Good gracious was this an unexpected turn of events culminating in a wholly awesome episode of Bride of the Century. At this point it’s four episodes left until the end and everything remains thrumming at the right intensity with all plot threads clicking away. It was so delightful of episode 12 to take a turn to the funny courtesy of … Continue reading →
I’m wondering to myself now if there could have been enough plot to fill 20-episodes of Bride of the Century. I never am in favor of extensions, but the conflicting episode counts for this drama between 16 or 20 does leave me a little bit sad that the drama is ending at 16 instead of 20. Narratively it’s probably for … Continue reading →
Bride of the Century makes a decisive turn into the crescendo latter half of its run remaining firmly in control of its narrative rather than the other way around. This drama isn’t about to be led around by the balls of trying give certain actors screen time or accede to fan clamoring for certain plot directions. This baby is crazy … Continue reading →
Bride of the Century appears to have finished filming, a good two weeks in advance of it’s last episode. That’s a feat more dramas need to emulate since it avoids the actors looking half dead by the final stretch and the drama coming across as haphazard and choppy. I don’t know if this drama just managed to be efficient with … Continue reading →
The wildly fun plot and snappy execution of Bride of the Century gives so much fodder for discussion that the acting of the leads hasn’t been parsed as much. Lee Hong Ki is doing a fine job but lucked out on playing a great character in Choi Kang Joo – all the chaebol arrogance with plenty of quick-witted banter that … Continue reading →
The written preview is out for Bride of the Century episode 11 and it’s as deliciously tantalizing as always. Clearly Doo Rim has to explain the whole substitute princess bit to Kang Joo and gain his forgiveness, especially how it went as far as her marrying Kang Joo as Yi Kyung. But now that President Ma has kidnapped Doo Rim … Continue reading →
There has never been an episode of Bride of the Century where I felt like nothing much happened. It’s always the other way around, where too much happens and I’m trying to sift through it all while containing all the emotions threatening to burst out of me. Kang Joo and Doo Rim’s private wedding was lovely but the drama keeps … Continue reading →
Bride of the Century has been confirmed as a 16-episode drama, which was what I thought all along until those 20-episode chatter started. I’m both happy and sad, thrilled it’s not going to drag out any conflict to fill ten more episodes, but of course sad that there is just six more episodes left to spend with this delightfully loopy … Continue reading →
Holy jeebus what did I just watch? Episode 9 of Bride of the Century was insane, but improbably insane in all ways that make for excellent television. It’s like a train wreck of narrative piling on that shouldn’t work but instead works marvelously. I was alternatively shocked and thrilled, seething and swooning, this is exactly how a K-drama can pull … Continue reading →
Doo Rim and Kang Joo get married in Bride of the Century. They really really get married. I guess they have to get married, considering the title involves a bride. Someone has to be the bride. Thank god it’s not self-absorbed Yi Kyung or Roo Mi with her raging cluelessness that the guy does not like you – the curse … Continue reading →
I showed my sister a scene from Bride of the Century and told her who Lee Hong Ki was and she did a double take and went “omo, that’s the dude who played Jeremy?” That’s pretty much been the exact same reaction anytime a non-Lee Hong Ki fan who has only ever encountered him via You’re Beautiful reacts in seeing him … Continue reading →
I swear I almost flipped a table when I saw the latest drama stills for Bride and the Century and realized that the next episode 9 wasn’t mere hours away, but was actually a day and many hours away. How can this drama torment me with such cuteness and expect me to stay sane? Kang Joo and Doo Rim in … Continue reading →
It’s safe to say Bride of the Century is well on its way to being the crackiest K-drama of 2014 so far, and it’s going to be interesting to see if any offerings for the rest of the year can deliver a commensurate level of hilarious plot absurdity mixed with stirring emotional connection. This drama is the best of crazy … Continue reading →