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I'm only 7 episodes in but so far, I'm enjoying this more than I expected I would. At first, I half-expected that we would end up seeing the other sisters choose their partners from among the group of men as well, but with only a few of them left - and some very unlikeable ones - I guess it will not be the case at all. Although, I do have a feeling there is going to be something between the blind one and the scholar, I can't imagine they are giving them scenes the way they do for nothing.

I don't trust the guy that arrived late, though. There's something about him that doesn't quite sit right with me. Perhaps I'm just overthinking it but I have a feeling there's way more to him and his intentions than he shows us.

And geeeez, the fourth sister is so annoying... I'm glad she's the only one or I would be suffering while watching lol

I have such incredibly mixed feelings about this drama. I had incredibly high hopes for it and I can't help feeling disappointed.

It's not even about Xiao Yao and Hong Ye's ending. I don't mind it being this way, if anything, I can actually get behind Hong Ye's decision. I really liked them showing that the characters we know became teachers in the demon academy and all. I was sad to see they killed of Xiao Mu, but at least Xiao Ming was still left.

It's more about my feelings about the whole human vs demon conflict. I can't help feeling like the humans were presented in a bit too unlikeable way for me to really enjoy the conflict. What I usually enjoy most about tropes like this is that the truth, the right thing, ends up being in the middle but here, even if it does, the characters were too unlikeable.

Bing Zhu was probably my biggest disappointment. I had very high hopes for his character to be interesting, and he actually became unlikeable. And that ending for him... "I'll atone in my own way" - and what is that way? For all we know, he may as well be enjoying a nice life on a warm beach, umbrella drinks every day and no worries for the rest of his life. I'm exaggerating obviously, but if he's actually atoning for what he did, I'd like to see how. And don't even get me started on everyone just accepting him walking away like that with Pian Pian/Tan'er (which, honestly, I'm not sure I even want to think about as far as how weird it is for his sister to be in the body of someone he cares about).

One thing I don't understand is - what was the point of Xiao Yao going back in time again? Letting us see Hou Minghao one last time? I kinda liked the 'epilogue' that they presented us with and this bit actually ruined it for me a little.

The soundtrack was great, the visuals were incredible and while at first I found CGI a bit funny at times, it ended up growing on me. The actors did a great job too, but the story... I can't help feeling like it was a bit of a mess. Perhaps I just had too high expectations after seeing how beautiful the drama looks. I don't regret watching it but it's probably one of those titles that I will not really be coming back to.

Hmm, I'm not sure what to think. When they discovered that Chen Chuchuan is nowhere to be found, I was pretty sure he vanished to make it appear as if he's another victim, so that they'd treat it as a missing person case and expect to find his body at one point, but him coming to Qi Sizhe just like that at the end of the episode kind of contradicts that theory... And that trailer...

I'm almost sad that the drama only has a few episodes left, while at the same time, I can't wait to find out how it all connects and ends.

I have watched 3 episodes so far but it is a very interesting start. The idea of a group of people competing for someone's attention to get chosen to marry that person is nothing new, but I like the little twist that it's men competing for a woman.

I wonder if the sisters get more likeable in the future or they're actually going to get worse. I'm curious about, I think the 2nd sister (the one played by Cheng Xiao) - even if she competes with the FL, she seems to be doing it with dignity so far instead of acting like a brat, and I hope it stays this way.

Not sure what to think about Hou Minghao's character, yet but I sure am curious about where we are going with him being the servant in the Rong household.

Hmmm... The guy sure is suspicious and all, but I can't help feeling like it's a bit too easy for the case to be solved so quickly. Unless it is supposed to be a transition towards THE case which, based on the trailer for the next episode, it can sure be.

Although, would they reveal it quite so early, with so many episodes still left? Now, it makes me think that perhaps, he may not be the mastermind after all but also someone connected. But, I guess we will see.

Oh how I wish they would give us more than 1 episode... It's going to be the longest few days...

Ooooh, as a person who tends to LOVE villains, I'd 10000000% watch that. I hope it happens one day.

We're getting more and more clues about the whole drug case with each passing episode. And I still feel suspicious towards Qi Sizhe's friend. If the bottle was supposed to contain antidepressants, what kind of doctor would assign that kind of medicine/refer to therapy/etc?

I had a feeling lao Song would play some kind of a role, though it wasn't quite what I expected it to be. But it's nice to see that they're not bringing something up if it's completely meaningless.

I just wish we were getting more than 1 episode a day... This pace is actually killing me...

Agreed. I really like how both of these characters are shown - staying professional when it's required even if they have a conflict, and - even if it may take time rather than happen right away - willing to consider the other's point of view and that they may actually be the one, who is wrong.

But I guess it's only natural, given we're already halfway through the drama - they have to come to an understanding at some point, so it is what we are seeing.

