To the beautiful you; crossdressing and romance

A girl pretending to be a boy goes to an all boys school to be close to her celebrity crush.. There is no way this could go according to plan…

Goo Jae-Hee is a actually a girl, but she pretends to be a boy to enter a all-boys high school and get close to athlete Tae Joon. Because Tae Joon is her hero, but he quit his sport (High jumping) after a mayor injury, from which he is recovere. But he just doesn’t believe in his dream anymore. A dream that has value for both Goo Jae-Hee and Tae Joon. So Goo Jae-Hee does everything in her power to get him to jump again!

This drama is cheesy and funny in all the right ways. Of course it is centered around a love triangle, but it also has a great message in it. To never give up on your dream, because it doesn’t matter how impossible it seems, it might just come true. This makes it a very empowering drama to watch and also very very addicting…

“Miracle is another name for hard work” – Kang Tae Joon

“To the beautiful you” is a beautiful drama centered around love, friendship, lies and moving on from hurtful things to reach your dreams. I loved all the characters in this drama and no one started to annoy me (which is pretty damn rare).
The love triangle was done really well and it made me not able to chose who to ship! I WANTED BOTH GUYS TO GET THE GIRL!

Overall this show was just adorable and definitely worth the watch. You don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy it, God knows I’m not a sports fan. I recommend it for everyone, first time kdrama viewers and kdrama fans alike!

Until my next post,
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Jessica Jones; between the hero and the villain

Marvel and Netflix working together might be the best thing ever. The two franchises are both amazing storytellers and they make each other even better. Marvel became deeper and more based on character, Netflix focused on one storyline. AND IT WAS EPIC!

Jessica Jones is not just a story about a superhero vs. a villain. It’s the story of the people in between, about the humans (with superpowers). Jessica is the most relatable and real character in the marvel cinematic universe so far. She has the ideals of a hero, but with the mindset of your everyday person with some serious trust issues. This causes for her to be bad ass and just overall amazing.

David Tennant plays the part of the bad guy, Killgrave (could his name be anymore obvious?) and he is the best marvel villain I have ever seen (sidenote: I never counted Loki as a villain so he doesn’t count). Inside I knew I should have hated him and I sort of did. But he had a way of getting to you, even without using his super scary power (mind control). I loved him, I hated him, I was scared of him and I wanted to hug him all at the same time. He was insane and he did needed to be stopped, but still, part of me wanted him to win.

“They say everyone’s born a hero. But if you let it, life will push you over the line until you’re the villain. Problem is, you don’t Always know that you’ve crossed that line” -Jessica

I could go on and on talking (read: ranting) about how good the show is, but there is only way you will believe. Go to your netflix and watch the show, I promise you that you will get addicted. If you are doubting, check out the trailer here. But I must give you a warning, there are some sex scenes in the show.. So… if you’re too young for that stuff… Wait till you are old enough..

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Dream High 2: a Wattpad story come to life

She was his biggest fan. He transferred to her school. They fell in love…. No, this is not a One Direction fanfiction, but the plot of Dream high 2!

Dream High 2 is the sequel of Dream High (A Korean drama series). It’s set years after the events of the original story and follow a completely new cast of characters that attend Kirin High school of Arts.
The story stars with the introduction of a new law, which forced underage kpop stars to attend school and five kpop stars end up at Kirin. One of them is JB, the main characters (Shin Hae-Sung) idol/obsession. And from the moment the two meet, there is a special kind of spark between them.

Personally, I loved Dream High 2. It is cheesy as fuck, but in a way that it works. But maybe my love for it is based on JB who is played by.. You guessed it, JB from the band GOT7. This whole show is literally a GOT7 fanfiction brought to life. And that is something that every fandom deserves.

Even though this whole thing was a fanfiction, I didn’t like Shin Hae-Sung and JB together. I preferred JB with his ex, kpop idol Rian. I believe Rian and JB had much more chemistry and a more healthy balance in their relationship. And it helps that Rian is my favorite character, I love her development from a bitch who thinks she is the best to a humble(ish) person who works hard to become the best. It was just beautiful to watch!

Just like Dream High, the center of this show was a love triangle. But Dream High 2 took it to a bit of an extreme with four different love triangles, it got so bad that even the other characters in the show complained they were tired of love triangles and just wanted people to fucking chose!

