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At this point, it's only ZYC that's holding my attention to finish the drama. XYL, at first I didn't mind him too much but at a crucial scene that he said was most impactful for him (the reed marsh), I found his acting too hollow. As I had predicted, the storyline about finding his mother's killer was built up with tension and then fell flat. I see the same happening when it comes to the antagonist. It's too bad that this drama had an interesting premise and there is a lot of potential. I expected more crimes associated with hypnotism and/or use hypnotism to solve crimes (if I am sounding like what I saw in Under the Skin, yes. Art was front, right, centre and everywhere. That was the theme!).

I have to say, for someone who didn't watch S1, I can follow through S2 very well. 2nd episode was so packed with action. So much is going on and yet, it flows pretty nicely. I love Lee Rang's new hairstyle. I also love how Lee Yeon acts as a protective older brother and cherishing his 1 month time he has with Lee Rang. The comedy in this is refreshing. It's not slap stick/stupid comedy but it's quite natural. I'm not bored for a single second. Hope it keeps up this sort of action packed episodes.

I still don't get the 'faking death' part. I can't see the utility other than it was to buy LFP some time while he found the killer and attempted to do his own justice. Even then, it was rather over the top to achieve that. Surely he could of use a different, less reckless means but as the storyline goes- it had to justify a 20 min character memory lane.

Do you need to watch the first season to understand this one?

I was assuming Hu PanPan was the girl who was raped in the 1st episode and LFP's mother tried to save her but got killed by the rapist. She would be the only person who had seen his face. I can't think of her being any other significance. She fits the age too.

smth is off. If you look very carefully and deeply, it can be frustrating. For me, it's not the subtitles- I can understand Mandarin. I feel the main story arc is about the hypnotist (the mystery man in blur who suddenly shows his face without fanfare) and how he has been counselling others to commit crimes but then we are seemingly distracted with LFP and his personal search to find his mother's killer. The drama is at 60% and we are still no closer to the mystery on motive and who the mystery man is beyond that he's rich and has some social status. Maybe it feels wrong as the main drive of LFP appears to take a secondary/back seat to the main story arc. We only saw what he was up to in flashbacks while the perspective of LF is present and centre.

If I have to compare this to Under The Skin - the main mystery and the other cases are told more cohesively. That show only had 20 episodes, yet it was packed with more crime solving cases than Desire Catcher. It took them a solid 10 episodes to get through the first crime story out of 24 episodes. I'm predicting that the ending is going to be a bit rushed, mystery unfolds to simplicity and the build up of tension will just fall flat. I am still watching these to get to the more angst scenes between the leads but other than that, it hasn't been as good as the trailer shows it to be.

He belongs to a fraction of a section where they don't practice martial arts. He how to 'run' similar to Xiao Se in Blood of Youth but a chief difference is he can't really go 'up', he stays grounded and there is a inherent flaw in this type of skill.

Ep 16: First time being frustrated with this series. I don't get the goal of appearing to fake his death. I don't get why he had to set it up with the propane tanks and essentially placed Luo Fei and others in danger. It's reckless particularly when he didn't even held the lighter firmly and dropped it before he intended to use it. Why would he need to fake his death when it's obvious in what he tells them and his letter that he will turn himself in once he finds his mother's killer. He hasn't found him yet, why would he want to kill himself? If this was to distract the police, won't really work. I hope there is a better explanation to come beyond it's dramatic effect.

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He was amazing in Stealth Walker. I wish they will do a sequel to it or he gets into a similar role. 24 episodes wasn't enough for me to see him toggle the blurred line of cop/criminal.

Based on the trailer clips of next episodes- LFP will leave the police as consultant and do his own investigation. He will keep his distance from LF because he doesn't think he can help him find the truth anymore. I don't think he will hate him - but a rift will open.

Luo Fei only agreed to the hypnotism to deal with the painful memories of his deceased colleague. When someone is under hypnotism- they are absolutely vulnerable to any manipulation of memories. While he got Luo Fei under this state and dealt with the painful memories of his deceased colleague, he used the opportunity to find out what he knew about his mother's death. He didn't know that Luo Fei was there and the memory implies that Luo Fei caused his mother's death and ran off. But we know he didn't cause her death so the other view is that he ran off and left her to die (but even then, there must be more to it than what he saw). So it is a betrayal to Luo Fei in prying into a memory that he either repressed/didn't want to think about it and also didn't give Lu Feng Ping permission to look into it either.

I worry it is likely lu Feng Ping..there is a scene in one of the trailers/ost showing Luo Fei in his car with his hand on a container of lollypops. Then there are hints that he will get into a dark space while searching for the truth behind his mother's death. I worry too.

It's not his voice and it can't be him either. He was with the police when Lin Rui Lin escaped and was in that alleyway.

Not a lot. It got more in ep 9. Seeing the preview for next episode, it gets better when they finally start talking about their personal suffering more.

So far, I am liking the series. I honestly expect ZYC's character to have a more prominent role in the investigations than he currently is in. We barely get to see him do his 'magic'. I expect there will be more later on but having watched almost half the series being done, I would have expected more earlier on instead.

I don't feel like the story is moving fast or slow but if I ask myself what took place in 10 episodes- can easily sum it up in a paragraph. Not much plot movement going on. The mystery man is giving me a Moriarty vibe. Counselling others to exact revenge - for what purpose? Don't really know. He appears to be a rich and young man (assuming some social status) Does he see himself as a savior to helping others realize their own ambitions?

I like the bromance level here. But there is little in understanding the characters themselves- who is Luo Feng Ping and Luo Fei? Beyond a shared tragic past - not much has been explained. This is a short 24 episode drama and I feel that all is going to be rushed and packed in the later episodes.

Seven deadly sins- counselling others to exact their own revenge- that's not new. The idea of hypnotism being used is unique - perhaps the only unique aspect of this series.

Thoughts on ep 1-10

the seven deadly sins is already evident in the first case of homicides. They were hypnotized but all three of them died from one of their own seven deadly sins.

I'm used to see ZYC in serious roles where he barely cracks a smile. Here, it's refreshing to see a quirky character and he does it really well. I've not seen Xin Yun Lai before so I am open to him but I honestly, keep on seeing Deng Lun in him. I hope I am not the only one too.

My thoughts exactly. Maybe if other Bromance tagged dramas are released and not draw negative criticisms, we may get JITD back. Can only hope. That being said, I am excited for a new Bromance drama. I had to go back to rewatching Under The Skin to help me.