WheretheLegendBegins

What,when,whereandwhou2028ThisstoryisbaseonthethepartsintheveryfamousChinesenovelquot;TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomquot;.Thestoryfocusesononeofthekingdom,theCaofamily.AdaChoiplaysthecharacterYunFok,whoisareallifehistoricalperson.Duetoherintelligenceandherbeauty,everybodywantsher,includingCaoCao,CaoZhiandCaoPi.Also,becauseofsheiswaytooperfect,shehasaverytragicstory...StevenplaysCaoZhi,whoisaveryintelligencesonofCaoCao,butheiswaytookind,sothatCaoCaocouldnotgivehispowertoSteven,instead,hegiveshispowertotheoldestsonCaoPi(playedbyMoses).CaoPiismorecruelthantheothers,thatswhyCaoCaowantsAdatomarryCaoPitohelphim,andadvisehim.However,AdaandStevenweredeeplyinlove,butforStevensprotection,AdahadtomarryMosesinstead...Sonijaplaysthemostevilpersonyoucaneverimaging,shegetsjealousabouteverythingAdahas.ShethoughtAdaisalwaysontopofher.SonijaplaysmanytricksandfinallygotMosesattentionandsoonbecomesMosessecondwife.Later,SonijacausesmanypeoplesdeathandeventriestogetridofAda...Ithoughtthisseriesisprettyclosetothehistory,becauseIknowlotsofthecharacters,andlotsofthesmallstoriesinhere,itremindsmealotsofthingsrelatedtoquot;TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomquot;,whichismyfavoriteChineseclassicalnovel.THEFACTORSu2028-HateFactoru2028Letsstartwiththecharacteryouwillhatetothebone:SonijaKwoksKwokHsuanu2028Thisisabouttheworstcharacteryoucaneverimaging!KwokHsuanisnotonlyevil,sheisalsocruel,ugly,andstupid!Firstofall,shelikeSteven,butStevenrejectedherbecauseStevenisinlovewithAda.KwokHsuangetsreallyjealousandmad,andtriestogetthesecondbrothersattention.However,thesecondbrotherfallinginlovewithsomeoneelse.Later,KwokHsanstartedtogetMosesattention,andusestrickstomarryMosesandbecomeshissecondwife.KwokHsuancausedmanypeoplesdeath,suchastheprostituteXiXi,Stevenswife,Stevensteacher,andAda.Ithinkherendingiswaytoonice,sheshouldsufferalotmorethanjustillness.Second,thefamousevilguyfromthehistory,SimaYiu2028Youmighthatethischaracterverymuch,becausehebasicallychangedMoses,andmakeshimbecomeverycruel.However,SimaYihimselfisnotascruelasKwokHsuan,heisjustveryambition,hewantstohelpMosesbecometheking,sothathecaneasilytakeover.IdidntthinkhewasthatbadwhenIreadquot;TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomquot;,butinthisseries,youwillhatethischaracterbecauseofhisambition.Intherealhistory,hissonSimaZhaoisthemoreevilone.-LoveFactoru2028AdaChoiu2028IthinkAdagaveherbestperformancesinthisseries!However,hercharacterissuchatragic(youwillknowwhywhenyoureadfurther).IthinkAdaisthebestatplayingtragiccharacters,becauseshecancryreallywell!Haveyounoticemostofhercharactersarereallytragic?And,thepeoplearoundhercharacterismostlikelytoturnevil!Forexample,LouisKooinATEII,NickCheunginSecretoftheHeartandinthisseries,itisSonijaKwok.PoorAda,shehastofacealltheseterriblefacts!StevenMau2028StevenMawasreallygoodinthisseriesaswell.Hischaracterisalsoverytragicbecauseheistookindandtoosmart,justlikeAda.IdidntlikeStevenMabefore,butafterthisseries,Iwillstarttopaymoreattentiontohim,becausehecanactandcryreallywell.