‘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
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 35 Recap — Qingkui Has Way Too Much Faith in Humanity
EPISODE 35 A group of Void Soldiers find the couples. Youqin heeds Chaofeng’s advice to show no mercy and prepares to strike. No! Chaofeng stops him. These men are from Chaofeng’s troop, who have been loyal to him. And it’s true, the men thank Qingkui for all the healing sheContinue Reading
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 34 Recap — The “Not Like Other Girls” Phase Begins
EPISODE 34 The sob story of Dongqiu clan – Qingkui and Yetan’s true home clan — continues. Chaofeng asks Husui a really smart question here: why did you make them release their powers earlier on? Erm… because you and Youqin were slow and the two girls would have died ifContinue Reading
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 33 Recap — Not Manman!
You know what happens when a romance comedy starts taking itself too seriously? The audience will be forced to apply logic to the story, which there hasn’t been a lot of. EPISODE 33 Wedding time. Ziwu and Manman cry in the face of so much happiness. Dilanjue and Husui areContinue Reading
‘The Starry Love’: Ep. 32 Recap — Towards a New Life
EPISODE 32 The mortal king continues with his story about Yetan. He is free to tell the truth now because at last there is someone powerful enough to shield Yetan from the unjust hatred she has to endure, aka Youqin. Yetan definitely did not sign up for this when sheContinue Reading