An entertaining drama for someone who is unfamiliar with the story

First I want to say I'm coming to this drama without prior knowledge of the donhua or novel. So I am coming to this drama with a fresh pair of eyes and no preconceived ideas what the story should be like.

I actually very much enjoyed the drama. I was a little worried at first because there was so much complaints from those who have read the source material complaining it wasn't true to the source and I found the first episode was all over the place. I admit almost dropped it after ep1, but by ep 5/6 I was thoroughly enjoying it. So my advice to give it a few eps before making a judgement.

In terms of the story line, it is very much about Tang San's journey to "level up" and the friendships he makes on the way. I found the pacing was good, the acting decent, and good enough character development that I truly cared about each of the main characters. The dynamic of the shrek seven and their head masters had some serious comedic moments that had me laughing out loud. And for all my worries about the ending knowing there was a second season I have to say I was satisfied with how it ended. I found it was a rather natural conclusion (like the end of a chapter) as opposed to something that felt rushed or like the writers didn't sloppily put together, nothing too jarring.

My only real complaint is I didn't really like the audio. Oftentimes there was a lot of unnecessary background noise, or suddenly the actors voices /volume would change. For those Xiao Zhan fans expecting him to sound like his character in the untamed, get ready for a shock! His voice is much deeper here, and it took a little getting used to, but he did do his own dubbing in this drama so that's commendable. And his voice's tone and timber gets way more natural by the midway point (again I blame this more on the sound director).

Overall I found this to be a very enjoyable drama, I hope it gets the greenlight for that season two and they can invite the original actors back. I am looking forward to seeing more of TS and his journey.

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A true gem! A delight from beginning to end.

I have watched my fair share of c-dramas, and this is one of the best ones I've seen in a long long time. It is funny, smart and the characters are well developed and acted.

This is a story about a coroner who travels to the capital to get her coroner license. There she meets a brilliant prince that runs the criminal investigative team (I guess ancient Chinese version of FBI). Together they solve murders and cases, which all chain together to form an overall arch.

I want to give a hand to the screenwriters of this drama, there was clearly a lot of thought and effort put into plot, after finishing the entire series, I can really appreciate the planning that must have been involved in developing each case. In a day and age where plots can get draggy with lots of filler episodes, I really appreciate how this drama had zero fillers. Each case had a purpose, each character had a reason to be there. The story moves at pretty fast past, and I really enjoyed trying to solve the mysteries along with the main characters. And at the end of the series, I was left very satisfied with the outcome and I think you will be too. My only hope is they do a second season, I would love to see the gang back together again.

The characters were also great. It's so refreshing that each of the main characters were smart. They each were experts in their own domain, but at the same time respected and trusted their friends to ask for help when they need it. Misunderstandings are kept to a minimal, and more importantly seeing the strong bond between Chu chu, Jin Yu, Leng Yue, Jing Yi and Jing Li was so nice. No jealously ruining friendships here! In particular I loved seeing Jing Li and Jing Yu together, seeing Jing Li fuss over Jing Yu like a mother hen always brings a smile to my face. Also, rarely do I appreciate the bad guys in a drama, but in this drama I can appreciate them. Their motivations Even the evil characters, you can see the motivation behind their actions and their

If you are looking for a drama that'll make you laugh, make you think, warm your heart and entertain you, this is it! Highly recommend!

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