‘Legend of Heroes’: Ep. 1 Run-down — But No Condors (?)
Well, I had no idea this was a remake of Legend of the Condor Heroes. Something’s going on with both the English and Chinese titles. Or is it just inspired by Condor Heroes? Anyway, this is a fresh new take on Jin Yong’s most popular novel. Because the story isContinue Reading
‘Rise of Phoenixes’: Ep. 21 – 25 — Bye, Crown Prince
25 episodes in and we finally get some… sniffing. EPISODE 21 – 25 RECAPS The emperor, after a lot of investigation, has decided to lock up the crown prince and clear the name of his 3rd son, aka Ning Yi’s favourite brother, who died unjustly. Ning Yi almost passes outContinue Reading
Fox Spirit Matchmaker is Bad, But Is It “Grooming” Bad?
*TW: this post contains discussions relating to abuse/grooming. If you stumble upon this post by accident, I promise, I don’t write about serious subjects like this often. In fact, I prefer to take the easy route most of the time and just have a few laughs with dramas. Anyway, let’sContinue Reading
‘The Inextricable Destiny’: Ep. 1 Run-down — Pigtails and Perfectly Trimmed Eyebrows
This drama starts out pretty light-hearted and I hope it’ll remain so. EPISODE 1 RECAP A tomboy-looking young girl named Jiuling is strolling through a city’s market. Her gestures and movements are larger than life even though she has a tiny stature. She wears mostly red and her hair isContinue Reading
‘Rise of Phoenixes’: Ep. 16 – 20 — A New Job
EPISODE 16 – 20 RECAPS Over at Xin Ziyan’s school, Zhiwei and Nanyi go around and pretty much do what everyone in this drama does: snooping. While doing so, they find that inside this very school, the Bloody Pagoda Gang (Xuefutu)is operating under the Crown Prince’s order. Unfortunately for our amateurContinue Reading
‘The Double’: Ep. 1 Run-down — Buried Alive and Coming Back Gorgeous
EPISODE 1 RECAP As the drama begins, we see a woman (Wu Jinyan) wearing all red, running across a forest. Her husband, who is dressed all in white, chases after her while weird music plays in the background. Is this supposed to be romantic or creepy? I’m confused. Next, weContinue Reading
‘You Are My Glory’ – Final Review
I apologize for the lack of recaps for the last two episodes. The truth is, if I were to write a recap, it would look something like this: Time-jump. Hug. Guy pushing buttons. Rocket going up. More hugs. End. Absolutely nothing else happens in terms of character or even plot.Continue Reading
‘You Are My Glory’: Ep. 26 – 30 Recap — Fluff Suffocation
I’m not sure how to recap these episodes because nothing actually… happens (?), but I’ll try my best. EPISODES 26 – 30 So, three main mini-arcs take place here. The first one: Yutu and Jingjing navigate their love life while being apart. Jingjing is with her film crew in aContinue Reading
‘Fox Spirit Matchmaker’: Ep. 1 Run-down
The full title of this drama is Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact. It doesn’t exactly sound exciting, but at least it’s not the generic “eternal” something. When I first read the English title, I thought it would be a comedy where Yang Mi plays a know-it-all fox fairy who lovesContinue Reading
‘You Are My Glory’: Ep. 21 – 25 Recap — Fluff Overload (for real)
A good romance has just enough fluff to keep you intrigued. You put in too much fluff and it becomes a fanfiction. That’s what these five episodes feel like: a fanfiction of the previous twenty. And I feel like I’m intruding on a couple’s life instead of watching a storyContinue Reading