Nadia Rushedge

I usually don't watch these kinds of shows. I haven't touched Sweet Home (and don't intend to) but I'm a big fan of Han So Hee and Park Seo Jun so I knew, at some point, I'd watch it. Sooo glad I waited considering how quickly S2 was released. Frankly, I was satisfied with the ending of S1. Sad, but satisfied. As far as season 2s for K-dramas go with Netflix, their track record isn't great. When S2 was announced, I kept thinking "Why?" The ending was fine." I planned to watch just the first episode since I wasn't expecting it to be good and ended up binging it in a day! It might be better than the first one! It's a bit more gritty and action-packed and it's missing the ensemble chemistry and heart of the first one, but it's a whole other vibe and energy from S1 and VERY good. Everyone delivers in their roles. Usually, I wish some 16-episode dramas were 12 or 8 episodes but this one, I wish was a full 16-episode drama. Sooo good! I'm ready to rewatch it!

Terrible drama. Just pointless. Everything in this drama was utterly pointless. This drama is evidence that a high production budget does not equal good drama. You can't pass a drama off as good with fancy shooting locations and A-list casting... we have to sit and watch 16 episodes for crying out loud! At least put some real work into the script and story! Ugh what an utter waste of time. The only good thing about this drama is Hyun Bin screen time and even then you have to tolerate a lot of mediocre dialogue, fight scenes, drama and a terrible attempt at romance. Oh what an utter waste. I wouldn't recommend this drama to anyone. Maybe watch this while you wait for episodes of a new drama to air and even then, re-watch a good one just so this one won't piss you off too much.

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

The documentary is sooooooo dramatic *rolls eyes* but I appreciate it for the history of the Cecil Hotel. This gets a 3 star rating because there was a lot of unnecessary footage in it for the purpose of misdirection, I guess. One thing I will say, as someone who believes in the concept of the physical and non-physical worlds and that they both collaborate with each other, I do believe the cause of death, as ruled by the LAPD Coroners Office, is valid/legit and I strongly believe there was an energy that lead her to the spot that ultimately lead to her death (trying not to include any spoilers in this review). I do. I really do. The complexity involved with getting to where she was found, considering her cause of death, she was "lead" there. There is no question that the Cecil Hotel has potent dark energy though. I don't think this would've happened if she was staying somewhere else. Yet even with all that, there is a purpose to her life and definitely her death. If only to shine a light on something we tend to hide and mock in our society. I'm hormonal right now so maybe that's why, but I found myself crying uncontrollably watching the elevator video and hearing the description of her final moments. Not because I believe someone harmed her, but because I believe she was experiencing something that many of us could never relate to and she was suffering/struggling.

This drama is on another level!!!! Webcomics turned dramas usually have pretty deep and impressive stories, characters and messages but this drama... OMG!!! LOOOOOOOVVVVEEE soo much. PSJ is holding his own, as usual, but am I the only one who thinks Kim Da Mi is totally stealing the show? She is AMAZING. Everyone is amazing. BTW, if you weren't already in love with PSJ, this drama oughta do it XD.

I would've dumped this movie after 30 mins if it wasn't for Lakeith's smoldering gazes. This film is terribly executed. The story and dialogue are incomplete and shallow. There is no storytelling whatsoever. No character development, no ....just... no. As with most black films. There are these bold and poetic monologues and nothing else. People get excited by the monologues and the single truth that may come from a great line and say it's a great movie when, quite frankly, this movie is mediocre and underdeveloped. Terribly disappointed because the premise is great.