UnaSpenser

Didn't know what to expect and i'm thoroughly enjoying this. The humor works well, the actors are all good and the writing is, so far, ok - I haven't noticed any big plot holes or any characters that are just too ridiculous.

I'm learning that these ancient detective stories are nice, easy genre, (In face Ancient Detective is one of my favs.)

Also noting that I don't often pay attention to the music. I tend to skip opening and closing credits, because, too often, there are spoilers. Here, though, I like all the music. The closing song is particularly sweet, with beautiful running harmonies.

Overall, an easy, enjoyable watch, thus far. (episode 7)

when the summary is a spoiler...

enjoying this. the pace is good. its light comedy, so easy to watch. the story is interesting enough to want to know how it turns out.

a couple of weaknesses:
the writing of the first visible antagonist character (Ling) seems really weak. He's supposed to a government official, vying for the Prime Minister position. But, we don't see him being stately at all, Not even once. He doesn't seem to to do anything except plot to kill the ML. And he's pretty lame at it. He doesn't even really plan things. He just sends if "guy" to go kill or go kidnap. And they always fail. Why is this character so shallow? (I'm only on ep 13, so maybe more depth is coming?)

the FL voice. it drive me to distraction. Its so nasal and whiny. why would they use that voice for a lead character? She's supposed to a smart business woman, but she comes off as child. Plus, she's just far too oblivious to danger. She lost her memory, not her intuition. She runs out into the dark when there is an assassination attempt? To help? How? Some of her behaviors defy suspension of disbelief. I wish it were written better.

Still, the actors are all fun to watch and the story is interesting enough. I simply find myself FF'ing through some of her scenes, since the voice grates on me. (Maybe they're going to have her mature and get a grown up voice later?)

It would help if people understood the history of theater in China and the super heavy makeup that has been used on stage since, well, forever. They don't expect characters to look realistic. Often the makeup is symbolic or overdone for emphasis on something on purpose.

It may even seem strange to them (though they've been exposed to other styles for a while now and are somewhat adapting) that people complain about characters not looking real.

I've definitely heard his voice a few times. Its quite iconic. I can't think of where and don't have the inclination to go searching, but the very first line in this drama I was thrown into, "wait. why does this voice sound familiar?"

I'm not enough of a fan to remember what I've watched or be able to name actors and characters. I am a musician and very sensitive to sound. So, I know when a sound is familiar.

thank you

will you point me to a drama where he uses his own voice. I'd like to hear it, for reference. It might help me change what I hear in this dubbing.

That's too bad. But could they, then use a voice actor who hasn't been dubbed over so many lead characters before? It pulls me right out of the story.

I'm really enjoying the complexity of the story and how nuanced the characters are. Thoroughly thrilled at seeing Jeremy Tsui be villainous. He soooo good at it.

Is it just me, though? Ren Jia Lun is a good actor. Why did they dub his voice? and with that all too familiar voice actor? I find it jarring. The voice doesn't match him. I end up wanting him to speak less, because when he has bits where he has several lines, it sounds so fake. Its a shame to do that in such an otherwise high quality production.

Like catnip. 😹

The whole flower thing is confusing me. How are they the source of Zhang longevity, if you can't do anything with them? You can't pluck the flowers for use. Just by existing? Did something get lost in translation?

thank you

thank you

ok. I'm just starting this. In episode 1 and I'm already confused.

I thought Ziling was wandering by himself in the mountains and ended up in his family's shrine? Why are the flashback showing a group of people with him. Did I miss something?

thank you for recommending this. He's been though so much. Its lovely to see him emerging from a cocoon that he never wanted to get wrapped up in.

Moral of the story: beware men with an inferiority complex. They are the most deranged and dangerous.

You find it cute? I'm at episode 6 and don't think I can continue.

The way she treats him is not cute. Its toxic as hell. I stopped at the scene where she's framing him for her crime. She and the other woman collude to harass him, constantly. She never appreciates what he does for her. From claiming that he owes her something for taking the entry pass that she stole from a criminal, to being boundaryless and threatening to throw out his personal possessions if he doesn't do what she demands, to framing him for crimes. She's not at all appreciative that he is providing her a home, for free, when he has no reason to. She's constantly taking his money, that she has no right to. In framing him, she publicly accuses him of abusing her. She's totally accepting the other woman's sympathy about that. When she watches him get dragged off to prison for her crime, she turns and surreptitiously smiles at him. She's perfectly happy to see him persecuted.

What is cute about this?

Tan Jian Ci is a really gifted actor. But, I don't think I'll make it through this one.

I cannot stand the way they wrote the female characters and how mean they are to the person who is always the one helping them out. Why is it ok for them to treat someone the way they do? And why is presented as comedy, when it is not funny at all. It unwatchable.

I mean, nothing about it is believable. Either go with it, for whatever fun you can find or don't.

So much fun seeing him do comedy and be a relaxed character in My Sweet Mobster. What a lovely surprise.