The King's Affection -- Episodes 17 & 18: Holding on To Grudges
For the first time, I agree with everything Commander Jung did and said this episode. Yes, he may have done it all to protect his family...
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Drama Banter
- Dec 1, 2021
- 4 min
Melancholia -- Episodes 7 & 8: Righting the Wrongs of the Past
Neither Noh Jung Ah nor Ye Rin nor her parents can escape Seung Yoo's shadow, even now four years later. It's clearly all over Ye Rin's...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
The King's Affection -- Episodes 15 & 16 : A Time for Reflection
What I've always admired about Ji-un is his courage, same as our Lady King. She rocks. Ji-un's first open and calm conversation with his...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
Chimera -- 9 & 10: Chimera of the Past Revealed
History seems to want to repeat itself. The same people who framed Lee Joong Yeop's father as the Chimera of the past are now seeking to...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 27, 2021
- 5 min
Happiness -- Episodes 5-8: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions.
I can't say who is worse in Yi Hyun and Sae Bom's apartment building. It's truly a toss up between psycho wife killer Joo Hyung, the...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
The King's Affection -- Episodes 13 & 14: The Greed of Men
What makes The King's Affection stand out is it's more than just a love story of a wronged princess turned prince and ultimately King....
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Drama Banter
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
Melancholia -- Episodes 5 & 6 : Tolerance is a Double Edged Sword that Leads to Cruelty
I enjoy how Melancholia's story flows, and that's a credit to the writer, but also the director and actors. Brilliant storytelling, Im...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 21, 2021
- 3 min
Chimera -- Episodes 7 & 8: Ghosts of the Past
Everything from the past seemed to slowly converge this week. Some identities were revealed, past connections were made, but mainly the...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
Melancholia -- Episodes 3 & 4: Lack of Common Decency
Watching this drama, one would presume the parents sent these kids to this school for their own gain. It's distressing watching how...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 16, 2021
- 4 min
Happiness -- Epsiodes 1 - 4: When the Past Keeps Repeating Itself
I knew I would like Happiness, even before I watched the trailer, it could be because of the subject matter it handles, or simply my love...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
Jirisan -- Episodes 7 & 8: Things They Gained in the Fire
I wondered what it must be like for Hyun Jo to wake and find his soul locked in his head locked to see everything going on around him, to...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 15, 2021
- 4 min
The King's Affection -- Episodes 11 & 12: There is a Price to Pay for Every Choice
I don't think I felt this much admiration for a princess, well prince's character in a historical drama, as I do for our princess, and...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 13, 2021
- 4 min
Chimera -- Episode 5 & 6: The TH-5 Project and Those Behind It
I've been trying to understand how Eugene connects to Chimera, and both Jae Hwan and Joong Yeop, especially now that flashbacks confirm...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Melancholia -- Episode 1 & 2: The Nature of Pretentiousness
Impressive opening episode for Melancolia. I am so excited to have Im Soo Jung, Lee Do Hyun and Choi Dae Hoon in one drama. But as...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
The King's Affection -- Episodes 9 & 10: Entangled Affections
Things are slowly but surely coming to a head with the prince and Ji-un, but not only that, the prince and the need to decide on a royal...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 7, 2021
- 3 min
Jirisan -- Episodes 5 & 6: What the Mountain Hides
Jirisan continues to surprise me with the direction it chooses to take as the story and mysteries within Mt. Jirisan slowly but surely...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 7, 2021
- 3 min
Chimera -- Episodes 3 & 4: Not Who But Why
Chimera raises some compelling issues relevant to our world today. Everything from the workings of the criminal justice system: who...
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Drama Banter
- Nov 2, 2021
- 4 min
The King's Affection -- Episodes 7 & 8: Ready to Fight: Protecting The Ones You Love
As usual, this drama delivers. I love that the crown princess is realizing her power, but not solely that exercising it too. The way she...
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Drama Banter
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
Chimera -- Episode 2: Who or What is Chimera?
Although there have been many dramas about serial murders, Chimera is unique in that the criminal uses home-made explosives with oxygen...
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Drama Banter
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
Jirisan -- Episodes 3 & 4: Secrets of the Mountain
Jirisan is not what I expected, but I am loving it. There is so much history on this mountain, and not all of it is good. The opening...
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Drama Banter
- Oct 30, 2021
- 2 min
Chimera -- Episode 1: When the Past Catches up to the Present
Chimera's trailer definitely left an impression with me in the story of a past case returning to haunt the present. And despite the story...
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Drama Banter
- Oct 25, 2021
- 5 min
Lovers of the Red Sky -- Episode 15 & 16 (Finale): Ending the Cycle of the Demon
They say better late than never, and I admire the King for admitting his complicity in what happened during the dragon rainmaking ritual....
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Drama Banter
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
Jirisan -- Episodes 1 & 2: Mt. Jirisan
There is so much to like about Jirisan as a story, everything from what the mountain actually means to the many who visit it, but more to...
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Drama Banter
- Oct 24, 2021
- 4 min
Lost -- Episodes 15 & 16 (Finale): An Ending is a New Beginning
There is so much to say about this drama. I couldn't hold back my anxiety, as this episode opened not only for the heartache that was...
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