Jocelyn Saunders

Image: "​Farrago's in-deoth feature article on union corruption", 2005. Content Warning: Fatphobia, eating disorders Good evening and welcome to this completely fictional series of reports, absolutely not based on any events that took place between 2003 and 2005. Hi, I’m Jocelyn, and I really don’t wanna be sued for defamation. It all began a long time ago, 2003, in a galaxy far, far away. This galaxy contained a fictional oversized island called Australia.

Blossoms in Adversity is not what you’d call a popular C-drama (Chinese drama). It wasn’t waited for with bated breath, it didn’t have any particularly well known actors (aside from Eddy Ko), and its production was relatively low-budget. Yet here I am, writing about it, rather than the far more acclaimed The Double or the highly anticipated Princess Royal. So why should you care about a random Chinese drama that disappeared with little fanfare? Why do I care?

Trigger Warning: Violence, murder, small mention of chronic-illness. Do you ever just want to kill a bunch of vampire hunters with a hacksaw? Slicing and dicing your way through hordes of enemies has a level of satisfaction that can almost completely restore my ruined dopamine levels. Especially after getting unnecessarily harsh marks or sitting through a particularly painful lecture.