I've been looking forward to 3 Body Problem for what feels like a decade. I just binged the entire first season in two days and it's everything I hoped it would be and more. This series is adapted from the best selling novels of the same name. It's a show that will pull you into their world and not let go. There are so many mysteries that will keep your mind going the entire time. You can tell they put a lot of money into this show too because the visuals are absolutely beautiful. The only thing that could've been better was character development. I stole this quote from a review I read but I couldn't agree more, "3 Body Problem sets a new standard for what sci-fi is capable of." I'm already looking forward to next season. It can't come fast enough.
888 Reviews
Who wrote these characters and dialogue?
alessandrogherardi18 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
The story is decent but whoever wrote the characters and most of the dialogue needs to go
Jin and Auggie are simply unsufferable. Auggie seems unable to go 10 lines without swearing. They always seem on the verge of throwing a tantrum. Like it's literally making it difficult to watch because I feel attacked through the screen. I know this is the idea that some writers have about "strong women" but I don't think it's working. Also why do they react to everything by getting mad lmao aren't they scientists?
Enough has been said about Will's only character traits being that he has cancer and he can't propose to Jin. He's unsufferable
Wade and the detective are so stereotyped that it becomes laughable at times. Sometimes Wade says "cool stuff" that doesn't even make sense
I'm sorry because the story is good but so much revolved around these unsufferable characters, and I suppose it will going forward since we aren't going to see the Aliens for a couple hundred years.
Jin and Auggie are simply unsufferable. Auggie seems unable to go 10 lines without swearing. They always seem on the verge of throwing a tantrum. Like it's literally making it difficult to watch because I feel attacked through the screen. I know this is the idea that some writers have about "strong women" but I don't think it's working. Also why do they react to everything by getting mad lmao aren't they scientists?
Enough has been said about Will's only character traits being that he has cancer and he can't propose to Jin. He's unsufferable
Wade and the detective are so stereotyped that it becomes laughable at times. Sometimes Wade says "cool stuff" that doesn't even make sense
I'm sorry because the story is good but so much revolved around these unsufferable characters, and I suppose it will going forward since we aren't going to see the Aliens for a couple hundred years.
Not good, boring and badly written
rodlfal16 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
I just can't understand how this show got such an high score, I can tell you right away that it doesn't deserve it at all.
This is from someone who hasn't read the books yet so I am reviewing it as a tv show only, and not how well it adapts the books.
I love the base idea, it touches science, religion, the basics of human nature, it has so many opportunities for a great show... BUT.. jesus, this was so badly executed, it really shows how good those two GoT "creators" are, I have a feeling that with these books they either didn't have all of the world background and details to use or they just completely ignored them, while with GoT they had most of the work done for them.
This series to me is very similar to Manifest (which was another awful show), the camera work, the cgi, the characters act almost the same way.
Talking about the characters none of these make any sense, none of these are believable in any way, the cast was completely wrong apart from Liam Cunningham but even his role seems so badly written that it is painful to watch.
The scientist characters seem to be acting for a soap opera, we have so many great examples of great scientists in the world, great communicators and rational, why not just take ideas from them... none of the ones in the show make any sense, they all look like models trying to pass for scientists, and for some reason they are the only ones in the world that can solve all the problems, they are boring, over dramatic and most aren't even interested in the problem... We are talking about communicating with aliens, we are talking about humanity demise and they just act it like it is Covid or whatever...
Now, characters are definitely the worse, but not the only bed thing, some ideas and events in the show just make no sense at all, not because they are complex ideas but because they are so dumb, let me list a couple:
There are much more things that make no sense in this show, literally Manifest, the divine consciousness is the San-ti, OMG !!
This is from someone who hasn't read the books yet so I am reviewing it as a tv show only, and not how well it adapts the books.
I love the base idea, it touches science, religion, the basics of human nature, it has so many opportunities for a great show... BUT.. jesus, this was so badly executed, it really shows how good those two GoT "creators" are, I have a feeling that with these books they either didn't have all of the world background and details to use or they just completely ignored them, while with GoT they had most of the work done for them.
This series to me is very similar to Manifest (which was another awful show), the camera work, the cgi, the characters act almost the same way.
Talking about the characters none of these make any sense, none of these are believable in any way, the cast was completely wrong apart from Liam Cunningham but even his role seems so badly written that it is painful to watch.
The scientist characters seem to be acting for a soap opera, we have so many great examples of great scientists in the world, great communicators and rational, why not just take ideas from them... none of the ones in the show make any sense, they all look like models trying to pass for scientists, and for some reason they are the only ones in the world that can solve all the problems, they are boring, over dramatic and most aren't even interested in the problem... We are talking about communicating with aliens, we are talking about humanity demise and they just act it like it is Covid or whatever...
Now, characters are definitely the worse, but not the only bed thing, some ideas and events in the show just make no sense at all, not because they are complex ideas but because they are so dumb, let me list a couple:
- aliens are in a way already on earth and can literally see and do anything.. which begs the question why don't they just destroy everything already
- scientists and their work was already being killed before aliens even learn about humans being liars, but they use that scene as the big shift in human alien relations
- the old chinese lady gets a message from the aliens when the first contact happens that warns her about what would really happen if she responds, she still responds... Later on she acts all surprised when aliens turn against us,... You really can't make this up !
- the only way to stop a boat passing a canal is by cutting it into pieces with some amazing new material the model scientist created all by herself ... This is so painful to even write..
- the world is doomed and the only people working to save humanity are a couple of british scientists in an old mansion
- that tatiana character has superpowers? What the hell? Is that given by the aliens somehow but never explained?
There are much more things that make no sense in this show, literally Manifest, the divine consciousness is the San-ti, OMG !!
Good, but not great
jewellz4824 April 2024
I went into this completely blind--never read the books or saw the Chinese version, and only knew it was a sci-fi show by the guys from GoT. So I had no expectations. I thought it was good, but something was missing that kept it from being great.
The production was good, but not inspiring. The acting was good, but I never really felt emotionally connected to the characters, although I came close with Jin. It would have been nice to have more background and world building to become more vested in the story and characters.
The plot itself was fine enough, but events seemed to unfold quite quickly without ever showing any effort. A lot happened, but it lacked depth. I thought it was good enough to watch another season, but it didn't really knock my socks off at any point. Good enough, I suppose.
