Tag: Jackpot
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 15
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) Jackpot has reached a stasis in ratings at 8.4%. Despite big reveals and a lot of action, these events lack the impact that is necessary to drawn in viewers. Predictability is a double-edged sword. It can heighten anticipation, but it can…
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 14
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) Ratings go down for Jackpot as my opinion of it goes up. Isn’t it funny how such things work? The brothers triumphed together last episode and this episode brought the expected troubles and downfall. Dae-gil, despite his luck, continues to be…
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 13
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) Jackpot came in at 8.7% for episode 13, maintaining it’s percentage rating. The show, however, has improved from the hyperactive activity that defined its first few weeks. Now the plot steadily moves forward. It does this by adding characters and their…
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 12
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) Jackpot continues to hold steady in second place as its rating rises to 9.2%. Seol Im returns to add another wheel to the love quadrangle, but her character is rich and and example of a strong woman. Our brothers grow closer…
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 11
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) It is in this episode, which came in second at 8.9%, that we really see the seeds of history taking root in our characters. Prince Yeoning, who later becomes one of the most favorably looked upon kings in history, begins his…
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 10
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) This episode of Jackpot brought it up to 8.9% and into second place. There was some romance, a smidge of character growth, and plenty of revenge. Despite all fo that, I was extremely disinterested in the episode. It was very explanation…
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 9
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) Jackpot came in at the bottom of the pack at 8.0%, but the quality of the show is better than it has been. There is plot movement, character development, action, and political happenings that aren’t deadly dull. Not to say that…
Lisa Espinosa 