i love spoilers

It highlights the issues and burdens of being oppressed and no one to turn to, and how challenging it is to achieve true freedom once the chance presents itself. It left a huge impression on me, making me feel very emotional.

I've been away for a quite long time now, which makes me miss this blog and all our interactions so much. During all this time I rewatched (and finished) some of my favourite TV shows from my highschool and undergrad era. Almost as if I pushed a pause button for more than a decade. Revisiting this "old" media felt great and gave me a much different perspective on certain scenes and complexity of relationship dynamics. Those shows I used to watch as an adolescent are definitely something familiar, comforting, and predictable, but they're also something I dived in from a very different point in my life this time.

I guess I was just lucky enough to have time, energy and will to make such a detour. Surely I won't be watching those shows anytime soon again.

As for the new tv series in my repertoire, I haven't been watching any kdramas. However, I have binged on one cdrama which was a huge success in cdrama world - Love Between Fairy and Devil. Loved it. It took some time to digest the fl in the beginning and just as I started enjoying her character, she sobered up. Thankfully, it all ended well.

Other than that, I've discovered a female version of House. Well, kind of. Dr Amy Larsen is not sarcastic nor cynical like Dr Gregory House. However, she is a brilliant doctor with a tragic backstory. I'm talking about an American medical drama Doc (2025) which has been quite refreshing. Similar to House, her coworkers dislike her due to her low tolerance policy towards mistakes in treating patients. While I enjoyed the first season greatly, second is becoming slightly melodramatic with a second lead lady and I'm not liking how they've been watering the plot down.

And I'm saving dessert for last - I've accidentally stumbled upon a horror show From (2022) and binged all 3 seasons last month. I haven't checked its tumblr fanbase yet but the show is absolutely phenomenal!

Now that I think about it, the show reminds me of those horror detective puzzle games. If you've ever played any you'll know what I mean. From is a series I'd definitely recommend to everyone who enjoys a good mistery. Uhhh can't wait for season 4. Well, I hope there will be S4.

If you managed to read all this thank you so much and I hope you have a great weekend or the week ahead of you. May your toast always be crunchy and coffee just perfectly sweet.

Your Pluto

Scrolling thru hbo this holiday season brought my attention to Scent of Time, a Chinese historical drama. I was completely invested from the first minute. And yes, I fully recommend this one.

Especially because the main girlie is a villain named Qian (⁠ʘ⁠ᴗ⁠ʘ⁠✿⁠)

It's a drama about a lady who gained a chance to change the course of past events which got her entire family killed. In her final moments, she wishes for another start and that's how it all begins again.

I was thrilled the whole time throughout the series, I enjoyed the FL's character greatly, including her entire look. She is absolutely stunning in every single episode.

As Qian relives moments of her life, she leaves behind her selfishness, conceit, greediness, and chooses a path of virtue. No longer blinded by infatuation for her (now) husband, she's ready to set the record straight once and for all. Her family is alive and well again, everything's just as it was before they were accused of the great fraud. Her bestie's dad is also alive and well, although he's about to live a couple of years in exile.

I enjoyed the show way more than I thought I would. Hua Rongzhou contributed to that a lot, as well as Qian's aversion to practically all men in her life, all but Rongzhou. She treats him like a baby brother. And pinches and bites his cutsie cheeks.

I'm actually happy with how they wrote these two. And how in the end (major spoiler alert!) she ends up in some random village, rebuilding her life, living peacefully and well protected by sweet Rongzhou, reading her books and resting on the rocking bench. The villagers like her, she makes friends, washes her laundry in a stream, Rongzhou is always there to help, the lantern festival is near and all is absolutely fine as she's writing down her wish and letting it float down the river...

Now, I don't know who thought hiding the truth of Qian's state would be smart. Telling us the real situation at the beginning would make the series even more enjoyable, at least for me. Learning that it isn't a magic show, and literally at the last minute, turned out to be the biggest disappointment because it made the wrap up seem sloppy and rushed, as if their budget was suddenly cut off and they had to finish right there in that moment.