Not gonna lie this does not sound like a Dilraba role. I have nothing against and am a fan of her but I really hope the female lead will be given to someone else. And I swear to god productions like these should not be given to idol actors either.
-Nice cinematography and music -Main character is... very quirky. Like extremely quirky. Gala is playing another one of those characters who are super smart IQ wise on a subject, but have questionable EQ. The character is not as dumb as other he’s played though, for those who are worried. MC is also slightly creepy and questionable at times, which adds to the mystery. -Plot has been fine. A couple things feel dragged out for like, 5 minutes too long but it’s been okay so far. -Teasers, trailers, posters, intro, outro and extra clips have not revealed or spoiled too much, so feel free to watch those. -As much as I like Ma Ke, I... don’t understand the purpose of his character here other than he likes baseball and is somehow related to our main character. But this is only the first 8 episodes so he probably will play a bigger role afterwards, but for now I really don’t care for him...
Overall a fun detective series. Nothing WOW, but not bad. A little trigger warning though for those who hates insects. There’s many insect close ups.
Extra notes: not romance heavy, not horror, not thriller either.... it almost feels like a slice of life, but in detective format.
Just came back for my daily dose of Husky and Shizun live adaptation and a quick PSA:
Don't compare this to the Untamed. Not everything XianXia needs to be compared to the Untamed. People compared Battles Through the Heavens to the Untamed...???
Jackson is probably the best actor out of the TFBoys. Have been enjoying this but I find myself almost falling asleep, until the action and conspiracy linguo wakes me up. Pretty sure this is the exact reason why I dropped it in the first watch, but I'll try to power through this time.
The trailer looks absolutely magical. Hopefully the CGI in the actual series is a good as it is in the trailer. Unless the writing is absolute garbage, I don’t see why anyone would not give this a try.
A lot more thrilling, but it lasted so short. The score isn't abysmal in China, but it's not top tier season 2…
in BTS footage, Joseph Zeng stated that he accepted the role for this character for the "other side of Li Jia", yes we only get to see 10 minutes of footage for this character. I have a hunch they filmed more that they had to cut out due to time restrictions or something. I honestly feel they could have cut out "Green Nails" chapter for more episodes in the "Stranger" chapter.
I realize I’m climbing on a controversial soap box here, but the very fact that I can and that my heart has…
Chinese person here! I won't comment on anything else because I was born in Canada, so I'll never know the real feeling of having to live years in China, but I do guarantee you we have many more stories to tell and offer to the world, and that many of us will find ways around limitations to tell those stories~
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-Nice cinematography and music
-Main character is... very quirky. Like extremely quirky. Gala is playing another one of those characters who are super smart IQ wise on a subject, but have questionable EQ. The character is not as dumb as other he’s played though, for those who are worried. MC is also slightly creepy and questionable at times, which adds to the mystery.
-Plot has been fine. A couple things feel dragged out for like, 5 minutes too long but it’s been okay so far.
-Teasers, trailers, posters, intro, outro and extra clips have not revealed or spoiled too much, so feel free to watch those.
-As much as I like Ma Ke, I... don’t understand the purpose of his character here other than he likes baseball and is somehow related to our main character. But this is only the first 8 episodes so he probably will play a bigger role afterwards, but for now I really don’t care for him...
Overall a fun detective series. Nothing WOW, but not bad. A little trigger warning though for those who hates insects. There’s many insect close ups.
Extra notes: not romance heavy, not horror, not thriller either.... it almost feels like a slice of life, but in detective format.
Don't compare this to the Untamed. Not everything XianXia needs to be compared to the Untamed. People compared Battles Through the Heavens to the Untamed...???
Okay thanks have a nice day! :D
Can't wait! This series seems rather unique.
(BTW Ancient Detective being used for the thumbnail of the article makes me all giddy and fangirly~)