[ANIME] Seihantai na Kimi to Boku / 正反対な君と僕 (2026) (Season 2)

Omg just watch this anime!

It's just so positive and lovely. Perfect for having a good time, if you like school romance but also a colorful crowd of schoolers who have their everyday situations.

The first season of course not only established but followed more about the main couple Suzuki and Tani, while the second season explores more into the secondary characters and secondary couple that appeared in the first season and had left us with a feeling that there is room for development.

Of course the second season also includes moments about Suzuki and Tani, but the overall focus shifts on a lot of backstory stuff I'd say. We see and hear more about those characters and how they lived until now (it's not presented in a boring way, it's just short snippets that give you the character's impression of that past time). Even if some of those worries they have feel a bit depressing, but good thing that overall feeling doesn't fall down, we get back up.

What really helps while watching is the anime style that keeps things light-hearted and positive. You can truly feel that all hese characters are individuals, they have their own personalities and habits and together they create a pretty contrasting group at times.

When you look at it and even if you know it's anime, but I still can't help but feel envious of such great friendships they formed during high school.

❤

[Korean BG novel] Rosetta (Part 1)

I usually don't post reviews on novels that I have not finished yet, but this time I was so excited to find two absolutely incredible stories that I had to post about them while I'm still in theprocess of reading.

The first one being Rosetta. A story that doesn't start from a flashforward or regression or anything like that, no, beginning is finally a beginning when Rosetta or Lottie as her husband calls her, moves to a Grand Duchy to married off by her family. Her story is super melodramatic because it involves a story of swapped babies, which we find out soon enough and this is how the story goes.

Montero family heard a theory that if you make a person suffer through so much pain that they eventually will wake up their magical talent. This is why they intentionally took someone's child and brought her up with abuse that followed daily. Did I mention? Yes, A child. Because the magical talent wakes up as latest as 10 years old. So Lottie lived in such environment for 10 years before her parents told her she is not their biological child. They took their own daughter home, but by that time her own biological parents were already dead and no one would bring Montero couple to justice because there is no proof or witnesses. Everyone thought they're a great couple who still cared for their adopted daughter, even if they destroyed her reputation left and right by fabricating rumors about her.

But all they did not know that Lottie woke up as alchemist, something that is legendary even the ancient times when magic was more abundant. She not only had an ability, but this ability made her feel enlightened. 

Lottie never told a soul about her ability.

From that point on she trained her magic in secret and also searched the mansion for clues, this is how she found out the truth about her own fate but also something that involved the royal family and framing of the former crown prince.

Enters the picture - Kaelion - he is a former crown prince who was framed by his half-brother and sent to Eastern lands to protect the people from monsters, he lives his life branded as a traitor by the people who live in the capita, while everyone under his lead know him as someone who spends almost his entire time fighting monsters and protecting people of the duchy.

Monster Duke they call him and this is the man Lottie marries.

When it comes to the story the plot really develops well, as well as characters. It's nice to see for a change the characters that communicate and understand the importance of honesty.

Lottie had no idea what was waiting for her in those unknown lands, but she not only found a place to belong to, but also someone who cherished her so much.

I love how the story unfolds step by step. Some of it belongs to plans that Lottie wants to see come to fruition, since they are connected to her personal revenge towards the Montero family. Honestly, you go girl, if you hear about those people you won't feel any sympathy for them at all.

But partially what start as just a plan for revenge becomes connected to things she starts doing for the people of teh duchy. To protect her identity, which is better to conceal for the longest time, nobody knows that it's her own creations that allowed people to finally see hope.

While people of the duchy, especially those who closely saw what her alchemy can achieve are loyal to the couple to nto let any of her secrets slip through.

This is how her path start evolving, love and care enter her own world where only thoughts of revenge existed and her plans start to change accordingly.

Kaelion on the other hand is a complete green flag man, it was so sweet to see him welcoming her with little prejudice.

I liked how someone said in this story that their idea of survival is the strongest and they don't care about some petty fights or attitudes.

Kaelion allowed Lottie to not only exist but granted her freedom of doing whatever she wanted. Through time he realized that she as himself hold a great deal of bad feelings towards Montero family. He is not fond of them because they supported his half-brother in achieving ascention to the throne.

