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A Mysterious Medical Mess. Like literally...what even happened?
This is definitely not a series that has a strong rewatch value and honestly unless you are a major fan of this genre or the actors/actresses, I probably would not recommend it. This story was carried purely by the actors and would've easily been dropped if not for the cast having good chemistry.
My main issue with this drama is that it feels like there is too much filler in the first half of the story. The episodes that are meant to build up characters tend to fall short. The story has a lot of characters that have rushed introductions or play "Major" roles only to miss character depth. We are introduced to a lot of characters that are not given enough time to develop and by the time you actually are getting anywhere with a character they usually wind up dead.
On the more positive note, if you take this as a more light drama / filler drama, it's actually a decent watch thanks to the great chemistry between the main cast. The bromance is strong and there are some love plots, but it really isn't a major focus for Fu Sheng. Although it's definitely a slow burn because our male leads a little slow... The whole plot of this show is driven off love and friendship and honestly, this would've probably been better if they focused more on the medical & political side of the story rather than getting hunted for a treasure we don't know about at all until the end...
And honestly there are so many open questions about Fu Sheng and his skills. Like...you can't start a show with such a character and then just introduce us to talking wood dummy and a talking duck? Like it's cute...but I want to know more about his medical skills, why was he so important? What is his fathers legacy, why was the treasure so important? Some of these questions were answered but a lot weren't which was just disappointing.
The story got considerably better towards then end when we reach episode 22+. In saying that, battling through the last 22 episodes was definitely a challenge. You can clearly tell the budget went into the last third of the series.
The music in this series is amazing especially when you get to the last 3 episodes, but I will not say more of it because spoilers!
Overall I would say this drama was saved by the cast and that the writing definitely fell short. If there was an extra 10 episodes to really develop characters and focus on major details in the beginning of the series, this definitely would be an amazing series!
My main issue with this drama is that it feels like there is too much filler in the first half of the story. The episodes that are meant to build up characters tend to fall short. The story has a lot of characters that have rushed introductions or play "Major" roles only to miss character depth. We are introduced to a lot of characters that are not given enough time to develop and by the time you actually are getting anywhere with a character they usually wind up dead.
On the more positive note, if you take this as a more light drama / filler drama, it's actually a decent watch thanks to the great chemistry between the main cast. The bromance is strong and there are some love plots, but it really isn't a major focus for Fu Sheng. Although it's definitely a slow burn because our male leads a little slow... The whole plot of this show is driven off love and friendship and honestly, this would've probably been better if they focused more on the medical & political side of the story rather than getting hunted for a treasure we don't know about at all until the end...
And honestly there are so many open questions about Fu Sheng and his skills. Like...you can't start a show with such a character and then just introduce us to talking wood dummy and a talking duck? Like it's cute...but I want to know more about his medical skills, why was he so important? What is his fathers legacy, why was the treasure so important? Some of these questions were answered but a lot weren't which was just disappointing.
The story got considerably better towards then end when we reach episode 22+. In saying that, battling through the last 22 episodes was definitely a challenge. You can clearly tell the budget went into the last third of the series.
The music in this series is amazing especially when you get to the last 3 episodes, but I will not say more of it because spoilers!
Overall I would say this drama was saved by the cast and that the writing definitely fell short. If there was an extra 10 episodes to really develop characters and focus on major details in the beginning of the series, this definitely would be an amazing series!
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