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EPISODE 5 The Yuan siblings don’t look very bright to me. And you know what, they actually are not bright. They turn on the allies too soon and make it easier for Dong Zhuo to take the Alliance down. The Yuan bros Sun Jian is the first victim. His troops get attacked by Dong Zhuo’s …
EPISODE 4 You know, aside from being cold and aloof, Guan Yu is also a secret badass. How badass? I’ll tell you. Warrior after warrior rides out to confront Hua Xiong, and none of them manages to stay alive for five seconds after the challenge. The “report!!” guy keeps having to run in and interrupt …
EPISODE 3 Oh s**t, they just murdered an entire house of innocent people, Cao Cao and Chen Gong. While Chen Gong flips and yells, Cao Cao tells him to shut up and just flee already. While the horror of what they’ve done still has not set in, they run into Cao Cao’s uncle Lu Boshe …
Yes, I know no one wants to be here, but hey, you’ve all made it this far. EPISODE 66 -70 First of all, props to Ning Yi and Ning Qi for making it look like my computer screen is cracking open when they cry over their moms’ deaths. Yes, both of their mothers die in …
EPISODE 2 RECAP The next day, the court officials go to work, giddy and excited because they all believe Cao Cao has gotten rid of Dongzhuo. But their dream is cut short when Dong Zhuo walks into the hall. The poor guys, I’m sure they were getting confetti and balloons out to celebrate and everything. …
EPISODE 61 – 65 RECAPS There are a lot of moments in these episodes where you’re just not sure whether these guys are starting to like Feng Zhiwei romantically or not. They just keep giving her looks. It’s all very confusing. Yuan Hong is really good with the “you’ve got my attention” look, though. Onto …
Welcome to the first recap of Three Kingdoms (2010). This drama may not be historically accurate or faithful to the original novel, but it’s certainly a masterpiece storytelling-wise. A few quick words before we begin. If you are looking for detailed recaps with in-depth analyses about this period of time, these posts are probably not it. …
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 …