Xin Ziyan – Is He Scary Or What?
WARNING: this post is 1) humor-free and 2) contains spoilers. Every leader needs a loyal and capable adviser, and Xin Ziyan is such to Ning Yi.Continue Reading
Yang Guo (杨过) – Strong Male Lead?
Out of all of Jin Yong’s (Louis Cha) male leads, we believe Yang Guo is the most complicated and well-developed character. His Wuxia journey and romance with Xiaolongnu are basically a legend among Wuxia stories and even among Jin Yong’s fictional world.Continue Reading
Feng Zhiwei’s Box Riddle
Helian Zheng’s countless attempts to get close to Feng Zhiwei are the highlight of episodes 31 – 35, during which Feng Zhiwei holds her ground and repeatedly refuses him by outwardly maintaining her manners but battles him in wits and knowledge at the same time.Continue Reading
Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms – in a Nutshell
This is a video that we have posted before on our channel. Enjoy this slightly improved version.Continue Reading
In Princess Shaoning’s Defense
WARNING: this post 1) contains SPOILERS 2) is humor-free This short post is dedicated to Shaoning, the bratty, naive, spoiled, and Minnie Mouse – haired princess in Rise of Phoenixes.Continue Reading
The Female Leads of Studio Ghibli – What Makes Them Strong?
*WARNING: this post is Humor-Free. Let’s face it, it is not by accident that most, if not all, of Studio Ghibli’s productions are critically acclaimed, and Hayao Miyazaki is credited as the leading film director in feminism among many other things. Over the years, the studio has given us diverseContinue Reading
Feng Zhiwei (凤知微) – Strong Female Lead?
It seems that the female lead Feng Zhiwei from Rise of Phoenixes has earned a considerable amount of support from the audience, at least for the first 2/3 of the drama. It is true that Feng Zhiwei’s personality, her determination to live independently, to help others and pursue her beliefsContinue Reading
8 Minor Characters We Can’t Help But Love in Rise of Phoenixes
If there’s one thing Rise of Phoenixes does not lack, it is diversity of character + great acting. Ok… make that two things. Here is a short list of characters we simply can’t overlook even though they play minor roles, some VERY minor roles.Continue Reading
Ning Yi (宁弈) – Strong Male Lead?
Ning Yi in Rise of Phoenixes is a well-written character, there’s no doubt about that. What we’re doing here is just figuring out HOW STRONG he is with our usual questions.Continue Reading
Eternal Love/Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms: Whose Names Are on the Stone (三生石)?
Besides Bai Fengjiu and he-whose-name-is-not-Donghua, viewers of the show have found many other names of characters in the show as well as famous historical and fictional figures on Sansheng Stone (三生石). Here’s what we have so far:Continue Reading