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SpiderMan vs. SuperGirl vs. He-Man – who WINS?

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Now, I know what you’re thinking – “this is a power match-up post where we’re going to figure out who the strongest is out of these three.” And – that’s a great idea! We’ll get into that towards the end, but for now let me tell you which of their MOVIES ranks 1, 2, and 3.

I just FINALLY got to see SpiderMan: Brand New Day a few days ago and I absolutely LOVED IT! The vibes, the coloring, the editing, the soundtrack, Mr. Milchick, Tom Holland’s thicker accent, and SADIE SINK! I had read all of the theories as to who Sadie Sink could possibly be playing and I was hoping that she was playing who she ended up playing! I have several music video ideas already.

The highlight to me for the movie was the theme – the theme of accepting your growing up as not something bad but something necessary and just a part of life – I loved that. And also, the importance of not doing it alone even if you’re capable of doing it alone.

Not to mention the performances from literally every member of the cast. The subtle maturity of Zendaya’s MJ, the quiet strength of Tom’s Peter Parker, the fragility of the Punisher’s own healing journey, the tense pain just barely under control within Sadie Sink’s character – and all of the side actors who performed so brilliantly. Literally 10/10!!!

Sounds like Spiderman ranks in at number 1 then, yeah? Not necessarily.

Let’s talk now about He-Man himself from Master’s of the Universe!

I’d never seen anything of He-Man before – I only knew a bit of the old art and a few of the memes. But, even I could tell that this movie was a huge love letter to the original fans of the original He-Man. I felt that Nicholas Galitzine did an amazing job of bringing Adam to life on the big screen. And Jared Leto too – hands down the best role he’s ever played!

I absolutely LOVED it! The action, the colors, the real-ness, the un-realness, the story progression, the acting, the soundtrack, the character arcs, and of course the humor. I laughed at this movie so hard – and then I cried! That is phenomenal! And then – I wanted to go workout and get super super strong! As a writer you couldn’t ask for a better reaction from a fan.

If I had to distill the theme/message of this movie it would be that – niceness/kindness does not equal weakness, and true strength comes from true compassion – and also, be yourself, you’re stronger than you know!

Again, a great movie, a great theme, super fun and really just a 10 outta 10 experience!

“So, that must be number 1 then?” you say, but let’s not be too hasty. I haven’t gotten to talk about Supergirl yet!

As a Marvel girl, Supergirl (being part of the DC world) was never really in my sphere. I didn’t know much about her, other than her name, and I wasn’t sure if I would gel with her personality, backstory, or anything really. But, my goodness she was the best! Milly Alcock did just the best job with Supergirl (I think!), absolutely the best!

Genuinely, the movie was funny, heavy, and healing. The soundtrack was outstanding and well utilized. The costuming and coloring made sense and all of the action felt real, not over-the-top superhero ridiculous, but just real. It was funny, it was sad, it was relatable, it was tragic, it was hopeful. At the end of the day it was about a girl protecting her dog and younger “sister” from bad men.

And, I’m gonna get into a little bit of spoilers here for this one because I just can’t help myself! So, skip over this part if you don’t want any SPOILERS. Scroll past the Superman gif, and you’ll be safe!

I really loved that panning shot from the final fight where the camera is focused on Ruthye, the younger “sister” character, as Supergirl is flying around and protecting her. There’s explosions and shrapnel and everything’s moving so fast, but the camera is slow. The music is slow. The moment is slow. Ruthye is slow – and Supergirl is fast. And the sooooong!! This was the moment in the movie that made me breakdown. They played a cover of The Middle by Jimmy Eat World during this moment and it was so fitting, so perfect, so poignant that I just sobbed. Even now, just thinking about it makes me want to cry.

I also loved how they dealt with the killing the bad guy, revenge dilemma. Because there are these bad men, and one in particular, who are just committing crime after crime and leaving dead and wounded bodies in their wake wherever they go. The younger sister character, Ruthye, wants to kill the villain for murdering her family. Supergirl convinces her not too, not because he doesn’t deserve it, but because it would be bad for her to do it. Supergirl convinces Ruthye to walk away, not promising her that she would kill him, just getting Ruthye to walk away for the sake of her own soul – and then Supergirl kills him herself. She saves the little girl from having to do something that would’ve haunted her for the rest of her life but still delivers a just sentence to the villain. It made her much more Punisher-esque and Iron-Man-esque than Batman-esque and I liked that.

