Michael_0718
The country which consists of 7,640 islands.
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Partners in Love and in Solving Cases~ Great chemistry + Family always has your back.
Just to give everyone an early impression of this story, I would like to describe it as something warm, inspirational and heartfelt... A tale that made me cozy and left a genuine smile plastered all over my face.
What a beautiful romance— Their mutual understanding and indestructible trust for each other is what captivates and stoodout to me the most in this story.
Sure, there's a lot more captivating and interesting ideas presented in this show, however, the glow and colors the leads has given to this story made it more brighter and memorable.
I probably have little to none negative feedback about this drama so let me discuss my positive take from this story instead while trying to recall any mishaps, if there is.
Plot - What interests me the most about this drama is how feminist and family-oriented this is and how they
sustained that till the very end. Something that's rare for me as an avid chinese period drama viewer. I mean, there are lots of shows who puts family first but this piece is simply different because they learned the real definition of 'Family' through hardships and great catastrophe. Thus forcing them to set aside the prejudice and hatred they have for each other and work hard together.
Twist - Most of the early turn of event situations were like the usual-commonly-used schemes and conspiracy, but, as the story progresses they started to have their own touch to make this drama more interesting in a way that it will highlight the actual values and lesson of the show.
Ending - It was Perfect! I was a bit worried when they started to pull 'that' lame twist and I honestly thought it would be ruined by a sad ending after exhibiting a great run all throughtout the story, but, as expected this show never disappoints and even used that as a breakthrough to prove the Main lead's unbreakable trust and unfaltering perception of each other.
Minor/Side Stories - Something I really adore about this show is their dedication to the Female lead. I just love how even the side story is all about her guiding and helping her family stand up again after all the life-changing calamity they went through and how the supposed 2nd Lead/couple is mainly focused about her as well. This made the story less confusing and highly devoted to her which I find really interesting overall.
Healthy competition and Rivalry conclusion - I was amazed on how dedicated this production on making this show light and non-toxic. A lot of plots that should've concluded in a disastrous way ended up concluding in a truce. One of the best charm of this drama to be honest.
The only questionable and silly moments this drama has that I can think of is how the FL suddenly seemed novice when it comes to espionage scenes during Ep.12 inside that 'hidden cave' where they produce fake money. Like gurl? you were introduced as someone clever and witty but became clumsy all of a sudden? Also, that investigation cuts during the final 3 episodes. Gosh~ Just how did the FL overwhelmed the 2 heads of supposed great intelligent investigation unit like that? doesn't make sense to me at all.
Last but not the least is the Main Leads chemistry— Their love story felt more significant and pure because of their disagreements, cooperation and unending bickering. It made their character more appealing and adorable to watch. They just fit each other so much.
Story - 9.5, The tricky twist at the ending almost ruined it for me, thank god!, this production knew what they're doing so I'm entirely amused and satisfied on how they created this story. The only issue I have is probably the inconsistency when it comes to the investigation capability of the Main Leads mentioned above. That was just silly.
Acting/Cast - 10, Highly Satisfied! Aside from witnessing the other sides of Jeremy Tsui which is more smiley, quirky and vibrant (comapared to his characrer in TLOD) which left me in awe. I was also able to discover some great actor/actresses I was not familiar with. Shout out to Qiao Xin for her impeccable portrayal and Zhan Yu for being adorable. I honestly feel like he deserved a side story or so. P.S. It's nice to see Liu Rui Lin here as well, an actor i'm really familiar with.
Music - 10, Lovely set of Ballads. I admit that I find it a bit 'common' at first but it slowly grew on me because of how peaceful, heartwarming and melodic they are while accompanying the scenes they were used for.
Rewatch Value - 10, I'm willing to re-watch it atleast 6 times a year. Hahaha! This is one of those drama that will leave you loving it. A great watch indeed.
