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FATE: THE WINX SAGA - Drama Review

The long-running Italian cartoon about a group of best-friend fairies, Winx Club, is one of the few explicitly girl-focused shows to make the transition to a darker, edgier live-action. Fate: The Winx Saga by Netflix casts the same spell on the bright, visually vibrant cartoon that Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Riverdale did on their family-friendly Archie Comics counterparts. It has a surprisingly nuanced plot that delves into the consequences of war across generations — but it comes at a cost, both for the characters and for that familiar sense of friendship and mutual support. In the first episode, we see Bloom (Abigail Cowen) moving into Alfea, a boarding school for fairies and specialists (male fairies) in the Otherworld. The first person she speaks with is a specialist named Sky (Danny Griffin), who discovers that Bloom is from the "realm" of California and that she had no idea she was a fairy three months ago. She meets her roommates, including Stella (Hannah

Goblin: The Lonely and Great God - Review

Goblin Cover Photo


Goblin is one of the best South Korean dramas directed by Lee Hyung Min and written by Baek Mi Kyung. Fantasy, Romance, Drama, and Comedy are some of the genres represented in this drama series. The IMDb rating for Goblin is 8.6/10. The most anticipated series of 2016. If you are bored and have nothing to do, here’s the perfect drama that will steal away your night’s sleep.

Story Line:

Goblin narrates the story of Kim Shin, a Goryeo Dynasty military general with a chest decorated with medals and scars from the battlefield. He has an immense love for his country and can even sacrifice his life for it and this made him ruthless to all his enemies even if they are innocent. The jealous king Wang Yeo and his brother-in-law of Kim Shin murder him and also his wife Kim Sun for supporting her brother. As a punishment for having hands stained with the blood of thousands of innocent soldiers, the Almighty punishes him with immortality and the sword with which he was murdered was still in his chest but invisible to everyone. Now as the Goblin he uses his powers for helping those who need them but he is buried in the pain of seeing his loved ones die and the eternal loneliness. The only way to end his suffering is the prophesied Goblin’s Bride, the only person in the world with the ability to see the sword and the power to remove it killing the Goblin in the process.

At present time, nine hundred years later, Ji Eun-Tak is a bubbly and cheerful high school girl despite all the wounds from her past she hides. She can see the ghosts and other creatures. On her birthday she mistakenly summons the goblin and with time realizes that she has the power to summon him anywhere she likes without his will by blowing a flame. She is revealed to be the Goblin’s bride. Though initially annoyed by her antics, the Goblin falls in love with her and gets a new purpose in life to live.

Enters the Grim Reaper who is responsible for taking lives and guiding the soles to their afterlife, he is the housemate of the Goblin. He is in search of the soul he was supposed to take years ago of a pregnant lady and her unborn child but the lady is saved by the Goblin. Comes in the life of the Grim Reaper Sunny who enlightens his world, she is the owner of the Chicken Restaurant where Eun-Tak works as a part-timer. Thus, starts a twisted tale of love and pain.  

Cast and Acting:

Goblin Cast


Gong Yoo (Kim Shin) was the main reason I watched this show. His dialogue delivery was powerful and had incredible body language his facial expressions were worth enough to continue watching this show. Kim Go-Eun (Ji Eun-Tak) was also a great choice. Her baby-life features complemented her role as a high school student though I feel she could have done better at times. Lee Dong Wook (Wang Yeo / Grim Reaper) was incredible in his role. His confused expressions, mysterious habits, and out-of-the-blue reactions were enough to hook me till the end and showed how he was foreign to the complicated life of Homo sapiens yet determined enough to try it. Yoo In-Na (Sunny / Kim Sun) was an amazing character throughout the show. In the beginning, her role was confusing and she had no meaning to the story but as the story progressed, her role became prominent and she had great character development.

Final Thoughts:

The Goblin drama is a remarkable asset and a great contribution to the domain of K-dramas. It had remarkable cinematography, a star-studded cast, a roller coaster of emotions, and no bitchy character. The drama was a continuous mystery with new characters, ghosts, reincarnations, and unanswered questions from the past. The show advanced at an impressive pace and the ending didn’t disappoint. Overall, if you are not planning to watch it, you are going to miss a gem.

Comments

  1. I loved the series and the second couple was my favourite (sunny x grim reaper)

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  2. I'm in love with this series. It's worth watching.

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  3. So good to see my favourite dramas being reviewed!

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