Tientsin Mystic 2 (2020)

Not Really There!

I've been watching Tientsin Mystic Season 2 since February, and I only finished it now - because the beginning and middle parts of the season are really DRAGGING. ? The first 12 or 16 episodes could have been summarized to around 6 to 8 episodes. The exciting parts were all crammed in the last few episodes.

I watched season 2 because season 1 was great. The lead actor for season 1 was Li Xian, while the lead actor for season 2 is Jin Shi Jia, and I don't know who this guy is. ? The reason I watched season 2 was just for continuity's sake. My logic is like, "I watched Season 1! I gotta watch Season 2". Jin Shi Jia's acting is OKAY, but if the lead actor were Li Xian, the acting would have been great. Jin Shi Jia lacks the OOMPH! Li Xian's acting is like 8 or 9, while Jin Shi Jia's acting is just around 6 or 7.

The rest of the actors are still those in Season 1: Zhang Ming En, Cici Wang, Charlene Chen, and Tang Yi Nuo (funny guy, this one!). Well, they're good actors. But I just couldn't stand the villain (played by Wang Fang) because instead of appearing smart, he seems like an idiot who just got lucky. The villain is very good with chemistry, and he knows martial arts because he was trained in the Dutch army - so he is supposed to be impressive. But I am not impressed with him at all. They should have cast a better actor. The other villain (they're partners) played by Serena Zhang is more believable and impressive. Well, it should have been better if she were the main villain, and the other guy is just the sidekick.

Well, whatever! I finished watching it AT LAST! I give it a 5.5/10.

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Very meh.

This season took forever to properly get into the mystery and thus the first half, to first two thirds dragged a lot.
The characters were all miserable and not much happened, only for everything to be resolved in the last few eps.
It's not a terrible mystery, but I wish it got going sooner.
The new De Guo is not great (especially his over-dubbing) and although I'm not attached to the old actor, this one didn't do it for me.
Zhang Ming En keeps convincing me he's not good enough of an actor to pull off a main role. I liked him in Mystic Nine, but whenever he gets more space he reveals his lack of range. Charlene Chen looks visibly bored most of this season. Cici Wang is...there.
Just generally it was not a super enjoyable watch.

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