‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 2 Recap — Very Bad First Impression
EPISODE 2 RECAP The girls arrive at the Dowager’s palace as summoned. Huang-ah-ma’s face tells you that he doesn’t want to do this at all. He just knows something will go wrong but kind of has no choice but to sit and wait for it to be over with. ToContinue Reading
‘Destined’: Episode 1 Run-down — It’s kind of Atmospheric (for now)
I keep running into Bai Jingting’s dramas, and he keeps surprising me with his considerable acting range. EPISODE 1 RECAP A girl from a noble family – Liu Yuru (Song Yi) – is painting outdoors on a beautiful snowy day. And don’t think she is fragile and weak just becauseContinue Reading
The Journey of Chongzi — Some Updates Beyond Ep. 1
At this point in the evolution of C-dramas, when introduced to a show that features a romance between an innocent girl who unknowingly harbors dark energy within her body and a white-robed immortal who becomes her mentor, most people would just steer clear. I, however, was more optimistic despite thisContinue Reading
Xie Zhiyao: a Gary Stu Done Right
Xie Zhiyao is one of the leading protagonists of Meet Yourself. If you are unfamiliar, this drama is about a city career woman, Hongdou, who, after a traumatic experience, retreats to a town far away to take a break and along the way discovers a new way of life. XieContinue Reading
10 Tropes Romance Fantasy Dramas Need to Drop
It is about time we came up with a list of tropes that romance fantasy dramas need to move on from, isn’t it? Given how many of those dramas we have gone through and how many have been produced in recent years. Gosh, I can’t even keep up with theContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 1 Recap — More Characters, More Chaos
Let’s go for another round of Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei causing chaos in the imperial palace of Daqing and their men cheering them on in the background. EPISODE 1 RECAP Just like Season 1, this season starts out with a commotion. Back then, it was Ziwei running after Xiaoyanzi’s sedan andContinue Reading
‘Judge Bao – Butterfly Dream’: Ep. 2 Recap — Whose Son Is It?
EPISODE 2 RECAP Zhan Zhao makes a trip to the Shi family to let the father and the grandmother know about their boy Qing’er who ran away from home to look for his mother and is now staying at Lord Bao’s. As expected, Shi Yongjing the father is like, nahh,Continue Reading
‘Justice Bao’ — an Unofficial Character List
With this TV show being decades old, I thought it would be useful to put out a brief character sheet before continuing with my recaps of one of its cases. If you’re looking for details, though, this post may not be very helpful. Note that this list only applies toContinue Reading
‘Back from the Brink’: Episode 1 Run-down — Steamed Buns, Sisu, and Ken Chang
I don’t have a lot to say about the beginning of this drama except that it looks light-hearted and some minor characters are quite entertaining. It is a romance fantasy with dragons, Taoist schools, and a female protagonist with unique powers from the start. From the first few episodes, theContinue Reading
‘The Starry Love’: Final Review
A celestial kingdom, a demon-like kingdom, stoic guy, mischievous princess, reincarnation, faceless enemy threatening to destroy the world. It’s generic stuff with some hilarious twists. In a few words: The Starry Love does exceedingly well in some aspects but fail where we don’t expect it to. But overall, this isContinue Reading