After an excellent premiere week setting up the major conflicts and mysteries, “My Perfect Stranger” stays in 1987 as our two leads try to plan the best way forward. Yoon Hae Joon (Kim Dong Wook) and Baek Yoon Young (Jin Ki Joo) are understandably wary of each other as two strangers thrown into cohabitation in… Continue reading 5 Moments In Episodes 3-4 Of “My Perfect Stranger” Where 1987’s Timeline Starts To Change
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First Impressions: “My Perfect Stranger” Is An Ode To Time, Memory, And Moms Everywhere
It’s always good to see Kim Dong Wook back on the small screen, and this time around, he’s paired with the amazing Jin Ki Joo and one heck of a great script. “My Perfect Stranger” is a murder mystery, a love letter to parents everywhere, and a sobering reminder that we don’t often get the… Continue reading First Impressions: “My Perfect Stranger” Is An Ode To Time, Memory, And Moms Everywhere
6 Ways Episodes 19-20 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Gave Everyone The Send-Off They Deserved
After 10 weeks, the longest sageuk that’s aired so far this year has come to a close. “Our Blooming Youth” leaves off with revolution, poison, regret, and reconciliation as some bonds are permanently broken and others begin to bud anew. So does everyone get closure? Is Lee Hwan (Park Hyung Sik) finally free of the curse… Continue reading 6 Ways Episodes 19-20 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Gave Everyone The Send-Off They Deserved
5 Moments In Episodes 17-18 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Where Hong Soo Hyun Plants Discord
Things have finally begun to hurtle along in this week’s episodes of “Our Blooming Youth.” With almost every part of the conspiracy centering on Byeokcheon in the open, our team of sleuths grows closer to the truth by the second. But there wouldn’t be tension if they knew everything. The identity of the mastermind behind… Continue reading 5 Moments In Episodes 17-18 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Where Hong Soo Hyun Plants Discord
3 Secrets That Come To Light & 3 That Remain Hidden In Episodes 15-16 Of “Our Blooming Youth”
As if last week didn’t bring enough revelations, “Our Blooming Youth” pulls out the big guns for this week’s episodes as several major characters finally put things together. Politics and other machinations take a back seat as the capital of Hanyang readies for the selection of Crown Prince Lee Hwan’s (Park Hyung Sik) bride. But… Continue reading 3 Secrets That Come To Light & 3 That Remain Hidden In Episodes 15-16 Of “Our Blooming Youth”
5 Moments In Episodes 13-14 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Where The Truth Came Out
“Our Blooming Youth” picks up the pace this week as we head into the last quarter of the show. Skirmishes occur and are quelled, secrets rise to the forefront, and Crown Prince Lee Hwan (Park Hyung Sik) and his favorite eunuch, Min Jae Yi (Jeon So Nee), finally reach a new threshold in their friendship.… Continue reading 5 Moments In Episodes 13-14 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Where The Truth Came Out
5 Close Calls In Episodes 11-12 Of “Our Blooming Youth” That Had Us Nervous
“Our Blooming Youth” sets a slower pace this week by putting two major characters out of circulation. Lee Hwan (Park Hyung Sik) and Min Jae Yi (Jeon So Nee) have traced the source of their respective mysteries to the quelled rebellion in the village of Byeokcheon 10 years ago as well as its dead leader,… Continue reading 5 Close Calls In Episodes 11-12 Of “Our Blooming Youth” That Had Us Nervous
4 Moments In Episodes 9-10 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Where Friends And Foes Revealed Themselves
“Our Blooming Youth” picks right back up on the heels of a political scandal that threatens to topple the royal family. When the murderer behind the deaths plaguing the capital dies of seemingly supernatural causes after cursing the King, the court and the country plunge into speculation. Was the death really the work of someone… Continue reading 4 Moments In Episodes 9-10 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Where Friends And Foes Revealed Themselves
4 Times In Episodes 7-8 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Where Jeon So Nee Shines
After last week’s emotional cliffhanger, “Our Blooming Youth” returns with roiling emotions, the faintest hint of jealousy, and a supernatural reckoning. Crown Prince Lee Hwan (Park Hyung Sik) makes a dangerous decision that leaves him without a crucial ally in the palace, while Min Jae Yi (Jeon So Nee) struggles to find a place of her… Continue reading 4 Times In Episodes 7-8 Of “Our Blooming Youth” Where Jeon So Nee Shines
4 Meditations On Trust In Episodes 5-6 Of “Our Blooming Youth”
Mystery abounds in this week’s episodes of “Our Blooming Youth” as friendships fray and relationships start to bud in unexpected and disastrous ways. At the heart of this week’s happenings is the hunt for the next potential victim in the rash of murders that have been plaguing the capital. Min Jae Yi (Jeon So Nee)… Continue reading 4 Meditations On Trust In Episodes 5-6 Of “Our Blooming Youth”