‘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
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 40 Recap [Finale] — Feed Those Flowers
EPISODE 40 Husui gets struck by the magic shooting out of the black hole and dies as Yetan struggles to free herself. When Yetan gets close to the plant-Qingkui, however, she begins to see things: snippets and shorts collected by Qingkui’s spirit — during her time floating in between realmsContinue Reading
‘Justice Bao – Butterfly Dream’: Ep. 1 Recap — Crappy Husbands & Second Chances
WHY THIS SHOW Justice Bao is a detective show of the 90’s, which – to broaden my horizon – I have decided to dive in a while ago (not the entire 200+ episodes, of course, not even close). The show features the legendary prefect/judge Bao Zheng of the Song Dynasty.Continue Reading
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 39 Recap — You Had One Job, Chaofeng
EPISODE 39 Qingheng is a little worried about Husui – as anyone would be – but they are all happy in general because the Heavenly King is no longer causing trouble. Sushui is touched by Qingheng’s concern for Husui and wonders whether she would ever meet a man who wouldContinue Reading
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 38 Recap — Husui Goes Crazy
EPISODE 38 Chaofeng stays in his room and stares at the plant-Qingkui. He does that a lot nowadays. Yetan comes in to discuss her next move. She wants to make the Heaven King pay. They agree that Chaofeng will stay behind and possibly take care of the mortal king ifContinue Reading
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 37 Recap — Husband vs. Wife
EPISODE 37 Yetan attempts to kill Wudai too when he refuses to submit his troops to her, but Chaofeng pleads for him. I’m loving the way Chaofeng is determined to give everyone a second chance here. Yetan later gives Chaofeng the flower which contains Qingkui’s spirit so he can takeContinue Reading
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 36 Recap — Time to Go Full Evil
EPISODE 36 They hold a funeral for Qingkui at the mortal palace. Great performance of grief and denial from Lilandi during these scenes. Consort Xue worries about Chaofeng, who has been captured by the Void King. But Haichao is sure his boss will get through this. The Heaven King erasesContinue Reading