A good episode, with an even better ending.
Maybe it's Chil Woo's frequently kooky directing, or its seemingly low production value (it definitely doesn't have the money poured into it...
Some pretty good acting all around today. (Not from our series leads. But that's to be expected?) Well, Yoo Ah-in (Orroz) is actually pretty good, doing a good job depicting...
There was actually some pretty decent emoting by Eric today. I think he's a mostly uneven actor who's capable of occasional strong performances (see: Que Sera Sera), but for the...
No, these buffoons don't really have much of a role in today's episode -- which is kind of awesomely convoluted -- but I couldn't leave that screencap out.
And by...
The bad news: No Magical Hour today.
The good news: Still, we get horse chases, whip action, matching Scars of Childhood Trauma, a near face-shooting (insert your own Dick Cheney...
The debut directing project for actress Gu Hye-sun -- currently starring in KBS's Strongest Chil Woo -- now has a name, thanks to CEO Jung Seung-hye of Morning [아침] film studio....
Episode 6 was the first episode where I thought that rather than being entirely so-bad-it’s-good, there were parts that were pretty decent on their own merits. Not the entire episode,...
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Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 14
by javabeans
A good episode, with an even better ending. Maybe it's Chil Woo's frequently kooky directing, or its seemingly low production value (it definitely doesn't have the money poured into it...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 13
by javabeans
Some pretty good acting all around today. (Not from our series leads. But that's to be expected?) Well, Yoo Ah-in (Orroz) is actually pretty good, doing a good job depicting...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 12
by javabeans
I mean this in a good way (or at least not in a bad way): Sometimes I feel like the people working on Chil Woo put in a long day...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 11
by javabeans
There was actually some pretty decent emoting by Eric today. I think he's a mostly uneven actor who's capable of occasional strong performances (see: Que Sera Sera), but for the...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 10
by javabeans
I think this is the first episode that actually got me a little verklempt. I don't know if I was in a funky mood or if it was the particular...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 9
by javabeans
No, these buffoons don't really have much of a role in today's episode -- which is kind of awesomely convoluted -- but I couldn't leave that screencap out. And by...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 8
by javabeans
The bad news: No Magical Hour today. The good news: Still, we get horse chases, whip action, matching Scars of Childhood Trauma, a near face-shooting (insert your own Dick Cheney...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 7
by javabeans
Most of the time when music is used to tell you how to react to a scene, I find it annoying and a mark of poor writing, or poor music...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Gu Hye-sun’s cheerful caretaker
by javabeans
The debut directing project for actress Gu Hye-sun -- currently starring in KBS's Strongest Chil Woo -- now has a name, thanks to CEO Jung Seung-hye of Morning [아침] film studio....
Tags: directors, Gu Hye-sun, scriptwriters, short films
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 6
by javabeans
Episode 6 was the first episode where I thought that rather than being entirely so-bad-it’s-good, there were parts that were pretty decent on their own merits. Not the entire episode,...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo