Reviews

I still hate noble idiocy. Despite the ending, they still need to COMMUNICATE!!

The constant dying and reviving is tiring, like why bother kill some characters if they can comeback later somehow.
But still, i dislike how the writer NEED to kill some of the best good characters like Gu Jun and Jing Jian. And then you have the annoying villain be alive and well, like why tf is Jing Yang somehow got a redemption arc and Jing Zhao can stay alive and didn't face any concequences?!!!

Also Yuan Qi deserve better! the kid barely has a funtioning parents because of everything.

Leia Mais

Late to the Hype, But Completely Worth It

This drama wasn't even on my MyDramaList watchlist. I only decided to watch it recently out of curiosity, and although I'm a little late to the hype, I genuinely think it deserves all the praise it received.

What immediately stood out to me was how unique the premise felt. A selectively mute female lead paired with a presidential spokesperson male lead created such an interesting contrast. Their relationship initially appeared to be nothing more than a political arrangement, but as the story progressed, it became clear that there was much more beneath the surface.

The twists were some of the drama's biggest strengths. The revelation that Hong Hee-joo had been living as a stand-in for In-na, followed by the even bigger reveal that Baek Sa-eon himself was also a stand-in and not the "real" Sa-eon, completely changed the way I viewed the story. Looking back, many of their actions and choices suddenly made much more sense.

What I loved most was the emotional depth between the leads. Knowing that Sa-eon had already discovered that Hee-joo was 406 and understood the loneliness, pain, and sacrifices she had endured throughout their three-year marriage made his character even more compelling. The fact that he chose to silently protect and understand her rather than immediately reveal the truth added another layer to their relationship.

The ending was satisfying and emotional, giving the story the closure it deserved.

My only real criticism is that I wish Hong Hee-joo had been written as a slightly stronger character. She was already a well-developed and sympathetic heroine, but I felt there was still untapped potential in her. Considering how much she had bottled up over the years, I wanted to see her express herself more and have moments where she truly stood up for herself.

As for the antagonists, I appreciated how the drama incorporated family conflicts and political power struggles. From the mother and father to the grandfather and the real Sa-eon, each villain served their purpose in the story. However, while they were effective plot devices, none of them became the kind of villains that truly made my blood boil or left a lasting impression. Their arcs were decent, but not particularly exceptional.

Overall, this was a surprisingly enjoyable watch. It offered a refreshing premise, strong plot twists, and a relationship that gradually unfolded in a rewarding way. Despite a few flaws, it's a drama I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for something different from the usual romance formula.

Leia Mais

An Epic Premise, a Forgettable Romance

The concept of Goblin is undeniably fun. You have a goblin who has lived for over 900 years and cannot die, a grim reaper burdened with eternal punishment for his past sins, and a "goblin's bride" who can see ghosts and seems to have outlived the fate originally written for her. On paper, it's a fascinating setup filled with mystery, fantasy, and emotional potential. The show deserves credit for creating such unique characters and an intriguing world.

Unfortunately, after the first few episodes, the story started to lose its momentum for me.

The female lead accidentally summons the goblin and gets pulled into his life. She keeps summoning him, discovers his powers, and that's where I expected the story to really take off. Instead, it slows down considerably. A lot of the plot revolves around her living with the male lead, which raised a bigger question for me: why does everyone act like that's completely normal?

What disappointed me most was the lack of a strong central conflict. It often felt like nothing particularly important was happening. Episode after episode was filled with everyday interactions, and while some viewers may enjoy this approach, I found myself getting increasingly bored.

The goblin himself felt like a missed opportunity. Here's a man who has lived for almost a thousand years, possesses immense power, and has witnessed centuries of history. Yet the story rarely explores any of that in a meaningful way. Instead, his character seems to revolve almost entirely around falling in love with a teenager. For someone with such an epic backstory, it felt like an incredible waste of a potentially fascinating character.

As for the romance, I simply couldn't buy the chemistry between the goblin and his bride. I tried, but the age gap was far too visible for me to see them as a convincing romantic pair. Every romantic scene reminded me of the imbalance rather than making me root for them. Ironically, the second lead couple ended up carrying the romance aspect of the show for me. Their story had much stronger chemistry, and the longing, heartbreak, and connection from their shared past felt far more emotionally compelling than the main romance.

That's ultimately how I felt while watching the drama. I didn't go into it intending to be critical, and I can absolutely see why so many people love it. The cinematography, soundtrack, and fantasy elements are all impressive. But these issues stood out too much for me to ignore. Considering how popular *Goblin* is, I kept waiting for it to click with me and it never quite did.

