Madam White Snake

White Snake (Fann Wong) aka Bach Xa: She's a strong, powerful White Snake which lived over 1000 years. In one occasion she saved a young mistress named Bach To Trinh. From then White Snake picked To Trinh's elegant feature as her human form. That, later create some confusion between the two totally different lady but who shared the same identical appearance..

White Snake had an ambition to gain immortality, coming to live in the heaven. However during one Fairy trial, She missed out her opportunity and later was explained by the Old Angel, that in order for the heaven to accept her, she needs to repay a past life's dept to one person, that is Hua Tien. So then, White Snake landed back on Earth and begin the search at the West Lake (Tay Ho) for her Past life's dept owner. However at first, she mistaken Hua Tien with a young monk-to-be named Thach Quan Bao, and later created some misunderstanding for him when the Green Snake, who was defeated by the her, planned to take revenge.

Meanwhile, White Snake eventually found the correct Hua Tien, only to learn that he is a useless & careless person. From then the repaying task turns out to be more harder then what she expects. While wanting to give Hua Tien a honorable life as her repayment. White Snake unintentionally falls in love helplessly with Hua Tien and later decided to give up immortality to be with him.   

until he accidentally bumped into White Snake, whom introduced herself as Bach To Trinh. White Snake helps Hua Tien by paying for his debts, brought back his house and forced him to study. She even used magic to help push up his intelligent ability, from then Hua Tien's life completely changed.

Now he has the physical ability to study, but still Hua Tien didn't have any mental goals or determination until he naturally loves deeply in love for White Snake. And in order to wins her heart, Hua Tien promised himself to study hard and achieve the highest statute in the Scholarship competition. Ultimately, after overcomes a few obstacle, he finally passed the test and was qualify as the new Minister, working for the King. 

From then apart from being a bright, charming, sweet talker gentleman with power and knowledge, Hua Tien also had a very devoted and loyal love to White Snake. He loves her for who she is and despite the fact that she is a snake, not human. Later on he resign from working for the King, after married with White Snake, Hua Tien open his own surgery called, Bao An Duong, and pursuits a career in medicine.

encounter with the higher level White Snake, whose many times defeated her. In revenge, Green Snake had frame a thought-to-be close friend with White Snake, Thach Quan Bao, but later find herself falling in love with the innocent young monk. 

Later on, she lost again to White Snake, but this time, White Snake removed all her powers, turning Green Snake into a normal mortal. She then tried to take over control of the evil will, hoping to bring Green Snake back to the good side. Eventually Green Snake, learned the benefit of good act, after White Snake had given back her Power, Green Snake decided to follow White Snake operating good deeds, the two of them began to bond like sisterhood. 

At one time, in order to help Hua Tien through his medicine business. Green Snake created an unnatural illness to the town. Later emerged a very big mistake which cost White Snake & Hua Tien their happiness, when Green Snake, bitterly got defeated by the man of her heart Mieu Quan Bao who was a powerful evil capturer Phap Hai Master Monk. She went away with bitter and 20 years later return for her revenge.

But before he was gain immortality with the powerful skill to defeat evil. Coincidentally, he met with White Snake and Green Snake. One thought he was her benefactor and tried to repay him with loads of monies. The other wanted to take advantage of him for revenge, then she tried to seduce him and at one stage he falls for her.

Later with the help of White Snake and Black Snake, whom captured Green Snake and showed to him her warlock self, Mieu Quan Bao experienced the shock of his life, pushing him to return with Buddha. And later also with the help of White Snake and Green Snake, Mieu Quan Bao found the magic power to become immortality for 100years where he had to vanquish all evils.   

But the greedy father later force her to become a mistress for Tan's family, To Trinh died after giving birth to her daughter Tan Tieu Tieu.  

However Hua Tien turns out the truth, announcing innocent for Lady Bach, which created a big haters between Bach Co Xuong and him. Things turns worst when Bach Co Xuong, co-operated with Dai Thai Su from the palace, planning to betray the king. Once again, Hua Tien caught the wrong act, and send Bach Co Xuong away, forbidden him from returning to the town. 

20 years later, Bach Co Xuong still alive, living with his grand-daughter, Tieu Tieu. He taught her to revenge the Hua family, by tricking Hua Si Lam's money. But instead Tieu Tieu develops feelings for Hua Si Lam. Bach Co Xuong then encounter with the Green Snake again, this time after using him as a practice shield for Si Lam learning magic, in the end he turns into an insane man. 

In the Hua's family she also met with Truong Thanh (Green Snake), who once was about to be an official mistress of her husband. Driving in madness with envy, Lady Bach tried to murder Truong Thanh, without knowing that she has magical helps. Her plan turns upside down, killing her instead.

When seeing White Snake is happy with Hua Tien, Hac Long covered his broken heart and went away. But later he got call back by the Green Snake, when White Snake was struggling as Phap Hai Dai Su took away Hua Tien, alarming to break up their happy life.

Hac Long tried to talk White Snake out from falling blindly for Hua Tien, but received nothing but hard words from her telling him to stay away. In the end to sacrifice for his love, he died when protecting White Snake away from a hit by Phap Hai Dai Su.   

