Author: psyche1587
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 3 ‘To The Enchanted Mine’
So it wasn’t a twisted dwarf lurking in the mine like I had guessed. Although the dwarves’ cottage did make an appearance so I wasn’t too far off. Ace, Deuce, Yu and Grim head into the mines to complete their mission but they soon descend into meaningless bickering as their…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Eps 40-42: Festering Resentment/ The Fox Village/ Lantern Plant
This is it – the episode where everything, all the various story threads and seemingly minor characters come together in one major storyline that will take up the rest of the season. I’ve seen the episode a couple of times and it gives me a thrill every time when I…
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 2 ‘A Dismissive Ranking’
We continue where we left off in the last episode with Riddle gearing up to punish Yu for his perceived role in the whole opening ceremony fiasco. However, they get distracted by the Magic Mirror stepping in (figuratively speaking) to confirm that Yu has no magic. Even more perplexing, when…
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 1 ‘Stranger Waking’
Phew…that’s quite a mouthful of a title. The animation is based on a Japanese mobile game co-created by Disney and Aniplex. Hence the tongue twister of a name. Wordiness aside however, the concept teased in the trailer was intriguing enough that I decided to give it a watch. Now I…
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Ski into Love- Eps 22-23
And so, we finally arrive at the end of the serial. What started with a fair amount of promise and turned into a bit of slog in the middle, goes out with, if not a bang, at least a fairly satisfying ending with most plotlines wrapped up in a neat…
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Ski into Love- Eps 20-21
So of course as we near the end of the series, all the major plotlines have to be resolved. To that end, Chong finally rejoins the national team with his parents’ blessings. Their u-turn could be seen as a bit sudden, but I actually feel the show has done a…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Eps 37-39: The Baths/ The Dancing Ghost/ Ice
A lighter set of episodes before we start off on the final story arc for the season, although as usual for the series, there are some hints scattered throughout further laying the ground for the final set of episodes. It opens up with Xiaolan looking for a job opening since…
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The Thursday Murder Club
Welcome to Cooper’s Chase, the most amazing retirement community ever. There are archery lessons, painting classes with live models, and even support llamas (or is it alpacas?). Even with just the glimpses of daily life that we see I can totally relate when one character says that it makes her…
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KPop Demon Hunters
KPop Demon Hunters is a lot of things – a sleeper hit, a fantasy about hunting demons (duh!), a musical, a redemption story, a hero’s journey to save the world, a story about self-acceptance…but most of all, it is immensely fun and what’s more, original (a rarity in today’s age…
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