Secret Garden Week 10: The End Of A Fairy Tale

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I’m one of those people who finds a drama boring when it’s 100% romance – I need a bit of conflict and angst to keep my interest especially when the couple isn’t a favorite of mine. The 19th episode is all about Joo Won regaining his memories. There are some memories that we often feel … Read more

Secret Garden Week 9: SMS = Switch My Soul

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Yes, Switch My Soul with someone who didn’t watch the first two episodes of this drama and think, “Yeah, this just might be good!” So I’ve already made it clear that I find this show disappointing but now it’s like the writers are pointing their index fingers at me and laughing all the way to … Read more

Secret Garden Week 8: The Mystery Unfolds

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(Hey, Kang Ji Hwan, what’s up? Happy New Year. Hope those fools don’t get upset yet again that you’re in a drama. Stay strong.) So yeah, there’s no Week 7 but I was awfully busy and now it’s too late. So what happened in week 7? Ra Im and Joo Won got together, they kissed, … Read more

Secret Garden Week 6: Ra Im’s in love too

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He’s become such a caricature that I can’t help but laugh at his scenes. Not to say that his storyline isn’t dragging as slow as molasses. I’m really busy this week and will be for the next so I can’t write the long stuff I normally do so I’m just going to talk about what … Read more

Secret Garden Week 5: The Seinfeld Episodes

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(lol) I definitely have the tendency to get quite snarky but I’ve decided to rein it in a bit otherwise it would sound like I completely hate this drama which is not true at all – I just expected a bit too much. I’ve never seen any of this writer’s work but I think that … Read more

Secret Garden Week 4: A Cowardly Oska and his Evil Seul

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(lol, I think I love this guy for his very animated reactions to every single thing. lol) Sometimes, while watching this drama, I feel like almost nothing is accomplished. And what I mean is that in terms of plot development, I feel we aren’t that far off from episode 1. Is this as a result … Read more

Secret Garden Week 3: The Switch

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(He’s so cute, isn’t he?) Sometimes, when you’re watching a drama, you often wonder what the hell is going through the characters’ heads. Joo Won, you like her so why are you being such a douche? Ra Im, he’s a complete douche – why are you still giving him the time of day? The Joo … Read more

Secret Garden Week 2: Joo Won Is A Douchebag

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(They are cute, aren’t they?) I wish I could claim that I was saying it with love but I really am not. This week, especially in episode 4, Joo Won proved himself to be a complete and utter douchebag. The kind of douchebag that once ripped, doesn’t deserve to be put back together with safety … Read more

Secret Garden: A First Look

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Secret Garden in a romantic comedy starring Hallyu star, Hyun Bin (My Lovely Sam Soon) and acclaimed actress Ha Ji Won (Hwang Ji Ni).   The story is about a couple who swaps bodies. When I first heard of this drama, I thought to myself, “Self, why is this drama called Secret Garden? Why are … Read more