Kian's Bizarre B&B Episode 9
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well "bizarre" is right but it was Kian, not the B&B that was bizarre! From bad hygiene to using his shorts (that he was wearing) as a sort of kangaroo pouch to carry odd things [like an eating bowl ] we get to see him realize that the fun house (s) he imagined are in reality impractical & a pain to navigate, much less live in. He's not actually that funny, yet he laughs off each of his many misstep, while the poor guests plaster on smiles because they are on camera. For his age (40?) he came off childish & not in a cute way. Things get better as the episodes go on, but this is a specific kind of humor that you either enjoy or loath. Ji Ye Eun spends the majority of the show laughing to mask her discomfort & it gets old REAL fast. Her shrieks that lead into a laugh are grating & she does it over & over & over & over again. Thankfully by the last few episodes she's too fatigued to do more than emit a weak chuckle. Netflix (seemingly) chose the guests & they did a decent job, except when they added a chubby guest who must have felt humiliated to find himself needing alot of assistance with climbing a rock wall as well as a fireman's pole. Kian & Ji Ye Eun don't actually have the personalities to pull off a show like this on thier own. What with the bathroom cleaning getting way too much screen time [& supposedly being comedic ???] and people gagging in a smoke filled rooms due to lack of kitchen venting (???? why) this show could have tanked if not for the unexpected blindingly capable Kim Seok Jin. He's rarely shown a mature side (except infrequently in BTS's In the Soop" series) & even though he's the eldest of his group, he's not even the leader of BTS. Seeing him step up & become the "adult" one was not something I anticipated. He really gives it his all here & works really hard to give the guests good food & a good time. He's also the one who insists that Kian not cut corners for the sake of comfort, but stay with his original rules for the B&B [as he knows a good bit about what people are interested in watching {from experience!} ] sadly, You get the feeling that this might be a dreadful nightmare for him as he gets a bit of military de ja vu - 24/7 having no privacy [even in his sleep] & having to cook, clean & do a whole lot of back breaking physical activity . The last few episodes have him rather haggard & clearly pushing himself to the finish line . Really, he is the glue that holds this show together & why the show works. He endearingly underplays his celebrity status & tries hard to make the people around him comfortable. Cooking, cleaning, serving, & putting up with Kian & Ji Ye Eun would test anyone's patience & he comes out looking like a hero .
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I normally don't watch dramas until all the episodes have aired & the reviews are out, but here I am watching this before it's even halfway done airing. Already I have the very strong feeling that I'm going to regret not having waited. When Park Bo Gum is in action & being fierce he's interesting, when he's not, he's just boring. I respect him for how he got himself ready for this role & he DOES put his heart & soul into the action scenes but his sincere ,sensitive, puppy dog man child persona side of his character is not appealing to me... & Is is anyone else getting the feeling that his character isn't going to be one of the last men standing ? Lee Sang Yi is far more interesting & appealing. Unfortunately they still haven't really fleshed out his character enough that we see what's under the dignified, polite façade. [honestly out of all the characters it feels like "good boy" only applies to him].This should have been a straight up buddy ensemble drama but they have pitted the 2 male leads against each other in an unexplainable love triangle with Kim So Hyun's cold character. They really have given no reason why she is so sought after by the male leads & the attraction feels forced & unnecessary. Oh Jung-se as a villain is awesome, but I'm not a fan of how dark his character is.This is a gritty, dark, blood bath where you can't see the "good " guys are physically breaking down without making any progress against the bad guys. The bad guys really have less ethics, moral, & more money, man power & resources so it feels increasingly hopeless. I'm getting the feeling that Park Bo Gum's character will end up making the ultimate sacrifice for justice to prevail .
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The Liar and His Lover Episode 16
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Length :16 episodes was stretching this plot line a little thin by the end. Lee Hyun-woo : Cute, liked Him in Moorim school, but I was not fond of his hairstyle he had throughout this series, it gave him a too warm vibe- too much of an adorable puppy. He acted alot younger than his age in the series.Lee Seo-won : I almost thought he & Lee Hyun woo should have switched roles. Joy: did really well, it was nice that they had an actual singer play a singer! This series had alot of relationship drama. I would have been happy with more plot & less relationship drama. Credit should go to the cast & the director for making it so uncomfortable!OST :was very enjoyable & never got annoying from songs being overplayed ! Rewatch value: yes, but only because you can relax & enjoy the plot, acting & music, knowing alls well that ends well.(Be assured that there is a happy ending, but not all couples will be together at by the end). negatives: I found The lead female to be too naive, emotional & too earnest, but she WAS a highschool student who had never been in love so it's not that the character was flawed, rather that my preference is for more maturity, less whiny, & crying.
