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Gah! I remember that ending for the first time on episode 18. My god! I know exactly what you mean. Seeing people risking everything, giving up their lives with such purpose, it just...makes you feel a sense of justice by proxy? Everyone in BM fighting for freedom is just so amazing and it makes you feel small and great at the same time? Idk if this is making any sense, but I cried after I got over the shock too! It just...fills you up with hope, sorrow, and pride? That there are and have been people like that, and for what they're going through. Gah...BM is like a living thing for me. One of those dramas you have a hard time not believing is real.

OMG! I'm so happy you still love her! YES!!! *Hugs* Seriously, I think you see her the same way I do, and that just makes me so happy because she never got the praise (well her character at least) she deserved. Best female that's not a super hero next to a super hero I've seen yet. People started hating her when she started loving Kang To after she found out he was BM, but it made sense. If her young master was just Kang To...all her fantasies of her childhood love was crushed. She's been waiting for a monster all those years. How horrible would that be? Then she finds out she was right, that her Young Master was BM and also Kang To...and I think all those feeling meshed into her loving kang To and it being ok to do so. Maybe it was a little rushed, I would have liked more time for her to get accustomed to the idea, but eh. I was pretty okay with it.

THE FEELS!! I know just what you mean! It's just...it's so impossible not to devolve into a third grader when you have to express the raw emotions Bu Bu makes you feel. Shi Shi (RouXi) is one of my absolute favorites! Her acting in bubu is just...wow. I can't...I've seen her in a few other shows...but she just blossoms as an actress in bubu. Blew me away. I'm so freakin happy you're loving it! Seriously, it feels like I'm somehow sharing a deep secret with you?? Haha That weird feeling when friends adore a drama you adore. XD God, you have to keep me updated and let me know what you think after a while again!!! And gah! The Crown prince! D:D:D:D:D: He's horrible! D:< My Favorite Princes: 13th, 14th, 8th, and then 4th. Ah, and you just have to love the 10th prince. hahaha :D

Also, I would NEVER spoil Bu Bu. Seriously...it's like a religion for me. It's one of those dramas that afterwards...I felt different. It made me think about life and about all the different kinds of love and relationships..and just...idk. I babbled out a review for, even though I had to wait a month to write it so I could coherently explain my feelings. XD

Oh, Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, whichever works for you! I really hope you're having a good holiday and that bu bu will stay amazing for you. <3 ^.^

I guess I didn't say anything about her because you're exactly right. She was just a doll. She wasn't bad in the least...but nothing great. She was just there for me. I kept expecting more out of her character throughout the entire drama, and I WANTED to see her character grow. Even if that meant growing into the drug trade more, but she just stayed the same. However, if I look at it from your point of view, of not expecting much of her, I would have loved her the same as you. I just can't love her now that I was disappointed with the direction her character took in the span of the drama. If that makes any sense. haha However, a doll fits perfectly. With Kyung Ho, he's such an amazing actor because every single slight emotional change is showed through his expression and his EYES. You see everything his character feels IN his eyes, which is an amazing talent, and only the best actors have it. He does. She didn't. So it's more noticeable that she's blank in the eyes next to him. Gah...Maybe in a month or so I'll rewatch it knowing what I know, and I'll enjoy it even more.

:D Merry Christmas!!! :DDD I hope you have a good day!

No, I didn't skip at all. I've been traveling the last few days and haven't slept. I actually downloaded this series so I could finish it while I was on my way to relatives. I figured seeing some killing and what not will prepare me for family gatherings. :P

I really did like cruel city, but I think the synopsis mislead me. I was expecting Soo Min to play a larger part in the scheme of things, and to have her erode and lose herself so fully that she embraces the femme fatale aspect fully. She never really did though. I never really saw her getting in way too deep like they made it sound. In the teaser, it showed her with a gun and all that jazz, and even if it sounds bad, I wanted to see how her character would get swallowed up in that world. Like her killing someone, doing drugs, sleeping around for profit. Things like that. However, she still came out at the end with a good girl image, and that kind of ruined it for me. Hence the nine.

However, Shi Hyun...who doesn't love the lost doctor's son?? This drama was definitely about him being on the verge of losing himself and not being able to tell what's right or wrong anymore. Kyung Ho was just...AMAZING! I watched a few scenes from Smile, You after CC just to see the difference in characters, and really he is just an awesome actor. I'm freakin excited to see what he does next.

