‘Princess Pearl’: Ep. 5 Recap – Getting Beheaded is Totally a Possibility
The Fu family gather again to decide what to do. For a head guard and an older brother, Er’kang is pretty hot-headed. He considers taking the matter to light without much reservation. Er’tai has a better idea, why don’t they bring the Yongqi (5th Prince) here and tell him theContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl’: Ep. 4 Recap – Three Smitten Guys
On the same day, Xiaoyanzi runs into the Fifth Prince Yongqi, the one who accidentally shot her at the hunting field. He’s a very nice prince, not only does he not look down on Xiaoyanzi for being an outsider, he and his friend Fu Er’tai even hang out and drinkContinue Reading
Love Heals — First Impression (ep. 1 run-down)
Love heals. Or does it? RECAP Ruan Liuzheng (Wang Churan) is a doctor. As the story begins, she arrives in an African country for her new job. A friendly driver picks her up but on the way, he gives her some information that… erm… whoever arranged for her pickup shouldContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl’: Ep. 3 Recap – “I’ll Just Borrow Your Dad for a Bit”
Inside the imperial palace, all the physicians are summoned. The emperor wants Xiaoyanzi saved at all costs. Lady Ling is with the emperor. She is currently his favorite concubine. She advises him to stop pacing and maybe leave the room so the physicians can work without fearing for their lives.Continue Reading
‘Princess Pearl’: Ep. 2 Recap – Prince Yongqi’s Bad Aim
Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi kick it off splendidly. Xiaoyanzi offers Ziwei a place to stay at the orphanage she lives in, they hang out and soon become besties and share everything with each other However, there is one thing Ziwei cannot share with Xiaoyanzi yet, which is the truth about herContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl’: Ep. 1 Recap – A Princess and Another Princess
Let’s dive into one of the most popular dramas of the 90’s — “Princess Pearl”, aka “My Fair Princess“, aka “Huanzhu Ge-ge” — where the number of episodes is small, romance is not a source of misery, no illogical plot twist, where martial arts simply mean flipping yourself in theContinue Reading
Warm on a Cold Night — First Impression (ep. 1 run-down)
RECAP A ruthless murder happens during a banquet in a city. Men get torn apart by assassins with cat-like skills. The female lead Jiu’er (Li Yitong) works as a constable alongside her godfather and this case falls upon her squad to solve. Jiu’er is smart and responsible but she hasContinue Reading
Maiden Holmes: Ep. 1 Run-down
Maiden Holmes came out about two years ago. For no particular reason I decided to click on the first episode, so here’s a recap. It does not make a strong impression so there isn’t much I can say except that I hope everyone who has seen this drama before meContinue Reading
Song Yinzhang and Her “Insignificant” Struggles
Needless to say, the diversity of female characters is one of Dream of Splendour’s strong suits. The drama is successful in making its viewers empathize with most of its women, especially the leading women. At the helm, we have a fearless Pan’er. When things go wrong, we have San-niang, stableContinue Reading
The Starry Love – First Impression (ep. 1 run-down)
EPISODE 1 RECAP A pair of twin princesses are born on a day when the weather misbehaves (due to some activities in the Heaven Realm). Qingkui comes out on a good hour and Yetan catches the bad hour. This causes their father, the emperor to dote on Qingkui and lockContinue Reading