Yeah I'll agree with others that it went off the rails in the last ~5 episodes or whatever it was. Up until that point it was okay. The ending felt like a wild change of pace for the whole show when things could have been better spent addressing the various issues the leads face, particularly the male lead.
Also I've watched a few of these dramas - Chinese dramas need to stay in China and leave it at that. They do a terrible job at portraying other countries and getting the actors to make it convincing. This wasn't the worst I've seen by any means but it's still a weak part of a drama that already struggles with pacing (and those last 5 episodes).
Problem is two fold: the leads are just not good at acting, their faces are almost made of stone and the script is bad in terms of developing the leads and their romance. The plot isn't particularly good either.
I did finish this but basically I watched for side characters who were portrayed by better actors with more expressive faces and had stories that were written somewhat better than the romance of the leads and the plot more generally.
Honestly real life office politics is far more melodramatic, vicious and ridiculous. Imagine a child playground…
It's not though. I've worked at large companies with multiple offices and if you went against what the CEO did like the branch with the "bad guy" executives, you'd be fired or pushed out. You couldn't get away with all this sabotage.
Or how about the female lead not reporting her former fiancé to save her own ass? Like I said it's silly in a bad way. Yes there can be office politics and unhelpful people but not like this.
I enjoyed binging it. It's not great by any means but it's one of those dozens of period/fantasy dramas I can get through no problem. Cookie cutter drama in many ways but nothing wrong with that if you enjoy the themes.
I think the only downside from my perspective (as someone who loves costume dramas) is that it had the potential for a great story with Li Xuan and his origins but that was squandered. The story was okay. As others have mentioned below me there definitely are some plot holes so that might grate on you.
It's an ensemble cast but I couldn't understand the acting by the female lead. I had no idea what emotion she was trying to portray in many of the scenes.
A ton of action, gunfire and then hand to hand fights. They killed off some characters which surprised me. A lot of twists throughout.
This is far from a masterpiece but I somehow made it through to the end.
Like most Japanese TV it's based on absurdity and would have played better as a movie. 10 episodes feels long even with it being a comedy. It's alright mainly because Yuko Araki is amazing.
I liked the theme song. The show is okay but it felt like highschool drama in a strange setting for a highschool drama.
It's one thing to have drama, rule breaking in an office setting but this is a police academy. It's not Police Academy - a comedy from the 80s. With all the rule breaking and shenanigans I felt this would have been better as a comedy and not a serious drama.
I like the supporting cast but I think I tend to agree with people saying it's relatively simple and I'm bordering on being 'bored' as others have stated. I'll probably take it slow and we'll see if I make it to the end or give up.
She was the bright spot in Eternal King or whatever it was called. Too bad she's going to be the victim turned antagonist for the female lead. I want to see her in some leading roles with complex characters. I believe she can pull it off.
I think they're cute. The ending is a bit abrupt but I think the ending is obvious. Like a simpler version of Proud of Love in terms of the ending surrounding fate.
I liked the leads, they were good. Masterpiece? Nah. Something to watch? Yeah.
The female lead is beautiful. The story is good enough but it's not a masterpiece and it suffers from a lot of tropes especially with the villains.
The ending - does it have an ending? It really feels like it doesn't have an ending. And to be clear - I don't dislike how things ended. I'm wondering why the writer and director choose that final scene... because it did not feel like an ending.
It has its moments for sure and it had potential but it probably should have been 24 episodes and not 47 given the substance here. Too much repetition throughout the show.
A lot of people found the female lead annoying and I can see that but I didn't mind her quite as much. There are a lot of possessive male leads out there, why not a possessive female lead?
The ending for the majority of characters just felt super dumb and contrived. I can't really recommend anyone stick through watching this but give it a go I guess... just expect a lot of repetition for nearly every character.
If there weren't 18 episodes available already I might have given it a pass but I really like Jing Yi as an actress and while the story is messy I do like the contrast of her bubbly personality next to the more timid and mopey male lead.
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Also I've watched a few of these dramas - Chinese dramas need to stay in China and leave it at that. They do a terrible job at portraying other countries and getting the actors to make it convincing. This wasn't the worst I've seen by any means but it's still a weak part of a drama that already struggles with pacing (and those last 5 episodes).
I did finish this but basically I watched for side characters who were portrayed by better actors with more expressive faces and had stories that were written somewhat better than the romance of the leads and the plot more generally.
Or how about the female lead not reporting her former fiancé to save her own ass? Like I said it's silly in a bad way. Yes there can be office politics and unhelpful people but not like this.
I think the only downside from my perspective (as someone who loves costume dramas) is that it had the potential for a great story with Li Xuan and his origins but that was squandered. The story was okay. As others have mentioned below me there definitely are some plot holes so that might grate on you.
A ton of action, gunfire and then hand to hand fights. They killed off some characters which surprised me. A lot of twists throughout.
This is far from a masterpiece but I somehow made it through to the end.
It's one thing to have drama, rule breaking in an office setting but this is a police academy. It's not Police Academy - a comedy from the 80s. With all the rule breaking and shenanigans I felt this would have been better as a comedy and not a serious drama.
I liked the leads, they were good. Masterpiece? Nah. Something to watch? Yeah.
The ending - does it have an ending? It really feels like it doesn't have an ending. And to be clear - I don't dislike how things ended. I'm wondering why the writer and director choose that final scene... because it did not feel like an ending.
A lot of people found the female lead annoying and I can see that but I didn't mind her quite as much. There are a lot of possessive male leads out there, why not a possessive female lead?
The ending for the majority of characters just felt super dumb and contrived. I can't really recommend anyone stick through watching this but give it a go I guess... just expect a lot of repetition for nearly every character.