While all the previous cases were rather meticulous, I can't help feeling like this 4th one, the people just feel a bit sloppy. Pushing aside the fact that I'm not quite buying that the insurance seller just happened to see her and try to help, first save her life and then make sure that her family gets the money from the policy, out of the goodness of his heart... He had the time to try and wipe the balcony, run around the stairs back and forth, but didn't think to wipe his fingertips from the shoes before hiding them? There would be no case against him if he did that.

I have to say, I like how they're slowly moving towards revealing the big underlying plot, and that it's not Qi Sizhe obsessively pushing towards that. Yes, he has his moments, but it's Gao Yuan that noticed the shape on the medicine bottle and I imagine is probably going to bring it up to everyone's attention.

I really am enjoying this drama way more than I expected and I hope the rest of it continues to deliver :)

I also really like the fact that even when the leads are butting heads, they are able to remain fully professional when working on a case. Conflicts between characters in shows like this are nothing new but usually, they bicker and disagree all the time. Here, they can have an argument worthy of two 5-year-olds, but when they're working on a case, it remains on the side and they act professionally and focus on what needs to be done to solve it. It may be a small thing but I really respect the drama for presenting it this way.

Wow, episode 10 was definitely something. I'm wondering if the case is actually over, though. My Mandarin isn't anywhere near good enough to feel confident I saw it correctly but when Qi Sizhe was testing fingerprints at the end, wasn't the result negative for all 3 that he tested?

Plus, so far we've had all cases carry over to a few minutes of an episode only to close that out and move on to the next practically right after. That doesn't necessarily have to mean anything, but it has been the pattern so far.

Right now, my theory is that it was actually the daughter who is actually guilty and the mother is covering for her. With the focus we had on that jacket, I imagine she probably was the one to go to the victim's mother and cause her death, and the victim later confronted the doc.

Also, we didn't get an answer about the watch that Qi Sizhe claims belongs to his friend. I can't imagine they brought the whole thing up only to drop it so completely so I expect more to come still here.

Nooooooo! Little Leaf cannot just be gone! I refuse to accept that! I don't care about Dali, even the little demon's story was more touching than her. But give me back Little Leaf!

Little Leaf is really making the whole arc better, him being all angry about Xiao Yao spending time alone with Bing Zhu was so funny.

Yeah, I know what you mean. It can be fun to discuss theories with others, it's kinda what brought me to MDL in the first place. My imagination can at times run wild but oh well, it's still fun to theorise :)

I can't say I have much knowledge about forensics and such, so I don't really know how good the portrayal of this aspect is (and to be honest, I never really get stuck on these things), but it's nice to know it's more or less fine.

I am curious where we're going to go with this drama, too. I mean, I'm 100% guilty of being here for Luo Yunxi but I am enjoying it more than I expected so far, so I hope I don't get disappointed by the story it's going to tell :)

YES! I think Qi Sizhe doesn't even carry a gun or anything, and he just happily went into that tunnel on his own, not telling anyone where he's going. Sure, he's got plot armour but come on, the killer could have been right there lol And I was screaming like what makes you think it's a good idea man?! XD

Yeah, for me, there's just something about him that makes me suspicious, even if I can't give a very particular reason for that. Plus, staying in touch with the one person that doesn't believe that everything's over and who is involved in investigating allows him to keep an eye on any progress that's made.

Also, he appears to be a bit older than the other two, so he could as well have gotten close to them to try and use their skills and abilities. But that's just my theory, I may as well have watched too many crime shows over the years and be completely wrong about it :)

I knew it! It couldn't be as easy as the missing woman being the killer. I initially expected that some of the bones would be determined to belong to her, but it turned out to be the body parts that replaced the original ones.

And what is it with series showing people who work with corpses talking about all of that over food? lol I also wonder what's up with the guy in the restaurant, I can't imagine they had the Gao (if I didn't mix up the names) guy bring it up for no reason.

We're also meeting more and more people from Qi Sizhe's past... Would be interesting if the mastermind behind all that happened is actually the psychologist guy that we see him talk to a lot. But I guess we will see :)

Same, actually. I try not to skip too much not to lose track of the plot but the ladies arguing was just unwatchable lol

True, I kind of forgot about the scene when she asks about who the pig considers his best friend (don't worry, I don't remember all names yet either haha). She did present herself as a bit vain from the start; not like there's something wrong about caring one's appearance but she seems to take it more seriously than others. I guess we'll see how this arc ends with this character :)

I'm a bit behind, though I'm not sure how I feel to hear that it hasn't quite ended just yet lol There might be something to it, that it affects people that way. Although not all of them seem to be affected, so who knows.

And totally, little leaf is great. I really hope he sticks around even when Hong Ye is around more haha.