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Under the Skin Season 2 chinese drama review
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Under the Skin Season 2
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by FIRST CHOICE
May 30, 2025
28 of 28 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
This review may contain spoilers

Tan Jianci and Jin Shijia return as the crime fighting duo

While Forensic Art is still the focal point of most investigations, this time we dig deeper into Shen Yi’ as he empathizes or tries to better understand the psychology of the criminals.
Shen Yi’s idealism is charming. Perhaps all credit goes to Tan Jianci.
The show also identifies the kinds of mental health issues that result from the lawlessness that poorly navigates the technological advances of the 21st century

“I don’t want to draw just their faces and personalities, I want to draw their hearts”

Tan Jian Ci has perfected the act of “Shen Yi”. He is brilliant especially when he’s given free rein to run through the entire gallery of emotions. He hogs the spotlight thanks to the direction of narrative and themes. I was left speechless by his bold rendition, Tan Jian Ci has really come a long way indeed!

Shen Yi: "You sacrificed other people's lives to break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly, but in the end you can only be trapped in your own cocoon. You want to trample on the lives of others and ascend to heaven to become a god, but your final end must be falling into dust."

Tan Jianci's portrayal of Shen Yi in the criminal investigation drama "Hunting Crime Picture Book" series has achieved a breakthrough character due to its complexity and Tan Jianci's immersive acting skills.
As a genius portrait artist, Shen Yi has both the sharp insight of an artist and the professional rationality of a criminal policeman.

In the play, he shows his multifaceted nature of wandering on the edge of genius and paranoia through "using madness to defeat madness".
During interrogation, his eyes are as sharp as a knife. When solving cases, he is focused on details. When facing the abyss of human nature, he reveals a sense of brokenness.

Tan Jianci deeply interprets the psychological changes of the character through detailed acting skills such as pupil trembling eyes and micro-expressions. It is simply a "microscope performance"

The show does not give up focusing on empathetic stories, the ones that will make you cry and feel aggrieved!
The cast is incredible competent and with chemistry and charisma
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