Mind Over Matter
A murder of NDT supervisor occured, with the suspect none other than his own temp worker a.k.a secret agent, Chen Duo - The Poison Saint. This directed the microscope over the rest of 6 other regions’ temp workers/secret agents whose position as such due to their mysterious backgrounds, hence endangers exposure of Feng Baobao’s identity. The highest management of NDT was leaning towards confining them indefinitely, but after further discussion, they decided to make the secret agents to track down and apprehend Chen Duo. For the first time, all agents from various regions was supposed to work together as a team and this made Zhang Chulan nervous about exposing Feng Baobao to them. The rest of the group wasnt keen about working together either, so none stepped up to plan anything with each other. But as they closed in on Chen Duo, they were forced to work together and inadvertently reached concensus to cooperate. Zhang Chulan began to calculate and devise a plan to protect Feng Baobao from pending danger that could lead to her identity exposure.
This second season moved at a much faster pace than season 1, with many new faces introduced which i suspect would be the key roles in future seasons. I dont get why people freak out about not seeing most characters from season 1. I mean come on, it’s an ongoing story, and with the incoming calamity that could doom the world, ML would definitely need more people at his disposal.
The comedy got toned down although still entertaining enough, but the action remained packed. Zhang Chulan became more calculative as he realized how important Feng Baobao is. In everything he does, it was always about FBB’s wellbeing and protection, although their relationship is a far cry from romantic. Since he keeps calling her erjie, and with her being maybe close to 100yo already, i never saw them as a lover couple but more to bro and sis. I’m fine with shows without romance, so i cant get why people keep yapping about their chemistry. I dont think theyre supposed to be lovers at all. And their chemistry as complementing partners is off the charts. I totally love this duo.
It’s also the first show that I saw about the growth of a hero that did not plant the ML at the centre of its universe. In here, the FL seemed to be a more prominent character where the ML did everything in his power to pave the way for her safety because her origin and role is greater than his.
More questions arise in this season, as to the origin of the people manipulating the antagonist became the highlight. What was their purpose? How is it connected to Feng Baobao? What other calamity will occur? Is Wu Gensheng still alive and where is he now? I wouldnt say these as plotholes since it would be the continuance to the next seasons, but it just irks me out that it would take so long to unravel.
All in all, this season definitely did not disappoint. The action is more packed than Season 1, but i can’t help but feel it was just too short. Only 13 episodes? Whyy? And i heard another production house has bought the rights to the next season adaptation, it’s just too bad cuz the casts might change.
This second season moved at a much faster pace than season 1, with many new faces introduced which i suspect would be the key roles in future seasons. I dont get why people freak out about not seeing most characters from season 1. I mean come on, it’s an ongoing story, and with the incoming calamity that could doom the world, ML would definitely need more people at his disposal.
The comedy got toned down although still entertaining enough, but the action remained packed. Zhang Chulan became more calculative as he realized how important Feng Baobao is. In everything he does, it was always about FBB’s wellbeing and protection, although their relationship is a far cry from romantic. Since he keeps calling her erjie, and with her being maybe close to 100yo already, i never saw them as a lover couple but more to bro and sis. I’m fine with shows without romance, so i cant get why people keep yapping about their chemistry. I dont think theyre supposed to be lovers at all. And their chemistry as complementing partners is off the charts. I totally love this duo.
It’s also the first show that I saw about the growth of a hero that did not plant the ML at the centre of its universe. In here, the FL seemed to be a more prominent character where the ML did everything in his power to pave the way for her safety because her origin and role is greater than his.
More questions arise in this season, as to the origin of the people manipulating the antagonist became the highlight. What was their purpose? How is it connected to Feng Baobao? What other calamity will occur? Is Wu Gensheng still alive and where is he now? I wouldnt say these as plotholes since it would be the continuance to the next seasons, but it just irks me out that it would take so long to unravel.
All in all, this season definitely did not disappoint. The action is more packed than Season 1, but i can’t help but feel it was just too short. Only 13 episodes? Whyy? And i heard another production house has bought the rights to the next season adaptation, it’s just too bad cuz the casts might change.
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