What I'm trying to watch now(: Not sure how I like it yet. Definitely like Pretty Little Liars much more, but not entirely sure if comparison is valid since 1. I'm only on Episode 2 of this, and 2. I'm much more involved in Pretty Little Liars which has like 2 seasons. However, creepy vampires appearing out of the blue is definitely reminiscent of the shock in Pretty Little Liars. Brr~ <3thoughtsramble
I have a knot of tension burying itself in the hollows of my back for the whole day now. Irritating and uncomfortable. It doesn't get better while I read up on SOPA and such (got interested in it way too late. I must have been too mad recapping that I thought SOPA was the name of an online game) and saw MegaUpload gone. IT'S GONE. Till now, I'm still not entirely sure about the specifics of SOPA. (thank the noob me) And if this hits South Korea and Japan (and Taiwan), wow…imagine the impact. Ouch, the knot hurts a lot. Anyway, I thought I would give myself some rest till the next time I'm supposed to recap (i.e Tuesday for Pretty Little Liars…which currently I'm not even sure if I will be able to get the episode online in order for screenshot purposes) but since I'm here, I shall thank you guys for the support of the latest recaps! Page views have been increasing… …but comments will be nice:DD Honestly, I would rather have lesser …
Phew~~ My shoulders are aching a little right now. And there you have it, the four dramas I mentioned in an earlier post. It is kinda tough to be writing about four dramas, which churn five recaps in total every week. Since I really wanted to get my recaps up fast, it means that I need to write four recaps within a span of two days. So the four dramas that I will (hopefully) be recapping are: Pretty Little Liars, The Moon That Embraces The Sun, Ending Planner and Strawberry Night. In the case that I might not be able to hold up (which is verryyy possible, because I foresee a really busy February) then I might drop Strawberry Night…and if it still sucks so bad (my time), then Ending Planner. I love Pretty Little Liars and The Moon That Embraces The Sun too much to drop them anywhere. Oopsie…I think my shoulders are complaining. I shall take my rest now(: <3thoughtsramble
Quite a moving episode.
We transit from child to adult in this episode. I don't love (but not hate, just not loveeee like the others) this episode, because it's like being back at an introduction of a story. The childhood parts went from introduction, to rising action, before having a big conflict and ending in a climax, so now we have the same cycle for the adult parts, and introductions are usually not that exciting. That being said, I lovee the climax/ending/'resolution' of the childhood.
I teared so many times in this episode that I think I lost count. As if to 'make up' for the four episodes full of cuteness, they decide to load us one episode full of sadness.
Going to start recapping this series!(:
I totally didn't realise that this was released a day earlier! :O Just at the right time; I was itching for something to watch…and now something to write!(:
Haha it hasn't been very long since my last update post but I'm itching to write so here it is anyway:D It's rather confirmed that I will be carrying on with the recaps of Pretty Little Liars. They don't give me a lot of viewers, but who cares, I love that show lol. I feel like taking on a couple of drama series to recap, but they all happen to be released at the same period of time (Tuesday-Thursday) and so I shall not name them first, in case I didn't manage to pick up all of them in the end…but if I do, then it will be the most number of dramas that I've picked up at the same time, during the course of thoughtsramble. Which is also another reason why it might not happen, since 3 dramas were the max that I've gone before (Autumn's Concerto, Keizoku's Spec 2 and Secret Garden, which were mini-recaps, not full ones). But I'm really excited to start writing on them! Jan-Feb's probably the only free period …
I tried blazing through this, which I did, from episodes 1 to 14-ish. But it has gotten too bad for me:/ True, the only reason why Xiao Yu will meet Qing Tian was because of Qing Guang, but the fact is, you either write a good plot or you forgo any plot that requires an actor acting two roles: a pair of twins, that appear at the same time during the plot. I've seen so many screwed up ones and to date, the only good 'twin' show I've watched is Mars, (!!!) and that's because Ling and Sheng have drastically different personalities and Vic Zhou acted them out reallllyyy well. So when it happens that you have a pair of twins: Qing Tian and Qing Guang, acted by the same guy, and the twins have almost similar characteristics that are not drastically different at all, the show becomes a bit….fluffy. You know, as in…it becomes an almost unintentional comedy especially when this plot also involves the girl, Xiao Yu, who repeatedly mixes up Qing Tian …
