‘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
The Blood of Youth – First Impression
SO… Based on the first few episodes, this drama is about a group of young people + a stoic uncle who come together, albeit reluctantly, to have an epic adventure in this world of martial arts mixed with plenty of magic. The first member of this group is the youngContinue Reading
Hi Venus – First Impression
EPISODE 1 RECAP The male lead Zhaoxi (Joseph Zeng) is the manager of a hospital. At the beginning of the episode, he is camping somewhere near a lake and roasting some sweet potatoes. Is it just me or does the drama WANT us to see the male lead’s makeup? IContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep. 40 – Finale)
Qianfan repeats that he will see this lawsuit through with Pan’er and asks the empress again to let them. Before he leaves, Qianfan lets the empress know something no one has told her before: Pan’er risked her life trying to help the empress with the Yeyan painting problem. The nextContinue Reading