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The Legend of Shen Li (2024) Episodes 19-24
In the wider narrative of Heaven’s will and man’s freedom to choose, there’s a fascinating question that’s emerged. It’s been there in lurking in the…
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The Legend of Shen Li (2024) Episodes 13-18
Erratum: I apologize for misnaming Shen Li as Lord Bianci in the last couple of posts rather than Lord Bi Cang. From now onwards I should stick with…
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The Legend of Shen Li (2024) Episodes 9-12
It’s the way Lin Gengxin plays Xing Zhi. Aloof but not cold. Nonchalant but not indifferent. A very old soul but not past a bit of trickery. And…
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The Legend of Shen Li (2024) First Impressions
Episodes 1-8
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March 2024

In Blossom (2024) First Impressions
Episodes 1-10
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Drama Watch 25 March 2024
Doctor Slump, Queen of Tears, The Impossible Heir, Nothing Uncovered, In Blossom, The Legend of Shen Li
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Queen of Tears (2024) First Impressions
Early last week I caught a clip of Kim Soo-hyun killing a rampaging boar with a hunting rifle to protect Kim Ji-won. It piqued my curiosity at once and…
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Why We Tell Stories Part 7: Entanglements with Evil
Few things are more amusing in these douyin dramas than when the villains usually of the female Green Tea variety wail with crocodile tears streaming…
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Why We Tell Stories Part 6: The Contract Marriage -- Love Comes Later
Last weekend I caught a douyin drama that could be categorized as a workplace affair among other things. The male lead (Wang Chenpeng) is a commercial…
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Drama Watch March 2024
Amidst a Snowstorm of Love, Scent of Time, A Shop for Killers, The Killer Paradox, Dr Slump, The Impossible Heir
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Why We Tell Stories Part 5: Taming the Tyrant
Douyin dramas are notorious for proliferating the domineering/overbearing CEO 霸道总裁 trope and the first thing one concludes after weeks of watching is…
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February 2024

Why We Tell Stories Part 4: The Art of Forgetting and Remembering
Last night, a seemingly typical 5 years later, multiple births story caught my eye. A young mother of quadruplets … now the head of a powerful…
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