But before Lottie he was actually drowning in guilt that he couldn't save only person he cared for - his mother - and this is why his actions are an attempt of atonement. He spends almost his entire time fighting monsters and protecting people.

Yet then Lottie appeared and he had given him a small light of hope.

Note: This is spoilers but at this point we're talking about the fact that his half-brother still uuses former Empress, kaelion's mother, encased in unmelting ice as a hostage, this is why with all his physical power he had to bow his head and bear infamy. But Lottie is an alchemist and she can do many things, yet Kaelion was against her joining him on this one, he promised her freedom and life without care, he couldn't involve another person he cares about into this mess. But what I liked the most is how Lottie is portrayed as the stronger one, she has courage even if he tells her that current Emperor has mages and sword masters, but she can do so much more, they can do it smartly. And also she could not bear to know that former Empress has to sufeer in the hands of people who betrayed her as well.

Current (not Empress, but everyone takes a note of her) figure close to Empress is named Opjelia, she is the biological mother of the current Emperor. She is the basic bitch tbh, her originas are subpar but she is ambitious, this is why while being a maid she seduced former Emperor. Current Emperor grew up together with kaelion but not his biol. mother, yet he still harbored such resentment and feelings of inferiority. He always likes to "torment" Kaelion not realizing that Kaelion and Lottie when they met for the first time in the story, just played along and made others think what they need them to think about the couple and not raise suspicions.

Other have no idea that Lottie already created unimaginable sources of wealth, but they invest it all back into the Duchy and she herself is not someone to indulge, but she gladly portrays herself as someone else, spoilt, who think the duchy is poor and she can't stand it etc. So no one will catch a hint the two are plotting something truly BIG.

This is quite an exciting part.

I love how Lottie lays down her plan and makes things work. Slowly things come to fruition but it's still a long way to go since I paused on ch53.

It's great to follow these two character who never expected to find what they needed in each other. The love and care develop naturally. they want to make things work.

Also on the side-note I want to mention again how I appreciate how the portraya of Lottie was shaped. Sure she is an alchemist and it's an OP thing, but she thinks nothing of it, she has enough kindness and courage in her heart. She is strong in spirit.As for her actions it takes a path I like more when characters do not disclose what they're doing, they lay low and take each step with care and consideration, this is why no one knows that a lot of what is happening is the result of Lottie's planning. Honestly, can't wait the fall of the house Montero, that trio deserves it all. And thaks to author to take care of the storyine so it can make sense of what and why, because too many times things in stories are too convenient.

Side-note. I usually always say and appreciate the covers, no matter how bad the story is, but art is art. But I love this cover especially since it fits what is happening in the story.

Also never say never, I'm glad I did not give up on exploring Korean novels completely, otherwise I might skip on these.

So far I'm liking this story immensely and can't wait to see how it goes.

[ANIMATION] Song of the Sea (2014)

It is such a wonderful story. Magic, folklore, adventure, growth.

And the animation is absolutey great. Looks like illustration to a book.

Beautiful story of a boy named Ben who discovered the true nature of his sister Saoirse, she is a selkie who needs to free faeries.

Despite Saoirse being the center and an important person, to me it's the Ben who goes through the biggest transformation. Due to what happened to their mother he definitely disliked Saoirse and treated her poorly, while seeing him being mean to her of course we want to lean towards the poor girl that did nothing wrong, but we should not forget that the boy loved his mother dearly and lost her, but seeing Saoirse in danger is not something he wished for. This is why they travel so that Saoirse could accomplished what she needed to do.

Let me add that adults are kinda irresponsible in this story, especially the dad. He might love his kids, but dude was oblivious to the kids relationship and also the whole phrase "it is for your own good". 

"Hell is full of dads" (George Carlin)

I like that this story allowed them also to face each other.

RATE: 10/10.

This is kinda like a spoiler, but here are some screenshots.

[MOVIE] Spider-man: Brand new day (2026)

Well, isn't it here finally, it feels like it's been a while since the last movie cam out.

Overall, I liked it. It has drama, it has actually cool action sequences, worldy good messages.

In my honest opinion, because the plotline involves three movies with this one coming as a sort of conclusion. Part 2 - frame-up, Part 3 - trying to resolve the matter of frame-up and fucking things up even more, Part 4 - coming to terms with consequences of his actions and himself. So the next part which is promised can be and do anything, maybe start a new arc.

