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
Destined With You: I’m enjoying this wayyyyyy too much. I didn’t know how much I needed a drama like this that I could just suspend disbelief and swoon for eight weeks. Granted it’s more angst and less hilarity right now (I miss the moonlight spells and incessant text messages), but I really enjoy how the drama’s been throwing itself into its backstory with abandon. The leads make it all work.
My Lovely Boxer: I might have a few squabbles with the pacing, but overall I loved this drama so much, and I cried way more than I expected when Kwon-sook kissed the ring goodbye. This drama is more proof that ratings-tankers are often my most favorite works (my other go-to example of this is the masterpiece A Piece of Your Mind).
mistyisles
Currently covering: CEO-dol Mart
Twinkling Watermelon: Much as I love a fish out of water, I think I like this show best when it’s leaning more emotional than comedic. I suspect part of this is because Eun-gyeol’s fish-out-of-water responses tend to make me facepalm as much as they make me laugh (the guy goes around shouting about who people are in the future and just… expects them to not think he’s crazy?). But that’s not to say I’m not enjoying it, because I very much am! Yi-chan is exasperating in the most endearing of ways, and I love both girls and the friendship growing between them. Not sure how I feel about the possibility of Eun-gyeol trying to change the future, but I am curious what approach the show will take with that, if any.
DaebakGrits
Destined With You: I skipped through the past life scenes. I’m more invested in the present-day romance, and I found the flashbacks a major disruption to my viewer experience. In general, I wasn’t a huge fan of the latest episodes, and now I’m just ready for this drama to end. I hate that I’m feeling this way because I absolutely loved this drama in the beginning, but the more melodramatic it became, the less eager I was to watch it.
CEO-dol Mart: Still here for the silliness, and I low-key want a matching set of overalls.
Twinkling Watermelon: My currently favorite airing drama (but we’ll see if that changes after this weekend). I love the music, the father-son dynamic, and the Back to the Future-like story. (Please stay good. Please stay good. Please stay good!)
Dramaddictally
My Lovely Boxer: I will watch anything Kim So-hye does from now on. She was so believably brilliant as a tough boxer that’s also a vulnerable romantic. It’s hard to pull off but I bought every second of it. The script, the cast, the direction — this one’s a gem.
Destined With You: Feeeeels. All the love and heartbreak is beaming through the screen and killing me. I love these leads. I love them even more together.