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  • If Pushing Daisies was a kdrama

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    The 2007 drama, Pushing Daisies, is beautiful and delightful but upon rewatch a perfect kdrama.

  • Open Thread: Beyond Evil Episode 13-16 (End)

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    I finish up my reviews of 2021s best show, Beyond Evil, a piece of wonderfully produced television with fantastic performances.

  • Problematic Plotlines: Sexualising children

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    I take a short, possibly controversial, dive into Korea’s problematic plotlines, in particular its tendency to casual paedophilia.

  • Open Thread: Beyond Evil Episode 11-12

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    Joo-won feels responsible for yet another death and is determined that his pursuit of the case will not risk any more lives. But with Dong-shik back in the game, the two can now try to find out what happened 20 years ago and how it resulted in what’s happening now.

  • The Demographics of Loving DAYS

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    Since the premiere of the new Korean drama, Doom At Your Service, responses to the drama have been extremely polarising. So I started wondering if there were some common elements around who liked or hated it, some element of demographics that could shed some light on dramatic preferences. So I did what I like to…

  • Open Thread: Beyond Evil Episode 9-10

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    As the second half of Beyond Evil opens, it emphasises this repetition of purgatory. Despite Kang Jin-mook’s arrest, the residents of this small town are no closer to knowing what happened to their loved ones. Despite all the frantic action, nothing has really changed and these episodes embody that: almost like the opening of a…

  • Ten times the Navillera finale broke us…

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    The beautiful drama Navillera was not just about how it’s never too late to pursue your dreams. It was an emotional catharsis that made us sob in only the best way. So get your tissues ready for the ten times the Navillera finale broke our hearts and then stitched them back together again.

  • If You Go to Busan: Beyond Evil’s OST

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    One of the most powerful things about the writing in Beyond Evil is the way in which it weaves imagery to produce a consistent emotional impact. The song If You Go To Busan croons beneath the surface; a subtle note underneath everything that happens.

  • Open Thread: Beyond Evil Episode 8

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    To call this a mid-season finale is an understatement. Beyond Evil wraps up its (apparent) main plotline, leaving us and our main characters confused and lost as to what comes after. But as Han Joo-won and Lee Dong-shik finally get their man, they discover that the hard work of getting closure for his crimes might…

  • Open Thread: Beyond Evil Episode 7

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    This week’s episodes start with an intensely layered flashback to 2017 when the crazier of our protagonists was in the Regional Investigation Unit. Seeing how the events of 2017 unfolded gives us significant insight into Dong-shik’s character and how he has responded to the death of Min-jung.