Doppelganger (2025)

Best Gone Into BLIND

I am not someone who doesn't read synopsis. I am not someone who doesn't watch 500 trailers and read reviews and comments before deciding to start a show. I am basically someone who will already know much of the plot before watching a show or movie.

I am TELLING you, don't DO that with this one... just don't. Don't watch any trailers or read spoilered comments. Even the little bit of synopsis currently on the page at time of writing this is a spoiler.

What SHOULD you know about this show?

Yes, there is romance, but romance is more a product of the show than the PURPOSE of the show. Without the romance the show LITERALLY would not be able to happen as it does as it is integral to the plot, but it's not a "3 dates" type romance where they meet, have a few meetings, confess, and have an ending. Instead, the romance unfolds among misunderstandings, shared history and self-doubts. Turning points happen over issues with trust. Yes, this is vague, I know.

Aside from the romance aspect though there are plenty of themes surrounding: "What is love", "Does not feeling something make you bad", "Women's roles in society run by men", "Whether getting help as a woman from someone who HAPPENS to be a man is disgraceful", "People's roles being dictated by another person". There are two other themes that I feel run the show but mentioning them, while not being "technically" a spoiler, would be a spoiler in spirit so I won't.

If you do not like horror, steer clear as this is VERY horror laced. One minute you will be in feel good land, the next you want a blanket and to turn the lights on. If you find the 1st episodes are NOT creepy then you will probably not find any of the rest. Personally, I am not a horror fan and may be having some nightmares about various aspects of this show.

Above all else... EVERYTHING you are told is true... until it isn't.

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Great story, should have been a long drama

I watched this drama for Deng Kai, but got captivated by the story. Unfortunately, the cuts made it hard to follow and the subtitles were really bad (I'm glad I understand a little chinese by now, it helped, without I would have been confused more than once).

This drama should have been a "big" drama with more episodes and a higher budget - and a better hairdresser - but with the same actors. All the leads did an amazing job. It could have been a 10/10 if the screenwriting and cuts would have been more elaborate to make it easier to follow and the budget for costumes, action-scenes and so on should have been higher.

The strong points:
The actors, all if them were great.
The story.
The ending, which made me want to rewatch it all over.

The weak points:
The cuts, it was sometimes hard to know when and where we were.
For the non-chinese-speaking audience: The subtitles, they were just bad (they should be redone)
The hairdresser should be fired. What was that disheveled hairdo Deng Kai hat to put up with during his captivity-fighting??? I just can't get over it, I almost stopped watching as it wad ridiculous.

All in all it's really worth watching, even though I can't give more than 7,5 due to the points mentionned.

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