EPISODE 8

Very good episode. 3 very noticeable points in this series which I am sure we will all see throughout:-



1. Superman is really a no backbone limelight hogging monster who is more annoying than Concubine Tin. In fact I felt sick watching how she badmouthed Cheung Ping to get into the good books of the Empress Dowager who was clearly more concerned with Cheung Ping than this Superman whom I doubt she remembers at all. In fact the way she insulted her own mom and smiled when Cheung Ping got punished was too much. Her mom should have slapped her.



2. Cheung Ping is extremely perfect, extremely nice and therefore sickeningly wholesome. I still do not see any sign of intelligence in her, though she looks wimpy as ever. I like her but I dislike to show how great and nice she is Superman has to be doubly evil. That is sooooooo cliche of all such series.



3. The Emperor is pretty useless which is why the country is in turmoil. In the 1st episode he looks like a great father but he is a very weak man and therefore a weak king.



I saw also Ellesmere Choi as the son! A bit too old, why not find Gregory Lee, someone younger? So far I like Moses Chan in here though he's wimpy. The queen is scarily wimpy as well, she just threw herself onto Cheung Ping when Cheung Ping was punished for asking her father to see a dying Concubine Seung (who was dying of TB). She should have hold the stick and cry, taht would be more dramatic.



This episode had 4 great moments, all very touching;



1. When Concubine Seung died, the king holding her in his arms. Poor woman. It's not good to marry a king for very obvious reasons unless a modern monogamous king.



2. When Sai Hin saw Cheung Ping's ass all bloody (after being hit 30 times) he looked so sad and he asked "Who did this? Who did this?!" and the answer was the Empress Dowager. For a moment I thought he would dramatically run into the Empress Dowager's palace and start screaming at her for beating poor angelic Cheung Ping but nope, it was good to show him shutting up. What can you do right?



3. When Empress Dowager kept talking about Cheung Ping in front of evil Superman. It shows how little Empress Dowager remembers Chiu Yan.



and the best of all



4. Cheung Ping ran to see the King her father and she called, Your Majesty and he looked at her and asked curtly, "Who are you?" and she quietly replied "Cheung Ping". Bastard father!



Overall a very entertaining drama filled episode which is really pure drama, less logic. Charmaine's looks very pretty in here and Sonija frighteningly old when there are some real close ups. So far Sonija is quite ok but all she can is really pout and look wooden. And more dancing! Please chop off her legs! She can't dance at all, no passion in her delivery. Maybe suitable for Chiu Yan since she aimed to please not to better her art at dancing.



By the way my sister told me that Chiu Yan is a very lovely name and when i kept saying Superman she couldn't understand until well, she finally understood. I have more ...



Cheung Ping - Long Flat (a bit like Charmaine actually - ha ha ha)

Tin Fei - Flying Land (but could be Molesting Land)

Sing Hing - no need any translation because in Malaysia we have electrical shops called Seng Heng! So he's like electrical shop! But Michael Tong looks bored.



Anyway I like the direction of this series so I hope Cheung Ping gets better treatment. Luckily no more flashbacks and that dog.