The production was good, but not inspiring. The acting was good, but I never really felt emotionally connected to the characters, although I came close with Jin. It would have been nice to have more background and world building to become more vested in the story and characters.
The plot itself was fine enough, but events seemed to unfold quite quickly without ever showing any effort. A lot happened, but it lacked depth. I thought it was good enough to watch another season, but it didn't really knock my socks off at any point. Good enough, I suppose.
Spoiled by Hollywood style casting
bas_brush27 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
A series with lots of strengths a solid performances. Sticks reasonably close to the source material, not too significantly dumbed diwn. It is however utterly let down by some simply shocking casting choices. Most damagingly, Eiza González does not appear in a scene without acting as tho in a photoshoot for a fashion magazine cover. In every shot, even ones where she is portrayed as just waking up after a night binge drinking, she has supermodel, 2 hours worth of make up. The other characters continually comment "you are beautiful" to her, and she strikes another pose.
This shatters any willing suspicion of disbelief and spoils what otherwise would have been a decent series.
Watch the Chinese version instead. Sorry.
This shatters any willing suspicion of disbelief and spoils what otherwise would have been a decent series.
Watch the Chinese version instead. Sorry.
Mostly faithful but rushed
isabellacheng23 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
This adaptation is largely faithful to the book, if your definition of faithful is "major events that happened in the books also happened in this show". The whole thing is rushed, and there is no time to let the events sink in. The first episode already covers half the first book. The mystery of what's behind the scientists' deaths and the thrill of the main characters uncovering the culprit are missing entirely from the show. The divide between the two branches of the three body organization is completely omitted. And where are the pendulums? The hard science that makes the source material so appealing is also "less hard" here. Two episodes in, we've already arrived at the famous "Do Not Answer" scene and know it's aliens. Despite having only 8 episodes, episodes 6 and 7 are nonsense fillers and by episode 8 we're already at book 2.
I don't mind the screenwriters adapting characters to a more international audience, splitting and combining some main characters so they can interact with each other because you can't really have an inner monologue like in a fiction. But it makes zero sense that "everybody knows everybody" or that some early- to mid-thirties are heads of research centers. The epic feeling is gone because the show is made too UK-centric. Different genders and ethnic groups are "represented", but somehow they all have a British (Oxford) upbringing. Major world powers including the US, Japan, continental Europe, and Chinese-Chinese (not British Chinese) are not represented at all. This work is supposed to be an epic that spans the globe, and spans centuries. Yet watching the "Oxford Five"'s relationship issues, it feels like teenage drama instead.
While I might sound negative, this work is miles ahead of whatever's crapping out of Disney/Marvel/SW these days. The CGI is fantastic, especially when it comes to visualizing the VR world. The C******* Revolution backstory is meticulously filmed, and the entire Chinese storyline, however short it is, is spoken in Chinese. I am delighted to see Chinese Sci-Fi being adapted for Western audience, hence +1 star for representation. Nonetheless, as with most shows these days though, please hire more competent writers.
I don't mind the screenwriters adapting characters to a more international audience, splitting and combining some main characters so they can interact with each other because you can't really have an inner monologue like in a fiction. But it makes zero sense that "everybody knows everybody" or that some early- to mid-thirties are heads of research centers. The epic feeling is gone because the show is made too UK-centric. Different genders and ethnic groups are "represented", but somehow they all have a British (Oxford) upbringing. Major world powers including the US, Japan, continental Europe, and Chinese-Chinese (not British Chinese) are not represented at all. This work is supposed to be an epic that spans the globe, and spans centuries. Yet watching the "Oxford Five"'s relationship issues, it feels like teenage drama instead.
While I might sound negative, this work is miles ahead of whatever's crapping out of Disney/Marvel/SW these days. The CGI is fantastic, especially when it comes to visualizing the VR world. The C******* Revolution backstory is meticulously filmed, and the entire Chinese storyline, however short it is, is spoken in Chinese. I am delighted to see Chinese Sci-Fi being adapted for Western audience, hence +1 star for representation. Nonetheless, as with most shows these days though, please hire more competent writers.
Mediocre Body Problem
kylesykrebs22 April 2024
At the time of this writing the show has a 7.9 rating. I suspect in time this will go down to around 7.2 although personally I think it deserves a 6.
Too harsh? I don't think so. While I didn't hate the show and am not one of those people who need or expect all adaptations to adhere strictly to the source material I think if you are going to make changes in your adaptation they should make sense and make some sort of improvement. This show failed on both scores. The original books by author Cixin Liu were hard sci-fi and brilliant in scope and imagination. The adaptation dumbs down the source material for TV and makes changes to appease the political viewers. None of this is an improvement. All it achieves is it takes everything that made the books so different from everything else out there and turns it into the same kind of Hollywood tripe that's a dime a dozen these days.
Too harsh? I don't think so. While I didn't hate the show and am not one of those people who need or expect all adaptations to adhere strictly to the source material I think if you are going to make changes in your adaptation they should make sense and make some sort of improvement. This show failed on both scores. The original books by author Cixin Liu were hard sci-fi and brilliant in scope and imagination. The adaptation dumbs down the source material for TV and makes changes to appease the political viewers. None of this is an improvement. All it achieves is it takes everything that made the books so different from everything else out there and turns it into the same kind of Hollywood tripe that's a dime a dozen these days.
Do it
drael6429 April 2024
The 3 body problem is an absolutely engrossing genre mystery with compelling characters, human drama and even a few laughs.
I binged this entire first season and I can't wait for the next. The premise does stretch the plausibility of the physics, but does not eliminate any suspension of disbelief. The execution of this show is top notch, the production, writing and the acting.
There are themes here that not everyone will agree with, a certain misanthropy underlying the show, but you can easily enjoy the show without feeling like these ideas are being shoved down your throat like many shows these days do.
If you are fan of genre fiction, and you haven't watched this already, you are missing out!
I binged this entire first season and I can't wait for the next. The premise does stretch the plausibility of the physics, but does not eliminate any suspension of disbelief. The execution of this show is top notch, the production, writing and the acting.
There are themes here that not everyone will agree with, a certain misanthropy underlying the show, but you can easily enjoy the show without feeling like these ideas are being shoved down your throat like many shows these days do.
If you are fan of genre fiction, and you haven't watched this already, you are missing out!
