Genre: Romance, Wuxia
Episodes: 41
Cast:Chen Zi Han, Liu Yi Fei, Huang Xiao Ming, Yang Mi, Jessey Meng
"Adapted from the novel by Jinyong (aka Louis Cha). This is a sequel to Legend of Condor Heroes and a prequel of sorts to Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre. The story concerns the adventures of Yang Guo, an orphaned boy in a mid-13th Century China. From his humble beginnings, the street wise Yang Guo gets passed around from one prestigious master to another but none of them will teach him any kung fu. While escaping from a tortured experience under Quan Zhen Sect's Zhao Zhi Jing, he meets Xiao Long Nu, the girl who will become his kung fu master and eventually the love of his life."
Gorgeous, it is absolutely gorgeous. It starts out with the most beautiful opening I've ever seen in a Chinese drama. The opening music is chilling and goes perfectly with the bittersweet clips of the series. I think this is one of my favorite stories just because of how beautiful it is. It is also very amusing and romantic. I have to agree with another viewer when she said it was "cheesy". I believe 1/10th of the drama was scenes of the couple staring lovingly at each other. There were times when I burst into laughter because it was so cheesy.
Although pretty, this drama is not without faults. I really have to pick on how bad the parenting in this drama is. I mean, have you watched this drama before? The couple cares for a child temporarily, and they are going around fighting people with the child in their arms. The actors are so concerned with the action sequences, that they forget that they need to act like the rolled up blanket has a baby in it. The baby gets whip lashed over and over again. It gets kicked, dropped, and left unattended for hours at a time. The characters don't even spend the time thinking about how they are going to feed the child. Seriously, what the...? I'm surprised that the child didn't end up stupid like Guo Jing after all that shaking. In fact, I'm surprised that the child even survived, to tell you the truth. Haven't they ever heard of Shaken baby syndrome? Don't try that at home.
I also have to point out that Yang Guo as a young teen played by Huang Xiao Ming looks extremely creepy. When they first introduce the teenage Yang Guo, Guo'er is still very immature. The way he stares at "GuGu" is just creepy. He really looked like a pervert. I kind of think they should have used a third actor for the time when he was still a teen. His age when they filmed this just doesn't go very well with a young teenage character.
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