Recs and other things

[maggie33]

I’m working from home today. I don’t have access here to all the files and programs I need for the full time work, and I’m going to the office on Monday. So right now I don’t really have to do much more than checking my business e-mail in case my boss needs something from me.

So let’s talk about other, more pleasurable things.

Fanvid recs:

Shen Wei vid “Traitor, Our Doom” by extrapenguin

This is a wonderful vid which shows Shen Wei from the POV of someone who thinks that Black Cloaked Envoy is a traitor betraying Dixing.

It introduced me to Sirenia. I never heard of that band before and I already love it. I have listened to the full version of Fifth Column at least 5 times since yesterday.


The Witcher fanvid by voordeel - the devil and the huntsman

They are an amazing artist. I loved a lot of their other vids, especially Black Sails ones. And this one is fantastic, too.


What I’m watching:

Crash Landing On You – it’s a Korean drama about a South Korean heiress crash landing in North Korea due to a paragliding accident during the storm. She meets a North Korean captain, who after some initial resistance starts to help her. And of course they fall in love.

Main female character is played by Son Ye-jin, whom I loved in Something in the Rain. The main actor is good, too and they have nice chemistry.

I’m up to episode 4 and for now I really enjoy it. It has a right mix of comedy and drama and action. I have one reservation. For now it doesn’t spoil the fun for me, but it means that at times I just have to turn off thinking for a scene or two. And my reservation is this - I’m not saying that the drama glamorizes North Korea exactly, but it mostly shows that country as this peaceful place populated by nice and friendly people (with only some bad apples in the mix), who sometimes have to deal with some inconveniences, like for instance the light getting turned off in the evening, without warning and without knowing when it will be turn on again. After all people can just light some candles and isn’t it so charmingly old fashioned? From someone who lived under the communist regime and had to deal with things like that – no, no, it isn’t. It’s just pain in the ass.


You Are The Miracle – a new drama with Ji Xiaobing. I watched the first two episodes, but I don’t know if I will watch more. It’s boring, main female character is rather bland and even Ji Xiaobing’s character doesn’t interest me much.


The Untamed – I’m up to episode 12. I enjoy it and it’s always a pleasure to look at Lan Zhan’s beautiful face. But I admit I’m not really interested in the plot, so I watch only one or two episodes a week.


Guardian – I re-watch some episodes in preparation for writing my Chu Shuzhi post for sid_guardian


Legends of Tomorrow – I can always count on that show to make me laugh. The 8th episode was wonderful and a good send-off for Ray Palmer. But I will miss our sweet Ray Ray.


Other things:

I write quite a lot, which is great. And I plan to post a few more Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi recs in merit_brush_recs.

And I got my last Make Our Days Count fic from my beta-reader, so I edited it and posted it today.

And then he owns you (1773 words)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lu Zhi Gang/Sun Bo Xiang
Characters: Lu Zhi Gang, Sun Bo Xiang
Additional Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Possessive Behavior, Barebacking

Comments

[china_shop]

And my reservation is this - I’m not saying that the drama glamorizes North Korea exactly, but it mostly shows that country as this peaceful place populated by nice and friendly people (with only some bad apples in the mix), who sometimes have to deal with some inconveniences, like for instance the light getting turned off in the evening, without warning and without knowing when it will be turn on again. After all people can just light some candles and isn’t it so charmingly old fashioned? From someone who lived under the communist regime and had to deal with things like that – no, no, it isn’t. It’s just pain in the ass.

Oh, that's so interesting. Yeah, I can see how, maybe in an attempt not to demonise the North, they might have swung a bit too far in the other direction. /o\

Thanks for posting about this! I might give the drama a try, and it's a good thing to keep in mind. :-)

Guardian – I re-watch some episodes in preparation for writing my Chu Shuzhi post for sid_guardian

\o/ \o/ \o/!!

[maggie33]

Yes, I think they just didn't want to show North Korea as only doom, gloom and terror, and poverty. And I get it, it is mostly a romance after all. I mean, I probably wouldn't want to watch a realistic drama about living in North Korea right now. :) But for me the balance is off and it bothers me a bit sometimes.