It took me 11 episodes to realize our young god chef is the ML from My Lady General! ❤️❤️❤️ him in…
well I needed your comment to realize this so thank you haha XD (I should've checked all the cast for their other roles, because I really liked My Lady General ^^)
I wasn't aware it would be only 1 epi today t_t The bromance is bromancing, yesssss thank you :) Everyone, including the more or less murderous demons, needs a hug XD
Watch other works of AiMiShe plays all roles so well, cant say for all but I could emotionally connect to her…
yes I've seen her before, that's why I was happy to see her in FoF now, but I've mainly seen her more recent dramas (like the Double) so I wasn't aware she was still such a young kiddo until I looked her up trying to remember her name today haha ^^. but it's great for her, she's already in interesting & larger productions at such a young age, so yes I also hope she can get main roles down the line :)
ZYC and BJ interactions were so precious today :) Also hello Ai Mi, so happy to see her here ( I didn't realize she was this young, I thought early 20s XD)
For those folks questioning the comedic aspect of this drama because they expected a lot coming from MJTY; I want…
I totally agree, and if the comedy aspect is not everyones thing that's absolutely fine too, I'm just confused that some people act as if MJTY didn't have a smilar comedy style (and similar pacing): e.g. we were introduced to Gong Ziyu and Jin Fan banter from the start, the little 'fail' moments of charas that are highlighted by bgm and then a whole Gong Zishang exists who was an absolutely over the top unserious chara often :) so while FoF might have a few more outright jokes than MJTY, overall it's a similar vibe that Guo brought to these while at the same time letting each drama show its' individual storyline. (and I enjoy both dramas as they are so far)
I enjoyed this drama a lot. The bromance chemistry was amazing and overall it was nice to see the growth of different charas. The drama is overall very idealistic (despite the personal chara traumas), but I think sometimes we need that hope. I really wish it could get a 2nd season because it felt just like a first taste of what's possible for the team, but maybe could also consider this way it ends on a high note :)
9 epis in and I love this show so far :3 Besides the previous reasons that already made me love MJTY (cinematography, interesting charas, group dynamic, humour between all the sadness etc), I adore the unfolding of the stories: It feels like sitting down for a story-time hour and I really appreciate that atm, it's cozy to watch and it also allows us to get to know side-charas like the little fish demon and now the younger Pei sibling (and cry for them :')....) I'm really looking forward to each new epi atm and it's enjoyable to see the little team interactions (I'm so here for the developing friendships and my queer little heart also has fun shipping not just fl/ml but also the bl and gl vibes)
Give it a try, personally I'm not a fan of the more 'childish' charas (nothing aginst the actress but I disliked some of the charas she played), but in MJTY she's playing an actual kickass interesting lady :)
I love it so far!! It has that mixture that made me fall in love with My Journey To You: beautiful cinematography & interesting chara (and group dynamics) & subtle comedic timing: hoping to find that atmosphere again was what made me really look forward to this show :)
Ahhhhh here I was hoping it wouldn't be delayed until the new year holidays or something and iQIYI is instead dropping it out of nowhere TODAY XD I'm soooo happy it will finally air, will have to wait until I have time to watch later, but YES finally gonna be able to watch this :D
I really enjoyed this drama, yes it has its weakness (e.g. the dumbing down charas for the plot) but it was overall enjoyable & found family & bromance and nice mix of humor and action. also kudos for the ciber security PSA aspect of the show
Random but I really was fascinated that we got a chara like Ma Ping, he was out there being a sneaky &efficient criminal while also being a loving dad & husband and sometimes I felt like rooting for him, like damnit the writers got me invested in his chara/family XD
This story of prejudice & resentment is a beautiful production considering that it's 'just' a mini-drama I really liked the cinematography/music/costumes/stage setting. The actors did well with what they were given and the charas had potential.
I esp liked the FL chara she had some of that 'naive sunshine baby-girl' trope I overall don't like if it's a 1-dimensional chara, but it was well balanced by her moments of inner strenght & even a bit of physical bad-ass moves. I also appreciated that FL & ML had a balanced relationship, both showing their emotions & trying to do all they can for their love.
Sadly the drama fell short a bit towards the end when they didn't quite manage to give all charas the proper development and at some points it felt like they had to cut something or didn't know how to incorporate the twists they wanted to add into the pacing of the drama. I don't know if 1-2 more epis overall would've saved the drama from the disjointed story-telling feeling towards the end or if it was a misstep from the writers...
