What Dramas Am I Watching This Week?

So here's what I'm watching this week! Of course the list is split by country and the amount of episodes I've seen so far are written below! There will be spoilers from now on so if you aren't caught to the episode number on list, you might want to go watch that episode and then come back! If you're interested in previous reviews, click here and if you want to see a list of my Favorite Asian OTPs and Ships, click here!

KDRAMA

Law School (4/16): When a grim incident occurs at their prestigious school, justice through law is put to a test by a tough law professor and his ambitious students. Yang Jong Hoon is a criminal law professor and a former elite prosecutor, whose harsh words make him the professor to steer clear of. At the same time, there’s something compelling about his strict teaching methods and his refusal to accept less than the best from his future juniors in the legal profession. Han Joon Hwi, a first-year law student, is at the top of his class. He’s a natural leader whose good looks and easy charm make him the perfect man - on paper. However, there’s an unexpected side to him that remains well-hidden. Kang Sol is another first-year law student who overcame childhood poverty and hardships by gaining special admission to the school. She walks a path of thorns due to her constant sense of deprivation and shame amidst the wealth and talent that surrounds her. Eventually, her passion will enlighten her on what it truly takes to be a good lawyer. Kim Eun Sook is a civil law professor who was once the head of the law school’s free legal clinic. Her natural air of authority and freewheeling personality earned her the reputation for being a master in court. Known for being a highly-relatable professor, she is the sole colleague Yang Jong Hoon dares to confide in.

Well the show has officially suspected and released Joon Hwi of all charges this week which was a true rollercoaster. I mean we all knew that of everyone that could be a suspect, it for sure wouldn't be either Jong Hoon or Joon Hwi just based on the fact that it was too early in the show for the killer to be exposed but part of me is still relieved to see it on my screen! Honestly every single student in this school is a horrible person but it's so true to real life and how cutthroat law and med students are based on how competitive the schools are so it was irritating in a real way to see how the kids turned on Joon Hwi just based on the fact that if he left then their ranks would go up. We're also starting to unveil the secrets of the other students from Sol B who's clearly the daughter of the vice-dean who seems to have stole Jong Hoon's laptop cause he was going to prove Sol B's dissertation as plagiarized. Seung Jae is creeping around and he ended up stealing Sol A's laptop while Ji Ho straight up seems to have a file on everyone and I'm still curious about Ye Seul and her significant other and why she's always lying to him and seems irritated when he calls. In terms of the mystery I still think the show should have given us more time to get to know the cast before doing the murder thing but I was glad that Joon Hwi's aunt was outed for trying to frame poor Joon Hwi.

Navillera (10/12): Shim Deok Chool has had a life long dreaming of performing ballet. He is 70-years-old and retired from his job as a post office employee. Due to life situations, he put aside his dream of becoming a ballet dancer and worked a normal job to support his family. Now, Shim Deok Chool makes the decision to pursue his dream again. His family, including his wife and adult children, are not happy with his decision, but Shim Deok Chool does not waver in pursuing his life long dream. He joins a ballet company to learn ballet. There, he meets Lee Chae Rok. Lee Chae Rok is a 23-year-old man. While growing up, he played different sports like baseball, swimming, and soccer, but he wasn't talented in any of those activities. He then became interested in ballet. His mother was a ballet dancer, but she died from a disease when Lee Chae Rok was young. His father later went bankrupt. Lee Chae Rok learned that he has a talent for ballet, but, after pursuing ballet, he barely has contact with his father and he has a hard time supporting himself financially. Going through hard times, his desire for ballet fades away. At this time, Sim Deok Chool appears in front of him.

