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Hello, all! I've been wanting to make a post on Al Rawabi School for girls for some time now. It's an Arab(Jordanian) Netflix show that popped up on my feed and I was very curious as I've never actually watched an Arabic show which was good in spite of living in Saudi Arabia pretty much my whole life,lol. It's a teen show that I think those who have Arab roots or live in the Middle-East or are just familiar with the cultures can deeply relate to and understand. On the other hand, those who are not can definitely get a lot of insight into the world & lifestyle.

I'd suggest these shows to be watched in the original Arabic audio just to get the full experience.
There are currently two seasons of the show but it is an anthology so you can watch the seasons separately and one without the other, though the characters from season 1 make a cameo appearance for a few minutes in season 2.

No. of episodes per season: 6

Season 1:
AlRawabi School for Girls (S1) review: Perfect? | Medium

AlRawabi School for Girls (S1) review: Perfect? | Medium

Synopsis: When Mariam is bullied in her all-girls high school, she gathers a group of outcasts; together they plot the perfect revenge to get back at their tormentors and send the students and administration into a spiral. Set amidst school and home life.

( More about season 1 )

Season 2

Synopsis:It's a new school year, and Sarah dreams of going viral, but her posts aren't getting much traction until she posts a video that gets some attention. Sarah gets invited to Tasneem's house for a sleepover, but Hiba isn't happy about it. Meanwhile, Nadeen befriends the mysterious Shams.

( More about season 2 )

So here's my way of trying to introduce you all to the world of arab shows/movies just a teeny bit. There's a lot of culture shock that people may face while watching the show. If any of you watch it or have watched it, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!

Edit: I also am not good with bullying scenes, especially on screen. I usually have to skip those, like say in 'The Glory' or most Korean shows depicting bullying. Some like '13 reasons why' comes to mind too.
In Al Rawabi though, they don't have it in a graphic manner & a lot of it is more dialogue related, so I just wanted to give a little comparison & idea of what kind of a show this is.

Hey,all! Have not done one of these recommendations in a while. Just this week I watched two really good shows of two very different genres and should I say, I thoroughly enjoyed them a little too much! The Brothers Sun & Shogun.

First up: 'The brothers Sun'.

Synopsis from IMDB: Charles Sun, a Taipei gangster who's settled into his life as a ruthless killer, must go to L.A. to protect his mother and younger brother after his father is shot by a mysterious assassin.

No. of episodes: 8
( More about the Brothers Sun )

Next up: Shogun
Shōgun' Review: FX's Lavish Action Samurai Period Piece Reshapes Beloved Original

Shōgun' Review: FX's Lavish Action Samurai Period Piece Reshapes Beloved Original

Synopsis from IMDB:When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.

No. of episodes: 10

( More about Shogun )

I'll go with The glory first because I finished it a few days back & I'm impatiently waiting for the next part!!IT'S SO GOOD! I'm sorry, my vocabulary is dead but this revenge story has been pretty satisfying so far and I can't wait for the 2nd part of the series.

No. of episodes: 8 (the next part will come out soon!)
Summary: A high school student dreamed of one day working as an architect. She became a victim of high school violence perpetrated by her fellow students. She dropped out of high school because of the bullying. She then planned revenge on her tormentors and also the bystanders who did nothing.

That student is now an adult. She has waited for the leader of her tormentors to get married and have a child. That child is now an elementary school student. The women who was once a victim of school violence, is now the homeroom teacher of her tormentor's child. Her cruel revenge plot begins in earnest.

( Read on! )

The Eclipse-A Thai BL drama.
Summary:The country's leading all-boys school, Suppalo, is strictly governed. Rumour has it that a curse will punish students who act out, a curse that grows stronger as the solar eclipse nears.
A group of students calling themselves “The World Remembers” unite to challenge the school's authority and demand their rights. Head student prefect Akk and his cohorts are tasked with dissuading the rebel group. Then Ayan, a mysterious new student, arrives. Akk is suspicious of Ayan, this boy whose behaviour is so odd and who regularly challenges the school's norms.
Ayan has enrolled in hopes of discovering the person who pushed his uncle Dika to suicide. His only evidence leading him to Suppalo School is in his uncle's old notebook. Ayan's method of dealing with Akk's scrutiny is to toy with him.

See, I don't recommend a lot of Thai dramas even though story and plot wise there are many fantastic ones out there. It's just that the language takes a lot of time for me to adjust to. It's easier to watch Korean or Japanese dramas so I usually stick to those and for Thai dramas, if the first episode doesn't grab me...I usually drop it or leave it for another time. /o\

Which is why this show deserves a post. I AM HOOKED! Sure, the cast is good looking and the overall show is very dramatic as compared to K-dramas or J-dramas with the soundtrack ( kind of reminds me of Indian dramas but not in that overly dramatic way!). It's the chemistry between the leads, the actual issues that students have with their school system- a very old style dictatorial head, not allowed to share their thoughts if it opposes the 'adults'/teachers and the like & the mystery of what happened to the teacher who supposedly 'quit' the school.
Plus the whole prefect & the rule-breaking student getting together?! *chef's kiss* Absolutely one of my favourite high school trope!! Currently I'm on episode 3 and watching it here:The Eclipse

( Some screencaps! )

I've talked about 'Tomorrow' in real life but not here. The show is about Choi Jun Woong who is looking for a job and gets into a coma, so he ends up in a half-living and half spirit state in the afterlife where he can work as a reaper for 6 months and wake up in the real world. He is added to a newly formed department of Grim reapers 'The Risk Management team' headed by Koo Ryeon that deals with suicide cases across Korea.

( MORE ABOUT THE DRAMA AND PIIIICCS )

Okayokay,a quick rec post.
I loooved Plus and Minus-it's just gotten over I think with the 10th episode being out. IT IS LOVELY! Please watch it so I can fangirl over it with y'all!
Do you guys need some encouragement?

Sooo, there was another BL couple there for an episode that had my heart and I kept thinking I need a drama with them and it turns out there is a drama of them! I'm in the first episode of Be loved in the house: I do and here are some screencaps of how the main couple meets!LMAO!I just can't wait for tomorrow so I can binge watch this!

Here are some great fanfics and fanarts I saw within the last few days.

( Fanarts )
( Fic recs )

Fanvid:
This is not from 2019 and there are lots of amazing vid recs you can find at