‘My Journey to You’: Episode 1 Run-down — a Spy Drama That Needs More Spying
EPISODE 1 RECAP My Journey to You starts out with two spies successfully infiltrating a manor. One of them is the female lead of the drama Yun Weishan (Esther Yu), and the other one seems to be her mentor. Not like “Shifu” mentor, but like an older brother figure whoContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 10 Recap — Ziwei Can Totally Get Drunk Too
EPISODE 10 The gang goes out to visit Meng Dan at their friends’ restaurant. Meng Dan has lost his braids and is now wearing Manchurian clothing. He’s deeply depressed and keeps drinking to pass the time, though. To be honest, until now, I’m still not on this Meng Dan /Continue Reading
‘The Legend of Zhuohua’: Episode 1 Run-down
This drama has many of the Dream of Splendor’s cast, and it kind of starts out like Dream of Splendor too: a female lead who is determined to be financially independent; a guy who is all secretive goes on a mission with an arrogant attitude, and the next thing heContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 9 Recap — So Erkang Does Have a “Past”
EPISODE 9 The assault of Hanxing gets so intense that Ziwei has to jump in and shield her, and in the process gets beaten too. The emperor gets there… not really in time, but I guess he gets there eventually with Xiaoyanzi. He orders for all the nannies to beContinue Reading
‘Wrong Carriage’: Episode 1 Run-down — And Wrong Bridal Veils, too
Wrong Carriage (or Wrong Carriage, Right Groom) is one of those dramas that all actors have to go through at least once in order to move on to the next phase in their careers. Why drama producers keep investing in these scripts, however, is something I don’t have an answerContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 8 Recap — They Keep Bumping into Grandma
EPISODE 8 RECAP The girls and their maids tend to each other’s injuries. They find out that they all have one thing in common: all of their moms died early and they all had to fend for themselves. I’m glad all these girls cry together because if it was justContinue Reading
‘Longest Promise’: Episode 1 Run-down — Definitely Not Old Enough to be “Shifu”
EPISODE 1 RECAP (+ a bit of 2) A wedding is about to take place and the bride — Zhu Yan (Ren Min), a princess of a desert tribe — is doing her best to get out of it. And let me tell you, she is serious about it, okay?Continue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 7 Recap — Smelling Good Can Be a Curse
Hanxiang and the emperor have their first real conversation. Hanxiang says that if the emperor wants to have her around as a fellow human being then he must treat her as such. He must respect her and give her the right to say no, otherwise, don’t complain when she continuesContinue Reading
‘Love You Seven Times’: Episode 1 Run-down — Cuz… Three Lifetimes Are Too Few
EPISODE 1 RECAP The Heaven is a happy place and everyone has a job. The female lead Xiangyun (Yang Chaoyue) works in the matchmaking department which helps pair up people around the realms and helps them find their “destiny”. Kind of like Tinder but with a better filtering system; I’mContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 6 Recap — Let’s Swallow Some More Paper
Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi kneel the whole night in the dark room. At dawn the next day, Erkang goes and does something he believes to be a sensible move at this time: find Qing’er and ask for her help. This time, Qing’er isn’t so enthusiastic about it. What’s in it forContinue Reading