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The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Episode 8
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Needed something different after a 30 ep. Chinese Historical drama- & figured that I would just watch the 1st episode. I'm not a fan of medical dramas (though did love Ghost Dr. & Hospital playlist-just not the surgery bits. Also slogged through & Dr. Romantic-which had a much more endearing & charismatic lead Dr than this drama does). I rated this lower because :1)it was fast paced but frenetic & not exhilarating.2)The lead Dr. was not given enough time for character development 3) the closeups of surgery was boring (no need for most of it as it just makes things draggy-but then , this is not a fav genre.The trauma team's dedication is touching, but them being heroes (pretty much against thier will!) did not resonate with me. Self sacrifice is fine, but not when it feels like a death wish martyrdom thing as they live a zombie like life disregarding their own basic needs . I think I've gotten to the certain age where self abuse isn't as noble so all I can think about is : "ah, you haven't eaten or slept today ?!") Also it's hard to ignore the issues of healthcare reality in S. Korean this past year, so it's really unfair to any real hospital trauma personnel to say these characters are heroes, I mean, yes, but they set the bar of care at a fairytale level! O.K. it is JUST a drama, but again the pace they go at is unsustainable for even one week if that & it is a group of people who have no life, just service.The tension of the medical missions was less stressful for me than the welfare of the main characters! The surgery scenes were standard. Lots of blood gushing, spurting-but to me just boring. Have the doctors comes up with great work arounds, but really the implementation can be left to the imagination! The cast "gelled" a little too quickly , forming thier little rag tag rebel unit, but it was a nice short drama series with an ending that wasn't traumatic. From the trailer I was really expecting this to be about the male lead coming in, not finding the hospital environment hospitable, grabbing the best ER personnel , going rogue & setting up his own trauma center....why does my expectation sound better than the actual drama !!?Good cast, but tired of seeing Kim Won-hae in yet another bad guy, role with him having tantrums. The trope of angry out of control, yelling screaming big boss needs to be retired. (or is this a reality in South Korea ?)In the end: entertaining but nothing stellar .
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The Undateables Episode 32
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Short review : The lead female's character is incredibly irritating & U hate the way they have written her. She's a slob unless she's dating & even then they put her in some unappealing outfits. Once she stops being super annoying, the series is better, but then they throw in SO many tropes ! It's mostly a tease though because the parents give in rather easily, the misunderstandings are met pretty much head on & resolved quickly, but just the fact that they threw in a bunch of tropes is tedious. This series was a dud for me because of the lead female character.Long review:I was going to pass this series up but then gave it a try. I do not like the female lead and the character she plays so I disliked the first 7 episodes. With episode 8 [with the help of a classy outfit for the female lead AND a very swoon worthy kiss] it seemed like the tone of the series was heading in a different direction & finally getting worth watching ,but that happy hope only lasted briefly. By episode 10, I was back to disliking it because they had started to make the male lead act idiotic & mean. a pleasant side character declared that love was nice but playing around was better & the female lead suddenly takes a bath & stops wearing sweats-getting her girly side on when she starts crushing on a guy. Why did I think this would be fun ? I persevered to ep.30 & was just so happy to be done when all seems all wrapped up & we have happy endings for 2 couples. I saw that the last 2 episodes had the cast split up by gender with the men all having trouble understanding thier women & honestly I was happy & done with this series, dunno why they had to spoil it but I was not going to watch those episodes & ruin the few warm fuzzies that I had already.
