Dine With Love (陪你一起好好吃饭) is indeed a nice surprise for a romance drama. Frankly speaking, I didn't expect it to be good. I was expecting it to be just another average rom-com together with all the tropes that we have watched countless times. Well, the tropes are there but the execution put this drama above the bland and ordinary. It has a 16-episode format but each episode is … [Read more...] about Dine With Love Review
The Oath Of Love Review
I think many Chinese drama fans have been waiting for The Oath Of Love (余生，请多指教) to be screened for quite some time. If I'm not mistaken, its airing date had been postponed once or twice before this. While I'm not a big fan of the leads, I also can't help but joined in the anticipation of a great drama. But all I knew about the story before I started watching is that the male … [Read more...] about The Oath Of Love Review
Royal Feast Review
Royal Feast (尚食) is a much anticipated historical Chinese drama starring Xu Kai and Wu Jin Yan. In fact, I was also looking forward to it but with a certain degree of trepidation that it might be a big bore. After all, the title seems to suggest that it is all about luxurious food and sumptuous banquets and the inevitable palace politics that come with it. But it does evoke … [Read more...] about Royal Feast Review
Hello, The Sharpshooter Review
When I saw that Hello, The Sharpshooter (你好, 神枪手) is 40 episodes long, it really made me think twice if I should give this a shot. My first instinct told me that it would be a drag. After all, if you have watched enough of Chinese dramas, you would know how common it is for them to stretch on longer than necessary even when the plot is pretty simple. So, I started this with … [Read more...] about Hello, The Sharpshooter Review
Memory Of Encaustic Tile Review
Memory Of Encaustic Tile (昔有琉璃瓦) struck me as a nostalgic drama and it has been some time since I watched one. Thus, I thought why not and decided to just dive in without expecting much. Frankly speaking, this kind of drama has always appeared similar and predictable to me but they can still be interesting with proper plot execution. Whether this one managed to secure my vote … [Read more...] about Memory Of Encaustic Tile Review