Naomi Necro
United States
I'll be honest. I found this series through a Tumblr whump rabbit hole because I thought the main lead (as pictured on the post) was gorgeous and wanted to see more of him (who doesn't love a pretty angst-ridden face?)
As I began watching it, I was 110% drawn to the 2nd male lead instead, Zhao Wo Huan (played by Wang Yan Yang). As some people have mentioned, he gave me STRONG Xiao Zhan in The Untamed vibes. He's a skilled fighter, charismatic, playful but cunning, wears a lot of flattering dark clothes, and even physically looks a bit like him (albeit a bit more masculine). The 1st lead in this, Jian, is not as attractive in both physicality and charisma. He plays a very straight-laced do-gooder Detective and doesn't have very many layers to unpack. He is as he comes (so far). I like the more dynamic, more fun scenes when Wo Huan is involved.
As far as the plot- I'm only 5 episodes in so I can't say much. I will say I have a personal bias against closed-door whodunits and that's what it's felt like up until this episode when they finally ventured outside of the villa so we'll see how it goes.
Ep. 18 Update
I like the character development of both of our leads.
Seeing Jian lose his calm demeanor and get so shaken by Shi Qi leaving was a nice change from his normal stoic and rigid personality. Zhao has also grown immensely.
Ep. 24 Update
Overall, I enjoyed this drama for several reasons.
- The bromance and the 2nd lead overall, were fascinating and fun scenes to watch. I loved watching their bond grow and persevere through the different trials they went through. I also really loved that they both grew as people through their friendship.
-The OST is really nice. I love that it's mixed between the traditional Chinese flute you'd typically hear and more modern music, like Beethoven. The main song that came on whenever a scene played between our 2 romances is really pretty.
-The twist at the end. Very cool. Even though I didn't like the whodunit format this show followed more often than not, the twist at the end made me intrigued toward the next season.
-Have I mentioned how much I love the 2nd ML? Guhh.
As I began watching it, I was 110% drawn to the 2nd male lead instead, Zhao Wo Huan (played by Wang Yan Yang). As some people have mentioned, he gave me STRONG Xiao Zhan in The Untamed vibes. He's a skilled fighter, charismatic, playful but cunning, wears a lot of flattering dark clothes, and even physically looks a bit like him (albeit a bit more masculine). The 1st lead in this, Jian, is not as attractive in both physicality and charisma. He plays a very straight-laced do-gooder Detective and doesn't have very many layers to unpack. He is as he comes (so far). I like the more dynamic, more fun scenes when Wo Huan is involved.
As far as the plot- I'm only 5 episodes in so I can't say much. I will say I have a personal bias against closed-door whodunits and that's what it's felt like up until this episode when they finally ventured outside of the villa so we'll see how it goes.
Ep. 18 Update
I like the character development of both of our leads.
Seeing Jian lose his calm demeanor and get so shaken by Shi Qi leaving was a nice change from his normal stoic and rigid personality. Zhao has also grown immensely.
Ep. 24 Update
Overall, I enjoyed this drama for several reasons.
- The bromance and the 2nd lead overall, were fascinating and fun scenes to watch. I loved watching their bond grow and persevere through the different trials they went through. I also really loved that they both grew as people through their friendship.
-The OST is really nice. I love that it's mixed between the traditional Chinese flute you'd typically hear and more modern music, like Beethoven. The main song that came on whenever a scene played between our 2 romances is really pretty.
-The twist at the end. Very cool. Even though I didn't like the whodunit format this show followed more often than not, the twist at the end made me intrigued toward the next season.
-Have I mentioned how much I love the 2nd ML? Guhh.
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