I wanted a happily ever after for each character in Prison Playbook. I imagined a joyful reunion at the end where everyone, including Doctor Ko, would be waving from the stands as Je Hyeok pitched a perfect game. That would have been a storybook ending, but this show has proven again and again that providing perfect closure and resolution all around is not what it is designed to do. It just would not feel genuine. Read on to hear my last impressions and unfiltered thoughts… Continue reading
This will be my last recap on this show and I can’t believe we have to say goodbye. I do want everyone out of prison and happily living their lives, but I just don’t want to say goodbye!!
I can’t believe that we are on the last of my recaps. It feels like just yesterday that I was talking about Je-Hyeok’s trial and his first experiences in prison. And here we are… many months later (in drama time) and I feel as if I am describing an old and valued friend. There will be more recaps of course, but this will be the last I will be penning. So join me as I discuss the changes among the inmates in Episode 13. Continue reading
Episode 12 of Prison Playbook weaves in more perspectives and new information. People we thought we could trust are not as they appeared, and people we might have looked down on have a story of their own. It is an episode that slowly peels back another layer or two. These are my unfiltered thoughts and impressions of Episode 12. Continue reading
Being in prison isn’t as fun as this show has made it seem the last few episodes. But today we get real when it comes to being locked up with criminals. With the loss of Dr. Ko (I’m still in mourning about that development) there is an empty spot in the cell and some genius decides to transfer Crony in there. Yes, the guy who stabbed Je Hyeok in the shoulder and almost ruined his baseball career. Continue reading
I like finding a theme to the Prison Playbook episodes, and the writer doesn’t make it hard. Episode 10 definitely revolved around comings and goings, so let’s talk about who left the cell and who made an appearance, shall we?
It’s time to discuss all things episode 9 of Prison Playbook. Join me, Kmuse, as I discuss our prisoners (and guards) various regrets in life. And how, instead of falling apart, our favorite characters, pick themselves up and make lemonade out of lemons. Continue reading
Prison Playbook continues to reveal stories within stories, expertly teasing us with pieces of the puzzle that make up each character. This is Kdrama Jen, ready to dive back in and share with you my unfiltered thoughts on Episode 8. Well, some of them had to be filtered because I did actually say some very rude things about Dr. Ko’s company, but…we’ll get to that soon. Continue reading
This show is proving that nothing is ever as it seems, and that our characters are all onions. Today’s episode has many great reveals, some were expected, and others shocking. We also see the return of a beloved character. Continue reading
There’s got to be touches of real-life stories in the anecdotes we’re seeing in Prison Playbook. It really feels like the writer, Jung Bo Hoon, has done his research. Mostly because I would NEVER in a thousand years dream up an opening scene like the one we got with Kaist feeding his nicotine addiction and hiding it by blowing smoking into a tube in the toilet. That image is going to stick with me for a while.