UnaSpenser

This is more entertaining than I thought it would be.

But, what's with all these dramas where the plot involves invested members (family or partners or shareholders, etc) sabotaging their own business in the name of taking it over? Sure. Run it into the ground and take over a failed business. That makes sense.

Also, how many times can the same characters pull the same BS and their authoritative characters a) keep believing their stories and b) don't ever punish them or remove them from any position where they could keep doing that shit?

This is satire, so I'm kinda going with it. But, even here it just seems so implausible. Why are writers so into these scenarios?

for instance, all the hitting and yelling and telling people to die.....

that's not humorous and I don't get why its so often portrayed that way. find another way to get comic relief from the heavy content.

I'll edit my original note: all those who were ORIGINALLY human survive.

The observation/critique of the message that sends remains the same.

Wen Xiao is only ever seen punishing demons. The power of the Baize Token is used to trap them. Did we ever see the Baize Goddess punish humans? The so-called peace that she maintains is kept by keeping demons in check. She has now power over humans at all. That she's a peacekeeper is the propaganda. A very thinly-veiled metaphor.

Its a point made in the story a couple of times. I'm not just pulling my perception out of thin air.

I suppose I could alter my original statement to say "those who were originally human." No matter what setup the plot gives for why some die and some don't, when you step back, you see the pattern.

I understand the plot steps. Still, in the end the humans (those who were originally human) are the only ones who survive, even though its the humans who caused all the misery in the first place. Why does the story have the victims of humans sacrificing themselves?

Also, this explains why the story, ultimately, has a pretty toxic message. See my comments above for that. Hint: all the non-human team members die.

omfg, he looks traumatized in that BTS. What the hell? That's no longer filming an actor, its filming someone's suffering.

ZYC gives all his demon power away. So, he's back to human. (All his markings are gone.) Wen Xiao is human, she just has the Baize Token which gives her power. She's not an actual god, like the mountain gods. And, she's tasked with punishing demons, so that would be the only reason she would be exempted.

The message here is pretty awful: while we may tell ourselves that we'll stop othering you, we still expect that everyone who is not us, even if they've been oppressed by us, will sacrifice themselves to solve a crisis that we created. You'll always be second-class and expendable, while being expected to be the better person.

its pretty gross.

Noting that they pulled a Buffy: spent an entire series teaching us that the beings who aren't human aren't the problem, then killed off everyone on the team who wasn't human.

Half demon/half human? dead. Half god/half demon? dead. Great demon? dead.

Only humans survive. Why?

he got the most challenging role of the drama and h'es totally nailing it all. what a promising young talent!

We need more Huang Meng.

Didn't know what to expect and i'm thoroughly enjoying this. The humor works well, the actors are all good and the writing is, so far, ok - I haven't noticed any big plot holes or any characters that are just too ridiculous.

I'm learning that these ancient detective stories are nice, easy genre, (In face Ancient Detective is one of my favs.)

Also noting that I don't often pay attention to the music. I tend to skip opening and closing credits, because, too often, there are spoilers. Here, though, I like all the music. The closing song is particularly sweet, with beautiful running harmonies.

Overall, an easy, enjoyable watch, thus far. (episode 7)

when the summary is a spoiler...

enjoying this. the pace is good. its light comedy, so easy to watch. the story is interesting enough to want to know how it turns out.

a couple of weaknesses:
the writing of the first visible antagonist character (Ling) seems really weak. He's supposed to a government official, vying for the Prime Minister position. But, we don't see him being stately at all, Not even once. He doesn't seem to to do anything except plot to kill the ML. And he's pretty lame at it. He doesn't even really plan things. He just sends if "guy" to go kill or go kidnap. And they always fail. Why is this character so shallow? (I'm only on ep 13, so maybe more depth is coming?)

the FL voice. it drive me to distraction. Its so nasal and whiny. why would they use that voice for a lead character? She's supposed to a smart business woman, but she comes off as child. Plus, she's just far too oblivious to danger. She lost her memory, not her intuition. She runs out into the dark when there is an assassination attempt? To help? How? Some of her behaviors defy suspension of disbelief. I wish it were written better.

Still, the actors are all fun to watch and the story is interesting enough. I simply find myself FF'ing through some of her scenes, since the voice grates on me. (Maybe they're going to have her mature and get a grown up voice later?)

It would help if people understood the history of theater in China and the super heavy makeup that has been used on stage since, well, forever. They don't expect characters to look realistic. Often the makeup is symbolic or overdone for emphasis on something on purpose.

It may even seem strange to them (though they've been exposed to other styles for a while now and are somewhat adapting) that people complain about characters not looking real.

I've definitely heard his voice a few times. Its quite iconic. I can't think of where and don't have the inclination to go searching, but the very first line in this drama I was thrown into, "wait. why does this voice sound familiar?"

I'm not enough of a fan to remember what I've watched or be able to name actors and characters. I am a musician and very sensitive to sound. So, I know when a sound is familiar.

thank you

will you point me to a drama where he uses his own voice. I'd like to hear it, for reference. It might help me change what I hear in this dubbing.

That's too bad. But could they, then use a voice actor who hasn't been dubbed over so many lead characters before? It pulls me right out of the story.

I'm really enjoying the complexity of the story and how nuanced the characters are. Thoroughly thrilled at seeing Jeremy Tsui be villainous. He soooo good at it.

Is it just me, though? Ren Jia Lun is a good actor. Why did they dub his voice? and with that all too familiar voice actor? I find it jarring. The voice doesn't match him. I end up wanting him to speak less, because when he has bits where he has several lines, it sounds so fake. Its a shame to do that in such an otherwise high quality production.