We all have dramas where the act of watching becomes larger than the drama itself. These are dramas that are like comfortable old friends; being with them becomes about more than just watching them. What do you press play on? What gives you comfort when you need it?
Set in an alt-Korea where there is widespread prevalence of a neurological form of Monochromacy, Colour Rush is a BL about finding someone who makes your world brighter.
It’s finally here. The list of the Favourite dramas – as voted by you!
The new Pratchett adaptation got it very wrong. And I could sit here and outline all the ways in which it got it wrong. But instead this post is going to focus on the character of Cheery and why the production’s approach to our female dwarf forensic scientist embodies the broader problems of the show.
2020 had enough blazingly original female characters that even mentioning pot plants seems… well… just so last year. You know?
Alice in Borderland is a Netflix live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name. A thriller, a horror and a parallel world mystery: three friends find themselves transported to an empty post-apocalyptic Tokyo and forced to play a never-ending and ultimately lethal “game”.
I was a little nervous to wade into the Japanese BL Cherry Magic, lest I didn’t connect with it as others have. There’s no need to fear though: Cherry Magic is as cute and as full of kilig as promised.
There was one female lead who really shone this year. One who really owned the drama she was in. One who outshone even the supposed female lead of that drama. That female lead of course was… me.
2020 was Hospital Playlist’s year, with the drama taking about both Best and Favourite drama in this year’s poll. It had serious competition, however, from It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (IOTNBO), which remained hot on its heels till the end.
It’s here! The Top 10 Korean Dramas of the last decade – as voted by you!