9/10 is my rating. This is a 2016 Chinese Romantic Comedy television series with 38, 30-45 minute episodes. Also known by the title "My Wonderful Boyfriend" from a Chinese book series.

This is a sequel to the popular Chinese Drama "My Amazing Boyfriend." And to answer some very frequent questions the two lead actors are different but it is still a continuation of the story. The former male lead was unable to come to China for the role due to a Halyu ban and the former female lead had a scheduling conflict. Some of the cast around them stayed the same though and the new additions are idols for the most part. I thought the male lead was better cast this time but preferred the original female lead. As it is always when the actors playing characters switch, I did have to remind myself this was the same story.

First I write a synopsis then I review

Synopsis
Tian Jing Zhi (Janice Wu) and Xue Ling Qiao (Kim Tae-hwan) acted the lead roles in the first season. They met after a car accident revived him from a dormant sleep and he, in turn, saved her life. Love developed as he stayed with her in search of the person who had put him in the dormant state.

The second season picks up where season 1 left off with a Jing Zhi (Tian Yi Tong) suspected pregnant and Lin Qiao (Mike Angelo) staying away as he thinks it is for the best. Things change when Lin Qiao finds out Jing Zhi is pregnant and he moves next door to watch over her and the child. When the secret gets out that Jing Zhi is able to carry a mutant Yun Zhen (Li Geyang), another mutant, is interested as he desires a child and begins to court Jing Zhi. Yun Zhen reveals there is an organization known only as "S" who are very interested in the mutants as well as a human able to carry a mutant child. Qiu Yue Bai (Wei Zhe Ming) is Jing Zhi's adopted uncle and, she is unaware but he heads up the "S" organization. Jing Zhi's grandfather uses his wealth to put Yue Bai in a position to write a contract with Jing Zhi to elevate her from B actress status but Yue Bai has his own motivation for doing so. There are also a string of disappearances and murders occurring that are somehow related to the mutants.

Review

There were several things I liked about this second series relative to the first one. Jing Zhi in this one seems to have had enough of Lin Qiao's cold behavior and is not immediately accepting of the terms of his involvement in her life. I also like that there are more mutants and that there is a guy that is pursuing Jing Zhi. The organization “S” is what you would imagine there would be with the Superhumans trying to figure out so many aspects of their existence plus how to blend in with human society. The fact that neither Lin Qiao and Yun Zhen both are reluctant to join the S organization is believable and fits their independent natures. They developed all of the characters well and you really got to know them and felt attached.

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The S corporation was antagonist enough that it was not necessary to have the doctor have his own evil intent within it. It seemed out of character that he became superhuman after bullies killed him then went on to be a bully himself. They did not explain well enough why he killed the women in the manner he did with the abdominal injuries. It seemed to allude to him experimenting around superhuman gestation but never closed the loop on the experiments he may have done including his victims. In the 1st series it seemed nearly impossible to fully kill the super humans and in the second it is like oh they can die by fire and also having their spinal cord ripped out. I did nit like that the superhuman doctor became a villians or that he just killed himself so easily. It was very “X Men” to me where there would be many mutations and each would have a unique role. They needed a doctor and his loss seemed like a major hole for the superhumans. They mentioned that, the mechanism of near death that caused their mutation should mean there were superhumans of other nationalities out there but that was never further explored. There was an opportunity when Lion traveled, for him to mention other Superhumans outside of Chimpna but there was only that brief mention and that was it. Oddly with the women sort of running everything in the end it seemed almost feminist woke. Jing Zhi becomes chairwoman and her acting career is no more. Little mama (the surrogate) now calls all the shots with Lion the former head of the S organization. I was disappointed Jin Zhi she never succeeded in her acting career because everyone was so mean to her about it in the first series. I also thought it would turn out she became superhuman and that would have allowed her and Lin Qiao to be together permanently. There were many opportunities for that to happen such as when she died while carrying the baby. I wanted her to carry the baby the full time and while I get why they made it so another superhuman had to still having her pregnancy turn her would have been more compelling as an avenue for her to be with Qiao and remain youthful like him. It reminded me a lot if the American “Twilight” series in that she fell in love with someone immortal, there is a group of immortals some good and others bad, blood was a key component, she has a miraculous pregnancy and carrying the baby nearly kills her. I would have found her grandfather and uncle stealing the baby away much more unforgivable than she did but I know that is a cultural difference in the way my culture views such actions and just a lesser role of elders in American culture. The ending felt rushed Yun Zhen was my favorite character and for it to not show them reviving him, his reunion with his girlfriend and their final date made me feel cheated. They also rushed the end of the pregnancy so that we never knew if the term was as long as a normal pregnancy and what little Lucky Star was like as an infant. It is a testament to how much I enjoyed this series that my complaints are that there was not enough not that there was too much.

I am not a huge C drama fan so the it took a lot from this series to overcome my basic dislike. She was more whiny in the 1st season but they premise was compelling enough to ignore that aspect. He was so cold in the 1st series that it be a one an annoyance but he canpme around and was so into her in the 2nd season that I was rooting for her to stop being difficult with him. Overall this was a highly entertaining series with very lovable characters and satisfying relationships and romances. I would watch it again and highly recommend to anyone that likes supernatural romances.


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