Author: LT
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Not a Well Intended Love
Chinese drama Well Intended Love was a massive hit in China last year, getting a rare second season pick up and being purchased by Netflix for worldwide distribution. It’s also an awful apologia for domestic violence and should be avoided.
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Someday, Taiwan will make the year’s best drama, One Day
No, you’re not imagining things. I really did write that headline. It’s not from a parallel universe or some strange land far away. Taiwan really has made what may be the best drama of 2020.
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How ‘I’m Not a Robot’ ruined Korean dramas for me
It’s been two years now since I’m Not a Robot (INAR) aired in Korea. And as we near the anniversary of its final episode, I’m finally ready to talk about the terrible impact this romantic comedy has had on my life. As hard as it is to admit, and even harder as it is to…
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2019: The Year of the Antibean
Author’s Note: This piece was originally written for Dramabeans as a theme of a month but did not get selected for publishing. As every Beanie knows, we collect beans over the course of a year (one bean per drama) and then allocate those beans at the end of the year to demonstrate our love for…
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2019: My Year of Dropping
It might be strange to write a piece on my 2019 drama year by talking about dramas I didn’t watch. However the evidence is in. Dropping has made my drama year better. Because sometimes what you choose to stop watching is as important as what you finished.
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The Year the Pot Plant Died
There’s some debate on the quality of 2019 as a drama year but, from my perspective, this year was a great drama year. Why? Because with some rare exceptions, this year was almost potted plant free. The promise we saw in last year’s dramas – with its emerging set of female leads who had agency…
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2019 in Kdrama: The Poll Results
Sky Castle was 2019’s best drama, but it was Be Melodramatic’s year. That’s the conclusion from a poll of 100 drama watchers on the best and worst in Korean dramas this year.