Alright, spoilers over. Here’s your SuperMan gif. (btw – I can never remember should the -girl and -man be capitalized in superhero names? idk…)

I could go on and on about this movie and the other two above it – but I’ll wrap it up for you here. Suffice it to say this one was another 10 out of 10 movie!

So – that’s a brief snapshot of the three movies. And now for my ranking! Starting at the bottom, coming in at number three, we have…

SpiderMan: Brand New Day!

In second, snapping up the spectacular silver medal for Superhero movies of 2026 we have…

Masters of the Universe!

Which means that SUPERGIRL is our reigning champion winning the coveted GOLD MEDAL ranking at NUMBER 1 in my very official, never to be challenged, iron-clad, Hollywood approved ranking system.

Now – who would win in a fight – honestly, I think the two boys would agree that there’s no need to fight each other when they could just talk things out, and Supergirl would be too bored to even engage. So, it would be a draw.

Let me know in the comments below what you’re ranking of these three movies would be and who you think would win in a fight between Supergirl, Spiderman and He-Man.

Ciao!

Lockwood & Co. BOOK REVIEWs for 3, 4, & 5, (aka The Hollow Boy, The Creeping Shadow, & The Empty Grave)

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Like many other unfortunate souls I am a person who was not aware of the Lockwood & Co. books [written by a Mr. Jonathan Stroud] until the Netflix series [directed by a Mr. Joe Cornish and starring a Mr. Cameron Chapman as Anthony Lockwood, a Miss Ruby Stokes as Lucy Carlyle, and a Mr. Ali Hadji-Heshmati as George “Cubbins” Karim] debuted at the end of January this year, 2023.  Needless to say, I was immediately [ghost]locked to my screen for the next 8 hours (admittedly spread out over 2 to 3 nights), drinking in the moody British perfection like a good cuppa *Cameron Special* tea. 

Naturally, as soon as it was over (and I’d consumed it an additional 3 more times) it was necessary for me to purchase the books and read the three that the show had not covered.  I simply NEEDED to know – ‘What was behind that door?’, ‘What was the deal with all of those ghostlocked kids?’, ‘Would Norrie ever wake-up?’, ‘WHEN do Lucy & Lockwood kiss?’  Well, if you’ve read the books then you’ll know the answer (or lack thereof) to all of those questions.  And, if you haven’t read the books yet – then what are you waiting for??  Until the happy (delusional) news that some other network has picked up the show for a second season (fingers and toes crossed so hard over here!) the books are the only way to live that Portland Row life again.

All that being said, without much further ado, here are my SPOILER-FREE Snapshot Reviews of the last three Lockwood & Co. books.

THE HOLLOW BOY – An outbreak of Visitors in Chelsea has left London terrified, confined to their homes, and all of the psychical agencies spread thinner than a bit of butter stretched over too much bread.  The agents of Lockwood & Co. are no exception.  Drowning in work, an office manager is hired, but not everybody is happy about extremely pretty new addition.  Tensions and Talents rise in tandem with the danger of the cases, until everything bursts.  Truths emerge out of the wreckage, presenting one of our agents with a heartbreaking choice. 

In three words The Hollow Boy was:  Frustrating, Painful, Nail-Biting.  Seriously, the angst between all of the characters was so real that the FDA had to give an official consumption warning (not actually, of course, but if you know, you KNOW!).  I loved it!  I really, truly did, but the miscommunications, the passive-aggressiveness, the misunderstandings – really, it was very painful. 

THE CREEPING SHADOW – The Lockwood & Co. crew team up for one more case – that quickly turns into three or four.  A cannibal ghost, gangster humans, and a dark creeping shadow are just the headlines while the subtext reads delicate relationships, secret societies, and curious capes. Will the answers received be enough for the little agents that could, or will the new questions raised, set them up as the David against the Goliaths of their industry?

In three words The Creeping Shadow was:  Gross, “THANK-YOU!”, and “Oh-Ma-Gawd!”.  I mean, without spoiling too much, I will just say that the conversations (if you know, baby YOU KNOW!!), the twists (I mean that character always was a little suspicious to me so it wasn’t too much of a surprise, but STILL!), and the ghosts (that’s why the word Gross is being used here) … *clap**clap* trust me, multiple cups of tea were harmed (by me drinking them) in the reading of this book.

THE EMPTY GRAVE – Lockwood & Co. knows a secret that the rest of the world does not.  In this last adrenaline rush for the truth our heroes must battle Visitors, the press, and their own feelings.   With the future full of uncertainties, of one thing our agents are sure – the Problem must end.  One way or another.  For good.  

