The BumbleRabbit Archives

Good morning, Erin. …because it has So-e from Single’s Inferno 2 in it, that’s why! Yes, this unlikely historical romance comedy came to my attention solely because I looked up So-e on My Drama List and saw that she’d be in it. So, with some hesitation (both because of the quick synopsis that was available and because of the leads) but also with no small supply of being in love with So-e, I gave it a shot. And it was one of my favorite shows of 2023—and possibly ever.  No, seriously: I absolutely loved this series. It’s comedy, it’s romance, it’s family drama, it’s complex political intrigue—it’s all somehow effortlessly interconnected, and ALL OF IT WORKS. In a period of time when I was watching a handful of different K-dramas week to week, the one I found myself most excited to watch—to my great surprise—was The Matchmakers .  If you haven’t already tracked it down or used your VPN to get it on Netflix from…I don’t know where, but America is locked out, it seems, which is ...

Good morning, Erin. While I’m sure this has thrown you into a panic, I want to assure you that there is no need to worry: this letter was not written out of sequence.  Because, while it appears directly after my 93rd letter to you, it was, in fact, written 97th, just as the title suggests—it’s just that the Daryl who has written this letter to you is from about a week and a half in the future. That’s right, as the Daryl you know is frantically trying to make his way through his letter about The Matchmakers spoiler alert: it’s f***ing rad , he received a message from me (the Daryl from a week and a half in the future) containing this very letter, which I wanted him to post as quickly after he watched the Single’s Inferno 3 finale as possible—because, though I couldn’t justify skipping this one ahead of the three shows I finished before it, I knew you were desperate for me to get to this one. So, I invented time travel. (Like, very limited time travel. It’s basically just enough to ...