Reset

Masterful storytelling that doesn't fool around and delivers the punch straight to your face.

I don't usually write reviews until I've finished the entire thing, but with this one I'm only 4 eps in but I'm thoroughly impressed and couldn't stop myself from saying something.

Incredibly realistic and relatable. Characters behave exactly how a real person would, if they encounter a situation like this, and the show doesn't shy away from showing us each an every thought process they go through which is very organic instead of having leads who are either super smart or super stupid.
However, this is exactly what makes the show difficult to watch, at least for me. Not because it's particularly gory or thriller-y but because IT'S TOO REAL! It made me feel second hand stress and panic because the characters were doing exactly what I would do and.... holy moly the impact it causes.
Therefore I would say you'll need some guts to watch this, unless you aren't particularly sensitive to that sort of thing. Me? I had to pause like every 15 mins because I was anxious watching the characters' desperation. Also the police being strict and serious with their job... and there can be very few nightmarish things to a civilian than finding yourself on the wrong side of the Police, and them not believing a word you are saying. It's no joke.
Shudders.

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Good cast, good script, fast pacing - what's not to love?

BEST CDRAMA I've seen so far! My top 1 of my top 3 list. Run, don't walk to see this. If you only see one cdrama ever in your life, this is the one. First off, the pacing is faster than the normal cdrama, which makes it almost on par with western movies. and the leads: Zhao Jinmai and Bai Jingting are absolutely convincing in their earnest attempts to save all the passengers. (I predict both will have long careers ahead of them and are the future of Chinese cinema.)

The suspense feels real as does the frustration of the leads in having to repeat the cycle again and again. (Some loops are unintentionally laugh out loud funny as they try different approaches to save passengers on the bus only to get thwarted), They could have reduced the number of time loop cycles but you start to root for them and then feel as frustrated as they must feel as they repeatedly fail to stop the bomb on the bus from going off, which is both riveting and heartbreaking.

You also learn the side stories of the passengers on the fated bus, even that of the perpetrators which are funny and sad at times. For once their side stories are interesting and not filler and they make you root for every passenger on the doomed bus (even the motive for the criminal masterminds is explained in a way that makes their pain relatable). The Police Chief and his crew as side characters get a lot of screen time and serve a dual purpose in helping to promote the police department in China!

This drama needs to be seen by more international audiences. Netflix would do well to pick up this series over another costume period piece.

Overall rating: 9.5/10

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interesting concept, good execution, but strange premise

This drama is a good take on the Groundhog Day concept, which reminds me a lot of the series "The Long Night". The reason is both of these are well acted, well packaged short dramas with a tendency to glorify the police force. And both of them have the same weakness: as suspense/ plot driven dramas, the 'big reveal' is a bit of a letdown therefore making the rewatch value limited.

To the screenwriter's credit, the short number of episodes are not repetitive despite returning again and again to the scene of the crime. The first couple of times the FL Liu Qingshi and ML He Yun are just trying to figure things out and they do so in a mostly logical manner. However after that they begin to explore the backstories of the people on the bus and this brings some diversity into the story. Everyone is well acted particularly Tao Yinghong as the spot on intense asian mom and our very natural and convincing FL. Bai Jingling as the ML is fine but I think his best role is still later in Destinied.

Weaknesses: I did feel that some of the side stories drag on, such as the anime boy Lu Di and the watermelon man Ma Guoqiang. But the biggest weakness is similar to the Long Night. The whole drama works to make the cast look like noble and self sacrificing people especially the policemen. But in order to do this they make the villain's motives quite unnatural. In this case, they make the villains very mentally ill. The other obvious drawback is that a lack of shortcomings in the lead characters makes them feel underdeveloped. Combined with the fact that this is a mystery drama, this means the whole thing can become viral a la Squid Game (which it did, in China at least) but then not be worth a rewatch.

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This is fine

It's a fine drama. I was emotionally involved in the story from the beginning almost to the end. The tense moments were tense, the protagonists were likable, and the attention to detail was high. However, near the end it slipped a bit.

Here's why.

I think the choice to focus on the motives of antagonists and the related case was bad. First, because their motives and the case were predictable, and they themselves weren't likable or sympathetic people like narrative wants us to feel. Second, because it dragged on too long, the last 2-3 episodes are about that rather then the loop and how to break it.

I also think that portrayal of police was too idealistic, all police officers were dedicated, kind, willing to risk their lives, zealous in their devotion and the phrase "trust the police" was told multiple times, then we were shown on multiple occasions that trusting the police is always the best idea. It felt like propaganda.

The ending "slideshow" showing the endings of various passengers was idealistic too, like what kinda guy would be happy to see his estranged former criminal father suddenly show up at work with a bunch of dirty watermelons? And the boomer parents cosplaying for the cat guy, I just laughed at that.

Also, speaking of the cat guy. He "rescues" cats from the street by putting them in cages and locking them in his small room in darkness. Tbh death is probably better then such rescue.

And the romance between main characters, literally zero chemistry.

Finally, the reason why time loop happened wasn't explained.

So I can't rate it higher then 8/10. There are much better time travel and time loop works of fiction around.

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可以看一遍的剧，后面有些拖沓。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

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Um marco, uma experiência.

Desde que eu terminei Reset, não tenho palavras para descrever o que foi tudo aquilo. Eu fico hesitando, indo e vindo aqui para escrever a review e é como se a mesma carga elétrica que se espalhou pelo meu corpo durante os episódios se espalhasse de novo e de novo, levando todo o meu foco. Esse drama é simplesmente eletrizante.

