List of Episode Reviews

CURRENT DRAMAS:

寂寞空庭春欲晚 CHRONICLES OF LIFE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |

芈月传 LEGEND OF MI YUE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 39, 40, 41, 42
43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55

FINISHED RECAPPED DRAMAS:

偏偏喜歡你 DESTINED TO LOVE YOU
1, 2 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 9, 10, 11, 12 | 13, 14, 15, 16  | 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 |
23, 24, 25 | 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS |
抓住彩虹的男人 THE CAGE OF LOVE
1 & 2 | 3 & 4 | 5 & 6 | 7 & 8 | 9 & 10 | 11 & 12 | 13 & 14 | 15 & 16 | 17 & 18 | 19 & 20 | 21 & 22 |
|23 & 24 | 25 & 26 | 27 & 28 | 29 & 30 & 31 | 32 & 33 & 34 |

錦繡緣華麗冒險 Cruel Romance
1 | 2  3, 4 | 5, 6 | 7, 8 | 9, 10 | 11, 12 | 13, 14 | 15, 16 | 17, 18 | 19, 20 |
| 21, 22 | 23, 24 | 25, 26 | 27, 28 | 29, 30 | 31, 32 | 33, 34 | 35, 36 |
| 37, 38 | 39, 40 ENDING | BOOK SUMMARY

相爱穿梭千年 Love Weaves Through a Millennium
1, 2, 3, 4 | 5, 6 | 7, 8 | 9, 10, 11, 12 | 13, 14, 15, 16 |
|17, 18 | 19, 20 | 21, 22, 23, 24 ENDING |

千金女賊 The Lady and the Liar
1, 2 | 3, 4 | 5, 6 | 7, 8, 9, 10 | 11, 12, 13 | 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 | 19, 20 |
| 21, 22 | 23, 24 | 25, 26 | 27, 28 |
29, 30 | 31, 32 | 33, 34, 35, 36 | 37, 38 | 39, 40 | 41, 42 | 43, 44 |
|45, 46 ENDING |
ENDING SPOILERS (alternative ending)
LINK TO DELETED SCENES

武媚娘傳奇 Empress of China:
1 | 2, 3 | 4 | 5, 6 | 7, 8, 9 | 10, 11, 12 | 13, 14 | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 |
20, 21, 22, 23, 24 | 25, 26, 27, 28 | 29, 30, 31, 32 | 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 | 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 |
46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 | 60 (T) | 60 | 61, 62, 63 (T) |  63, 64, 65, 66 (T) |
 66, 67, 68 | 69, 70, 71 | 72 (T) | 72, 73 (T) | 73, 74 (T) | 74, 75, 76, 77 (T) |77, 78, 79, 80 (T) |
80, 81, 82, 83 (T) | 83, 84, 85, 86 (T) | 86, 87, 88, 89 | 90 (T) | 90, 91 (T) | 91, 92, 93 (T) | 93, 94, 95 (T) | 95, 96 ENDING

DROPPED DRAMAS:

大漢情緣之雲中歌 SONG IN THE CLOUDS
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | SPOILERS/WHY IT WAS DROPPED

兩生花 THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE (this one is fucking terrible)
1, 2, 3, 4 | 5, 6, 7, 8 | 9, 10, 11, 12 | 13 – 24 COMMENTARY (HIGHLIGHTS ONLY) |

花千骨 THE JOURNEY OF FLOWER
1

蘭陵王 Prince of Lan Ling
1 (Stopped reviewing because of the amount of times that I watched it…)

40 thoughts on “List of Episode Reviews”

  3. Kiyu says:
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    Just finished watching, I cried so hard when emperor died. I thought despite him not trusting her, it is understandable (as she did lie about gao yang), and it was cruel of her to tell him that she never forgot about li shi min, that was really cruel of her. If you think about it he has given up more for her.

