Kevin pretty much hit rock bottom in episode 8, flipping out at Roger and Yoyo’s engagement party. Then a stroke of inspiration hit him, and with it came a change in strategy on how to ruin Roger. For us viewers, this change in strategy also brings with it a change in the tone of the series. The first act (first 7 episodes) were dark and depressing, but the second act (middle 5-7 episodes) had a somewhat lighter tone to it. Can’t say it’s welcome, but it’s understandable. The last act (last 7 episodes) returns to its dark roots at the beginning.
*Spoilers*
The second act felt kind of light when compared to the first act. They had romantic storylines between Kevin and Elaine Yiu and Macy Chan for a few episodes. Then all that stuff with Yoyo’s sister and the murder victim’s mistress. Looking back on it now, I can see that they served a purpose in the overall plot but it felt like filler while I was watching it.
The third act was when all the crap hit the fan (good thing), which I’ll describe in detail below.
Roger being an evil bastard
Little by little Roger’s mask came off. Watching him terrorize his poor old grandma was a delight. Cutting her plants, killing her fish, driving her insane and paranoid. It was the look in his eyes while he was doing it. You could tell he was enjoying it. Finally he could show his true colours to this old hag who was distrustful of him ever since he was adopted into the family and exact his revenge. The selling point of the series is definitely watching Roger play the villain.
You can’t miss episode 20 where he just lets go and drops his mother onto the wooden floor. Nothing could prepare you for that sight.
You knew it was coming but still...Oh snap!
Kevin Cheng
Instead of being black and white, right or wrong, he’s actually more of a gray character. In order to exact his revenge on Roger, he not afraid of doing whatever it takes. He told his grandma to install spy cameras in the apartment, which sorta got her killed. He took advantage of Macy Chan’s affection, to gain access to company records. But come to think of it, he didn’t do that much in the grand scheme of things (he even pointed it out to Roger in the last episode). A lot of Roger’s undoing came by his own hands. I felt Kevin kind of took a back seat to Roger though. During the first act when he was a badass he was much more interesting, and Roger was boring. But as the series progressed and their roles reversed, I liked watching Roger more.
Elaine Yiu
She’s cute. I especially like it when she has a crush on Kevin and pouts and throw tantrums when she doesn’t get her way. Considering all this, I felt so sorry for her by the third act when Roger was slapping her into submission. She played the abused sister convincingly, and the whole thing was a bit disturbing.
That's no way to treat such a pretty girl
Macy Chan
TVB knows how to do fan service. Elaine attracts those who like cute, and Macy attracts those who like nerdy. The wig was a little bit too much though. Before this series I didn’t even know who she was. I was wondering if she was an ATV actress or something, because I didn’t believe that she was a newbie since her acting wasn’t bad. But it seems she’s been a few TVB dramas already, and was part of a music group? Anyways her crying and emotional scenes could use some work.
Macy during 99% of the series
Macy for 1% of the series
Conclusion
A very atypical TVB series. Dark and depressing with a very evil Roger as the villain, and Kevin as a not so clear-cut hero. People die, bad things happen. Don’t know if TVB will do a sequel or make another series like this (from what I’ve read ratings have not been that high, but seems to have picked up during its last 2 weeks) so you better watch it while you can.
