Belladonna

INTP, feminist, Christian, filled with wanderlust, unapologetically geeky, tendancy to tl;dr, die-hard Ravenclaw with secret Gryffindor tendencies, living in Los Angeles, wishing I was living in London again, in the middle of a quarter life crisis, staunch defender of female characters, outspoken, opinionated, dreams of somehow making money writing about TV shows

[seoinquk]

You are the only one in this palace I can trust and rely on.

Nam Joo Hyuk as Gu Cheon & Roh Yoon Seo as Saeng Gang THE EAST PALACE 동궁 (2026) dir. Choi Jung Kyu

[seoinquk]

THE EAST PALACE 동궁 (2026) dir. Choi Jung Kyu

[seoinquk]

THE EAST PALACE 동궁 (2026) dir. Choi Jung Kyu

[mostlyfate]

That one is called Ggeomeoksali. It is no ordinary creature. It attaches to the living, not places, feeding on Yang energy. Those drained of it see terror and die. It is a terrifying creature.

When did you get in here? Stop. You. Who said you could act cute?

THE EAST PALACE 동궁 · 2026

[seoinquk]

THE EAST PALACE 동궁 (2026) dir. Choi Jung Kyu

[duncan-rohanne]

THE EAST PALACE (2026)

Episode 1

[seoinquk]

THE EAST PALACE 동궁 (2026) dir. Choi Jung Kyu

[mostlyfate]

The moment I heard the gwi-mae say that you would die tonight, I moved before I could even think. You are the only one in this palace I can trust and rely on. So… I will not stand by and let you die. I will save you even if it means sacrificing my life. Thank you for protecting me all this time.

This is the only way to save the Princess. She was willing to risk her life for me, so I must do the same. [...] Primordial Gwi-mae. I will give you whatever you want. In return, grant me your power so that I can save the Princess.

[da-man-si]

You must leave the palace at once. Run now. Since you failed to save Prince Yeongan, His Majesty will kill you. If I leave now, you will die as Prince Yeongan did. It does not concern you. Yes it does. You saved me. And this time, I will save you.

[fauxkaren]

The East Palace - 10/10

The basic premise of this supernatural fantasy drama (evil spirits haunt the palace and a shaman must resolve it) seems pretty similar to a drama that I bailed on after a few episodes last year (The Haunted Palace), but this one was just done SO MUCH BETTER. There were so many twists and turns but the twists didn't feel like they came out of left field. When things were revealed it was an "oh! this makes sense!" rather than a "what the fuck? where did that come from?" The story felt complex but not overly complicated. You could easily follow along with what what was happening, but it wasn't so easy to guess exactly what would happen next. A good story that was executed PERFECTLY.

The story revolves around a fictional king in the Joseon era and a spirit that has been haunting the palace, killing crown princes. It happened 30 years ago and has begun again. To resolve this, the king brings in Gu-cheon, a man who can see spirits and enter the spirit realm. To assist Gu-cheon, the king recalls his estranged daughter Saeng-gang, who can hear spirits, to the palace. Together they unravel decades of royal family secrets and ill deeds to understand why the royal family is being harmed so they can stop it. Because if they can't, as a member of the royal family, Saeng-gang will be next on the spirit's hit list.

What an utter delight to watch! The visuals were SO good when the characters were in the spirit realm. Creepy and surreal but as a scaredy cat, it wasn't TOO scary, lol. The leads had amazing chemistry and even though there were only 8 episodes, I really grew attached to both of them and wanted to get to know them even more. Everything about how the show was filmed and produced was A+++. I really cannot recommend this drama enough if you're curious about K-dramas but don't want to jump into something TOO K-drama-y.

Give me a second season nowwwwwwwwwwwww. This cannot only ever be 8 episodes! They felt like they were leaving a door open to future stories, so I can dream, can't I? Maybe I can hold a beloved family member of a Netflix exec hostage until they order a second season?? Now, please excuse me while I search the tabs to reblog every gifset ever made for this drama.

[shark-tranny]

earth worm, fire ant, water buffalo

what is the elusive wind animal

[tonsimonsi]

wind turbine

[shesnake]

hello august you piece of shit

[fauxkaren]

I still remember things you challenged me and taught me about, like, 15 years ago. I appreciate you very much. I hope you have a wonderful day!

That is very kind of you to say! 💖

Crazy to think I've been on this site for so long!

[fullmoonguidance]

ok guys but imagine how hard it's gonna hit if something good ever happens again

[wyrmicelli]

me tongue-deep in a sandalwood candle: 🤤

the tjmaxx employee loading a fourth tranquilizer dart into their blowgun: i need backup

[snowown]

[nudityandnerdery]

Just off the top of your head, don't need to try and look it up to check out anything:

Can you name a web search engine that you used before Google?

Yes

No

Don't know/just want to see the results

Voting ended onJul 26

The book I'm reading suggests that Google became so market dominant that most people couldn't name a search engine that came before it, so I'm curious.

[chiarrara]

why was messi lowkey serving saddam hussein hiding spot

[chiarrara]