-PityFactoru2028Toallthecharacterswhodiedinthisseries,thisisthesectioncontributedtoyou...u2028Therearelotsofpityfactorsandlotsofemotionalscenesinthisstory,especiallytowardstheend,thecharactersstartedtodieoneafteranother.LetsbeginwiththeprostituteXiXi(playedbyKeiKwanGu)u2028Atthebeginning,CaoCaosfirstwifedidnotlikeAdaatall,sosheboughtthisverybeautifulandtalentedprostitutenamedXIXIThefirstwifeplanstouseXIXItogetCaoCaosattention,sothatAdawillbeignored.However,XIXIandAdabecomesgreatfriends.XIXIhasaverygoodvoice,butshealsohasanillnessthatcoulddestroyhervoice.So,shetriedtoprotecthervoicereallywell.ThatswhysheoftenrejectedCaoCaoandrefusestosingtohim,thatmakesCaoCaoreallymad.SonijausesthischancetoletsomebodyelsetolearnfromXIXIandtriestoreplaceXIXISo,CaoCaokilledXIXisvoicebecausehefeltXIXIisnotusefulanymore!PoorXIXI,herlifeisdependsonhervoice,nowhervoiceisgone,soshesuicide!ThesecondcharacterwhodiedisYangSuou2028YangSuiisaveryfamousperson,hisdeathisreallyfamous,too.Heisveryintelligence,hecanguestwhatCaoCaoisthinking,andheisalwaysright.However,becauseofhisintelligence,CaoCaowantshimdead,andtheexcuseCaoCaousedwasthechickenribs,thatswhyitmakesYangSuosdeathreallyfamous.Poorguy,heistoosmart,buthediedbecauseofthechickenribs!Ok,hereiswhathappens:thereisonce,CaoCaodidnotwanttofightinthewar,soheusesquot;chickenribsquot;ashismilitaryorder.YangSuoknewCaoCaowillnotfightthewar,becauseofhismilitaryorder.(Thechickenribstasteisnottatgreatwhenyoueatit,butifyouthrowitaway,youwillfeelpity,inthiscase,CaoCaowasnotsureifhewantstofightthewarornot,soheuseschickenribsashisorder.)YangSuoknewaboutCaoCaosthinkingsohetellsothersdonthavetogetreadyforthewar,thatmakesCaoCaoreallymad,andheusesthatexcusetokillhim!ThethirdoneisStevenswifeCuiFoku2028Youwillprobablynotenjoythischaracteratthebeginning,becausesheisnotthatnice.But,aftershemarriedtoSteven,shechangedalittle.CuiFoklovesStevenverymuch,andshewantshimtobecometheking,soheruncleandherstartedtohelpStevenbybuildingrelationshipswiththeemperorsofficers.Becauseofthat,CaoCaokilledher...Poorgirl,shecompletelychangedtoabetterwomanaftershemarriedtoSteven,andshewantstospenttherestofherlifewithhimandsupporthim,butbecauseofthat,shedied!ThefourthoneisStevensteacheru2028Heisalsoaverysmartperson,alsothebestfriendofCaoCao.HoweverhegotkilledbySimaYi,whodonotallowhimtoexist,becauseStevensteacherisverysmart,andhealwayssupportSteven.ThefiftheoneisCaoCao,inthehistory,heisevil,butheisalsoahero.Inthisseries,theproducerstriedtomakeCaoCaoabetterman.CaoCaohasaverybigambitionaswell,andheknewMosesistheonlyonethatcanfinishhisjobandbetheking,sohehadtogivethepowertoMoseseventhoughhelikesStevenmore.CaoCaokilledsomanypeoplebecauseofMoses,becauseheneedstoclearoutanydifficultiesthatMosesmightencounterinthefuture.However,CaoCaodidnotrealizedthereisamoreambitionguybehindMoses,whichisSimaYi.WhenCaoCaorealizedthat,hewantsMosestokillSimaYi,butMoseswouldnotdoit,thatmakesCaoCaosoangryanddied...Poorman,hetriedsohardtoworkoutafutureforMoses,butMoseswouldnotkillthemanwhoisgoingtodestroyeverythingforCaofamily...Thesixthoneisthesecondbrother,Mosespoisonedhim!Icantbelievehekilledhisownbrotherjustlikethat!Poorguy,hehasawifeandadaughterwaitingforhim,buthecannevercomehome!Thelastone,themostemotionaloneperhaps,whichistheoneandonlyYunFok,herentirelifeisatragic!(Iwillmentionthatmorelater)SonijaandSimaYimadeuptherumorthatYunFokssonisStevensson,andYunFokisstillinlovewithSteven,thatmakesMosesdecidedtopoisonYunFoktodeath!YunFokknewaboutit,butshestilldrinkthepoison,sothatshecanprotectherson,shewantstouseherdeathtoprovehersonisMosesrealson...