For the most part, I did like this show and thought it had some interesting things to say about male-female relationships in the local context. The ending was okay although I'm still not convinced that the leads needed to go their separate ways to resolve whatever underlying issues might be holding Qin Shi back. Not that I really thought she was holding back until the script called for it. It was a plot contrivance -- an unnecessary one at that. The leads could have worked together rather more directly than going through intermediaries with Yang Hua working behind the scenes. The reality is that everybody goes into marriages with baggage and unspoken expectations so the need to reset the relationship comes off disingenuous.
The problem is that C dramas do this all the time now that there's nothing edgy or subversive about it. It's becoming something of an overused cliche. It's a cheap trick -- a joke that's been told too many times.
This is the quintessential crack drama. Binge-watched all available episodes in two days. I wish I had waited until it finished. It's a show with genuine stakes that are escalating with each new episode. Multiple heroes' journeys with a myriad of characters that keep coming out of the woodwork that would bamboozle even the most observant. Apart from Nirvana in Fire, I am constantly reminded of long-running manga/anime series like One Piece and Dragonball. Thankfully it moves a lot more quickly.
And of course, the guy with no martial arts ability is the most intriguing... and my favourite. Wuxin is a lot of fun too -- a terrific sense of humour.
So many cool characters with cool abilities. It's like watching the X-Men at times. The bald guy even harkens back to Charles Xavier. But the most interesting guy is the one who claims he has no martial arts. A veritable walking jianghu encyclopaedia.
The chaebol thing is just to justify how the FL has so much money. In the webtoon, it was the same, she had to…
To me they spent rather too much time on the whole "aunty challenges FL for supremacy" thing. It's one thing for FL to be rich, it's another thing to dwell on the family infighting. I don't mind her being the "chosen one" but I'm just wondering about its relevance to the whole narrative.
It's not a deal breaker but it's only a 6 episode first season so you'd expect a bit more discipline in the writing.
I think the show could have been better as a whole if the character development for the core characters was better written and if the showrunners were a lot more decisive about where to go with Bai Zhu and Xiao Yan's dynamic. They teased the push and pull all the way to the end which doesn't TBH paint Xiao Yan in very good light. It raises uncomfortable questions the character. The romance itself was a point of contention all throughout the drama and could have been a source of healing for her in the way that it was a mechanism of growth for him. Towards the end she seemed more like a reactive figure and someone just for Bai Zhu to fall in love with. It's a case of "Physician, Heal Thyself."
The show was strong on the patient stories and all the social issues that their backstories highlighted but far weaker on developing the core supporting characters. The younger doctors and nurse were basically comic relief and figures of mockery.
There are definitely great action set pieces in these first two episodes but the set-up feels clunky. Not sure why the show really needs a chaebol angle at all. Aside from the fight scenes, the best parts in these first two episodes are the flashbacks to a common past. I don't feel that the script/storytelling is on par with the visual effects.
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The problem is that C dramas do this all the time now that there's nothing edgy or subversive about it. It's becoming something of an overused cliche. It's a cheap trick -- a joke that's been told too many times.
And of course, the guy with no martial arts ability is the most intriguing... and my favourite. Wuxin is a lot of fun too -- a terrific sense of humour.
It's not a deal breaker but it's only a 6 episode first season so you'd expect a bit more discipline in the writing.
The show was strong on the patient stories and all the social issues that their backstories highlighted but far weaker on developing the core supporting characters. The younger doctors and nurse were basically comic relief and figures of mockery.
Reminds me of Bulgasal.