Sword and Fairy 4 | Open Thread

A legendary sword enmeshes a group of orphans to embark on a journey for their families.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Zhe Yuan: Yun Tian He

Ju Jing Yi: Han Ling Sha

Director

Yang Xuan, Huang Ye

Chinese Title

仙剑四

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 36 

The Four Episode 13 - 16

Just finished this week’s episodes of The Four and here’s the recap:

The Four Review (Episode 2 - 12)

Yes, I gave up on recapping this. If I were to continue recapping, I’d be too busy nitpicking and not enjoying the show. I’ll be frank, the acting’s way below par and the storyline…well it’s a bit too fluffy with no substance and too much CG. After the first few episodes I thought I was just going to check in and check out once in a while but I ended up not only being caught up, I also find myself thinking about it once in a while. I think I’m a little addicted – I mean additions are usually on the bad stuff, right? I’m actually a sucker for the romance between Leng Xue and Chu Li Mo and for the backdrop of four handsome guys spinning around – I mean fighting – and solving cases.

The Four Episode 1

My first exposure to The Four series was with the TVB version and I loved it. I’m delving into this one hoping it’ll be even better.  Don’t disappoint me!  Although I’m a bit wary of why this took so long to see the day of light when it was filmed ages ago. I’m hoping that having a longer shelf life means better quality and not the opposite. Did I jinx anything?

If I were to summarize episode one right here I’d say it was divided into two parts: the first chunk was purely to show off it`s CGI skills; the second part was dedicated to Janine Chang.