Perhaps I'm the last to know that Nat and Fah was already a real-life couple at the time of this project. No wonder their scenes together felt so natural. 😅 🫶
I don't know about y'all but I have a feeling the true villain of the story is actually human and not Nour. Let's…
You might be on to something. Not an impossible theory I feel.
I am even thinking as far as it being Ken's original fragment. The part of him that was ripped away when he became immortal. He's lived for 200 years, that energy has to manifest somewhere. If so, this would turns the entire mystery into a psychological tragedy rather than just a standard "catch the villain" police chase.
Episode 6 is called Melody in Shadow.The English is slightly off. A face can be in shadow. A melody is more often…
Beautiful perspective! Sharing mine here ..
I read 'melody' as a metaphor for the softness, the vulnerability, the emotional resonance and 'shadow' as the dark dangerous circumstances. So it's like all these beauty being forced to exist underneath the darkness.
'Shadow' however is also framed here as a safe haven cos it's only when they're away from the public eye is where the characters can strip away their guards and let their real "melody" emerge.
Its also throwing me off so bad from watching it because tong never made eye contact with boss.
"never" is not the right word here i'm afraid. he did in most of their scenes in this episode, with the exception of that scene in their office (15mins in). even so, there's some moments here they locked eyes. that's when he drops his guard, in response to what james was saying .... "speaking of which you came to me first? doesn't that break the rules?"
you'll also find him looking at james in the eye during stand-offs, cos that's when he's daring james to read his mind.
How soft is that? 🥹
YES. A thousand times yes.
I am even thinking as far as it being Ken's original fragment. The part of him that was ripped away when he became immortal. He's lived for 200 years, that energy has to manifest somewhere. If so, this would turns the entire mystery into a psychological tragedy rather than just a standard "catch the villain" police chase.
Ok my brain is fried.
I read 'melody' as a metaphor for the softness, the vulnerability, the emotional resonance and 'shadow' as the dark dangerous circumstances. So it's like all these beauty being forced to exist underneath the darkness.
'Shadow' however is also framed here as a safe haven cos it's only when they're away from the public eye is where the characters can strip away their guards and let their real "melody" emerge.
you'll also find him looking at james in the eye during stand-offs, cos that's when he's daring james to read his mind.
"Don't let me tread this lone pathway .... " 🎤
Few more hours!