EPISODE 1 RECAP Miaomiao (Esther Yu) is a regular city girl who works for a busy company. She’s also a big fan of fantasy books. On a Saturday, she is listening to an audiobook when her boss calls and asks her to summon everyone for a meeting at the company.Continue Reading
EPISODE 1 RECAP Pearl collecting is a risky business in this world. Most divers never come back from their first plunge. The most famous pearl corporation in the land enslaves people and trains them as divers. The abuse in here is not at all subtle, there’s a lot of beating,Continue Reading
I mean… I guess it wasn’t terrible. But that’s only because I was already expecting something terrible, so “not terrible” feels like a treat. EPISODE 1 RECAP This first episode wastes no time. In the opening scene, you see a city on fire. It’s chaos everywhere. Inside a household. AContinue Reading
EPISODE 1 RECAP The episode opens with an attack on a military camp. A general is chilling inside his tent, the camera showing us his awesome clothes and his slender cheek as the soldiers outside battle the attackers. They seem to be professional bandits. At one point, The general stepsContinue Reading
EPISODE 1 RECAP In the beginning, there is a rather confusing narrative about some magical stones and a group of families who are at odds with one another because of the fight for control over these stones. Well, glowing rocks causing chaos in people’s life, wouldn’t be the first time.Continue Reading
Aside from the confusing first five minutes, this was easy to follow. So… EPISODE 1 RECAP The first few minutes of this episode are rather confusing, but things pick up neatly afterwards. Although, for some reason, the narrator’s voice sounds like he’s trying to sell me energy drinks. Anyway… TwoContinue Reading
It seems like Liu Yifei has found her niche and she’s doing well with it. The Tale of Rose is a story about the life of a young woman whose name can loosely be translated as “Rose”. Here’s what happens in episode 1 EPISODE 1 RECAP A couple is registeringContinue Reading
Well, I had no idea this was a remake of Legend of the Condor Heroes. Something’s going on with both the English and Chinese titles. Or is it just inspired by Condor Heroes? Anyway, this is a fresh new take on Jin Yong’s most popular novel. Because the story isContinue Reading
This drama starts out pretty light-hearted and I hope it’ll remain so. EPISODE 1 RECAP A tomboy-looking young girl named Jiuling is strolling through a city’s market. Her gestures and movements are larger than life even though she has a tiny stature. She wears mostly red and her hair isContinue Reading
EPISODE 1 RECAP As the drama begins, we see a woman (Wu Jinyan) wearing all red, running across a forest. Her husband, who is dressed all in white, chases after her while weird music plays in the background. Is this supposed to be romantic or creepy? I’m confused. Next, weContinue Reading