It appears I am one of the few who has not read the book, but I decided to give this series a go as it sounded interesting and the clip shown on imdb grabbed me.
I did find it difficult in the first few episodes to understand, but the more I watched, the more I understood. This is a very intelligent story being spun from the past to the present.
I am now 18 episodes in and totally hooked. I love the storytelling of young Ye Wenjie and how it all ties in with the present.
The acting overall is very good, with the standouts for me being the actor playing young Ye Wenjie (Ziwen Wang) and the actor playing the role of Xu Bingbing (Zehui Li).
This isn't your typical alien sci-fi show, it's not fast paced, or all action. If that's what your looking for, don't bother with this intellectual show.
The only criticism I have is that the subtitles were too quick to read in places, but that is a minor issue, hence dropping the rating to 9.
I did find it difficult in the first few episodes to understand, but the more I watched, the more I understood. This is a very intelligent story being spun from the past to the present.
I am now 18 episodes in and totally hooked. I love the storytelling of young Ye Wenjie and how it all ties in with the present.
The acting overall is very good, with the standouts for me being the actor playing young Ye Wenjie (Ziwen Wang) and the actor playing the role of Xu Bingbing (Zehui Li).
This isn't your typical alien sci-fi show, it's not fast paced, or all action. If that's what your looking for, don't bother with this intellectual show.
The only criticism I have is that the subtitles were too quick to read in places, but that is a minor issue, hence dropping the rating to 9.