THE SHORT VERDICT: Silent is, to my eyes, a pretty special snowflake of a drama. Compact at 11 episodes, Show manages to pack more meat on its bones than some longer shows. It’s contemplative, thought-provoking and layered, and I often came away from an episode, chewing on the thoughtful nuggets of insight and wisdom that […] The post Review: Silent [Japan] appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

THE SHORT VERDICT: I feel like the most effective, succinct way to describe this show, is a sentiment that I saw floating around the interwebs; that this show is very much My Mister – but with romance. That’s high praise, because most drama fans agree that My Mister is a masterpiece of a drama – […] The post Review: Call It Love appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

Hi everyone! Today, I thought I’d share my episode 1-2 & 3-4 notes on Nothing But You, which I’m enjoying a lot, but which I did need a little bit of lens adjustments, before I could love it properly. I hope these initial episode notes help. ? These are my episode 1-2 & 3-4 notes, […] The post Early Access: Nothing But You Episodes 1-2 & 3-4 appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

THE SHORT VERDICT: Show has a reasonably interesting central story to tell, but unfortunately, tries to stretch it out to fill a longer time slot than it really needs, which makes for a rather uneven, meandering and frustrating watch experience. We do have a reasonably solid cast, among whom there are some very nice bright […] The post Review: Our Blooming Youth appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

I feel like “Your mileage may vary” is quite the understatement, with this show. There are two main camps of viewers when it comes to this show, it seems like. One camp that loves it a great deal, and another that finds many things to be problematic, in this drama world. Most of the time, […] The post Flash Review: Love To Hate You appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

THE SHORT VERDICT: The Heavenly Idol started with a fun concept, which I enjoyed quite nicely, but it eventually felt like Show was a one-trick pony that was trying (pretty darn hard) – and failing – to prove that it had more than one trick up its sleeves. That one trick is Kim Min Gyu’s […] The post Review: The Heavenly Idol appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

THE SHORT VERDICT: Overall, I’d say that Show is a solid continuation of Part 1 (review here!), so fans of Part 1 should be pretty happy with Part 2, at a minimum. Show ramps up the drama in Part 2, in service of the revenge at the center of our story, so it feels more […] The post Review: The Glory Part 2 appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

Hi everyone, This is just a quick announcement to let you all know that I’ve just installed a plugin on the site, to prevent theft of my content. The trigger for this, is that over the last couple of days, 3 of my posts have been stolen and republished on another website which clearly just […] The post Quick Announcement: Copy & paste no longer allowed on this site appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

This.. was a weird one, for me. I guess this really is a case of “your mileage may vary,” because a quick scan of viewer reactions on MyDramaList tells me that lots of people really, really enjoyed this one, and think it’s truly one of the best things, ever. The thing is, I found this […] The post Flash Review: Lesson In Love [Taiwan] appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more

THE SHORT VERDICT: A gentle slice-of-life story, with an earthy-yet-squeeworthy OTP at the center, and beautiful yet rustic views of gorgeous Yunnan? So much Yes, for me, personally. ? Watching this show is like going on a long vacation with these characters, where we get to be a silent member of the community, sitting in […] The post Review: Meet Yourself [China] appeared first on The Fangirl Verdict ..read more