Young Sherlock - 少年神探狄仁杰 review

Young Sherlock Series Cover

I’m going to write a review of the series ‘Young Sherlock’ or ‘少年神探狄仁杰’ with Bosco Wong as Di Ren Jie. This is 40 episodes Chinese drama in 2014 with the genre of period drama and mystery.

Well, I recommend this series for those who love mystery and detective story with period settings. There is a little bit of romance going on but I’m not going to recommend this series for those who seek for romance in the middle of the investigation. In additional, there are a few pieces of comedy.

Scene where Wu Mei Niang's henchman tries
to hatch Di Ren Jie but being ignored

So I started to watch this series earlier this month and just finish it. I had noticed this drama in 2014, I had watched one episode and abandon it. At first look I was not interested in this drama at all until now. One of the reasons why I watch this drama is because of Ma Tian Yu and Ruby Lin as Wang YuenFang and Wu Mei Niang respectively. They are both great actors in the historical drama. As they are not the main main character in this series, they are not much seen on screen (this is why I abandoned it in last year).

Ruby Lin as Wu Mei Niang

Ma Tian Yu as Wang YuenFang
 

This series has title of cases in each episode, which is great to let you know what case they are handling right now. This series will make you wonder who is the killer because the killer is smart to make innocent people to be suspected as the killer. And most of the cases blaming ghosts as the killer. So Di Ren Jie will say,”There is no ghost that can cause trouble, only a human can.”

In most of the period drama, they will always show the relationship between men. They are close like brother, although they are not related by blood. But in this series, they are more focus on relationship between man and woman rather than their brotherhood. In my opinion, the relationship between women and man, it’s a little bit too much as the man seems pervert and the women are,”Well, I like him but I’m shy. So I must not show that I like him.” kind. I’m a little bit disappointed with this, because for me, I really admire people, who is not related by blood, can care for each other which I didn’t get those feelings in this series.

And in the end, the ending of the series is really heartbroken for the romance. But well they finally are able to kill the mastermind that wanted to be the king. The happy ending is for the king and Wu Mei Niang where in a few years she will become king when the present king is dead. Long lives the king! 皇上万岁万岁万万岁.

I watch a lot of period drama before and this is the first time I write this review just to let you know my opinion. If you have a same opinion as mine or maybe not, feel free to comment and please be kind. Thank you. Have a blessed weekend.