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You Are My Spring -- Episodes 7 & 8: The Story of Us
The worst part about being strong is that no one ever asks if you are okay. And that's the feeling I get from Da Jung to Young Do to Ahn...

Drama Banter
Jul 27, 20212 min read
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The Good Detective -- Episodes 4, 5, & 6: Each Betrayal Begins with Trust
Trust is earned; I don’t blame Lee’s daughter for not trusting the police; I cannot even imagine the life she’s had to live. However, I...

Drama Banter
Jul 26, 20213 min read
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Devilish Judge -- Episodes 7 & 8: Self-pity Power is the Devil
One man’s devil is another man’s angel. We often hear that those who fight monsters should beware not to become the monster they fight...

Drama Banter
Jul 25, 20214 min read
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Voice 4: Episodes 11 & 12: Obedience, Power, and Leadership: Sonang Village Cult
To think that this season is based on actual events is mind-boggling; that a Dong Bang Min actually existed in this lifetime is horrific....

Drama Banter
Jul 24, 20213 min read
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Nevertheless -- Episode 6: Push-Pull Cycle
I'm a firm believer that consensual adults are free to have the type of relationship or nonrelationship that works for them as long they...

Seni Seni
Jul 24, 20213 min read
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The Good Detective -- Episodes 1, 2, & 3: Lies and Hidden Truths
They say strengths lie in differences, not similarities, and that is precisely what Kang Do-Chang (Son Hyun Joo) a detective with 15 plus...

Drama Banter
Jul 23, 20213 min read
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Kingdom: Ashin Of The North -- Special Episode: The Beginning
Kingdom season two left me, and I am sure many like me, with a major cliff-hanger when it ended with Crown Prince Lee Chang (Joo Ji Hoon)...

Drama Banter
Jul 23, 20215 min read
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Hospital Playlist 2: Episode 6: Nobody is Born Knowing Everything
Proposals seem to be in the air in Hospital Playlist. Neurology Fellow Heo Sun Bin (Ha Yoon Kyung) and Yong Suk Min (Moon Tae Yu) were...

Drama Banter
Jul 22, 20212 min read
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Itaewon Class - Episodes 15 & 16: The value of life
Oh My God, what a powerful and yet emotional ending to this wonderfully penned, directed, and acted drama. They definitely left the best...

Drama Banter
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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Itaewon Class: Episode 11, 12, 13 & 14: Choices and Consequences
We are our choices, and Geun-soo's decision to work for Jangaa, despite not surprising, may one day come to haunt him. I had hoped he...

Drama Banter
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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On the Verge of Insanity -- Episodes 9 & 10: Excuses are Tools of the Incompetent
That Ja Yeong continued her talk with Han Se Kwon after what he told her was perplexing to me. It was even worse than him resuming his...

Drama Banter
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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Magazine Monthly Home -- Episodes 11 & 12: The Price to Happiness
A home is a container of life, a place for joy and connection -- it's not about how big a house is, it's how happy a home can become....

Drama Banter
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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Itaewon Class -- Episodes 9 & 10: Lost the Battle but not the War
They say, the fear of being laughed at makes cowards of even the strongest of the strong. Jang Dae Hee as a president of such a huge and...

Drama Banter
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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Itaewon Class -- Episodes 7 & 8: Survival of the Fittest or Is it the Smartest
Min Jung and Sae Royi teaming up was most definitely a good move. To defeat a more formidable enemy, Sae Royi has chosen to be extremely...

Drama Banter
Jul 20, 20212 min read
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You Are My Spring -- Episodes 5 & 6: Being Human Means Needing Reassurance
Sometimes no matter how hard one tries, there is no escaping the cycle of abuse. So, I can only imagine the things Chae Jun and Ian had...

Drama Banter
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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The World of the Married -- Episodes 15 & 16: Every Victim Was a Culprit, Every Culprit a Victim
The World of the Married does not disappoint at its ending week; it opened with a bang and ends with a bang -- with history repeating...

Drama Banter
Jul 19, 20213 min read
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Itaewon Class -- Episodes 5 & 6: Sae Royi
When we first met Jang Geun Soo (Kim Dong Hee), I could immediately tell he had feelings for Yi-Seo, but I didn't expect him to be Jang...

Drama Banter
Jul 19, 20213 min read
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Itaewon Class -- Episodes 3 & 4: The Truth Is In the Details
Another fantastic week with Itaewon Class, nothing about how this drama flows or the stories it tells fails. The character I was most...

Drama Banter
Jul 19, 20212 min read
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Itaewon Class -- Episode 1 & 2: Sheer Will and Determination
I always go into a new drama with the least expectation because the less one expects much, the less disappointed one will be when it's a...

Drama Banter
Jul 19, 20213 min read
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Hospital Playlist -- Episodes 10, 11, and 12 (final): Playlist for Life
Hospital Playlist, in its storytelling, is like a playlist for life, food for the soul. This was the episode of confessions. The writer...

Drama Banter
Jul 18, 20214 min read
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Hospital Playlist -- Episodes 8 & 9: Friendships and Happiness Amidst the Everyday Chaos
Some episodes are filled with fun, while others weigh you down just as in life. Jung Won's rejection of Gyeo Wool asking him out to...

Drama Banter
Jul 18, 20214 min read
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Hospital Playlist -- Episodes 6 & 7: The More You Know the More You Love
I am sure I am starting to sound like a broken record, but I will say it nonetheless, I love Jung Won’s mom and Ju Jong Su's...

Drama Banter
Jul 18, 20212 min read
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Hospital Playlist -- Episodes 4 & 5: There is Beauty in Everything, Even in Silence and Darkness.
The more I watch Hospital Playlist, the obsessed I get. It's the gift the keeps giving, and with each new character comes great fun, and...

Drama Banter
Jul 18, 20213 min read
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Hospital Playlist -- Episodes 1, 2 & 3: True Friendships
As is typical, one is always skeptical when they start on a new journey with a drama they aren't very sure of, especially when titled...

Drama Banter
Jul 18, 20213 min read
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