Review of The Brothers Sun

Ok, where to start with this series. The premise is rather fun, a gangster family takes one son to become a nerdy college student and the other becomes a feared triad gangster. NO SPOILERS beyond the summary I just gave. Overall, the acting and story are excellent, and the actors give it their all. The Bruce character is such a nerd, you hate him just because...I almost root for the bullies. The first 6 episodes so the slapstick comedy and action series this is meant to be. It is fun, lighthearted and a pleasure to watch. This beginning episode 7 the show takes a weird twist. It doesn't get its own storyline. It has Bruce do some of the most silly, illogical things you can imagine. THEN it has the gall to then claim it was really Bruce showing strategic thinking and doing gangster stuff.....Based on movies like the Godfather, Goodfellas and Casino, Bruce's actions would have guaranteed him cement shoes and a 6-foot deep bed. At the very least, his brother Charles would have given him a serious beat down. Then the ending of the first season feels really rushed and not well thought through. It felt like a complete waste of 6, very entertaining episodes. So many unanswered and unresolved series questions. There is no real closure to the season.