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
EPISODE 11 – 15 RECAP The Fifth Prince, Ning Yan, is tricked into believing that he is the future king. He is not exactly smart. A fake fortuneteller was all they needed to send in to fool him. Feng Zhiwei, working as a waiter at a restaurant/pub, finds herself entangledContinue Reading
EPISODE 6 – 10 RECAP A bit of info before we get to the events: Feng Zhiwei, Qiu Mingying and Feng Hao live under the roof of Feng Zhiwei’s uncle. This uncle has a very annoying concubine who constantly tries to get rid of Feng Zhiwei’s family. One day, sheContinue Reading
The Rise of Phoenixes recaps are being posted so here is a quick character list for anyone who’s still figuring out who is who. You will not find this list helpful if you are looking for in-depth details. Characters are listed in the order of their contribution to the plotContinue Reading
If you’ve been following this blog, you probably know there used to be recaps and review videos for Rise of Phoenixes on my YT channel. But since those are no longer on — due to some reasons regarding Croton Media — I decided to repost the recaps as articles here.Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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