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
The Journey of Chongzi – First Impression (ep. 1 run-down)
So apparently, somebody decided that there aren’t enough “Shifu-s” out there, or that Shifu-s are not being scandalous and tortured enough. Hence, we end up with this: The Journey of Chongzi. EPISODE 1 RECAP (and a bit of 2) A war between demons and celestials breaks out. The demon king’sContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Final Review
Tea, dances, yummy cakes, classy music, business management tips, and speeches that win the day – those are the ideas of Dream of Splendour; and most of the time, they work splendidly. Here is my list of the good and bad things about this drama. THE GOOD THINGS Pan’er. NeedContinue Reading