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7.4/10 Stars: A refreshing tale of rags to riches that didn't stop long enough to smell the roses of romance along the way.

Title: Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin (2017) Platform: Youtube (free) MDL & Douban Rating: 8.6 & 8.5 Genre: Period Political Wuxia (some brief splashes of romance) Episode Count: 50 Last Episode Watched: 34 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood (battle sequences) Starring: Huang Xiao Ming (Winter Begonia) Liu Hao Run (Novoland: Eagle Flag) Zhang Hui Wen (Legend of Fei) Tong Li Ya (Fearless Blood) Wu Hao Chen (Swords into Plowshares) Cast F

6.75/10 Stars: A Masquerade (2012) and Prince and the Pauper retelling that nails the duality of the role with an excellent performance by Yeo Jin Goo, but muddies the water with slow moving politics and a need to be beholden to the original storyline.

5.3/10 Stars: An adaptation of the famous legend of On Dal that was beset by production issues of mythic proportion.

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