Can This Love Be Translated-Eps 3-5 Review
So Prince Charming (Hiro) turned out to be not so charming after all despite his leading man worthy entrance last episode. We now see the same scene from his perspective and it’s clear that he swooped in to catch Mu-hee, not from any chivalrous impulse, but rather to ensure that the red carpet (and therefore…
The Apothecary Diaries S2E46-48 ”Royal Guard/The Shi Clan/ The Beginning”
‘He sounds like he is reading from a prepared script’ – Jinshi Therein lies the key to unraveling the Shi family’s plot. After spending most of the backend of the season apart, all the key players converge at the Shi fortress. Jinshi, fully accepting his role in the royal family, leads the Forbidden Army to…
Alice in Borderland S3 Review
I have to admit I went into this review with a bit of a negative bias. I loved the source manga and thoroughly enjoyed the first two seasons of the show. But I have a pet peeve about adaptations that try to leverage their popularity and stretch out their stories beyond the natural ending points…
Can This Love Be Translated-Eps 1-2 Review
There are two main things I look for from any romcom – strong chemistry between the leads, and ‘awww’- inducing scenes between the couple. And so far…I’m not blown away on either front (perhaps an unpopular opinion). The premise is promising enough – a multilingual interpreter (Joo Ho-Jin) and a newly minted A-list actress (Cha…
The Apothecary Diaries S2E44-45 ”The Stronghold/Taibon”
‘If I stayed a doll, Mother would not become angry.’ – Loulan Lady Shenmei cuts a truly terrifying figure. She is not just ruthless, but cruel for the sake of being cruel, and quite unhinged in her single-minded quest for revenge. Yet she does not come across as particularly cunning or a master of manipulation…
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy Review
Imagine being able to jump into the pages of your favorite book or comic and immerse yourself in the experience of that world. Sounds pretty fun, no? But now imagine that your favorite story is an apocalyptic survivalist fantasy and this isn’t just a temporary activity where you jump in and out of a book,…
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 8 ‘Finale for Heartslabyul’
What a finale! Over-blotted Riddle is truly terrifying – utterly insane and ready to murder everyone at the drop of a hat, combined with enough raw magical power to actually do so. And at first then situation looks completely hopeless. If noone could match Riddle on a normal day, how could they hope to defeat…
Last Samurai Standing – Review
This feels sort of like if an AI engine (or perhaps just a good old fashioned data analyst) scanned the list of most popular shows and decided that a cross of a Shogun inspired setting and a Squid Games inspired storyline would be a surefire winner. And Ikusagami, the novel that the show is based…
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 7 ‘A Duel Ill-Advised’
With each episode, Ace is growing on me. When he was first introduced, I found him to be a bit full of himself and annoying. But I love the way he stands up to Riddle – honestly I wouldn’t have pegged him to be the one with the backbone to do it, but I guess everyone…
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 6 ‘An Army of One’
Finally, things are starting to heat up again! At HeartsLabyul’s unbirthday party, Ace tries to play nice with Riddle and gives him the chestnut tart as an apology. Unfortunately for him (and coming as a surprise to probably no one watching the show) there is a rule dictating what can be served at the unbirthday…
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