Originally Posted by
TiffTiff
HSDS 1986 was the first wuxia series I watched when I came to the US, so Kitty Lai is my favorite. She was just enough in term of beauty and scheming.
I thought Cecilia Yip lack the beauty & charisma for her role as ZM. She looked like a nun as well.
For Gigi Lai, she was very pretty, I loved all of her outfits and hairstyles, but she talked so much! I couldn't get past the pairing with Lawrence Ng as well, he was so old.
Alyssa Chia was so childish and bratty as a princess, but her chemistry with Alec Su was mesmerizing.
I love Ady An's portrayal as well, but only her as ZM. Her performance was excellent on par with Kitty Lai, but I didn't like her plain hairstyle when wearing the red and white outfit with red boots. There were many flaws in the 2009 version, no interaction with ZM family and tribe. Not sufficient screen time when ZM choose ZWJ over her dad. I didn't see much chemistry with Ady and Dao Cheng either. I wish they could have an actual kiss and a little bit more romance.
I can't wait to see how this new ZM will be. The actress was very cute in the series with Tang Yan.