this is who i am now i guess

Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism:

inspired by a post i saw recently about a drama i'm not watching that's getting torn apart by mdl commenters.

kill my sins (8.0): okay yes, an 8 is not bad in the grand scheme of things. and technically i have yet to finish this--i take it in small doses because it's pretty fucking dark in a makes-you-think way, as opposed to a disturbed-but-can't-look-away way. so yeah, it's not going to be popular. but only an 8???? liu shi shi and shawn duo alone are worth at least an 8.2.

a moment but forever (7.9): i ranked this as one of my favorite dramas of 2025. yeah it's an overexposed pastel-colored xianxia but it has so many smart things to say about humanity, divinity, connection, purpose, etc etc etc. and liu xue yi is a force in this, fuck. 7.9, my ass.

fortune writer (7.9): this rating is CRIMINAL! by far the best mini i've ever seen in terms of writing and acting. it's more compelling than a lot of cookie-cutter dramas rated higher. it deserves an 8.5 at least!

love in between (7.8): seven. point. eight. *eye twitches* i'm sure it's the lack of traffic star that keeps this low, plus it's a lot of episodes with some complicated dynamics and a lot of (understandable, justifiable) betrayal amongst the mains. but that doesn't change the fact that this rating is WRONG! so wrong! this is in my top 5 cdramas of all time and i just...the injustice. i can't.

under the moonlight (7.7): another one that probably suffers for lack of household names and international distribution. it only has a handful of mdl reviews and one of them gave it--wait for it--ONE STAR. all because of the ml, who i also did not like in the beginning but eventually fell for harder than the meteor that ended the dinosaurs. so i need everyone with an mdl account to watch this asap and give it the ratings it deserves so we can erase the damage that mdl user rokkan has done.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a weirder FL than Kang Dan-Sim/ Shin Seo-Ri. She’s like a really fucking strange bird. Not like the ‘bit weird but actually really sexy and cute’. But seriously nuts without any vanity that prevents the batshittery from coming out.

Her dowdy outfits that mix toddler with granny chic. Her rage and her freakouts. Her strange walk. Her stage-y performative laugh. Her (mostly misplaced) smugness. Her egocentrism. Her superstitions.

And that’s how you know it’s real love.

A secretly status-conscious chaebol heir falling for what seems to be an unemployed 24/7 method actor who perpetually shows up as a Joseon royal consort, always tries to close weird nonsensical deals, doesn’t know what a credit card is, who has embarrassed him in public numerous times, and will with 99% likelihood absolutely not be an asset to his business which means meant everything to him?

10/10 adore.

This drama has absolutely zero restraint and I respect it immensely.

Nobody says:

“wow this soup is spicy and refreshing.”

No. We get:

“THE ASPARTIC ACID HARMONIZES WITH THE CHEONGYANG PEPPERS.”

These men are eating cafeteria food like they are judges on a survival cooking anime.

And look at their faces! They are having full religious awakening reactions again. Sung-jae accidentally turned the military mess hall into:

Korean Iron Chef: Barracks Arc.

Also I love that the show has decided every successful meal must trigger:

glowing skin

widened eyes

heavenly enlightenment

group hallucination

emotional rebirth