As always, beware of spoilers.


This season has brought a new genre to kdrama.  I loved Hong Gil Dong when it first appeared and fused modern elements into the past, such as sunglasses, modern music, and dancing. 


 But this season we've taken a step beyond.  We now have the Time Slip Genre.  First was Operation Proposal where our hero kept returning to the past to course correct his life and win the gal of his dreams.  Every episode you watched his déjà vu failure and hoped he'd do better next time.


Rooftop Prince  brought characters from Old Joseon hurtling into the future, where they had to readjust to everything around them.  It made for lots of fun in a comedy of manners.  It reminded me of one of my favorite American movies:  Kate and Leopold.  You wondered how you could  resolve a romance across time and cultures.


Then most recently is Time Slip Dr. Jin.  I'm still in the middle of this one and not clear how all the loose ends will tie themselves up.  But isn't it fun to see modern medical miracles couched in the tight confines of what was acceptable in the past.


There is a mystery to solve in each of these that keeps the viewer paying rapt attention.


I wonder how many more shows of this genre will appear.  So far it's been fun and engaging and hasn't become stale to me.


---Ani