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If You Have Five Chances Back to the Start, What Would You Do?
Finally, after a long bustling day, exams are over and I’m really happy to say that I’d be active in MDL again, especially on the review section (as I’m too lazy to reply comments nowadays). So, back in mid-September, I did complete ‘Mobius’ in several days of binging, to the point of abandoning ‘Shadow Love’ halfway. Last year, I’d read the original source and was pretty intrigued with the plot, especially the time loop stuffs (reminds me a lot of ‘Reset’) – sci-fi has never been my thing but I do love it very much and this show is no exception. Wanna know how the story goes? Scroll down below…
‘Mobius’ follows the story of a police officer named Ding Qi, who is a time loop perceiver – a person who can feel the loop of certain days and each day generates about five loops (which means you need to repeat the same action for five times straight unless you want to change the future) and the fifth loop will be the final result of previous loops. Ding Qi experienced this loop for the first time in his college years and he continues to utilize this power until his adulthood, becoming a successful and wealthy broker. However, he soon gets bored of it and wants to have a transition in his career, thus deciding to become a police officer instead in the hope of saving more people rather than doing nothing.
One day, his captain gets a new mission to protect the CEO of Moma Group, Mo Yuanzhi (he claims to have been threatened by someone who uses squid as the background picture) after a string of higher-up murders involving Han Song and Tang Shaorong. Without any hesitation, Ding Qi signs up for this case and becomes the big boss of the team. In Moma Group, he also reunites with his girlfriend, An Lan. As Ding Qi learns more about Moma Group and Mo Yuanzhi’s daily life, he begins to develop suspicion on him and uncover a shocking plot twist behind. Can they solve the puzzle created by the mastermind behind this case or will they fall into the same trap over and over again?
Alright, I must say that I TOTALLY fall in love with the script. It is so tightly-woven into 16 episodes that not even a single second is wasted for unnecessary scenes and everything happens in a rather fast pace instead of the usual sluggish one. Also, each character has their own unique motive and emotional depth, which make them more nuanced and distinctive from one another. The show also explores heavy theme such as trust, betrayal, self-growth, love, and many more. To be honest, I connect with this show easier as I also have similar struggles in my real life and hope that this show can serve as a cautionary tale for me. By the way, I also want to talk about the villains here (SPOILER ALERT!!!), which are none other than Mo Yuanzhi and his teacher Jiang Yuwen. If I must say, they have the most complex teacher-student dynamic I’ve ever witnessed. At first, Jiang Yuwen was outwardly dismissive of Mo Yuanzhi until he finally proved his teacher that he could make it. However, as time went by, Mo Yuanzhi grew into a self-absorbed know-it-all and also fell in love with one of the test subjects, Feng Wanqing, much to his teacher’s dismay. Aside from that, Mo Yuanzhi transformed into a different kind of person and was pretty obsessive in his quest of curing Wanqing, despite her pleas. Due to his disregard of Wanqing’s life, Jiang Yuwen had a huge dispute with Mo Yuanzhi, who resolved to kill him. But the murder attempt was failed because it was a time loop day. Big whoop, right? In the end, not only did he fail to kill Jiang Yuwen, but Mo Yuanzhi also lost most of the data needed to experiencing on the vaccine. So, what I want to tell you guys is that even the smallest dispute between a teacher and his student can put other lives in danger. The conflict may only involve the two of them, but what they don’t realize is the vortex that pulls other people related to them into this chaos. Even if you want to create a big rift, at least please don’t let innocent people get harmed. Another thing I want to point out is that neither of them are nice people with just intention of saving the greater good, definitely not. As the saying goes, your heart thinks differently with what you say. I won’t be spoiling further, so have a look on your own.
Now, to the acting. I’m absolutely in love with Bai Jingting’s new role and he’s awfully versatile, transforming from a green-flag boyfriend in ‘The First Frost’ to a justice-driven police in here (I’m not watching the former because I have a bad impression on rom-com, a matter of personal taste). He nails Ding Qi’s character so well that I don’t have anything to describe it anymore. As his co-star, Janice Man doesn’t disappoint too. Their romance may not be the best, but it’s still sizzling enough for the label ‘slight romance’. And… kudos to all the casts and crew for bringing out such a fleshed and refreshing story amidst a bunch of wacky plots.
