Haha! Don't forget the kid. Put this under spoiler? Let people enjoy the crumbs gathering;)
True it's a lot but maybe that's just how romances work in Hua city:D I actually really liked the way it unfolded in little bits and pieces from catching that box in the water in ep1 to finally getting the details in that goodbye in ep9. Saw your other reply. I don't cry easily but if those two end in heartbreak I probably will.
And they have so much chemistry + the romance is balanced with the themeIt is not one of those series where the…
Agree, it fits well. Their scenes are short but pack a punch. Honestly, they're so restrained with each other it's just painful to watch. I'm pretty jaded but had to pause the video for a sec after that farewell scene in ep9 to collect myself slightly:)
Good to know the series is as light as the trailer portrays, was about to be another series i carelessly dive…
I wouldn't go so far as to call it light... By ep10 the body count is probably well into its twenties... Everyone keeps lying and playing mind games with each other. It's just that the tragedy is well balanced with humour - though a lot of it has a dark feel too. Cause one Liang Long is a murderous lunatic:)
I was planning to ignore the romance here, cause I'm not in the mood. But these two... They seem to weigh every word between each other, while you can see there's so much stuff boiling inside left unsaid. Somehow less has more impact? jiade jiu hao/fake is good… >.<
Lol not a boring minute with him. I thought he was gonna be a cliché at first, but his mind is just something else... The way he tricked Xiang into signing those papers... He could even make a boring torture-for-info scene into a fun bungee jumping experience;D
yall the episode 6 bullet scene made me proud because usually, it is always the reversaltrying not to spoil
You mean when she tumbled him to the ground? Lol, I didn't look at it that way. I guess I focused on Liao shooting that guy dead from a moving car… But yeah it's cool they made her a full-on player - she's got both skills and smarts, though I don't envy her that Luo xiang/Chen Mo headache;)
Well, I've run out of episodes… I'm kind of surprised, cause it didn't feel like 8 eps. Compared to Gold Panning, which actually physically tired me out, this was an effortless watch. Gotta give it to the director for making it flow so well. The tension is well balanced with humour, the characters engaging, the mystery still alive and kicking, plus visually it looks great. Then Long ge is like a delightful cherry on top in a bathrobe;) I'm waiting for Liao's arc, cause he's stirring the pot a lot - just not sure which direction...
Come on, that's what makes it so much fun. I mean how many stories there are where a guy pretending to be someone…
Yes, and I hope the drama keeps us guessing! I'm only mid-ep3 and all of them look like they could be double agents to me. Well, besides Long ge. I believe he's genuinely off his rocker;)
Not a bad start but this not so fake fake identity thing is too convoluted and not necessary IMHO.
Come on, that's what makes it so much fun. I mean how many stories there are where a guy pretending to be someone else needs to pretend he's his old self in a way one part of the crowd believes him and the other believes he's pretending:)) Now whether they can pull it off so it at least adheres to logic is another matter altogether;)
Well, well, well Long ge is one crazy cookie... I already like him:D In ep1-2 we have car chases, explosions, flying limbs, humour, adorable kid, badass chief and a convoluted story that weirdly makes perfect sense... I'm in:)
Frankly speaking, I don't get why Kuzumi even bothered with Rio after catching him with that boy. I'm completely…
So there's more development in the manga? I wish we saw that in the series - him actually having some breakthroughs and moving forward, or at least rearranging the narrative in a way that'd make me understand him better. To me, at times it looked like he cared deeply, just was too bogged down in insecurities, feelings of inadequacy, existential vacuum, with some lingering guilt tied to his father on top. And yeah, Kido's betrayal of trust added a brick into that heavy load, further undermining his confidence. Then at other times, his body language and words were so dismissive, you're right, it'd be hard to believe he gave a single shit...That's why I hoped this third installment would clear things up with him trying and finding a balance in his relationship with Kuzumi.
As I said, maybe sth got lost in translation for me, but I don't really see how he's more committed now, compared to the end of MI. That one ended on a hopeful and positive note too. Then after two years, he's still stuck in that mindset and has no trust or confidence in either himself or Kuzumi?! Seems like a waste.Honestly, that bar scene where they're talking with their backs to each other - each alone with their pain, was just too heartbreaking to watch...
I agree with what you wrote about Kuzumi. But that's a big part of why I feel they're not a good match, and there's 'no future' spelled all over this relationship. Kuzumi gives too much of himself emotionally while he himself is left starving. Imo you can't do it long-term without running dry and turning numb sooner or later. I mean there must be a limit to how many times you can get hurt before you just stop caring, right? Lol maybe I synced up too much with Kijima while watching this and that's why I see everything in bleak colours... Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, I'll put the manga on my list, but I'll probably wait a while to read it with fresh eyes:)
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But yeah it's cool they made her a full-on player - she's got both skills and smarts, though I don't envy her that Luo xiang/Chen Mo headache;)
As I said, maybe sth got lost in translation for me, but I don't really see how he's more committed now, compared to the end of MI. That one ended on a hopeful and positive note too. Then after two years, he's still stuck in that mindset and has no trust or confidence in either himself or Kuzumi?! Seems like a waste.Honestly, that bar scene where they're talking with their backs to each other - each alone with their pain, was just too heartbreaking to watch...
I agree with what you wrote about Kuzumi. But that's a big part of why I feel they're not a good match, and there's 'no future' spelled all over this relationship. Kuzumi gives too much of himself emotionally while he himself is left starving. Imo you can't do it long-term without running dry and turning numb sooner or later. I mean there must be a limit to how many times you can get hurt before you just stop caring, right? Lol maybe I synced up too much with Kijima while watching this and that's why I see everything in bleak colours... Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, I'll put the manga on my list, but I'll probably wait a while to read it with fresh eyes:)