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A Wuxia/Period Idol Romance whose destination made the journey questionable.

A tense investigative drama that follows the format of the TV show 24, and shines with it's authentic Tang Dynasty lens, but can't string together a cohesive narrative.

A case breaking coroner romance with less life than the corpses they find.

A grounded Qing dynasty rags to riches tale.

A Period Idol Romance that was more a family affair of revenge, with scheming and killer outfits around every corner.

A Male Centric Mystery with unrealized Nirvana in Fire Ambitions.

Guardians of Dafeng is the glossy, less sophisticated answer to Joy of Life that no one asked for, but it was still fun. The drama felt like a new age Wuxia that got a Marvel makeover, resulting in a story that was both entertaining and comedic, though somewhat plastic...

Title: Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin (2017) Platform: Youtube (free) MDL & Douban Rating: 8.6 & 8.5 Genre: Period Political Wuxia (some brief splashes of romance) Episode Count: 50 Last Episode Watched: 34 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood (battle sequences) Starring: Huang Xiao Ming (Winter Begonia) Liu Hao Run (Novoland: Eagle Flag) Zhang Hui Wen (Legend of Fei) Tong Li Ya (Fearless Blood) Wu Hao Chen (Swords into Plowshares) Cast F

The plot of Undercover High School is so unserious. It's meant to be a pure action comedy, wasn't ever actually that funny...

Summer Strike follows introverts falling in love, with the similar vibes of daily life and burn out found in We Are All Trying Here and My Liberation Notes (but less heavy). The drama is very quiet and VERY slow paced...

So I'm torn... because the first chunk of episodes were so funny, but the plot lost it's flavor the longer it went on. ..

Title: Death's Game (2023) Platform: Prime Video MDL & IMBD Rating: 8.8 & 8.4 Genre: Contemporary Fantasy/ Thriller Episode Count: 8 total (4 in Part 1, 4 in Part 2) Last Episode Watched: 3 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-16: (Graphic) violence, substance abuse, smoking, suicide, Language. I dunno, I would call this MA, but maybe only the first few eps are intense? For More Info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26225038/parentalguide/ Starring: Seo In Guk (Doom at Your Service) Par

No, the title is not a typo; the drama is in fact called "W". The premise was fun and felt very 2010's CW with a Female Lead who transmigrates into the comic book her father created, only to end up falling in love with its fictional protagonist...

King the Land is a fluffy, no stakes rom com about the "king" (aka Chaebol) of a hotel who falls in love with a capable employee. It gave hallmark and 2010's rom com energy, but I still wanted more from it...

Dropped: Strong Girl Nam Soon is quite the deviation from Strong Girl Bong Soon (Also Known as: Strong Woman Bong Soon). The drama is a spin off that was looking to capitalize on the popularity of the originator with a bigger budget, shiny cast, and Marvel aspirations. Alas. ..

My Liberation Notes is an incredibly slow and thoughtful drama, packed to the brim with amazing dialogue that explores the mundane and downright depressing of everyday life in a way that doesn't sugar coat things, but treats it to its best angle. The drama is written by the same screenwriter as We Are All Trying Here and My Mister, so the vibes are indeed depressing, and much second hand embarrassment will be thrust on your eyeballs. ...

Gyeongseong Creature is set in Japanese Occupied Korea during the 1940's, and has a very similar vibe to Stranger Things. But it is MUCH more graphic. Blood and gore everywhere lol. The drama takes a look at a Japanese experimental prison camp inspired by the real life Unit 731...

Okay, so these actors are only 2 years apart, but why does she look so much younger!!!! Lee Hye Ri has been gifted eternal youth and it just threw me off. I think it was made worse by the fact that Shin Woo Yeo (ML) is a professor at her University, and serves up "Edward Cullen" energy by being 1000 years old...

Youtube's Ms. Rachel and a reformed gangster fall in love.

I fear my decision to drop may be on me. Nine Tailed promised a cool modern fantasy romance and it delivered, but there was just something missing...