Boob Tube Round-Up: Week of December 10 – December 16

Hiatus? Who does that? The next few weeks without new episodes are going to be torturous...





Sunday, December 11

The Good Wife: Team Kalisha FTW! Or is it Team Alinda? Whatever it is, I’m excited to see my favorite girls inching back towards each other. And I may not be Peter’s biggest fan, (get it? Biggest – Mr. Big? It’s a pun! Yeah, I fail) but I must admit that seeing him throw his influence around so blatantly was fun to watch, even if his opponent was just a private school principal.

In Time With You: I’m in the process of writing a series review, but my response to the last episode can be summed up by what I kept screaming at my lap top as I watched: “WHAT THE HELL TOOK YOU SO LONG!”

Monday, December 12

FBRS: Where did my sleep-anywhere Bean Pole go? And my spike-to-the-face Eun Bi? Everyone seems to be overwhelmed by this love triangle without any idea of how to move forward. What does Eun Bi want from her life now? Even though it can be funny, this drama is getting frustrating.

Padam Padam: Kang Chil and his mom reuniting and rebuilding their relationship is so sweet. The metaphor that he is literally rebuilding her home may be a bit obvious, but visually the shots are so artful that I don’t mind. And Kook Soo and Kang Chil’s mom are adorable together! Although I am a bit concerned about how Kang Chil’s illness will play out - the cancer cliche in K-dramas is cliche for a reason.

Tuesday, December 13

FBRS: I actually like the conflict/cliff hanger going into the final episodes next week, Kang Hyuk’s standing by either Chi Soo or the ramen shop, but for once I actually wish that there was a bit more tension behind it. I want Chi Soo to take a strong stance for Eun Bi, and vice versa, and for our flower boys + Eun Bi to make a strong stance together against Cha Sung. 

New Girl: Great to see the trapped-in-a-small-space and accidental-confession-of-friend’s-secret clichés used in a new way with such great effect. I am bummed, though, that I won’t be seeing Paul anymore, since he and Jess were so sweet together. Winston finding a job at the Christmas party felt pretty forced and unnatural – wasn’t it just two episodes that he was undermining high school bell ringers, and now he’s the child whisperer?

Padam Padam: Every so often, I catch Kim Bum acting, especially in the scenes that call for intense emotions, but for the most part he has definitely improved. On the Ji Na front, I like her character even more than in the last episode. We are beginning to see her nurturing spirit emerge from under her tough façade as she bonds with Kang Chil, and therefore the scenes between them are becoming more engrossing. 

 

And that's it for this week, as Parks and Rec and Community are on a break, and The Musical is officially dead to me.