In three words The Empty Grave was:  Adrenaline-Spiking, Releasing-a-breath-that-you-DEFINITELY-knew-that-you-were-holding, and SATISFYING.  Just the memory of this book sets a person’s (this person, this one right here!) heart racing and their blood pumping whilst a casual giddy smile spreads across their face.  I was SOO HAPPY with the conclusion of this book.  I was terrified for a little bit there, I’m not gonna lie.  I was actually crying at the three-quarter mark… but then it all went … aaaaagh!  And all I can say now is that I wish there were more books!

AND MORE SHOW!!!  C’mon, someone please pick it up!  Please?!  I’ll bake a cake for you😝   (well, I’ll bake it for myself, I don’t know your address, but it’ll be in your honor!)

If you’d like to have a couple of major scenes spoiled for you, or if you’ve read the books and would simply like to see what those scenes could’ve looked like on screen, then you can head over to youtube to my fan channel to watch these fan music videos.

Spoilers for THE HOLLOW BOY!

Spoilers for THE CREEPING SHADOW!
Spoilers for THE EMPTY GRAVE!

Ciao bellas, till next time!

(here’s a happy little #locklyle toast gif to make you smile)

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Book #2 – Perelandra

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Just finished, on 1/7/2022, book #2 for the “read 1 book a week” new years challenge.

The book was Perelandra by CS Lewis.

Wow.

All I can say is wow!

It has been a long time since a book, movie, or show has scared me so much to the point of not being able to fall asleep, but this one did it.

It follows the further adventures of our leading man Ransom, a middle-aged British scholar, who this time around rather then being kidnapped by morally depraved humans and taken to Mars, is spirited away by celestial eldila (what we would most probably call angels) and sent to Venus. The newborn planet of floating islands and innocent new creations has been invaded by another creature, a creature that Ransom has been sent to stop – the devil himself.

Once again, I don’t know if that’s a good enough summary of the book – but I can promise you, that that is the starting off point of it.

What was most frightening was how familiar the words of the devil sounded. From modern tv shows, books, education, social media, the news, academic circles, etc, etc… it was all too familiar.

What I liked was how Ransom has never been put out there as a saintly character or like some kind of superhero, he has always just been a middle aged, academic, Christian Englishman. He is very much a real person. The thoughts and feelings he has throughout the book (throughout both of the books in fact) are ones that I think would be familiar to almost everyone today.

And he had to fight the devil.

He was the one that had been sent, it could’ve just as easily been someone, anyone else, but it was him. So, he had to stand up and fight.

I have heard it said, and I believe it, that Ransom was based off of CS Lewis’s dear friend JRR Tolkien. What I love about that is that it is very clear in reading both Tolkien and Lewis, one a Catholic and the other a born again Christian respectively, that they are in the constant habit of having very intense deep discussions. I love how you can see a similarity of themes, ideas, characters and topics in both of their writings. (btw if my writing style is a little different, that is the direct response of having just spent the last few hours immersed in Lewis’s own writing style, hahaha!🤣)

I don’t really know how to put my thoughts into words… maybe I should wait a day or two to write a proper review, but I wanted to get something down now while the experience was fresh in my mind.

I have also heard it said that one of CS Lewis’s early academic essays that deals with the topic of space travel deals with the question that, and I’m paraphrasing here, “what if the alien life we discover, is a race that has never sinned? What then? We would have to be very careful to make sure that our race did not cause another to Fall.” Again, that’s all paraphrase, I haven’t read that essay myself, (not yet anyways!), but that is the question that is most definitely raised in Perelandra.

Ransom, is essentially dropped into a new Garden of Eden, on the planet Venus, where he meets a new Eve, and then our old devil, in the body of one the men that had kidnapped him in the previous novel, arrives to try to make her Fall.

…

1/10/2021 – I took a few days to try to collect my thoughts a bit more coherently, and still all I can say is YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK! It is so good!!

10 out of 10, 5 out of 5, this book is everything!

Now… what should I read next?

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Merry Christmas Eve Eve Eve!!!!!! (music pt.5)

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Christmas is in 3 DAYS!!!

I’m so excited! 😀

Make sure, if you haven’t listened to these songs already this season, that you play them now!

#1: Mele Kelikimaka by Bing Crosby

#2: My Only Wish This Year by Britney Spears

#3: Presents by Alexander Rybak

#4: Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee (from Home Alone)

#5: Oh Holy Night by Cantique de Noel (from Home Alone)

I can’t wait! I can’t wait! I can’t wait! I CAN’T WAIT!!!

