Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep. 10)
Pan’er and her two lady friends are having a chat when a woman suddenly bursts in, asking to see San-niang. While she looks like she is about to shove a cake in someone’s face, she actually just wants to tell San-niang how much she admires the Tofu trick San-niang didContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep. 9)
Ouyang starts berating his servant De. This guy has taken liberty with a lot of things and keeps bringing Ouyang more trouble than he bargains for. Like they say, a nosy servant can be the death of you faster than an evil one. I think… Meanwhile, the leader of theContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep. 8)
Lady Gao gets straight to the point, she heard rumours that Ouyang was talking to a woman, so she wants to know who that was. Ouyang’s response: Uhh… which one? He isn’t very sharp. While Lady Gao’s nanny shakes her head in disapproval, Gao herself is pretty relaxed about it.Continue Reading
Unchained Love – First Impression
EPISODE 1 RECAP The emperor has passed away. Power is now in the hand of a head eunuch Xiao Duo (Dylan Wang). Though not an official leader in the court, he has built himself a strong support system that includes the current empress. As the rule says, when an emperorContinue Reading
Xiaoyanzi — Mischievous, not Troublesome
Xiaoyanzi is the main protagonist of Princess Returning Pearl, a 1998 drama. Not-like-other-girls, rebellious and progressive in a restricted and male-dominated society, Xiaoyanzi was hugely popular when the drama came out. But has she survived the test of time? I’d say: yes, she has. A closer look at the character tellsContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.7)
RECAP Ouyang Xu starts saying all kinds of things he believes will sweep Pan’er off her feet: I’ll make sure no one bullies you; I’ll give you everything you want; our future children can be adopted by my first and official wife. See? I’m sooo responsible. Dude, just go backContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.6)
RECAP According to the evidence and how the case is being presented, reason belongs to Pan’er. But unsurprisingly, the judge is like: yeah, I can’t argue with your logic, but it’s part of my job to take a stand against smart women, for emperor and country. Cool? He sentences herContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep.5)
Pan’er moves on to the next part of her plan to seduce Zhou She: giving him a taste of money. Even though she wants nothing more than to see him getting beat up by his debtors, she pays off some of his debts and watches him get a big head.Continue Reading
Song of the Moon – First Impression
EPISODE 1 RECAP A girl, Liu Shao, is playing in her garden when a hooded man descends from the sky and makes a bargain out of the blue: I can take you to see the world and do great things if you are willing to trade your destiny for thisContinue Reading
Dream of Splendour – Unhelpful Recap (Ep. 4)
Pan’er decides to do something to help Yinzhang. She is quick witted, but money is needed to execute this plan she has. A lot of money. She asks Gu Qianfan if she can borrow some. In exchange, she offers him some information about the painting he is looking for. Pan’erContinue Reading