Superficial popcorn SF
rickfoj23 March 2024
After watching all episodes of the first season all hope that some have voiced after being disappointed with the first one or two episodes are misplaced: the sequences with the young Ye Wenjie are actually one of the best parts of the series: the dark atmosphere and the intensity of the acting of Zine Tseng were a perfect fit. The contemporary crime story around the string of suicides of high profile scientists was a good continuation, not the least because it was carried by two good actors, Liam Cunningham and Benedict Wong. Wong got some more depth and complexity, because he is shown in his interactions with his son, but at the same time these parts don't seem to contribute anything to the main story. Cunningham has to play an important, but very one-dimensional character. But the whole subplot is soon finished and for the viewer the small amount of suspense contained here, is killed by showing us the solution early on. The characters are later reused in a very unconvincing and silly way, basically it seems England has only one leader figure and one police man.
The contemporary story line around the group of young geniuses in England which takes up most of the screen time dropped the ball on many levels. The actors are quite uneven in their performance, but even more striking is that some of them are a good fit for their role, while others are painfully unconvincing casting decisions. Eiza González as Auggie Salazar is supposed to be a technical genius, a nerd, but she completely fails to project any cool intelligence. So in those scenes where she has to show emotions or where she is just part of a group of (totally not nerdy) friends, she is convincing, but really fails in making us believe she is an academic and scientists (her impressive beauty is probably more of an obstacle than a plus in this context). Jess Hong as Jin Cheng is much better in doing exactly that. She handles the different aspects of her character and the development of the character very well. Again, the writers are quite clumsy: Though we follow Cheng all the time with her friends, where she is a very normal, emotional and non-academic person, they add a scene with her fiance Raj and his family, where she is suddenly nerdy and socially awkward.
Her love story with Alex Sharp as Will Downing is well done from both sides, and Sharp plays the melancholy, self-depracating dying man quite well too. Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand is rather pale and unmemorable. This is not helped by the fact that he is supposed to be especially intelligent, but is quite often rather slow in the uptake.
The writing is painfully mediocre. The story centers on some great ideas, but the writers didn't trust the audience to find them interesting enough to tag along, so they filled the screen time up with uninteresting love stories and a lot of moral discussions which don't lead to anything but some self-righteous noise. They don't care about the main plot points at all, probably because they were a given: Why is the distortion of research in physics such a problem? What are the results of the public knowledge of the existence of aliens and of their coming?
As we all know, the series is based on one of the best Science Fiction publications of the 21st Century. The novels tell a very wide-ranging story in a scientifically sound manner and always amaze the reader by taking a very broad view. Scientific considerations play just as much a role as sociological ones. All of this is mind-expanding in the best sense of the word. So much intellectuality is of course unacceptable for a television series. But the fact that the authors of the series then cut out so much that the most important plot points are almost incomprehensible, but instead a sweet mash of romance and morality is stirred in, is unnecessary and cannot be excused by the requirements of a television series.
All in all this series tells a story, mainly about a group of very beautiful young people and how complicated their love life is. There are also some aliens in it and some incomprehensible stuff about physics, but it is not a lot, so don't worry.
The contemporary story line around the group of young geniuses in England which takes up most of the screen time dropped the ball on many levels. The actors are quite uneven in their performance, but even more striking is that some of them are a good fit for their role, while others are painfully unconvincing casting decisions. Eiza González as Auggie Salazar is supposed to be a technical genius, a nerd, but she completely fails to project any cool intelligence. So in those scenes where she has to show emotions or where she is just part of a group of (totally not nerdy) friends, she is convincing, but really fails in making us believe she is an academic and scientists (her impressive beauty is probably more of an obstacle than a plus in this context). Jess Hong as Jin Cheng is much better in doing exactly that. She handles the different aspects of her character and the development of the character very well. Again, the writers are quite clumsy: Though we follow Cheng all the time with her friends, where she is a very normal, emotional and non-academic person, they add a scene with her fiance Raj and his family, where she is suddenly nerdy and socially awkward.
Her love story with Alex Sharp as Will Downing is well done from both sides, and Sharp plays the melancholy, self-depracating dying man quite well too. Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand is rather pale and unmemorable. This is not helped by the fact that he is supposed to be especially intelligent, but is quite often rather slow in the uptake.
The writing is painfully mediocre. The story centers on some great ideas, but the writers didn't trust the audience to find them interesting enough to tag along, so they filled the screen time up with uninteresting love stories and a lot of moral discussions which don't lead to anything but some self-righteous noise. They don't care about the main plot points at all, probably because they were a given: Why is the distortion of research in physics such a problem? What are the results of the public knowledge of the existence of aliens and of their coming?
As we all know, the series is based on one of the best Science Fiction publications of the 21st Century. The novels tell a very wide-ranging story in a scientifically sound manner and always amaze the reader by taking a very broad view. Scientific considerations play just as much a role as sociological ones. All of this is mind-expanding in the best sense of the word. So much intellectuality is of course unacceptable for a television series. But the fact that the authors of the series then cut out so much that the most important plot points are almost incomprehensible, but instead a sweet mash of romance and morality is stirred in, is unnecessary and cannot be excused by the requirements of a television series.
All in all this series tells a story, mainly about a group of very beautiful young people and how complicated their love life is. There are also some aliens in it and some incomprehensible stuff about physics, but it is not a lot, so don't worry.
Great then disappointing, then very disappointing.
Rob-O-Cop29 April 2024
I liked the contemplative nature of this show, but it quite quickly degraded into silliness, and disappointingly so, cos it started off pretty well.
We need shows like this one promised to be but the clues were there right from the start with the annoying constantly smoking cast. Brought to you by the same people who scuttled 7 years of game of thrones with a half ar$ed 8th series. Interestingly this series was 8 episodes long but the show runners killed the show well before the final episode, so I guess that's progress for them, condensing 8 years of disappointment down into an eight episode arc.
I don't know what to think after finishing this first series. It was tantalising in its premise, but disappointing in its execution.
We need shows like this one promised to be but the clues were there right from the start with the annoying constantly smoking cast. Brought to you by the same people who scuttled 7 years of game of thrones with a half ar$ed 8th series. Interestingly this series was 8 episodes long but the show runners killed the show well before the final episode, so I guess that's progress for them, condensing 8 years of disappointment down into an eight episode arc.
I don't know what to think after finishing this first series. It was tantalising in its premise, but disappointing in its execution.
