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75 episodes of ghostly love triangles and moral chaos? Your weekend is doomed.
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Dark Tales (1996)

supernatural soap operamorally bankrupt ghostsperiod drama fever dream

Latest Episode

Episode 40
46 min

Season 2 • Episode 40

Latest

Episode 40

May 1, 1998

YEUNG returns in time. CHING claims that YU wanted to rape her. YU has no way to make explanation. CHI tricks YEUNG to her fort. THUNDER GOD tells YEUNG the trick as he thinks that CHI is CHING. CHI's real identity is also known by YEUNG. YEUNG leaves with CHING. THUNDER GOD wants to rape CHI. She is saved by YU and her grandfathers. CHING pretends that she has been hurt by fox demons. YEUNG uses the pearl on the Sacred Sword to save her. It loses its magical power. CHING disclose her real face and tries to kill YEUNG. CHI comes but she cannot defeat CHING. CHI's grandfathers use all their strength to fix the pearl on the Sacred Sword. CHING changes into CHI again. YEUNG does not know who is CHI. CHI hugs CHING and throw themselves towards the Scared Sword. Both are killed by the Sacred Sword. YEUNG regrets but it is too late.

Overview

Drama

Play depicts the world of love, promises not withstand the test of "green Feixianguan"; Fox tells ghost battle of wits, difficult to distinguish between good and evil "Phantom fox spirit"; vigilance ordinary people is a blessing of "land adventures sentence"; describes people, Saints love, never betray "Red flower drunk"; export intentioned rewarded "accidentally"; description Cizi Xiao mother, ethical affection "ghost mother loves her child"; Jiaobingbibai meaning of "demon Excalibur "; and savor the romance of" Kate chasing love "and so on.

Flag of HKHKCantonese
betrayal and redemptionclass injusticesupernatural moralityobsessive love

Standout Aspects

Writing

Pu Songling's 17th-century stories still slap.

Production

1996 practical effects hit different.

Costume

Ghost couture absolutely served.

Best for:Binge: Commit to 75 episodes like it's a lifestyle choice.·Solo: Nobody else deserves this emotional damage.·Rewatch: Catch which fox spirit is lying this time.
Heads up:Disturbing: Mother-ghost ethics will haunt you.·Emotional: Every romance ends in tragedy. Every. Single. One.
Pu Songling

Creator

Pu Songling

First AiredMar 18, 1996
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Seasons2·Episodes75
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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Pu Songling's original 1740 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio' has been adapted over 100 times; this 1996 version was among the first prestige TV attempts.

Trivia

The 'Green Feixianguan' episode title references a specific Qing dynasty examination scandal that viewers in 1996 would have immediately recognized.

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