Becky
North Pole
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A tragic satire on the helpless, perverts and unfairness of society
The first few episodes really got me excited: it seems like such a good whodunit murder mystery, and I love the storytelling, the developments, the pacing and the dark-dark themes!! It is very rare that a Chinese drama would include in such social topics, and took quite a deep dive too. The social topics that are brought up in this drama and the depths it went into, are both shocking and disturbing.
Unfortunately, the scriptwriters and directors seem to be too focused on the storytelling and confusing the audience, that it neglected the whodunit element. Around 3/4 point, when the details and clues started connecting in my mind, I felt "cheated". Because it became clear that the detectives had made some glaring errors in the investigation and blatantly ignored the usual deduction process in a police investigation.... because [MAJOR SPOILER] if they have paid attention to the autopsy report, or talked to the pathologist who performed the autopsy, they would have reached the conclusion much faster! This is the first time I've seen a murder investigation whereby the detectives are not interested to know the cause of death, nor if the body had been moved.... -_-
I have not read the original novel that this is adapted from, so I do not know if the directors are merely following the novel or if they have changed certain elements to make it more exciting. But with what we eventually see in the drama, it might have worked better if the 2 detectives are private investigators hired by a mysterious client, because the police had concluded the death was a suicide. Without access to the autopsy report and police fact-finding at the crime scene, the manner in which they conduct the investigation through interviews would make sense. Sigh.
I am still giving this drama 9/10 because of the tight pacing (there is no lag or slowdown), excellent storytelling (every episode has a twist or surprise), the courage of discussing such ugly social ills (and doing it brilliantly), the great acting (except for Angelababy, her okay performance among such a great cast, kind of spoil it a bit) and for the tears that I shed. FYI, I have watched The Bad Kid and Long Night, and stayed dry-eye throughout both, but this drama had me crying like a baby... So I would still highly recommend this drama! But please watch it for the tragic stories, social ills and good acting.
Lastly, why oh why did they use an English song, and not a great song too, as the drama theme song??!! That irritated me quite a bit..... It would have been much better to use a melancholy Chinese song, or a piano piece (like the opening song at Fearless Whispers). That would be more suitable.
Unfortunately, the scriptwriters and directors seem to be too focused on the storytelling and confusing the audience, that it neglected the whodunit element. Around 3/4 point, when the details and clues started connecting in my mind, I felt "cheated". Because it became clear that the detectives had made some glaring errors in the investigation and blatantly ignored the usual deduction process in a police investigation.... because [MAJOR SPOILER] if they have paid attention to the autopsy report, or talked to the pathologist who performed the autopsy, they would have reached the conclusion much faster! This is the first time I've seen a murder investigation whereby the detectives are not interested to know the cause of death, nor if the body had been moved.... -_-
I have not read the original novel that this is adapted from, so I do not know if the directors are merely following the novel or if they have changed certain elements to make it more exciting. But with what we eventually see in the drama, it might have worked better if the 2 detectives are private investigators hired by a mysterious client, because the police had concluded the death was a suicide. Without access to the autopsy report and police fact-finding at the crime scene, the manner in which they conduct the investigation through interviews would make sense. Sigh.
I am still giving this drama 9/10 because of the tight pacing (there is no lag or slowdown), excellent storytelling (every episode has a twist or surprise), the courage of discussing such ugly social ills (and doing it brilliantly), the great acting (except for Angelababy, her okay performance among such a great cast, kind of spoil it a bit) and for the tears that I shed. FYI, I have watched The Bad Kid and Long Night, and stayed dry-eye throughout both, but this drama had me crying like a baby... So I would still highly recommend this drama! But please watch it for the tragic stories, social ills and good acting.
Lastly, why oh why did they use an English song, and not a great song too, as the drama theme song??!! That irritated me quite a bit..... It would have been much better to use a melancholy Chinese song, or a piano piece (like the opening song at Fearless Whispers). That would be more suitable.
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