Emocionante na medida certa, lindo, sensível e com cenas de ação incríveis. A evolução da tensão acompanha o expectador e não o abandona, forçando-o a investigar junto aos protagonistas, um suspense tão bem feito que te deixa alerta e não angustiado.

Apesar de curto, a história e o espaço entre os loops foram extremamente bem aproveitados, deixo todos os meus elogios à equipe de direção e edição.
Mais do que tudo, as atuações são o principal destaque do drama, são tão imersivas que quando percebi estava chorando com o final, senti como se fosse parte de cada núcleo e compreendi silenciosamente as dores de cada personagem.

Definitivamente, um forte e quase que imbatível concorrente à melhor do ano. Recomendo de olhos fechados.

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Uma história bem desenvolvida, tensa e emocionante

Quando coloquei esse drama na minha lista, eu já imaginava que seria bom, mas foi ainda melhor do que imaginei. Reset cumpriu todas as minhas expectativas e ainda ultrapassou-as.

Com um plot comumente utilizado e que pode ser cansativo às vezes, o drama trabalha muito bem a questão do loop na narrativa, combinando momentos muito tensos, mistério e investigação.

A forma como o mistério do drama é criado é muito boa e cativante, do tipo que você fica ansioso para saber as respostas. Tem tantos momentos tensos que me fizeram gritar de aflição, foi realmente uma montanha russa assistir esse drama!

Os personagens são interessantes e bem desenvolvidos na narrativa, gostei bastante dos dois protagonistas, ao ponto de ficar aflita demais por eles.

Algo que gostei nesse drama é como ele mostrou os sentimentos humanos: seja nas histórias das pessoas do ônibus, na amizade que existe entre certos oficiais da polícia ou na cumplicidade e carinho que cresceu ao decorrer dos episódios entre Xiao He Yun e Li Shi Qinq. Mesmo que o foco seja o suspense, os sentimentos humanos estavam lá demonstrados nos detalhes, ao ponto de me fazer chorar com uma cena de pessoas dividindo uma melancia no ônibus.

De verdade, creio que não há nada que eu realmente não tenha gostado nesse drama. Pra tentar ser mais crítica, admito que o fato da polícia ser sempre muito "mágica" e descobrir as coisas em questões de segundos, ou a presença de algumas conveniências de roteiro me incomodaram um pouco. Mas não sei, talvez por eu raramente ver dramas desse gênero, e ainda, encontrar c-dramas desse gênero, resolvi não focar nesses aspectos e deixei passar, visto o tanto que foi empolgante assistir Reset.

Eu achei esse drama muito bem produzido, desde o roteiro, fotografia, a ost e as atuações. Inclusive queria destacar as atuações, pois foram incríveis e passaram cada emoção muito bem! Esse elenco foi ótimo.

Apenas um ponto positivo aleatório na minha opinião: não há aquele filtro esbranquiçado horroroso (que faz os personagens ficarem brilhando ou parecerem velas) presente em muitas das comédias românticas chinesas!! Essa atmosfera costuma me incomodar bastante nessas produções, pois as sombras e texturas da pele ficam muito estranhas, ao meu ver. Sei que é apenas um pequeno detalhe, mas isso fez ser mais "confortavel" de assistir.

Enfim, eu amei Reset demais. Recomendo muito! Com certeza um dos melhores c-dramas que já assisti.

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Queria ter conseguido assistir ano passado, mas que bom que consegui ver esse ano. Fiz a escolha certa em ter começado esse cdrama, ele é uma obra-prima de tão boa, 15 episódios que te deixam apreensiva, desesperada, curiosa, e com a mente cheia de nós de tanto criar várias teorias. A sensação é de estar vivendo todos esses momentos junto com eles.

E uma das melhores coisas é que você não fica cansado ao longo dos episódios, por mais a história tendo repetições já que fala sobre loop, mesmo assim tudo te envolve ao ponto de fazer não querer parar de assistir. Também não posso deixar de dizer o quanto eu amei essa ost no fim de cada episódio, sério, agora não irá mais sair da minha cabeça. Uma completa perfeição!

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Adictiva!! Súper recomendable!

Magnífica serie sobre bucles en el tiempo que recuerda muchísimo a la película Código fuente. Con grandes actuaciones, momentos emotivos y sentimentales, (con pinceladas de romance), adrenalina, thriller, misterio y acción. Todo está muy bien explicado y encaja muy bien y no hay casi ningún fleco ni misterio por resolver. Es súper adictiva y te mantiene al borde del sofá todos los capítulos! La pareja principal es buenísima y tiene una gran química!!! Las dos canciones principales de la serie son geniales!! La fotografía, los planos, todo está muy cuidado.
Muy recomendable!!!!

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It's perfect in every single aspect.

I started it yesterday and spent my whole day watching it from how invested I was and it was worth it.
It's a well done cdrama in every aspect. The plot is not obvious, you get invested in the investigation with the lead characters until discovering who did it, but then you have to discover why they did and it's painfully sad their story from my point of view.
As expected, Zhao Jinmai was an amazing actress, as well was Bai Jingting, they were wonderful in their roles and I feel really grateful to be able to watch such an amazing cdrama with these wonderful leads.
Talking about the female and male lead characters, they weren't stupid as hell, which is pleasureable, I have watched so many stories like this with stupid lead characters that it's amazing to have this one with them. They weren't magicians to solve everything and they needed help from the police, which as well wasn't a bunch of unreliable people.

The story is wonderful and you will have a good – with a much of angst – time watching it.

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