사극 Paradise

...And I found myself rolling my eyes, a lot. Episode 9 was decent, and gave me a false sense of hope in regards to this show. Because if you've read the other entries I've written regarding "Our Blooming Youth," I haven't been too crazy about it, but I've been willing to give it a chance. Episode 10? Not so much. I'm just not crazy about 민재이. I find her too preachy, self righteous, and self cen..

카테고리 없음 2023. 3. 11. 05:47

It was a question that popped into my mind while I was watching last night. Because of 민재이's decision to run away, and 가람's decisision to go with her, things have gotten complicated. For one thing, we have the issue of a close friendship where hierarchy is most certainly the "elephant in the room." Granted, I'm an American, and hierarchy tends to be a dirty word, even though we actually have our..

카테고리 없음 2023. 3. 2. 06:36

As expected, just as the romance begins to bloom between Crown Prince and 민재이, the writers disrupt it by creating some sort of crisis because the leads can't be together this early in the game. The disruption that enters the mix: the very convincing possibility that 민재이 may indeed be guilty of committing the crimes she claims she didn't commit. It's more likely than not that 민재이 has been framed...

카테고리 없음 2023. 2. 25. 00:53

명진, or as I like to call him "Monkey Paw Guy," is a good example of someone who is really smart and talented, but because it doesn't conform to a specific image, it is dismissed by family. Actually, his family is embarassed by his eccentricities and investigative abilities because they are a high ranking political family. However, it's because of his eccentricities that he is able to mingle with..

카테고리 없음 2023. 2. 24. 11:10

I honestly got these two characters 민재이 and 가람 mixed up, and more often than not forgot about 가람 because she has basically been 민재이's mirror. 가람 isn't memorable. When the two have a scene together in drag, I often can't tell who's who because they look very similar. When they are in women's clothing, I can distinguish them just fine, no problem. Because their personalities mirror each other, a b..

카테고리 없음 2023. 2. 19. 11:09

"Our Blooming Youth" is beginning to get funny, which I appreciate. I really don't like a 사극 that's intended to be serious, but it's only 1/2 way developed. Compared to the older, pre-2015 사극 (which I prefer, in spite of my criticisms of 주몽, 광개토, 대조영), the current fusion 사극 lean toward the fluffy and superficial side. Because of that, humor always works in favor of the fusion 사극. I prefer the ol..

카테고리 없음 2023. 2. 18. 06:51

I had a rough start with Episode 1 of "Our Blooming Youth" because I felt like I was getting pummelled with the same overused tropes: male lead who is a total jerk(which can work if well written), wrongfully accused female lead (which can also work if well written), minister set on undermining the royal family, usually the 2nd State Councilor; etc. Needless to say, I wasn't in the mood for a slo..

카테고리 없음 2023. 2. 17. 07:01

I just began "Our Blooming Youth." I watched all of Episode 1, and about 1/4 (25 minutes of Episode 2), which I hope to finish this evening. It's ok so far, but I'm not feeling too excited about it. Like I'm not enthusiastically anticipating the next episode, mainly because I'm a 사극 fanatic, many of the same themes are being repeated, and nothing has been presented to me to show that it will hav..

카테고리 없음 2023. 2. 16. 08:34