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Underdog drama with well deserved high praise and ratings on Douban
This drama landed on my watchlist after one of these Tiktoks about underrated shows sparked my interest.
Zero regrets. Quite the opposite.
I finished it a few days ago and I am still in a mood, where I want to climb on a rooftop and tell through a megaphone everyone with functional ears, how surprisingly amazing that drama was and that they should hurry to watch it, because it deserves so much more recognition.
Is it one of these dramas, where everything is perfect?
No.
It obviously operated on a small budget and it didn't come with an idol cast to drew in the viewership by names alone.
But that's the only draw back of this show.
While it starts a little slow and takes its time to introduce the characters, if you give it a moment, then the unfolding mystery will get you hooked and the storytelling just keeps serving until the finale.
Not one dull moment in between. 👏👏👏👏
The plot is plotting with unexpected twists, which will have you guessing, what to expect next, nearly until the end. With a bunch of intriguing protagonists, whose character development and growing friendship was satisfying to watch. You will fall in love with these guys and root hard for them to succeed.
It is really a unique mix of mystery/sci-fi/wuxia drama.
In short:
Story top.
Acting top.
OST top.
The smaller budget got sometimes more obvious during the CGI scenes. But that didn't take from the overall experience.
Perhaps one word to the male lead.
In a more conventional drama he might be better suited as a supporting actor. But here it works out.
All leading characters were evenly written into the story and felt as important main characters.
I loved it.
I highly recommend it.
Watch it.
Zero regrets. Quite the opposite.
I finished it a few days ago and I am still in a mood, where I want to climb on a rooftop and tell through a megaphone everyone with functional ears, how surprisingly amazing that drama was and that they should hurry to watch it, because it deserves so much more recognition.
Is it one of these dramas, where everything is perfect?
No.
It obviously operated on a small budget and it didn't come with an idol cast to drew in the viewership by names alone.
But that's the only draw back of this show.
While it starts a little slow and takes its time to introduce the characters, if you give it a moment, then the unfolding mystery will get you hooked and the storytelling just keeps serving until the finale.
Not one dull moment in between. 👏👏👏👏
The plot is plotting with unexpected twists, which will have you guessing, what to expect next, nearly until the end. With a bunch of intriguing protagonists, whose character development and growing friendship was satisfying to watch. You will fall in love with these guys and root hard for them to succeed.
It is really a unique mix of mystery/sci-fi/wuxia drama.
In short:
Story top.
Acting top.
OST top.
The smaller budget got sometimes more obvious during the CGI scenes. But that didn't take from the overall experience.
Perhaps one word to the male lead.
In a more conventional drama he might be better suited as a supporting actor. But here it works out.
All leading characters were evenly written into the story and felt as important main characters.
I loved it.
I highly recommend it.
Watch it.
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