The original Dream High is better than the sequel, but both are lovely to watch! And a little bit painful… I like that both shows are centered around character development and music. It gives you a new insight in the world of kpop idols and for me, it made me glad that I’m not a idol…
I would recommend you watch both shows, if you love kpop or not. Because does it really matter what race the actors are if it’s a good show? I think not!

Until my next post,
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The shadowhunters permiere; ruining a great story

After a great book series and a amazing movie comes… A hilariously bad tv show.

I didn’t have very high expectations of “The shadowhunters”, not after seeing the trailer. It seemed a bit cheesy and not dark enough to match the books that I love. But I gave it a chance and watched the first two episodes. And the show succeeded to be even worse than my low expectations.

I feel like they are trying to make the story more family friendly, but that’s a tad bit hard when you are dealing with a world as dark as the shadowhunter world. This makes the story seem fake and cheesy. But the cheesiness also comes from the script. The lines these characters are given are just not lines the book characters would ever say! Especially Izzy, Izzy is so out of character that it feels uncomfortable to watch. The actress looks the part and she certainly is one of the better actors in this show, but the lines are just so bad. First of all, in the books Izzy is super bad ass and in the tv show she does nothing but walking around and look hot (I have to say that she is pretty damn hot). Also Izzy is pretty much a bitch in the books and in the tv show she is just really nice and honestly, that just doesn’t makes sence.

The acting in the show is also pretty bad. Dominic (Jace) delivers his lines without any emotion or sass and Jace should be incredibly sassy to the point where it’s almost annoying. And don’t get me started on Kat (Clary). I mean, she is not the worst actress I have ever seen. But she isn’t very good. She overdoes the scenes a lot and that makes everything feel even more fake than it already did! The only actors so that I like so far are Alberto (Simon) and Harry (Magnus). But there is one actor that is really killing it, and that is Alan van Sprang who plays Valentine. Valentine is the only believable character in this show so far to be honest…

The only thing I felt could safe this show is Magnus, but Magnus is not even there. He was there for like two scenes and the scenes with him in the books are just skipped over in the tv show. Which bugs me since Magnus is my favorite character in the books. In the tv show, Magnus fled as soon as he got the chance, which is something book Magnus would never do as book Magnus isn’t easily scared. I hope they are going to explain this some more and that Magnus gets a character arc or something, because he is said to be one of the main characters in the tv show as well. I hope we see more of him in the future.

Even though I’m a fan of the pilot and the second episode at all, I will probably still watch the first season. Given my love for the story and I hope it gets a season two purely for the reason that my OTP doesn’t gets to be cannon until season two. But honestly, so far I have been nothing but disappointed at the Shadowhunters tv show and I can only hope it gets better in the future.

Until my next post,
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The abominable bride; Sherlock or Doctor who?

After waiting for two years for a new Sherlock episode, we finally got rewarded with one. A special episode set in the 19^th century… It took me a couple of days to realize, I didn’t really like it…

When I watch Sherlock, I know what I’m going to get. Great acting, a interesting plot line, a murder that gets solved and a lot of gay subtext. For the most part this was the same in the special, but it didn’t feel like a Sherlock episode. Why? Because we never did solve the murder? No, that can’t be it. I can live with open endings (even if we do have to wait for another year to get some answers). Because it was about ghosts, probably, maybe. But “The haunts of Baskerville” is also about a supernatural monster and that does feel like a Sherlock episode… Then why did I not like it?

In the second half of the special, they kept throwing plot twists at us (which I am not going to spoil, don’t worry!). It came to a point where it was hard to follow the plot. And yes, most of it was explained, but it was still a bit too complicated for just a lazy night watching Sherlock. The plot twists also made it harder for me to feel for the characters, even though I normally love them!

Even though it was a Sherlock episode, I am afraid Moffat confused Sherlock with Doctor Who as I felt like I was watching Doctor Who. I think in the end, if Moffat had told me this was all the work of The Doctor, I would so believe it. But wholock is still a dream waiting to come true. (I am so getting off topic!)

