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I'll be there for as many episodes as they want to make too :) I love a good old-fashioned wuxia and will this show when it's done

I agree. The 2nd case is really good. Still predictable but not quite as much. The spooky atmosphere and visuals are great!

I really like the ML too, though I think the supporting cast are a bit weak. All in all, it's shaping up to be a great watch

I just finished episode 29. I like that the current case has to do with ML's past, but there are less than 10 episodes left. They are only about halfway to foiling the main villain - with 2 helpers and ties to the west xia kingdom mentioned but still unknown. I don't see how they can finish the whole story...

Started this while waiting for episodes of Zhan Zhao adventures and Tang Mist. The first episode has Old Fei , Ma Mung and the abbott from strange tales of tang dynasty! Kind of makes me more excited for this show :)

I just finished the 1st case. It is very predictable (to point of no suspense) but the story moves fast and I like the atmosphere a lot. I hope they keep up with the spookiness.

Thanks for the rec! I am out of episodes of Zhan Zhao adventures to watch and just caught 1st episode of Tang Mist. The spooky atmosphere is so like season 1 of strange tales of tang dynasty (which is my favorite of the 3). The plot moves fast and holds my attention. Having this as the other show to watch just made waiting for more episodes of ZZA bearable :)

I need episode 27!! My poor little white mouse!

I don't think there will be enough time. There are 4 helpers and at episode 26, they have not arrested the 2nd yet. After that, they will need to wrap up FL story and the mystery about the linglong eye.

As it is, I am starting to wonder if the show will stop halfway through the whole story with villain thwarted for the time being but still around with 2 helpers left.

That said, I hope I am wrong. I remember one of the old justice bao shows have a case where ZZ goes undercover to infiltrate a vigilante organization named after that deity. But I'm thinking maybe they'll make ZZ an early member before he become a government official instead? It will be great to know :)

I am on episode 25 and I think it’s all comaderie and "found family".

To me, ML is like a big brother to FL and SML and FL is not interested in romance until she can experience the outside world and decides who/what she wants.

But it is clear they care very much about each other. So some might interpret their care as romance (especially with the editing in some of the flashbacks).

I just started ep25. ML is still poisoned?! I thought we're done with that. I mean, he is so good at fighting that he still kicks a** , but still!

That is so funny! BTW, some of young justice bao is on YouTube. They speak mandarin so it's either Taiwanese or mainland (not HK).

I love BYT bow/arrow fight scene. It reminds me of lord of the rings and legolas. So cool!

I think Sun Xing from 1994 Seven Heroes and Five Gallants is still my favorite BYT. He did the proud, impulsive but still super cool and righteous very well. A lot of BYT overdo the pride and willfulness and make the character less sympathetic. His rivalry with ZZ was so much fun to watch. Vincent Chiao used to be my 2nd (because his BYT was fun and playful) but it's Alen Fang now. He is not like the typical BYT. He plays the character as a lot more vulnerable and younger. He is more ZZ 's younger brother than rival. But I just love the cast chemistry and dynamics.

Young justice bao is set when he is still a student (with Gongsun) so ZZ in that series is a child who totally kicks a** and is their body guard

I think that is the child action star who played ZZ in young Justice Bao

Kenny Ho played ZZ in the original Taiwanese 1993 series with 230+ episodes. They are all on YouTube now. He (plus the 1993 Justice Bao and Gongsun Che actors) reprised the role in
mainland adaptations around 2008-2012. There were 3 seasons that were consecutive and 1 separate series. That is why many people thinks of him as the Zhan Zhao.

Aside from him, Vincent Chiao is probably the other (adult) actor who has played ZZ across multiple series - Taiwanese 1994 seven heroes and five gallants and two Hong Kong ATV Justice Bao series (with 1993 Justice Bao and Gongsun Che actors). Weirdly enough, Vincent Chiao also played Bai Yu Tong in the HK Jade Justice Bao (with Ray Lui as Zhan Zhao). He made a better BYT than ZZ but he is still my 2nd favorite for his chemistry with justice bao (though Yang Yang is getting close). Aside from them, ZZ is played by the same child action star across 3 seasons of young Justice bao.

Yan Yi Kuan looks great but I can't get into that version because he does not act like ZZ at all. Though some people on this board would probably like his version (who is sneaky as hell and have no mercy).

I am a huge justice bao fan as a child, so I have probably seen at least some of every justice bao related series (even the side stories of BYT is the main detective)

I just binged through 8 episodes. The chemistry between the leads are so great! I love the dynamics between the three of them. I giggled so hard in ep 18 when ZZ pretended not to hear BYT and LL starts repeating what BYT said for ZZ. It's so cute!!

I took a break in the week to accumulate episodes and just watched episode 12. The fight in the rain is awesome!! Ok. I know it is not realistic since any assassin group would try to split up and send someone to off the official while others fight ML. But I don't care. It's been a long time since I've seen such a cool gritty fight sequence.

I saw all the critiques about ZZ going easy on villains on the board earlier. But he did tons of damage in that fight without killing in a way that's totally true to character, as expected from all the justice bao shows I grew up watching.

Fingers crossed, the show can sustain the momentum. I worry a little because I find the flashback and philosophy debate before the fight slow and draggy. It does not advance the narrative and BYT and ZZ already had the whole fight over philosophy. I really hope they won't go overboard on the politics/social commentary.

Great performances. I like the message too. I am not sure I like the artistic license taken with the story. But I can understand. My only real gripe is the ending. Do they really need to do that?

This show is based on a novel inspired by the original story. So even if Zhu Fa is one of the 7 heroes in the original, he can still be a villain here