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The Man of the Vineyard Episode 16
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I watched this in 2023 . There were some tropes that were kind of standard for when it was released but over all it has aged well. I am not a fan of romance between bickering people & this was very heavy with that. Yoon Eun Hye is not my fav female lead but she did a good job here though her character was unbelievably naïve for having lived in a city her whole life and they had her prancing about the vineyard in ridiculous clothes & jewelry. Male lead Oh Man Seok was a bit too rusticated & I kept waiting for a transformation (in terms of hair style) but it never happened. It was annoying that they writers covered certain topics multiple times when they had already been resolved. The production quality, the very simple OST & the acting were all very good, but the way the characters were written was not pleasant entertainment for me
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Episodes 1-6 have some light heart warming moments but 7-16 are increasingly traumatic. The cast is excellent. The tragic stories are impactful, but this heavy drama is too depressing for me & the ending not nailed down enough to give me satisfaction
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Tomorrow Boy Episode 5
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It does not end !, it obviously is meant to have more episodes but they are not available. a pretty lame ho-hum story really but watchable IF the story was complete but it leaves you hanging.5 episodes (on amazon) all about 13-15 min each
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Series had an Unexpected prevailing somber tone with only a bare hint of romance . I expected to be wowed with what they did with makeup, but The makeup transformations were really unimpressively lack luster. Though there is a happy ending for the main couple; to call it a slow burn would be generous. Sadly, the leads have no chemistry. Joo Sang Wook does a really good job. Female lead Kim Bo Ra is miscast, & either her character is poorly written or she's poorly directed. Supporting cast does well, except for Hong Seok Cheon who is an irritating caricature of a type of man . I did not pick up on the age gap between the leads for awhile as it didn't seem relevant. It wasn't a problem because there is Nothing romantic going on. The female lead frequently has a blank look on her face & she comes across like she is a middle schooler with her expressions. It's really hard to accept her as a part of a romance with such a charismatic male lead. Joo Sang Wook really does all the work because she might as well be a hand puppet for all she is able to emote .I kept waiting for her to show another more adult side but it never came. The one tentative kiss lacks warm fuzzies or any heat. It's just Joo Sang Wook making his own chemistry all by himself & really by that time, you feel that he is so much more mature than she is that even His character is like :"nah this is just weird "! I've seen Kim Bo Ra in "Her private life" & did not warm up to her as a supporting actress. I really don't think that she's up to being a main, especially when paired with a much better, seasoned actor.
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Touch Your Heart Episode 16
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I had this on my "not interested" list, but I wanted something light & fluffy & this was free , AND I saw that it had a happy ending, so I figured I'd try it. It took me along while to warm up to the female lead's character. She was SO cringy. I wasn't all that captured by the male lead's visuals either. But by the 4th episode I was getting numb to those negatives. By the 5th episode the male lead's acting impressed me. There was very minimal drama & a very short separation period of the leads before the resolution of the story. I was surprised to find that having had no expectations of really liking this, that by the end I really had done alot of smiling throughout the drama-which is just what I wanted. I would actually watch this again sometime.
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Lovers of Music Episode 16
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It was pretty good until the middle of episode 10 & then once we got the main couple where we wanted them, they were going to throw multi tropes in to shake things up. After reading other reviews it seems like this is the exact place to stop for the best experience because from the middle of ep 10 to the end of ep 16 there isn't alot worth enduring through. I skipped to the end & was vindicated as I saw that not only was there a 1 year time skip (in which the main couple have NO interaction at all) to the very bland happy-ish ending where all you get is a smile & a small hug.so if I watch again I will stop in the middle of ep 10
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True to Love Episode 14
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AKA; Bo Ra! Deborah By episode 4 I really hated ALL the women. By episode 7 I thought that the sobbing would be done , but Nope, Female lead is still wailing despite the fact that SHE was bored in the relationship ! Conniving women yelling ,blame shaming & being arrogant power trippers make it crystal clear why they are unhappy. they aren't misunderstood or in need of a good man, they are toxic manipulators fixated on an ideal that they pursue like a banshee. I wouldn't be friends with women like that so the idea that any man would want a piece of that is Ludacris !The cheater is obviously a jerk, and I'm not saying that the other men are perfect, but being a clueless idiot is way better than being a scheming, manipulative , angry, aggressive female. By Episode 8 I just felt depressed and sick of all the female's smug, smirky superior attitude. he men :RUN away as fast as you can! I have seen the female lead in other things, and this just ruins watching her in anything again.
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AKA:Atlier PG for racy subject matter (bras), it's plot lines are as sappy as a Disney sitcom.great series did not have a "happy" ending that I would have preferred (& would have given it a perfect score if it did).It was at times a somewhat unsatisfying drama. Does not promise happy relationships & does not deliver them, though neither is it all about the drama in relationships, but rather it's all about the product & the job.
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Unlock My Boss Episode 12
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This was was a more violent, suspenseful thriller than I expected. I would have given it a perfect score but they killed off a character I really liked. There is only a small bit of romance. the ending is slightly surprising and though it ends with most storylines tided up, it is a bit sloppy and little open ended.**spoiler** it felt like a plot hole right at the end for the little girl's situation. The "newly minted" main couple are living the lives they want, thought it's unclear what the Female lead is actually doing for a job, and no mention of who is running the company ! with the main couple no longer living with the little girl, the little girl has no one but the house keeper , who she never seemed that close to so it's sad.
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Use for My Talent Episode 24
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This was a light, fluffy, very sweet series with happy endings for all 3 romances. It's low on the drama with few tropes. It has a much more appealing leading man than the K-drama & portrays the female lead in a better light. My only complaint is that it's in Mandarin. I watched the Korean version : "Clean with a passion for now" after watching this and was extremely disappointed in it. But The second male lead Song Jae Rim is a dead ringer for Jasper Liu
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