It's an epidemic!
Is it just me, or have k-dramas been featuring car accidents way too much lately? Like, not actual car accidents, but stupid people running into the street and then getting hit by a car. I realize that this is nothing new, because k-dramas insert those idiotic scenes quite often to create angst, but uh... What's Up did it with not one, but TWO freaking characters, though one of them was maybe not as much at fault as the other (seriously, Sun Woo Young's First Love, look both ways before crossing the street!). It happened in Padam, Padam, too. And today I was watching the first ep of Take Care of Us, Captain, because I was curious about it and could not wait for the subs, and the show itself is so super dramatic that I couldn't help but laugh at its ridiculousness, but there is one scene where the father is driving and he receives a text from the daughter, and when I thought he was going to die from texting and driving, he actually pulled over to text her back and I let out a sigh of relief, but then BAM! he gets plowed over by a truck. HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN? WHY DID HE PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION? WHY DO KOREANS DRIVE SO FAST THAT THEY RUN EVERYONE OVER? It seriously is exactly like this:
Anyway, I love what What's Up has done with the Doo Ri/Sun Woo Young story, but I am sad that it seems to be concluded for now. I'll be honest, I really don't care about Tae Hee. I just don't. Out of all these characters she is the only one who does not feel real, and she's supposed to be the female lead. If she existed in the real world, people would probably assume that she's mentally retarded. She's likable in small doses (like when she accompanied Doo Ri to find Sun Woo in her hometown and wouldn't stop chattering), but when the ep focuses on her, I just want her off my screen. She is basically that manic pixie dream girl trope that I despise, so I am hoping that the show will give her some layers other than "quirky and more naive than a five-year-old." Ji-Hyun isn't doing much for me either, but I kind of like that he's more of a low-key lead since this show is more of an ensemble drama (but seriously, his neck? It's got a life of its own). Basically, I adore the supporting characters (namely Sun Woo Young and Oh Doo Ri and Do Sung and Byung Gun). I was enjoying the focus on them rather than the main characters, but, I guess the main characters had to come to the forefront eventually. Blerg. Luckily this show seems to know how to balance all of its characters. At least, it has up to this point. Final verdict next week.
Take Care of Us, Captain. I know that I'm pretty much the only person in existence that is excited about this show, but I'm going to blather on about it anyway. As I had mentioned, I watched the raw earlier today and I... kind of really enjoyed it? It was so over the top ridiculous in the drama department that I just couldn't resist. Heroine's mother dies, super dramatic funeral scene with some random hysterical-crying character. Five minutes later, father dies (in a very stupid fashion), super dramatic funeral scene with the very same random hysterical-crying character. Hero inadvertently caused the death of the heroine's mother and is the father's protege. He too had a hysterical crying scene (as did the heroine, natch). Both hero and heroine are pilots and yet somehow have never been introduced to each other. Skip ahead 7 years and heroine is plucky and well-adjusted and she has a typical meet-cute with the hero where he's kind of a jerk to her, neither of them recognize each other. Then they become colleagues and naturally they butt heads because she reminds him of himself when the whole trauma happened seven years ago. And all the airplane scenes? Extremely cheap CGI that makes me giggle every time the show cuts to it. Oh, this show, it's over the top and lame, but somehow that's what won my heart. Also, the hero is super dreamy.
I still find Color Of Woman addicting, even though I don't particularly find it to be good. It's just... I am terribly invested in Chan Jin's hopeless, unrequited love for Sora. Logically I know that his happy ending will not be with her, but oooooh my god do I wish the drama was about their love and not her love with Joon Soo. Blast it all, I do not usually fall prey to this second lead syndrome that everyone talks about, but Chan Jin is just so dang sweet and lonely and adorable and I just want him to spill his feelings to Sora, but I love him for not doing it because he knows that Joon Soo is the one that makes her heart skip a beat and he doesn't want to ruin that for her. He wants to remain being her best friend and giving her strength when he can, and he can't do that if their interactions become awkward (which they would, because she is so in love with Joon Soo that poor Chan Jin doesn't even have a chance). I do know that I don't want Chan Jin to end up with Jin Joo. I just don't, but I know that's where the show is heading since every single character has tried to push them together, and this show is big on clones of each other ending up together (as opposed to the typical k-drama staple of opposites being right for each other). I think that's what is throwing me off about this drama. I'm used to the opposites being the ones that end up together, so naturally I am rooting for Sora/Chan Jin, even though Sora will clearly only ever love Joon Soo. Hmph.
