Instead, better get a mixed bag.It takes a while to say the title (从前有座灵剑山) and this series takes a while to get going, but its quirkiness shines through. Not everything new is good and not everything old is good. It's because there's always something new school to check out. I got into Chinese dramas for a long time but I've become a stranger to it. I'm Chinese by descent but I'm considered Filipino. Right now, I just do feel like a fish out of water. Sorry but I still feel that way even if she does deliver her piece. I feel Pinna is pretty much out-of-place with the casting. I mean, some Chinese beauties are beautiful and pale-skinned while others have a mix of East and West. I do feel the same thing for Vicki Zhao's involvement in Wuxia series because she has very mestiza features for a Chinese girl. It's the same way that I feel that Rin's actress in Gosei Sentai Dairanger (Natsuki Takahashi) was a beautiful fish out of water due to her having Caucasian features. Sure, some Chinese celebrities today are incredibly beautiful due to the East/West blending but Sandrine's Western features float out too much. She's a half-French beauty (father side) and her in a Wuxia drama feels out of place. Sometimes, I do feel like the lovely Sandrine Pinna (who got married six years ago to musician Ji Jia Song) feels out of place. Watching the first few episodes makes me see how Wang Lu must overcome his arrogance in order to develop. It's not like the typical goody-goody guy since for every good guy - there's always a bad guy underneath them. What makes it fun to watch is when we see overconfident and arrogant protagonists slowly develop away from their weaknesses. Not everyone starts out right, right? I was thinking of how Xu Kai's character as Wang Lu is a young genius who must overcome is arrogance and shamelessness. I think about the whole atypical hero thing. She is innocent and naive but is extremely skilled in cultivation. Guo Xiao Ting as Liu Li Immortal - A true descent disciple of Lingjian Mountain, under the guidance of Ao Guanhai.However, her martial skills are at the top. She is a nine-tailed fox whose body is sealed, thus making her unable to learn magical powers. Gao Yu Er as Feng Ling- Daughter of Feng Yin.He becomes close friends with Wang Lu, and is in love with Liu Li. He possesses the He (gentle wind and weak water) spiritual root. He hides his true identity and talent, and becomes an outer disciple of Lingjian Mountain. Zhu Yuan Bing as Hai Yunfan - Second prince of Yuntai Kingdom.She was in love with Ouyang Shang, but begins to fall for Wang Lu. Known for her shameless ways, she is often referred to as the embarrassment of Lingjian Mountain. She is beautiful but has a thick skin and a "poison" tongue. She possesses golden core cultivation, and a lower grade Yi (lower grade) za root. Sandrine Pinna as Wang Wu - Fifth elder of Lingjian Mountain, head of Wu Xiang Peak.He is knowledgeable and witty but is also shameless and arrogant. Xu Kai as Wang Lu - A young genius that possesses the spirit essence of the legendary Ouyang Shang, and the unique Yi (Kong) spiritual root.Here is the main cast of characters I will still try to get familiar as taken from this Wiki: But the feeling of familiarity is awfully gone after I'm watching newer Chinese or Taiwanese drama because I got more into South Korean and Japanese. I remembered how I watched Return of Condor Heroes (2006) and admiring how beautifully Crystal Liu (and I admit, I lusted after her a lot watching it) could cry. I remembered watching dark and serious edgy Wuxia series. Also, it's a Wuxia comedy which might be a nice change of pace. In this case, I'd probably just do random updates about this show. If I start to watch a series on its day of broadcast and followed it up weekly - I'd be willing to write episode summaries. I won't be making episode reviews of this ongoing series either. So, the Condor Trilogy is the Xianxia type of Wuxia novel. Xianxia is Wuxia mixed with all the magical elements. Yes, it's Wuxia but there's the subgenre known as Xianxia. Here's the plot as Netflix would describe it:Īs the nine continents face a crisis, a young disciple joins the Spirit Blade sect and comes under the tutelage of a temperamental sage. But the beauty of Internet TV is that you can watch shows at their own pace, right? I'd hate to have this show aired by either ABS-CBN or GMA-7. It started on November 12, 2019, so I missed a lot of weeks already. The series is destined to last until December 21, 2019. I was watching some Vagabond and I feel it needs either a second season or a movie finale. I think I might give Once Upon a time in Lingjian Mountain a shot. Right now, I decided to try to watch some other new school stuff on Netflix or go from 2018 and backwards with other new stuff.
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