Hello Beanies! This month is really flying by....on to the reviews!

Missing Noir M Kang Ha Neul <3 Overall I’m really liking this. There is a tendency though to try and write these genius characters with complicated cases, but then everyone is so caught up in the uber intelligence that the detectives miss some of the really basic logical things. I shouldn’t be able to make connections before the genius. On the other hand, I like the way this was shot and the way it played out and there were some nice ideas and twists in it (but I prefer mysteries where all the pieces are there and you just have to figure out how to put them together instead of key parts being revealed at the last moment). There is a lot of the “Bad Guys” feel in this and there was a lot I liked about that show too. I hope that our main guys backstory is fairly straight forward though.
Running Man I’m back to enjoying most of these episodes. I think the plot was weak (I really thought it would be almost impossible for those ladies to lose), and that it seemed almost like things were rushed/cut short, but there were a lot of great interactions in it and I got in a few good laughs. I cannot wait for Il Woo/Hongki/Young Hwa!!

Blood I spent a lot of time trying to catch up on this…still not fully caught up but getting close. I like that it has moments of self-awareness like our lead retorting that of course he wears somber colors, what would she want him to wear…a sparkling suit in the forest? Oh Twilight. But there’s still something lacking in this show. I think it’s mostly the writing. It feels very much like there are certain themes and plot points that the writers want to hit but the path to getting to them is very inorganic. The characters especially feel inconsistent and their changes or arcs unearned.

Murphy’s Law of Love This is super cute actually. Some rom-com fluff that I needed. I was nervous cause there is basically the rich chaebol lead (I know, he’s Taiwanese so not a chaebol), but he’s much less of a jerkface than I feared. In fact it’s seeming much more like Pride & Prejudice which I love. On the other hand, I didn’t realize it was just one episode a week – that’s going to be agony.

Girl Who Sees Smells Really liking this and I look forward to each episode, but I don’t think it’s one that will stick with me. There’s one scene in episode four where we see someone carving the barcode into an arm…and I’m actually pretty sure I recognize the bottom portion of the face. Things are also happening more quickly than I expected but that makes me excited for future plot development. I think they’re intentionally giving us a lot of misdirection as well.

It's over. And I now know what the title means. This drama either SHINES (the first 23 episodes) OR GOES CRAZY (the final.)

I'm SO frustrated/disappointed with the STUPID/silly last episode, that I have to do what I did last time this happened. (Gu Family book, I'm looking at you.) I must write my own ending.

Here's what I think SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

Episode 24
So and Shin Yool are wading in freezing water. She loses consciousness. So, remembers that the doctor said she had to be immersed so he dunks both of them completely under the water. She sputters, opens her eyes, then collapses.

In the shack Shin Yool's is under blankets. So is sitting on a stool, shivering and dripping. The doctor says it was a success. So smiles until the doctor continues, “she will now live as a normal healthy person for another 3 or 4 weeks, a couple of months, tops. Then her heart will just stop.” So makes a wounded animal noise. Shin Yool looks at him sadly and asks, “did you think it would be a permanent cure? Would you have not done it had you known?” So grimaces and says, “Silly girl. I would live in the freezing water for the rest of my life if it gave me one more minute with you!” Shin Yool reaches for him and Baek-Myo/Nanny stops her saying, “Prince So is soaking wet.” The doctor says, “you need to get out of those clothes or you'll get sick.”

We get a gratuitous shirtless Jang Hyuk scene while So removes his wet clothes. Nanny hands him a blanket and drapes his princely robes near the fire to dry. Shin Yool (eying him) says, “I know it worked, doctor. I'm feeling hotter already!” The doctor says, “go for it.” (Or however he would say this in old Goryeo.) He and Nanny excuse themselves and leave. Fade.

