Author: psyche1587
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Eps 32 & 33: The Empress Dowager/ The Late Emperor
We’ve had mentions of the late Emperor dropped throughout the series – enough to paint the picture of a weak, ineffectual man. An Emperor not held in high regard and viewed as a puppet of his power-hungry mother, the late Empress Regnant. Even worse, a man with a disturbing taste…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Ep 31: The Shrine of Choosing
Maomao, Maomao, Maomao…no matter how hard you try, you can’t hide your head in the sand forever. More than any other past event, we see here how entwined she has become in the imperial family, and not just as a useful retainer. Although Maomao is still trying her hardest to…
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What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim- Eps 8-9
Another aborted kiss, two even… an actual kiss…two heartfelt declarations! What seemed like a filler episode at first really ramped things up in the last 15 minutes. The episode picks up at the workshop where Young-joon and Mi-so eat their dinner. They don’t end the retreat as an official couple…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Ep 30: The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time
‘Each small bottle may not be considered poisonous, but if you mix them together, what may happen?’ – Maomao I always love the episodes that focus on the women of the inner palace and their dynamics and this one is no exception. Taking a bit of a break from the…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2- Ep 28 (Mirrors) & Ep 29 (Moon Fairy)
‘Rumors tend to spread rapidly. The further and wider they spread, the more they deviate from the truth. At times, rumors cease to remain mere rumors… legends and myths may be somewhat similar in that regard.’ – Maomao These two episodes are focused on the theme of subterfuge or how…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2- Ep 27: Corpse Fungus
‘This is the rear palace, a garden where 2000 women stir and scheme.’ – Maomao This episode follows more of a case of the week structure, focusing on the detah of a mid-level concubine called Lady Jin, apparently from food poisoning. In parallel, an attendant, Tao, who was due to…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2- Ep 26: Caravan
‘Poison in small amounts can also be medicine.’ – Maomao The caravan is coming to town… or rather to the rear palace and its causing flutters of excitement throughout. It is also an interesting way to contrast the sheltered, albeit luxurious life of the rear palace residents to civilians outside.…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2- Ep 25: Maomao and Maomao
Welcome back to The Apothecary Diaries. Full disclosure – I haven’t finished Season 1 yet so I may miss out on a few details. If so, I will try and come back and update it as I get done with Season 1 in parallel. This is a fairly quiet start…
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What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim- Eps 7
The episode starts off with Young-joon responding to Mi-so’s query on why he hired her. In a typical bait and switch, he appears to say that there was something specific about her name that led to her hiring, and then backtracks by saying that her lack of qualifications was the…
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The Apothecary Diaries – Ep 4: The Threat
Episode 4 transports Maomao to a new setting – the palace of one of the rival concubines Lihua. Connecting back to episode 1 where the two royal children were ill, Lihua is still ailing after the death of her son. The emperor tasks Maomao with treating her illness since nothing…
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