Either way I appreciated quite a few things about this mini-drama (among them the found family aspects), it just makes me a bit sad to see the plot stumbling in the last story-parts because this had the potential to be one of the best mini-dramas ...
My brain was finally in the right mood to check this show out and I absolutely fell in love with it and binged it.
If you’re looking for a clean-cut police procedural drama or a ‘keeping you on your toes Who did it’ mystery: this show is probably NOT for you ^^
I can barely articulate it but this show is more like the art & art-lectures it uses: evoking emotions & thoughts & inspiration & exploring the human condition.
The ‘who did it’ is often presented early on in obv clues for the viewer, because while the police team work on solving the case, it’s not the main focus the show explores through its' themes and charas:
It’s more a WHY and how we might relate to it or what thoughts/feelings is it evoking and the cinematography adds to it. This also reflects in the 2 main charas, they’ve met through a traumatic experience and the show explores their emotions and developing relationship through little moments and aspects that absolutely made me love to see their growth.
This is not even a ‘is it friendship or romantic ship or secret 3. thing’ (even tho they’re def fun to ship) to me it’s just the pure joy of little moments when it made me smile to see the growing trust despite regrets/guilt/anger…
I also appreciate how the women are written in this show, even the one that comes closest to the ‘clueless baby-girl’ stereotype is not just there to fawn over the guys but to be a specialized member of the team.
I esp. enjoyed how nuanced Shen Yi was written and I’m really hyped for the coming 2. season hoping we’ll get more about his story, but I also fear a bit if the 2. season can hold up to s1 XD I just hope they continue along the ‘exploring the human condition’ facets of s1 and build on the foundation they set for the bromance and overall team, then I’ll happily watch more of Under The Skin :)
btw potential triggers: this show does explore darker themes so it’s up to each individual when to watch this show and as a softie I teared up a lot, but it’s also not as depressing as I feared, it has a lot of warm moments sprinkled in :)
I really liked the actors and charas for this adaptation wayyy more than I expected to before starting this :3…
I also disliked the imbalance between the plot-lines in the later half of the season. Idk what had to be cut/changed, but it felt really off to not hear anything about Xiaoge & Liu Sang (& Hei-ye) for months of the storyline and totally split them to a point where it felt like we're pretending they don't exist anymore which makes 0 sense esp in Wu Xie's situation
(you can explain some of it with them being used to be on long expeditions and Wu Xie trying to distance himself from everyone to not bring anyone pain with his death sure, but otoh would they really go without any contact & for this long in his situation? I mean Pangzi is right there not letting Wu Xie get away with trying to shove everyone away and would the rest of the expedition team really not try to stay in contact... ) I wish they had balanced the storyline with scenes of the expedition team, would have made the end of the season more interesting for me ^^
BTS: Group Portrait——We are partners, but more importantly as family | Fangs of Fortune 大梦归离 | iQIYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWZLEZYSvOQ
BTS: Role——Interpret each role with heart | Fangs of Fortune 大梦归离 | iQIYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkaA1dS-L2g
(I should've checked all the cast for their other roles, because I really liked My Lady General ^^)
The bromance is bromancing, yesssss thank you :)
Everyone, including the more or less murderous demons, needs a hug XD
but it's great for her, she's already in interesting & larger productions at such a young age, so yes I also hope she can get main roles down the line :)
Also hello Ai Mi, so happy to see her here ( I didn't realize she was this young, I thought early 20s XD)
e.g. we were introduced to Gong Ziyu and Jin Fan banter from the start, the little 'fail' moments of charas that are highlighted by bgm and then a whole Gong Zishang exists who was an absolutely over the top unserious chara often :)
so while FoF might have a few more outright jokes than MJTY, overall it's a similar vibe that Guo brought to these while at the same time letting each drama show its' individual storyline. (and I enjoy both dramas as they are so far)
The bromance chemistry was amazing and overall it was nice to see the growth of different charas.
The drama is overall very idealistic (despite the personal chara traumas), but I think sometimes we need that hope.
I really wish it could get a 2nd season because it felt just like a first taste of what's possible for the team, but maybe could also consider this way it ends on a high note :)
Besides the previous reasons that already made me love MJTY (cinematography, interesting charas, group dynamic, humour between all the sadness etc), I adore the unfolding of the stories:
It feels like sitting down for a story-time hour and I really appreciate that atm, it's cozy to watch and it also allows us to get to know side-charas like the little fish demon and now the younger Pei sibling (and cry for them :')....)