I guess what I am trying to say is that the whovian in me loved the episode, but the sherlockian was dissapointed…

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Scream queens season 1 review

A serial killer is on campus, killing every girl who pledged to the Kappa Kappa tau sorority. Who is killing these girls and why? And who will survive?

Scream queens is a new show airing on Fox, created by the same people who created American Horror Story and Glee. The show seems to be a perfect combination of the two shows. It doesn’t have the same amount of gore as American Horror Story, but still has that disturbing creepiness to it. It doesn’t have the same amount of dramatic story lines as Glee, but still provides interesting back stories and some real drama as well as some hilarious one liners like “Bitch, I’m ’bout to smack you so hard your tampon’s gonna pop out”

Even though this show is (in my opinion) amazing and worth the watch, it does take a few episodes to get into. At first it seems a bit all over the place, but after a couple of episodes everything starts to come together and the real craziness begins. Every episodes leaves you wondering who the hell the red devil is.

The characters seem superficial and two dimensional at first and some stay that way through the entire show. Like Chad, Zayday and Grace. The show is definitely not build on character, but on plot. Altough there is something about Chanel and her mean girl ways that make you love her and root for her to survive. For me, Chanel was the best character. She seemed very two dimensional at first, but as the episodes progress, you learn more about her live and she gets more layers than the rest of the characters have together.

Scream queens is a strangely addicting show which is definitely worth the watch if you’re looking for something original, strange or funny. It’s not on netflix yet, but you can stream it on amazon instant. If you need some more convincing to watch the show, watch the trailer.

Until my next post,
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Doctor who season 9 review

This season was definitely darker than the previous ones which I quite liked, as much as it hurt. Since I suck at doing overall reviews, I am going to split this up by storyline.

The magician’s apprentice & The witch’s familiar
The first storyline of the series featured one of my all time favorite Doctor who villains, The Master. Or Missy as she is now called. I really enjoyed these two episodes and the dark theme it explored. The only thing that bugged me is that Clara and The Doctor seemed to blindly trust Missy and by now they should have learned not to do that. In the end it looked as if Missy died and I hope that is not the case, I really love her and I hope she comes back.

Under the lake & Before the flood
I am not going to lie, I felt there were a couple of plot holes in this storyline and it did bug me a lot. It is not the favorite of this series, but it was still enjoyable.

The girl who died & The woman who lived
These episodes introduced one of my new favorite character, Ashilda (or as she likes to call herself “me”). In the first we see her in this old viking village where she sort of puts everyone in danger against a warrior alien species, but she saves everyone and becomes immortal in the process. In the woman who lived we see her again in the middle ages where the Doctor helps her steal something and safe the world. I love Me, because she is such an interesting character. She is immortal, but has human memory so she forgets a lot and keeps diaries that can now fill a entire library. There are many layers to her and I hope we get to explore them in the next season.

The zygon invasion & The zygon inversion
“OSGOOD LIVES” was one of the first thoughts I had during this episodes. In the season 8 finally it looked as if she was killed by Missy, but our geeky nerd hero lives. This episode is a continuation of the 50^th anniversary which at first seems random, but it will make perfect sense once you get to this seasons finally.
During these episodes, I got a little bit tired of the two episodes long story lines. But it was enjoyable and that anti-war speech the Doctor gives at the end of the zygon inversion.. so beautiful yet painful.

Sleep no more
This is the only stand alone episode in the season and it was confusing. I still don’t quite understand the ending and the whole episode was just one big “what the fuck?!” for me. It was scary and confusing and it wasn’t the best thing Doctor who ever produced.

Face the raven, Heaven sent & Hell bent
Well these were three episodes of tears. It was announced before Face the Raven that that episodes would be Clara’s death and no one is ever ready for a companion dying. Her death was painful and beautiful at the same time. It was so Clara and it was the only way she could die in my opinion. She could only die saving someone’s life.
Heaven sent was a more experimental episodes and was really psychological, I myself loved it. But people who are more into the action side of the show hated it. But the plot twist at the end had me off guard, what do you mean Gallifrey is back?!
If you thought Face the Raven was painful, think again. The Doctor does some stupid things in order to save Clara’s life, including risking the entire fucking universe. And in the end, his memories of her were erased. “Run you clever boy and remember me” but he did not remember. And yes, I am still crying about it.

Until my next post,
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