Hooked me from the start
Supermanfan-1329 April 2024
3 Body Problem is here and it did not disappoint. First of all I've never read any of the books so I have nothing to compare it to or be disappointed about. I can just take it for what it is and that's a really good sci-fi series. They've been talking about and hyping this show up for years now. The creators of Game of Thrones (David Benioff and D. B. Weiss) are the creators of this show to show that brings a lot of expectations with it. I'm glad they released it on Netflix so we get all the episodes at one time because I couldn't stop watching. There will be haters out there who live to hate everything but don't let that deter you because this is worth every second.
A poorly written character (Auggie) ruins it for the rest
hansjochems26 March 2024
First two episodes are confusing but in an good way. Show builds op strong for me. Episode 3, 4 and 5 very strong.
But then, from like episode 5 the focus shifts to the most annoying character i have witnessed in a long time: Auggie.
I dont know if it is a bad actress or a good one and Auggie is ment to be this annoying but is a very hard watch.
At some point you just want to skip every scene she is in. I have still one episode left and my god i hope the character is written off.
So now I have 98 words left to typ but i just wanded to express my hate for this character nothing more. Finished.
But then, from like episode 5 the focus shifts to the most annoying character i have witnessed in a long time: Auggie.
I dont know if it is a bad actress or a good one and Auggie is ment to be this annoying but is a very hard watch.
At some point you just want to skip every scene she is in. I have still one episode left and my god i hope the character is written off.
So now I have 98 words left to typ but i just wanded to express my hate for this character nothing more. Finished.
Not a bad series...
podein23 April 2024
It's not a bad series with some interesting writing and casting. But, also some very boring writing and ridiculous casting.
Liam Cunningham is great! Benedict Wong is absolutely fantastic! And, Jess Hong is also pretty good in her role.
However, Eiza González is an absolutely terrible actress. Constant scenes with her poor, ridiculously forced acting of her crying or moping with her buck teeth hanging out, lips gaping open waiting for the insects to fly into her mouth. She so poor that it's just shameful casting with how good Cunningham and Wong are. Just a terrible casting for one of the meaningful, important characters in the storyline.
Liam Cunningham is great! Benedict Wong is absolutely fantastic! And, Jess Hong is also pretty good in her role.
However, Eiza González is an absolutely terrible actress. Constant scenes with her poor, ridiculously forced acting of her crying or moping with her buck teeth hanging out, lips gaping open waiting for the insects to fly into her mouth. She so poor that it's just shameful casting with how good Cunningham and Wong are. Just a terrible casting for one of the meaningful, important characters in the storyline.
3 Body Problem v. Three-Body
lfrenchman-010199 April 2024
So thought-provoking. This was very good, but it's a perfect example of something that should have drawn more from the original script. Too many significant changes, in my opinion. And, the game should have appeared more as a game. The characters being exactly themselves, just in different clothes, didn't really convey the understanding of what it was like in there. And they didn't spend nearly enough time in the game or with the countdown or with Ye Wenjie's background, or pretty much anything. They would have done better with 10 or 12 episodes and let us more enjoy and savor each stage. The original Three-Body is long (30 episodes) and in Chinese, but this version is missing so much detail I now realize was important to the overall story. Watch this and enjoy it, but try to find the time to watch the original.
good show, flawed adaptation
PetiteCes21 March 2024
Something is just off. For the readers of the original novel, you know how carefully Cixin Liu planted every detail, slowly guided you into that plot trap, and boom, a crazy idea with a magnificent scene showed up and blew you away. That is not something to be found here in this show, it's all because of the pacing, everything is raging forward, and the big ideas just flows out like the rest of the story, nothing special, nothing epic. I cannot speak for those who have never read the book before, but I doubt people can really catch the essence of those big ideas. It has nothing to do with casting, recreating or anything, I'm not criticizing those.
And if you find the characters in the original book are flat enough, somehow David & Dan find a way to make characters in this show even more flat, more flat than those dehydrated Trisolarans. By the way they call them Santi now which is probably the only thing loyal to the original novel. That is the price of building 5 (or 4, or more than 5, who cares) protagonists at the same time in a show less than 9 hours. The good thing is the way they rearranged the story line did left plenty of space for the protagonists to grow in future seasons. Let's just hope the crew use this to their advantage in the next few seasons.
Everything else is just a typical Netflix show, industry standard production, industry standard cinema, industry standard everything. For that it deserves a solid 7/10. It's a good show, and if you are not familiar with the original you might find some parts quite intriguing, first few episodes might be bit slow if you don't have any idea where the plot is heading but get better after ep3. It is what it is, it's a TV show detouring from the book and ,at least the first season, isn't your typical epic Sci-fi. It tries to please everyone but hardly satisfies anyone. Hope to see how things develop next season.
And if you find the characters in the original book are flat enough, somehow David & Dan find a way to make characters in this show even more flat, more flat than those dehydrated Trisolarans. By the way they call them Santi now which is probably the only thing loyal to the original novel. That is the price of building 5 (or 4, or more than 5, who cares) protagonists at the same time in a show less than 9 hours. The good thing is the way they rearranged the story line did left plenty of space for the protagonists to grow in future seasons. Let's just hope the crew use this to their advantage in the next few seasons.
Everything else is just a typical Netflix show, industry standard production, industry standard cinema, industry standard everything. For that it deserves a solid 7/10. It's a good show, and if you are not familiar with the original you might find some parts quite intriguing, first few episodes might be bit slow if you don't have any idea where the plot is heading but get better after ep3. It is what it is, it's a TV show detouring from the book and ,at least the first season, isn't your typical epic Sci-fi. It tries to please everyone but hardly satisfies anyone. Hope to see how things develop next season.
Great! Much better than the Chinese version!
skyescape-564-68330227 April 2024
I watched both versions of the series. Netflix did it much better! Much better acting and production... As for the Chinese version, the acting is very poor, the dialogues as well, the insertion of some pointlessly bad special effects made it even worse, halfway through the series I wanted to give up watching... Although, I think that the big problem of Chinese cinematography is censorship, my assumption is that the director and the actresses are not able to express their full potential because the problem is with the strong restrictions imposed by the state, it is simply a tragedy, both for art and for people in general. The paradox is that the Chinese actresses acted better in the British version than in the Chinese version...
Patchy
aaiqtrg13 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
This show goes seriously downhill after they all stop playing the weird video game, and worst of all, they kill off the best character halfway through the series.