Sometimes, it gets hard to remind myself to be contented with just how far I've come. Yep, here's that once in a while post while I rant a bit and forget about it till the next time the mood strikes right again. It's not going to be a rant this time; it's just me feeling a bit/quite a bit melancholic. I'm proud of how far I've come, yep, and I've made a few friends with some of my readers, who actually regularly posted comments. True, they come and go, but I'm happy that they even bothered at one point of time. But sometimes, even when I know that I've improved, I've gained more readers, I've hopefully gained more popularity, it still makes me sad to know that I'm not there at all. My improvement takes many months, while others probably leap a few hundreds or even thousands in a few. It most probably doesn't ring true when any of us drama bloggers say that we don't care about our statistics. Yeah, some of us check …
Not much to comment on actually. It was quite interesting, since police dramas are always my kind of thing…provided that the deduction is made out clearly to the audience. I'm not exactly sure if you need to watch the tv special which was released before this, but I understood the first episode well enough without it anyway. So basically, what happened was that Reiko's a leader of this group in the police force. However, the other higher ups were not very happy with how she did things because 1. she's a woman and 2. she tended to depend on 'instincts'. The first episode introduced a case which was interesting in itself, but the string that (I think) is threaded through all the episodes should be how Reiko was attacked by a guy who raped her when she was younger, and how Hayama kept having flashes of seeing a guy attacked a girl. First episodes usually just set the stage anyway, and so I shall look forward to how the script is going to progress from …
I just finished episode 4 on The Moon That Embraces The Sun! It's good and has made me loved this show even more. I've not much stamina for period dramas because they often last for more than 50 episodes and include more characters (both main and supposedly important side characters) than my fingers and toes put together. However, for this one, I like the fact that it's just going to be 20 episodes which should mean short and sweet, and none of those draggy subplots or too many heart attacks. I love how the pace is just right for me — not too draggy in establishing the characterisation, but also not too fast that we could hardly get ourselves invested in the characters. And in Episode 4, I loveee how Yeon Woo was appointed as the next Queen. I know, this will be stripped away later, and she would become a shaman (right?) but right now…at least, Yeon Woo and Hwon can have that short-lived happiness, of knowing that Yeon Woo deserved to be the …
Hah, I found out that it wasn't just me who realllyyy wanted to watch more of the childhood parts. In fact, many netizens are requesting for an extension of the roles of these actors, and even the adult actors felt the pressure to do well. I mean, wow, just a crew of child actors and they succeed with a rating of 25.1% for Episode 4, that's like…simply amazing! I'm a bit lost here. I see recaps of Episode 4 on Google, but I can't find a subbed episode 4! Does this mean that ockoala's Korean? Lol, that was just a really random thought. The more important thing is –> I want my Episode 4!:O <3thoughtsramble
I love this episode to bits! Knowing what will come next, all the plotting, tears and all (My heart sucks at those, this is why I almost never watch period dramas because I just couldn't take all the plotting. Too many regrets for me lol), it makes watching the childhood part more meaningful! It's a very bittersweet kind of feeling. I really smiled when I watched this: This kind of family…such warmth and unity in the way the parents treat their son and daughter, and vice versa. I reallyyy hope nothing happens to this family. If the scriptwriters decide to pull a Dae Jang Guem plot on me where basically all the nice people die here and there (I will never forget Lady Han lol), I WILL PULL SOMEONE'S HAIR. (Okay you know I'm kidding:D) Right. The thing is, I almost always ship second leads because I love (it's just my character, I can't help it)/ pity them when they did everything they could do to help the girl, without asking for anything. Actually, it …
I'm writing this as the fourth episode loads on my computer. Anddd I must say I'm really hooked! This feeling is just greattt, because I've not gotten hooked on a KDrama for ages, probably since City Hunter. I must say, I didn't feel that interested at first, because the casting didn't have anyone I like, and of course, I wouldn't know or be able to predict where the story goes, but after three episodes in, here are my thoughts: (Listed, as usual. I'm sorry heh, thoughtsramble has something for lists.) 1. Usually I can't really stand watching the childhood bits of dramas. They draw out and drag the pace of the drama most of the time, and you don't know what's the point of them. But! (with an exclamation point) this is different. The actors for the young characters are really good, because they act so naturally, and bring out their characters so well, I would be entirely satisfied just watching them for the whole show! In fact, I shall admit that I'm having a …
YES. I finally found a kdrama that got me hooked for the first two episodes! And is it just me who thinks that this guy realllyyy resembles Jiro Wang? I'm not saying like an exact replica, but I just keep seeing resemblances. <3thoughtsramble