Until later when he was captured by Phap Hai Dai Su, and was forced to obey his order. Later after side by side defeated the evil spirits, Tieu Ho Lo voluntarily followed Phap Hai Dai su, in bringing cares from the above to the common people.

Later after meeting back with his Aunty (Green Snake), finding out his true identity and the story of his parents, Hua Si Lam started to practice evil magic, and was about to fallen in the wrong step. Thankfully for the good-child spirit in him, that he risked his life in wanting to save his mother, and with the encouragement from his girlfriend, Tieu Tieu. Phap Hai Dai Su retrieved his life with one condition that all his evil magic will be vanquish  leaving him to live a normal mortal life.  

Hua Tien & Bach Xa (White Snake)

While spending time together, at first Bach Xa was determined to ignore her passionate for Hua Tien, however her true feeling only arouse when been poison with by Love potion, but later it turns into a real bonding, where she willingly give up her 1000 years of magical to be a normal wife for Hua Tien.

Later they shared a very obsession and devoted love to each other, despite all obstacles, Bach Xa and Hua Tien finally settle together as a family. But drama started to occur when Phap Hai Dai Su invaded into their privacy life. The monk claims that because Bach Xa is a demonic self, she can't be a wife for a human. So he took Hua Tien always, planning to awaken Hua Tien's mind. however, he failed devastated, when the loyal husband could not forget his non-human wife. 

After giving birth to their baby, and safely handled her and Hua Tien's only child to their loyal servant, Luc Dai Hung. Bach Xa eagerly started to fight against Phap Hai Dai Su, in order to free Hua Tien. In a thoughtless moment, with the rage and impatient to release her husband, Bach Xa raised the sea level, calling rain and created a biggest flooding disaster, costing an outranging number of innocent lives. Because of the damage that she caused, Bach Xa got a punishment, to be imprison in Thien Loi Thap (the paragon) for the rest of her life, making a painful separation for the unlucky couple.

"I personally adores the love between Hua Tien and Bach Xa, it's very touching, especially, their departing scene, before Bach Xa was absorbed into Thien Loi Thap. Thank goodness, there was a happy ending for them, when both Hua Tien and Bach Xa were gained immortality for all their good deeds. Chris & Fann had amazing chemistry, they managed to develop a very sweet, playfully and bonding love for these characters."   

Mieu Quan Bao & Truong Thanh (Green Snake)

Truong Thanh first attracted to Mieu Quan Bao mainly because of her flirtation personality, but later in the series we can see that she had truly fallen for him. Similar to Back Xa, she was willing to give up all her power to be mortal by his side. But fate wasn't on their side. Mieu Quan Bao was born to be a motionless monk. Being with Truong Thanh, does changed his mind, however unlike Hua Tien, he could not except the truth that she is a Snake. So he ran away from his feelings. 

"Once again, the actors performed their roles with great success, especially the Green Snake, I known she is a mean and evil spirit, but I sometimes feel pity for her, when her love hasn't been return."  

Bach To Trinh & Hua Tien

However Bach To Trinh was bright enough to see through Hua Tien, and without pulling herself in loving him any deeper, she volunteered to leave him, when realizing that she would never be able to replace Bach Trinh Trinh's (White Snake) image in his heart.    

"Fann was great in showing the soft and innocent side of Bach To Trinh, with the same face, but she had to express in totally different feelings. Chris was no lesser, you can see the look when he had for Bach To Trinh was not as passionate and loving as when he looks at Bach Xa, even though they're particularly the same person." 

Bach Xa & Hac Long

She sees him as a big brother, who always there to care for her to look after her. But she always refuse his love, with the excuse that she only wants to concentrate on becoming immortal. 

Frustration arouse in him, when seeing Bach Xa's rapid changing expression toward Hua Tien, nevertheless, until he realized it and tried to help her bypass the blockage from love, stopping on the way to achieve her greatest dream, it was to late to make her turn back. With the affect of the Love Potion, she was falling so deeply for Hua Tien and ignore his persuading words. 

Ngo Phu Sai & Tay Thi

Ngo Phu Sai was infuriated when finding out, that the only woman he loved has betrayed him and uses his love. But in front of his people he was not strong enough to kill her, instead he commit suicide, causing Tay Thi to fell regret and sorrow for the rest of her life. Before he took his last breath in her arms, he made her promise, that she will be with him whole heartedly in their next life.

"Christopher was absolutely charming as Ngo Phu Sai, it is his most impressive character among others to me, even known he appeared in the shortest time. Fann was just terrific, although I think they should created a more colorful look for her since she was a famous concubine."   

Tan Tieu Tieu & Hua Si Lam

Tieu Tieu was also the opposite with her mother's weak self, she was a cunning girl, who lives on lies and lying was all she knows. Until she unintentionally letting her heart soften with a shy and quite boy, Si Lam. Their love may not be as meaningful as their parents, but they just as devoted and romantic.

"There was another side of Chris and Fann. He looks so cute when playing dumb and stupid, and she was mischief and energetic acting as tomboy. The favorite scene was when Si Lam reviewed his feelings for Tieu Tieu, he pulled her deeply toward for a hug and asked him to stay by his side forever. "  

Rating: **** ¼ (scale of five)