I watched the new ep of Sherlock last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Yeah, it had its flaws, but I didn't seem to care all that much? I just enjoyed everyone and everything. I feared that I'd hate the Irene Adler story since I can't stand her in the films, but apparently I enjoy the character when she is not being played by Rachel McAdams (sorry, f-list, I know that you all adore her, but I just can't board that love train. I've disliked her in everything that I've ever seen her in, but especially the Sherlock Holmes films). I loved how everyone kept pointing out that John was Sherlock's boyfriend. I loved how stupid Irene's passcode was (I groaned and laughed at the same time). I loved the back and forth between Sherlock and Irene. I loved John's subconscious jealousy. I loved Mrs. Hudson. I... didn't love the ending, mostly because it made no sense. But that's my only real complaint.
Today I watched the second Sherlock Holmes movie and enjoyed it even more than the BBC Sherlock premiere. I love how this one didn't even try to subvert the homosexual overtones between Sherlock and Watson. Sherlock's heartbreak at Watson's wedding, Sherlock asking Watson if he's happy being with him instead of being in Brighton, the ending. Guuuuuuuh, the ending. So good. I mean, I knew that Sherlock wasn't really dead, but he could have died, and he was genuinely possibly sacrificing himself for Watson's sake. That look that they shared just before Sherlock pulled himself and Moriarty over the cliff. OMG, that look. And Watson being so utterly depressed without his Sherlock in the end, and the words that he wrote! I loved it. A lot. And not just for the gay subtext. I also loved it for all the fighting and explodey things.
This past week I've also been catching up on this past season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and man am I glad that I picked it back up. The shushing episode was fantastic. I haven't laughed at IASIP that hard in ages. And then the ep where they made their own board game was just pure brilliance, and today I watched the ep where they get stuck in a house that they've broken into for a vase, and OMG, it reminded me so much of the glory days of this show. It was just firing on all cylinders and kept me laughing like crazy, and it totally evoked that season 1 love that I used to have for this show. The ending was especially hilarious. It definitely convinced me that this show hasn't lost it (even though I had thought that it lost it a couple seasons ago).
Click to viewAnyway, I love what What's Up has done with the Doo Ri/Sun Woo Young story, but I am sad that it seems to be concluded for now. I'll be honest, I really don't care about Tae Hee. I just don't. Out of all these characters she is the only one who does not feel real, and she's supposed to be the female lead. If she existed in the real world, people would probably assume that she's mentally retarded. She's likable in small doses (like when she accompanied Doo Ri to find Sun Woo in her hometown and wouldn't stop chattering), but when the ep focuses on her, I just want her off my screen. She is basically that manic pixie dream girl trope that I despise, so I am hoping that the show will give her some layers other than "quirky and more naive than a five-year-old." Ji-Hyun isn't doing much for me either, but I kind of like that he's more of a low-key lead since this show is more of an ensemble drama (but seriously, his neck? It's got a life of its own). Basically, I adore the supporting characters (namely Sun Woo Young and Oh Doo Ri and Do Sung and Byung Gun). I was enjoying the focus on them rather than the main characters, but, I guess the main characters had to come to the forefront eventually. Blerg. Luckily this show seems to know how to balance all of its characters. At least, it has up to this point. Final verdict next week.
