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8/10 Stars: A quiet, non-romance mystery told in two timelines, with an ensemble of ancient avengers who assemble to take down a Harvey Weinstein wannabe in a man bun in an absolutely devastating quest for impossible justice.

8/10 Stars: A Ming Dynasty Bachelorette where the winner not only gets a rose, but a big ol' tea farm in a romance starring a feirce FL and a loyal ML, whose love story took the backseat to an engrossing fight for the family throne.

8/10 Stars: A Dream of Splendor is loosely based on the 13th century Yuan dynasty play, Zhao Pan'er Fenguye Jiu Feng Chen, by Guan Hanqing. The play explores the prevailing Caste System of the Song Dynasty through three independent women trying carve out a life for themselves under its yoke...

8.5/10: One part comedy, one part dire straits, one part swoony romance.

8.75/10: A slice of life romance with a melancholy, fairy tale feel.

8.75/10 Stars: A mystery that cloaks itself in horror for the first few episodes, but then reveals itself to be a brilliant metaphor when it steps into the light.

8.45/10 Stars: A more modern Wuxia the dives into action, politics, and romance with a couple on equal footing that lacked chemistry, but made up for it with devotion and an opposites attract dynamic.

8.9/10 Stars: A wholesome exploration of family, first love, and accepting who you are in a timeless (lol) tale that took a few episodes to hook me.

8.5/10 Stars: A green flag, committed ML and a clever FL fall in love in a story of rebirth, revenge, and solving cases to save the kingdom.

8.5/10 Stars: A dying man seeks revenge, in a Count of Monte Cristo-esque chess game for justice.

8.6/10 Stars: A twisty tale of revenge and the pursuit of justice with top tier casting, sets, costuming, and an afterthought of a romance.

8.6/10 Stars: An addictive, gothic romance with layers upon layers of scheming and betrayal.

8.2/5 Stars: Eun Chae Ni’s heart is failing, and to add insult to injury, she is flat broke. Determined to spend her waning time on earth abroad, she convinces her two friends to stage her kidnapping in hopes of pocketing the ransom money. However, it gets real awkward when she accidentally dies. And then wakes up...

8/10 Stars: An artificially sweetened period idol drama, Pursuit of Jade is flawed in its aesthetic flawlessness, that through no fault of its own, finds itself the recipient of both praise and criticism in response to overhyped internet fandom, reigning as the most thoroughly produced and popular drama of the year.

8.2/10 Stars: An amnesiac and his childhood crush join in platonic matrimony for government benefits in a love story set against the rosy (lolz) backdrop of the Cultural Revolution.