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1 crime case and 5 time loops to save the day! Bai Jing Ting is the star of the show!
This drama is about the male lead, a policeman, who has the ability to time loop 5 times on random days (where the 5th day stays real). The plot begins at episode 2, as he takes on a new murder case. Two of the three CEO’s of the biotech company MOMA have seemingly died by accident. As the male lead starts to investigate, he suspects that the murderer has the same time loop ability as him. The drama follows only this crime case, with each episode focusing on a wide range of characters, all connected to the MOMA company.
POSITIVE:
- Bai Jing Ting was the true star of the show as he totally stole the spotlight. I loved him and his character was a perfect blend of Neo (The Matrix), James Bond, John Wick with a dash of goofball vibes.
- Banging first episode. Truly the best episode was the first, as I felt like I was watching an american blockbuster movie. The script and action scenes were absolute cinema.
- Time loop explained perfectly. I honestly doubted we would be given a real and concrete explanation of how the male lead has the time loop powers but I was pleasantly surprised how well the drama explained the concept and the reason behind it.
- Undercover vibes. I truly loved that the male lead went undercover and was put right at the centre of action, instead of just going to places and chasing clues.
- Lots of suspects. The drama did a great job at making every single character look like the murderer.
- Police team. The highlight for me was the scenes between the male lead and his dedicated team. Sadly, we didn’t get as many scenes as I would have liked.
- Slight romance. As a romance girlier, I was pleasantly surprised by this. However at the same time, I definitely would not watch this for the romance and, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I would have liked to see more bromance instead (especially between the male lead and his boss).
- Bits of comedy. There weren’t that many but what we got was hella funny.
- Ending wrapped up well (if we ignore the very last scene).
NEGATIVE:
- Draggy parts. The middle of the drama (ep 7-10) felt too drawn out as we would get about 5 min of actual information and the rest was just character stuff. Maybe because I knew the time loops were not permanent, everything else felt a bit “whatever”. Perhaps if the drama was shorter, maybe 12 episodes, it would have been much better to tighten up the story.
- Chess pieces given out too soon. Although the drama did well by dripping in information about the case in every episode, by the time something big was revealed, I already knew because of all the given clues. Yes, you could say the drama did well providing the clues but at the same time I kept missing that “WOW what a plot twist” factor. When eventually some of the reveals happened, I just nodded “yep, makes sense”.
- Boring female lead. I get that she is a scientist but still, for such an important character with a lot of screen time, I would have liked to see a more charismatic character.
- The last scene of the drama (if you know, you know). It just made the drama feel unfinished… unless there is season 2 which I doubt.
OVERALL:
I feel the drama has a good plot, script and production but the execution wasn’t perfect. I think most people like me expected to see multiple cases instead of one, which made the drama feel too drawn out. Although the suspense was quite good at times, I was never at the edge of my seat while watching. Mobius had the potential, and it’s actually not a bad time loop drama but it simply cannot beat Reset, which for me is a true masterpiece. Still, as Mobius is not my typical watch, I actually quite enjoyed it and still recommend it.
POSITIVE:
- Bai Jing Ting was the true star of the show as he totally stole the spotlight. I loved him and his character was a perfect blend of Neo (The Matrix), James Bond, John Wick with a dash of goofball vibes.
- Banging first episode. Truly the best episode was the first, as I felt like I was watching an american blockbuster movie. The script and action scenes were absolute cinema.
- Time loop explained perfectly. I honestly doubted we would be given a real and concrete explanation of how the male lead has the time loop powers but I was pleasantly surprised how well the drama explained the concept and the reason behind it.
- Undercover vibes. I truly loved that the male lead went undercover and was put right at the centre of action, instead of just going to places and chasing clues.
- Lots of suspects. The drama did a great job at making every single character look like the murderer.
- Police team. The highlight for me was the scenes between the male lead and his dedicated team. Sadly, we didn’t get as many scenes as I would have liked.
- Slight romance. As a romance girlier, I was pleasantly surprised by this. However at the same time, I definitely would not watch this for the romance and, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I would have liked to see more bromance instead (especially between the male lead and his boss).
- Bits of comedy. There weren’t that many but what we got was hella funny.
- Ending wrapped up well (if we ignore the very last scene).
NEGATIVE:
- Draggy parts. The middle of the drama (ep 7-10) felt too drawn out as we would get about 5 min of actual information and the rest was just character stuff. Maybe because I knew the time loops were not permanent, everything else felt a bit “whatever”. Perhaps if the drama was shorter, maybe 12 episodes, it would have been much better to tighten up the story.
- Chess pieces given out too soon. Although the drama did well by dripping in information about the case in every episode, by the time something big was revealed, I already knew because of all the given clues. Yes, you could say the drama did well providing the clues but at the same time I kept missing that “WOW what a plot twist” factor. When eventually some of the reveals happened, I just nodded “yep, makes sense”.
- Boring female lead. I get that she is a scientist but still, for such an important character with a lot of screen time, I would have liked to see a more charismatic character.
- The last scene of the drama (if you know, you know). It just made the drama feel unfinished… unless there is season 2 which I doubt.
OVERALL:
I feel the drama has a good plot, script and production but the execution wasn’t perfect. I think most people like me expected to see multiple cases instead of one, which made the drama feel too drawn out. Although the suspense was quite good at times, I was never at the edge of my seat while watching. Mobius had the potential, and it’s actually not a bad time loop drama but it simply cannot beat Reset, which for me is a true masterpiece. Still, as Mobius is not my typical watch, I actually quite enjoyed it and still recommend it.
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