Take Care of Us, Captain. I know that I'm pretty much the only person in existence that is excited about this show, but I'm going to blather on about it anyway. As I had mentioned, I watched the raw earlier today and I... kind of really enjoyed it? It was so over the top ridiculous in the drama department that I just couldn't resist. Heroine's mother dies, super dramatic funeral scene with some random hysterical-crying character. Five minutes later, father dies (in a very stupid fashion), super dramatic funeral scene with the very same random hysterical-crying character. Hero inadvertently caused the death of the heroine's mother and is the father's protege. He too had a hysterical crying scene (as did the heroine, natch). Both hero and heroine are pilots and yet somehow have never been introduced to each other. Skip ahead 7 years and heroine is plucky and well-adjusted and she has a typical meet-cute with the hero where he's kind of a jerk to her, neither of them recognize each other. Then they become colleagues and naturally they butt heads because she reminds him of himself when the whole trauma happened seven years ago. And all the airplane scenes? Extremely cheap CGI that makes me giggle every time the show cuts to it. Oh, this show, it's over the top and lame, but somehow that's what won my heart. Also, the hero is super dreamy.
I still find Color Of Woman addicting, even though I don't particularly find it to be good. It's just... I am terribly invested in Chan Jin's hopeless, unrequited love for Sora. Logically I know that his happy ending will not be with her, but oooooh my god do I wish the drama was about their love and not her love with Joon Soo. Blast it all, I do not usually fall prey to this second lead syndrome that everyone talks about, but Chan Jin is just so dang sweet and lonely and adorable and I just want him to spill his feelings to Sora, but I love him for not doing it because he knows that Joon Soo is the one that makes her heart skip a beat and he doesn't want to ruin that for her. He wants to remain being her best friend and giving her strength when he can, and he can't do that if their interactions become awkward (which they would, because she is so in love with Joon Soo that poor Chan Jin doesn't even have a chance). I do know that I don't want Chan Jin to end up with Jin Joo. I just don't, but I know that's where the show is heading since every single character has tried to push them together, and this show is big on clones of each other ending up together (as opposed to the typical k-drama staple of opposites being right for each other). I think that's what is throwing me off about this drama. I'm used to the opposites being the ones that end up together, so naturally I am rooting for Sora/Chan Jin, even though Sora will clearly only ever love Joon Soo. Hmph.
I watched the new ep of Sherlock last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Yeah, it had its flaws, but I didn't seem to care all that much? I just enjoyed everyone and everything. I feared that I'd hate the Irene Adler story since I can't stand her in the films, but apparently I enjoy the character when she is not being played by Rachel McAdams (sorry, f-list, I know that you all adore her, but I just can't board that love train. I've disliked her in everything that I've ever seen her in, but especially the Sherlock Holmes films). I loved how everyone kept pointing out that John was Sherlock's boyfriend. I loved how stupid Irene's passcode was (I groaned and laughed at the same time). I loved the back and forth between Sherlock and Irene. I loved John's subconscious jealousy. I loved Mrs. Hudson. I... didn't love the ending, mostly because it made no sense. But that's my only real complaint.
Today I watched the second Sherlock Holmes movie and enjoyed it even more than the BBC Sherlock premiere. I love how this one didn't even try to subvert the homosexual overtones between Sherlock and Watson. Sherlock's heartbreak at Watson's wedding, Sherlock asking Watson if he's happy being with him instead of being in Brighton, the ending. Guuuuuuuh, the ending. So good. I mean, I knew that Sherlock wasn't really dead, but he could have died, and he was genuinely possibly sacrificing himself for Watson's sake. That look that they shared just before Sherlock pulled himself and Moriarty over the cliff. OMG, that look. And Watson being so utterly depressed without his Sherlock in the end, and the words that he wrote! I loved it. A lot. And not just for the gay subtext. I also loved it for all the fighting and explodey things.
This past week I've also been catching up on this past season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and man am I glad that I picked it back up. The shushing episode was fantastic. I haven't laughed at IASIP that hard in ages. And then the ep where they made their own board game was just pure brilliance, and today I watched the ep where they get stuck in a house that they've broken into for a vase, and OMG, it reminded me so much of the glory days of this show. It was just firing on all cylinders and kept me laughing like crazy, and it totally evoked that season 1 love that I used to have for this show. The ending was especially hilarious. It definitely convinced me that this show hasn't lost it (even though I had thought that it lost it a couple seasons ago).