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…
SailorJumun
Currently weecapping: The King’s Affection
Melancholia: I’m loving this show. I have no idea what they’re talking about half the time, but I still get invested by the characters’ shared passion for mathematics. I couldn’t help but smile when Seung-yoo saw equations in the Seoul skyline and, later, in the tree. It sucks that he has so many toxic people around him, including his own parents, but I like that he’s starting to disregard them and just do what he wants. And he’s already so protective of his teacher, it’s precious.
Hellbound: Finished this series and came out of it depressed and confused. I don’t like watching terrible people be terrible people, and this drama was basically that, with some vicious monsters thrown in. Most of time, I was more scared of the characters than the monsters, which I guess is the point. Very much like the director’s previous work Train to Busan, one of my favorite horror movies. That said, Hellbound was effectively chilling. It wasn’t that far off from how humans can act in the real world.
missvictrix
Currently weecapping: The King’s Affection
Melancholia: I’m just through Episode 3 and I’m reallllly liking this show. I love our two main characters and the bond that’s between them — Seung-yoo needs a mentor character in his life so very much, and Yoon-soo’s gentleness is practically made to order. The evil machinations of the school leaders are annoying but necessary for the plot, so I’m basically enjoying it despite that — and the little sprinkle of magic in those beautiful “moments of math” is making this drama all the more enjoyable.
selena
Secret Royal Inspector and Joy: I love Kim Hye-yoon and Taecyeon being their silly selves while still delivering strongly on the more emotional beats. Please make them pretend to be husband and wife at every village!
My Name: Finally finished this. The action scenes were slick and fun to watch, but I’m not sure whether I was satisfied by the ending. Although most of the story was predictable, I definitely did not see one of the deaths in the final episode coming. The cast did very well, and it was nice to see Han So-hee kicking butt after Nevertheless.
mistyisles
Currently recapping: Inspector Koo
The King’s Affection: Gahh it hurts so gooood! I could just go on and on about Dam-yi being granted the agency to (quite literally) reveal herself to Ji-woon, because that never happens in these kinds of dramas. In fact, I’ve been consistently impressed by the unique spin this show has put on the woman-disguised-as-a-man trope. Part of me wants her to claim her rightful throne in the end, but mostly I just want her to live her own life however she sees fit, as her true self.
DaebakGrits
Currently recapping: Inspector Koo
The King’s Affection: I wholeheartedly enjoy this drama, but I can’t be the only one that rolled my eyes a little bit at the end of Episode 12, right? I admit, I lack experience when it comes to arrow wounds, but…COME ON! If you’re going to make your damsel — who, by the way, has trained for years to grit her teeth and fight through pain — be a damsel in distress, at least make the injury look life threatening. I really wanted to enjoy the scene for what it was, but all I could hear in my mind was Monty Python’s Black Knight repeating, “‘Tis but a flesh wound!” Eye rolling aside, I’m happy that our leading man finally knows her secret, but I’m sure my happiness will be short-lived. Evil Grandpapa is definitely going to try and poison someone in order to restore our Lady Prince’s position in the palace, and I hate the idea of her losing either her father or younger brother, especially now that she’s had a tender moment with both of them.
The Red Sleeve Cuff: I enjoy a good hate-at-first-sight romance, but I’m feeling a little gun shy about this series because very rarely do historical dramas like this one have a happy ending. Given the whole first episode was about showing our young lead how she, too, could die in the palace if she gains the crown prince’s favor, I think it’s safe to say this series will end with her funeral. Best I can hope for is a bittersweet ending.
Let Me Be Your Knight: I’m here for the moody idol and cohabitation hijinks, but I’m not a fan of the lead female pretending to be a doctor. Hopefully the lie isn’t dragged out too long.
Find Me If You Can: Maybe it’s because I’m currently watching Mr. Sunshine, but the three wannabe suitors in this web drama are kind of like a low-budget version of the bromance triangle between Eugene and his love rivals. I’m rooting for the quirky best friend to become her love interest, but only because he quotes Sailor Moon and says “I am Groot” whenever he’s flustered. Also, this supposed stalker is cracking me up. I don’t know what stalking handbook he’s reading, but pushing potted plants off the roof is soooo early 2000s K-drama.
Mr. Sunshine: Ding, dong! The wicked Japanese Colonel is dead! Although the vengeful, bloodthirsty part of me would have loved for him to have been tortured to death, I thought it was a nice touch that he died a coward, literally using his wife as a human shield when he saw Eugene’s gun pointed at him. (I guess Hina won’t be the only widow not mourning her dead Japanese husband.) My happiness at the Colonel’s death was short-lived, though, because Episode 22 had to go and rip my heart out. The emperor protecting Seung-gu as one of his people, and then Seung-gu quoting his father’s last words…tears. I’m a big blubbering basket case.