July 29, 2023

Young Blood 2 | Review

Young Blood 2
A gang of six spies outsmarting everyone (except their fathers). 
Notable Actors/Actresses
Zhang Xin Cheng: Yuan Zhong Xin
Zhou Yu Tong: Zhao Jian
Wang You Shuo: Wang Kuan
Su Xiao Tong: Pei Jing
Director
Scriptwriter
Chinese Title
大宋少年志 2
NetworkMangoTV
Year2023
Episodes: 27

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Season 1

Young Blood

Cast


Zhang Xin Cheng:
Yuan Zhong Xin
Zhou Yu Tong:
Zhao Jian
Wang You Shuo:
Wang Kuan
Su Xiao Tong:
Pei Jing
Zheng Wei:
Xue Ying
Fu Wei Lun:
Wei Ya Nei

Da Xia Kingdom

Hai Yi Tian:
Emperor Hao
NaWeng Hong:
Empress Yelime
Yan Su:
Zhu Ling Ge
Wu Jia Xin:
Liang Man Xiang

Section 8

Huang Xi Yan:
Hua Ci Shu
Yu Cheng En:
Wen Wu Qi
Wang Ke:
Chu Niao


Remarks




[Quotes] There’s a line that’s a neat pun with Zhang Xin Cheng’s name: 

髒就不能心誠嗎?
→ If it’s dirty, then the heart can’t be sincere? 
→ Zāng jiù bùnéng xīn chéng ma?
→ If it's Zhang then it can’t be Xin Cheng

[Variety Shows] There's two.

Young Blood 2: Team Bonding (sans Zhang Xin Cheng) 
  • 4 episodes 
  • Section 8 joins them in Ep3 and 4 (Yu Cheng En, Huang Xi Yan, and Wang Ke) 
  • Comments Threads: [1], [2]
Young Blood Detectives (with Zhang Xin Cheng)
  • Ep1: Remake opening song
  • Ep2: Their missions is to treat one member with favouritism. (Aw) 
  • Ep2.5: Fu Wei Lun and Su Xiao Tong kinda have chemistry! 
[Ending] Happy or Open (Sad).

[Review & Rating]

For my love of Qizhai, I conquered this drama. It was tough. The plot was muddled in convoluted twists and everyone’s messed up fathers. I just wanted simple team moments. Why was that so hard? *Cries*

The writer wrote himself into a hole because of that cliffhanger from S1. He has to dig the characters out of that hole, go back to that hole, and fill that hole. I was also annoyed at the tone everyone speaks in: theatrical witlings. The comedy kept drumming but the comedy wasn’t funny. 

The good (scarce) stuff: 
  • Qizhai (Section 7). Of course. It’s because of them I suffered. 
  • Section 8 will stay in my heart. In particular Huang Xi Yan’s Hua Ci Shu. His final scene was striking. Subtle and powerful. I look forward to this actor. 
  • I was going to compliment the happy ending for being superior to S1('s cliffhanger). However, Zhang Xin Cheng’s interpretation ruined it for me. Unfortunately, his explanation actually makes sense. 
The best thing the drama gave me: the variety show. And there's two! The drama stripped me of team moments, but I got it here! 

Rating: 2/5


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