Good series
To be clear, the creepy looking sea animal that appears in several shots in this drama–-the one that called certain characters “murderers”---is NOT a squid. It’s a cuttlefish. Why do all these fictional scientists get it wrong?
Any real biologist (and a lot of the public) would know the difference. Just consult a science advisor next time, folks.
I’m guessing there are two reasons.
1. The villain calls himself “Squid.” Would he really have the same menacing gravitas if he called himself “Cuttle”? No? It sure wouldn’t work with the English speaking crowd. (Sounds too much like “Cuddle” and no one wants a cuddly villain.)
2. And, also, live squid are difficult little suckers–-sometimes even cannibalistic. So you’d need a separate tank for each–and they have to be fed six times a day. Better to hope no one notices that a shy little cuttlefish is masquerading as a squid.
Moving right along to the plot...I liked it. I admit I was worried about getting bored with all the do-overs–-every loop day repeating five times–-but it turned out that was no problem. Each of the five loop days had interesting plot twists. Portions of the overall story kept being revealed. The writers would double back and fill in a few details each time–-and each day the story went off the rails in a different direction.
If you’re muddled in the middle of this series–-stick with it. It gets better.
I thought Jingting Bai did a great job in THE FIRST FROST, and I was afraid, at first, that he wasn’t going to measure up in this production–-but he brought it home. The sound effects really enhanced the tension and some of the visuals were breath-taking.
Any real biologist (and a lot of the public) would know the difference. Just consult a science advisor next time, folks.
I’m guessing there are two reasons.
1. The villain calls himself “Squid.” Would he really have the same menacing gravitas if he called himself “Cuttle”? No? It sure wouldn’t work with the English speaking crowd. (Sounds too much like “Cuddle” and no one wants a cuddly villain.)
2. And, also, live squid are difficult little suckers–-sometimes even cannibalistic. So you’d need a separate tank for each–and they have to be fed six times a day. Better to hope no one notices that a shy little cuttlefish is masquerading as a squid.
Moving right along to the plot...I liked it. I admit I was worried about getting bored with all the do-overs–-every loop day repeating five times–-but it turned out that was no problem. Each of the five loop days had interesting plot twists. Portions of the overall story kept being revealed. The writers would double back and fill in a few details each time–-and each day the story went off the rails in a different direction.
If you’re muddled in the middle of this series–-stick with it. It gets better.
I thought Jingting Bai did a great job in THE FIRST FROST, and I was afraid, at first, that he wasn’t going to measure up in this production–-but he brought it home. The sound effects really enhanced the tension and some of the visuals were breath-taking.
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