A Year of Disappointments and Pleasant Surprises
I started writing this blog almost five years ago (Five years!!! Quick, someone give me awesome ideas on how to celebrate when our blogiversary hits!), and I have to say that 2017 was an off year in K-dramas. Maybe it was just me being busy with real life and getting jaded with dramas, but based on the responses to my two K-drama slump posts, I tend to think this was an off K-drama year for quite a few people. Like 2016, which I dubbed “The Year of the Dropped K-drama,” I dropped a whole bunch of shows without making it remotely close to the end. Even worse, I didn’t even start a whole bunch of shows for several K-drama cycles. Unlike 2016, though, I also found myself at the opposite end of the spectrum this year, pleasantly surprised by a few gems I didn’t expect to like nearly as much as I did. To cover the year of mixed bags, I’m reviewing the best and worst things about every drama I watched (or attempted to …