Leia Mais

That burning house that burned my heart.

I had the chance to watch this movie on my trip to Taipei during the film festival and what can I say, I was quite gobsmacked after it and left with many thoughts.

The first few minutes are a VERY hard watch but you must push though them to get into the heart and meaning of the story. Such an enticing way to direct the story, absolutely insane acting and overall such a harsh yet hopeful and raw depiction of life, the good, the horrible, the bad and the beautiful.

I totally recommend this movie, it was SO good.

That burning house or how the world and adults fail children again and again and again and how meeting one single great adult that will believe in you, trust you and actually fight for you and LISTEN to you can change the trajectory of your entire life for better. They won't tell you what choice to make, they will give you all the means, all the cards for you to chose what is best, for you to learn and realise what is good and positive for your life and there is a scene that subtly emphasises that.

Little note fo Bear. The entire world failed him. His parents, his teacher, the staff at the children facility and maybe that was the most heartbreaking part of it all.

If you have a chance, I highly recommend it but be aware of triggers!

Leia Mais

B-list acting and story cringe-fest. But apparently it "hits new high". What a joke :))))

I don't remember the exact numbers but you can find the article on MDL. "New highs"= 6%. Comparatively, "Perfect Crown" had 11% or something like that. But hey, the clickbait works. And most viewers think "highest means good, right?" anyway :))
So, this is going to be a very short review. Finally.
Visuals. Everything's on low settings. Colour palette, cinematography, vfx. Everything. And no, the "hand-drawn cute vfx" while ED, it doesn't count. It literally takes you (at most) 2 minutes to select the necessary brush, to draw, to mask, to apply the custom effect, to hit save, per image.
** Honorable mention. The character takes a bath, wants to send a message by smartphone. Usually we get different methods like compositing, overlayer etc of messages or phone display over the original image. You know, half screen is the phone, half the character typing. Or bubbles with text. Stuff like that. Well, this drama did something fking brilliant, just for that one scene. Because of the hot water and the steamy room, they could make the message appear looking like an invisible finger draws the letters on a fogged window. The fact that the message was very short also helped. But the idea was awesome. The second nice thing visually, the music box looked amazing.**
Audio. Poor sound design. From OP to the normal tracks. Sometimes it worked, but most of the scenes were lousy, so... Also, this sound design is used mostly like a way of manipulating the audience as to what the scene is about. Bad comedy? Just add some quirky track and make it seem like something high-quality funny is actually on. Heavy track = tension. And so on and so forth. It doesn't matter if the things on screen will make you feel/think certain way, the tracks will give you a queue as to how you MUST feel. Another mention: the ED theme was decent. Or not bad.

Sht writing. Sht directing. Nothing makes sense, everything is a plot device and plot contrivance. "It just so happened that....". Thats all there is to it. Especially when its about the "bad guy". Its like any bad guy was like a child compared to him. The amount of domino pieces falling as intended is staggering. Oh, should I also mention her "6th sense" schtick that they make a big deal about (with lots of examples) and thats used as a plot device in the first few episodes but then completely discarded later? More so when a couple of "something big" happen in the later episodes, and those things should've activated her "sense" at full power. But then the script would've been screwed and we can't have that. Amazing writing quality, isn't it? *sigh*
About the script, every dialogue is an out loud monologue, sometimes even an expository one. Sometimes it doesn't even make sense as "words on paper". It just wants to sound... , I don't know, grand, or smart, or something. To give it gravitas? But only sometimes, because most of the times is just sht writing.
The so-called acting is reduced to "act like a Jack Sparrow. No, more leaning. More. Thats it. Now you surely seem a noblewoman". Yes, again, there are a few good scenes of good acting from some very few actors, but thats because of the actors itself, not the director or the script. Tiny mannerisms and such. It gets a little bit better towards the end, but just a tiny bit, so it doesn't really matter. And also it raises other questions. Like, Was the bad acting intentional because of the directing, or what? How? Anyway.
Plus, lots and lots of plots and subplots that go nowhere. And we still have no idea what all that was about until the end. Oh, I'll put it here, because it doesn't matter: it got worse as time went by, sure, with the last 4 being horrible,and the last 2 in special were horrendous. Besides the fact that I knew it was the last week of torture, it felt boring and horrendous because magic bullsht was the writer's answer to everything. I'm not joking. Magic/spiritism/whatever you wanna call it. Suddenly it can grant wishes to end a shtshow (I wish). *sigh*
** Some examples. "The Writer: how can we create nonsensical drama? Oh, I know, lets make her "get lost" on a well lit road. Hmm, yes, lets make her go off-road for no fkin logical reason". Thats the kind of writing we have here. The writer's only solution is to make the character ret***ed every time there's need for drama. That same scene has even more idiotic stuff happening. Lost, but she is saved and leaves by herself in a random direction (I've checked, its not the one he came from). So, lost but not really. All that drama was for nothing.... Or a scene happens. We get "his" and our pov, later we get "hers". But they actually were two very different filming. It is supposed to be some sort of manipulative editing, but its on the level of Glass Onion. As in, it never happened, we can clearly see what happens the first time, later, all that sht that supposedly its what really happened is invented. And then, one minute later, he has a flashback, remembering what? The first version, the one that we saw the first time.... This level of idiocy is mind-boggling. Like I said: sht writing, directing, acting.**

