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Black & White Episode 5 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 6, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 6, 2011

We have achieved kissage already by episode 5! In an action thriller drama? Who would’ve thunk it. And it’s not even either set of OTPs I had previously mapped out in my head (Pi Zi-Xi Ying or Ying Xiong-Chen Ling). It feels so illicit and hot, this OTP musical chairs we’re suddenly witnessing. The kiss was so unexpected I think … Continue reading →

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Ouran High School Host Club Episode 2 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 5, 2011

I need someone to distill the live-action drama adaptation of Ouran High School Host Club into a liquid form so that I can intravenously feed myself with its delicious, nutritious, sparkly brand of awesome. If you are not watching Ouran, I can merely make a moue at you and shake my head with sadness that you are missing out on … Continue reading →

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Protect the Boss Episode 2 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2011 by ockoalaOctober 27, 2012

This drama is off to a rollicking great start. She just wants a job. He just wants to putz around through life. Too bad her job solely consists of forcing him to stop putzing around and do something meaningful. Two episodes in and I love Protect the Boss to pieces. The characters are three-dimensional and well-constructed, the acting from the two … Continue reading →

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Protect the Boss Episode 1 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2011

I’ve been totally excited about Protect the Boss with Ji Sung and Choi Kang Hee, but as the premiere drew closer I worried whether it would be as cute as the trailers made it seem. Episode 1 allowed me to let out a sigh of relief. It was solid, nothing to rave about, but genuinely charmed me and made me … Continue reading →

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Ouran High School Host Club Episode 1 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2011

Ouran High School Host Club, how do I love thee? I cannot even count the ways. But number 1 on my list is HER. Take a good look at her face (the cute girl surrounded by boys) and remember her name: Haruhi. I guarantee you’ll know it by the end of the 30 minutes that comprises episode 1 of this … Continue reading →

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Spy Myung Wol Episode 8 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2011

Yay, gamechanger. Boo, this took way too long to arrive. Yay, more funny is back. Boo, the drama is still so schizophrenic with the transitions. Yay, Koala picks a ship. Boo, instead of Kang Woo, Koala ships a tightly wound North Korean spy with limited acting skills but a whole lotta hidden sweetness and charm. Yay, this might be the best … Continue reading →

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Drunken to Love You Episode 16 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2011

I’m shocked how much this episode of Drunken to Love You worked for me. Finally the angst that has been in short order in this drama came flying towards the OTP at full force, in a way that was set-up from issues long percolating and constructed brilliantly. The stakes are high (Samantha’s life and livelihood), the result was a giant guilt trip … Continue reading →

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Spy Myung Wol Episode 7 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2011

Today’s episode had some insanely choppy editing. Here I was worried that the script was the weak link when the suddenly awful directing hits me smack in the face. I think if there are script rewrites underway already and live-shoots, that would explain the choppy editing which is usually something more prevalent as dramas hit the last few episodes of … Continue reading →

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Material Queen Episode 7 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 1, 2011

I want to give Lin Chu Man a country to run. She would tell the politicians to stop bickering, accept no whining, think of creative solutions to problems, all with a “my dictionary does not have the word ‘failure’ attitude”. And did I mention she’s so insanely gorgeous the world will melt at her feet anyways. The fact that she’s … Continue reading →

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Black & White Episode 4 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2011 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2011

The first three episodes of Black & White threw us immediately into the Dreamer case. Characters were not introduced so much as we got to know them through their words and actions associated with solving this case. This drama has almost no exposition so far, and yet I feel like the main characters are already so vividly sketched out, even … Continue reading →

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Black & White Episode 3 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2011 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2011

So two episodes into Black & White and our seemingly anti-hero hero has already gotten three bullets to the chest. Nice. This drama doesn’t hold back, let me just warn you now. Of course Pi Zi will be fine, but will he be able to crack the Dreamer case and exonerate himself? And how did he get Dreamer into his … Continue reading →

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Spy Myung Wol Episode 6 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2011 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2011

Two big things happened in this episode. The first is that Kang Woo finally smiled, and it was a big beatific smile. The second is that he did something really bad. This is surely going to be a controversial episode of Spy Myung Wol. Actually, let be me more specific, the ending scene of episode 6 will absolutely be controversial. … Continue reading →

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Drunken to Love You Episode 15 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2011 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2011

This was an curious episode of Drunken to Love You. I’m not quite sure what to make of it. I enjoyed it, but I feel like we’re just getting plot for the sake of plot at this point. I can’t complain, because it means we get to spend more time with Xiao Ru and Jie Xiu, and lord knows I’m … Continue reading →

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