Ending Spoilers for “When Heaven Burns” Revealed!

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  1. b-lee

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    SPOILERS ALERT

    Although TVB series, When Heaven Burns <天與地>, broke the record for an all-time low in ratings this year, garnering 23 points (approximately 1.47 million people) in its third week of broadcast, numerous netizens continued to praise it. The endings for the various lead cast aroused lively discussion. Allegedly, the increasingly villainous Bowie Lam (林保怡) will die while attempting to save a child’s life. Kenny Wong’s (黃德斌) character will become blind and go to prison. Turning from evil to good, Moses Chan’s (陳豪) character will be lonely for the rest of his life.

    Moses Chan Lonely for the Rest of His Life

    When-Heaven-Burns1.jpg In the early part of the series, Moses Chan’s character was unscrupulous and committed many indecent acts. Moses’ involvement in the cannibalistic consumption of Stanley Cheung (張景淳) was discovered by Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼). In her anger, Charmaine plunged a knife into Moses , who fortunately survived the stabbing.

    Moses admitted to Maggie Shiu’s (邵美琪) character that he had married her only for her money. The confession hurt Maggie deeply. Moses left the company and started a band at a bar and was humiliated by his former subordinate, Cheung Kwok Keung(張國強). Moses was upset by Bowie Lam’s unscrupulous behavior, including his collaboration with Elaine Jin (金燕玲) to take over Maggie’s company. Moses’ wishes to reconcile with Maggie failed and he remained lonely for the rest of his life.

    Bowie Lam Dies While Saving Another Life

    When-Heaven-Burns2.jpg Bowie and Moses turned from friends to enemies, with Bowie becoming increasingly ruthless. Due to incomplete evidence for Stanley Cheung’s death, the police closed the case and Bowie avoided calamity.

    After failing in his election for public office, Bowie joined Elaine Jin’s company instead. Since Bowie was unwilling to waste ten years of his life, he relied on unscrupulous methods to climb to higher position and became increasingly evil.

    In an attempt to recruit Cindy Lee (李思雅) to assist him, Bowie had a one night stand with her which eventually led to her suicide. Befriending Maggie Shiu, Bowie wanted to control the company. Despite this, Bowie’s wife, Astrid Chan (陳芷菁), did not give up on him. Kenny Wong was blackmailed by Bowie to fabricate the accounting books for his company.

    When Bowie finally regretted his own wrongdoings, he rolled down a stairway and died in an attempt to save a child who was struck by a moving vehicle.

    Kenny Wong Turns Blind and Goes to Jail

    When-Heaven-Burns3.jpg Kenny Wong admitted his murder of Stanley Cheung to the police. Bowie claimed that he possessed evidence of Kenny’s wife, Angela Tong’s (湯盈盈) money laundering, thus successfully blackmailing Kenny to fabricate his company’s accounting books. When Moses urged Kenny to not execute Bowie’s ruthless plans, Bowie thought that Kenny had betrayed him. When Kenny’s son was kidnapped, both Bowie and Moses denied the act. After Kenny’s fabrication of the financial statements was discovered, Angela Tong admitted to the crime while attempting to protect her husband. Kenny agreed to help the police and became a witness in the case, finally losing his vision and entering prison for fabricating financial statements.

    Charmaine Sheh Forgives the Murderers

    When-Heaven-Burns4.jpg Charmaine Sheh discovered that Kenny had killed Stanley Cheung and joined Moses and Bowie in eating Stanley’s body. Charmaine became enemies with the three men. Charmaine and Joe Junior planned to hold a rock concert, but the plans were axed due to location venue problems. When Joe Junior was wrongly accused of drug possession, Charmaine thought it was the truth, gravely disappointing Joe Junior. After an accident and coming down with a degenerative brain illness, Joe Junior was admitted into the hospital. Joe’s words in the hospital touched Charmaine deeply and she forgave Moses, Bowie, and Kenny for their actions.

    Accepting a job as a radio host, Charmaine visualized that Stanely Cheung was still alive. When Heaven Burns concludes with Charmaine’s idealistic imagery.

    Nick Cheung Originally to Play Kenny Wong’s Role

    When-Heaven-Burns5.jpg The role of “Ronnie” was originally offered to HKFA Best Actor Nick Cheung (張家輝), in which he appeared in the sales presentation clip for the When Heaven Burns. Unfortunately, Nick could not allot time from his busy schedule to film the series and Kenny Wong took the role instead. Although public dissent was rife initially, Kenny may have been more suitable for the deeply layered character.


    Creds: Apple Daily/Dramasian
     
  2. Jeff

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    I have no idea why this series have low ratings. It is actually better than soo much series last year..
     
  3. turbobenx

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    This is series is indeed different from others......However, still cant change the fact that this series aint THAT good imo.....
     
  4. moonlightshadow

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    hmm i dont know about it lol. =)
    I watched episode 1 and got bored
     
  5. Jeff

    Jeff 神之馬壯

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    I think it's different from others, thats why i find it good

    It picks up, the first few episodes were so boring, but right now its getting good.
     
  6. xaznxryux

    xaznxryux Well-Known Member

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    people in Hong Kong have no patience watching and understanding these types of movies...quite sad
     
  7. Aznmask

    Aznmask Well-Known Member

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    the element of this series is so different.

    Dont blame the hk audience.. lol

    For example if you work 10hr+ a day and get off work. Do you want to watch some relax series or this one that blow your mind.
     
  8. KilaKilaGirl

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    this series is hard to understand without in-depth mentalities. I like this series because it actually give you thinking of what will happen next.This is type of series where the audiences have to continuously thinking otherwise you would simply lost in the process .
     
  9. superviper

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    to be honest, i do not like the this series at the beginning; but now i enjoy it, it is very different (for what i have watch tvb series all these years), too bad it does not generate good rating.
     
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  10. brother hua

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    The first episodes was hard to follow. I didn't know what there was a flash-back story until much later. There are so many instances I asked myself, what is heck going on here and there. Bad jobs, mr. director!
     
  11. onni

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    this series is really interesting. it is so different from other TVB produced series.
     
  12. sammy85

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    Don't think this series is tailored for the baby boomers generation... my dad complains about it after EVERY episode (without fail!).

    But I find it quite interesting, not your typical TVB. Love Charmaine's efforts with her character.
    Expect the unexpected from Jonathan Chik!
     
  13. Jeff

    Jeff 神之馬壯

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    Thank you. Well said
     
  14. leoboxup

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    I hear this sereis is differnt, but the story is hard to understand.