The Urban Lily Talks Tropes

In this second part of the podcast we recorded on the 28 December 2022, we both shared our personal favourites for the year. Addendum: It occurred to me afterwards that I had forgotten to mention Ordinary Greatness which was actually one of my favourites for the year. I rate it more highly than most K dramas to be frank. Not sure why I left it out of my list. Talk about being hyperreal. A terrific...

*Spoilers galore* This podcast is the first of three parts that absoluteM and I recorded yesterday. In this portion we have a chin wag about Reborn Rich and that ending. The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced I am that the ending was plainly disingenuous. If the writer had the courage of her convictions she would have made the switch in narrative direction a lot sooner. I do think ratin...

In this episode we natter about: 0:39 absoluteM talks about what she’s watching — Reborn Rich , Under the Queen’s Umbrella , Curtain Call , The First Responders 2:03 Me on Reborn Rich , The First Responders 3:15 absoluteM jumps in to talk about The First Responders 3:40 We go off tangent and critique Blind . *Spoilers alert* 4:48 The King of Pigs 6:55 Shadow Detective plug from me 7:56 Too many dr...

0:28 Warning: A twenty minute rant about Little Women and the disappointing last couple of episodes. What we liked and what we didn’t. *Spoilers Galore* 21:05 Segue to May it Please the Court. A better 12-episode drama in our opinion 29:50 One Dollar Lawyer. We also talk about The Veil and its spin-offs. 39:22 Blind and all its absurdities 49:04 Me talking about Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 53:03...

In this podcast, recorded on 30 September, we chat about the following dramas: 0:30 The Good Detective 2 8:35 Chasing the Undercurrent 10:01 Little Women (contains minor spoilers and speculations for the show up to 8) 29:29 Heartless City 31:26 Legal dramas — We compare notes on One Dollar Lawyer and May It Please the Court 36:12 absoluteM recommends Blind, the police procedural starring Oh Taecye...

Recorded on 31 August 2022. In this episode absoluteM and I chatted about: * The final act of Love Like the Galaxy and the leads 0:53 * Zhou Yitong — Wu Lei’s co-star in his next project — sports themed romance * The strengths and flaws of Extraordinary Attorney Woo 22:23 * The Good Detective 2 : Some spoilers for existing episodes 44:04 Get full access to The Urban Lily Talks Tropes at 40somethin...

Recorded on the 2 Aug 2022 In this podcast episode, absoluteM and I have a good yak mainly about Extraordinary Attorney Woo and L ove Like the Galaxy giving special attention to the romance in each. 0:43 absoluteM talks about Big Mouth a new drama starring Lee Jong-seok 2:50 I mention Insider in passing (Far too many dramas!) 3:33 The Good Detective 2 , Jang Seung-jo and references to the first se...

In this episode absoluteM and I go deep into (and gush about) the two latest big things from Mainland China and South Korea. I mention Cafe Minamdang briefly at the start before launching into Extraordinary Attorney Woo first and then Love Like the Galaxy . 6:36 Start of conversation about underdog legal drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo We discuss our views of the characters, plot and romance. We...

Recorded on 23 June 2022. In this long episode, we chat about… * Top Gun: Maverick (Yes, you read it right. I went. I saw and I loved it) * Stuff that absoluteM is watching — Ordinary Greatness , Doctor Lawyer, Jinxed At First * Stuff that I’m watching like A Dream of Splendor and a trashy C drama rom com that shall remain unnamed here. * We geek out over Ordinary Greatness and Bloody/Red Heart ....

In this episode, absoluteM and I discuss what we’re currently watching with a special focus on My Liberation Notes which completed its run last weekend. We talk briefly about: * Tomorrow * Day Breaker * Ordinary Greatness * My Super Hero before going into more depth about My Liberation Notes . This episode was recorded on the 31 May 2022. Apologies for the background noise. I don’t think this was...

This is the second segment of a longer conversation between absoluteM and I recorded on 16 May 2022. In it we discuss: * what we like about My Liberation Notes * the plot points and themes in My Liberation Notes up to Episode 11 * spoilers about Gu’s identity * performances of Lee Min-gi and Son Suk-ku * the romances * first impressions and key aspects of Red/Bloody Heart starring Lee Joon, Jang H...

In this podcast episode, absoluteM and I discuss the currently airing C drama Master of My Own which has become something of a hit on home turf. We discuss the genre, plot, themes, characters and setting. This episode was recorded on the 16/05/2022. It is the first segment of a much longer conversation that includes My Liberation Notes and Red Heart which will be posted tomorrow. Get full access t...

