Chelsea Black

A funny thriller that tugs at the heartstrings

I wasn't sure what to expect of Bad Prosecutor and D.O but I found myself loving this drama.

Jin Jung is already deemed a bit of a rebel within the Prosecution department but is inadvertently given a murder case to manage which sets the scene for him uncovering what's REALLY going on within the Prosecution department.

It's a story of a maverick prosecutor and his motley crew who fight justice in their own way. It is all legal? No. Is it fun though and gets results? Yes! It's a typical KDrama with internal corruption, power plays and money dominating the legal system but no matter how many of these you have seen this is worth the time. There isn't a lot of court room drama. Most of it is investigative and out in the field.

12 episodes was just enough to leave you wanting more but 16 would have been too draggy so this was a good call. This could easily have a season 2

Acting was superb, the story was good with twists and turns throughout and it's definitely worth a watch

This is more comedy than romance for those who are looking for that. It was fun to watch with 2 episodes weekly but would be a great binge watch too.

OST gave it energy. I don't know how much re-watch it has as the story has plot twists.

Highly recommended

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a tale of two very different love stories

This is an adaptation from 2 novels, Love Storm and Love Sky. This introduces a whole new MAME universe.

The acting in this was really good from both pairs although I tending towards the first story as opposed to the second. This is a MAME adaptation so for those of you who know her other works will know that there are elements that are highly problematic.

That being said the first story is well told with elements of humour. The second story is darker and there are a number of tropes that are disturbing or triggering. These weren't well written

At times the OST was over powering with how loud it is and the constant changes. However there are a couple of gems.

I would give Love Storm a strong 9.5 but Love Sky a 6.5 hence an overall of 8. Treat them as two separate stories instead of one story and you should get through some of the heavy subjects in the second story.

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The treasure is in the relationship

I liked this. So many BLs show us the sexual tension (Where your eyes linger), gay awakening (Hidamari ga Kikoeru) or getting together (too many to mention) that we never actually see them dating. Well this was a slice of them dating and whilst it wasn't long enough to score perfect scores it was lovely to see them relaxed in the relationship without the anxiety and stress we saw before.

Interesting that a lot of people didn't rate this highly. The whole point for me is what happened next. Maybe people wanted to see something grand? Not for everyone but for me it worked. And I'm glad they didn't wait months to release this too.

Enjoy !

Chelsea x

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Sweet toothed drama with cavities towards the end

DISCLAIMER: Apparently episode 12 was leaked so this review is after completing the drama although it was only due to air in 3 days. I watched it on Viki but it's also available on GagaOOlala and WeTV in some regions.

Synopsis:
A story of bar / restaurant owner Bai Ling who is scared of the dentist and then meets his new dentist who is a friend of his sister. The reason for his fear is revealed and their new friendship develops. It's a slow burn initially.

I love Taiwanese dramas and when I heard this was made by the same team as we best love I was excited. It's 12 episodes which is healthy and each are about 30 minutes long. Way better than KBLs. Initially I was impressed by the storyline as it focused on family issues, traumas from childhood, ex loves and I thought I was going to score it 9s and 10s.

The issues are:
a) too many couples, some of whom only really came to life in the last 2 or 3 episodes. It needed more from some for sure.
b) a random family story which again was late in the day and didn't fit in with the rest of the drama
c) it was a slow build up at the beginning and then really rushed at the end

Overall:
It's definitely worth a watch and there are some really cute scenes throughout the drama. It feels a little like Beloved in the house I do where production may have interfered with the production and steered it as opposed to the story. I don't think there is much re-watch value apart from favourite scenes but it could easily have a season 2 or spin off with more from 2 of the other couples.

Enjoy!

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