Affectionately Nitpicking Pages and Screens with Equal Enthusiasm
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 amateur sleuths, when the leader …
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 entangled in these political battles. Ning …
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, she snoops around, and finds some …
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 plot (as of the beginning). Ning …
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. If you’re reading these for …