Benedict Wong is incredible in it and the first few episodes are brilliant and seriously compelling, but it all goes very wrong around the episode 5 mark. Somehow the threat of alien invasion sends the show into the territory of tedium. I agree with others about the serious miscasting of many of the scientist characters- the Auggie and Saul characters in particular don't seem to quite have the gravitas to pull it off, and as the show rests quite heavily on their shoulders, their miscasting really is quite a drawback.
Benedict Wong is incredible in it and the first few episodes are brilliant and seriously compelling, but it all goes very wrong around the episode 5 mark. Somehow the threat of alien invasion sends the show into the territory of tedium. I agree with others about the serious miscasting of many of the scientist characters- the Auggie and Saul characters in particular don't seem to quite have the gravitas to pull it off, and as the show rests quite heavily on their shoulders, their miscasting really is quite a drawback.
Entertaining, intriguing, and beautifully made
jamesrupert201422 April 2024
Decades after a bitter young Chinese researcher hits the 'call button' on a massive interstellar transmitter, inexplicable data appears in our most sophisticated research facilities that implies that our understanding of physics is fatally-flawed, virtual-reality devices that are far beyond our technical abilities appear, and brilliant young scientists start killing themselves. I found the inaugural eight episodes of the series to be compelling viewing, with competent cast playing interesting (if not overly complex) characters, excellent special effects, and an intriguing story-line (note: I have yet to read the book(s) or watched the Chinese version of the story). The only real problem I have is with the near omniscience and omnipotence of the existential threat that is driving the plot - hopefully the writers won't 'paint themselves into a corner' and end up with a story full of 'but why...?' moments. I am definitely looking forward to season two.
Love the storyline - need more episodes for the first season
england109998 April 2024
I love the plot and story line of this series. I feel like there are so many possibles with story lines about life beyond Earth, and sadly there is just not enough of them.
That's why I am loving the plot of this series. However, I feel like we were just getting into the story and now we have to wait over a year for a second season, if that even happens?
It feels like half a season to set up the next season, which just shouldn't cut it. A season should be good enough stand alone, without relying on future seasons.
I don't see why Netflix always seems to cap seasons at 8 episodes... insanely short.
That's why I am loving the plot of this series. However, I feel like we were just getting into the story and now we have to wait over a year for a second season, if that even happens?
It feels like half a season to set up the next season, which just shouldn't cut it. A season should be good enough stand alone, without relying on future seasons.
I don't see why Netflix always seems to cap seasons at 8 episodes... insanely short.
You better be watching it for the fiction, because the science has left the room
cuthecrap25 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Spoilers ahead!
I don't know about you, but I like it when a series makes sense.
And here's the thing, up until ep4 I think, right before the Villain's Macguffins start being explained, the series was pretty good. Solid entertainment. Really. But then the device by which the Aliens have been proving humanity are revealed and explained, the series just couldn't hold its good senses.
We're talking about 2 super Ai computers that can fold to the size of a proton, and unfolded for just one of them to cover the entire planet. They can meddle with people's maind and make them see things. They can interrupt any electronic circuit, including autonomous cars, toasters, plain, watch, cellphone. You name it. They can make us see and hear whatever they want (they also made their earthling followers build a virtual reality set that hacks directly into the brain), but for some mysterious reason, they can't know what we're thinking.
And so, the plot is as follows: These aliens will be arriving in 400 years, and so their plan is to mess with all of our scientific experiments so we don't get that advanced so that when they come, they will just conquer us easy peasy. We, brave humans, finally find out about their masterfull plan, get into action, dismantle the human network they've formed over the past 30 years here on earth... and so, they reveal themselves by making appear humongous creepy eyes in the sky.
But we're fighters! And so we fight. We figure a way of kind of kick some dirt into the aliens plans by building a base on the moon. We organize and all. We're awesome. But here's the thing, with such powerful aliens devices here on earth at the aliens disposal, they could easily, waaaay easily plunder us into the most deep of the dark ages until they arrive. Before we knew abouot them, it made sense for them to walk in the shadows, now that the jig is up, it makes no sense to hold back. Just fry all of our electronics. Fry every promising human's brain. Make us see and hear things until we lose our minds, and then after 400 years, when you finally arrive at earth, you'll encounter no resistance. The end
And that's the problem with creating such a powerful Macguffin. You can't write your way out of it. You should know better "Co creators" of Game of Thrones series.
I don't know about you, but I like it when a series makes sense.
And here's the thing, up until ep4 I think, right before the Villain's Macguffins start being explained, the series was pretty good. Solid entertainment. Really. But then the device by which the Aliens have been proving humanity are revealed and explained, the series just couldn't hold its good senses.
We're talking about 2 super Ai computers that can fold to the size of a proton, and unfolded for just one of them to cover the entire planet. They can meddle with people's maind and make them see things. They can interrupt any electronic circuit, including autonomous cars, toasters, plain, watch, cellphone. You name it. They can make us see and hear whatever they want (they also made their earthling followers build a virtual reality set that hacks directly into the brain), but for some mysterious reason, they can't know what we're thinking.
And so, the plot is as follows: These aliens will be arriving in 400 years, and so their plan is to mess with all of our scientific experiments so we don't get that advanced so that when they come, they will just conquer us easy peasy. We, brave humans, finally find out about their masterfull plan, get into action, dismantle the human network they've formed over the past 30 years here on earth... and so, they reveal themselves by making appear humongous creepy eyes in the sky.
But we're fighters! And so we fight. We figure a way of kind of kick some dirt into the aliens plans by building a base on the moon. We organize and all. We're awesome. But here's the thing, with such powerful aliens devices here on earth at the aliens disposal, they could easily, waaaay easily plunder us into the most deep of the dark ages until they arrive. Before we knew abouot them, it made sense for them to walk in the shadows, now that the jig is up, it makes no sense to hold back. Just fry all of our electronics. Fry every promising human's brain. Make us see and hear things until we lose our minds, and then after 400 years, when you finally arrive at earth, you'll encounter no resistance. The end
And that's the problem with creating such a powerful Macguffin. You can't write your way out of it. You should know better "Co creators" of Game of Thrones series.
Sometimes intrigue is best than knowing
ciardullojoa15 April 2024
First of all, I haven't read the books, so my review will be about what I watched.
That being said, the show tells us a story about humanity, how we interact, what we feel, the good, the bad, and how that can make us unique.
