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Monthly Magazine Home -- Episodes 7 & 8: Home is Where the Heart Is
I very much liked how Ja Sung has seemed emotionally crippled in his interactions with Young-won, lashing out at her as a way of...

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Jul 9, 20212 min read
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On the Verge of Insanity -- Episodes 5 & 6: Workplace Harassment
Han Se Kwon is complete and utter trash. I didn't think I could despise him any more than I do already, but I do. But As much as I...

Drama Banter
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Hospital Playlist 2 -- Episode 4: The Perils of Loving
It can't be easy staying emotionally connected in a long-distance relationship because no matter how strong of a bond one thinks they may...

Drama Banter
Jul 8, 20213 min read
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You are My Spring -- Episode 1 & 2: The Toxic Psychology of Some Parents
While no one is the perfect parent, certain parenting behaviors can have serious adverse effects on children. It's hard for me to imagine...

Drama Banter
Jul 5, 20214 min read
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Bossam: Steal the Fate -- Episodes 19 & 20 (Finale): Knowledge is Absolute Power
As I watched Bossam end, I found myself for the first time agreeing with Left Councilor Lee Yi Cheom. Dae Yeop would've made a much...

Drama Banter
Jul 4, 20213 min read
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Devilish Judge -- Episode 1 & 2: Judge lest Ye be judged
"Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be...

Drama Banter
Jul 3, 20214 min read
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Nevertheless, -- Episode 3: Crossing the Line
I can completely relate to Nabi, that hellish state of mind, the uncertainty, worrying, obsessing even on whether the person you fancy...

Drama Banter
Jul 3, 20212 min read
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Voice 4 -- Episode 5 & 6: The Feeble Mind of a Delusional Killer
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), a mental health condition. Someone with DID has multiple, distinct personalities. The various...

Drama Banter
Jul 2, 20213 min read
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Monthly Magazine House -- Episodes 5 & 6: The Positivity of a Compliment
I felt like episode 5'ss title describes this drama and the characters perfectly. I had genuinely hoped Ja Sung would take the...

Drama Banter
Jul 2, 20212 min read
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Monthly Magazine House -- Episodes 3 & 4: Differing Perspectives
What works for me with Monthly Magazine is the excellent chemistry between Young Won and Ja Sung embedded in their constant bickering....

Drama Banter
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Hospital Playlist 2 -- Episode 3: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
As much as I love our five doctors and their relationship, it's their stories with their patients that touch me the most. And despite...

Drama Banter
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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On the Verge of Insanity -- Episodes 3 & 4: Is this What Human Resources is About?
This drama is insanely painful to watch, not because it's terrible; on the contrary. As an HR professional, it gets my blood boiling,...

Drama Banter
Jul 1, 20213 min read
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Nevertheless, -- Episode 2: Rather Be Miserable With You Than Without You
This drama is so alluring. The sexual tension between Na Bi and Jae Eon, whenever they are together, is so thick one could cut it with a...

Drama Banter
Jun 29, 20213 min read
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Voice 4 -- Episode 3 & 4: The Hunter and the Hunted
A thrilling episode: I’m enjoying this 4th season almost as much as I enjoyed the first. Today’s episode reminded me of the movie Rule of...

Drama Banter
Jun 25, 20213 min read
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On the Verge of Insanity -- Episodes 1 & 2: Office Politics
What a blessing it to have Jung Jae Young (I loved him in Partners for Justice 1 & 2) back on the small screen. I had been patiently...

Drama Banter
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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Hospital Playlist 2 -- Episode 2: The Ease of Friendship
The premise of this drama fits it to a tee -- every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where...

Drama Banter
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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Nevertheless -- Episode 1: Charged Chemistry
I wasn't planning on watching this drama, but I read the reviews and thought that I must be missing out on a potentially good drama. The...

Drama Banter
Jun 23, 20213 min read
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Bossam -- Episodes 17 & 18: Ugliness of the Truth
Of all the characters in this drama, I dislike the King even more than I do Lee Yi Cheom; at least Yi Cheom doesn't hide his ugliness...

Drama Banter
Jun 21, 20213 min read
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MINE -- Episode 13, 14, 15 & 16 (final): Love is a Learned Behavior
More than anyone, Ji Yong hates himself the most. His behavior and evil doings strike me as a cry for help. It almost feels like he acts...

Drama Banter
Jun 19, 20214 min read
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Voice 4 -- Episode 1 & 2: The Villainess and the Werewolf
Voice 4: Judgment Hour, in its opening hour, promises to be as blood pumping, suspenseful, if not as violent as its predecessors, and...

Drama Banter
Jun 18, 20213 min read
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Ichikei no Karasu -- Iruma Michios (J-Drama Review)
"Until justice is blind to color until education is unaware of race, and until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins...

Drama Banter
Jun 18, 20214 min read
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Monthly House: Episodes 1 & 2: What is a Home?
Home to some means a future, a place where for most people, is a haven, a place of refuge, a base where everything begins, a sense of...

Drama Banter
Jun 18, 20213 min read
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Hospital Playlist 2 -- Episode 1: Right Where We Left Off
Everything about Hospital Playlist 2 is beautiful. I love that it started exactly where it left off a year ago; I was ecstatic to see...

Drama Banter
Jun 17, 20213 min read
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Bossam -- Episodes 13 & 14: The Vicious Cycle of Life in the Royal Court
Despite knowing there was no way Ba Wu would be killed off, I was still greatly relieved to see that King Gwanghae (Kim Tae Woo),...

Drama Banter
Jun 13, 20213 min read
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