Fantastic! Until the open ending
There’s not a single thing not to love about this drama for most of it. But there are a few plot holes towards the latter part that are so gaping huge you could drive a train or two in them. And I’m not even picky about everything needing to make sense lol
The good: Actors! Humor, sarcasm, naughty/rule breaking behavior is sprinkled in run throughout, humanizing the characters and making it a fun watch, there are times you’ll bark out a laugh. And eke out some emo tears, too.
Tian Jiarui’s lil bro poisons master is an intense little freak, chewing up every scene he’s in with delicious intensity, it’s both campy and intimidating at the same time. You both feel for him and fear him. Wouldn’t trust him to make my tea or even live anywhere near me. But would want him close in a desperate situation. His super intense big bro (played by Cheng Lei) is magnetic. Can’t take your eyes off him. Charisma for miles.
Zhang Linghe’s noble hero is uncomplicated and pure of heart. I liked that so much. No BS, very genuine, but still interesting.
FLs were good, but the men stole this show. Esther Yu seems always professional in every role and never phones it in. But buying her as a real-deal assassin? Nah. It didn’t work for me. Second FL (Lu Yuxiao) character was a bit more believable.
Beautiful cinematography/feel, which is par for the course with this director, unabashedly emotional and lovely visual treatment of friends, family and loves who have passed on.
The Bad: plot holes. Cliffhanger ending that can ONLY be explained by there were plans for a 2nd season (but never happened).
This drama was a 9.5+ for me right up until the last few eps. The open ending was so empty, the show just wrapped up with a shrug, leaving the exciting, stressful story we were following right at that moment on hold without explanation, leaving so much unresolved there MUST be a reason. I hate not giving it a better score. It’s absolutely worth watching, truly great. Just tell yourself maybe there will be a part 2 someday (haha) and enjoy the ride!
The good: Actors! Humor, sarcasm, naughty/rule breaking behavior is sprinkled in run throughout, humanizing the characters and making it a fun watch, there are times you’ll bark out a laugh. And eke out some emo tears, too.
Tian Jiarui’s lil bro poisons master is an intense little freak, chewing up every scene he’s in with delicious intensity, it’s both campy and intimidating at the same time. You both feel for him and fear him. Wouldn’t trust him to make my tea or even live anywhere near me. But would want him close in a desperate situation. His super intense big bro (played by Cheng Lei) is magnetic. Can’t take your eyes off him. Charisma for miles.
Zhang Linghe’s noble hero is uncomplicated and pure of heart. I liked that so much. No BS, very genuine, but still interesting.
FLs were good, but the men stole this show. Esther Yu seems always professional in every role and never phones it in. But buying her as a real-deal assassin? Nah. It didn’t work for me. Second FL (Lu Yuxiao) character was a bit more believable.
Beautiful cinematography/feel, which is par for the course with this director, unabashedly emotional and lovely visual treatment of friends, family and loves who have passed on.
The Bad: plot holes. Cliffhanger ending that can ONLY be explained by there were plans for a 2nd season (but never happened).
This drama was a 9.5+ for me right up until the last few eps. The open ending was so empty, the show just wrapped up with a shrug, leaving the exciting, stressful story we were following right at that moment on hold without explanation, leaving so much unresolved there MUST be a reason. I hate not giving it a better score. It’s absolutely worth watching, truly great. Just tell yourself maybe there will be a part 2 someday (haha) and enjoy the ride!
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