【Editor's note】
The "First Episode" series to help you watch the drama is here. Is the recently launched drama worth getting into? Good-looking and weird, let’s play together on the weekends.
Maybe some dramas will get better gradually, and some dramas may start high but then slow down, so this article only represents the author's opinion on the first few episodes and is for reference only. If there is any subsequent slap in the face, we will inform you at any time.
After the Chinese New Year, there is a huge explosion of new dramas this week, with a variety of themes and choices. Which ones are worth watching?
"Flying Life and Love"
Broadcast platform: Youku
First broadcast time: February 28
This is the surprise of the week. Originally, I didn’t have high expectations for the series extended from the movie IP. The plot of "Flying Life" is already very full, and Shen Teng’s Zhang Chi is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. How can it be expanded? Unexpectedly, Hu Xianxu and the main creators filmed a period of racing life that belongs to youth.
Poster of "Flying Life and Love"
The setting of rebirth and time travel is not uncommon. From a plot perspective, the series uses the method of interweaving life. The souls of Lin Zhendong and Zhang Chi take turns occupying the same body. Their personalities, life attitudes, and hobbies are completely different. , which leads to completely different behaviors. Zhang Chi tries his best to use his rich second-generation status to supplement his team, while Lin Zhendong is extremely rational. This design makes the plot interesting and creates a lot of jokes.
A deeper setting is that Zhang Chi traveled through time and brought with him the painful memories of the disbandment of the Speeding Racing Team. These painful memories made him try every means to change history. This layer gives the plot depth and makes the protagonist's behavior powerful. the driving force.
Stills from "Flying Life and Love"
Of course, the beauty of the series is also inseparable from Hu Xianxu's outstanding performance. Two souls, one body, reminds people of Huang Yuxuan and Chen Yunru in "Want to See You". Zhang Chi, played by Hu Xianxu, has a playful smile and values love and justice, but Lin Zhendong is cold and rational, seemingly emotionless. In the current drama, Zhang Chi is using his own decisions to force Lin Zhendong to get along with the Speeding Racing Team. It can be predicted that Zhang Chi and Lin Zhendong will heal and save each other in the later stage.
The rhythm of the series is good, the plot setting is reasonable and attractive. From the current point of view, it is worth joining, and Xiao Hu is trustworthy.
"Yongan Dream"
Broadcast platform: Tencent Video
First broadcast time: February 28
The show is also slightly surprising. When the starring role was officially announced, Ouyang Nana was questioned due to her role as "the most beautiful woman in Chang'an". Her past performance in film and television variety shows also made people doubtful, so people did not have high expectations. Go see this ancient puppet.
"Yong'an Dream" poster
After watching a few episodes after it aired, I didn't expect it to be very smooth. After all, dubbing was used, so I won't say much in this aspect. But apart from her voice and lines, Ouyang Nana's performance was pretty good. Her emotional processing was relatively natural and relaxed, and her facial features were not messed up. Fei, no one made a scene.
The settings of the male and female protagonists are quite dramatic. When the female protagonist cries, the male protagonist's heart aches. I have to say that this setting is really ancient, weird and earthy. But with such an earthy setting, the plot is not very eye-catching. After the heroine's father is framed, the hero discovers that he is prone to heartache, and then, regardless of public or private life, he must help the heroine save her father. The heroine faces her sister who cannot help her and her aunt who tries to send her away as a favor. After discovering her relationship with the hero, she often threatens the other party to help her by crying.
"Yong'an Dream" stills
The pace of the series is neither rushed nor slow, and the scale is appropriate. During the solving of the case, the male and female protagonists are interspersed with natural contact and interaction. There are no forced opportunities or deliberate misunderstandings. The part of solving the case is not mentally retarded. Neither Ouyang Nana nor Xu Zhengxi have concave characters, especially Xu Zhengxi, who did not play this role as a "domineering president".
All in all, it's a good dinner drama, and I even want to watch another episode after finishing the meal.
"Don't be tempted by me"
Broadcast platform: Youku
First broadcast time: March 1
Are there any surprises in current puppet dramas? Obviously, there is no more.
"Don't Touch Me" Poster
The plot is made up of coincidences. Yue Qianling, a college student, likes to play games. She met a group of friends in the game under the online name "Xiao Baicai", including the netizen "school sweetheart" who likes her. In real life, the "school sweetheart" is Yushu Linfeng's most talented person. The game planning genius Gu Xun is also Yue Qianling's favorite male idol in real life, and the two of them happened to join the same company. On the Internet, the "school sweetheart" chases "Little Baicai", but in reality, it is Yue Qianling who chases Gu Xun.
Yue Qianling (played by Zhou Ye)
This kind of plot setting is to reflect the lover's sense of destiny in dislocation, and it is also a conventional setting in modern times. However, the whole drama has the feeling of an ancient romance novel. In other words, some characters and concepts seem to be out of date.
For example, the male boss Gu Xun is a "tyrannical boss". The plot wants to reflect his abstinence, but the details of the setting are that he is so cold to his female colleagues that he is a bit rude. As an ordinary colleague, Yue Qianling came to him to sign an autograph but was coldly rejected. She added him on WeChat and was rejected, but Yue Qianling kept posting. Is this what the creator understood that the male protagonist was attractive? Even the male protagonist, as the "school idol", tells the "little cabbage" to be feminine... Aren't you afraid that the male protagonist will be called a PUA woman?
Gu Xun (played by Lin Yi)
Of course, the two leading actors in this drama are very eye-catching, I hope they will have enough sugar in the future.
"Detective Chinatown 2"
Broadcast platform: iQiyi
First broadcast time: February 29
As a fast food, it is of high quality. Whether it is the service, camera creativity, performance, or rhythm, it is a domestic drama with a score of 7 or above.
"Detective Chinatown 2" poster
The entire drama is about 3-4 episodes per case. The first case, "Angel Sanitarium", is a story similar to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". The reasoning goes hand in hand with Qiu Ze's forceful breakthrough. In the end, other partners of Tang Tan Universe come together to help.
Like the movie version, the reasoning part is relatively weak. Fortunately, several episodes have one unit of story. There is no procrastination, no nonsense, no watering down, and it is a fun drama to watch. There are currently no more cases, and I look forward to more in-depth and creative reasoning to solve the cases in the future.
"Zichuan·Guangming Three Heroes"
Broadcast platform: Tencent Video/iQiyi
First broadcast time: February 27
Douban ratings are filled with one-star reviews of the actors' personal qualities, which may also explain why the show has been backlogged until now.
"Zichuan·Guangming Three Heroes" poster
In fact, although the series itself cannot be called exquisite, the production is not perfunctory and has been done within the scope of ability. And even if you are a fan of the book, you have to admit that it is indeed difficult to film real people in the original work. The story is a Western fantasy, and it is difficult to change it into a period costume.
The overall pace of the plot is not fast, but as an audience who has not read the original work, it did not feel delayed. The three brothers get along naturally, and the plot progress is relatively normal, without a strong sense of water injection. Viewers who prefer male videos can still give it a try.
