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A STRONG START THAT LOST ITS SPARK
When I first began the drama, I genuinely loved it. I really liked the cooperation between Captain Luo and Wenjie; they had such a fun dynamic. However, after around Episode 15, the drama started to lose me. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great watch, but in my opinion, it's quite overhyped.
Wenjie
Wenjie started off as such a smart character with a high IQ and EQ, but later he just felt nerfed. He constantly trusted the wrong people while pushing away those who genuinely wanted to help him. I understand that he wanted to uncover the truth about his father, but the way he so easily trusted wrong people whilst also being a character that should be really high in IQ, just seemed so unbelievable. Mind you, it was also advertised as a "college student who helps detectives solve cases," when in reality he spends most of the story hiding information, investigating on his own, and only cooperating later, which wasn't what I expected and felt extremely disappointed.
Captain Luo
Captain Luo was one of my favourite characters. I respected how he always chose to help others and trusted Wenjie from the beginning, although at times that trust felt a little unrealistic since they didnt have any past connection.
Furthermore, I was disappointed that the drama didn't make better use of Captain Luo and Wenjie's partnership. The beginning and ending proved how enjoyable they were when working together. They're both incredibly intelligent, and watching them solve cases as a team would've been far more interesting than what was shown for majority of the drama around Wenjie refusing to cooperate. I believe this was a missed opportunity and I'm so upset about it.
Su Ying
Su Ying had so much potential, but I found her character disappointing. It felt like the writers couldn't decide what role she was supposed to play. Her relationship with Captain Luo wasn't convincing, many of her decisions were frustrating, and even her interrogation scenes felt unrealistic. Unfortunately, she ended up being one of the weakest characters for me.
Zhi Yue
Zhi Yue was easily one of the best characters in the drama. She always believed in Wenjie, stood by him, and continued helping others even after everything she went through. She was someone so admiring and I wish she got more scenes because she deserved so much more screen time.
I honestly don't think Wenjie deserved her because she was too good for him. He didnt seem to appreciate her much at all, I know romance wasn't the focus, but I wish we'd seen him show his love to her more instead of constantly hiding everything from her.
Overall
Honestly, the concept was so good, but the way executed the story felt way worse. I believe with better development for Wenjie and more focus on his partnership with Captain Luo, I think this drama could've been incredible. Despite the criticisms, I geniunely enjoyed the cast, especially Captain Luo's team, and I'd still recommend the drama. It just didn't quite live up to the potential it had and because the concept was so good, I felt even more disappointed. Nevertheless, I'm definitely excited about season 2, I hope they show Wenjie as a police whilst Captain Luo is his teacher.
Wenjie
Wenjie started off as such a smart character with a high IQ and EQ, but later he just felt nerfed. He constantly trusted the wrong people while pushing away those who genuinely wanted to help him. I understand that he wanted to uncover the truth about his father, but the way he so easily trusted wrong people whilst also being a character that should be really high in IQ, just seemed so unbelievable. Mind you, it was also advertised as a "college student who helps detectives solve cases," when in reality he spends most of the story hiding information, investigating on his own, and only cooperating later, which wasn't what I expected and felt extremely disappointed.
Captain Luo
Captain Luo was one of my favourite characters. I respected how he always chose to help others and trusted Wenjie from the beginning, although at times that trust felt a little unrealistic since they didnt have any past connection.
Furthermore, I was disappointed that the drama didn't make better use of Captain Luo and Wenjie's partnership. The beginning and ending proved how enjoyable they were when working together. They're both incredibly intelligent, and watching them solve cases as a team would've been far more interesting than what was shown for majority of the drama around Wenjie refusing to cooperate. I believe this was a missed opportunity and I'm so upset about it.
Su Ying
Su Ying had so much potential, but I found her character disappointing. It felt like the writers couldn't decide what role she was supposed to play. Her relationship with Captain Luo wasn't convincing, many of her decisions were frustrating, and even her interrogation scenes felt unrealistic. Unfortunately, she ended up being one of the weakest characters for me.
Zhi Yue
Zhi Yue was easily one of the best characters in the drama. She always believed in Wenjie, stood by him, and continued helping others even after everything she went through. She was someone so admiring and I wish she got more scenes because she deserved so much more screen time.
I honestly don't think Wenjie deserved her because she was too good for him. He didnt seem to appreciate her much at all, I know romance wasn't the focus, but I wish we'd seen him show his love to her more instead of constantly hiding everything from her.
Overall
Honestly, the concept was so good, but the way executed the story felt way worse. I believe with better development for Wenjie and more focus on his partnership with Captain Luo, I think this drama could've been incredible. Despite the criticisms, I geniunely enjoyed the cast, especially Captain Luo's team, and I'd still recommend the drama. It just didn't quite live up to the potential it had and because the concept was so good, I felt even more disappointed. Nevertheless, I'm definitely excited about season 2, I hope they show Wenjie as a police whilst Captain Luo is his teacher.
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