This somehow turned into a review, but I had to fangirl a little! XD How are you liking Bubu?? (bu bu = startling by each step) :D

In case you didn't see this on your wall, YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so freakin excited that you're starting Startling By Each Step!!! *glomps* <33333

Wah! It's so good! Well, I'm starting episode five, so it's good so far. Really harsh and with a lot of crazy and complex characters. I feel like it started slow, you know the build up of 4-5 episodes to begin the actual story, but they were still epic episodes. :D Ah, before I forget, Happy Holidays and all that jazz!! Eat lots of cookies and stuff. ^.^

Oh, and Jin Hyuk says something like "Love I want to rip up" in the video, and Ji Hyo says something like "Love I want to burn." XD haha Gotta love that evil laugh.

I'm pretty excited for this. I haven't seen much of Ji Hyo's acting, but I've heard mixed reviews. Either way, I love Jin Hyuk, so I'd watch it for that alone. The teaser looks hilarious, and they do look good together. I really hope it turns out good!

:D DUF! <3333

I think I kind of adore this new name. It reminds me of a cute little piglet. Or a baby chick. Idk...but it does. And it makes you seem adorable. :P

It's hard for me to comprehend someone not liking dramas I'm head over heels in love with, but like Jeaniessi said, there are a wide variety of tastes. I'm just thankful there are enough dramas so that everyone can find a style/drama they like.

I agree with you ricky about both. Especially about Mok Dan. The repetition of her getting captured did get old after a while, but that's the writer's fault. What else was she supposed to do in those situations? She couldn't leave town because everyone would die, or BM and her father would get caught, she didn't have the ability to be as strong of a fighter as BM, so she did everything she COULD do. The actress was poor, but I really don't know what people expected her to do when it was all out of her control anyways. (when she got captured) BM, Shunji, and her dad were the causes for all those times. She never got caught because she actually did something herself. Just...sigh. Maybe we'll be the only ones that like her character? XD

Ugh..and you know, the more I think about it, the more offensive I find her being listed in an article titled "Why Do You Love Her?" because the whole point of the FBND was to show that everyone deserved love. Enrique did, even if he was two races, and Dok-Mi did even if she was agoraphobic.

Gah, thank you so much for saying this. A lot of people didn't understand her character because they don't understand agoraphobia. Like you said, it's not just something you get over, it's a struggle and takes extreme effort to do the things she did. To finally step out, and with a stranger!, and face the world again. Honestly, it was kind of hard to watch her for me because it reminded me of myself in past. I thought shin hye did an awesome job making Dok Mi feel real in that situation.

As for Dok-Mi...I don't think she was boring. The show revolved around a girl with agoraphobia. Of course she's going to be shy and quiet and socially awkward. When Enrique slams into her life and refuses to be turned away or ignored (as would be her defense when she's anywhere outside her room because people scare her) he slowly changes her life, and she changes his. I can see perfectly why he loves her. They just seemed to understand one another. Dok-Mi slowly blossomed and found her love and faith in some people in the world again, and Enrique found out how to deal with situations he didn't know how to before. Idk, I loved her character because that's just who she was and never once pretended to be otherwise. If that makes sense.

Anyways, sorry for my rants. I agree with the others though. haha This is a fun article. :D

I have to stop myself from going into a full blown rant when people bash Mok-Dan and Dok-Mi in certain ways. For Mok-Dan, how could she not get in trouble every time she breathes? BM and her father tossed her right into the middle of the fight, but she has no power to do the things they can. So she gets dragged away for bait and has to stay in town because if she leaves everyone she loves dies. What can she do? Still, she finds ways to fight back, to share information, and to keep the information she knows a secret even under torture. She helps BM a few times, saves her father, and even saves BM at the end. Ok, her character had more potential and the actress was pretty bad, but what more do you want without her becoming a character as kickbutt as BM himself? Or a whiney girl that doesn't know anything about what's going on? I just....*stops self* I'm so defensive about her. >.<

This is definitely on my list. Awesome article. :)

well...it did happen in the first episode...so I get why it might have been iffy for you. I got yelled at posting a spoiler about 49 Days last week...when really...everyone knows the character I mentioned is dead. Anyways, no worries. oh! I also love your display picture Arlene

I have such a hard time choosing between I hear Your Voice and The Master's Sun for my favorite of this year. I love and enjoyed them both so much, but I think The Master's Sun wins out by just a little bit for me. There are a few on here that I haven't seen yet, but I'm working on it. haha