Science fiction story about time travel
There was a lot going on in this drama, and I don't even know how to start writing a review about it! This series has many very good point, but there are a few things that bothered me. I don't think this drama deserves a 7.9, I think it should be higher. The plot is really unique and kind of disturbing (in a good way). There is a lot of pain and confusion, but Jian Xiao Yuan always tried to persevere. The suspence in this series was really overwhelming for me, thus I binged watched all the episodes, otherwise I could not concetrate on other things without wondering what would happen next. However, although there is romance I found the suspence and the main plot line to overshadow the romance, therefore, even though I began the series for the romance, in the end it turned more into finding out the truth behind the female lead's time travel mystery.What I liked:
I thought this would be more of an innocent sci-fi + romance series, but it was not like that at all. It was pretty disturbing and shocking, and one could really sympathise for the female lead's painful confusion about her existence. The actress Liu Hao Cun was impressive, like it overshadowed Lin Yi's acting! He wasn't bad though, she was just very good at showing her feelings.
Jian Xiao Yuan is a strong character, she is confident, optimistic and resilient. But she also suffers a lot, mixed with the acting, I felt so sorry for her. Qi Lian was always supportive of her, and helped her.
What I disliked:
The series was extremely engaging until about ep 20. Afterwards it started to become draggy, and kind of annoying.. I enjoyed the makeup/hairstylist plot line in the beginning, it added a bit of lightness to the intensity of the story, but in the last 10 episodes it just became more of a way to make the series longer, instead of just finishing it. The ending felt very underwhelming, like the drama started off with soo many good and interesting plot twists, but the ending was just okay. Nothing special. To be honest I skipped some scenes in the last four episodes because of that.
Overall I recommend this drama. But I think I have to warn you before watching, that if you're not in the mood for something intense then maybe don't watch it.
!!Light Spoilers!!
The friendship between the male lead and female lead started off fine, but later on, still early in the story (like ep 6 or 7 I think), there will be a very emotional and traumatising situation between the leads. He will become a bit aggressive and it was hard to watch. It was hard to get over that later, as he never really apologised to her, in my opinion. I like that the series doesn't romanticise the situation of the two main characters but that episode really felt too much.
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The FL will be known by everyone soon!
Derailment has a very compelling premise and a pretty good twist so I was entertain and engaged throughout the whole series despite some lows for the show as a whole.1) The actress playing the FL is INCREDIBLE. She will be well known soon and I will watch everything she is in moving forward. She is incredibly talented and a big part of why I stayed engaged with the story the whole time. I recommend watching just for her performance.
2) Speaking of acting I don't know if the actor playing the ML was the best choice. I've seen him in other romances and never had a problem with his performance but I don't think he pulled off the smooth and collected guy-in-charge part of the role. In the moments of warmth, kindness, and caring with our FL he did great and I think his previous experience translated to that part of the role.
3) The main sci-fi and mystery element got a little overshadowed by the FL's day to day in the later part of the show which I think displeased viewers who were mainly there for that. I however, like seeing these parts of the FL's character because it was the first time we get to see her happy with her life. However, it did feel like they rushed back to the main storyline for the last episode.
4) Romance is a part of the story but it's not a major component and there's not much lovey doveyness to the romance so if you want to watch it for the feels I'd pass.
Overall, I liked the show the whole time I watched it; I was never bored and don't regret watching it. Although, I doubt I'd watch it again. So if it seems interesting to you, I'd recommend trying it. It's definitely not a hard pass but it's not something I want everyone I know to watch.
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Derailment, in questo senso, è l'esempio perfetto: fin dall'inizio è evidente l'intenzione porre le basi per una relazione tra i due protagonisti, però questa va per le lunghe e non decolla mai. Certo, sul finale trova la sua conclusione - nessun bacio all'orizzonte, sia chiaro - ma è una modalità che trovo davvero insoddisfacente. A quel punto tanto vale dedicarsi ad altri generi, che non siano quello romantico/sentimentale. Effettivamente in Derailment c'è anche il tema misterioso-fantasy del mondo parallelo, con svariati colpi di scena che rendono lo sviluppo decisamente imprevedibile, così come la sua risoluzione. Se devo valutare la serie da quel punto di vista, sicuramente guadagna qualche punto in più. Ma anche lì, una trama così contorta non è forse ciò che andavo cercando, o meglio, la serie non mi ha catturata abbastanza per indurmi a seguire con interesse l'evoluzione complessa della questione del mondo parallelo.
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Rather original
Quite an original storyline, with decent acting.The story does have some twists and turns, creating a bit of suspense.
ML is OK - a bit too "stiff" for my liking sometimes, but in other scenes, he is good. I find the FL a bit stronger.
I really liked Huang Sheng Chi as the supporting role of Jiang Bo; I think he manages to portray his inner emotions better than the ML.
It’s not highly memorable (I have to read the synopsis to refresh my memory about this), but a good watch that is a bit different.
