The Silver Chamber of Sorrows Ep. 2-4

It seems like this series will be a very serious one considering the fact that after so many episodes, there hardly seems to be any comedy scenes. This is actually not bad since all TVB series have comedy nowadays and I’m tired of watching their “non-humourous” comedy. Perhaps, Shirley and Jack will be the only ones providing the comedy relief.

Nancy Wu has finally appeared and she is the fourth wife of Paul. She use to be a singer and is pregnant with Paul’s child. For now, her character does not seem developed, but I’m actually looking forward to watching her character. I hope she has more scenes.

Rebecca is still causing trouble around the household. She dislikes Christine who is extremely jealous of Winnie. She also hates Ng Wai Kwok for dumping her eight years ago even though she still doesn’t know that he was only tricked by Paul into marrying Winnie.

Charmaine is Nancy Sit’s daughter. She represents the type of woman who must stay home and sew everyday, ready to marry someone rich one day. She yearns to see more of the outside world.

Jack has returned from her studies and has caused much misunderstandings between him and Shirley. Shirley deems that Jack brings her unfortune and that every time she sees him, something bad happens to her. Jack, on the other hand, is a kind-hearted and helpful individual who does not understand the complexity of how the family functions. The bickering between Jack is quite witty.

The Silver Chamber of Sorrows Ep. 1

I just finished the first episode of The Silver Chamber of Sorrows. It seems like a typical pre-modern series about a disordered, wealthy family who experiences financial difficulties as the series progresses. Basically, it is a series revolving a rich family, consisting of the father, several wives, and the children. The father, played by Paul Chun is ruthless, yet smart. Nancy Sit is his “official” wife while Rebecca Chan plays the petty-minded, selfish, and notorious second-wife. Finally, Christine Ng plays the third wife. While Rebecca is the only wife who has a son, she tends to brag about it due to the fact that he will inherit the family’s wealth in the future. Nancy has a daughter, played by Charmaine Li while Christine Ng is childless. While Nancy treats Christine kindly, Rebecca is takes every possible chance to deteriorate her reputation in front of her husband, Paul. Shirley plays Christine’s maid.

Ng Wai Kwok is Paul’s younger brother and have left the family eight years ago. In the past, Ng Wai Kwok and Christine Ng were dating while Paul took her in as his third wife knowing that he stole his brother’s lover. Ng Wai Kwok, from that point on, married Winnie Yeung and left the family. Only recently did he return to celebrate his father’s 70th birthday. Unfortunately, one day before his birthday, Rebecca’s son (sorry, I do not know the actor’s name) caused him to have a nervous breakdown and died. Everyone in the family looked towards Rebecca and her son while she blamed it on Ng Wai Kwok and his affair with Christine.

Comments. The series sounds interesting. Hmm… Jack and Nancy haven’t appeared yet and I hope to see them soon. I’m not a fan of Christine, Nancy, Ng Wai Kwok, Paul, and Winnie even though they are all good actors and actresses. On the other hand, I am overhyped about Shirley, Jack, and Nancy’s performances. I hope TVB promote Nancy more. Look at her roles. It’s just like a guest star in all series. Although the series seems very common, like all other pre-modern series, TVB haven’t done a series like this for a long time. Every series contains some comedy while this seems more like a tragedy. Let’s see WOIL II is a comedy. D.I.E. has many funny scenes as well. Gentle Crackdown is another comedy. Master of Tai Chi is not a comedy, but I haven’t seen that one yet.