Your Honour: How to Write a Workplace Romance

When Your Honour started a few months ago, I was obviously going to watch it, since I would watch anything for Yoon Shi-yoon. I didn't expect to fall in love with it. But a straight review format would definitely not work for Your Honour - aside from mentioning the directorial genius in court-room scenes and the perfection of the soundtrack, I'd have to talk about the abandoned plot points, the wasted potential of the story, the underutilised actors and characters. I don't want to talk about any of that, because Your Honour is so good in spite of it all. So today I want to talk about one of the ways that the drama managed to be to satisfying.

Shining Inheritance's Sun-woo Hwan: A Character Study

I didn't do Shining Inheritance enough justice in my review of it a few years ago. It's a timeless classic that I can't help but return to again and again; the epitome of why Korean drama has become such an appealing alternative to western TV. It's addictive formula makes it perfect escapist entertainment. I remember when I watched it for the first time - I didn't quite realise that I was enjoying it until past the half-way point, and yet now it's a guilty favourite. The villainy, the family story, and the cute romance are all perfectly good aspects of the drama, but what Shining Inheritance  really did for me was cultivate an undying appreciation for Lee Seung-gi and the character he played.

Why Meteor Garden 2018 Sucks: PART TWO (Morally Bad)

And here it is, the reason Meteor Garden 2018 is the most ignorant and disgusting adaptation of Hana Yori Dango thus far: Meteor Garden 2018 is about dating violence. This definitely has not been addressed enough, and the popularity of the show means that not enough people are noticing the concerning issues hidden the guise of 'legendary romance'. Does Hana Yori Dango actuality stand the test of time, and if it doesn't, what should be changed? Which characterisation of 'Domyouji Tsukasa' is best? Those are the questions I'm going to answer today.

Why Meteor Garden 2018 Sucks: PART ONE (Technically Bad)

I am angry. Can you tell? I am genuinely far more angry at Meteor Garden 2018 than the drama deserves. To sum up what this unnecessary shit-post is going to say: An adaptation must adapt, or it will fail, and Meteor Garden fails. Of course, it's worse than that. Ironically, this show - which is simply bad - is complex in why exactly it is bad. Firstly, I want to get in the technicalities of why Meteor Garden is a bad show. In part two, I'll talk specifically what ruined it for me, why I couldn't ignore the problems and bathe in the wonderful Hanadan nostalgia.