I watched Blood River (暗河传) because it is related to 2 other dramas that I have sat through earlier. There are some common characters and names mentioned in all 3 dramas because they are parts of a long saga that spans across 2 generations. The overall feel of each drama may be different but there is a loose connection running through all of them. I say loose because each drama … [Read more...] about Blood River Review
Wuxia
The Journey Of Legend Review
The Journey Of Legend (赴山海) debuted with such high expectations but the overall feedback doesn't seem to match the initial excitement. Hence, I can't help but to watch it myself to find out if it is as bad as some critics have portrayed it to be. Moreover, I really don't mind watching another Cheng Yi drama. It did take me a while to complete the whole drama and I think I can … [Read more...] about The Journey Of Legend Review
Dashing Youth Review
I watched Dashing Youth (少年白马醉春风 / Shao Nian Bai Ma Zui Chun Feng) because it is a prequel to The Blood Of Youth which has garnered largely postiive reviews. Because there is a connection between the 2 titles, I decided to give the prequel a try. But you don't have to watch both to understand the story. Both dramas are independent of each other as the stories focus on different … [Read more...] about Dashing Youth Review
The Ingenious One Review
I watched The Ingenious One (云襄传) with the expectation that the main character is someone intelligent and creative in problem-solving. Well, the title seems to point in that direction. I have to say that the expectation is not far off the mark but it also doesn't necessarily mean that the whole plot is superb. There are some things that are not so ingenious after all and it … [Read more...] about The Ingenious One Review
The Blood Of Youth Review
The Blood Of Youth (少年歌行 / Shao Nian Ge Xing) is a wuxia drama and it is not often that one can really get a top notch production for this genre. But it has been garnering pretty good reviews generally which made me looked forward to watching it. It is adapted from a martial arts novel by Zhou Mu Nan. Wuxia stories tend to be complicated due to the different sects and … [Read more...] about The Blood Of Youth Review