Letter #102: My Demon
Good morning, Erin. And—as promised—welcome to Phase IV! “But Daryl, you dashing pseudo-academic,” I hear you say, “what significance is there to marking a fourth ‘phase’ when, as was made almost comically apparent by the content of your so-called Phase III, you never stick to any of the thematic intentions you always ascribe to your K-drama epochs?” Well, dear Erin, that is the beauty of it, this time around: my theme for Phase IV…is playing catchup on the shows I was supposed to have watched during Phases II and III but didn’t (either because I’d gotten distracted by keeping up with weeklies or desperately needing to sate my unhealthy interest in dating shows). We’re talking recommendations from you, half-started shows I set aside, those actress-based “trilogies” I swore were coming—all of it. I know. I’m a genius. But, my cleverness aside, that is why we’re starting with Letter #102 and not Letter #101, seonbae : because I promised you a Kim Yoo-jung trilogy, not a detou...