#miss lee

[greyhairedcanuck2]

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[theheightofdishonor]

oooh now that i'm done with my brief little foray into hyeri's filmography, ranking time.

Now, precursor. I definitely didn't watch all her dramas. I aimed for ones where she had a decent amount of screentime in and wasn't too long. I also dropped anything that I didn't find interesting within the first five episodes. So this ranking is just out of the ones that I finished.

First up is obviously May I Help You. I can confidently say this is still my favourite kdrama romance of all time. It might not be perfect but it comes pretty darn close and a lot of it is due to Hyeri. Her crying in this show will break your heart.

Reply 1988. This show, like i just said took me a couple tries to get into but it was really goddamn good. I cried multiple times.

Moonshine. Started out very strong but the more the romance built, the more it felt flat which was disappointing because I really liked their dynamic at first. I loved her character though.

Entertainer. A more nuanced look at people than I expected it to be and the found family was adorable to all hell but the end fell flat. There's nothing more I hate that last minute romances and last minute resolutions.

Seonam Girls High School Investigators. Pretty run of the mill but Hyeri's range??? She plays this caricature of a character so damn well. Girl never breaks for a second. And i'm a sucker for a cute friend group.

Miss Lee is p good, definitely better than Seonam but it ranks low because it ended up being not that memorable in the long run though I liked it well enough while I was watching. I liked that she didn't end up in a romance even though they hinted at it and the focus on her relationship with the other employees.

My roommate is a Gumiho. Listen, Hyeri;s performance is so flawless that I kept forgetting it was her. But this show was frustrating on so many levels. First of all, the actors were so damn good that I just couldn't get into the romance. Ki Yong is far too convincing as an ancient immortal and she's too convincing as a college student for their romance to work because the age gap felt insurmountable, as if he'd be more convincing as her grandfather in a younger body than her love interest. I was also rooting hard for the second lead. He started off as a jerk but by the end, their chemistry was better and I was constantly frustrated by the show's refusal to let Hyeri consider him as a viable option. Plus, I watched Goblin not long before this and the whole ancient being x naive young human's just a trope that I can only handle in small doses.

[youngjellyfishbasement]

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[foxspirit1928]

Miss Fisher Australia Tour (25)

Miss Lee from S1E5 Raisins and Almonds is one of my favorite characters in the three seasons. On the surface, she appeared to be cold and aloof, but deep down she was full of passion. From her exchange with Miss Fisher about Zionist and her affairs with Saul Michaels, an intellectual and a scholar, we could tell that she was an intelligent and independent thinker. Her quote “I believe in freedom of speech, even for idiots” was rather insightful. What’s more, she was an entrepreneur who owned a bookshop with an impressive collection. If I were to try my hand at fic writing, she would be one of the characters I’d write about as I imagine she had quite a mysterious yet colorful past.

Now, back to Miss Lee’s bookshop. According to the S1 DVD bonus features, it was filmed in the former Land Titles Office. As mentioned in the previous post, the basement of this old building was also used to film the Eastern Market basement scene at the end of this episode. According to an article I found on propertyandlandtitles.vic.gov.au, titled “History of the titles office”, this building (located at 283 Queen Street) designed by J J Clark, a well-known Melbourne architect of the day, was completed in 1877 and was in use for 125 years until 2001 when the titles office moved into a modern facility.

Although I had trouble finding information about the current status of this old building, there were a couple of photos online showcasing the beautiful spiral stairs as seen on the show. If I am lucky enough to get inside the structure, I will use my imaginations to fill the empty wall shelves with volumes and volumes of books and probably chuckle as I reminisce Phryne and Jack’s banters exchanged in the bookshop.

(Posted 17-Feb-2019)

[deschainartnerd]

Alive: Miss Lee Was dead for a bit: Abigail Dead: Jenny

[missfishersmurdermysteries]

It’s a life I always wanted, Miss Fisher. No house to keep, no potatoes to peel, no floors to scrub. When my mother - and she was a tyrant, mother was, God help her - finally died three years ago and left me a little money I swore I’d never scrub a floor again, never cook a meal. Of course I had to do a certain amount of cleaning in the shop to begin with, but now it’s paying its way I can afford a charwoman, and the luxury is positively sinful. Raisins and Almonds, Kerry Greenwood.

[greyhairedcanuck2]

@geographically-challenged