Check It/Round Table: Reviews of Books, Movies, Music, and Other Stuff by the Geek Grl

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Why RU Episode 8, https://youtu.be/XkgEGHGX4yE and why this episode was pretty hokey as Si and Zon were the main storyline leads in this episode.  It's all here.  It's all real.  Complete playlist of Why RU, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLODPUdV-nWFUC6qx6mJMegfRv4nhX7Jd5

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Why RU Episode 7 the Thai BL drama series https://youtu.be/1Xn95rNMMGU and why this episode had some great points, and some not-so-great points, it was the best of episodes, it was the worst of episodes. . ..  Onna goes into a positive review of how Tutor's sister is super cool as she just evaluates things in a really cool way that helps...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses WHY RU Episode 6 the Thai BL drama series, https://youtu.be/kufe6untb_w.  Onna considers how this episode covers the fact that Tutor and Fighter are finally getting to the point when they are admitting that they do like one another with a scene where Fighter is trying to see where Tutor's head is at regarding their relationship where Figh...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses WHY RU Episode 5 the Thai BL drama series, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLODPUdV-nWFUC6qx6mJMegfRv4nhX7Jd5 and how this episode was funny as Fighter decided that the way to get Tutor to like him is to drive him nuts at work and how it concludes with Fighter dressing in a Koala suit because it helped Tutor in a roundabout way and it le...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna reviews Why RU Episode 4 the Thai BL Drama Series, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLODPUdV-nWFUC6qx6mJMegfRv4nhX7Jd5, and how Tutor is left trying to find a new job because Fighter will not pay attention and therefore Tutor refuses to teach him.  This episode also includes Si and Zon getting Zon a bracelet to hold his precious guitar pick. &...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses the Korean BL drama series Mr. Heart in total.  Onna has done an episode by episode review of this series that you can see in previous recent podcasts.  Onna considers how Korean BL dramas are subpar compared to other countries' BL dramas because the projects' compatriots seem to not put their heart in the production--pun intended. &...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Bob and her integral assistance as co-host to this podcast since it's inception and to honor her in her work on this podcast and to honor her for her amazing life and qualities as a colleague, person, and friend and a shout-out of gratefulness for getting to know her and have shared a part of her life and to have the honor and privilege of kno...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Mr. Heart S1, E8, and how she liked this episode as Sang Ha has a crisis of goals as he realizes that winning the race did not improve his relationship with Jin Won though he was able to get rid of the loan sharks/related debt and he ends up leaving his condo, changing his door code, and continuing his job as a milk delivery person.  Onna...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table, Onna discusses Mr. Heart S1, Ep7 Onna discusses how Sang Wa won the race by his own mettle to prevent signing the pacemaker contract that would have put Jin Won and Sang Ha relationship on a different playing field.  Onna digresses that South Korean BL 's lack Mojo and Moxi as they seem to be making BL dramas just for the sake of making another BL dram...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna gives a play-by-play of cleaning her fridge and how even though you can try, you sometimes don't know yourself and you get sliced bread when you don't eat it????  Oh well.  Onna considers stirfry, coleslaw, potato salad, and chicken salad are staples in her diet.  Onna elaborates on Omlette Rice, History 2:  Right or Wrong, the drop...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Mr. Heart S1, Ep6 and how Jin Won tries to pay Sang Ha to be his pacemaker and how Sang Ha will not accept the money as he won't be bought.  Onna considers how Jin Won has a conversation with a friend of his who asks him what is stopping Jin Won from being with Sang Ha, not necessarily so he can be with Sang Ha, but so he figures out what...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna reviews Mr. Heart S1, Ep5 which Onna considers overall a pretty uneventful with marathon training and Jin Won spilling milk all over Sang Ha's face.  It's all here.  It's all real.

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna reviews Mr. Heart S1, Ep4 and how this episode features an interesting truth that people are usually bothered because: A.  They are just bothered. B.  They are bothered about something because it has triggered an emotional response that is from past experiences and uncertainty and they don't know how to handle it and they are bothered by being...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Mr. Heart S1, Ep3, Onna discusses how this episode is hilarious as it tells the story of Sang Ha and his liking of Jin Won and the hilarity of his attempts to show Jin Won he cares about him via a container of milk on Jin Won's locker.  Onna digresses with a diatribe on why on earth would Jin Won just took the milk as a matter of course f...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Mr. Heart S1, Ep2 and how Jin Won enjoyed marathons and winning marathons in high school because he won by his own mettle rather than his status, etc.  but how Jin Won does not like winning marathons in college and has not since he started college because he fears being alone at the finish line in both marathons and in life.  Onna co...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna reviews Mr. Heart Ep1, of the Korean BL drama and how it follows the life of Jin Won and Sang Ha, two runners in college.  Onna considers how the episode opens with Jin Won not being able to sleep, running at night to get sleepy, drinking a carton of cheer up milk, and then going to Sang Ha's condo and flopping beside him to sleep, which is funny i...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna reviews Love By Chance 2, Ep5, and elaborates on how this is Onna's favorite episodes as Tin's idea of hitting on Can is bloody hilarious as Can drops the biscuit as he sees Tin is waiting to take him to school and this interaction is their relationship in a nutshell.  Onna considers how Tin's idea of getting Can's number is to break Can's phone an...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Last Love featuring Michael Caine and why this film doesn't even get a 0 out of 10 as the moral of the film is life sucks and then you die.  Onna considers how there may be times when life sucks, but as long as there is breath, there are people who need your help and there are things to do.  Onna considers how Michael Caine's charact...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Love by Chance 2, Ep4, and how this episode follows Tin horns-waggling Can and Lemon, and finding out how the siblings arrived at their nicknames, takes the two home, and steals a kiss from Can, which drives Can up a wall.  Can awakes the next day and rushes out of the house to find Can is waiting to take him to school which leads to an i...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Love by Chance Ep3, Onna considers how Ae loses it, gets very drunk, is found by a girl friend at a bar and Ai Pond and a friend of Pete and Ae's also come and drag an angry and drunk Ae to a Soccer field to get him to realize life will go on in this episode.  Onna considers that there is always a third way to handling issues that arise b...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna reviews Love By Chance 2, Ep2 and how this episode dealt with Ae trying to handle the loss of Pete and the unconscionably of that loss, which Onna can relate to as she and her friends and family are going through a similar , unconscionable loss so she does understand Ae's feelings on a visceral level, though not the romantic facet, but the friendship fa...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna reviews Love by Chance 2, Ep1, and how this series includes some flashbacks from Love by Chance and mainly features Tin and Can as they develop their relationship along a timeline that is not the same as the one shown in Love by Chance and also features Ae as he deals with a break-up with Pete.  Onna considers that the reason Pete left might be val...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna reviews the Thai BL series, Love by Chance that Onna puts up the caveat this is not a kid-friendly show but may be appropriate for 14-15+ (in Thailand it is rated for 17+) but why she is still reviewing this series is because, similarly to History 2:  Right or Wrong because it features very sweet and thoughtful characters who don't plan on ending u...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Ready Player One, and how this film is definitely not for kids, Onna still enjoyed this movie because of the comradely of the lead characters and how it shows that all battles are battles of ideology with the concluding battle on Planet Doom.  Onna elaborates on how she loved Aech--a super cool techy girl from Detroit and Su, an awesome 1...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Persuasion the mini series by Andrew Davies and her appreciation for Jane Austen and all her finished works and most her unfinished works since the age of 15.  Onna delves into why Anne Elliot is one of the few characters in literature who does the right thing, for the right reason, at the right time and is so level headed--which is super...