The drama and anguish is portrayed well. The movie also doesn't forget to make the action parts interesting and new. Though I hated myself for thinking while watching - are some parts looking a bit like AI or is it my imagination. I hate this process only because I want just to watch and enjoy, but since that shit appeared and became popular it became part of the process, which is annoying.

The story was fine, the introduction of Jane was also quite okay, since both share such a bond of losing people. And it also allowed both come tot erms with their loss and not spiral completely.

It's good that Peter reconnected with his friend and MJ, although they don't remember. But I'm guilty because I was remembering all the memes about Zendaya and her acting, though I thought she did an okay job. It's not like her roles require a deep and super amotional drama. Yet that scene where her mind was occupied and it fucked Peter up was quite impactful one.

I really liked how the movie was shot, I looked it up and indeed it was done by a different director. It's strange how intuitively yu feel the difference between different directors. Always makes me feel strange but whatever. Some action scenes I thought looked really innovative and I liked how it involved Spidey and his ability to produce web.

Oh but Punisher, was it the name of that dude? I never watched his series, I think he has his own series? Too much content about Superheroes. Anyway, it felt so out of nowhere for me, maybe I should have known some place where they become acquainted. No really, last movie was released 5 years ago, I don't remember it well, I have a feeling he wasn't there so... But didn't really bother me.

What bothers me the most in solo movies

Is the fact that each character feels too isolated from everyone else in their solo movies, as if the rest of other heroes are gone on vacation. Like so much is going on here, it's important but everyone is out doing their own thing. Maybe it's all about small potatoes and big potatoes.

Anyway, yes, too isolated. It always feels weird. But when it's a group movie they almost stumble at the sheer number of people. After watching the Doomsday trailer it feels that way, too many people. But they need to promote what they want to pick up, right?

Maybe the public still loves Marvel movies after the grande finale of Avengers back in.. 2019 was it? (have no idea about the overall opinion on the new movies, since I watch only selected franchises). But I have a feeling that they outlived themselves. They're still popular and go strong, but at the same time maybe it's my impression that the interest is waning. Maybe it's my impression because of solo projects that were released shortly after, I'm not sorry but some of the characters can't hold it, I can't judge but reviews say even storylines were kinda meh.

After all many of the central characters are out of the picture after Avengers Endgame concluded. But I realize that we can't keep everyone here forever. And Marvel Studios keeps bringing up more and new characters (which I don't care about, not sorry).

What surprises me the most is that at least they lay a groundwork this time when it comes to X-Men, I was surprised they decided to delve into it, since.. do we need to have another version? Is there something that was not told in those movies? (I only watched the old ones). But we have a hint of X-men on the horizon. Yet to me it's like.. doesn't really make sense much.

If to go on a tangent, as a person who watched the first movies back in early '00 or when they were released, the main point was there were a lot of mutants that lived in secret and it later became a whole thing how they wanted rights for mutants etc. So when I think about the isolation, almost like a bubble effect when it comes to other solo movies, I sit and think, so I should believe that in this universe these mutants existed all along, but they never showed up, because it wasn't the right time?

Not only the stories in movies create the idea of how much time passed, but also the actual time of the real world. Just wait more and Marvel Studios will celebrate 20 year anniversary since the release of Iron Man back in '08. So when something in their universe appears with idea - we were here all along - feels damn out of place and strange.

But whaever, we'll see how it goes from here. I'm still going to watch at least Spidey movies, Tom did a wonderful job. I have no idea how good he is in other movies, but it's dedication when they boy basically dreamed and trained to become Spider-Man.

No really, if he takes part in Doomsday movie do you think seeing Downey Jr' face will fuck him up?

[SHORT REVIEWS] #36

This will be a Korean edition, since I've found a number of stories, most of which I dnf'd of course (we're talking about Korean web novels after all, they're rarely a type of story I will find enjoyable), but there were some neutral ones.

And I simply wants to rant before I will stick to a limited list of novels and the rest will become history, since I will again stop reading them for some times (considering the number of DNFs and how mad the number of stories that couldn't grasp me from the beginning are there).