I'm really looking forward to each new epi atm and it's enjoyable to see the little team interactions (I'm so here for the developing friendships and my queer little heart also has fun shipping not just fl/ml but also the bl and gl vibes)
It has that mixture that made me fall in love with My Journey To You: beautiful cinematography & interesting chara (and group dynamics) & subtle comedic timing: hoping to find that atmosphere again was what made me really look forward to this show :)
I'm soooo happy it will finally air, will have to wait until I have time to watch later, but YES finally gonna be able to watch this :D
Random but I really was fascinated that we got a chara like Ma Ping, he was out there being a sneaky &efficient criminal while also being a loving dad & husband and sometimes I felt like rooting for him, like damnit the writers got me invested in his chara/family XD
The actors did well with what they were given and the charas had potential.
I esp liked the FL chara she had some of that 'naive sunshine baby-girl' trope I overall don't like if it's a 1-dimensional chara, but it was well balanced by her moments of inner strenght & even a bit of physical bad-ass moves.
I also appreciated that FL & ML had a balanced relationship, both showing their emotions & trying to do all they can for their love.
Sadly the drama fell short a bit towards the end when they didn't quite manage to give all charas the proper development and at some points it felt like they had to cut something or didn't know how to incorporate the twists they wanted to add into the pacing of the drama.
I don't know if 1-2 more epis overall would've saved the drama from the disjointed story-telling feeling towards the end or if it was a misstep from the writers...
Either way I appreciated quite a few things about this mini-drama (among them the found family aspects), it just makes me a bit sad to see the plot stumbling in the last story-parts because this had the potential to be one of the best mini-dramas ...
If you’re looking for a clean-cut police procedural drama or a ‘keeping you on your toes Who did it’ mystery: this show is probably NOT for you ^^
I can barely articulate it but this show is more like the art & art-lectures it uses:
evoking emotions & thoughts & inspiration & exploring the human condition.
The ‘who did it’ is often presented early on in obv clues for the viewer, because while the police team work on solving the case, it’s not the main focus the show explores through its' themes and charas:
It’s more a WHY and how we might relate to it or what thoughts/feelings is it evoking and the cinematography adds to it.
This also reflects in the 2 main charas, they’ve met through a traumatic experience and the show explores their emotions and developing relationship through little moments and aspects that absolutely made me love to see their growth.
This is not even a ‘is it friendship or romantic ship or secret 3. thing’ (even tho they’re def fun to ship) to me it’s just the pure joy of little moments when it made me smile to see the growing trust despite regrets/guilt/anger…
I also appreciate how the women are written in this show, even the one that comes closest to the ‘clueless baby-girl’ stereotype is not just there to fawn over the guys but to be a specialized member of the team.
I esp. enjoyed how nuanced Shen Yi was written and I’m really hyped for the coming 2. season hoping we’ll get more about his story, but I also fear a bit if the 2. season can hold up to s1 XD
I just hope they continue along the ‘exploring the human condition’ facets of s1 and build on the foundation they set for the bromance and overall team, then I’ll happily watch more of Under The Skin :)
btw potential triggers:
this show does explore darker themes so it’s up to each individual when to watch this show and as a softie I teared up a lot, but it’s also not as depressing as I feared, it has a lot of warm moments sprinkled in :)
ok that's sadly what I was expected to hear considering how they switched up his personality for this plot, so atm I didn't continue XD
I'll try to skip/fastforward through it one day when my current watch list is emptier Ig because I did like the other charas ^^
Idk what had to be cut/changed, but it felt really off to not hear anything about Xiaoge & Liu Sang (& Hei-ye) for months of the storyline and totally split them to a point where it felt like we're pretending they don't exist anymore which makes 0 sense esp in Wu Xie's situation
(you can explain some of it with them being used to be on long expeditions and Wu Xie trying to distance himself from everyone to not bring anyone pain with his death sure, but otoh would they really go without any contact & for this long in his situation? I mean Pangzi is right there not letting Wu Xie get away with trying to shove everyone away and would the rest of the expedition team really not try to stay in contact... )
I wish they had balanced the storyline with scenes of the expedition team, would have made the end of the season more interesting for me ^^