Kill Me Love Me | Recap and Review

A psycho prince orders an assassin to assassinate himself.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Liu Xue Yi: Murong Jing He

Wu Jin Yan: Mei Lin

Director

Huang Wei Jie, Cheng Lu

Screenwriter

Wen Yan

Chinese Title

春花焰

Spring Flower Flame

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2024
Episodes: 17/32

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: 2/5

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In Blossom | Open Thread

A coroner-bride’s murder suspect is her groom, and she’s back to solve it.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Liu Xue Yi: Pan Yue

Ju Jing Yi: Yang Cai Wei / Shangguan Zhi

Director

Zhong Qing

Scriptwriter:

Yu Hai Lin, Zhong Jing

Chinese Title

花間令

Genres: Period, Romance, Mystery, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2024
Episodes: 32

Destined | Open Thread

A lady, who's so intelligent, is forced to marry an overindulged brat. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Bai Jing Ting: Gu Jiu Si

Song Yi: Liu Yu Ru

Director: 

Yin Tao

Scriptwriter: 

Bai Jin Jin (Author: Mo Shu Bai)

Chinese Title
長風渡

Genres: Period, Romance, Comedy, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 40

The Blood of Youth | Open Thread

A wealthy innkeeper meets a couple of poor fellas and off they go to settle the battle for the throne. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Hong Yi: Xiao Se / Xiao Chu He

Liu Xue Yi: Wu Xin

Ao Rui Peng: Lei Wu Jie

Director: 

Yin Tao

Screenwriter

Zhou Mu Nan (author)

Chinese Title
少年歌行

The Journey of Adolescence

Genres: Wuxia, Slight Romance, Slight Romance, Palace, Team, Comedy

Network: Youku

Year: 2022
Episodes: 40

Love at Night | Recap and Review

A drunken night leads to a blossoming office romance
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Yu Xi: Xu Qing You

Liu Xue Yi: Mo Ling Ze 

Director: 

Lin Yi

Chinese Title 

夜色暗涌时 

When Night Falls

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video, MangoTV

Year: 2021
Episodes: 30

Ep1-17:

Recapper: flash2351

Recap Grade: A 
First Impression: 3.5/5

Ep18-30:

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: C/D

Pandora's Box | Recap and Review

A serial murder by a mind controller. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Rui: Li Tian

Joseph Chang: Fu Bu Jie / Reporter 

Liu Xue Yi: Li Xiu Fu

Michael Miu: Yamazaki Daisho / Shan Qi Da Chang / Detective
Chinese Title
天目危機

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Suspense

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2021
Episodes: 12

Recap Grade: A/B
First Impression: N/A

Ancient Love Poetry | Recap and Review

A goddess and a god in love for over 60,000 years. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Dong Yu: Shang Gu / Hou Chi

Xu Kai: Bai Jue / Bo Xuan / Qing Mu

Director: 

Yin Tao, Li Cai

Scriptwriter: 

Rao Jun (Author: Xing Ling)

Chinese Title
千古玦塵

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2021
Episodes: 49

Recap Grade: B → A

First Impression: 2.49/5

Love and Redemption | Micro Recaps and OSTs

Full Recaps are here. This is only a Micro Recap focusing on ChuYu couple.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Yi: Yu Si Feng

Yuan Bing Yan: Chu Xuan Ji

Zhang Yu Xi: Chu Ling Long

Director: 

Yin Tao 

Scriptwriter: 

Liu Fang

Chinese Title
琉璃

Genres: Xianxia, Romance 

Network: Youku, MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 59

Love and Redemption | Recap and Review

A man, who is prohibited to love, falls for a girl, who of all people, doesn't know how to love.  

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Yi: Yu Si Feng

Yuan Bing Yan: Chu Xuan Ji

Liu Xue Yi: Hao Chen

Zhang Yu Xi: Chu Ling Long

Director: 

Yin Tao, Mai Guan Zhi

Scriptwriter: 

Liu Fang

Chinese Title
琉璃

Genres: Xianxia, Romance 

Network: Youku, MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 59

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 4/5

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Autumn Cicada | Recap and Review

A nationalistic man who's secretly operating under the enemy's military police.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Ren Jia Lun: Ye Chong
Li Man: He Ying
Chinese Title
秋蟬

Genres: Era, Slight Romance, Suspense

Network: iQIYI, Tencent Video, Youku, MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 8/51
First Impression: N/A

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