I think the plot is amazing, there's no doubt about it, the effort to create an atmosphere of intrigue is notable, it catches you, I had no idea what was happening the first episodes and I think that was crucial, I loved that. However, when things start to make sense and It leaves you nothing to imagine it is weird, I dont know, what I love the most of a fiction sometimes is how nothing is clear, here they tell you everything, literally.
Secondly, I think there were a lot of protagonists, they werent so bad, but too many stories that didnt have much to do with the plot (stop making fat people the funny ones)
All in all, it was fun, it starts very good, then its not so good, then again good and then desapointing. If you love sci-fi, highly recommended, if not, watch something else.
That being said, the show tells us a story about humanity, how we interact, what we feel, the good, the bad, and how that can make us unique.
I think the plot is amazing, there's no doubt about it, the effort to create an atmosphere of intrigue is notable, it catches you, I had no idea what was happening the first episodes and I think that was crucial, I loved that. However, when things start to make sense and It leaves you nothing to imagine it is weird, I dont know, what I love the most of a fiction sometimes is how nothing is clear, here they tell you everything, literally.
Secondly, I think there were a lot of protagonists, they werent so bad, but too many stories that didnt have much to do with the plot (stop making fat people the funny ones)
All in all, it was fun, it starts very good, then its not so good, then again good and then desapointing. If you love sci-fi, highly recommended, if not, watch something else.
No Body Problem..... neeed more!!
mbaltzelle25 April 2024
The only issue I have with "3 Body Problem" is that now I have a "no body problem". This show is absolutely amazing from beginning to end. Despite what some people are saying about having too many protagonists, I feel that only adds to the depth of the show. This a show about humanity afterall, and last time I checked, humanity comprised of more than 1 individual. Weiss, Benioff, Woo and company work their magic and make us fall in love with the protagonists and every one of the actors absolutely kills it. Amazing cinematography, phenomenal acting, and great story telling. I just want more now!! I dont want to wait....thus the "no body problem" I currently find myself in.
Bravo friends. Bravo.
Bravo friends. Bravo.
industrialized shoddy production, mediocre and insincere adaption
andychao-0104117 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
In comparison, Tencent version 7/10, Breaking Bad 9.5/10
It is neither the problem of cutting Wang Miao into five roles, nor having multiple actors of different gender/race playing Wang Miao/Luo Ji/Yun Tianming...It is simply a terrible adaption and misses many essential merits of the book...don't do S2, don't ruin it. Please redo S1 without Netflix and without 2DB
Ok, positive sides. Some characters have good performance: Liam Cunningham, Benedict Wong, Alex Sharp, and Jess Hong. Yun Tianming (Will)'s role has a better build-ups than the book. Maybe it is also building the base for future Cheng Xin (Auggie)'s choice, but let's see. Also, I really appreciate how they have a faithful show of Cultural Revolution, which is core to Ye's motives but unfortunately censored in Tencent's version. All other positive things should give credit to Cixin Liu...
Terrible things...a lot...there are so so so many logical and physical loopholes...are you kidding with audience or do you think most of your audience never finish high school STEM courses? I don't want to name them one by one...almost every time this show wants to divert from the book, it makes a mistake...come on, three body problem is a masterpiece hard science fiction, do you really think you can make a better adaption in those key aspects than the author?
Next, cultural revolution and Mao's era. Yes, it is great to have some CR scenes, but the characters inside do NOT behave like the people in that crazy age (except for that female red guardian). I will talk Ye later. Bai Muling, Yang Weining (Ye's true husband in the book) and the almost-gone political commissar Lei perform like there is no death-threatening political risks around and look very chill...and how can they survive the CR like that???
Then, Ye Wenjie. Both young and old roles are way worse than the Tencent versions, and they made her like a hateful woman and a true villain. How can this Ye survive in CR with her hatred? And let her sleep with Bai and Evans? This is deeply wrong and an awful adaption, but I guess this is the limit of Netflix...This flat and shallow version loses the depth in Ye, who is disappointed on human but also hold hopes for the human being. This role is core of three-body problem, if you ruin her, you ruin the whole thing.
Also, the first book is supposed to be a sci fi thriller, and Netflix makes it a high-school soap opera in a super mediocre way...yes, it paces faster than book and Tencent show, but it missed so so so many important explanations, plots, and metaphors to build up the tense of three-body problems. Why do many scientists kill themselves and say physics doesn't exist? Why there is no billiard explanation about what is happening? Where is the turkey scientist and 2d animal? Where are the internal conflicts within ETO???
The directors suggest that the adaption of this book is difficult and they want to simplify it for the sake of audience. But I feel that they don't really get the essence of the book and have no respects for the audience and the book. They just want to make money from a drama show, so they set a book of entire human kind and the whole universe on a few folks from a class and two policeman in UK? This is a terrible product of Netflix's data-driven strategy as they just want to gain more audience with a fast-pacing, terribly routined and expensive show from hundreds of other shows and short videos on the market. I don't believe there will be many book fans being satisfied with this show, and the new readers of books will hate this version later. Quote from Cixin Liu in this book: "Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, but arrogance is".
Ok, positive sides. Some characters have good performance: Liam Cunningham, Benedict Wong, Alex Sharp, and Jess Hong. Yun Tianming (Will)'s role has a better build-ups than the book. Maybe it is also building the base for future Cheng Xin (Auggie)'s choice, but let's see. Also, I really appreciate how they have a faithful show of Cultural Revolution, which is core to Ye's motives but unfortunately censored in Tencent's version. All other positive things should give credit to Cixin Liu...
Terrible things...a lot...there are so so so many logical and physical loopholes...are you kidding with audience or do you think most of your audience never finish high school STEM courses? I don't want to name them one by one...almost every time this show wants to divert from the book, it makes a mistake...come on, three body problem is a masterpiece hard science fiction, do you really think you can make a better adaption in those key aspects than the author?
Next, cultural revolution and Mao's era. Yes, it is great to have some CR scenes, but the characters inside do NOT behave like the people in that crazy age (except for that female red guardian). I will talk Ye later. Bai Muling, Yang Weining (Ye's true husband in the book) and the almost-gone political commissar Lei perform like there is no death-threatening political risks around and look very chill...and how can they survive the CR like that???
Then, Ye Wenjie. Both young and old roles are way worse than the Tencent versions, and they made her like a hateful woman and a true villain. How can this Ye survive in CR with her hatred? And let her sleep with Bai and Evans? This is deeply wrong and an awful adaption, but I guess this is the limit of Netflix...This flat and shallow version loses the depth in Ye, who is disappointed on human but also hold hopes for the human being. This role is core of three-body problem, if you ruin her, you ruin the whole thing.
