Reset (2022)

Uma história bem desenvolvida, tensa e emocionante

Quando coloquei esse drama na minha lista, eu já imaginava que seria bom, mas foi ainda melhor do que imaginei. Reset cumpriu todas as minhas expectativas e ainda ultrapassou-as.

Com um plot comumente utilizado e que pode ser cansativo às vezes, o drama trabalha muito bem a questão do loop na narrativa, combinando momentos muito tensos, mistério e investigação.

A forma como o mistério do drama é criado é muito boa e cativante, do tipo que você fica ansioso para saber as respostas. Tem tantos momentos tensos que me fizeram gritar de aflição, foi realmente uma montanha russa assistir esse drama!

Os personagens são interessantes e bem desenvolvidos na narrativa, gostei bastante dos dois protagonistas, ao ponto de ficar aflita demais por eles.

Algo que gostei nesse drama é como ele mostrou os sentimentos humanos: seja nas histórias das pessoas do ônibus, na amizade que existe entre certos oficiais da polícia ou na cumplicidade e carinho que cresceu ao decorrer dos episódios entre Xiao He Yun e Li Shi Qinq. Mesmo que o foco seja o suspense, os sentimentos humanos estavam lá demonstrados nos detalhes, ao ponto de me fazer chorar com uma cena de pessoas dividindo uma melancia no ônibus.

De verdade, creio que não há nada que eu realmente não tenha gostado nesse drama. Pra tentar ser mais crítica, admito que o fato da polícia ser sempre muito "mágica" e descobrir as coisas em questões de segundos, ou a presença de algumas conveniências de roteiro me incomodaram um pouco. Mas não sei, talvez por eu raramente ver dramas desse gênero, e ainda, encontrar c-dramas desse gênero, resolvi não focar nesses aspectos e deixei passar, visto o tanto que foi empolgante assistir Reset.

Eu achei esse drama muito bem produzido, desde o roteiro, fotografia, a ost e as atuações. Inclusive queria destacar as atuações, pois foram incríveis e passaram cada emoção muito bem! Esse elenco foi ótimo.

Apenas um ponto positivo aleatório na minha opinião: não há aquele filtro esbranquiçado horroroso (que faz os personagens ficarem brilhando ou parecerem velas) presente em muitas das comédias românticas chinesas!! Essa atmosfera costuma me incomodar bastante nessas produções, pois as sombras e texturas da pele ficam muito estranhas, ao meu ver. Sei que é apenas um pequeno detalhe, mas isso fez ser mais "confortavel" de assistir.

Enfim, eu amei Reset demais. Recomendo muito! Com certeza um dos melhores c-dramas que já assisti.

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One of the best!

Truly one of the best C-Drama I have ever watched. IMHO, it also surpassed some K-Dramas. The story and the plot were concised and the time loop plots were not boring because they gave us more and new informations. Each episode also explored the different story about each passangers. It gave me suspense and made me curious that I kept wanting more. The drama managed to surprise me with the twists but it also gave a clear picture of what could really happen in real life (how onlookers are afraid to report, or how some cases were not investigated completely). All the actors did their best with their roles, but the victim's parents were the best! Bai Jing Ting and Zhao Jinmai killed in this roles! Definitely an underrated gem and worth to watch!

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Queria ter conseguido assistir ano passado, mas que bom que consegui ver esse ano. Fiz a escolha certa em ter começado esse cdrama, ele é uma obra-prima de tão boa, 15 episódios que te deixam apreensiva, desesperada, curiosa, e com a mente cheia de nós de tanto criar várias teorias. A sensação é de estar vivendo todos esses momentos junto com eles.

E uma das melhores coisas é que você não fica cansado ao longo dos episódios, por mais a história tendo repetições já que fala sobre loop, mesmo assim tudo te envolve ao ponto de fazer não querer parar de assistir. Também não posso deixar de dizer o quanto eu amei essa ost no fim de cada episódio, sério, agora não irá mais sair da minha cabeça. Uma completa perfeição!

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This Drama Deserves an Oscar

Starting from the storyline, the actors' acting, post-production, I will give everything a perfect score.

'Reset' is a science fiction drama that is not boring even though it has the theme of 'time loops', which means the actors always repeat the SAME scene. Repeating the same scene is not easy because there are many details that cannot be changed, because if a detail is forgotten then the audience will find flaws, but the actors and crew managed to do it well in every scene so I was satisfied.

I have a lot of respect for the writer who created 'Reset', I think it's genius. How can she/he make a story about 'time loops' but not be boring at all? I was surprised because the climax of the conflict was completely unpredictable!

Lastly, I'd also like to appreciate Bai Jingting (he's an amazing actor) and Zhao Jinmai (a very promising young actress) for successfully impressing me with their acting, starting from facial expressions, speaking intonation, and other small details. Even though Bai Jingting and Zhao Jinmai are 9 years apart in age (Bai Jingting is much older) their chemistry is superb! The two of them work well together! and kudos to all the crew!