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    • vawsbu says:
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      I think some of the stuff she has caused herself… I think they make her into a very sacrificial character. If she had only told him that GaoYang was the real person that killed her daughter and caused the miscarriage, he would understand her… I think it was very cruel of her to tell him that too, but I think there was a purpose (there’s always a purpose I guess), to make him hate her or something, but I don’t understand why too

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  4. Kiyu says:
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    If she told him why she killed gao yang then it would mean she knew empress wang was innocent. I think empress wu is just annoyed that emperor wouldn’t speak to her cos of Ming yue’s death, she is annoyed that emperor not trust her so she threw him hateful words. It was so cruel I can’t get over it. I was hoping in the end she would tell him that she loves him before he died. Till the end he still loves her deeply.

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    • Gudjang says:
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      After all episodes, being Mei Niang is so bad.
      She did all to help country, to help her family and many people.
      But she always gets misunderstanding situation or hate words …

      One thing we learn is … Do not break the promise!!!!
      Po po… You are the most cruel!!!!

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    • deerlee says:
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      I know! I wondered if her feelings towards him have changed or something to say something like that and i wonder if its true. Li shi min was her first love and she only started with li zhi for revenge..

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  5. Kiyu says:
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    Well how I see it, she does love li zhi. He was the last person shown during her flashbacks. She only said those spiteful things because he didn’t trust her, she said she would of killed Ming yue anyways (I doubt it) as she couldn’t even look when Ming yue drank the poison. Li zhi believed her to be that kind of person, to be swayed easily and think his wife can do such things. If I was empress wu I would of said the same thing back and tell him to believe what he wants. She’s basically saying think what you want I don’t give a crap anymore. But I’m very unhappy with the ending. I find issues have not been resolved.

    Correct me if I’m wrong, my mandarin isn’t that good but did she think for a moment that the emperor had an edict for her to die with him after his death? Because she seemed a bit shocked when the edict said she can still govern until the prince is capable?

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    • Gudjang says:
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      I think she did’ think Li Zhi will give her throne, so when she know from edict, she is shocked. I means Li Zhi loves her so much.
      And I think she feel guilty that she never said she loves him.
      It doesn’t mean she not love Li Shi Men but after all happened, she knows Li Zhi takes care her well(compare with others).

      Correct me if I am wrong
      PS. I love first part of Empress of China more(when she was young)

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      • vawsbu says:
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        PS. Still writing 46-59! The youtube version I was using gotten deleted but the maplestage version has different numbered episodes so I’m just going to do one big post instead of separating the episodes 🙂

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    • vawsbu says:
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      I think so… I think that she thought that until they had that moment in front of the fireworks. I think they were all shocked from that edict because making a woman a regent is very uncommon

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    • A says:
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      Yes, she did think that the emperor agreed to have her die with him (as far as I could tell and remember). Someone gave her his writing (I think) which said that he granted special permission for her to be buried with him, and she interpreted that as him granting her son’s request. He later mentions that he hoped to someday be buried with her (the wording heavily implies he means in the far future) while they are watching fireworks and seems to know she thought differently. It wasn’t until his funeral is it confirmed that he knew all along she asked the general for help and misinterpreted his words, but didn’t say anything about it and just handed his last edict to the general and saved her from death. Isn’t that sad?

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  7. Banana says:
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    I have watched this drama but I don’t really understand some episodes and something. How much older Mei Niang was than LiZhi? And why Mei Niang didn’t admit that she loves Li Zhi and after his death she was repented? It was so sad that they didn’t had kissing scenes ‘EVEN Li Zhi and Ming yue had aahrg >:{!! Did Li Zhi know at the end that Man Yue killed his son?

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  10. kaitoujeanne says:
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    You have thoroughly cracked me up with all your recaps. I stumbled across your blog yesterday and somehow can’t stop myself from reading your recaps and just died laughing the entire time. Thank you for the very very good laughs.

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  13. melmeimoi says:
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    Agree! you should watch the legend of zhen huan, i think that it’s a bit smarter and better executed than empress of china although unfortunately there are not hot guys !

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  14. Joanne says:
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    Omg,same here!! I’m watching “EOC” until episode 29 (TVB version) and can’t stand the storyline anymore and then happened to stumbled across your blog. Dude, reading your recaps make me feels that Empress of China wasn’t too bad after all…at least it make me laugh!!
    Btw, Legend of Zhen Huan is a must watch!! But if you haven’t watched Bubujingxin before then I will suggest watch BBJX first. Coz after Legend of Zhen Huan every historical period dramas seems blah…(IMHO).