Also, the first book is supposed to be a sci fi thriller, and Netflix makes it a high-school soap opera in a super mediocre way...yes, it paces faster than book and Tencent show, but it missed so so so many important explanations, plots, and metaphors to build up the tense of three-body problems. Why do many scientists kill themselves and say physics doesn't exist? Why there is no billiard explanation about what is happening? Where is the turkey scientist and 2d animal? Where are the internal conflicts within ETO???
The directors suggest that the adaption of this book is difficult and they want to simplify it for the sake of audience. But I feel that they don't really get the essence of the book and have no respects for the audience and the book. They just want to make money from a drama show, so they set a book of entire human kind and the whole universe on a few folks from a class and two policeman in UK? This is a terrible product of Netflix's data-driven strategy as they just want to gain more audience with a fast-pacing, terribly routined and expensive show from hundreds of other shows and short videos on the market. I don't believe there will be many book fans being satisfied with this show, and the new readers of books will hate this version later. Quote from Cixin Liu in this book: "Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, but arrogance is".
Sensational
Dvir97124 April 2024
After successfully adapting the "Song of Ice and Fire" book series, which was long considered unfilmable literature, into one of the most iconic and successful television series of all time ("Game of Thrones"), David Benioff and D. B. Weiss sought their next challenge. At the perfect timing, the challenge presented itself in the form of an offer to adapt the "Remembrance of Earth's Past" book trilogy into a television series.
Already in the early episodes you can tell this is one of the most ambitious Science-Fiction stories yet to be produced on television, and I can definitely see what all the early hype was about. The source material for itself is said to be fascinating but simultaneously very challenging to adapt to the visual medium, with some elements (also in the first book/season but mostly in the latter ones) that are hyped to be almost impossible to put to screen. Netflix put a huge amount of money on this franchise during a bidding war years ago, and once Benioff & Weiss signed their overall deal with them it was a perfect opportunity to try and build a household-name Sci-Fi franchise for Netflix with this show- and I surely hope it will ultimately receive the success it deserves.
Following the commercial success of "Game of Thrones" and its numerous awards and unprecedented viewership numbers, Benioff & Weiss became the hottest names in the television industry by the end of 2019, and all major production companies competed on having them produce their next series among their studios, with astronomical budgets. Expectations for the duo were higher than usual - to deliver a product on par with "Game of Thrones" and also to redeem their reputation after mixed reviews of its conclusion, which were accompanied by harsh criticisms and disproportionate "wishes" from a vocal minority of the audience.
For this purpose, they teamed up with Alexander Woo ("True Blood"), and together they decided to adapt the trilogy by Cixin Liu into a series - a daring trilogy that received numerous awards and accolades, including from George R. R. Martin (the author behind "Game of Thrones") and former US President Barack Obama.
Similarly to "Game of Thrones", the story told in the trilogy is undoubtedly a slow-burner, gradually unfolding over time and requiring patience and investment from the viewer over several episodes to fully appreciate. Already in the first season, the storyline appears to shift multiple times throughout the season, as the overarching narrative the series is aimed at becomes clearer from episode to episode. The season finale was labeled by some viewers as "anti-climactic," but most readers of the books agree that the first book is the weakest of the trilogy and merely sets the stage for ambitious developments in future seasons, with the manner of visual execution of which remains a mystery. Nevertheless, it is important to note that even as a self-contained season, this is television at a very high level, offering one of the most unique and enjoyable viewing experiences in recent years. The series never bores, and it even provides some of the greatest television moments of recent years.
For understandable reasons, the most talked-about episode from the first season is the fifth episode, while my personal favorite is actually the seventh episode, which focuses on character dynamics, positioning pieces for the big conflict, and strengthening its narrative through writing.
The series contains a plethora of concepts from the worlds of theoretical physics and Science-Fiction that may not be easily digestible and may potentially alienate those less inclined towards the genre - something that, in my opinion, might benefit the series if viewers watch it at a suitable pace rather than binge-watching everything at once. Considering that the series is not as universally popular to a degree that spoilers flying around the internet, and since everyone can essentially watch it at their own pace, I would highly recommend the series even to people for whom Sci-Fi isn't their number one genre- as it requires investment but also offers much more than regular Sci-Fi entertainment, presenting a non-conventional spin on the genre. As a man of science myself and as a fan of the Sci-Fi genre I'm really connecting to the premise of the show, to the setting, to the characters and to the respect the writing has to the scientific concepts the show is based upon. This show truly ignites my intellectual and academic passions in all the positive ways. The plot and the writing are blending into this complex setting perfectly in a way that got me completely hooked and wanting for more.
The production values are extremely off the charts and I really hope this will be a major player in Below-the-Line categories at the Emmy's next year. I would even root for it in several Above-the-Line categories at the awards, since as I implied this series is crafted to perfection in almost all aspects. I was thrilled to find out Benioff and Weiss re-teamed with the legendary composer Ramin Djawadi in this series. Known for iconic scores such as "Game of Thrones", "Westworld" and "House of the Dragon", Djawadi provides a magnificent score that truly elevated the series to another level just as you would expect. Besides practically telling an entire story within the show, the score is a delight to listen to outside of watching the show, combining several different musical styles. Knowing how Djawadi operates it's safe to believe the score is building up to be gradually better and better and more complex as the show moves further towards the climax. While the visual effects could use some improvement, the other technical aspects are also of a very high standard and justify the enormous budget invested in the series. The writing, as expected, is top-notch and treats the source material with great respect and maturity, while the direction is also excellent and perfectly meets the demands set by the script. The story and overall framing and world-building are overwhelmingly ambitious and are executed in a brilliant way that makes it one of the most unique and thrilling television experiences iv'e had in a long time.
I'm glad to have a new TV series to be heavily invested in, and will surely look forward anxiously for the future seasons, that as described by the writers (and also by readers of the book trilogy) will be even better and more ambitious. I really enjoyed every single episode and while I think its a must watch for fans of the genre, I also think the story and execution are good enough so that even people who are not huge followers of the Sci-Fi genre should give it a try. Kind of like with GoT back in the day.
Kudos to Netflix for this brilliant series which is one of the best things I've seen in a long time. Bring on season 2!