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AMAZING

This is a must watch cdrama!
If you love action thrillers with a little romance this one is PERFECT!
The way its written,the cast, the story, the characters I JUST LOVED EVERYTHING
I loved the satisfying happy end too! Everyone got happy in the end and the culprits got punished too it felt amazing!
It was so exciting to watch that I just binged every episode and 15 episodes with 45 minutes was just the perfect length for that drama. It explained everything really well and it all made sense as of how they made t to the happy end! This drama is pretty underrated and I havent seen a lot of people talk about it…which is kinda sad bc it really deserves more recognition!!
I hope Ill find similar dramas to this one because the romance too was so amazing and some parts in the drama made me sob out of sadness and at the end bc of happiness?
DONT HESISTATE TO WATCH IT ITS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING I MEAN IT!!! ❤️❤️

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amazing story at its core.

i went watching this show with low expectation. i don’t personally watch a lot of time travel, or time related plots in dramas. safe to say that this is at the top of the list.

the characters are complex on their own and they each have their flaws and imperfections which make them as real as they are.

the characters themselves are complex and we get to unravel and find out things on our own and with the characters as well as the show goes on. don’t think i’ve ever watched a show where the main leads or the characters have as much information as we have.

what made me happy the most is seeing the ppl in the bus having there own stories and plot per say. made me feel this feeling of sonder. the ppl we see in our daily lives have their own lives as well. they struggle and they accomplish just as we do as well. so you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover bc in the behind the scenes, we don’t know what’s really going on.

towards the end, we finally find out what is happening on the bus and those specific characters stories and feelings. i like to believe and spoilers: the daughter was the one who put li shiqing (our main character) in the time loop trying to save her parents from making a decision that she thought was wrong. that’s my take since we never get the answer on who put them in that situation and why it kept looping. also begs more question on why her? why didn’t the other passengers be able to do it as well? it’s very thought provoking bc although we get answers, we still can question on many things but it’s not in a way where it’s an obvious plothole, it just is.

i love our main characters. i think they’re both my favorite main characters ive watched thus far. they had tension and they had chemistry but it wasn’t forced, it flowed perfectly as it should’ve been. they are both different as they are but they both help each other and try to figure out ways. i think as the story goes on we see how li shiqing is very empathic and how she tried hard in many ways to save everybody, xiao heyun on the other hand wants to save himself. different ideals but they both aren’t wrong. again, thought provoking. but as characters do they change as the story goes on and i think we see the most in that for xiao heyun.

xiao heyun wants to save her and himself while she wants to save everybody.

he supports her in every shape or form possible, they both fail and try again. again i just love them so much. <333

i love this dynamic and it worked well with their personalities. the side characters had they’re shine and they shined beautifully. we get our happy ending but it’s in a way where all the characters got there happy ending and i feel as though it was the only ending we could have gotten and it should have happened.
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i know i wrote a lot and i don’t think ive ever written this much on a review for a drama but i hope this was a good review for you to read! pls if you have any recs that are similar to this show pls let me know bc i would love to watch more!!!

definitely recommend if you love to see character development, serious and funny moments. flawed characters and thought provoking ideas. good pacing and again just good characters.

thank you for making it this far! :D

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Short but sweet

I really liked this show. Like a lot

The whole premise of the show is this time loop situation but it doesn't really get repetitive. Probably one of my favorite cdramas. Characters were pretty developed. Ending was really good. The romance was pretty decent and satisfying too, it was like the perfect balance between a mystery, sci fi, and romance. Personally, I would've loved to see a little more romance, but that's just bc im a sucker for love <3 It gives enough though to leave the show feeling satisfied.

I dont usually rewatch shows, but I might rewatch this one!

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amazing, heart touching show

(Only docking points for rewatch value because it gave me a lot of anxiety while watching. If you don't mind or don't think that'll be an issue for you, consider that a 10/10 too!)

I have read a lot of time loop fiction but this was my first time seeing the trope in a show or movie, and Reset has set the bar very high. From the first moment of this show all the way to the end, it kept me on my toes, never sure what to expect. And somehow, each time, the show delivered. With each new loop, it never felt boring or like we were rehashing things we'd seen before, and I'm impressed by how many avenues the creators found to explore. Without going into detail, I had been okay with the second to last loop being the last, but I love that they tried one more time and that the outcome was what it was.

My favorite aspect of the show is undoubtedly the humanity and the connections forged between the characters. Shiqing and Heyun started out as total strangers, but by the end it truly felt like their connection was rock solid. And in each loop, the way that the other passengers (especially Lu Di, who was one of my favorite characters) stood up and tried to help any way they could, god it made me cry. The themes of compassion, bravery, helping out your fellow humans, they were done so well.

Though obviously I loved our main leads, I am very glad the show took the time to explore other characters and how they got to where they were, it added so much to the story. The last scene where everything comes full circle and there's finally some closure to be found, it was just beautiful. Absolutely amazing work all around.