OSTs, setting (in Hong Kong), action scenes, costumes are done superbly and I hope I can get to see the second season of ‘Mobius’ in the future (there is volume two with an entirely different case).
Lastly, if you’re a hard-core fan of sci-fi and thriller genre, this show might be for you. I swear you’re going to very addicted like me, no doubt about that. So, time to end this review, goodbye and good luck!!!
‘Mobius’ follows the story of a police officer named Ding Qi, who is a time loop perceiver – a person who can feel the loop of certain days and each day generates about five loops (which means you need to repeat the same action for five times straight unless you want to change the future) and the fifth loop will be the final result of previous loops. Ding Qi experienced this loop for the first time in his college years and he continues to utilize this power until his adulthood, becoming a successful and wealthy broker. However, he soon gets bored of it and wants to have a transition in his career, thus deciding to become a police officer instead in the hope of saving more people rather than doing nothing.
One day, his captain gets a new mission to protect the CEO of Moma Group, Mo Yuanzhi (he claims to have been threatened by someone who uses squid as the background picture) after a string of higher-up murders involving Han Song and Tang Shaorong. Without any hesitation, Ding Qi signs up for this case and becomes the big boss of the team. In Moma Group, he also reunites with his girlfriend, An Lan. As Ding Qi learns more about Moma Group and Mo Yuanzhi’s daily life, he begins to develop suspicion on him and uncover a shocking plot twist behind. Can they solve the puzzle created by the mastermind behind this case or will they fall into the same trap over and over again?
Alright, I must say that I TOTALLY fall in love with the script. It is so tightly-woven into 16 episodes that not even a single second is wasted for unnecessary scenes and everything happens in a rather fast pace instead of the usual sluggish one. Also, each character has their own unique motive and emotional depth, which make them more nuanced and distinctive from one another. The show also explores heavy theme such as trust, betrayal, self-growth, love, and many more. To be honest, I connect with this show easier as I also have similar struggles in my real life and hope that this show can serve as a cautionary tale for me. By the way, I also want to talk about the villains here (SPOILER ALERT!!!), which are none other than Mo Yuanzhi and his teacher Jiang Yuwen. If I must say, they have the most complex teacher-student dynamic I’ve ever witnessed. At first, Jiang Yuwen was outwardly dismissive of Mo Yuanzhi until he finally proved his teacher that he could make it. However, as time went by, Mo Yuanzhi grew into a self-absorbed know-it-all and also fell in love with one of the test subjects, Feng Wanqing, much to his teacher’s dismay. Aside from that, Mo Yuanzhi transformed into a different kind of person and was pretty obsessive in his quest of curing Wanqing, despite her pleas. Due to his disregard of Wanqing’s life, Jiang Yuwen had a huge dispute with Mo Yuanzhi, who resolved to kill him. But the murder attempt was failed because it was a time loop day. Big whoop, right? In the end, not only did he fail to kill Jiang Yuwen, but Mo Yuanzhi also lost most of the data needed to experiencing on the vaccine. So, what I want to tell you guys is that even the smallest dispute between a teacher and his student can put other lives in danger. The conflict may only involve the two of them, but what they don’t realize is the vortex that pulls other people related to them into this chaos. Even if you want to create a big rift, at least please don’t let innocent people get harmed. Another thing I want to point out is that neither of them are nice people with just intention of saving the greater good, definitely not. As the saying goes, your heart thinks differently with what you say. I won’t be spoiling further, so have a look on your own.
Now, to the acting. I’m absolutely in love with Bai Jingting’s new role and he’s awfully versatile, transforming from a green-flag boyfriend in ‘The First Frost’ to a justice-driven police in here (I’m not watching the former because I have a bad impression on rom-com, a matter of personal taste). He nails Ding Qi’s character so well that I don’t have anything to describe it anymore. As his co-star, Janice Man doesn’t disappoint too. Their romance may not be the best, but it’s still sizzling enough for the label ‘slight romance’. And… kudos to all the casts and crew for bringing out such a fleshed and refreshing story amidst a bunch of wacky plots.
OSTs, setting (in Hong Kong), action scenes, costumes are done superbly and I hope I can get to see the second season of ‘Mobius’ in the future (there is volume two with an entirely different case).
Lastly, if you’re a hard-core fan of sci-fi and thriller genre, this show might be for you. I swear you’re going to very addicted like me, no doubt about that. So, time to end this review, goodbye and good luck!!!
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