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A claustrophobic and cinematic exploration of nomadic life for those who enjoy slower paced stories.

A very synthetic, kiddie Xianxia that melted my brain a little too much...

This was frustratingly bad. The trailers and promotional material wove a web of exaggeration that portrayed the drama as an authentic, grounded Period Romance that was trying to do more than the age old tropes. But it was just Gollum leading me to Shelob...

Assassins, angst, and trauma filled relationships...

A story with less life than a corpse.

Empty storytelling with a shiny, filtered shell.

Dropped: 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...

Dropped: What if Youtube's Ms. Rachel and a reformed gangster fell in love?

I really liked the first few episodes and thought the leads had great chemistry. Unfortunately, the FL was too immature for her age for me to take her seriously and after the "mystery" is revealed the story drags. The secondary romance was also kind of weird...

Title: Romance in the House (2024) Platform: TVING, Netflix MDL & IMBD Rating: 7.6 & 6.8 Genre: Contemporary Rom Com Episode Count: 12 Last Episode Watched: 3 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Substances, Language Starring: Ji Jin Hee (Move to Heaven) Kim Jee Soo (365: Repeat the Year) Son Na Eun (Agent Kim Reactivated) Choi Min Ho (Somehow 18) Yoon San Ha (My Girlfriend is the Man!) Cast From Left to Right: #JiJinHee, #KimJeeSoo, #SonNaEun, #ChoiMinHo, #YoonSanHa, #JungWoongI

Dropped: This one is on me. I didn't pay attention to the MA rating and was caught off guard by all the swearing. I'm a wimp when it comes to that sort of thing, but I know people really like this one, so if that's not a concern, I say go for it!

3.1/10 Stars: The worst C-drama I have ever completed. Truly. The CGI was good, but everything else felt like I was being punked..

4.4/10 Stars: A bland tale of an arranged marriage and secret identities that had the flair of a raw potato.

6/10 Stars: A blessedly short Xianxia with good chemistry.

6/10 Stars: A reborn girl with a grudge and a man set on revenge dupe their evil "family members" and fall in love in a mini that excels in the chemistry of the main couple.

4/10 Stars: Another "let's torture the FL so she can overcome trials to ultimately succeed in business". Honestly, if a drama isn't going to be good, it should at least be bad with flair, but ultimately it was so mid and overdramatic, that it was boring. Skip for me.

6/10 Stars: An intense drama that is very watchable, but not very good.

6/10 Stars: A Joseon drama with a modern feel that raised the bar with cinematography, costuming, and acting, but then immediately did the Limbo underneath said bar with it's overly Mary Sue main character and unrealistic plot.

6/10 Stars: A short, fluffy Rom Com that felt like an underdeveloped Our Beloved Summer.

6.2/10 Stars: A slow, quiet drama starring a Female Lead with a stone cold heart, in a story that is neither fully a Wuxia or a romance, but instead is an introspective journey of individuals looking for a flicker of light in a stormy world.