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Recommended for viewers who enjoys suspense, mystery, brain-storming dramas.

*** Spoiler Alert (PERSONAL FEEDBACK)
Title : Reset – 2022 (Complete 15 Episode)
Personal Rating : 9/10

Recommended for viewers who enjoys suspense, mystery, brain-storming dramas. ???

Xiao He Yun (played Bai Jing Ting) A passenger that boarded the bus to commute to a meeting with investors for his game development project. Xiao He Yun is a kind person at heart, but when Li Shi Qing inadvertently drags him into the time loop, he struggles to take action due to being made all too aware of his own morality. Likening the time loop to a video game, he identifies that the condition for breaking the loop is to catch the perpetuator behind the bombing. He has sharp analytical skills and uses critical reasoning to help solve the mystery.

Li Shi Qing (Played Zhao Jin Mai) A passenger who boarded the bus to pick up books for her university courses. Li Shi Qing is a normal girl in every sense of the word, until one day her life is turned upside down by being trapped in a time loop. Despite her fears of the vivid memory of repeatedly dying, she is a very brave person who stands by what she believes in. She sees it as her duty to use her position of being trapped in the loop to keep trying until she's able to save everyone else on the bus. However, she knows that it's impossible for her to accomplish this goal on her own.

This is my first drama of Bai Jin Ting! I was researching a Top-Rated drama from China last 2022 in MDL and this is one of the tops. So, I tried it and got hooked.? Personally, this is one of the best short modern mystery, thriller Chinese drama that I’ve watched. Every episode was amazing and will keep you on the edge of your seat. Even if it is a never-ending time loop drama you will never be bored because every loop has a different situation. And you will start to think how the characters think.? like what they should do next, or which is the possible culprit.?

Overall, I enjoyed this drama because I like suspense, mystery, and brain-storming dramas. The leads have a slight romance and good chemistry. Bai Jing Ting was so good and because of this drama I started binge-watching all his other dramas.❤️ The drama pacing is perfect. The supporting cast from all the passengers to the policemen are all superb!??? Great ending too! ??

GENRE – Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi

LEAD CAST – Bai Jing Ting, Zhao Jin Mai

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Great for mystery lovers!!

Reset is a heartwarming drama that doesn't disappoint fans of mystery genre lovers.

STORY
Reset tells a story of Li Shiqing, a college student who gets stuck in a timeloop. In the timeloop she is in a bus that explodes everytime. She suffers from many timeloops before managing to leave the bus with a man, Xiao Heyun. Soon she is back in the bus, but this time Xiao Heyun is stuck in the timeloop with her. They together start to think ways to escape the bus, then realizing that they need to stop the bus from exploading and people from dying to leave the timeloop. They very slowly get fond of each other and in the end fall in love.

My Opinion:
The story was made very well. From the start i was interested in the story and what and who was behind the explosion. For me it did get a little bit tiring in the middle, because we got so many background info on characters that turned out to not be that important. Great example was Lu Di. When Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun suspect Lu Di, they stop him from getting in the bus and check his bag only to find a cat in it. That saved Lu Di and he wants to know how Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun knew what was going to happen. We get to know him and they tell Lu Di the whole truth, that they are in a timeloop and that maybe he is in it too now, since they saved him. Lu Di gets all excited and trusts them fully. He is happy to finally have friends and "to be able to be a hero." When Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun fall asleep and by falling asleep, go back in to the timeloop, turns out that Lu Di didn't join them in the timeloop. After this, they rarely talk to Lu Di in the other timeloops and we never get to see them being friends again. It kinda made me sad, since i liked Lu Di and he was so happy to finally have friends, but in the end there were not a single sign that Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun befriended him again.
What also frustrated me was that everytime they talked to the police, they were VERY nervous and hadn't practiced what they were going to say enough. A lot of time was wasted on police being suspicious of them. But overall i think this drama was great for mystery lovers. It was interesting and it had it's heartwarming end.


CAST

Zhao Jinmai as Li Shiqing,
She was a great pick for this role. She was very believable when showing the signs of her being traumatized, scared and worried. Her facial expressions and body language were great!

Bai Jing Ting as Xiao Heyun,
He acted out this very introverted person who had a lot of intellect. When Xiao Heyun progressed in the drama, so did Bai Jing Ting's acting! At first he was cold and there wasn't much personality in him, but he soon turned out to be brave and caring! Bai Jing Ting was the right pick for Xiao Heyun!

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The time loops were so interesting! I was afraid that the drama might get boring with the repeating plot but every loop brought some new information, which moved the story forward.

All of the actors did such a great job, especially the leads but I came to like the supporting characters on the bus too. I liked getting to know more about them, some episodes were focused on various side characters and their backstories. I was glad that we got a glimpse at how they lived at the end.

What I wasn't expecting was for the drama to touch on the sensitive topis of SA but it was very well-done.

There are still a few things that weren't explained so that's why I'm rating this 9.5 instead of 10 stars like why and how did the leads get into the time loop in the first place, why was the ML getting sicker etc.

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