Reel Tastes & Travels – a light dose of entertainment to wake you up

Well, that escalated quickly! Lunch with Zhi’s family is as awkward as expected with Zhi’s mom at her passive aggressive best, throwing barb after barb at Chong despite Yiming’s increasingly desperate (but nevertheless valiant) attempts… Read more

 An improvement over the last few episodes but still a bit of mixed feelings. While the series started strong, it has become a bit draggy in the middle, and I think these episodes perfectly display… Read more

For a pair of episodes where so many key events happen, this felt curiously like filler. It opens promisingly, with Zhi and Chong finally taking a big step forward. Stuck overnight in the yurt, Chong … Read more

I guess that answers my question from last time. What does it take for Zhi to finally call Chong by his name instead of ‘Master’? Just a little near-death experience with an avalanche it seems.… Read more

This series works best when it leans into the chemistry between Zhi and Chong so it is simply better that they aren’t apart for too long. Thankfully, their separation is soon at an end, and… Read more

Finally, finally, we get to see Chong’s backstory. And it definitely helps explain the apparent contradiction between his adamant refusal to rejoin the national team and his comfort with doing all sorts of stunts during… Read more