Overall decent, with some interesting cases, but a drop from the prior season
I enjoyed the first season, as the show felt distinct, even if the Shen Yi character at times seems to be a human version of the famed "Enhance!" button trope. The relationship between the two leads was at the heart of that show, and given the way their relationship evolved so dramatically in the first season, it wasn't clear how the relationship would work in a second season.
And, honestly, the relationship didn't work. Shen Yi just goes in his own direction, leaving Du Cheng and friends to guess what the heck he is up to. While the acting performances are all solid, the script just breaks the two apart in ways that wouldn't make a lot of sense for people who supposedly take their jobs seriously. As a consequence, some of the resolutions for cases are disappointing, particularly the case with the psychopath girl.
The cases themselves were generally interesting to analyze, although the grand finale is tedious. That's the case where we go even deeper into Shen Yi's head, and by the end I was just annoyed with the star cop of Beijiang, the guy who makes this cop show unique. There is a cliffhanger ending, and I'm not that interested, because while the stand-alone plots generally have been good, the over-arching mythology plot looks maxed-out to me.
And, honestly, the relationship didn't work. Shen Yi just goes in his own direction, leaving Du Cheng and friends to guess what the heck he is up to. While the acting performances are all solid, the script just breaks the two apart in ways that wouldn't make a lot of sense for people who supposedly take their jobs seriously. As a consequence, some of the resolutions for cases are disappointing, particularly the case with the psychopath girl.
The cases themselves were generally interesting to analyze, although the grand finale is tedious. That's the case where we go even deeper into Shen Yi's head, and by the end I was just annoyed with the star cop of Beijiang, the guy who makes this cop show unique. There is a cliffhanger ending, and I'm not that interested, because while the stand-alone plots generally have been good, the over-arching mythology plot looks maxed-out to me.
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