This show should seriously compensate me for all the tears it's making me shed. Honestly I know this show's concept isn't an unique one and a lot of dramas have aired that are about the elderly and living lives without regret but this is the first one I've watched of this genre and enjoyed and it's entirely Song Kang's fault! I did like that a bunch of Deok Chool's family found out about his Alzheimer's this week cause with the finale airing next it's like we've got to hop to it with the plot. I do want to shout out the amazing writing for the brothers this week and I have to say that it totally proves that the writer has a sibling at the least cause no only child could write this stuff. No matter how much two brothers don't like each other or get along, when push comes to shove, they'll reach out in times of pain especially the younger sibling to the older one cause there's a sense of my big sibling will protect me. I also really liked that Ho Beom finally got the motivation he needed to stop blaming others for his lot in life and to try to reach his dreams himself all over again. He might be thinking oh I'm already 23 but Deok Chool showed him no boo you're only 23 and you've got your whole life ahead of you. I'm guessing that next week we'll see Deok Chool dance on stage and there will be many tears abound but I'm also guessing that there really won't be any romance between Eun Oh and Chae Rok either which is low key disappointing.

Sell Your Haunted House (4/16): Ji Ah, a woman who has inherited exorcism abilities from her mother, is the owner of Daebak Realty, a company that specializes in selling haunted houses. Ji Ah looks perfect and is also brilliant, but her hot temper makes her fists fly before her words. One day, Ji Ah encounters a conman named In Beom who specializes in exorcism fraud. Late at night when Daebak Realty operates, In Beom visits Ji Ah to make an offer. He suggests that they team up to exclusively sell houses that are haunted by vengeful spirits and lingering ghosts. Can the two get along well and deal with house prices, ghosts, and their sorrowful stories?

This show is honestly just so much fun and though I do think that Yong Hwa is overacting a smidge I can let that slide given that it's probs been a few years since he's acted. It also doesn't help that he's next to the star that is Na Ra! Or maybe it does cause she'll be able to pull out something in him that he doesn't even know he has? I did like that this week In Beom and Ji Cheol have figured out that spirits are real and Ji Ah isn't scamming people like they did and I really just generally enjoyed the antics we got. I do think that the concept of what's keeping In Beom around is a little contrived but I imagine that it's needed before the love kicks in later. I mean what could possibly go wrong if In Beom tells Ji Ah that he remembers her mom killing his uncle? She's clearly so hostile right now cause she thinks he's being nosy but if she knew that he like her lost a loved one, she'd be more open. I still think the two were partners back in the day and something went wrong but we did see that the reason Ji Ah thinks her mom's death was her fault was cause little Ji Ah was too scared to exorcise her possessed mom so the mom had to kill herself though I wonder if that causes the spirit to die too or if that spirit then leaves to possess another body.

Taxi Driver (4/16): Do Gi has lived more honestly than anyone else as an officer in the Special Forces. Yet, when a serial killer murders his mother, he spends his days in agony. While feeling wronged and broken, Do Gi meets Jang Sung Chul, who recruits Do Gi to work for his company, Rainbow Taxi. Far from an ordinary taxi service, Rainbow Taxi is a secret organization that avenges victims whom the law didn’t protect. Here, Do Gi becomes a star driver who delivers satisfying revenge. Meanwhile, Ha Na is a prosecutor who investigates Rainbow Taxi. She is furious with their lawless behavior, but at the same time, she feels confused to see them solve cases that the law cannot. Between those who believe that revenge embodies true justice and those who pursue the outlaws, Do Gi seeks what justice truly means.

The more I see of this show the more excited I am about how clearly it's playing into everyone's need to fantasize about getting revenge! It's so much fun watching our heroes get back at these horrible people cause in real life those in power would never actually get punished the way they deserve. I also have to say that Do Gi's bumbling buffoon persona which is the same as Min Joon's in Mad Dog is a little horrifying to watching cause it's so clearly not Do Gi as a person. Like even before he was this cold brooding guy, he wasn't that either. We saw a bit more of his backstory though it wasn't anything we hadn't already seen yet and I do have to say that I'm curious about his relationship with Go Eun. Like their relationship was tailor-made for me to ship so naturally I'm going to have to suffer from SLS if there are any hints of romance in this show but more than that it's interesting that the two are comfortable enough with each other for him to cook for her and visit his place. We also got a glimpse of her backstory and how it seems like she lost her sister. I wonder if that means that every person on the team has a tragic story which is something that in hindsight I should have guessed cause how else would all these people be so ready to break the law to do something? 

xoxo Allie