Sheesh the typos I left in my return to irritability at the thought of a great show like Goblin – spoilt for me for those two reasons.

Hi kfangurl. I noticed that you don’t review some new dramas.
I’m curious about your opinion of this kdramas below:
– Goblin
– Strangers from hell
– Arthdal Chronicles

I’m really curious especially about strangers from hell. In another blog about kdrama reviews the writer say that it’s too scary to watch. I want to read about your opinion.

Arthdal is my absolute favorite from aesthetic point.
It will be great if you could review about them.

your review on the drama suits made me take intrest in it so i googled the synopsis and it’s a korean version of the english show suits which your review fits

“I guess my interest has waned after leaving off for so long. I honestly can’t even remember what the main characters were up to, in the shows I was watching”
Well, i have a vague idea, where I stopped on some shows. For instance on ER, I believe it was somewhere around where Dr Mark Greene left the show so to speak. But I also know I saw episodes where that foreign actor
took over as hearthrob from George Clooney.
You know I really am tempted to give ER another go. Altough from what season is the question.

” I personally feel that it gives more screen time to the emotional development of the relationship, so much so that the first kiss is often (though not always) already very emotionally meaningful.”
Well, you’ve hit the nail on the head. Which leads me on to the X files. I’ve never heard of the term “shipping” as used in this context before. But,no I had no desire to see Mulder and Scully get together. There was never
any basis in the stories for that.
But let’s say, the X files was a korean drama :). Mulder and Scully would have been romantically involved in the
past. Some tragedy, or misunderstanding broke them up. Somehow they both end up working in the FBI.. In the
second or third episode they pass by each other lots of times, but never actually see each other :).
You (general you) are actually getting sick of this, and wonder if they will finally notice each other at the end of episode 3.
But you won’t know untl, the start of episode 4, dammit. :). i

I just finished watching Oh My Ghostess and it had a great ending; those are the types I love to watch. I am currently watching Scholar Who Walks the Night (I know they change the names in some sites). Short question is, are there any Joseon type dramas that have “good ” happy endings, that you have reviewed? I watched “Sun Embraces the Moon” and some others that have great endings, but mostly they have sad (some would say “realistic” endings, but could you suggest some? I love your reviews and have found them useful for me anyway….as a guide on what to watch.

Thanks

family’s honour.
Spoilers, but only if you’ve never watched a korean drama before/
8/10
For the first 40 0r so episodes of this, I would comsider this in the main to be a rather dark drama. I thought of it as a drama about lonliness, pain, trying to connect, or being afraid to connect with other people.
The leading couple.
I look on Yoon Jung Hee’s character as someone who is afraid to move on, and really using the idea of her loyalty to her first husband as excuse not to.
Lee Hyun Jin’s character is someone who doesn’t relate really to people except on a superficial level.
How he wakes her from the dead, and she makes him a better person makes an intersting story. The teasing scenes between the two were my favourite
between these two.
Acting wise. Performances were fine, but didn’t give me the urge to seek out
other stuff they were in.
Couple 2
Shin Da Eun and Jun Noh Min
This for me was the best story of the lot, and something special. This may-december romance I found to be very poignant. He is afraid of connection , and she is longing for some. The acting by these two is excellent
I want to see other stuff they are in
couple 3
Maya and Kim Sung Min.
This for me was the least interesting of the relationships. It was nice though that the girl who was never in a relationship was also the most outgoing.
His performance was on the same level as the first couple’s, but hers is probably among the weaker perormance’s along with Lee Jong Bak and Lee Soo Min. Still, this was the only story, where I wondered for brief moments if they might break up.
couple 4
Jun Hye Jin and Lee Hyun Jin
He is okay, but she is better. and I loved it when she smiled.
couple 5.
Suh In Suk and Na Young Hee
2 good solid performances here.

The rest of the cast are fine, with the exception of Shin Goo, who is terrific.

Other comments.
I could have done without the stabbing.
I would have liked to have seen more scenes between the three younger wife’s.
I also liked the relationshp, between grandpa, and grandson, abd between
Maya, and Shin Da Eun

“but shared that she thought the production values could’ve been better, and the color palette less dull.”
Interesting. What did she think of the cotumes? I would say most of the money went on the costumes. The production values. Would that be the buildings, castlles, whatever. I’d be very surprised if your mother thought the clothes could have been better.
So do you have a rule as to the maxium anount of episodes a series can be before you will watch it.

“I haven’t checked out Secret myself, but I’ve heard that it’s pretty cracky stuff, provided one doesn’t think too hard about it. Does that sound about right?”
Regarding plot line, I suppose you could make that observation.
I see mention of some sites here. So O thought I’d mention 2 I came across recently.
dramafire and watch32.
The nice thing about these 2 sites is that the episodes aren’t split up.
Watch32 is not strictly for asian stuff, but it does have some dramas.
But you probably get all yours from dramafever.
Dramafire was where I got Queen of ther classroom from, and Secret from Viki.