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Tiffany Tang and Wallace Chung I am pleasantly surprised. My Sunshine, an adaptation of popular Chinese novel Silent Separation, starts off pretty slow with a lot of your usual drama tropes, but ends up being something fresh and happy, much like a ray of sunshine. I like the direction the drama ends up taking, and the fluffy romantic… Continue reading Drama Review: My Sunshine (何以笙箫默)
So, so, so many mixed feelings about this drama. On the one hand, there are some really stellar characters, beautiful costumes and scenery, and epic romance and bromance relationships. On the other hand, there is just so much tragic drama that seems to drag on and on. It started out great, tanked around episode 28, made… Continue reading Drama Review: Prince of Lan Ling (Lan Ling Wang, 兰陵王)
Janine Chang and Mike He I chose Sunny Happiness as my next drama to watch because I needed something realistic, but light and happy. Emphasis on the happy. The last two shows I watched were The Way We Were (a Taiwanese drama) and Chuck (an American spy comedy).The Way We Were ended in tears that threw a… Continue reading Drama Review: Sunny Happiness (幸福最晴天)
I started The Way We Were in the hopes of finding something that was a cross between In a Good Way and In Time With You. I wanted a thoughtful, realistic drama that was also feel-good and happy. I got half of that equation. While contemplative, nostalgic, and beautifully acted, The Way We Were was a bit too much of… Continue reading Drama Review: The Way We Were (16個夏天)
Instead of studying for finals, I decided to binge watch Moon River, starring Pets Tseng and Sam Lin. It is a bizarre sort of drama--ridiculous and melodramatic and full of pettiness and your usual dramatic tropes. A total Meteor Garden fanfiction that has a similar, strangely addicting quality, and very catchy opening and ending songs. The… Continue reading Drama Review: Moon River (明若曉溪)
Go, Single Lady (starring Mike He and Ady An, AKA My Pig Lady) is a solid 7/10 stars. A hot mess: cute and light with some beautiful people and adorable pigs, but lost steam in the end. I've been feeling a bit stressed and down lately, and emotionally drained TV-wise after watching Jessica Jones (which was… Continue reading Drama Review: Go, Single Lady (上流俗女)
I've been hooked on School 2015 since episode 1 with its mystery plotline and compelling characters. I was so excited for it to be the next great drama, one that I could put on my top list, but having just finished the finale, I can't help but ask, "What are you, School 2015?" By episode 13, I… Continue reading Drama Review: School 2015: What Are You?
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