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Very true. Criminals in c-noir dramas are almost always morally grey and wholly human people who we feel strong empathy for. I love that. Can't stand black psycho villains or dramas with no one to root for.
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Maybe, but it's not something I would care to watch.

I normally never watch makjang but I thought (based on ep 1) that this was going to be a noir thriller. Ep 1 was quite good.
Now after ep 2 I realize that this has women tearing each others' hairs and it's something I absolutely can't stand in dramas. Also the chaebol family infighting is the same old, same old.
Not sure whether I'll stick around. But so far this is entertaining and the mysteries (possible murders) presented are intriguing. But as others have noted, all of the characters here seem to be absolutely awful people. Having to watch unpleasant people tends to kill my interest. 1-2 is okay but a bunch of them is too much.

The reflection of Xie Cheng in the horse's eye during the saving of Ning! The attention to detail is awesome. Cinematographers truly have been given free hands to use their artistic talents! I've never been going back and forth to rewatch scenes before this drama!

And I was rejoicing on him being a real mansize man instead of a sticky insect! Crazy people.

The fall deeply in love. It's a HE

what a wonderful review! Thanks for sharing!

one episode per day is the perfect pace for watching this

Mr. Pei is such an epic character.

feeling the same. The intro (boxing in Japan) also promised something very different.

They're still at school at ep 6 and I lost my faith in the drama.

"how it passed the censorship as of the elements they wouldn't want us to see, but I think in later episodes or story they brushed it off with right decisions comes with difficult times type explanation."

The people who talk most about censorship have never actually read the review guidelines for Chinese dramas. The basic requirement for historical dramas is that history is represented accurately. There's nothing "they do not want us to see" about cultural revolution, as the mistakes of the era are admitted not hidden from view. The drama is a love story and not about the red guards - does it make it less accurate?

Are there a lot of Japanese dramas about Unit 731 or Nanking massacre? I don't know but according to the same logic of not hiding things there should be a lot.

There are people who think that C-dramas have to be always somehow laced with dishonesty but I find none. There is no denying that idealism and will to make things good and better is an undercurrent. That there's faith and trust in the society is an alien idea for those of us who live in countries that are doggedly going backwards and into unwinnable wars and economic disasters.

Confusion may arise bc those were somewhat weird times with overblown ideological purity philosophy and demands. I think there's some need to study the historical background. Arthur's acting is a treat to watch so def worth continuing.

this is so cute and entertaining. I'm definitely hooked based on the first 3 episodes.

But this is *not avoiding* historical accuracy which is always required from historical dramas: it shows the social stratification according to ideological purity demands (to get a university position, MLs sister had to cut ties and denounce her family entirely as they were classified as bourgeois). MLs parents who are intellectuals have been sent to a re-education camp. FLs brother has been sent to farm work duty. FL has to succumb to and please political cadres to be allowed to be a candidate for a university education.

Just clarifying these things because the China-antis touting "government propaganda" like broken records are already here. As someone said earlier, even in difficult times, people still carry on, kids enjoy playing, young people fall in love, there's music and dancing.

What I liked: the first 9 episodes were a steady and intriguing crime drama. The plot twist in ep 9 was good. But I kind of lost the red thread when we had to wait 2 weeks for the last 3 episodes to come out. Acting by Tang Tang, Wang Li, and Wang Yi Mo characters was very good. The shocking events from the past were mostly referred to by short shots. Nothing too gory or shocking was shown which I liked. In the end we never got to know who led the company that Mr. Bai worked for. Also, I always have a huge dislike for antagonists that are just madly grinning pure psychos. As Mr. Bai here.

This definitely had material for more than 12 eps, so the wrap up felt rushed. 7/10

Also could be called Endless Patience. Tbe police deal with so much mundane crap without getting aggravated this is starting to feel like the best course in anger management ever. I'm nearing the ending (at ep 32) and not all cases are as good as in the beginning. But I would wholly recommend, this is a heartwarming, wholesome drama. The key sentence to me was when the senior policeman said to the junior: "if you don't care to listen to people's problems and put yourself in their shoes, soon you're going to think all people are bad". The police are dealing with the community as a whole and not only crimes - this is not how things are in my country (plus in my country the police are dismissive and rude mostly). Realistic or not, I don't care since the drama is rife with life lessons.

thanks a lot!

I didn't know before the last episode that this was based on a true story. Learning about it moved me to tears. Idealistic and unselfish people like this do exist (just think about the Gaza flotilla).

I absolutely loved the Mountain Patrol. Found family is my favorite trope. And it was so good to watch a drama that is in the wide open landscape most of time (I love mountaineering in RL too).

The drama is filled with suspense, gunfights and sacrifices. The second story arc slowly developed into a crime thriller. 9/10.

I've tried Romance in the Alley but the eng subs are machine translated and not understandable at all. Very unfortunate.