-HowComeFactoru2028HowcanKwokHusanbesoevilallofthesudden?Imean,atthebeginning,shewasveryniceandsavedAdamanytimes,thatswhyAdaandherbecomessisters.Allofthesudden,sheisinlovewithSteven,Stevenrejectedher,andallofthesuddenshechanged...Ithinkshechangedwaysofast.FAVORITESu2028-Castu2028AdaChoiu2028AsIsaidabove,Adadidreallywellinthisseries-Characteru2028AdasYunFoku2028Okey,YunFokissuchatragiccharacter,sheiswaysoperfect,waysosmart,andwaysokind!Becauseofthat,shehastogothroughatragiclife.HerstoryislikethetragictaleofthefairyLokSun,whoiswellknownasthefairyintheLokRiver.LokSunwaspunishedintothemortalworldforbeingthecauseofriftbetweenherhusbandandanothergod.ItisnothardtoguessthatYunFokisthereincarnationofLokSunandwillhaveasimilarfate.YunFokisinlovewithStevenandevenagreedtomarryhim,howeverCaoCaochoseMosestobetheking,andCaoCaowantsAdatomarryMoses,becausehewantshertohelpMoses,andtoadvicehim,remindhimofkindness,alsothemainreasonistoprotectStevenAdahadtoacceptthemarriageandhelpsMoses,however,MosesdidnottreatAdawell.AfterSonijaalsobecomesMoseswife,MosesbeginstotreatSonijabetterbecauseSonijalikestousetricks.PoorAda,whoisslowlylostfaithinherhusbandandherfriendSonija...Attheend,shediedbecauseofthetwo,poorgirl!StevenMasCaoZhiu2028CaoZhiisjustlikeAda,reallysmart,reallyperfectandreallykind.Becauseofhiskindness,CaoCaocouldnotgivesthepowertoSteveneventhoughStevenishisfavoriteson.CaoCaoknewifhegaveSteventhepower,Moseswillnotabletogiveup,hewilltrytodestroyeverything.ForStevensprotection,CaoCaogavethepowertoMosesandletStevenstrueloveAdaalsomarrytoMoses!Poorguy,hehadtofacehistrueloveashissisterinlaw!StevenmarriedtoCuiFok,whoistrulyinlovewithhim,butshewaskilledbyCaoCaobecauseofthewaysheistryingtohelpSteven...Later,hehadtofacethefacthisbrotherisgoingtokillhim,butheuseshisintelligencetoproducetheveryfamousquot;seven-stepsquot;poem,andthatpoemfinallymakesMosesregretabouthiswayofpushingawayhisbrothers...-Coupleu2028AdaChoiandStevenMau2028Thesetwowouldbeperfecttogether,however,theycannotbetogetherbecauseoneofthemisthemostbeautifulgirl,theotheroneisthesmartestsonoftheCaofamily...Theirdestinymeanttoseparatethemapart...-Sceneu2028Herecomesthelist:u20281.WhenStevenproposetoAdau20282.Whenallthepityfactors(asIlistedabove)died,emotionalscenes!u20283.EverytimeyouseeAdaandSteventogether,theyaretheperfectcouple...buttheycannotbetogether...sopityforthem!LEASTFAVORITESu2028-Castu2028SonijaKwoku2028SorrytoalltheSonijafans,IreallydontthinkSonijacanact.Ihatethewayshecriesortalk.Herperformancesskillshavedisapprovedsincequot;AStepIntothePastquot;...IdontknowwhytheTVBproducersdecidedtoletherplayinavillainrole..Heractingskillsarenotthatgoodtobeavillain.-Characteru2028SonijasKwokHusanu2028AsIsaidabove,youwillhatethischaractertothebone.Usually,Ienjoyedthevillain,becausetheymadethestoriesinteresting,butthischaracterisjusttoostupidandtoocruel.Plus,herendingisalittlebetterthanIthought,shedeservesamuchworseendingthatjustillness...MosesChansChaoPiu2028Mosesactingskillsareaverage,heisgoodatbeingbad,likethecharacterheplayedinArmedReactionIII.Inthisseries,hischaracterisnotthatenjoyable...-Coupleu2028SonijaandMosesu2028Ihatetoseethesetwotogether!Theymakemesick!-Sceneu2028EverytimeyouseeMosesandSonijatogether!COMMENTSu2028Overall,Ireallyenjoyedthisseries,becauseitisemotional,itistragic,Iliketragicstories~,~IthinkTVBdidagoodjobofproducingtheseries,theoutfitsarewonderful,especiallythegirlsoutfits.Therearecharactersyouwillloveandhate,thereareperformancesyouwillloveandhate,therearescenesyouwill/mightcry,therearescenesyouwillhate.Itiswellbalanced...ISITWORTHWATCHING?u2028ForalltheStevenandAdafans,thisisamustsee!AlltheSonijafans,youmightliketoskipthisone,becauseitmightoffendyourfeelings!