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Where to start with Shuttle Love Millennium? I started to do episode reviews but fell off once I started skipping through a lot of the episodes (oops, that's probably a bad sign!) I loved the cinematography and little quirks, but really could not stand some of the characters. Overall, a large bag of mixed feelings with this one.… Continue reading Drama Review: Shuttle Love Millennium
This episode is full of cute fluff, a change from the heavier plot content and tears of the previous few episodes. It's a nice change, and something that the drama does very well. Recap While Zhi Gang and Wang Lin discuss the universe, we see that Qi Long has been saved by one of Wang's… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 14)
Our leading men can never stay in the time period they're supposed to be from for long. In this episode, we first get a quick resolution to that killer cliffhanger from the previous episode, more time travel mysteries are revealed, and the plot thickens... Recap Last we saw, a bomb had just gone off and Zhi… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 13)
We finally get to some plot as our heroes are returned to their respective timelines. This episode actually flies by quite quickly compared to some of the previous ones thanks to some extreme plot developments, and Zhi Gang finds out just how much havoc Qi Long has wreaked on his life. Recap Instead of accepting… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 12)
In this episode of Shuttle Love Millennium, our heroes are still stuck in the wrong time period. We learn more about the sequence of events in the past and get some answers to time travel, but the episode is very bogged down by tears. Recap We last left off with Zhi Gang and Wang Lin viewing… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 11)
We get a lot of flashbacks in this episode, and some past mysteries are solved. Recap Zi Yi is captured by the Yellow Gang, who terrorize her a bit. The boss crony (Jiang Shi Kai) treats her with respect, but in a slightly creepy way. But Qi Long comes in to mess things up, bringing… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 10)
Wow, things have escalated and just got much more exciting. Recap In 2016 Shanghai, Zhi Gang asks Wang Lin to help him go find Qi Long's grandmother, thinking that she holds the key to figuring out why he is going back and forth. In 1936, Qi Long figures out that it's the wine that is… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 8)
No picture for this episode, but things start to pick up in terms of actual plot in Shuttle Love Millennium. Recap Qi Long happens to drive by the storefront for the dumpling stand he had once advised. Happy to see that the owner took his advice on the dumplings, he buys some to bring to grandma.… Continue reading Quick Recap: Shuttle Love Millennium (Ep. 7)
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)
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