Already in the early episodes you can tell this is one of the most ambitious Science-Fiction stories yet to be produced on television, and I can definitely see what all the early hype was about. The source material for itself is said to be fascinating but simultaneously very challenging to adapt to the visual medium, with some elements (also in the first book/season but mostly in the latter ones) that are hyped to be almost impossible to put to screen. Netflix put a huge amount of money on this franchise during a bidding war years ago, and once Benioff & Weiss signed their overall deal with them it was a perfect opportunity to try and build a household-name Sci-Fi franchise for Netflix with this show- and I surely hope it will ultimately receive the success it deserves.
Following the commercial success of "Game of Thrones" and its numerous awards and unprecedented viewership numbers, Benioff & Weiss became the hottest names in the television industry by the end of 2019, and all major production companies competed on having them produce their next series among their studios, with astronomical budgets. Expectations for the duo were higher than usual - to deliver a product on par with "Game of Thrones" and also to redeem their reputation after mixed reviews of its conclusion, which were accompanied by harsh criticisms and disproportionate "wishes" from a vocal minority of the audience.
For this purpose, they teamed up with Alexander Woo ("True Blood"), and together they decided to adapt the trilogy by Cixin Liu into a series - a daring trilogy that received numerous awards and accolades, including from George R. R. Martin (the author behind "Game of Thrones") and former US President Barack Obama.
Similarly to "Game of Thrones", the story told in the trilogy is undoubtedly a slow-burner, gradually unfolding over time and requiring patience and investment from the viewer over several episodes to fully appreciate. Already in the first season, the storyline appears to shift multiple times throughout the season, as the overarching narrative the series is aimed at becomes clearer from episode to episode. The season finale was labeled by some viewers as "anti-climactic," but most readers of the books agree that the first book is the weakest of the trilogy and merely sets the stage for ambitious developments in future seasons, with the manner of visual execution of which remains a mystery. Nevertheless, it is important to note that even as a self-contained season, this is television at a very high level, offering one of the most unique and enjoyable viewing experiences in recent years. The series never bores, and it even provides some of the greatest television moments of recent years.
For understandable reasons, the most talked-about episode from the first season is the fifth episode, while my personal favorite is actually the seventh episode, which focuses on character dynamics, positioning pieces for the big conflict, and strengthening its narrative through writing.
The series contains a plethora of concepts from the worlds of theoretical physics and Science-Fiction that may not be easily digestible and may potentially alienate those less inclined towards the genre - something that, in my opinion, might benefit the series if viewers watch it at a suitable pace rather than binge-watching everything at once. Considering that the series is not as universally popular to a degree that spoilers flying around the internet, and since everyone can essentially watch it at their own pace, I would highly recommend the series even to people for whom Sci-Fi isn't their number one genre- as it requires investment but also offers much more than regular Sci-Fi entertainment, presenting a non-conventional spin on the genre. As a man of science myself and as a fan of the Sci-Fi genre I'm really connecting to the premise of the show, to the setting, to the characters and to the respect the writing has to the scientific concepts the show is based upon. This show truly ignites my intellectual and academic passions in all the positive ways. The plot and the writing are blending into this complex setting perfectly in a way that got me completely hooked and wanting for more.
The production values are extremely off the charts and I really hope this will be a major player in Below-the-Line categories at the Emmy's next year. I would even root for it in several Above-the-Line categories at the awards, since as I implied this series is crafted to perfection in almost all aspects. I was thrilled to find out Benioff and Weiss re-teamed with the legendary composer Ramin Djawadi in this series. Known for iconic scores such as "Game of Thrones", "Westworld" and "House of the Dragon", Djawadi provides a magnificent score that truly elevated the series to another level just as you would expect. Besides practically telling an entire story within the show, the score is a delight to listen to outside of watching the show, combining several different musical styles. Knowing how Djawadi operates it's safe to believe the score is building up to be gradually better and better and more complex as the show moves further towards the climax. While the visual effects could use some improvement, the other technical aspects are also of a very high standard and justify the enormous budget invested in the series. The writing, as expected, is top-notch and treats the source material with great respect and maturity, while the direction is also excellent and perfectly meets the demands set by the script. The story and overall framing and world-building are overwhelmingly ambitious and are executed in a brilliant way that makes it one of the most unique and thrilling television experiences iv'e had in a long time.
I'm glad to have a new TV series to be heavily invested in, and will surely look forward anxiously for the future seasons, that as described by the writers (and also by readers of the book trilogy) will be even better and more ambitious. I really enjoyed every single episode and while I think its a must watch for fans of the genre, I also think the story and execution are good enough so that even people who are not huge followers of the Sci-Fi genre should give it a try. Kind of like with GoT back in the day.
Kudos to Netflix for this brilliant series which is one of the best things I've seen in a long time. Bring on season 2!
An interesting story ruined by mediocre actors
martamka22 March 2024
I haven't read the book, so I'm reviewing this series from a more objective point of view.
Production quality is great, special effects are OK.
However, acting is mediocre at best and cringe-worthy most of the time. And where did you get that Latino chic who looks like she just got off the Versace's ramp? Silicone lips, fake eye-lashes... and you're telling us she is some kind of Oxford genius? Oh, come on... Have you ever been to Oxford/Cambridge, have you actually seen what kind of people are best scientists, what they look like, how they behave, what they do in free time? I thought so... The Chinese Cultural Revolution part is great: the setting, the story are very touching and the Asian actors are first-class. Ye's story is really interesting. However, the London drama is so boring and the actors can't act a bit... You actually have to pull through 3-4 episodes for the story to take off.
There are 3 books, so I guess there will be at least 2 more seasons... please hire better actors and don't ruin it further.
Production quality is great, special effects are OK.
However, acting is mediocre at best and cringe-worthy most of the time. And where did you get that Latino chic who looks like she just got off the Versace's ramp? Silicone lips, fake eye-lashes... and you're telling us she is some kind of Oxford genius? Oh, come on... Have you ever been to Oxford/Cambridge, have you actually seen what kind of people are best scientists, what they look like, how they behave, what they do in free time? I thought so... The Chinese Cultural Revolution part is great: the setting, the story are very touching and the Asian actors are first-class. Ye's story is really interesting. However, the London drama is so boring and the actors can't act a bit... You actually have to pull through 3-4 episodes for the story to take off.
There are 3 books, so I guess there will be at least 2 more seasons... please hire better actors and don't ruin it further.
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