Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

Drama Llama Perhaps one reason some Wuxia series are hard-to-watch is because of the length. Love and Redemption is longer than Return of Condor Heroes (2006) by 18 more episodes. I guess the popularity of the series caused an extension - which for me did create some useless fillers such as Wu Tong's "must do it with Ling Long" getting extended for too long. Though, Princess Weiyoung was five episodes shorter than this one. So, back on track, I didn't expect myself to enjoy it due to the length. It was quite enjoyable actually and true to its title. It's all about love and redemption. There will be spoilers so avert your eyes if you haven't watched it. Yes, spoilers! It's a happy ending!  The series does have some unique twists. King Bailin was too obsessed with maintaining order that he becomes what nearly becomes the main antagonist. It also turns out that the War God was also Rahu Ketu (the Mosha Star) was from whom the War God was born. I find it still...

So far, I've seen up to 40 episodes of Love and Redemption . As said, don't expect episode reviews from me all the time. I guess watching this Xianxia (Immortal Hero) series has distracted me away from Kamen Rider Saber (which I'm watching at my own pace now). How is this series going on? The forbidden love trope goes with the history of the sects - Shaoyang Sect, Lize Palace, and the ever-mysterious Sky Hall. Sky Hall's main leader is the Lize Palace's deputy chief who seeks nothing more than power. The Lize Palace is composed of Golden Red Birds. In Japan, they would be considered Boumas.    I could talk about the unfolding mysteries of the Lize Palace and the Sky Hall. It turns out that members of Lize Palace are forbidden to marry. However, its current chieftain (who eventually dies off) is the father of the main hero Sifeng. Sifeng is a hanyo - the result of the union between a Bouma and a human being. Sifeng achieves the status of a Nagare Bouma because of his...

It really would be a good time to tell it's not love but lust to this creepy subplot. Wu Tong, the Northern Superintendant of the Sky Hall organization. I guess it's only normal to put villainous crushes which are usually based on lust than love. Wu Tong has the hots for the rather attractive Chu Ling Long. Just thinking of the attraction is really creepy. I'm less than halfway into the series Love and Redemption and I can tell that this subplot is everything that the title, isn't. Unlike Si Feng and Xuan Ji -- the very motive that holds Wu Tong to desire Ling Long seems to border mostly on the PHYSICAL.  The earlier episodes really show just how creepy Wu Tong is. Chaining Ling Long to his bed like she's a sex slave is one thing. I don't blame Ling Long for attempting to kill him. I mean, would Ling Long want to carry an unwanted child fathered by Wu Tong? The whole lust-driven Wu Tong does get mad when Ling Long is lost. Later, Wu Tong requests a spirit soon t...

I haven't watched any of the martial arts flicks in ancient times for some time. The last one I tried watching was Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain . Now, I was simply browsing through Netflix and felt I wanted another martial arts story with some romance. I could remember that I was fond of was Return of the Condor Heroes and the tragedy of Chinese Paladin . So, I decided to watch another star-crossed love story that features two sects and a forbidden romance. The plot goes back to a thousand years before in the war between the Celestials and the Asuras (Demons). The Star of Mosha is defeated by the Celestial God of War. A thousand years later would have the plot to revive the Star of Mosha. Meanwhile, the Li Ze Sect exists as an ascetic clan. The main hero, Yu Si Feng (Cheng Yi) falls in love with Chu Xuan Ji (Yuan Bing Yan) who is from the Shaoyang Sect and born without the six senses. The ascetic Li Ze clan does hold a dark secret about the clan leader and the leading man....