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This week sucks. I have too much work and I’m tired all the time. I don’t even have the energy in the evening to write that filthy Big Dragon smut I want to write. I’m usually going to sleep at 10:15 p.m. the latest. Gah, I feel so old. 😊
And on Friday I have to go to Warsaw for two days, which wouldn’t be a problem, but for many different reasons I have to take a super early train at 5 a.m., which means I have to wake up at 4 a.m. Grrrr... Lately 9 hours of sleep doesn’t seem to be enough sometimes, I don’t know how will I survive the whole day on 6 hours of sleep. *sigh*
Anyway here is my drama watching report, since watching dramas is the only thing I’m capable of doing in the evening.
Dramas I dropped
Alchemy of Souls – I watched six episodes. I started the 7th and after five minutes I realized that I really don’t care about what will happen next. It’s pretty and the acting is good, but the script IMO is very weak.
Oh! My Assistant – I watched two episodes, but there’s too much cringy humor for me.
Dramas I finished
Under the Queen’s Umbrella – I liked it. It was well written and very well acted. And for a Kdrama I think it did a good job with one of the Queen’s children being a transwoman. And she didn’t die and had a happy ending.
Let me quote Dramabeans review of the last episode, because I agree and I’m too tired to form eloquent thoughts in English right now. 😊
"One thing that really characterized this show was its ambition, especially in juggling an outrageously broad cast of characters. Sometimes, this backfired, such as the underwritten nature of Gyeseong’s plotline, or the lack of complexity we got in our villains. However, mostly it led to a series of beautiful mini-narratives within the greater whole: the detailed vignettes about mothers and sons; the deep intrigue of Ik-hyeon’s revenge tragedy; the charmingly understated romance between Cheong-ha and Seongnam; and the nuanced portrayal of the King as a well-intentioned yet eminently corruptible politician. This drama contained so much! Inevitably, that means there are threads I wish had been picked up further, and relationships I wish had been expanded, but I am largely delighted with what we got. Here’s to you, Hwa-ryeong!"
The Fabulous – I liked it a lot. It’s not perfect and like I’ve said before the main romance was boring to me, but it’s a really good drama about friendship. Because the best part of The Fabulous is the friendship between the four main characters. It’s heartwarming how they always support each other no matter what. Even when they struggle to find a new job or have a conflict at work, or relationship problems, they are always there for each other. And it’s so nice to watch.
Dramas I started
Island – I watched the first two episodes. I liked them, and Kim Nam Gil is as always beautiful and very good. It’s available on Amazon Prime. I didn’t want to pay for another subscription for just one drama before I knew I liked it, so I acquired those two episodes in another way. But I like it, so I guess I will be paying for another subscription.
Search WWW – I watched the first episode and it’s good (with so many wonderful female characters) and I liked it, so I will probably watch the rest in the near future.
Cutie Pie 2 You – the sequel to Cutie Pie. It has four episodes and the 1st episode aired last Friday. And it’s no surprise that I love it. It’s as OTT and ridiculous and entertaining as its predecessor. With a lot of hot kisses. Here have two gifs of Yi/Kon Diao kiss as proof. 😊
History 5 Love in the Future – I watched two episodes available for now and I like it a lot. Or rather I’m pretty meh about the main couple, but I already adore the secondary couple. It’s an age gap employer/employee pairing, with a lot of pining on the older one’s side. It’s not really sunshine one/grumpy one, more like sunshine one/serious and reserved one. Here they are:
And on Friday I have to go to Warsaw for two days, which wouldn’t be a problem, but for many different reasons I have to take a super early train at 5 a.m., which means I have to wake up at 4 a.m. Grrrr... Lately 9 hours of sleep doesn’t seem to be enough sometimes, I don’t know how will I survive the whole day on 6 hours of sleep. *sigh*
Anyway here is my drama watching report, since watching dramas is the only thing I’m capable of doing in the evening.
Dramas I dropped
Alchemy of Souls – I watched six episodes. I started the 7th and after five minutes I realized that I really don’t care about what will happen next. It’s pretty and the acting is good, but the script IMO is very weak.
Oh! My Assistant – I watched two episodes, but there’s too much cringy humor for me.
Dramas I finished
Under the Queen’s Umbrella – I liked it. It was well written and very well acted. And for a Kdrama I think it did a good job with one of the Queen’s children being a transwoman. And she didn’t die and had a happy ending.
Let me quote Dramabeans review of the last episode, because I agree and I’m too tired to form eloquent thoughts in English right now. 😊
"One thing that really characterized this show was its ambition, especially in juggling an outrageously broad cast of characters. Sometimes, this backfired, such as the underwritten nature of Gyeseong’s plotline, or the lack of complexity we got in our villains. However, mostly it led to a series of beautiful mini-narratives within the greater whole: the detailed vignettes about mothers and sons; the deep intrigue of Ik-hyeon’s revenge tragedy; the charmingly understated romance between Cheong-ha and Seongnam; and the nuanced portrayal of the King as a well-intentioned yet eminently corruptible politician. This drama contained so much! Inevitably, that means there are threads I wish had been picked up further, and relationships I wish had been expanded, but I am largely delighted with what we got. Here’s to you, Hwa-ryeong!"
The Fabulous – I liked it a lot. It’s not perfect and like I’ve said before the main romance was boring to me, but it’s a really good drama about friendship. Because the best part of The Fabulous is the friendship between the four main characters. It’s heartwarming how they always support each other no matter what. Even when they struggle to find a new job or have a conflict at work, or relationship problems, they are always there for each other. And it’s so nice to watch.
Dramas I started
Island – I watched the first two episodes. I liked them, and Kim Nam Gil is as always beautiful and very good. It’s available on Amazon Prime. I didn’t want to pay for another subscription for just one drama before I knew I liked it, so I acquired those two episodes in another way. But I like it, so I guess I will be paying for another subscription.
Search WWW – I watched the first episode and it’s good (with so many wonderful female characters) and I liked it, so I will probably watch the rest in the near future.
Cutie Pie 2 You – the sequel to Cutie Pie. It has four episodes and the 1st episode aired last Friday. And it’s no surprise that I love it. It’s as OTT and ridiculous and entertaining as its predecessor. With a lot of hot kisses. Here have two gifs of Yi/Kon Diao kiss as proof. 😊
History 5 Love in the Future – I watched two episodes available for now and I like it a lot. Or rather I’m pretty meh about the main couple, but I already adore the secondary couple. It’s an age gap employer/employee pairing, with a lot of pining on the older one’s side. It’s not really sunshine one/grumpy one, more like sunshine one/serious and reserved one. Here they are:
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(And that's good to know about Alchemy of Souls. Netflix kept pushing it at me, but I was a bit ehh, and now I don't have to try. *g*)
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Yay! So glad you're enjoying it. (Can I say non-spoilery opinion things about it, or would you rather I didn't?)
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It’s an age gap employer/employee pairing, with a lot of pining on the older one’s side.
Lol, they all look no older than 20. :DD I will check it out, I dropped the ball on the HIStory series.
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Heh, that's true. But there is 9 years difference between the actors (the older is 35) and I think it's supposed to be more or less the same in the drama.
And I was wary, too, since I hated History 4. But this one is a pleasant surprise and for now (I've watched episode 3 today) I really like it.