So, what are we all watching this week?
What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote through the screen? Time to weigh in…
missvictrix
Currently covering: Trolley
Payback: I’m enjoying this, and I think after the first week I have made peace with the drama’s frequent flashback structure. I like it as a method to fill in the narrative, but it does somewhat take away from the characters reuniting after X number of years when you’ve just seen them in a flashback scene together the second before. I keep having to remind myself when we’re back in present day! That being said, I’m glad Yong is back and reunited with his peeps. Bring on the mayhem!
mistyisles
Currently covering: Crash Course in Romance
Alchemy of Souls 2: My heart is so full. I really didn’t think we were going to get a fully happy ending, but I am not at all complaining that we did! I don’t even begrudge the tears I shed over the fakeout, because I believed it in the moment and so did they. Had those three actually died, I would have (tearfully) accepted their willing self-sacrifice, so watching them survive anyway felt like an extra reward for everything the entire cast of characters have been through. I do think a lot of Season 2 skated by on the love that Season 1 instilled in me for its characters, but — again — I’m too satisfied by what we did get to complain or dwell overmuch on what we didn’t. Alchemy wasn’t perfect, but I loved it every step of the way, and it’ll be a tough one for future fantasy shows to beat!