Author: psyche1587
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Ski into Love- Eps 13-14
For a pair of episodes where so many key events happen, this felt curiously like filler. It opens promisingly, with Zhi and Chong finally taking a big step forward. Stuck overnight in the yurt, Chong fully opens up to Zhi about his sister’s accident and his own complicated feelings of…
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Ski into Love- Eps 11-12
I guess that answers my question from last time. What does it take for Zhi to finally call Chong by his name instead of ‘Master’? Just a little near-death experience with an avalanche it seems. But rewinding back a bit before we delve into that momentous occasion (hopefully to be…
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Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Ethan Hunt is back, and the stakes are bigger than ever… nothing less than saving the whole of humanity from extinction. This is meant to be the last film in the franchise (even if the ending leaves the door open a tiny crack for future adventures), and the entire movie…
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Ski into Love- Eps 9-10
This series works best when it leans into the chemistry between Zhi and Chong so it is simply better that they aren’t apart for too long. Thankfully, their separation is soon at an end, and they are reunited at Xicheng. But before that happy eventuality, Zhi still has to deal…
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Ski into Love- Eps 7-8
Finally, finally, we get to see Chong’s backstory. And it definitely helps explain the apparent contradiction between his adamant refusal to rejoin the national team and his comfort with doing all sorts of stunts during the various pseudo- match-ups we’ve seen in the earlier episodes. I had initially thought it…
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Ski into Love- Eps 5-6
3 couples…3 very different relationship stages… And intentionally or not the juxtaposition of their very different interactions forced me to rethink some of my earlier opinions. Take Jiang and Yan – I had earlier mentioned how refreshing it was to see how easily they fell into being together. No drama…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Eps 35-36: The Hunt/ Ka Zuigetsu
My favorite episodes are generally ones which focus on the rear palace. The more intimate setting allows us to get to know a smaller cast of characters better. However as Maomao grows closer to Jinshi, her world (and ours by extension) is forced to expand beyond the rear palace. The…
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Ski into Love- Eps 3-4
When this episode started, I thought I was in for two episodes of pure fluff, which… it did deliver on. But a bit surprisingly (for me), there was also some decent progress in the story as well. I definitely like the screentime that they give to the sport and how…
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Ski into Love- Eps 1-2
Ski into Love is a relatively new C-drama that I happened across. The synopsis mentions a blossoming romance between a disgraced cartoonist, Wei Zhi, and a snowboarding coach, Shan Chong. Sounds like a fairly fun and light-hearted watch with just enough of a dash of drama to keep it interesting.…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Ep 34: Ghost Stories
‘Once you understand the meaning behind it, it’s nothing special.’ – Yinghua ‘The world is full of things we may never understand.’ – Maomao Two statements that encapsulate two opposing viewpoints that run through this episode. For surely part of the allure of a ghost story, a myth, a legend,…
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