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  15. dottie says:
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    Just completed viewing Empress of China (only 75 episodes in M’sia)? Loved tje drama series – with its impressive costumes, excellent cinematography and of course, the magnetic screen presence of Aarif Rahman & Fan Bing Bing – a most attractive pair of screen lovers by far! Hope to see more of Aarif & FBB in the near future. Hope also that EoC will win big awards @ international film festivals – Cannes, Asian etc.
    I do feel sad for the Emperor – having lost his brothers + sister and his own children are so blaaaah useless and even tried to bump him off – his disappointments in life but luckily he has Mei Niang supporting and comforting him throughout his life – even in his early years, she was always there for him … a real loving romance!
    The 50 episodes with the older emperor was a drag – the directors should have focused more on Mei Niang and the young emperor as a gradual build-up on her character as Empress of China. All in all, EoC is an impressive piece of creative artistic work. Congratulations!!

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  19. An Ning says:
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    Hi Deerlee!

    I recommend “Cuo Dian Yuan Yang” (no English title).

    The series star Qi Ji (evil but handsome :3 Japanese guy from “Cruel Romance”) and Zhao Li Ying as the two leads. The two of them are relationship goals, like seriously. When I’m in a bad or low mood, I watch my favourite scenes and instantly feel my spirits heighten.

    If you’re up for it, the second series “Xi Dian Yuan Yang” details the love lives of Qi Ji’s onscreen brothers. Song Yi from “The Disguiser” is part of this cast, as is Han Dong from “Sound of the Desert”.

    I understand you’ve got work and life going on. Das cool. Maybe one day you could give the series a try, or have a look at key OTP scenes on YouTube. I love it so much; I’ve seen both series twice.

    PS: Have you seen “You are my sisters”? I read your “Song in the Clouds” reviews (sass/10 bahaha) and gather you’re a fan of Hawick Lau? He’s in “Sisters”. He and his leading lady are also couple goals. All that banter and spice XDDD

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  20. Dee says:
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    Hi Deerlee!
    I just discovered your blog and I think it’s great 🙂
    Would you be open to discussing a potential partnership? I work at Viki, an online video streaming site with several of the shows you’ve written about such as The Imperial Doctress and Chronicle of Life.
    From my end, I’m happy to share updates on shows you’re interested in and can find on Viki. Also, many times we receive items (posters, photos, DVDs, notebooks, etc.) that perhaps you’d like to giveaway to your readership during special events.
    Looking forward to hearing back,
    Dee

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    • deerlee says:
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      Hey Dee! I might be too late (haven’t checked this blog in a while) but I’m looking to restart up this blog again. Feel free to reach out at a later time when I have everything up and running again.

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  21. Nolemire says:
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    Hello, You might like the Chinese Drama titled Perfect Couple starring Wallace Huo and Tiffany Tang. Your recaps for the drama would be funnier then the drama! Love your recaps!

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  23. Nana says:
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    Hello, I just randomly stumpled upon your blog when I was looking for information on The Legend of Mi Yue, and I really love your recaps! Especially because I’m having trouble in finding episodes with decent subtitles.
    I was therefore wondering if you just gave up on the show or if you are planning on writing more recaps of the drama?

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  24. Jo Zupman says:
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    I just started The Princess of Weiyoung. Your blog has been really helpful for when I am confused about characters, Thank You! One thing I am not enjoying is the lack of a strong woman lead, for example, I am on episode 5 and the main woman has been saved three times by the same man plus at least once by someone else. Would anyone be able to suggest a show just like this one but one with a stronger lead woman? I am loving the show besides that…

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  25. Lil76 says:
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    Thank you. I’ve just read your work about ‘Cruel Romance’ and I’m going to watch ‘Lady and the Liar’ thanks to you.
    About the same themes (Shanghaï, the 30s…), I have just finished ‘My legal Husband’ which I found on Youtube (very recent : April 2021). The beginning is very interesting but the ten last episodes were very long and sad…

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