‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 12 Recap — Creepy Dolls and Stuff
EPISODE 12 Hanxiang lets the gang know that they don’t have to worry about her and her boyfriend anymore because she doesn’t plan on reuniting with him. She wants to be a good princess to her people and she doesn’t want to betray the emperor’s trust now that he hasContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 11 Recap — Butterflies vs. Bees
EPISODE 11 Erkang means business when he says he is going to talk to the Emperor about his marriage arrangement. This time, he leaves no doubt about it: I don’t care if other nobles have multiple concubines, I am willing to be different from Ziwei. Plus, I don’t want toContinue Reading
‘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