XINwei
Philippines
Could've been better. But definitely not your ordinary spy drama.
I've been through a LONG drought of Yang Mi in drama land and Storm Eye's release this year just quenched it a lot. This has been anticipated by a lot of her and Zhang Binbin's fans albeit less expectations with the drama quality considering the genre and the production company involved.
First, I'll write about the good things I've observed in the drama:
1. It's different. It's a spy drama but the guns do not really appear until the latter part. There are not much stunts going on but they all did this as realistic as they could in terms of action.
2. It's also different in the sense of scope or on which area of "spy" they covered. This isn't narcotics or drugs but ores - minerals, rare resources, that are not often discussed or shown in contemporary police dramas. This could be the reason why some viewers might find it a bore, especially when we get into the technical parts.
3. The side characters' acting is pretty good. They really picked actors with good ranges and none of them stood out like a sore thumb (okay, maybe one or two but we love him/them nonetheless)
4. The CP is soooo shippable ♥ Yang Mi and Vin Zhang! We've loved them in Ten Miles and now they're FINALLY a couple. In all fairness, the way they sprinkled romance into the drama isn't so out of place. It's just about 30% of the show and yet it gives giggles and smiles. Lovely!
The not-so-good parts of the drama:
1. Come on, don't dress up like a SPY when you're doing missions undercover. Talk about alerting the enemy with all the actions/mannerisms they did.
2. There could've been a better script. RIGHT. The plot is pretty solid itself. They just went a bit off with how the script went for some important scenes and for most fillers. It becomes a bit predictable and unbelievable at some point. But still better than Memory Lost. LOL.
3. OST! How I wish they released proper OSTs for this one. Like, is this made in 2012? I kinda liked a more fitting OST for 2021, but if patriotism is the aim of the show, I kinda get it.
Too bad that this has been overshadowed by more trending works released during its run, but glad that it had pretty solid TV ratings in the mainland during its run. If you are a fan of Yang Mi, Vin Zhang, or any of the side characters, it's still a pretty good watch. Especially for those interested in these kinds of genre.
First, I'll write about the good things I've observed in the drama:
1. It's different. It's a spy drama but the guns do not really appear until the latter part. There are not much stunts going on but they all did this as realistic as they could in terms of action.
2. It's also different in the sense of scope or on which area of "spy" they covered. This isn't narcotics or drugs but ores - minerals, rare resources, that are not often discussed or shown in contemporary police dramas. This could be the reason why some viewers might find it a bore, especially when we get into the technical parts.
3. The side characters' acting is pretty good. They really picked actors with good ranges and none of them stood out like a sore thumb (okay, maybe one or two but we love him/them nonetheless)
4. The CP is soooo shippable ♥ Yang Mi and Vin Zhang! We've loved them in Ten Miles and now they're FINALLY a couple. In all fairness, the way they sprinkled romance into the drama isn't so out of place. It's just about 30% of the show and yet it gives giggles and smiles. Lovely!
The not-so-good parts of the drama:
1. Come on, don't dress up like a SPY when you're doing missions undercover. Talk about alerting the enemy with all the actions/mannerisms they did.
2. There could've been a better script. RIGHT. The plot is pretty solid itself. They just went a bit off with how the script went for some important scenes and for most fillers. It becomes a bit predictable and unbelievable at some point. But still better than Memory Lost. LOL.
3. OST! How I wish they released proper OSTs for this one. Like, is this made in 2012? I kinda liked a more fitting OST for 2021, but if patriotism is the aim of the show, I kinda get it.
Too bad that this has been overshadowed by more trending works released during its run, but glad that it had pretty solid TV ratings in the mainland during its run. If you are a fan of Yang Mi, Vin Zhang, or any of the side characters, it's still a pretty good watch. Especially for those interested in these kinds of genre.
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