I am desperate at the number of weak heroines that always have the same situations as if their life is a copy-paste of another story. A lot of same elements and nothing interesting, but the main being we need some tortured love before things get better. I'm not even reaching out for those titles, I feel like I try to choose stories that would feel different, but they somehow end up being so similar. I honestly can read a story with angst, if the story is good of course, but in general it's so boring an dunimaginative with FMCs who have heads only from decorative purposes and I know it sounds harsh, but what can I do, it feels like authors don't want to portray a stronger woman. No, she must go through some shit in her life, usually regress and then get her shit together, as if there is no other way.

Another pet peeve of mine is how many novels starts from basically a scene that will happen in the future and we start flashbacking starting from chapter 2 and wait for many chapters before we reach the point which I don't understand, just start from something crucial, why drag it out we know what will happen, no one writes this type of 1st chapter spoiler like Koreans do.

Let's start from neutral, which I am waiting to continue.

Husband Exchange

#regression, rofan, intrigue

May not be a good start since the FMC felt a bit too guarded in her bubble world, beginning is not impressive, but I kinda want to see her dynamic with MMC, if they will be able to marry and break his curse and she will avenge herself after her awekening. But if it will be another boring story I will drop.

Sotry starts from FMC being murdered by her half-sister (illegitimate daughter) who seduced FMC's fiance and even got pregnant (classic jealous girl that wants everything that doesn't belong to her and always acts two-faced). FMC loved her sister and treated her well which allowed her to move in this society, big mistake. FMC aims at husband exchange, discarding her former unfaithful fiance and marrying a cursed Duke, hoping to break his curse and avenge herself destroying her family, after al he's the only one who can ever oppose Imperial family.

Good thing she is so fixated on it and I wait something out of her.

My Sister's Man

#amnesia, terminal illness, chasing wife

A bit weak middle, but overall it's a great story so far. I usually hate amnesia as a trope, but here I liked that author pulled sort of twist on us.

FMC wakes up with no recllection of herself during past 4 years. She learns that she is notorious and she stole her sister's man and married him, she can't believe it. We slowly learn the truth, which is truly great twist for the reader. A lot of thought is put into details of why characters do and act as they do.

FMC also has a Blanche Syndrom, she knows she won't live long and will enter eternal sleep one day, but here's the dilemma, she loves her husband dearly but also doesn't want him to be sad because of her, thus a lot of conflict plays out between them.

Eventually MMC falls for her and realizes things about the past they actually had and he tries to return her, but it's futile. 

I basically have last chapters to read to see how they will wrap it up, I hope it'll play out nicely, otherwise it'll be such a waste for all the good work done prior.

Beginning and a lot of good drama were very exciting. Loved how the story was laid out and all the emotional distress.

The Witch's Revenge is Fierce and Regal

#regression, rofan, revenge

This one seems pretty interesting. Although FMC maybe comes across as being a bit naive in her past life (usually it all boils down to the fact they're young and impressionable), but here she is really framed and has no idea how they managed to do so. It's all about the pact between two families and magic and curses.

She regresses and proposes to the Second Prince. Girl becomes fierce quite early when she realizes her worth and applies her authority. Gone was the abused girl of past life (again, this is what I'm talking about when I say all FMCs have some crappy past life and this is why they don't notice the people they love are fake af). In her family she lives life worse than a servant because she is illegitimate, but she has her magical power, while the direct son doesn't and won't manifest his powers. This allowed her to stand on a higher ground and use her power.

Vengeance Should be Grim and Regal

#revenge, intrigue

Both characters are pretty suss, very easy to read story, like a page-turner, quite entertaining.

FMC has no idea that the person she loves and because of whom she envies her sister is actually a monster. Her sister was tortured and she also died young.

FMC regresses and wants to make the second prince successor to the throne and elliminae the trash prince.

She has a peculiar situation at home where her father chose political marriage instead of true love at first, but when his wife died he married for love. Because of his attitude the maids at home always badmouthed her wherever, but at the same time her sister April (which is so far a good character) suffered from same treatment, although ppl praised her, but they did so by using her as a tool too, not truly praising her for something good, but just for doing anything. Which I found unique to this story.

I'm the Emperess with a bad ending but I got pregnant with the Tyrant's child

#rofan, misunderstandings, intrigue

What a fucking long title.

It was fine. She indeed has reasons to conceal that she got pregnant and the Emperor is the father, before he changed for better he lived only thinking about revenge because of who he is. Later when things started to change it was a blooming love. Eventually she decided to leave for a reason (although to me her reasoning was a bit far-fetched) because she thought it's going to save him, but it didn't. The ending is actually great I think. At least it was interesting overall.

