What Happened in the First 10 Episodes?
Years later, the Bu Family (Ruco Chan as Bu Tin Ha and Yuen Qiu as Fung Jie) returns to Chinatown after receving some clues about their two kids/siblings. Once again, Bu Tin Ha finds himself in a similar situation as his father....wanting to fight to protect those who cannot protect themselves. He and his mother then befriended Chin Chien Chien (Natalie Tong), Pilip Ng (Je Loi Gat) and their crew of con artists.
Thoughts: Gam Fuk Mui (Elaine Yiu) is a capable, strong, intelligent leader but her biggest 'fault' is that she is born a woman. I respect Elaine Yiu's character and if she was to lead her family instead of being pushed into the shadows, I believe she would be able to provide the people's of Bangkok Chinatown the equality and justice the people are calling for. As for her fighting, it's good that her martial arts focuses on weapons. Elaine's Yiu body frame is too...frail..to look convincing in a strength fighting scenes. I hope to see her use her weapon more. Fortunately, she is still much more convincing than Natalie Tong in the fighting scenes.
Thoughts: The scene where Chin Chien Chien (Natalie Tong) lost it and killed the guys chasing her and Bu Tin Ha (Ruco Chan) is soooooo cringy. Her martial arts is supposedly the most powerful out of everybody...but I really don't want to see Natalie fight anymore. Character wise though, I am enjoying Natalie's characters much more then Nancy Wu's in A Fist Within Four Walls. Both are a bit cartoony but Natalie's is not as overly dramatic as Nancy's character. Hopefully Natalie's backstory will not disapooint though.....Cause Nancy's had so much potential, but ended up being lackluster.
Forced to face his past, Bu Tin Ha also encounters Tony/Lin Gik (Joel Chan) and finds out that he is the son from Lian's family. In addition, he also manage to find one of his long lost sibling, Bat Ji (Hoffman Cheung).
Thoughts: Ruco's long lost brother turned out to be Hoffman Cheung. WHO WOULD'VE GUESSED!?! I had my money on Philip Ng being the long lost brother...and eventually he and his brother will get into a love triangle with Natalie. It does blow my mind that his long lost brother is Hoffman though. Very good surprise and Hoffman does deserve some limelight despite his despicable character.
Joel Chan's character is probably the most interesting male character in the drama. Joel's character is multilayered, acting as the bad guy while helping Ruco behind his back. When he was young, he witnessed his uncle getting beat up by the police for trying to seek justice for his father's death. When that he happened, Joel turned over to the police and started working for them even though they were undoubtedly hiding something about the murder of his father. Though not mentioned yet, I believe he is there to seek the truth behind the whole murder. Whenever Ruco or any of the family members were in trouble, Joel would always secretly help out in the shadows. I like how he is observant, smart and would meticulously plan out his every move without worrying how others view him. Hopefully there will be more to see from his character!
As things are brewing up between the two gangs and Bu Tin Ha's crew, Paang Gin (Cheung Kwok Keung)'s only son also returns with his fiancée Anna (Grace Wong).....stirring up even more conflict in Chinatown.
Thoughts: Grace Wong as Anna. THANK GOD Grace got a meaty role in here! Her role as Fa Man is sooooo iconic in A Fist Within Four Walls so I was worried that her role in here would not be able to compare. So far though, TVB did not disappoint us. Like Fa Man, Anna is a smart and capable woman with outstanding martial arts skills. She's got a strong moral compass (so far...) as well and her background is a mystery for now. Can she be Ruco's long lost sister again...? I am excited to see how her character unravels. In addition, I just love watching Grace's fighting scene. Her fighting scenes are powerful and fluid. I'm not sure what it is...maybe because of her dancing background...but her movements are just so much more fluid than the other actresses.
That's so far for The Righteous Fists! I'm excited to see more.
Thoughts: The con artistes crew is quite adorable to watch. I like the chemistry between the characters. Yuen Qiu is quite comical and I am enjoying her interactions with the group. Philip Ng is also sooooo cute! There's something about him that makes him so endearing to watch.
The group soon find themselves caught in between two large gangs of Chinatown while rescuing a group of girls who were kidnapped. One gang is led by Gam Lung (Jimmy Au) and his group of children (consists of Elaine Yiu and Pierre Ngo). The other is led by Paang Gin (Cheung Kwok Keung) and his younger brother.
Thoughts: Gam Fuk Mui (Elaine Yiu) is a capable, strong, intelligent leader but her biggest 'fault' is that she is born a woman. I respect Elaine Yiu's character and if she was to lead her family instead of being pushed into the shadows, I believe she would be able to provide the people's of Bangkok Chinatown the equality and justice the people are calling for. As for her fighting, it's good that her martial arts focuses on weapons. Elaine's Yiu body frame is too...frail..to look convincing in a strength fighting scenes. I hope to see her use her weapon more. Fortunately, she is still much more convincing than Natalie Tong in the fighting scenes.
Thoughts: The scene where Chin Chien Chien (Natalie Tong) lost it and killed the guys chasing her and Bu Tin Ha (Ruco Chan) is soooooo cringy. Her martial arts is supposedly the most powerful out of everybody...but I really don't want to see Natalie fight anymore. Character wise though, I am enjoying Natalie's characters much more then Nancy Wu's in A Fist Within Four Walls. Both are a bit cartoony but Natalie's is not as overly dramatic as Nancy's character. Hopefully Natalie's backstory will not disapooint though.....Cause Nancy's had so much potential, but ended up being lackluster.
Forced to face his past, Bu Tin Ha also encounters Tony/Lin Gik (Joel Chan) and finds out that he is the son from Lian's family. In addition, he also manage to find one of his long lost sibling, Bat Ji (Hoffman Cheung).
Thoughts: Ruco's long lost brother turned out to be Hoffman Cheung. WHO WOULD'VE GUESSED!?! I had my money on Philip Ng being the long lost brother...and eventually he and his brother will get into a love triangle with Natalie. It does blow my mind that his long lost brother is Hoffman though. Very good surprise and Hoffman does deserve some limelight despite his despicable character.
Joel Chan's character is probably the most interesting male character in the drama. Joel's character is multilayered, acting as the bad guy while helping Ruco behind his back. When he was young, he witnessed his uncle getting beat up by the police for trying to seek justice for his father's death. When that he happened, Joel turned over to the police and started working for them even though they were undoubtedly hiding something about the murder of his father. Though not mentioned yet, I believe he is there to seek the truth behind the whole murder. Whenever Ruco or any of the family members were in trouble, Joel would always secretly help out in the shadows. I like how he is observant, smart and would meticulously plan out his every move without worrying how others view him. Hopefully there will be more to see from his character!
As things are brewing up between the two gangs and Bu Tin Ha's crew, Paang Gin (Cheung Kwok Keung)'s only son also returns with his fiancée Anna (Grace Wong).....stirring up even more conflict in Chinatown.
Thoughts: Grace Wong as Anna. THANK GOD Grace got a meaty role in here! Her role as Fa Man is sooooo iconic in A Fist Within Four Walls so I was worried that her role in here would not be able to compare. So far though, TVB did not disappoint us. Like Fa Man, Anna is a smart and capable woman with outstanding martial arts skills. She's got a strong moral compass (so far...) as well and her background is a mystery for now. Can she be Ruco's long lost sister again...? I am excited to see how her character unravels. In addition, I just love watching Grace's fighting scene. Her fighting scenes are powerful and fluid. I'm not sure what it is...maybe because of her dancing background...but her movements are just so much more fluid than the other actresses.
That's so far for The Righteous Fists! I'm excited to see more.
