0:00 Welcome and Introduction
1:08 We chat about what we liked and didn’t really care for in Love Next Door that’s still available on Netflix. It had likeable characters but was probably too long for what it set out to do. Still a better watch than Hometown Cha Cha Cha. Both scripted by the same writer.
15:27 We briefly mention The First Shot, a C police procedural with Johnny Huang and Wang Ziqi as leads.
15:49 We launch into a discussion about short C dramas and try to account for their popularity. I talk about the latest fad in douyin dramas — an ingenue falling pregnant after a one-night encounter with an older CEO who rescues her from systematic bullying both at home and outside. I ramble on about what I enjoy about these short dramas.
35:34 We return to our conversation about The First Shot and Johnny Huang.
40:28 We start talking about Liu Xueyi at this point. He can now be seen in the palace intrigue Kill Me Love Me co-starring Wu Jinyan. At 42:04 absoluteM starts her review about Kill Me Love Me. (An early review of the show is forthcoming)
51:38 absoluteM takes off with The Judge From Hell with Park Shin-hye as the titular character and Kim Jae-young as the cop.
1:01:09 What’s trending: Dear Hyeri, A Virtuous Business, What Comes After Love
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Drama Watch 17 October 2024