Most of its comedy is cringe. That low iq comedy you find in this kind of drama. Yeah, there were also a few, very few, good jokes there too. But mostly, the usual slop of low comedy. "See? Because different time, she doesn't know the modern things and the way she acts. See? Its funny. Pls laugh".
Same for romance. No chemistry, no matter who we're talking about. Poor script (again). The main's pair is reduced to: "We can't, who do you think you are? Ok, fine, I'll accept and go with the flow. We can't. Ok, fine, I'll accept it. We can't. Ok, fine...." *sigh* Basically, you start the episode with "don't wanna see you", then it gets to "why weren't you here, near me?", the second half is "I must leave anyway", then it ends with "I thought I could but I can't...". Do you understand? All in just one episode... Unfortunately, the whole season does not contain just one episode... *double sigh* To be fair, the whole episode might've covered one week or one month, we don't know....
No character development, no world building. Sht pacing. As in stuff just happens, for the sake of happening. At one point, apparently two weeks passed and I had no idea. Luckily the ML told us. So, something might happen, no one talks or does anything about it for any time they want, everyone else also forget about that fact, "suddenly" it is 2 weeks later, and "suddenly" everyone remembers and starts reacting.... Now imagine the rest of the show, when we're NOT told abut time lapses, but it does happen. And so on and so forth. Yes, later we find that 3 months has passed, but my previous point still stands.

You get the gist. So, a rating of 3. Not recommended, no rewatch value. No nothing. If someone said or gave it a rating higher than 6 (this was never mid-quality, but lets pretend), they are trolling you. Or they have mental issues. If you like someone from the cast, just watch/rewatch some of their other works.
Btw, I'm talking about quality, not enjoyment. All reviews should be about quality, and yes, you can even like bad media, there's nothing wrong with that (aka "my guilty pleasure").
Don't just "Omg, I loved the actors. I loved every second of this kdrama". Maybe you enjoy this media, but you also enjoy hitting puppies. We don't know what kind of person you are. So a review should be about its quality, not just your opinions...

Have a lovely evening.

Leia Mais

Must watch!

Paradise of Thorn is an emotional and intense film that really stays with you after it ends. The acting is powerful and raw, making the characters’ pain, love, and struggles feel very real instead of exaggerated.
The story is heavy and focuses a lot on emotional conflict, injustice, and how far people will go for love and what they believe is theirs. It has a strong dramatic pull that keeps you invested, even when it gets uncomfortable to watch.
What I liked most is how committed it is to its emotions—it doesn’t hold back, and that makes certain scenes hit really hard. It’s not a light watch, but it’s impactful and memorable.
Overall, it’s a strong, emotional film with great performances that leaves a lasting impression.

Leia Mais

Last episodes

Last Twilight is an emotional and beautifully acted BL series that really drew me in. The performances feel natural and heartfelt, and the story builds a strong, tender connection between the leads that makes you genuinely care about them.
For most of the show, the emotional pacing and relationship development are done really well, with a soft atmosphere that makes the journey feel meaningful and deep.
The only downside for me were the last episodes—the breakup felt unnecessary and more like added drama than something that truly fit the story. It took away a bit from the emotional flow.
Still, overall it’s a very moving series with strong acting and a story that stays with you.

Leia Mais

SEISHUN!

I LOVEEE ITTTTT!! I love everything about this film, the premise, the story, the music, the acting I LOVE IT

I love how it contains some our worry like decreasing of attention span to the extent that they make it too much in future we only had 5seconds movie, I love the contradictory between an anti romcom person that write and direct romcom movie (tho maybe she didnt realize it), the movie about samurai era in past starring by mirai jin (future person that do time travel), and in samurai world, the meaning of killing your rival also means you love your rivals (because you pull all of ur strength to fight them),

as for the ending, I got it some people may not happy for the ending, but this also another thing I love since the ending didn't really show whether rintaro back to future or not (even tho its decided they'll remove the film and rintaro getting back to future), so viewers may interpret as they want, but in short its really scream SEISHUN!!!

