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Title: Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin (2017) Platform: Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.6 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) Synopsis: Xiao Ping Z

Strong Girl Bong Soon was the role that shot both Park Hyung Sik and Park Bo Young into superstardom, and is the 2nd most popular drama of all time on MDL. The premise was a fun twist on a superhero tale that thankfully stays grounded and contained, adding fun to an already enjoyable romance. The cancelled Kim Ji Soo makes an appearance as the 2ML and I honestly forgot he was in this lol. I really liked certain aspects of the drama...

Title: The Only Girl You Haven't Seen (2022) (Mini Drama) Platform: Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Wuxia/ Rebirth Episode Count: 32 total (18 eps per season, 10 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Minor violence, brief domestic violence (not leads), intimacy alluded to but not explicitly depicted. Staring: Wang Zu Yi (The Vendetta of An) Wen Mo Yan (Reborn From the Ashes) Hou Dong (Forever Love) Sunny Jin (Fights Break Sphere) RBTS Ra

2.7/5 Stars: A modern day Journey to the West with a lifeless human FL and immortal characters with (thankfully) a lot of charm. The story suffered from choppy pacing, directionless narrative, and the impressive lack of chemistry between the main couple. It was an Odyssey alright, just Odysseus's. I joke, it wasn't THAT bad.

3.1/5 Stars: A drama made up of themes delving into marital status and societal expectations, with frustrating characters and a final arc that left me salty.

3.6/5 Stars: Not a must watch, but a fun time with a whacky premise that somehow works.

Title: Eternal Love (2017) 三生三世十里桃花 (Also Known As: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms) Platform: Viki, iQIYI, Youtube (free), Netflix MDL Rating: 8.7 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy), Romance Episode Count: 58 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Blood, Violence, General Xianxia mayhem, more steamy makeout scenes Staring: Yang Mi (This Thriving Land) Mark Chao (Loving Strangers) Gao Wei Guang (Snowfall) Dilraba Dilmurat (The Longest Ballad) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (THE quintessential Xia

4.25/5 Stars Fight For My Way is chaotic gumbo of romance, friendship, and sports, with a splash of a coming of adulthood tale, where four friends strive to find and follow their dreams, while struggling with societal expectations.

4.25/5 Stars