, so here goes: click: Play!
Ok, just had another thought – if you’re in the mood for another female-centric revenge-melo-makjang, the C-drama The Double has been oodles of fun so far in it’s first quarter (where I’m up to on Viki)… it keeps the draaamaaaaa cranked up to 11 at all times 👍👍
Yay! It’s simply never gonna get old watching people staring at one another for slightly longer than is comfortable or necessary as the creepy music swells up and around them…added points for additional sexual tension!!
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Seon-ha
June 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
I’m only one episode into Bitter Sweet Hell and I’m READY for this show. So ready. If it stays anywhere NEAR half as good for the duration as this first episode promised, it’s gonna easily surpass PMR in my makjang-canon-of-greatness. It’s less self-aware, but sexier and pretty darn funny. There’s nothing really redeeming about a single character so far. It’s amaaaaazing.
Also, this CAST! Everyone’s so at the top of their game that how famous you are doesn’t guarantee anything about your survival rate…mwaahahahahha!!!
And, again also, this is the best scene I have EVER seen Chansung participate in. This includes, even, scenes where he’s riding mechanical bulls. Just sayin’. Also the way the word ‘noona’ rolls off his tongue is something to be experienced in vivo, especially when the noona in question is Kim Hee-sun. Moar plz.
bbstl 🧹
June 18, 2024 at 8:43 AM
OMG, a Boulder of Doom?!?
Seon-ha
June 18, 2024 at 8:48 AM
I don’t usually actually TRY to get people to watch shows with my Fan Wall posts, but in this case…I sort of am trying. BSH came weeks late to Viki, but it really shows promise!!! Now all I have to do is avoid spoilers!
But it’s makjang, so I can probably predict the spoilers 😂
zindigo
June 18, 2024 at 10:03 AM
I’m definitely going to watch! So excited you’re liking it. Not starting until next week, but will try to catch up 😀
Cinder-Freaking-Elinor
June 18, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Terry the Golden Retriever survived but Brian* didn’t?!?
The cast is DELICIOUS. Lee Hye-young gives me shivers of delight and apprehension as the evil-eyed matriarch, and even darling Jaechan as the teenaged son has shown signs of inheriting the family’s gifts for deception and manipulation.
I didn’t recognize Jung Gun-joo! He’s really transformed into that totally sus friend.
*Sorry, I know I’m being obscure. Terry was this lovely dog’s character’s name in Wedding Impossible. Brian was Kwan Hae-hyo’s iconic character in Search: WWW.
Seon-ha
June 18, 2024 at 8:56 AM
상추!!! Who’s being obscure now ;). Wow. I’m really appreciating my own dorkiness.
I love seeing Jaechan here more than in Lobster Show because (a) more close-ups so far (b) more central to the plot.
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦞
June 18, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Have either of you seen Lee Hye-young in Lawless Lawyer? She’s excellent there – had me on edge anytime she was on screen. She has such an energy of elegant malice. Not watching Bittersweet Hell, but enjoying the gifs very much!
Seon-ha
June 18, 2024 at 9:24 AM
BOULDER!!!!
No, I’ve not seen her in anything, I don’t think. She’s relentlessly elegant in this. Her dresses are to DIE for. I imagine, in fact, many men are about to DIE near them!!!!
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦞
June 18, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Lol the sudden boulder!!! 🤣
Well she looks super cool in this one! Looking forward to hearing more updates from you both on how this drama goes!!
bong-soo
June 18, 2024 at 5:21 PM
At the conclusion of tvN’s LAWLESS LAWYER (Viki US) there were two walk-ins into the Kdrama Villains Hall of Fame:
1. Legal Division: Judge Cha Moon-sook (Lee Hye-young) and
2. Political Division: Mayor Ahn Oh-joo (Choi Min-soo).
Both gave fantastic performances.
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦞
June 18, 2024 at 5:27 PM
They were both absolutely fantastic, and both absolutely terrifying. Two of the most memorable villains for me in any of the dramas I’ve watched.
korfan
June 18, 2024 at 8:51 AM
I’ve been watching this one. It’s a little different than how I thought they were going to do things, but that’s ok. It does have its moments though!
Seon-ha
June 18, 2024 at 9:50 AM
@midnight I have to come back and tell you…he’s just so…SO. He’s doing physical comedy!!! Here’s a further example!! He’ll probably be a bad guy in the end, because, um, makjang, but for now he’s half-comic-relief/half-sweetie-pie.
Midnight
June 18, 2024 at 10:27 AM
He has been raised on physical comedy for the past 16 years, so it’s probably more than second nature to him now! 😂😂
I actually think I can start this one a lot sooner than expected, because my tolerance for makjang is extremely low and I will probably either watch it very slowly, or drop it. So it’s probably better to start now… Hmmm… I have nothing else to watch, so here goes: click: Play!
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦞
June 18, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Ok, just had another thought – if you’re in the mood for another female-centric revenge-melo-makjang, the C-drama The Double has been oodles of fun so far in it’s first quarter (where I’m up to on Viki)… it keeps the draaamaaaaa cranked up to 11 at all times 👍👍
Margo of the Resilient Lip Gloss
June 18, 2024 at 12:05 PM
welcome to my world darling!
Seon-ha
June 18, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Yay! It’s simply never gonna get old watching people staring at one another for slightly longer than is comfortable or necessary as the creepy music swells up and around them…added points for additional sexual tension!!