Merry Merry Merry Christmas Eve Eve Eve everyone!!!

Ranking ALL the Spiderman Films (that I’ve seen!🤣)

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SPIDERMAN IS COMING OUT!!!!!

I can’t tell you how excited I am for this movie!! I mean, I could, and I guess I should try, seeing as this is a blog and the whole point of it is for me to tell you things…

I AM SO EXCITED!!

Seeing as this movie promises (and I really, really, really hope it delivers!) to give us all 3 Spidermans’ (Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, AND Tom Holland!!) I thought it would be a fun idea to rank all of their Spiderman films from least favorite to favorite of mine.

Now, fair warning, I’ve never seen any of the Andrew Garfield movies.😳 I know, I know, treason!! But, it’s because I loved Tobey Maguire’s Spiderman so much, that I couldn’t watch them! So, that means then that, I’m sorry but Andrew Garfield’s movies are going to be ranked last.

Also, I’m not going to include any of the Marvel movies that are not titled Spiderman… So, Civil War, Infinity War, and Endgame are right out!

Ranking out of 7 movies (because No Way Home doesn’t count yet!!), we have in 7th place

#7: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

It’s last because I haven’t seen it😆, and it’s a sequel and sequels are historically bad🤐, and I heard that Gwen Stacy dies – so that’s sad! 😦

#6: The Amazing Spider-Man

Again, because I haven’t seen it, but it’s higher for me than the 2nd one because I love origin stories and pilots. I love em!!

#5: Spider-Man: Far From Home

This one is last in the realm of Spidey films I’ve seen because it was a bit too chaotic. Normally, I love all of that Inception-style craziness, but this one just didn’t quite do it for me, especially after all of the drama of Endgame. Plus, I hated the way that Mysterio, Jake Gyllenhaal, tried to replace Tony Stark in Peter’s life by manipulating him!!😡 But, I still really, really liked it!😁

#4: Spider-Man 3

A much as the Bully Maguire memes have revived this film – it is truly awful! 🤣 It ranks lower than the other 2 for me too because of the fact that Peter Parker never said the words “I’m sorry.” in this film. He’d actually made a lot of mistakes, and he never apologized! Not to MJ, not to Harry, not to anybody – I think he says something at some point to the effect of “I shouldn’t have…” or “I made a mistake…” but that’s not an apology! Those simple words “I’m sorry.” are so powerful, and they got that in Black Widow, when they had Natasha at the end apologizing to Antonia (aka the Taskmaster), just repeating “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” to her. I won’t explain the scene more, in case anyone here hasn’t seen it yet.

#3: Spider-Man

The original Tobey Maguire origin story Spiderman. Coming in at 3rd, because we can’t have a tie for first place, ok, c’mon!

#2: Spider-Man: Homecoming

I loooooved this movie! This was the film that really cemented Tom Holland as Peter Parker for me. I’ve said it before, but Tobey Maguire was my favorite Spiderman, so I was very reluctant to accept any newcomer to the role, and indeed if he hadn’t had his debut in Civil War (I’m Team Thor btw!), then I probably would’ve skipped his origin film. But, he knocked it out the park in Civil War and ran all the way home with Homecoming! 👏👏

So, that means that, coming in first place it’s, that’s right, you guessed it…

#1: Spider-Man 2

This one was the first superhero movie that I ever saw! That’s why it gets first place, because it was this movie that got me into superhero films in the first place. This one, then Batman Begins, then Iron Man sealed the deal. It defied sequel expectations by being better than it’s predecessor. Doc Oc, that stopping the train scene, Willem Dafoe driving James Franco to madness, *chef’s kiss*!

And, that’s it!

I CANNOT WAIT to see No Way Home (I’ve already got tickets!) and I hope that it is good enough to de-throne the king of this list. If Tobey & Andrew (and Charlie Cox!) are truly in it, then I think it just might! 😀

Christmas is practically here! (pt. 4) (more songs)

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10 Days!

Just 10 DAYS!

Y’all better get to baking and praying and praising God because Jesus is born in just 10 days!!

Here’s 5 more songs to get you stoked!

#1: Mistletoe by Justin Bieber

#2: I’ll be Home for Christmas by Bing Crosby

#3: Christmas C’mon by Lindsay Stirling

#4: Baby It’s Cold Outside by Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel

#5: All I Want for Christmas is Yooooouuuu by Mariah Carey (ft. Soulja Boy)

I hope that I got everybody’s gifts taken care of… I’ll have to do one last final inventory just to make sure! 🙂

Love you all! ❤

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Drama Recommendation: Goblin

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Goblin, the 2016 tvN international Korean phenomenon. WATCH IT!

Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) is the guardian Goblin, an immortal being with extraordinary powers who has lived a long and lonely life. He was once a man, a general in the Kings army, who was unfairly executed. After his death he became a Goblin, his immortal life a curse that can only be ended when he finds the Goblin Bride, the only one who can remove the sword of betrayal from his breast and grant him the eternal rest of death.

Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), is the daughter of a woman that was saved by the goblin. Unbeknownst to her, it was his actions that gave her the ability to see ghosts – and turned her into the Goblins’ Bride.

Joining the cast of characters we have Lee Dong Wook as the Grim Reaper, and Yoo In Na as the elegant chicken restaurant owner Sunny. The Grim Reaper becomes roommates with the Goblin, and Sunny hires Ji Eun Tak as a part time employee. The foursomes lives intertwine in a tale of fate in this funny, beautiful, tragic drama that is a MUST WATCH to be started on the first snow of the season.

I was waiting to post this show for the first snow of the season, but it’s been such a warm winter so far! Finally, finally we have some snow!! 😀

Goblin is truly a masterpiece, for 3 specific reasons – the filming, the soundtrack, the story.

The filming – first off they filmed in multiple locations, all over South Korea but also in parts of Canada too! The lighting and the angles were just as much of a character as the rest of cast.

For example, there’s this one specific scene with Lee El (affectionately nicknamed Goblin Lady), who is a mystical protector character, where she goes to visit Kim Go Eun (the goblin bride, Ji Eun Tak) at school, and she addresses the teacher. She asks the teacher, “couldn’t you have done better?” or something like that, and the camera focuses full-on on her face and then on the teachers face, and the teacher starts crying. You really get the message that her question isn’t just about the class, it’s about something on a much more personal and deep level. It really connects you with that character in a way that is surprising and raw, and while of course the acting plays a huge factor, that is down to the way it was filmed.

Next, the soundtrack – it is rare to find a soundtrack where every single song is a slam dunk, but Goblin managed to do it. There is not a single song that I dislike on the whole soundtrack! Of course, taste is subjective – but, I think you’d agree with me too! Not only is every song so good, but tonally they match the feeling of precious, supernatural, lonely love that the whole show has.

Finally, the story – what’s so great about Goblin’s story is that it’s not just one persons, or one couples story, it’s 4 people and 2 complete love stories. It’s a fantastic 2 for one special! One, the fated pre-destined love, a cursed prince & Cinderella storyline, the other a broken-hearted, twisted by outside factions, tragic love story. I won’t tell you which is which, although you might’ve already figured it out. 😉

And bonus, something I’ve noticed about Korean Dramas is that each actor has a tailored storyline, specific trope, stereotyped perfected over time character, that they play in almost everything that they’re in. It’s that way in America too – but it’s not really encouraged, or even allowed. But, an example of an American actor that has a specific style is Harrison Ford. Everything that he plays is Han Solo-esque, with a touch of the “I want my family back!” spice, and it’s great! It’s part of why everyone loves him! If you’re casting Harrison Ford, it’s because you WANT Harrison Ford.

That is what Goblin did masterfully!

It catered to each actors Style flawlessly! Gong Yoo usually plays the rich but playful yet sad character, Kim Go Eun (I’ve seen less of her stuff, but from research…) usually plays the poor and sad but scrappy and strong characters. Yoo In Na generally has a storyline of a past relationship that went bad, but now they’re trying to get back together, while Lee Dong Wook tends to be the type of character who has a controlling manipulative patriarchal figure that he has to deal with.

It is a rare treat to find a show that hits the nail on the head in all 4 of these categories – but Goblin does it easily.

You can watch Goblin these days over on Viki.com, where you can watch the first 2 episodes for free (with commercial breaks), and then the rest after signing up for Viki Plus.

Stay warm out there, and don’t forget to subscribe for future drama recommendations! 🙂

MORE Christmas Songs! (pt. 3)

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We’re in the middle of it now!

Candy canes and silver lanes aglow (idk if the lyric really is ‘aglow’).

#1: Holly Jolly Christmas by Michael Buble

#2: Hush by Lasse Lindh (from Goblin)

#3: Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea

#4: Girlfriend by Billie Piper

#5: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Mel Torme (from Home Alone)

There’s not enough time to list all of the songs that I love for Christmas!!!

But, we’ve got only 2 weeks left now!