Next scene: So escorts a disguised Shin Yool and Nanny back to the trading business. Yang Gyu-Dal, (Shin's bumbly fake brother), Gang-Myeong (Shin Yool's loving, awesome fake Dad) and Gyeong (the loyal mute/not mute) greet her. They discuss how with Shin Yool's limited time it would be STUPID for her to do a noble idiot schtick. Instead she will use her time left helping the man she loves. So says while he hates the thought of her in danger, he hates the thought of not having her by his side more. He'll protect her. They all go to their servant village. So's black ninja brigade is stationed at all the exits. They know when the spies see Shin Yool alive, they'll run back and snitch to Shin-ryuk--which is exactly what happens. A bunch of spies are sliced on their way. But the woman and man spy who riled up the towns people go into the room where Shin Yool is hugging her friends and being congratulated for not being dead. The woman spy pulls a knife from her skirt. Yang Gyu-Dal jumps in front of her (redeeming himself) and gets cut. Gang-Myeong, twists the woman's head off (special effects?) and Gyeong kills the man spy.

End of my first post

Part II my new & improved last episode of “SHINE OR GO CRAZY”

The confrontation scene between So and Shin-ryuk starts the same way. But Shin Yool is there, in disguise. So throws down his sword (the same) but Poong grabs him and Shin-ryuk holds a sword at So's neck and threatens to kill him if the people don't grab their weapons and fight. Shin Yool (who's had enough) marches up and rips off a fake mustache.

“You ruin my family's livelihood! You sent an assassin to murder me. And now you'll kill the man I love? I don't think so!” Like those slow motion shots where a person stands in front of a impending car crash instead of running—Shin-ryuk stares, unmoving as Shin Yool grabs a sword off the ground, and stabs him in the heart. He dies. Poong yells, “appa! I was going to be king” and starts to swing his sword at Shin Yool. So grabs the blade, cutting his hand. Eun-Chun runs Poong through with a sword.

Everybody cheers. So and Yang Gyu-Dal go to the doctor place where Shin yool donates free medical stuff to get sewn up.

King Jeongjong announces to his subjects--there for a big national celebration—that he's abdicating. So will be their king. Everyone cheers. Yeo-won calls for Shin Yool to meet with her privately. She apologizes for trying to kill her. Shin Yool apologizes for unknowingly marrying her husband first. She says, “I'm going to die soon.” Yeo-won says, “I know. I'm trying to be compassionate, although I don't know how, but I figure if I treat you well, So might give me a chance after you're dead.”

Prince Woon enters the room, drinks tea, and announces he's going to China.

So is crowned. Yeo-won sits on his right. Shin Yool sits next to her, (a little lower.) They do a bunch of country enlightening stuff. (Montage.)

Wook is shown arriving in China. He sees someone cutting firewood. (It's a cameo by Oh Yeon-Seo.) Since he's always only loved women who look like her, his dating pool is limited. He asks the wood cutting look-a-like if she is healthy. Annoyed, (at this rude guy) she says, “I'm cutting firewood, aren't I? If I had a bad heart, could I do this?” He then asks if she's married. She sighs (big time) and says, “I'm cutting firewood, aren't I? If I were married wouldn't my husband be doing this!” Wook gets off his horse and hugs her. She slaps his face and he just beams. (Fade out.)

We now go back to the first scene where the kids were running in the palace. The old counselor tells them that their dad (the king) will be upset if he sees that they've gone into rooms they shouldn't be in, but Yeo-won enters saying, “do you want to hear a true story?” They excitedly answer, “yes, Oma!” (Or whatever term the royal children call their mother.)

“I want to tell you about a woman who brought light to and changed the lives of everyone who knew her. Let me tell you her story. . .”

The end.

Way better, huh?

Happy friday beanies?

How are you all? Hope you had a nice easter that was not taken up with uni work like mine.

Lately i've been missing my kdrama toddlers a lot. Yesterday i got an update from them in form of a picture of two of the boys (rival and sidekick) bolding a doll with the message "they were saying they were married and arguing about who should stay at home to look after the baby" so cute.

dramaland:
So many shows so far behind. Ho-do's love ended and i was okay with it. The sister's love story troubles still annoy me a bit. As did the "i am not gay" resolution (i would have been fine had the show made a case that sometimes you fall for a person not gender a bit better but oh well).