To my arrogant master

#rofan, regretful MMC

This is also fine, not finished reading.

MMC actually has no redeemable qualities at first, I wonder how it will go on because he starts seeing atrocities of his actions in second half of the story. But by that time their positions changed.

He did and said some nasty stuff to her, have no idea how she fell for his ass at first, but good thing she is resolute in what she does when she left him.

FMC starts a bit like a blank canvass due to what happened to her, she has amnesia and remebers little of her past and boy she does have one.

At first she lives with MMC and he promises her a life different from battlefield, but honestly it all was pretty lame, snce he still has his own prejudices etc. Even the fact that it was he who dragged her for the first time became her fault since he remembered nothing. Instead of telling her the truth he led her to believe in things that hurt her heart and she decided to leave him for good.

She also regained her memories.

Love how she avenged her parents, no bs, just straight action.

Be cautious when reviving your trash ex-husband

#rofan, posession of a different body, regression, body swap

This one sounds interesting, really fun to read.

FMC loved her husband but then he suddenly died, she used the artefact of hers to turn back time, but when she wakes up she becomes a notorious fallen noble lady, while her body is occupied by this notorious lady.

Only prince recognized her as she changed.

But FMC realizes that her husband was unfaithful before their marriage and during courting he met with his mistress, the body she no occupies.

I'm really intrigued to see how it goes.

Update: I read a bit and the story so far is pretty fascinating, yet with some flaws. The Prince whom she knew for the longest of times recognized her first, not without a hurdle but still it's good to be cautious. Her own family is a bit oblivious so far, while I find it strange, the person changes so much in speech and manner etc. But so far it's the main point that only she and prince know it all, well and Marianne, the person who now occupies FMC's body. She is so one-dimensional that it's hard to even feel anything for her. She wants it all, the place which never belonged to her, not realizing that soon her own temperament will completely dissolve everything FMC built up for years, she also wants autonomy of her original body, because by chapters 20+ we find out that she was pregnant and it was a love child of FMC's husband and his mistress Marianne. I really don't get why FMC thinks of keeping it, my mind would fucking blow from rage. But I know her choices are not my choices, but so far it's pretty weak reaction. What Marianne left behind is a complete mess FMC is now dealing with. Tbh I don't get why they don't go to her family or mages (since magic is present) to figure out how to switch her back, it's not like she has to live as person with tarnished reputation for her entire life now and be stuck with this one-dimensional vile family. I sometimes do not understand the kindness that is shown through FMCs like her, like she thinks what to do with the child, but honestly speaking, she has no guarantee that she will swap back, why should she carry it out when it's the proof her husband was unfaithful and also too irresponsible. Why should she deal with everything around her when it's not her burden at all. 

The one thing that irks me the most is her idea of making her husband fall with Marianne more and more while she occupies the body, but honestly it's such a dumb move, she should know by now how selfish her husband is and it's a futile escapade that takes a tool on her too and I feel disgusted reading stuff like that as a reader.

Wow, typing it out I think I like the FMC less and less for her actions ahaha but at least I want to know how the story goes.

Yes, I'm insanely desperate to die

#rofan

Pretty intrigued by this one. FMC is a bit unhinged now, also world-weary, but actually her situation is peculiar. She regressed several time, but each time ends badly, also she can't die because her body is immortal, there is only one person who can help her. She lived for her family in one life, she avenged herself in another life. Now things are different again.

Please don't take revengeon your sister-in-law

FMC awakens and realizes she's in a plot where her SIL will avenge herself and destroy their family. Her SIl married her brother who used her as a shield. She herself is a villain SIL who will torture the poor girl as well. Who cares about others, but she wants to survive and also her SIL is so good and cute. 

It has strong female friendship vibes where FMC tries hard to make her sister-in-law better, she helps her a lot, I'll gladly continue reading.

NOW TIME FOR RANT

The Contract Wife is Leaving Now

#awakening

Weak-ass FMC again, again bullied by her family (by stepmother) and she actually wants revenge, but of course it comes from a man who makes everything convenient.

She is awakened and knows she's part of the plot and will die in a year.

Basically her stepmother poisoned her, but with that knowledge it took her so long to avenge herself like why.

