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The bright and dark sides of a thriving riverside city
This is a story of a thriving city. The bright side of this colorful city is its people who are busy with their daily activities and want a happy prosperous life with their families. Underneath this bright side, there is a dark side where the city is corrupted by a small group of people who have unchecked power.
The people are oppressed behind the façade of the prosperity of the city. They want justice. Can they really get justice?
Story and Characters: The main story revolves around Zhao family. Zhao BuYou (ML) started as a low-ranking clerk. But he has a knack for crime-solving. He prioritizes his family over anything. Wen Yue (FL) is an Umbrella shop owner in the city. She used to be an assassin/pirate before. But now she just wants to live a simple peaceful life with her husband’s family. Elder sibling Zhao Mo Er is a naive person who is sometimes very intelligent but sometimes behaves like a fool :D. Younger sibling Zhao Ban Er studied medicine before. But now she is more interested in dead bodies than living bodies :D. Then we have Kaifeng court inspector Gu Zhen who seems like a laid-back character but has a strong sense of justice and doesn’t hesitate to take justice by his hand. Besides these characters, there are many other characters. Every character is different and has their own goal and purpose in the story. The story is divided into different arcs. All the arcs start with a murder or a group of murders. All the things that happen somehow have a connection with our main characters. They solve the mystery behind the murders. While solving the murders they also solve their personal problems and family problems. This seems simple, but this was done very beautifully in the story.
Things I liked:
1. A story of common people: This is a story of common people. This is a refreshing take from the typical palace politics we see in other dramas. I really like this aspect of this story.
2. Family bond: We see a strong family bond in the Zhao family. Like thousands of other families in the city, they just want to live a simple life together. Both ML and FL prioritize their family over anything else.
3. Insight into the culture and inventions of the Song dynasty: Each episode ends with a small history lesson about the culture and inventions of the Song dynasty. This is something new in a drama and I really liked it very much.
4. Strong veteran casts: The cast selection was perfect. They selected veteran casts for the roles according to the demands of the characters. The acting was top-notch for almost all the characters.
5. Beautiful Aesthetics: The dresses, the scenery, the set: everything looked beautiful.
6. ML & FL: I like both Zhang Song Wen (ML) and Bai Bai He (FL). Some might have some complaints with Bai Bai He’s acting in this drama. But she looked wonderful.
7. Society Issues: The drama depicts the common societal issue very beautifully
8. Murder Mystery: I liked some of the murder mysteries.
9. Humor and comedic elements: Humor and comedic elements were well delivered. Some moments were genuinely funny.
10. Ending (spoilers): A happy and very beautiful ending.
Things could have been better:
1. Underwhelming last case: The last case was a bit underwhelming. The main villain was taken down easily. I expected a bit more there.
2. Simple cases: The drama started with a very good mysterious case. But in the later part, some of the cases were pretty simple.
3. Psycho Brother of FL: I really did not like this character.
4. FL character as ex-assassin: FL character lacked as an ex-assassin. I don’t know, maybe the writer wanted to tell us that living a normal life for 20 years made the FL softer. There was a clear difference in the character portrayal of FL between the young actress and Bai Bai He.
5. Dark theme: Sometimes, some of the murders were too dark. Maybe they could tone down a bit.
6. Plot holes: Well, there were some plot holes. Some things were not explained properly.
My Ratings: 9/10
The drama had its good and bad. But I thoroughly enjoyed the drama and eagerly waited everyday for the next episodes. It is a beautiful and unique drama that is different from many other historical Chinese dramas we see. I absolutely recommend it.
The people are oppressed behind the façade of the prosperity of the city. They want justice. Can they really get justice?
Story and Characters: The main story revolves around Zhao family. Zhao BuYou (ML) started as a low-ranking clerk. But he has a knack for crime-solving. He prioritizes his family over anything. Wen Yue (FL) is an Umbrella shop owner in the city. She used to be an assassin/pirate before. But now she just wants to live a simple peaceful life with her husband’s family. Elder sibling Zhao Mo Er is a naive person who is sometimes very intelligent but sometimes behaves like a fool :D. Younger sibling Zhao Ban Er studied medicine before. But now she is more interested in dead bodies than living bodies :D. Then we have Kaifeng court inspector Gu Zhen who seems like a laid-back character but has a strong sense of justice and doesn’t hesitate to take justice by his hand. Besides these characters, there are many other characters. Every character is different and has their own goal and purpose in the story. The story is divided into different arcs. All the arcs start with a murder or a group of murders. All the things that happen somehow have a connection with our main characters. They solve the mystery behind the murders. While solving the murders they also solve their personal problems and family problems. This seems simple, but this was done very beautifully in the story.
Things I liked:
1. A story of common people: This is a story of common people. This is a refreshing take from the typical palace politics we see in other dramas. I really like this aspect of this story.
2. Family bond: We see a strong family bond in the Zhao family. Like thousands of other families in the city, they just want to live a simple life together. Both ML and FL prioritize their family over anything else.
3. Insight into the culture and inventions of the Song dynasty: Each episode ends with a small history lesson about the culture and inventions of the Song dynasty. This is something new in a drama and I really liked it very much.
4. Strong veteran casts: The cast selection was perfect. They selected veteran casts for the roles according to the demands of the characters. The acting was top-notch for almost all the characters.
5. Beautiful Aesthetics: The dresses, the scenery, the set: everything looked beautiful.
6. ML & FL: I like both Zhang Song Wen (ML) and Bai Bai He (FL). Some might have some complaints with Bai Bai He’s acting in this drama. But she looked wonderful.
7. Society Issues: The drama depicts the common societal issue very beautifully
8. Murder Mystery: I liked some of the murder mysteries.
9. Humor and comedic elements: Humor and comedic elements were well delivered. Some moments were genuinely funny.
10. Ending (spoilers): A happy and very beautiful ending.
Things could have been better:
1. Underwhelming last case: The last case was a bit underwhelming. The main villain was taken down easily. I expected a bit more there.
2. Simple cases: The drama started with a very good mysterious case. But in the later part, some of the cases were pretty simple.
3. Psycho Brother of FL: I really did not like this character.
4. FL character as ex-assassin: FL character lacked as an ex-assassin. I don’t know, maybe the writer wanted to tell us that living a normal life for 20 years made the FL softer. There was a clear difference in the character portrayal of FL between the young actress and Bai Bai He.
5. Dark theme: Sometimes, some of the murders were too dark. Maybe they could tone down a bit.
6. Plot holes: Well, there were some plot holes. Some things were not explained properly.
My Ratings: 9/10
The drama had its good and bad. But I thoroughly enjoyed the drama and eagerly waited everyday for the next episodes. It is a beautiful and unique drama that is different from many other historical Chinese dramas we see. I absolutely recommend it.
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