The Evil Diary Chapter – It’s Totally Necessary (a Romance in the Rain Rant)
One of the great things about the drama Romance in the Rain is that its story and characters are consistent. Consistent enough for you to analyze without having to wonder whether something is the result of bad writing. Well, remember that part where Yiping (Vicky Zhao) jumps off a bridgeContinue Reading
Royal Feast – First Impression
*This post is a follow up to the Royal Feast – Basically video. There’s no denying that Royal Feast invested a great deal in costumes, sets and cooking sequences, but be careful not to raise your hopes up too high about this drama being another Jewel in the Palace. RoyalContinue Reading
Eternal Love of Dream – Unhelpful Recap (Episode 24)
A lot of things happen in this episode. Zheyan and Fengjiu’s father rush over to stop the fight between her and Lord Cangyi. And NOW Cangyi says that he would like to respect her decision to call off the engagement. Her father agrees to it but wants to whip FengjiuContinue Reading
Eternal Love of Dream – Unhelpful Recap (Episode 23)
So, it turns out that Zheyan has learned nothing from the whole Bai Qian, Yehua, and Moyuan mess, and still hasn’t stopped trying to matchmake people. This time, he proposes a marriage between Fengjiu and a “Lord Cangyi” on behalf of this lord. Fengjiu’s father is completely on board; hisContinue Reading
Eternal Love of Dream – Unhelpful Recap (Episode 22)
This episode is pretty straightforward. First of all, Donghua returns from the trial and discovers the biggest secret of the universe: tears come out of the eyes. We all know what the tears are for, of course: the man kinda, sorta feels like crap and probably believes now that FengjiuContinue Reading
Eternal Love of Dream – Unhelpful Recap (Episode 21)
General Ye deserves better, drama. A battle breaks out in the place the green stone is held. This is the Demon Lord guy reacting to his plan to steal the stone not going so well. Both Fengjiu and General Ye try to protect Donghua; and somehow, out of the entireContinue Reading
Pearl Eclipse – First Impression
*This post is a follow-up to Pearl Eclipse – Basically… Pearl Eclipse is a 48-episode, half court-intrigue, half fantasy drama. And instead of dragons and phoenixes, you have mermaids most of the time. Below is my assessment of the first few episodes. WHAT’S GOOD Neither a good nor a badContinue Reading
Eternal Love of Dream – Unhelpful Recap (Episode 20)
The palace is in emotional chaos now that their trustworthy General Ye and the woman who was about to become their queen consort have eloped together. Outside the city, Fengjiu and Qingti – having chosen the most inconvenient and conspicuous outfits for themselves – are on their way to aContinue Reading
Eternal Love of Dream – Unhelpful Recap (Episode 19)
In his palace, the mortal Donghua sulks in doubts and misery, refusing to see both Fengjiu and General Ye, even when the latter wants to discuss state affairs. The Empress Dowager comes to see her son, tells him to sober up and does his job. For the first time sinceContinue Reading
One and Only – First Impression
*This post is a follow-up to One and Only – Basically video. A simple romance period drama with simply one goal: not letting its lead couple be happy. And it does fairly well. Let’s briefly go through the good and bad of One and Only based on the first fewContinue Reading