Also she acted like a total bitch to me, like hey we should pity her, but the rest of people who cared for her but she didn't want to get close since she will die, she treated them coldly, so how is she better?

Here she didn't say she was ill because she wanted to get away from her abusive home. But honestly later I couldn't root much for her and it was such a meh story that I DNF'd it.

I know for a fact that she later becomes immune to the poison and everything is okay, but also the later part of the story involves some woman who in the story is future wife of her husband who marries ten years later after her death.

All I could think of was - meh

I'm not against a story where a person knows they're ill, it's pretty depressing thing, but at the same time you wait something to be said about the process. Some stories have such great relationships developed during lowest points of life.

I stole the Emperor's first night

Honestly not the best impression. I forgot if she transmigrated.

Anyway, she knows her future, so she decided to change it by becoming a swordmaster.

Instead of coming back she goes on a mission (alone, mind you, this idiot is so full of herself that she chases after a monster aone into unknown territory, I'm not even mad she lost her ability since stupid don't deserve good things) and loses all her acquired abilities in a scheme (which also sounds stupid like how did they lure her out? she found a random mission on a board and they lured her with this monster). I laughed so hard at the description how she heard a blades of a helicopter while it were wings of a monster. Imagine that SOUND.

Forgot if this is the one where "he grabs her by her pelvis", but even if he doesn't it really matters not, most web novels that are 18+ have worst sex scenes I've read.

I laugh like a bitch at sex scenes in Korean web novels, nothing is as close at making you asexual as their description of sex. I feel as if I'm in anatomy class, no delicate and intimate descriptions that entice instead of being vulgar.

Anyway, she returns defeated by the fact of losing power and spends the night with Emperor the very first ball... girl spreads legs faster than anyone because well, he's handsome and she can't refuse that face.

ewe.

DOn't even BothEr to upload the cover because fuck it.

I married my younger sister's fiance

Could have been better. The overall ipression I got was shallow, though I liked the idea of FMC's power and how the prophecy in this story actually should have sounded like.

FMC and her sister were like day and night, but it played on the topic of she is the night but shunned for her appearance even if she is true child of prophecy who will save the world from darkness, while her sister is always showered with love, even if her nature becomes cruel and she even blinded people, robbing them of light she should bring.

The story could have been better if it showed more the world and how the prophecy and everything else influenced the lives of people instead of being mostly about some petty fighting and a lot of nonsense between characters. It would have been better if the two had more depth to them, but the "light" sister is simply insufferable lady who wants everything but is so shallow that the puddle on the most even surface is her character's depth. And because it didn't develop in any direction it became this unsatisfying product that irritates you by having potantial but not utilizing it.

The Villainess has no regrets in this life

Simply childish. The writing and characters and the story.

FMC sometimes acted like a kid who wanted to show off and she did. Not realizing it brought her more troubles or could do so. She always repeats how she wants to get away from her family, but author portrays her as someone who seeks validation by continuously showing off almost, which is a fail if it was intended to look cool. It doesn't and she should be someone older in a younger body. Also story has many logical flaws.

Shallow story, maybe younger audience will like it but I think even younger audience doesn't deserve something this childish and not cool

I ran away with the obsessive male lead's child

Elves? Seriously?

Also just reading the beginning made me dnf since it was such nonsense. Fucking gorgeous cover though. Again, attend writing classes plz

I don't want to be a villainess or Empress

This story gave me the ick of "here goes another dumb female protagonist"

She regresses during crucial moment, knows what she is framed for and by who (she experienced it all in previous life), but in the end basically follows through and even is influenced by people she should hate the most in her life. Isn't that dumb? I think it is dumb.

She says she regrets that she caused the person who is now Emperor so much shit, but instead of doing something for him and atone for her sins she just stood there and waited for the scene to pass by. Basically her own protection still came first.

I find it dumb because if she did something or not rumors will spread anyway, so she is ruined by now, but she thinks she can just move away from the situation. That's how an empty-head thinks.

But when the current Empress Dowager calls on her and makes her feel guilty to the point she agrees to become consort of the Emperor ffs I closed it with rage burning in my heart. At that point I didn't want to continue.

The one who holds the fake princess night after night.

Again doesn't deserve to have a cover uploaded, but girl has some boobies.

