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Blinded By Love So far Chocolate has served up a real bittersweet collection of episodes, with some very poignant and heartbreaking moments. This week, Chocolate returns with a glass of comedic-flavoured Sikhye to wash that down with before returning to another hammer blow of emotion at the end. As further characterisation is served up for our supporting players, and in particular Lee Jun, Chocolate delivers another strong episode. Tae-Hyeon arrives and begins episode 7 of Chocolate, breaking up the party as Cha-Young berates her brother for embarrassing her infront of Kang....

And then there are those movies that are like the unwanted gifts you receive on Christmas Day. Despite the promise of something enjoyable, you unwrap the gift/movie in question, and decide that you never want to lay eyes on it again. The recent Falling For Christmas is one of those movies, a predictable Hallmark-like offering starring Lindsey Lohan. And Christmas on Mistletoe Farm is another! The movie is directed by Debbie Isitt, who is most well-known for the Nativity movies and the stage musical that was based on the first and best movie from that festive franchise....

An interesting story with a not-so-menacing anti-hero Heavy spoilers ahead! The 2022 thriller Chup: Revenge of the Artist first saw a theatrical release in India and then hit the OTT screens almost a month after. After watching the trailer for the movie, it’s immediately apparent that reviewers and critics would take the film pretty seriously considering it was addressed to critics that bash movies without respecting the art. Nevertheless, if you go into this expecting a thriller, you’re not going to be disappointed....

Cleaning Up Episode 5 Taking over from My Liberation Notes, Cleaning Up is the latest K-drama to occupy that time-slot, working as a remake of the UK series of the same name. The story revolves around Eo Yong-Mi (Yum Jung-Ah), An In-Kyung (Jeon So-Min) and Maeng Soo-Ja (Kim Jae-Hwa) work as cleaning ladies at a brokerage company. Yong-Mi raises her two daughters and struggles to make a living. In-Kyung dreams of buying a food truck to run a mobile business....

https://youtu.be/bZCAQ1JqdQ4 Raging Fires Episode 2 of COBRA begins on night one – three hours after the blackout. Unfortunately there’s only three transformers for four black out areas so someone will be left without power. London should be back up and running in 48 hours but emergency services are the big issue here. There’s also trouble brewing at the Northumberland Immigration Centre and with a lack of staff, riots look on the verge of taking place....

The Right Path Episode 4 of Cobra Kai Season 3 begins in Japan as Daniel pitches his dealership to Dayona. Unfortunately the deal has already been done and things certainly look bleak for Daniel’s dealership. With Daniel struggling, he decides to visit Tomi Village which, of course, is Mr Miyagi’s hometown. Times have changed though and now the place is a bustling, commercialized hotspot for shops and customers. Through a cheeky bout of product placement, we see a number of brands have moved in and made it their own....

Episode Guide For the Love of Lincoln/Monsters in Our Midst The Best Offense/Belly of the Beast The Fun Room/Ghosting The Keychain to My Heart/The Big Con Baking is Best with Friends/Danger Bike Man Rides Again Girl, You’ll Be a Grubbin Soon/Secrets and Lies Breaker, Breaker/Factory Tour The story here, just like the game, revolves around four kids on the eve of Halloween trying to figure out what costumes to wear....

1 Dalmatian We begin the Spain portion of Criminal with episode 1 and a story about love, dogs and murder. After a discussion about love with flamboyant Isabel dressed all in white, two detectives listen to her story, chiming in with questions about her dalmatian. It turns out they’re after her brother and as they sit and listen, they tell her she’s not helping them try and solve the case....

Cutie Pie Episode 8 Cutie Pie is a comedic romantic Thai drama, one that combines these elements with a simple but effective story. That plot centers on two sons who get engaged to each other. Only, one of them doesn’t want an arranged marriage, prompting the other to try and win him over. Step forward Hia Lian and Kuea Keerati, our two protagonists. The pair are fiancées with an age difference of 7 years but while everyone who meets them claims the pair are a “match made in heaven”, Lian doesn’t see it that way....

