In the tailor’s shop scene, based on what we see TY wearing first off, I initially thought he was making fun of MSF for his bad sartorial taste with the chosen suit. But then TY wears some quite “bold” patterns himself later, so maybe I’m mistaken.
Same, but yeah, Tang Yi has some plaid suits too, and he makes the unusual choice of wearing a turtleneck inside his button-down shirt so...that's A Choice.
That horrific bow tie that MSF sports later, though...it looks like something you'd put on your puppy for Christmas. XDDDDD
How come MSF couldn’t even get a photo or photocopy a pic for his “wanted” poster?!
Because he wanted to draw it? He was that obsessed. (Fun fact: Jake actually drew that one!)
Quick aside: Is talking whilst eating not a taboo in Chinese or Taiwanese culture? I’ve also seen this in other C-dramas, and for me it's a bit jarring because I instinctively take it as a signal that a character is uncouth.
Meals are social activities in Chinese and Taiwanese culture, so it is not considered rude to talk while eating. I mean, you're socializing with family and friends! You're supposed to talk!
It is not considered especially rude to chew with your mouth open either, or make slurping noises over noodles.
I do wonder how Zhao Zi feels if this ever comes out in the future.
I Have Thoughts about this, but perhaps will save them for the Jack character discussion post, which I will put up after the rewatches have finished.
Jack’s deadly skill plus later his almost-childlike honesty and openness with ZZ feed into my weird Hanna-esque take on him. Although much later his negotiating with the Interpol boss kind of screws with this idea.
I don't feel that Jack is particularly child-like, but I do feel that he is open and earnest about his feelings toward Zhao Zi because he recognizes being that open and that honest is the only way to get Zhao Zi to believe him. I would also like to think that Jack is rather open about his feelings to himself. He realizes that he's fallen in love with Zhao Zi, and he wants to pursue a possibility of that relationship instead of deny it.
I haven't seen Hanna, but the character that I immediately connected Jack with when I first watched the series was Okita Sougo from Gintama. (Not sure if anybody else but me and naye are going to get that reference.)
I’m slightly confused by HY’s state of relative (un)dress, though – it doesn’t make sense to me.
Aaaah, it has just occurred to me that some people interpret that Hong Ye is also living in Tang Yi's house (I mean, it's pretty big, and she's over there pretty often). Perhaps she lives there too and is about to go to bed, or else she has a room there and is staying the night?
Final thought from this opening episode: how old do we think they’re all meant to be?
In this An An Superstar interview, it's stated that the four main characters are all supposed to be 28 years old, yes, including Zhao Zi. (Kenny Chen was actually 21 at the time, which is probably why Zhao Zi seems especially baby even though the character is supposed to be 28.)
My guess is that Zhou Guanzhi (Ah-Zhi) is a few years older than MSF and ZZ, since he was in on Captain Shi's thing four years ago. I have no basis for this, but I would guess that Jun Wei is close to MSF's age. Huang Yuqi calls MSF "senior" (equivalent to "senpai", if you're familiar with Japanese terms), so my guess is that he was older than her at police academy, but they are close enough in age that they would have attended the academy together, so there's probably only 4 years between them, maximum.
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Date: 5 Jan 2020 20:01 (UTC)Same, but yeah, Tang Yi has some plaid suits too, and he makes the unusual choice of wearing a turtleneck inside his button-down shirt so...that's A Choice.
That horrific bow tie that MSF sports later, though...it looks like something you'd put on your puppy for Christmas. XDDDDD
How come MSF couldn’t even get a photo or photocopy a pic for his “wanted” poster?!
Because he wanted to draw it? He was that obsessed. (Fun fact: Jake actually drew that one!)
Quick aside: Is talking whilst eating not a taboo in Chinese or Taiwanese culture? I’ve also seen this in other C-dramas, and for me it's a bit jarring because I instinctively take it as a signal that a character is uncouth.
Meals are social activities in Chinese and Taiwanese culture, so it is not considered rude to talk while eating. I mean, you're socializing with family and friends! You're supposed to talk!
It is not considered especially rude to chew with your mouth open either, or make slurping noises over noodles.
I do wonder how Zhao Zi feels if this ever comes out in the future.
I Have Thoughts about this, but perhaps will save them for the Jack character discussion post, which I will put up after the rewatches have finished.
Jack’s deadly skill plus later his almost-childlike honesty and openness with ZZ feed into my weird Hanna-esque take on him. Although much later his negotiating with the Interpol boss kind of screws with this idea.
I don't feel that Jack is particularly child-like, but I do feel that he is open and earnest about his feelings toward Zhao Zi because he recognizes being that open and that honest is the only way to get Zhao Zi to believe him. I would also like to think that Jack is rather open about his feelings to himself. He realizes that he's fallen in love with Zhao Zi, and he wants to pursue a possibility of that relationship instead of deny it.
I haven't seen Hanna, but the character that I immediately connected Jack with when I first watched the series was Okita Sougo from Gintama. (Not sure if anybody else but me and
I’m slightly confused by HY’s state of relative (un)dress, though – it doesn’t make sense to me.
Aaaah, it has just occurred to me that some people interpret that Hong Ye is also living in Tang Yi's house (I mean, it's pretty big, and she's over there pretty often). Perhaps she lives there too and is about to go to bed, or else she has a room there and is staying the night?
Final thought from this opening episode: how old do we think they’re all meant to be?
In this An An Superstar interview, it's stated that the four main characters are all supposed to be 28 years old, yes, including Zhao Zi. (Kenny Chen was actually 21 at the time, which is probably why Zhao Zi seems especially baby even though the character is supposed to be 28.)
My guess is that Zhou Guanzhi (Ah-Zhi) is a few years older than MSF and ZZ, since he was in on Captain Shi's thing four years ago. I have no basis for this, but I would guess that Jun Wei is close to MSF's age. Huang Yuqi calls MSF "senior" (equivalent to "senpai", if you're familiar with Japanese terms), so my guess is that he was older than her at police academy, but they are close enough in age that they would have attended the academy together, so there's probably only 4 years between them, maximum.