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First half is great, the second half falls short
The best part about this drama it that it constantly keeps you guessing. Just when you think that you have you figured out, it changed lanes and the transition was very smooth. Things went good till ep 18-19, after that the drama was just kinda of okay. The thrill was lost.The chemistry between the ML and FL was quite good so in the later episodes i just skipped to their parts till the end. It could be because this was an ongoing drama and I watched some other drams in between, but the second half just wasn't interesting enough in my books.
*Major Spoiler*
The time travel and dimensions was much more interesting than memory loss angle we got. That's where things went wrong for this drama.
But i would definitely rewatch it at least once, maybe then it would be better. I just want to give it one more try to convince me that the second half was not a waste of time.
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acting, ending
acting linyi masih kurang bisa ngimbangin liu haocun, mungkin karakternya tidak jauh beda dengan karakter drama linyi di drama-drama sebelumnya. apresiasi tinggi untuk acting Liu Haocun.CGI dan sound effectnya kurang banget, as we know, yk is poor. apalagi tone di 2 episode terakhir, sangat meh🤧 endingnya juga terlalu maksa cepat selesai dan kurang dibanding episode sebelumnya. tapi seru juga waktu diikuti on goingnya. penasaran dengan episode selanjutnya. tipe drama yang cukup nonton sekali aja udah cukup.
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Amazing
I can't get this drama out of my head, I loved it so much. Plot twists keep you guessing, the acting was incredible and I adore both leads. This drama broke my heart and then glued it back together and I am so devastated that it's over. I feel so empty without it. I loved the music as well, and every episode ended in a way that made me desperate to continue. I finished this drama in three days and watched it every spare minute I had. Who cares about sleep when Derailment exists? I'm never getting over this and I wouldn't have it any other way.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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full of suspense, gd+int plot
I'm usually a fan of time-travelling/parallel dimension plots. So far, this drama is quite good, the suspense builds up and keeps me entertained and looking forward to the next ep. I have not read the novel so I have no idea what's happening next. This drama seems to have a great cast, good acting esp from the lead actress considering her first time starring in a TV drama. From the perspective of someone that watched all 13 eps, I can guarantee that the next few would be the highlights of how JXY would be closer to her motive of going back to her origin world (2025). I have this feeling that if she meets Huo Boyu in the 2018 world (he time travelled), she might be able to go back to her origin world since huo boyu is on a mission to bring her back, suggesting that he KNOWS how to get back. (keep in mind this is my own theory so im not too sure if this would happen).Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Finally completed it!
I finally managed to complete this series entirely, with a few skips of scenes here and there. Overall, the series is not that bad or extremely good. It - for me personally - stands between a fine line of good and bad. I got slightly "conned" by the time traveling part mentioned in the synopsis. This is definitely not a time traveling series like Serendipity, but more science project gone wrong. That said, 30 episodes for this..... abit tad long for me.Both the Male and Female Lead are good, they did a great job bringing the characters and the series to life along with the rest of the casts. Despite some criticism about the Male Lead - Lin Yi - I would like to point out that he actually did a good job of portraying the character. Expressionless is most likely something the directors and script needs him to be. So I would say he nailed it awesomely. There are many other series with men portrayed like him also. Even in real life there are some people who are like how he is portrayed in the series. Expressionless, aloof, cold etc. The Female lead is cool, with her bubbliness, positiveness and her never giving up attitude. The only thing I couldn't stand - and most of the parts i skipped - was the bossy princess know it all attitude at the beginning when she found out she is "poor". But that also proves she is good in portraying her character of both being the rich princess and the poor scrapping person. The rest of the casts also did a great job. Especially love the hair salon manager - his antics are just so adorable. The evil person behind all the fiasco also really did a great job of being evil and two faced. Great job!
Music was also awesome. Paired nicely with the series.
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10/10
i only found out about this drama while scrolling through douyin and thought it was a high school drama because of the short clip on douyin. decided to give it a watch only because the ml was linyi 😭the plot was unpredictable and insane. don’t tell me you knew that there wasn’t a parallel universe since the start because i would not believe you.
the osts!! awesome. it’s so ear-catching and the lyrics have such a deeper meaning to it.
the acting. i feel like the FL did such a great job overall, especially the crying scenes. the ML also did a great job, but i just couldn’t feel the emotions on some of the crying scenes he was in. but when he’s angry, his eyes has expressions that could easily be told.
overall such a 10/10 with the characters and all. would definitely rewatch!!
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Love it so much!!!
I wanted to watch a drama which isn't only about romance and has a different plot in it and I def recommend it!! I was also looking for something like Lighter & Princess, bc I missed a drama like that and I have to say Derailment was really good!!The trope is def a trope which you haven't seen before, which makes it really exciting and makes you want to keep watching it and not get bored!! The drama is full of plot twists, esp in like ep 21...
However you gotta get used to the female main lead as first, but trust me she will go thru character development!!
It is def a quite complicated drama and like I've said it is perfect if you wanna watch a romance drama which doesn't only have romance and has a trope you've never seen before!!
Btw the intro of this drama is one of the best I've ever seen
I instantly regret watching it on the airplane bc I couldn't stop crying in some episodes, but happy ending!!
Also I cannot get over this drama 😭😭
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