This podcast was recorded on 4 May 2022. In it absoluteM and I discuss the some of the latest K and C dramas available on Netflix and other streaming platforms. We talk about… * Tomorrow * Who Rules the World * My Sassy Princess * Master of My Own and Lin Gengxin’s script choices * Our Blues * My Liberation Notes and Son Suk-ku * KBS weekend family drama It’s Beautiful Now * Bloody Heart starring...

This conversation between absoluteM and I was recorded on 9 March 2022 after the airing of The Autumn Ballad starring Jeremy Xu Zhengxi and Qiao Xin. In this dialogue, we discuss what we liked about the drama, why we loathed the ending and speculate over the woeful record of C drama endings. We also rate the drama out of ten. All in that order. Warning: This podcast episode contains important spoi...

This is the second part of a two-part conversation with absoluteM, a moderator from Janghaven Forums recorded on the 2 March 2022 about the latest K and C dramas we’ve recently completed and are currently airing. In this segment we talk about what we think makes a good romance and what’s a turn off. We refer to some recent dramas as examples. We also talk about differences in C and K dramas. I giv...

This is the first of a two-part conversation I had with absoluteM recorded on Wednesday 2 March 2022. In this back and forth we do a quick run through of dramas that we’re watching currently. From there we move to an extended conversation of: * Reset * The Autumn Ballad * A Business Proposal Get full access to The Urban Lily Talks Tropes at 40somethingahjumma.substack.com/subscribe

In this final segment, absoluteM and I discuss the dramas that we’ve recently completed and currently watching. We make mention of: * Bad and Crazy (absoluteM) * Our Beloved Summer (absoluteM) * The One and Only (absolute M) * The Red Sleeve (both) * Dr Brain (me) * Bulgasal (me) * Snowdrop (me) * Idol: The Coup (me) * The Veil (both) We also rave about Namgoong Min and Jang Seung-jo. Thanks for t...

In this second part of this conversation, we talked about our favourites for 2021. * Beyond Evil (our pick) * The Imperial Coroner (my pick) * Vincenzo , The Red Sleeve (absoluteM’s picks) We also gave Hometown Cha Cha Cha a bit of a drubbing and compared it to favourites Racket Boys and Dali and the Cocky Prince . I think we were both disappointed at the end product. We also talked briefly about...

This is the first part of a really long conversation between absoluteM from Janghaven Forums and myself about two weeks ago about our favourite (and not-so-favourite) dramas from 2021. (Took me forever in between writing fanfiction and blogging to edit this) The segment is largely focused on our favourites from the second half of the year. Notable mentions include: * The Red Sleeve * The Devil Jud...

There be spoilers… Drama buddy absoluteM from Janghaven Forums and I managed to find some time to chat to each other about our recent favourite Dali and the Cocky Prince . We yak about the leads, the unpleasant people, — far too many to count — the storyline, sneak in a mention of Charles Dickens, pontificate about the importance of art and speculate over what the future holds for this odd couple....

This has been in the works for sometime and we were finally able to find time to have this conversation. I apologize ahead of time for some of the audio issues because we ended up using a messenger app because it didn’t seem that the alternative was recording well on Audacity. I recommend the use of earphones to expedite audibility. In this podcast we talk about: * Dr Dave’s background and interes...

In this podcast episode, absoluteM and I yakked about the final episode of HosPlay S2. We talk about what we like. We respond to criticisms about the season finale and put in our two cents about that and the possibility of a S3. We also managed to sneak in a plug for PD Shin Won-ho’s masterpiece, Prison Playbook . Apologies about the tapping here and there. It’s probably the teacher in me getting...

absoluteM from Janghaven Forums and I were deep in conversation over the more recent episodes of Hospital Playlist over the weekend. If you’re wondering why I sound like I’m about to crack several times throughout the discussion it’s because I was nursing a wannabe cold that I managed to stave off with supplements. In this podcast we chatted about overall impressions, the development of lovelines...

I caught up with drama-watching buddy absoluteM from Janghaven Forums and we nattered about Hospital Playlist S2. In the podcast we yak about… * whether the show has changed * the PICU mums * the main love lines and their impact on the characters * the highlights of the drama * what’s happened to NS… and we grieve over the loss of Ahn Chi-hong * Jun-wan’s recent trajectory * the different types of...

In this podcast recorded on 12 June, AbsoluteM and I talk about our favourites from the past six months. We talk about: * Mad for Each Other * My Roommate is a Gumiho, Doom At Your Service * Undercover * Taxi Driver (minor spoilers) * Vincenzo and villainy (minor spoilers) * Beyond Evil * The Imperial Coroner, The Long Ballad and You Are My Hero * Law School * Sequelitis, Hospital Playlist S2 and...