Also started seeing the japanese drama Hana Moyu mostly for inoue mao.

Also started adnormal sumit. That show is kinda addictive and makes me want to participate in the discussion at times.

Currently watching only one Kdrama-"Girl Who Sees Smells" and as everyone already said, it's really good.

Tried my first C-drama-"Boss and Me" aka "Shan Shan Comes to Eat".Shan Shan was absolutely adorable and the show was cute though it got a bit boring in the later episodes.It should have been 10 episodes shorter and then it would be perfect.But overall I still enjoyed it a lot.

Starter another Jdrama after finishing 'Date'-"Mondai no Aru Restaurant" and it's awesome! Currently at episode 06 and I like it even more than 'Date'.
That's all about my present dramalife.

Hi beanies *waves
It's been a long time coming. How are you all? It's been a busy day at work and I am more than ready to destress. Thank gosh it's weekend. What dramas needed to be catch upon? Is Angry Mom as complicated as it was funny at times? Can't think I am able to stomach anything deadly serious in near future. How about The Girl Who Can See Smells? Is it as good as the raves I've been reading all around?
Wish you all a restful weekend, Beanies all over the world!

Happy Friday!

Just caught up with Heard It Through The Grapevine and all I can say is, it's AMAZING. I love it so much. Everything's so good since episode 1. Sad that the recaps stopped, but happy at the same time because there won't be spoilers and I'll be surprised with whatever will happen next. It's gonna be my favorite this year unless the Hong Sisters fail to deliver.

All the characters are great, even the supporting ones like the tutor, or the chief secretary, and Bom's 100% awesome, but Lawyer Han is my favorite right now. Yoo Joon Sang is my new ajusshi crush, and he reminds me of Uhm Ki Joon when he's being manipulative (like in Golden Cross), but when he's being a heodang, he's definitely Tablo. Hahaha.

Hope it continues to deliver and hope there will be a series review when it ends so a lot of people would know about it and watch.

Onew will be in a drama and I've ceased to care about all other things! Somebody please tell me where this will be subbed so I can watch it right away!

Wow, I'm posting a bunch today. Sorry. But I need to publicly thank TrinPie for a post made on this site that I used as inspiration for this toon:

http://www.dramafever.com/news/k-toon-test/

Thank you TrinPie.

The Girl Who Sees Smell = CUTE! I mean it ?

Girl Who Sees Smells- So awesome I love it so much, I think it's the drama I love the most since the end of Healer and Pinocchio. If all the behind the scenes stuff is as fun as what they showed after episode 4 I'd gladly trade previews for more behind the scenes stuff.

I'm a bit behind on everything else, Angry Mom and Supperdaddy Yeol, from a combination of waiting for viki to finish subbing and my cousin moved in with us. His wife left him and so Monday he drove down here to Florida from Virginia to live with us for a few months before he heads out to California to live with his brother. My mom invited him to move in because she and his brother seem to think because I'm outwardly at least always calm and well if you don't talk about it first I won't ask about potentially upsetting things, but if you do I'll listen. I have issues in addition to being introverted where I really don't like people, even family, to come into my personal space without a definite plan for leaving. Sigh, I suppose I have to get used to it, thanks for listening to me whine about my non existent problems.

Hey, beanies!

My first time on OT :)

I just have to say that Yoochun and Se Kyung are doing good in GWSS. He is funny while she is so much better in comedy than those melodramas before. Jin Se Yeon should try something like this for a change.

I find Falling for Innocence really interesting because the plot is a bit different from the usual stuff in dramaland. And of course the main leads are good actors. I can't wait for the romance.

Really excited about the coming shows, like Producer and ExGF's Club. I think they're going to be on the same time slot. The former has a stellar cast so it would be a big challenge for the other team, eh? Anyhow, i know i'll be watching and cheering for both!

Keeping my fingers crossed for Lee Junki's female lead to be awesome! I am okay with Kim So Eun as a gisaeng turned vamp. Keep us posted, JB and GF! Happy weekend, everyone!

But has anyone seen The Lover? That drama is really...comfortable lmao.