Every time I try to dive into a Felix series, I get disappointed. Yes, my expectations are just WAY TOO HIGH for his series hence automatic disappointment because the plot just plain sucks! Yes, I said it. Anyway, I like watching phenomenal stuff from time to time. I didn’t realize this one was so into placing everything into the mix like they didn’t have any other opportunity to do a series within the genre. So yeah, it was all over the place, especially part 2. In fact, I’m mostly picking on part 2 at this point. When I searched, because of a lack of information here and there, I didn’t realize it was two parts until later. So I was all right with watching Michael and waiting. Part 1 itself was already enough for the installment, to be honest. It wasn’t satisfying on some matters, but it probably made more sense than what was going on in part 2 plot-wise. Okay, execution too. I felt part 2 was just episode fillers throughout and they needed to get all those tomatoes sauce/ketchup or maple syrup they had in overstock out of the storage OR something like that. Because seriously, part 2 was just about gore and disturbing imagery throughout. The plot just didn’t stick. There were indeed quite a few tragedies and I so felt for the victims hence the whole revenge throughout. Yet, I felt they didn’t think out all the plot as much as they did for part 1. Like said before, they (the scriptwriters) just tossed everything into the mix, to the point that it became unbearable and confusing all the same. I got it, but I swear some people who were watching with me felt it was too overwhelming. There was also the time travel thing. Oh yeah, if they all died, how in the world did Felix’s kid return from the future to warn him about stuff? OR was that just another version of him from another dimension? So, what was the point of this rant? Michael was smart not to return for part 2. Well, I read there were some disagreements going on so he didn’t return. But in a way, he dodged a bullet. Okay, I felt the layout wasn’t bad for Felix’s character and all, but the elements of the plot killed it. And I do know supernatural stuff DO NOT have to make sense, not in the real world sense. However, they have a set of rhythm to it. You break it, the audience is gone.
Main Cast:
- Michael Tao as Yip Sing Fai (叶胜辉 ). I’m not much of a Michael fan, mostly because I kept watching the wrong series where he was the villain and eventually got killed off, lol. OR maybe he survived till the end but was still the villain, lol. Anyway, loved him in this role. There was this sense of if he believed everything he was seeing or if he was just following the flow. It was really hard to explain it to others when they thought he’d gone crazy after what happened with the shooting and all. However, he managed to conquer his demons and eventually moved on thus changing his fate. (Or at least that was how it was put.)
- Joey Leung as Gwaan Suk Guen (关蜀勋 ). A mixture of personalities with his character. He was seen quite comical at times and sometimes he had this weird dark mood. However, it was later explained. One of the phrases that he said that stuck with me and defined his character was, “The AC that didn’t require bill-paying turned itself on again” during the scene where there was some spirits nearby hence it was unusually cold in the room. It wasn’t about the phrase, but more like the way he said it and shivered, lol. It was hilarious watching his expression.
- Lee Lung Gei (李隆基) as Chan Jung (陈忠). He was quite knowledgeable and resourceful in the areas of spirits and the supernatural world. His words at times implied that he might not believe all of it, but believed there were unknown forces we might not even know about. He kept an open mind for the most part yet wasn’t too blinded by it either. I had seen a lot of series from this actor from the past, mostly supporting roles and possibly on the side of annoying. However, with this one being one of the main cast made a difference in some way. He was still able to act and impressed. But he was given the proper time and space for his talent. Enjoyable overall.
- Grace Yip as Leung Bo Yi (梁宝儿). I actually quite liked Grace in the old days. I don’t know what happened. But I did enjoy her role in here as part of the team.
- Lee San San as Dr. Lee Jia Man (李嘉雯). I didn’t even recognize her at first. I had to google the main cast to see who she was. Then it hit me. Wow! Seriously? I used to think she had a knack for acting. Yet this one was just terrible. I wasn’t sure if it was the plot or because her acting had deteriorated. But it was a disappointment, to say the least. The parts where she could possibly be possessed sort of stuck out more, but that was it. I felt her character was annoying and didn’t really sympathize with her at times. Okay, I got the part where she thought Yip Sir was going crazy with hallucinations or whatever, but the other parts were equally annoying. It improved a bit later on, but I still didn’t like her.
- Felix Wong as Ko Dat (高達). Mixed feelings at first. Of course, I knew Felix could act and he didn’t disappoint in the acting department. He made the character funny at times and somewhat rouge at others. However, I felt I didn’t enjoy it as much. Especially the plot surrounding his character. There was a lot of confusion. Well, I got it. But I didn’t think it was a good mixture. Like I said earlier in the rant at the beginning, it was like they wanted to toss EVERYTHING in the mix. It was like supernatural fusion OR something.
Things that didn’t fit:
- Yip Sir dating his psychologist/psychiatrist. I don’t know how it is in Hong Kong (because I don’t live in Hong Kong so I wouldn’t know, not trying to be snappy here), but those things are NO WAY in the U.S. Unless you want to get your license pulled.
- Consistency. Yes, this goes out the window ALL THE TIME, especially with TVB dramas. But I don’t know why I’m still picking on it. It’s the little detail regarding Dr. Lee going into the second installment. What in the world happened? I thought that she disappeared since the soul inhabitant incident regarding Macy and then later Yip Sir saw her in this one street area in which she had turned into another person. (That was creepy to death, really.) How in the world did she make her way back in part 2? The scriptwriters must have forgotten what in the world they did, but I haven’t. Did they do an alternate ending like most stuff nowadays?
- What in the world did they all see that made them freak out regarding what was found in Ko Dat’s brain? Yeah, they were trying to be cryptic and all. I watched a very old version so didn’t see exactly when it attempted to zoom. But seriously? That was lame. I finally searched up later on the effect they were talking about and understood it better. However, when TVB tried to make it all ‘omg, creepy’, it didn’t work.
Recommended? If you really must watch it, part 1 yes, part 2 NO WAY. Yes, coming from a hardcore fan of Felix. I wouldn’t put my worst enemy through it. Okay, maybe I might, depending on my evil mood of that day. But that’s basically it.
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