‘Blossoms in Adversity’: Ep. 1 Run-down — Sensible Blossoms, Hopefully
Honestly speaking, a lot of forgettable things happen in the first episode of Blossom in Adversity. The objectives the drama’s going for are: a capable and smart female lead, and a mysterious male lead. At the end of the episode, I would say that neither has been achieved. But thatContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 48 Recap (Finale) — Double Wedding
EPISODE 48 On one of their trips to visit Xiaojian, Xiaoyanzi resumes her sword practice with her brother while Ziwei and Erkang have a private conversation about whether Xiaojian is really Xiaoyanzi’s brother again. Ziwei says she has her suspicions, but she doesn’t care whether they’re really siblings or not,Continue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 47 Recap — Dowager’s Blessings and Ziwei’s Meddling
EPISODE 47 At Lady Ling’s palace, the 15th prince keeps crying and asking for the empress, his mom. The emperor gets angry and tells him to stop. I don’t like boys who cry, he says. Erm… Huang-ah-ma, did you notice how much you cried two episodes ago? Anyway, Ziwei andContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 46 Recap — Ziwei Needs an Intervention
EPISODE 46 The empress is crying to her little son that she has nothing left worth living for now that the emperor has shunned her completely. Woman, you did this to yourself. Our gang, on the other hand, are so happy and inspired that they decide to pay the empressContinue Reading
‘The Legend of Shenli’: Ep. 1 Run-down — Chicken or Bird, Only Fate Will Tell
To be honest, I’m not sure what to think of this drama yet. On one hand, I hesitate to call a drama led by Zhao Liying mediocre because I’ve seen what Zhao Liying can do in terms of acting and I very much want to enjoy every project she putsContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 45 Recap — Make up Your Mind, Girls
EPISODE 45 Ziwei and Erkang have an extensive talk about the whole “Xiaojian’s enemy” business. In the end, all the tension and potential danger make Ziwei realize that their plan to move to Dali is the best plan because even though Xiaojian agrees to leave the matter alone now, there’sContinue Reading
‘The Last Immortal’: Episode 1 Run-down — Baby Phoenix Rules
I have been following fantasy dramas halfheartedly lately. This one came under my radar and it looks cool in terms of film sets and costumes. I make no promise about the quality, though, OK? EPISODE 1 RECAP Here we go, The Last Immortal. The story begins when a little babyContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 44 Recap — A Big Reunion
EPISODE 44 The next day, everyone gets together for some chatting. With the problem of the emperor resolved — kind of — they all pour their attention into the problem of Jinsuo. None of them got the chance to receive Jinsuo’s good news properly and they want to do soContinue Reading
‘Princess Stand-in’: First Impression — Er… What?
Sometimes, when you scroll and click often enough, you end up watching the strangest things in romance dramaland. Anyway, this is a duckling-turned-swan kind of drama, involving a rich, handsome male lead and a plain girl who just tries to catch a break in life. Things happen, they meet, weContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 43 Recap — A Little Reunion
EPISODE 43 Content and high-spirited, our gang go out on the street to perform the next day, intending to earn some money. But somebody else is holding a street show on that same day and they end up participating in that show instead. They plan to make some money solvingContinue Reading