This story is so garbage, that it's hard to come across garbage like that. Another traumatised woman who knows nothing as if she was born yesterday, another abusive asshole who took her to play his sister? And then you know what they did.. gives me the ick.

Also another case where MMC repents only at the very end and is forgiven immediately. Ewe.

My husband regrets now that I want to repay him

Another pretty cover, but shit content, at least the beginning where she has misunderstandings about her husband for having an affair with no proof. I hate this type of "I assume he has someone, but I have no solid proof just based on the past things I interpreted my own way". Surely he doesn't help the situation since he acts like an asshole not really caring his own mother and supposed mistress bully his own wife.

People don't understand what a romance is. He also traps her in a contract again because of her father when she finally was on the verge of gaining her freedom. never understood these FMCs who are portrayed as almost saints even if they're treated as shit. Why no one hired someone to beat the living shit out ofsomeone like her father, just for the sake of some satisfaction.

The Grand Duke only seeks the lady

DNF. Some childish bs.

The Grand Duke is obsessed with the fake villainess

The problems here are suck out of thin air it's irritating.

Also such a dumb beginning I can't. She agreed to a deal because Crown Prince asked her and she wanted exclusive rights for her family business, but when her reputation took a nose dive she continued with their deal even if she saw how unreliable he was. I mean, who wants to cooperate with you when your reputation is on the bottom of a barrel. How can you rely on words of a person who acts like that. I understand that she should be mature for her age, but at the same time she acts like brain matter left the building.

She is dumb and supposed-to-be-smart at the same time. Which is too contradictory.

Such dumb and overly melodramatic story it's embarrassing.

I will refuse the villainous father's proposal

Another garbage FMC. Why do they have heads? Only to be pretty.

In her own words she hates men like MMC because he is a father with a child... wut? Also because Cedric is pretty strict.. is it bad?

But she almost instantly disregards anything when a real villain appears and she should be the one who read the story before she transmigrated. She didn't clock that a man in front of her is just a sleazy bastard and she is deaf and numb to even caring to know more. If she did she'd find this dude caused the death of women, was a womanizer and was just a pile of walking trash.

But no.

Fuck this, another irritating story where we can't simply sack someone (I started missing Chinese stories where people were sacked and beaten just for the sake of petty revenge, but we should have honor here! fuck it).

Even if she will change her opinion later, but hoenstly... nope.

No, with my blood pressure I need to stop right there, admittedly there are still some titles left out but whatever. They're not worth me going feral right now.

Anyway, these are my opinions.

[TV] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Season 3)

Well, I binged and I finally finished the series. So here comes the happy ending, but only after I finish watching the movie ahaha

(I chose posters randomly)

So, the 3rd season is actually shorter and the series is heading towards a finale. This is what I would have thought if I watched it upon release.

Anyway, what happened in the third season kinda flew past my head, because I thought we were over Phryne and her dalliances, apparently not. And this kinda didn't reach me. Also I'm the one who doesn't wait virtue from Phryne, but among the push and pull between her and Jack it just looked out of place? Maybe it's just my thing. 

Note: After reading a bit about the series it was based on I think I prefer the TV series. I'm biased 100%, but also it's just shocking how different the two works are.

But I'll be honest that it was a bit weaker than first two. Not saying that it wasn't enjoyable. I just felt that first two had more fun moments to them.

Overall it's a good conclusion, emotionally or smartly we get over our differences and conflicts.

The stories are always diverse and interesting. While the first season overarching story was about Phryne's sister. Second finished on a grand finale of justice. And the third one is a secret of Phryne's father.

And while the two main characters had their own thing going on, we also had Dot and Hugh trying to figure things out before their marriage (this is why i say wit was involved, because the way how they solved the problem wit the priest was brilliant to me).

Note: Random. Was surprised to find out that Phryne got arachnophobia, which also reminded me - damn, Australia is a place full of some crazy spiders and not only, it's interesting how long it took to introduce some of it.

And at the very end I'm happy to admit that this is what I was waiting for, coolest slow burn, sizzling emotions, heated emotions in those eyes that look so longingly, never-ending flirting, having a bit of rough time before finally two hearts connecting. They created one of the greatest on-screen romances to me ❤

Now I'm off to finish it all with a movie~ I know the movie rating is lower, but I don't care, I need more of these two~.

UPDATE:

I can understand why the movie has a lesser rating overall. It's not a bad movie, it's great to see the conclusion.

