Korean Dramas on Netflix Have Been the Savior of My Sophomore Pandemic Year

Well into my sophomore pandemic year, I’ve become excellent at watching television. I know when a torture scene is around the corner in Handmaid’s Tale (when isn’t it?), and I have a knack for guessing who’s going to die next in Ozark. I adore these shows, but cuddling up to my husband to watch another round of chase-gore-sex-repeat felt a little Groundhog Day—the very feeling we were looking to escape. So, when a friend recommended a Korean dramedy called Crash Landing on You, it sounded refreshingly strange. Crash Landing alone would be a great title but the “on you” says so much. Just add “on you” to any of your favorite shows: 30 Rock on You. The Leftovers on You. Seinfeld on You. With nostalgia for our former life in Koreatown, L.A., my husband James and I hit play. In the Netflix original series, a South Korean fac… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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