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In this episode, some of the mystery behind the body-switching is revealed, and my grandma theory is confirmed! Recap Angry about not finding his grandmother, Qi Long lashes out at Fei Fei's orphan friends in 1936 Shanghai. Meanwhile, in 2016 Shanghai, Zhi Gang is busy making his special tofu soup. Qi Long's grandma wakes up… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 6)
This episode made me really appreciate all the little parallels and nuances in 1936 and 2016 storylines. In some ways, you can think of the show as slow, because there aren't many juicy plot points (only hints of bad mystery guys), but thus far this series has done a nice job of focusing on tiny… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 5)
In this episode of Shuttle Love Millennium, both Qi Long and Zhi Gang start to become more familiar with and make steps toward accepting their place in their new time periods. Recap We start off with Zhi Gang attempting to cook, but he is mystified by how the electric stove refuses to be lit via match. Instead,… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 4)
While watching Shuttle Love Millennium (相爱穿梭千年貳：月光下的交换) I will be inconsistently posting some quick episode recaps and thoughts as I watch! In this episode of Shuttle Love Millennium, our two main guys, Sun Qi Long and Zhang Zhi Gang, finally come to terms with the reality of their time-switching situation, but neither of them really understand, nor… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (ep. 3)
A Smile is Beautiful (微微一笑很倾城) aka Love O2O and some other variations of how smiles can be beautiful and alluring, is the Chinese drama that took mainland China by storm this summer. I saw countless ads for it in the Beijing subway stations when I visited this past summer, just before it started airing. I'm probably part… Continue reading Dramas: A Smile is Beautiful
(Thanks Baidu for this cheerful picture of our main and secondary couple) Oops, I binge-watched another drama. I was a bit skeptical when I started watching Fifteen Years Waiting for Migratory Birds (wow, what a mouthful, I'll just call it Fifteen Years from here on out), since the acting seemed a bit forced and the present-day drama… Continue reading Drama Review: Fifteen Years Waiting for Migratory Birds (十五年等待候鸟)
Zhang Han & Zanilia Zhao So many mixed feelings about this drama. There has been a lot of hype about how it's so good, but I didn't feel it. It didn't have an immediate addictive hook, and I couldn't get emotionally invested in any of the characters, but both Shan Shan and the show have a… Continue reading Drama Review: Boss & Me (杉杉來了)
Puff Kuo and Jasper Liu Food! I love food, and food and cuteness were Pleasantly Surprised (aka Love Myself or You?) strong points. I really liked this one despite the ups and downs. Although it got very melodramatic, each dramatic plot arc never carried on for too long and was also resolved within an episode or two.… Continue reading Drama Review: Pleasantly Surprised (喜歡‧一個人)
Baron Chen and Megan Lai being all bromantic (or romantic?) in Bromance Oh, Bromance, how do I feel about you? In some ways, Bromance is so ground-breaking and beautifully executed in terms of chemistry, character development, relationship development, and concept. But in some ways it is also just completely ridiculous. Bromance, starring Baron Chen as Du Zi… Continue reading Drama Review: Bromance (愛上哥們)
Yang Yang, Chen Xiang For a show that had a lot of people and plotlines that I didn't really care for, The Whirlwind Girl (旋风少女) still ended up being strangely addicting and watchable. I wholeheartedly believe that is because of two people: Ruo Bai (Yang Yang) and Ting Hao (Chen Xiang). The Premise Enter: one girl,… Continue reading Drama Review: The Whirlwind Girl (旋风少女)
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