Overall - 10, Each and every corner of this drama felt like it was personalized to cater and appeal positively to the viewers. It may not be suitable for everyone because we have different taste and preferences BUT for me it was such a great piece that deserves more love and appreciation.
IF you find my review helpful please let me know.
What a beautiful romance— Their mutual understanding and indestructible trust for each other is what captivates and stoodout to me the most in this story.
Sure, there's a lot more captivating and interesting ideas presented in this show, however, the glow and colors the leads has given to this story made it more brighter and memorable.
I probably have little to none negative feedback about this drama so let me discuss my positive take from this story instead while trying to recall any mishaps, if there is.
Plot - What interests me the most about this drama is how feminist and family-oriented this is and how they
sustained that till the very end. Something that's rare for me as an avid chinese period drama viewer. I mean, there are lots of shows who puts family first but this piece is simply different because they learned the real definition of 'Family' through hardships and great catastrophe. Thus forcing them to set aside the prejudice and hatred they have for each other and work hard together.
Twist - Most of the early turn of event situations were like the usual-commonly-used schemes and conspiracy, but, as the story progresses they started to have their own touch to make this drama more interesting in a way that it will highlight the actual values and lesson of the show.
Ending - It was Perfect! I was a bit worried when they started to pull 'that' lame twist and I honestly thought it would be ruined by a sad ending after exhibiting a great run all throughtout the story, but, as expected this show never disappoints and even used that as a breakthrough to prove the Main lead's unbreakable trust and unfaltering perception of each other.
Minor/Side Stories - Something I really adore about this show is their dedication to the Female lead. I just love how even the side story is all about her guiding and helping her family stand up again after all the life-changing calamity they went through and how the supposed 2nd Lead/couple is mainly focused about her as well. This made the story less confusing and highly devoted to her which I find really interesting overall.
Healthy competition and Rivalry conclusion - I was amazed on how dedicated this production on making this show light and non-toxic. A lot of plots that should've concluded in a disastrous way ended up concluding in a truce. One of the best charm of this drama to be honest.
The only questionable and silly moments this drama has that I can think of is how the FL suddenly seemed novice when it comes to espionage scenes during Ep.12 inside that 'hidden cave' where they produce fake money. Like gurl? you were introduced as someone clever and witty but became clumsy all of a sudden? Also, that investigation cuts during the final 3 episodes. Gosh~ Just how did the FL overwhelmed the 2 heads of supposed great intelligent investigation unit like that? doesn't make sense to me at all.
Last but not the least is the Main Leads chemistry— Their love story felt more significant and pure because of their disagreements, cooperation and unending bickering. It made their character more appealing and adorable to watch. They just fit each other so much.
Story - 9.5, The tricky twist at the ending almost ruined it for me, thank god!, this production knew what they're doing so I'm entirely amused and satisfied on how they created this story. The only issue I have is probably the inconsistency when it comes to the investigation capability of the Main Leads mentioned above. That was just silly.
Acting/Cast - 10, Highly Satisfied! Aside from witnessing the other sides of Jeremy Tsui which is more smiley, quirky and vibrant (comapared to his characrer in TLOD) which left me in awe. I was also able to discover some great actor/actresses I was not familiar with. Shout out to Qiao Xin for her impeccable portrayal and Zhan Yu for being adorable. I honestly feel like he deserved a side story or so. P.S. It's nice to see Liu Rui Lin here as well, an actor i'm really familiar with.
Music - 10, Lovely set of Ballads. I admit that I find it a bit 'common' at first but it slowly grew on me because of how peaceful, heartwarming and melodic they are while accompanying the scenes they were used for.
Rewatch Value - 10, I'm willing to re-watch it atleast 6 times a year. Hahaha! This is one of those drama that will leave you loving it. A great watch indeed.
Overall - 10, Each and every corner of this drama felt like it was personalized to cater and appeal positively to the viewers. It may not be suitable for everyone because we have different taste and preferences BUT for me it was such a great piece that deserves more love and appreciation.
IF you find my review helpful please let me know.
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