Agree! Totally 100% agree with this voting result, which is becoming more and more a rarity these days. Sometimes I wonder if my tastes have stayed the same while the newer drama viewers are headed in a different direction, but then a special drama comes along that hits all the right spots for me and then I could care less … Continue reading →
The Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan’s Oscars, was held last week and there were some upsets as well as some expected victories. I didn’t watch most of the movies nominated since I barely have time for dramas much less movies. One of Taiwan’s most acclaimed movies of 2012 was Gf*Bf (Chinese title Girlfriend, Boyfriend) starring Gwui Lun Mei, Joseph Chang, and … Continue reading →
Going into this year end review, I wasn’t nearly as enthusiastic as I was last year. I can’t pinpoint why, other than perhaps I simply wrote so much I wore myself out. All my drama writing in the 365 days since the 2010 year end review did make my fingers consider going on strike. My brain wasn’t that far behind … Continue reading →
The nominations are out for October’s 2011 Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan’s equivalent of the Emmys, honoring the best in television for the past year. To no one’s surprise, The Fierce Wife left with the most nominations, among them netting it’s two leads Sonia Sui and James Wen both a best actress and actor nod respectively, and the Xiao San (interloper) … Continue reading →
The finale of Drunken to Love You marks the completion of the first TW-drama I watched and recapped in tandem with the drama’s broadcasting run, which spanned four long months. At times exhausting, the wait between weeks, at times plodding, when the story didn’t progress as much, ultimately the drama validated my decision to recap it with a fitting conclusion … Continue reading →
It’s the grand finale of Drunken to Love You this weekend, and I for one am absolutely thrilled (and going to break out the bubbly at home when I watch it). The last two episodes reinvigorated my passion for this drama, which had mellowed in the past few weeks, but has been revived just in time to celebrate four months of a great drama … Continue reading →
As Drunken to Love You winds to a close, I’ve discovered what makes this drama refreshing and easy-to-watch is that it’s very straightforward. The characters don’t go in circles rehashing the same issues over and over again, and plot points are always dealt with quickly and sanely. Even if the plot is oftentimes the silly stuff we see in many … Continue reading →
Yay, next weekend is the grand finale of Drunken to Love You! Two more episodes to go before we fondly bid farewell to Xiao Ru and Jie Xiu. I am officially confirming DTLY has 18 episodes, because it’s follow up drama Office Girls (小資女孩向前衝) with Roy Qiu, Alice Ke, and James Wen has gotten a premiere date. At 18 episodes, … Continue reading →
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 →
I’d be lying if I said I was still eagerly anticipating each week’s new episode of Drunken to Love You. It’s not that the drama took a downturn for me, because it didn’t. It remained as cute and swoony as it’s always been for me. But since the conflicts are never any issue between Jie Xiu and Xiao Ru, I’m … Continue reading →
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 →
Just when it looks like smooth sailing from here on out, the drama gods simply have to throw one final wrench into the relationship of Jie Xiu and Xiao Ru. I’m okay with that, because Song Jie Xiu will never let anything get in his way of creating the perfect family with the woman he loves. Swoon, the man is … Continue reading →
Everything about episode 14 of Drunken to Love You was predictable, but darn was it satisfying to watch. The journey of Jie Xiu and Xiao Ru feel so steady, so sure, so much following the saying that a house is built by laying a brick at a time. They are a couple made from appreciation and affection turned into love … Continue reading →
