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BadPenny

Above Sea Level
Insect Detective chinese drama review
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Insect Detective
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by BadPenny
Dec 26, 2021
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 10
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
This review may contain spoilers

Just watch it!

The cast... OMG. They managed the awkward, warm, narcissistic, dark, loving, violent and bizarre moments in this show so convincibgly that it took my breath away.

Zhang Gala stole the show. His chatacter, Tan Jing Tian, seemed like a weird and socially awkward Sherlock, at first. But he was actually just weirdly noble, generous of spirit, selfless, brave, emotionally earnest and hungry for family. And traumatized as hell. And Zhang Gala gave it his all.

His counterpart in actor Ma Ke, was no less accomplished and the gradual moral unravelling of his dark but amazingly nuanced character, Wen Bai, was the foundation for the most tragic and beautiful moments of the series.

Seriously, people. Do not miss this. The bromance was fun. The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat. The "case fic" villain of the week platform turned out to be a larger puzzle that blew my mind. The acting was amazing. The ending was heartbreaking and the final plot twist ruined me.

Whatever you are watching right now, set it aside and binge this series. You'll thank me later.
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