February 28, 2020

Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre | Review

Heavenly Sword And Dragon Slaying Sabre
A wuxia and a romance
Notable Actors/Actresses
Chen Yu Qi: Zhao Min
Zeng Shun Xi: Zhang Wu Ji
Zhu Xu Dan: Zhou Zhi Ruo
Lin Yu Shen: Yang Xiao
Director
Chinese Title:
倚天屠龍記
GenresWuxiaRomance
NetworkTencent Video
Year2019
Episodes: 50


Cast


Zhang Wu Ji
Zhao Min
Zhou Zhi Ruo
Zhang Chao Ren:
Song Qing Shu

Lin Yu Shen:
Yang Xiao
Cao Xi Yue:
Yin Li
Kathy Chow:
Abbess Mie Jue
(Emei Sect Leader)
Zong Feng Yan:
Fan Yao

Hei Zi:
Xie Xun
Yang Ming Na:
Dai Qi Si
Chen Xin Yu:
Yin Su Su
Xu Ya Ting:
Xiao Zhao
Sun An Ke:
Yang Bu Hui
Wang De Shun:
Zhang San Feng
Louis Fan:
Cheng Kun
Han Hao Lin:
Zhang Wu Ji (young)


Romance Recap

[Ep21] Zhang Wu Ji is owning everyone.
The fight sequence starting from this episode is so fun to watch.
[Ep33] Crazy girl. Zhao Min bites him and leaves a mark of her on him forever.
[Ep34] I love how brave and mischievous Zhao Min is
She'll casually hold his hand and tease Wu Ji
She'll plunge a sword through herself just to kill the person behind her
[Ep35] He gives her the fruit first (before any other lady) and wipes it extra clean for her
[Ep38] She’s so good at lying and he’s so bad at deciphering them.
He loves her but distrusts her. Poor girl.
[Ep39] She crashes their wedding 💪
[Ep44] Unconditional trust and their love sealed with a kiss
[Ep49] Reunited ♥️ He knew she was the one with the lantern beside him.
I would have never thought that combing one's eyebrows could be so romantic
[Ep50] This ending scared me. I almost thought I wasn’t going get a happy one

Remarks

Another notable arc was Yang Xiao's bittersweet love story. He's such a sweet dad and so loyal to Wu Ji. Her daughter's love story on the other hand was so creepy.

Overall:  I remember waiting each week for the episodes to be released and be satisfied with how fast the plot kept moving. This set of cast brought new life to this story. I love Wu Ji's trusty group of wing men (especially Yang Xiao) who went from being enemies to frenemies to true buddies. 

Looooove the romance in this but it does take a while to get there. The first few episodes were ridiculously hilarious – more ridiculous than hilarious. I don’t know if it was being sarcastically funny or overly serious but it got the setup done rather quickly. After Wu Ji was born, I was sold on this drama and his journey to save the martial arts universe and to find his one true love.

Rating5/5 ♥♥

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