What surprised me the most is sudden supernatural element of it, to me that was the weird thing that felt out of place after realistic mystery series. 

Also unlike the series where Phryne had no need to say outloud stuff about me here she has some popular modern phrasing. Phryne to me is an icon of independent and mature woman, she doesn't need to say anything, not to Jack for sure, he knows her the best.

As for how the storyline was built I didn't mind at all.

So it was a fine watch, at least one moment with non-existent tarantula was worth it all.

[TV] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Season 2)

I'm binge-watching this show, it's incredible!

The bar never rose this high, now I really won't be able to look at other couples with the same tolerating eyes as before. I came to absolutely adore these two characters.

Miss Phryne Fisher yet again solves her mysteries, while she and Jack start to develop tender feelings for each other.

But unlike previous post that was simply fangirling about Phryne and Jack, this time around I can't skip on Dot.

We should all admit that Dot had the most character change out of entire cast. She starts as a simple maid and then helps Miss Fisher around the house, before she starts being invlved with solving mysteries along her. Her views change, but it doesn't mean he nature changes too. She now sees values in herself and what she does and doesn't want to change it for the safe and boring married life of ironing shirts and waiting for her husband to return (the conflict at the end of Season two between her and Hugh). Unlike her initial stage where she was even afraid of telephones and electricity. She lived in a frame. Yet it doesn't mean that her kind nature changed, she's still devout, still pure-hearted, just a nice young woman.

I liked that social commentary, especially on women, was not done so into your face and was rubbed into your eyes at every turn.

Miss Fisher of courese the most vocal character because she sees the wrongs of the world, but she doesn't have a messiah comples to save everyone. She may reach out to someone who needs her help, but she realizes she can't help everyone.

I liked that such things were shown through a prism of reality and not the unrealistic plot where everyone agrees that it's wrong but they all continue to live like that or they simply say it just for the fact of saying it.

Our characters live in their own world, surrounded by like-minded people, but not isolated in a bubble. Through others wee see those glimpses.

For example, one of the most striking moment is the episode of a drowned girl, when Miss Fisher sees the place the girl worked at and see that young girls worked all day long in the laundry room, slaving away for no pay, yet the church people said that they should be thankful for roof over their head etc. Commented by women too. Yet because of beliefs to them these orphaned girls were nothing more than sinners, children of illicit relationships etc. Thus unworthy.

But this is what reality looked like and I want to see something similar in such details.

Or another episode when a an poisoned his wife because she wanted to have her own life decisions.

Coming back to Hugh, although he is one of the quartet, but still they had a conflict based on the fact that Dot wanted to continue working for Miss Fisher, she wanted to be someone more than a housewife. Of course ti was all resolved, but even someone like Hugh had partly some of that classical thinking and I think it was okay to demonstrate it like that instead of making him too perfect and too modern-thinking. Because this how people thought before.

It is always a problem to me when I read something historical when authors make almost everyone too modern-thinking and they all comment how badly women were treated, but they don't really show it. I like authors who truly pay attention to such details. Just show it and the viewer will surely catch on how unfair it was because the heart will burn with emotions by wanting to rip someone apart.

To me the show perfectly balanced the commentary with entertainment, the action with thought.

But let's return to my favorite part - Phryne and Jack.

I liked that even their relationship got a bit shaky, even if they don't say anything explicit, sometimes things they said was better than confessions. Honestly, at times it felt like they're having heart eyes for each other without reservation.

Yet it was good to see than not everything is perfect. Honestly the emotions when Jack explained how unbearable it was when he received that message and thought Phryne got into a car accident were so good. He would never want her to change, after all he came to like her because of who she is, but at the same time it's also a torment of caring for her and being worried sick. Even though most of the times he caught her it was made fun of, yet it was also dangerous many times.

Based on the first season we know Jack divorced, almost background event. But the detail is that it coincided with how their relationship with Phryne developed. It was the right thing to do. In the second season we finally witness the famous ex-wife Rosie, who surely has eyed Phryne with displeasure, it is so subtle, much better than if they had open hostility or some cliche dialogues. Instead we may speculate that maybe Rosie was still hung up on her ex, despite having a new fiance. As Aunt Prudence said - quite devoted for an ex-wife.

But they wouldn't be Phryne and Jack if things ended there❤

RATE: 10/10.