Leia Mais

One of the best.....

Shades (uncut on YouTube) has to be one of the very best series out there. It is only 6 episodes, BUT there is more to come from this series.

If you are going to watch it, I would 100% truthly recommend you subscribe and join the FRT Entertainment channel on YouTube, for level 2 membership it is still pretty reasonable in cost, especially because you get to watch Shades the series Uncut version.

This version is absolutely right on the fine line of what is acceptable for youtube and tv with the simulated sex scenes. These young ladies have all been very brave and daring in shooting this series, I will say that!

The storylines are top notch, not a single bit of it felt like it dropped off or just simply vanished like what has happened with other gl series. You can truly see the heart and energy that was put into writing the scripts, deciding the storylines, choosing the actresses and other cast. Plus all the other hardwork that goes into filming a series of this size. The behind the scenes people should be very happy and proud with what they have produced with this series.

It shows quite alot of different forms of love and falling in love. Plus a whole variety of trials and tribulations that come with same sex love and the drama that often occurs same sex only schools, especially all girls schools.

I will be eagerly waiting for season 2 of this series and hoping it is just as good as this one. If the same people in front and behind the cameras are all involved I just know they will 'smash it out of the park' again.

I didnt like that I had to wait (Im in England) for this series to be released on this side of the world, but now im kind of glad because I may have missed out on the uncut version.

Thankyou for all your hard work in this series, i love it so much.

Leia Mais

I don't quite agree with the rest of reviews so here I am writing my own!
I started this drama solely because it's a short drama and the synopsis sounded interesting!

the acting is meh/inconsistent! (I would've called it bad if I hadn't seen worse!)
the dubbing is bad! lots of incoherent dubs which is hard to ignore.
fight scenes are not good.
the music is annoying.

ZhiZhi has one of those childish voice overs which almost made me drop it! thankfully she doesn't have much screen time.

The story/plot:
-it's a shame that we don't get to see why ml is so in love with fl! he is a heart eyed loving fool from the get go!
-Luo Wushuang's love for ml is as mysterious for me! Her outfits are pretty.
the lack of build up for all relationships has made it extremely shallow and I don't care who is with who!
the lack of chemistry between the leads didn't help either.

-too much "low budget gore" was used for a drama that doesn't know if it's a lighthearted comedy or serious one. (more details on the warnings at the end of this review)

-I think this drama needs a "comedy" tag, it's trying so hard to be funny, but it's not working for me. it's more on the cringe side.
-it got a bit boring midway but I pushed through and skipped some bits to be able to finish it. (I don't think I missed anything while doing so)


It's not unwatchable but it's not something I would recommend either.
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!!!CONTENT WARNING!!! for those who want to watch:
It's not too graphic thanks to the low budget but there are scene such as:
*a hand cut off by sword flying mid air in ep4 and blood.
*there are some bits of torture scenes like throwing hot water in ep 6.
*unnecessary amount of blood spatter when someone hit their head to the table in ep 8.

Leia Mais

Predictable, could have done with fewer episodes

Yoo Yeon Seok played his part well. It was fun watching all his different personas come out. I especially loved watching his brother-in-law discovering and coming to terms with what was going on - comedy gold. A couple of the stories made me cry.

Unfortunately, as I was watching, I found myself thinking, "Okay, this will happen next", and I was usually right. So, for me, I couldn't be totally in the story, if that makes any sense. I was always aware that I was just watching the drama.

The romance angle was unnecessary and didn't work. Romance is my favorite genre, but it needs to make sense. Yoo Yeon Seok and Esom had no chemistry, and she seemed too old for him.

If you have nothing else that you want to watch and you need something easy, you'll probably like this one.

Leia Mais

It’s about revenge

I love the first 4 ep and the way she killed Xiaoxun for revenge her dad and her clan just like the way he killed her in her past life (the scene that I was waiting for). He deserves to die from the start I hate him so much. If I was Chuzhao at that time when she came back her life I would kill him immediately when I first saw his face no matter what (my opinion). You know what I almost drop this drama in ep13 and I haven’t watch it for days cuz it’s started to get boring and especially everytime when she plans to do something or what she does is always failed. Anyway, I decided to change my mind and start to binge watch it again on yesterday and I finally finished watching it today. You can say I forced myself to finish watching it because of Zhou Yiran and Chen duling. Lastly, I think it’s not that bad she did great at the end and we are so proud of her. Chu Zhao is showing us that woman can do absolutely anything.

Leia Mais