KBS Drama Special 2020: One Night

 

This last episode was about the simple fact that money can't swim.

KBS Drama Special 2020: Traces of Love

 

This was a story about people finding their way back together after being apart.

KBS Drama Special 2020: Stealing Sleep/While You're Away

 This was a cute little story about meeting again and learning to open up.

KBS Drama Special 2020: Trip

This was probably the most poignant episode to date. But not an easy watch.

KBS Drama Special 2020: My Lilac

 

This is an homage to Super Junior's immortal choreo.

KBS Drama Special 2020: The Reason Not to Confess

This season of DS is slow and meditative and this episode can be summed up with: good things come to those who wait.

KBS Drama Special 2020: The Joys and Sorrows of Work

 

This was the short story in which nothing of any magnitude happened and yet so much happened.

KBS Drama Special 2020: To My Assailant/The Teacher

 

This was an uncomfortable watch, if I am to be honest, and knowing KBS DS, the ending could swing in any direction. I was so glad it went that way.

KBS Drama Special 2020: Crevasse

 

This was a story about two people and their lives ruined by the past, cowardice and passion.

 

SF8: Empty Body

 

This episode felt like a monodrama about a grieving mother.

SF8: Love Virtually

 

The story here has not much substance, however editing and humor make up for it. 

SF8: White Crow

 

Maybe it's because I'm not a gamer, I find movies, or series about gaming utterly boring. But here, the game was just a false (sic!) pretense to explore something else.

SF8: Baby, It's Over Outside

At first I had strong Arthur C. Clarke's vibes - with the world coming to an end and humanity not being able to stop it. But then it got weird.

SF8: Blink

This episode dealt with and A.I. and its integration with a human brain. But in fact, it dealt with loneliness.

Drama Stage 2020: Out of Communication Range

 

And with this episode, the Drama Stage 2020 comes to an end. It took me a while to watch all 10 standalone episodes and write short description. Maybe someone would be interested enough to check it. But I don't have such illusions.

Drama Stage 2020: I Object

 

After the considerably heavy previous episode, this one brought back hope and a bit of a subtle humor - mostly relying on a wonderful acting. Because the topic of this little story is not that light at all.

Drama Stage 2020: Everyone is There

 

 Up until the last 5 minutes it seemed like a story about school bullying with a sad conclusion that actually the victim has to yield and move the school, but no consequences meet the one who initiated it. Around the middle it turned into the revenge story, however the ending just threw a curve ball no one could have predicted.

SF8: Manxin

 

I really liked this episode. And Lee Donghwi starring it it has absolutely nothing to do with it. I am a professional.

SF8: The Prayer

 

Finally, a sci-fi show to watch.

 According to Asianwiki:

 8 film directors participated in "SF8," with each person directing a 1 episode TV special. The genre of the specials deals with science fiction, including AI, AR (augmented reality), VR, and robot games.

Which reminds me a bit of Black Mirror series. Now, as I'm one of two people I know who don't sing sky high praises of BM, I hoped it would be sci-fi but with a Korean twist that is giving the characters some emotions and thus - making us care about them.