This series basically works as a prelude to Laclos’ classic 18th century novel, with passionate young lovers in Paris, Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont, the focal point here as they find themselves on the edge of revolution. If you’ve been following this one over the weeks, you may be curious to find out when the next episode is releasing. Well, wonder no more! Here is everything you need to know about Dangerous Liaisons Episode 6, including its release date, time and where you can watch this....

Episode Guide Latin America Japan United States The Stans Europe South East Asia Africa Back in the USA Split across 8 episodes, Dark Tourist is an interesting, fascinating and often bizarre look at some of the off-the-beaten-track locales across the globe. Narrated and investigated by New Zealand journalist David Farrier, Dark Tourist is an easy-to-watch, entertaining travel documentary that does a good job mixing educational history with some of the more bizarre happenings around the world, even if it does tend to show more shocking and morbidly curious happenings for the sake of shock at times....

Solar Winds Episode 3 of Debris begins in Ohio with an engineer staring up at a strange translucent wall. This shimmering, grey screen suddenly shows numerous black outlines as people eerily press up against it. At Langley, Bryan has a CT scan where we learn the radiation from the last episode had no effect on him. He asks Craig about George Jones and contemplates whether they should take Finola back home....

Suzanne drops off Mae at the family services center to get checked up before heading off to a foster home, while Peter is left with the unenviable task of taking the poor bird to the bird sanctuary. Only, it happens to be closed. Peter decides to leave the box by the front door, but when he notices numerous birds circling the house ominously, he has second thoughts and decides to take the bird back home after all....

Episode Guide Episode 1 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 2 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 3 – | Review Score – 3/5 Episode 4 – | Review Score – 4/5 Episode 5 – | Review Score – 4/5 Episode 6 – | Review Score – 2/5 Episode 7 – | Review Score – 3/5 Episode 8 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Devs is a perfect example of a show that should have been a five-part mini-series or a feature film....

Camping Returning for its next set of episodes, Dinner Mate continues to deliver the goods as it captures the drama and romance our two protagonists have shared over the weeks. There’s a good amount of plot progression here too and the foundations are certainly set for the second half of this season to really grow into something that utilizes the supporting characters a lot more. Episodes 11 and 12 of Dinner mate begins at the restaurant as Hae-Kyung tries to juggle moving a drunk Do-Hee and her giant penguin back to his car....

Sea Urchins Dinner Mate returns this week, picking up where it left off and adding an extra dimension to this Korean drama as both Do-Hee and Hae-Kyung’s ex’s show up and cause problems. With a good dose of humour and wonderful characterisation between our two lead characters, Dinner Mate continues to produce the goods. Episodes 5 and 6 of Dinner Mate begins with Hae-Kyung and Do-Hee meeting at the fish market but disagreeing over what to eat....

A One Way Ticket To Fishtown Are you sitting comfortably? Good, then let’s begin. Dispatches From Elsewhere is such a strange show that at times it has a tendency to become consumed by its own surrealism and lose sight of its overarching plot. Having said that, the show clearly has a structure and an end-goal, with a repeated message of finding Clara, whilst navigating a myriad of bizarre and trippy clues along the way....

Heartbreak & Healing Episode 12 of Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol begins with Joon bursting in the doors of Lala Land and standing teary-eyed in front of Ra-Ra. She too struggles to hold back tears as he walks over and holds her. Taking Ra-Ra out on his bike, they pedal down by the shore as Ra-Ra continues to cry. She claims to be super happy to see him though and Joon can’t help but crack a smile while she holds him....

Trailer courtesy of Gallifreyforever97 Episode Guide Asylum of the Daleks Dinosaurs on a Spaceship A Town Called Mercy The Power of Three The Angels Take Manhattan The Bells of Saint John The Rings of Akhaten Cold War Hide Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS The Crimson Horror Nightmare in Silver The Name of the Doctor The decision to split Season 7 into two halves works against the show with the pacing and tone changing drastically after a mid season break for the worst....

And Then He Was Gone Episode 7 of Doom at Your Service begins with that passionate kiss from the last episode. Rain continues to pour as Myul-Mang backs up…and disappears. He’s not at home either, and the connection between their houses is no longer active. Dong-Kyung struggles to focus, which is made worse at work as Mr Park returns and decides to set up a welcome-back party for himself. As she leaves the office, Park Young happens to be there in disguise....