Under the Skin Season 2

Truly "Under the Skin": a deeper dive into human psychology

Long awaited second season turned out to be a surprise because it is very different from the first one. It brings something new and I really enjoyed the story.
The season one introduced us to how art can help in solving cases, like drawing portraits of criminals and suspects, restoration of appearance based on the skull etc. and told us how portraitist Shen Yi and police captain Du Cheng met, became colleagues and close friends and resolved their personal conflict. The sequel is focused on complexity and unpredictability (or is it predictability?) of human nature. Just like S1 it raises a lot of social issues, but further explores inner conflicts, topics of personal goals and fulfillment and boundaries of what is acceptable. Detective work combined with art and psychology like this is impressive. I won't go into too much detail, just want to say that S2 glued me to the screen as much as S1 and left me in awe of Tan Jianci's phenomenal acting. Shen Yi, powerful but compassionate, strong but gentle, with his inner demons and obsessions. Amazing performance! And what about his relationship with Du Cheng? Solid. Full of trust and care about each other. Unbreakable even when that conflict in the last episodes threatened to separate them.
"You like to fly in the sky, and I prefer running on the ground."
"I will follow you in the sky no matter where you run to... I will always be your best trump card".
I love their duo so much.
So Under the Skin S1 and S2 are unique in their own way, with different emphases. Perhaps this can explain why the rating of S2 here is a bit lower, but frankly I don't think the sequel is worse. Quite the contrary, I believe it's a level-up. Can't wait for season 3, because that cliffhanger in the end is intriguing!

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Worth the wait for S2!

Under the Skin is a gem, both S1 and S2. I'm really glad they kept the original cast and S2 opens up with all familiar faces. Seeing all the cases unfold before my eyes, it seems like the team has leveled up somehow.
The cases are complicated, intriguing and engaging multiple truths of life. I can't imagine anyone else playing Shen Yi except TCJ. He is amazing in every role and that deep voice really suits the character, he's calm, gentle and kind.
Just finished watching the 3-4 episode and omg I have no words for it. The case was good, nothing too complicated, but the FEELS! I was crying throughout the two episodes. Really beautifully done! The fact that just an episode before Shen Yi had told Du Cheng that he wants to draw what's in the hearts of people and not just their faces, this episode was proof of it! In such a short time he was able to understand the secrets between Yun Lei and the kid! Just this episode alone could win an award fr!
I still have to watch more episodes, but honestly this season 2 has been worth the wait! Tbh you don't have to watch S1 to understand what's going on here. I think even watching it as a stand alone works. S1 definitely had a underlying backstory for Shen Yi and Du Cheng, but S2 isn’t showing much as of now.
Overall for me it's a 10/10 !

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Atuação

Tan jian Ci deu um show novamente com seu personagem Shen Yi. Mostrando que a arte e a psicologia pode ser boas aliadas para os desafios da alma humana.
Suas ações buscam a verdade e a intuição aflorada deixa sempre o sentimento que tudo pode acontecer.
Essa segunda temporada, não me deixou tão agitada/ansiosa para ver os demais capítulos, mas, todavia, no episódio 20 foi espetacular. A mudança de atitude, a ação de atuar mostrou que Tan Jian Ci tem muito a crescer como ator, e totalmente diferente da primeira temporada, onde estava mais quieto. Aqui ele dá a "alma" para a resolução do casos.
Talvez em uma terceira temporada, Shen Yi pode enfim, revelar aquilo que ainda está subjetivo dentro dele.

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