Omgggg. I really want to kill technology right now. I typed out an entire recap, only to have Livejournal screwed up on me. So. I really can't type this all over again, because it was a realllyy long recap, so here's just caps that I've taken. Pardon me, I rarely swear, but screw you Livejournal. (It was partly my fault, but is it only me who hates the autosaved draft function? It posed so many problems a year back. That time, I had the stamina to re-type the entire recap twice, and even thrice, but now…) I'm so sorry. But, I promise to write a recap for episode 2! I usually don't start from the first episode anyway. What do I think about this? I think that I will come to like this drama. It has themes like acceptance, separation, life and death and as long as the scriptwriters don't mess it up, I think it can be a really great drama! Even though I highly doubt any Yamapi's work will top my love for …
This just gets better with each episode. ohyeahprettylittleliars.tumblr.com
Arghh as far as I can tell, I know that I want to watch this drama, but it's so annoying. The clips that I'm watching skip every ten seconds or so. Does anyone have any ideas where I can watch this? <3thoughtsramble
I FOUND A DRAMA!! Yes that really calls for some celebration… I'm currently quite hooked on Tong Flowers Love! I'm not sure if it was famous or what, but I like the casting and the plot sounds okay-ish to start with, so there's no harm starting. I would love to do recaps actually…but we shall see, since I'm planning to do recaps on 2 series already. <3thoughtsramble
Hey there~ It seems like I've been really busy frolicking around in Dramaland, but at the end of the day, there isn't anything that is worth posting entire entries to, so I shall just list: Got myself swimming in mangaland for the first time: Got introduced to really good mangas which I love and will recommend to anyone out there, looking for a good shoujo, yet interesting manga –> The One, Ao Haru Ride and Fifty Rules For Teenagers. Not very interested in any Asian Dramas as of the moment. After I finished Nazotoki, I've not started any Jdramas yet. I was in a Kdrama slump for a very long time, and Colour Of Woman didn't work out for me, so I'm going to take my time to rediscover my love for kdramas. It seems like after City Hunter, I've yet to fall in love with any Kdramas hmm. That being said, I'm going to take a shot at The Moon That Embraces The Sun and Wild Romance….not getting my hopes high though. Wow, I'm …
Before I start rambling, I realise that this is highly irregular for thoughtsramble to even consider recapping an American series. But there you have it, I'm all ready to start rambling (in fact I'm reallyyy impatient to do so). I understand that most recaps are out there already, since this episode was released quite some time ago, and fans should be ready to watch it the moment it's uploaded, but whatever, I figured that I need a place to rant and fangirl, so yup! And omg I loveeee this episode. If you have watched it already, comment! If not, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR:D
Well, I did take ample time to write this (to be honest, I totally stowed it at the back of my mind and forgot about it)…. I remembered that it happened to be around Christmas when this was released, what a nice coincidence! Note: This is not going to resemble anything like my previous recaps, it's just going to be a touch-and-go.
Gah, I'm running out of things to watch! I'm patiently waiting for Pretty Little Liars to be released on 2nd Jan, kinda dropped Future Diary and Phi Brain (not in the mood right now) and watching Colour of A Woman! But it isn't terribly interesting; I'm only hanging on for Jae Hee, and to watch Byun So Ra (hopefully) transforms because I know that the actress is quite pretty! I'm thinking of Padam Padam because I loveeed Kim Bum from Boys Over Flowers, but he's the second lead Suggestions anyone?? I think I'm in a particularly picky mood right now. <3thoughtsramble
I felt that it was apt to have come up with such a list, especially since we're nearing the end of 2011. I thought of how I could present it best – Should I separate each drama/movie into different categories by order of the nature of the show, or what…and in the end, I've decided to simply place them under 2 categories: Hit or Miss. Here are all the dramas/movies that I've watched! Possibly a very short list compared to most drama bloggers out there, but I think I did okay, seeing as how much work I've juggled.
I was looking through my posts, and I realise that I forgot to share this one: How could I? Lol~ Anyway, this is going to be the last Tyler Blackburn/Pretty Little Liar's post you are going to see for this week. <3thoughtsramble
Sneak Peek under the cut!
Oh yes, I've finished yet another 10 episodes in one day, and whoooo I can't wait to get started on the last episode!! I feel so glad that I started on this late; I can't think how you guys manage to wait since October for the next half of Season 2 to be released! I'm not too sure on this, but I read that it's going to be coming out in early Jan? Yayy. I'm putting this under the cut because I took too many screen caps for this to be a short post, and also I didn't want to spoil any episodes for anybody. SO please don't click on this unless you are completely sure you want to spoil the suspense for yourself. But for you guys who have already watched this, PLEASE JOIN ME! I'm a little too late on the uptake of fangirling over this yes, but better late than never right? 😀
I SEE WREN omg this is excting. <3thoughtsramble
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