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ElBee
Adorkable Heights, State of Oblivion, Kdramaland
You KNOW a show is phenomenally carried out when you guessed the core of it right from the very get go (I did, at least) yet they manage to keep it incredibly suspenseful and full of dreadful uncertainty the whole time, dragging viewers through the turmoil right there alongside the characters!They say things like marriages are the truly special shining moments of a lifetime, but Shin Ha Kyun and Choi Dae Hoon, wow, this show and particularly this episode are brilliant testimonies to their skills. While Shin Ha Kyun's fantastic skill has been evident from the get go, Choi Dae Hoon (Jeong Je) was given a character that was (intentionally) awkward, strange, and a bit tough to relate to or truly connect with/empathize with, but this episode just emotionally soared... their chemistry together made that sledgehammer slam into my chest. I've liked some other performances by both, sure, but this one tops them all in terms of impact, even if the incredible impact is a bit like being smashed by a car as his memories finally come back, clear-but-not, terrifying, horrifying-I fully felt his brain trying to repress the memory this episode; the others built up to it slowly, methodically, and in a way that was unbalanced and as a resulting unnerving. Beautiful performance-the car crash you can't look away from, personified, an emotional interpersonal version of the white truck of doom hitting both of them and ricocheting off me in turn. Part of me was, even though I know the result, mentally begging Yu Yeon to call 112 with that cell phone! Just when I thought episode 8 was the climax (and it was one, for sure, but...) this hit me like a ton of bricks-all my hard heavy concrete-busting kinds of language in this post, definitely the highest concentration of such language in my disqus world, really are an exact depiction of how I felt the whole episode. This is what I imagine to be the emotional equivalent to a really agonizing migraine. Who knew my heart could feel like my head when the neurotransmitters flooded my system?
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Monthly Magazine Home Episode 11
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Beyond annoying. If I could rate an episode 0 stars on MDL, the ending would make this a 0-star one... which sucks because the rest, until Ja Sung left home, was lovely. I was enjoying a peaceful bit of comedy and great performances for... THIS to be the 2/3-through twist? It's beyond lame... it's 2005 material (taken from 1980s soapy shows) that was pretty bad in 2005. Of all the kinds of bull to pull, this is one of the worst, one of the kinds that shows the writer crafted a character that values NO ONE-not himself, not the partner, not the friend, NO ONE... this writer thinks this sort of noble sacrifice is noble, but it is an insult to all kinds of affection/compassion/love. I hope it doesn't drag out beyond 13 at the very most. Ughhhhh. It's just so pathetic. That said, I'm happy the Drinking Solo couple returned for a cute-funny cameo!
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Tale of the Nine-Tailed Episode 1
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I'm always pretty happy when I see the logo for Studio Dragon, CG E&M's gem of a studio bringing us everything from Flower of Evil to Missing: The Other Side to this and of course many more. (CG E&M=CG Group's entertainment/media arm, and two channels within that are OCN and tvN-same company, different stations on the dial, different topics oftentimes and their original content time slots never overlap of course). This one is thus far proving very promising. The writing is what will ultimately determine whether this was worth the talent and skill-acting AND production I dare say!-enlisted, but so far, it's beautiful! I'm stoked. We all need an escape from reality right now, and what better way than a little of this, some sweet heartfelt love stories (Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, Brahms, Record of Youth), some escape into other dimensions (Alice, Missing), and so on... and it'll balance out the more realistic programming and tragic stuff they may throw our way. The first scene reminded me of Coraline, claws instead of button eyes, though! Smart little girl knows her parents well!
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Being semi-strangled and smacked around with a massive segment of animal innards is just hilarious. I can't say the writing for the girl's scenes are amazing, but the zombie is great.
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I don't know this "A.C.E." band or the Jun person who joined them, but apparently they do zombie dance busking, and this time Choi Jin Hyuk joined them! The only one I'm disappointed in is the cameraperson-the quality is pretty shoddy with the backlighting and grittiness and what really should've been taken with the cameras stabilized on a tripod etc, not just someone's shoulders. It is otherwise magical. The inner dialogue of our angry hungry zombie is hilarious. :P
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NOTHING could be better about this episode. I like that both the young surgeons have their own struggles they'll overcome under Kim Sabu's leadership (though the female having the physical-emotional woes both times is a bit, well, iffy)... I'm already in love, so in love!
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