Miss Ripley: Episode 14
The shit, it meets the fan, and for more than one person. I do appreciate the speed with which this drama blows the lid off of all its secrets, letting us speed past the inevitable angsting about...
View ArticleKang Hye-jung dismayed over Ripley role
Or rather, her lack of one. And not for no reason, either, since Kang Hye-jung’s role as Miri’s (Lee Da-hae) friend/rival/foil in Miss Ripley has failed to materialize, having been drastically cut in...
View ArticleMiss Ripley: Episode 15
Miri reaches the end of her rope, as everyone comes to collect what’s owed. The men in her life continue to think that they can save her, and don’t stop hurling themselves under buses to prove their...
View ArticleMiss Ripley: Episode 16 (Final)
Last episode! I wasn’t sure whether Miss Ripley would wrap up in a surge of melodrama or in unearned happy endings, but it delivers a dose of peace and resolution, with a smattering of...
View ArticleDramabeans Podcast #7, Part 3
And now we conclude this drunken experiment. The casualty count? Two and a half bottles of wine, two shots of soju, one glass of scotch, half a beer. The results? Unclear. You be the judge. Podcast...
View ArticleMeasuring 2011 on the Sticky Scale [Year In Review, Part 1]
Time for another Year In Review series! How did a year pass by so quickly? I guess when you’re busy watching dramas, time flies. This is my fifth year (eek) doing this series, which means you...
View ArticleThe DramaMeter: highly scientific and foolproof [Year in Review, Part 4]
Wow, another year of dramas, come and gone. Where does the sanity go? I decided that for this year’s review, I would learn to be impartial and precise, and give systematic mathematical ratings for...
View Article2011 Editors’ Picks [Year In Review, Part 5]
Part 5 is here! As in past years, we here at Dramabeans owe huge thanks to guest bloggers — thank you, kaedejun and Dahee Fanel! — for participating in the review series, as well as HeadsNo2 for...
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