‘Only for Love’: Episode 1 Run-down — We’ve Seen It Before
EPISODE 1 RECAP (and a bit of 2) Like all romance stories that want to earn the female-empowerment point, the drama begins with an unsuccessful romantic relationship for the female lead Shuyi (Bai Lu). You know, a little something she can move on from before beginning a new story, otherwise,Continue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 24 Recap — All Big Plans Include Weird Dances
EPISODE 24 Erkang and Co. deliver the good news to Meng Dan: Hanxiang is alive and on her way to being well again. But Meng Dan understandably isn’t able to stay calm because, still, she was forced to die brutally. Meng Dan is determined to enter the palace once againContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 23 Recap — A New Hanxiang
EPISODE 23 RECAP Once Xiaojianzi stops picking on Xiaojian, he apologizes for listening in on the gang. He asks if they could be friends. This is a dangerous idea, of course, because they still have idea who he is, even though he tells them his “I’m an orphan” story reallyContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 22 Recap — Parrot & Big Plan
This is kind of a filler episode. Not a lot happens, but it’s still fun. EPISODE 22 RECAP Hanxiang takes care of the emperor’s injury in secret per his order. He, on the other hand, keeps grabbing her randomly. Please rein it in, dude, I’m trying to forget what youContinue Reading
‘Mysterious Lotus Casebook’: Episode 1 Run-down — Brotherhood Ahead
EPISODE 1 RECAP Once, there was a swordsman who managed to both look like a 15-year-old kid and be the best martial artist in the world. Everyone feared him. He was so good that once, he chased after a ship into the open sea in a small fishing boat. HeContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 21 Recap — The Jinsuo Problem
EPISODE 21 RECAP The gross chess couple gets investigated and sentenced to exile for their crimes. The emperor lets the kids take a day off to go out and watch those two getting eggs and rotten veggies thrown at them. Ziwei is the only one who looks uncomfortable with thisContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 20 Recap — Not Cool, Emperor
EPISODE 20 RECAP The gang all gangs up and storms into that chess club to avenge Xiaoyanzi. The chess guy and his wife are of course no match for them. They make this nasty couple eat chess stones and drink from a dirty bucket, then give them to the localContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 19 Recap — Xiaoyanxi Saves Herself with Sheer Luck
EPISODE 19 The dowager finds out about Xiaoyanzi from Nanny Rong, as usual, and is determined to go to Shufang Palace to see what’s going on. Qing’er can’t interfere, but she decides to buy the gang some time by telling a maid to go get the dowager her supplement soupContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 18 Recap — Bad Chess Club
EPISODE 18 It is getting serious. Very serious. Xiaoyanzi is the heart and soul of the whole group, now that she’s gone, they all feel uprooted. I mean, who is going to take all the blame for their crazy deeds if Xiaoyanzi is not here anymore? But Xiaoyanzi doesn’t exactlyContinue Reading
‘Princess Pearl 2’: Ep. 17 Recap — Xiaoyanzi Has Had It
EPISODE 17 Hanxiang tries her best to dodge the emperor’s advances. In the end, she offers to dance for him so he’d leave her alone. I don’t know about that, though, it seems to just turn him on even more. The next day, Hanxiang has a little chat with herContinue Reading