2 weeks till CHRISTMAS!!!

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Book (+ SHOW) Recommendation: Shadow & Bone

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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo is the YA enemies to (could’ve-been) lovers excellence that we’ve all been craving for years!

Ok, please forgive me, but I’m going to give a synopsis in a very chaotic fangirl-fashion!

Ready?

Here we go!

Alina Starkov is a solider in the Ravkan First Army. As a low ranking map-maker Alina really only has one mission – don’t die! That, and “don’t let your best friend know that you’re secretly in love with him.” Then, her unit is selected to make the dreaded journey across The Fold – the swath of impenetrable darkness that has torn her country in two for centuries.

Turns out Alina has special powers – which means that she can summon the light, banish the darkness, and wear cool colors now. Thanks to that, her unit survives The Fold, but uh-oh, she’s in trouble now. Immediately, people are trying to kill her, sway her over to their side, and (in the case of the show) kidnap her!

A whole lot of stuff happens with her best-guy-friend ignoring her letters (only he wasn’t), the enigmatic alluring Black General showing more than casual interest (much, much more!) in her, political intrigue, fancy food and balls, and (in the case of the show) hectic heisting!

If you’re a fan of Fantasy, or YA, or My Chemical Romance, then hunny you’re gonna love Shadow & Bone!

The book is brilliant – but if for some reason you don’t like reading – then you can hop on over to Netflix and watch the first season of Shadow & Bone, which has THE BEST casting for ANY young adult book to movie adaptation that I’ve EVER SEEN!

Seriously, most YA book-to-movie adaptation castings are – downright awful! Sure, sometimes you get 1 or 2 perfectly casted characters (but, to quote disney’s John Smith, “can’t think of any right now!”), but that’s it. With the exceptions of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, most castings are just “not it!”. (That’s right, I’m looking at you Twilight!)

Not only did all of the actors LOOK like the characters, they all ACTED like them too!

On the typewriter ranking system, I give the book Shadow & Bone 4.7 out of 5, and the show (for casting alone!) 5 out of 5!

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Drama Recommendation: W – Two Worlds Apart

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Another 2016 masterpiece, W: Two Worlds Apart is an MBC romantic fantasy drama starring Han Hyo Joo and Lee Jong Suk.

Oh Yeon Joo (played by Han Hyo Joo) is a promising young doctor. Kang Cheol (played by Lee Jong Suk) is a crime fighting CEO. One night Kang Cheol is stabbed and Oh Yeon Joo saves his life. There’s just one problem – Kang Cheol isn’t real!

He’s a comic book character in a popular manhwa series that her father, Oh Sung Moo (played by Kim Eui Sung), created. And yet, he’s alive. He breathes. He bleeds.

Is he the horrific abomination that her father fears he is? A monster that must be killed at all costs? Or is he just a man? A man on a mission to figure out the meaning of his life.

All Kang Cheol knows is that there have been strange things happening to him – cars with no drivers trying to run him off the road, a man with no face trying to kill him, and a mysterious young lady who somehow manages to keep showing up just in time to save him.

To top it all off, she has intimate knowledge about him – knows things about him that he’s never said out loud to another soul before. She’s mysterious, has no identity, cannot be hurt, and holds what Kang Cheol calls “the key to his life”.

But, if Oh Yeon Joo tells Kang Cheol the truth – what in the world(s) will happen?

Honestly, this show is so amazing!

I love it so much! It’s beautifully shot, wonderfully casted/acted, has a perfect soundtrack, and is the story that every author has found themselves crafting at some point or other. Cause, let’s face it, we’ve all reached that point as a writer where we’ve felt like our characters were REAL. Well, this show deals with that thought in a very literal sense.

What would you do if your characters WERE REAL?

How would you react?

Would you befriend them? Fall in love with them? Fear them? Hate them? Try to kill them?

I would love it so much if my characters turned out to be real!! And I would be absolutely terrified too!! Oh my goodness, could you imagine? All of the good characters (swoon!), but all of the bad characters too (yikes!)?

W: Two Worlds Apart can be found on Viki.com, and this drama can be viewed (with commercial breaks) as part of Viki’s free service!! How awesome is that??? Seriously, there’s no reason not to watch this show!

On the newly minted ranking system (the FaWPoV 5 out of 5 typewriters system), W: Two Worlds Apart gets a resounding 7 typewriters out of 5!!! (You read that right! That’s a full 2 typewriters over the limit! That’s how good it is!)👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Thank you for reading, Happy Watching! 😄💕

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