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Otherwise, it's an enjoyable series so far. I wish I hadn't started while it's airing though. Now I'm going to be anxiously waiting for episodes for next four weeks.

In episode 5 Weifang could have taken a pin from her hair and stabbed the would-be assassin. All that struggle for no reason.

The "heroine" of the story is so foolish & impulsive for a grown woman who appears to be closer to 40 than 30. You'd think her experiences would have taught her life lessons like avoiding the stupid traps she kept falling into. I wonder if the role was written younger, then an older actress was cast for whatever reason. Then they omitted to age up the script & characterization.

I really wanted to like this based on the premise, but the execution is so poor. Such a waste of a good cast and potential. What a disappointing mess.

Episode 20
Did I understand correctly: Mo & Ban's father was coerced into being an assassin and killed Wen Yue's family as one of his assignments?

I was thinking along those lines too. However, they could still go the route of "resisting arrest" and the suspect dying of their injuries or "committing suicide" in custody - after interrogation of course,

OAN, I'm up to episode 16 and feel like Investigator Gu is hella sus the way he keeps clearing out the Zhou henchmen instead of taking them in for interrogation. He's not even trying to bring them to justice.

In a show with so few good guys in power, I do hope I'm wrong. But then again, it's not that kind of show which is why I like it so much.

It seems the theme of this show is #NoJusticeNoPeace and it's still true today.

What an unexpectedly delightful series! For some reason the artwork and the oddly translated synopsis appealed to me and I am so glad I followed my instincts on this one.

Was the first series as silly as this one? I'm finding the comedy a bit heavy-handed except for Lee Ha Nee who is the highlight so far.

Wait, what? Ukraine started the war with Russia? LOL Go home to your bigot, Meloni, and sit down.

It looks like I'm the only one who likes his photo. Such beautiful hair!

IKR. I was thinking how come none of the actors look Somali. In this day and age we still have to say that all Black people don't look alike.

ETA: Much of the music sounded west African too.

It's like casting Vietnamese or Nepalese to play Koreans or something. It was really jarring.

Why the hell didn't Han Pu go into the family business instead of becoming a soldier, we'll never know. Surely they needed medics to treat injured soldiers and he would have been ideal. Sigh.

This is by far the worst show I've ever loved. What a ride. Plus it has great rewatch potential. 10/10 for entertainment value.

I have no idea what you're trying to say. Thanks for responding though.

This show is almost as bad as Healer. What a hot mess.

I noticed that too. LOL She's really pretty though. Something about her reminds me of Shannon Doherty a little.

Whew! That was one hell of a ride. Everything about this series was great: the writing, the acting, the pacing, everything. What I want to know is the Fourth Prince still locked up in that room with his secretary or nah? Seeing how out of the surviving brothers, only the Fifth Prince had any integrity & love for the king, I can see why the Queen did not go to him for a levirate marriage; he would have turned her down point blank.

I do hope the story continues with a few more seasons. Warrior queens make for my favorite historical dramas.

My goodness, what a terrible movie.

Overall, I'd rate this one 8/10. The first three episodes were 10+ - absolutely brilliant & riveting. Further on into the series & despite there being only 12 episodes, I did feel that the story was getting a bit bogged down with too many side characters, too much detail in some points, not enough detail in others.

WRT too little information, Judge Song had been tortured into giving a false confession. So what does he do as a judge? Torture suspects into confessing or giving information. He struck me as an intelligent man, so his disregard for his personal experience left me perplexed.

I especially enjoyed the camaraderie and love between Qu Sangeng (Puppy), Feng Kezhui (Turkey), Gao Shicong, & Leng Gui'Er. Their interactions as a crime-solving team and friend group were the most entertaining to me.

OAN, although other characters called young Master Lu likable, I did not like him at all. In the scene where Leng caught him eavesdropping, I found myself thinking that Leng should kill him because that scheming, cynical child is nothing but trouble - if not today, then tomorrow. As the story progressed I felt vindicated as his death would have saved so many lives. Then again, there would have been no series, or a different series altogether.

Poor Puppy lost his dad and two father figures over the course of the series. Meanwhile Master Lu was rejected by one, and killed another in an ultimate rejection. I couldn't help but compare & contrast how their fathers and lack thereof shaped them into the different men they became. Puppy is such a loyal, idealistic, imperfect, & real person that I can't help but care about him.

Thanks for explaining. The original title reminds me of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer villain, The First, and their catchphrase: "From beneath you, it devours."

They could have called it "One Bad Apple" like every police department in the US claims although it's an entire system that's corrupt and dangerous.