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Showcasing the Light that one can experience after Trauma, but the Traumatic Experience is Very Real
It was excellent. As expected from writer Mo Shu Bai (also wrote Destined, the Princess Royal). Vin Zhang is truly an amazing, amazing actor. I don't know if his physique or his demeanor or just impressive acting skills, but he always fully embodies what it looks like to be a “man”, he is the kind of person that is essential to have by your side if you go through what MXT's character has gone through. And I am happy that it wasn’t so traumatic and they masterfully highlighted all of the light in the midst of such a dark synopsis. MXT is really cute here too.
**spoilers** I do wish more people got convicted in the end, there were too many "turn over a new leaf" moments at the final trial. They made it so only one guy was the villain, but it would’ve made for better, vindicating storytelling if his wife, the secretary, and Chuchu never repented for their ways and faced the full repercussions of their actions.
I also wish the husband didn’t go to jail for 2 YEARS, but I understand why it has to happen because the CCP requires all crimes to be properly brought to justice in modern dramas, and the intent of his crime was grave enough to warrant the jail time, even if he surrendered before fully following through (and his crime was probably so grave because those were the actions he took in the book, so it had to be true to his character).
Anyway, I’m rating it a 9.5 rather than a 10, not because of the few critiques I listed above, but simply because it’s such a heavy story that I don’t think I could ever watch it again. So 0 re-watchability.
**spoilers** I do wish more people got convicted in the end, there were too many "turn over a new leaf" moments at the final trial. They made it so only one guy was the villain, but it would’ve made for better, vindicating storytelling if his wife, the secretary, and Chuchu never repented for their ways and faced the full repercussions of their actions.
I also wish the husband didn’t go to jail for 2 YEARS, but I understand why it has to happen because the CCP requires all crimes to be properly brought to justice in modern dramas, and the intent of his crime was grave enough to warrant the jail time, even if he surrendered before fully following through (and his crime was probably so grave because those were the actions he took in the book, so it had to be true to his character).
Anyway, I’m rating it a 9.5 rather than a 10, not because of the few critiques I listed above, but simply because it’s such a heavy story that I don’t think I could ever watch it again. So 0 re-watchability.
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