Koon Sing To

As a fan of the anime and who can't get enough of Anya, Loid, Yor and their fake family I give it five stars. To me it felt like watching three or four episodes of the anime series and to me this is a plus, however I can see why this might be a minus for non fans.

I feel both ambushed and rewarded from watching this drama. I needed some light filler waiting for the latest episode of the drama I'm following to drop. With nothing but the summary for this drama on Viki to go by I thought this would do the trick and the first few episodes suggested that this would be a comedic drama with a few dark turns. But, as you go further in the tales of mortality, family, friendship and loss became increasingly heart wrenching. I feel ambushed as I make it a personal policy never to watch tearjerkers, life is too full of real tears and sorrow to cry over borrowed sorrow. If I had known how many tears I'd shed watching this drama I'd never have started watching it. I feel rewarded because of the beautifully crafted interlinked stories, told with sincerity and honesty. I marathoned over two days a series that had intended as something on in the background. My heart is filled both with heartache, and a resolve to better value those around me from watching. I give it five stars and recommend it to anyone who likes weepies.

I mostly enjoyed the show, though there were parts I found draggy and found myself reaching for the remote button. It could probably have been cut down to two episodes, with the best and most unique thing about the show, the song and dance numbers being given greater prominence. I would have loved it if they had given the villain a song or two, maybe have villain and hero both caped and top hatted duelling both physically and lyrically. The rather joyous end credit and opening sequences gives a glimpse of how maybe this show could have looked if the producers had dared to go full musical theatre, and it would have been a better show for it.

There are occasional set piece fight scenes that are exceptional, however these are linked by a back story and premise that if you don't think about it might work for a game, but for a film is found wanting.