Finally, we reach the end of what I feel confident declaring one of the best shows I've seen in recent memory. I've seen a lot of dramas in the past...
Episodes 11 and 12 are really two parts of one story (as were Episodes 7 and 8 ) and aired on the same night, so I considered writing them up together. But I think there's...
I liked this episode a lot. I appreciate that the writers have taken the care to alternate lighter, funnier episodes with the darker, creepier, and/or more intense ones.
The...
Oh man, this episode is brilliant. The more I think on it, the more brilliant it becomes. If we gave this the U.S. television treatment, this would be the...
This episode was a little (okay, a lot) scarier for me to watch, because ghosts and supernatural stuff always gets to me a lot more than, say, aliens or monsters...
Dare I say it? Okay, I'll call it: Best drama of the year, folks.
Given that statement, I feel doubly guilty for letting Joseon X-Files fall behind -- apologies for...
OH MAN. This episode is sofa king good.
Not only is it plotted tightly, staying one step (or, let's face it, five) ahead of us, dropping well-placed hints, it has...
Another really strong episode. The plot thickens, and we start seeing the first hints of a romantic attraction -- not too many, just enough little bits to intrigue.
The director...
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Equator Man casts its leading ladies
by girlfriday
Geez, they sure are getting down to the wire on this one. I know it's a drama about the men, but what kind of show casts its heroine two weeks...
Tags: Im Jung-eun, Lee Bo-young, Lee Jun-hyuk, Uhm Tae-woong
Joseon X-Files: Episode 12 (Final)
by javabeans
Finally, we reach the end of what I feel confident declaring one of the best shows I've seen in recent memory. I've seen a lot of dramas in the past...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Gab-soo, Kim Ji-hoon
Joseon X-Files: Episode 11
by javabeans
Episodes 11 and 12 are really two parts of one story (as were Episodes 7 and 8 ) and aired on the same night, so I considered writing them up together. But I think there's...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Gab-soo, Kim Ji-hoon
Joseon X-Files: Episode 10
by javabeans
I liked this episode a lot. I appreciate that the writers have taken the care to alternate lighter, funnier episodes with the darker, creepier, and/or more intense ones. The...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Ji-hoon
Joseon X-Files: Episode 8
by javabeans
Finally, we get a deeper look into the mysterious motives of Yoon-yi -- or at least one of them. And tied into that is a nice way of expressing the...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Ji-hoon
Joseon X-Files: Episode 7
by javabeans
Oh man, this episode is brilliant. The more I think on it, the more brilliant it becomes. If we gave this the U.S. television treatment, this would be the...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Ji-hoon
Joseon X-Files: Episode 6
by javabeans
This episode was a little (okay, a lot) scarier for me to watch, because ghosts and supernatural stuff always gets to me a lot more than, say, aliens or monsters...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Ji-hoon
Joseon X-Files: Episode 5
by javabeans
Dare I say it? Okay, I'll call it: Best drama of the year, folks. Given that statement, I feel doubly guilty for letting Joseon X-Files fall behind -- apologies for...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Ji-hoon
Joseon X-Files: Episode 4
by javabeans
OH MAN. This episode is sofa king good. Not only is it plotted tightly, staying one step (or, let's face it, five) ahead of us, dropping well-placed hints, it has...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Ji-hoon
Joseon X-Files: Episode 3
by javabeans
Another really strong episode. The plot thickens, and we start seeing the first hints of a romantic attraction -- not too many, just enough little bits to intrigue. The director...
Tags: featured, Im Jung-eun, Jo Hee-bong, Joseon X-Files, Kim Gab-soo, Kim Ji-hoon