No Perfect Ending

We have a packed and varied agenda this week! We start by covering our initial impressions of the buzzy Clubhouse audio listening app, including what we think works well vs what doesn't. We then review the full To All The Boys trilogy, including the evolution of the actors and maturity in the final installment Always and Forever. Janet finished Mr. Queen and felt pretty supreme disappointment that this is what she spent 20 hours wa...

In this episode Bebe and Janet discuss their reactions to recent Netflix hits including Night Stalker and Bling Empire. They discuss the unfortunate turn True Beauty took in episode 10, and how the gender-bending rom-com Mr. Queen is a surprisingly satisfying watch.  

Shows discussed:  

1. Night Stalker 
2. True Beauty 
3. Bling Empire 
4. Mr. Queen 

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In this episode, Bebe and Janet give an update on our favorite Kdrama of the moment, True Beauty, touching on why we like it so much better at the halfway point versus when it started. We share our favorite scenes from this drama and why we love Cha Eun Woo so much. We also touch on other things we've been watching, including Dream Home Makeover season 2 and everything Janet has learned from 50+ hours of binging Titanic history and...

Bebe and Janet started watching True Beauty a few weeks ago, and in this episode give our initial thoughts through the first 4 episodes. We also discuss some of our favorite Korean drama romantic comedies, the parallels between Jane Austen romances and Kdramas, and some cheesy / annoying tropes we wish would forever be abolished. 

Topics:

1. True Beauty
2. Cha Eun Woo
3. My ID is Gangnam Beauty (comparing the female lead in th...

Admittedly 2020 hasn't been our favorite year in terms of entertainment selection (we found most offerings to be passable but not spectacular). That said, Bebe and Janet talk through what we fully enjoyed, what we partly enjoyed, and what we actually didn't enjoy very much. Send us a note if you want to share your recommendations as well!

Items discussed:

1. Snacks Daily
2. Dear Shandy
3. The Jungle Prince
4. The House of Earth and ...

In today's episode we wanted to touch on some of the ways we've been managing around the stresses that have come with COVID, from the constant pressure to achieve more and work more in a WFH environment to the excessive number of Zoom and other video calls that have tried (unsuccessfully) to fill the void of physical interactions in work and personal settings. We talk about the problems with meeting culture generally in companies, ...

Thinking about subscribing to one of the many new streaming services? We're going through and sharing our honest experiences and opinions on all the major platforms. We'll be discussing our thoughts on each one's hit shows along the way, and also giving some real talk on why influencer marketing need to be regulated, what we thought of Mulan and its controversial non-diverse production team, and how we warmed up to Crazy Rich Asian...

We know the Korean drama Start-Up has sparked one of the most fervent debates ever on which leading man deserves the leading lady, with a seeming majority online supporting Han Ji Pyeong over Nam Do San. Janet is one of these supporters, so in this episode she and Bebe will assess why the second-lead #HJP ship gained so much momentum in Start-Up and what scenarios commonly result in Second Lead Syndrome across dramas broadly (aka w...

Bebe and Janet have watched several of the new releases on Netflix, and wanted to share our opinions on what worked or didn't work in each one. We discuss the portrayal of addiction and what we liked/didn't like about Beth Harmon from The Queen's Gambit, we then discuss the costs and aspirational designer portrayals of home makeovers in Dream Home Makeover. We talk about why we despise Emily in Paris and why we like both Barbarians...

As careerwomen now in their 30s, Bebe and Janet have plenty to share on missteps taken and general life recommendations for those in their 20s (or really any stage of transition). We go through learnings and tips for balancing social lives, financial health, key career learnings and the importance of family / our view on having a significant other in your life. 

We hope you find this episode helpful, and will be follo...

What makes a good drama ending and what are the common pitfalls seen that result in a bad ending? The ending is the most important part to any TV show or movie, and in this episode Bebe and Janet will discuss some of the best and worst endings we've seen across Asian dramas, US TV shows and movies. We cover the main types of bad endings and what has to happen for an ending to feel satisfying. 

Shows discussed (note so...

Bebe and Janet have both spent years living and working in the Bay Area and NYC (specifically Manhattan though we also touch on the surrounding boroughs), and wanted to share our unfiltered account of what life is like on the coasts. We also share our expectations for how the areas will be impacted by and how they may develop post-COVID. 

We give rent price estimates, thoughts on the homelessness situation in both metropolitan...

Korean dramas are definitely a side hustle of ours, so for our inaugural episode we wanted to share our combined Top 10 Kdramas list, whether you're a Kdrama vet or new to the category thanks to Netflix. We also share our criteria for our favorite dramas and discuss the issues of sexism as depicted by dramas, as well as our qualms with the damsel-in-distress model commonly seen. 

All shows discussed (order of discussi...