Drama Digest
The story follows the phenomenal adventures of The Iron Triangle: Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, and Zhang Quilling. A decade after trading their explorations for an ordinary life, fate brings this trio back together to unravel a mystery against the force of time in the City Of Thunder. All the way, from tomb-raiding to ancient historical dramas to horror and humor, ‘Reunion: The Sound Of Providence’ has it all to offer.
The Feel-Good Part
The story is enough to keep you on the edge of your seat, with each progressing episode. It will make you think, about what happens next, what did this character does, and why?
Reunion has all its viewers hooked on each scene with its perfect blend of action, humor, chemistry, and horror Esque mysteries. This series is quite engaging and exciting. If anything, it’s the friendship of this infamous triangle and the character development that pull you in to empathize and understand their roles. OST of the series is another commendable aspect of the plot, blending in so perfectly with the entire story and through the journeys of its characters. The paper figures scene specifically gave off a thriller feel. Action scenes, suspense creation, and chemistry are all amazing, the special effects showcased are very realistic.
The Disappointing Factor
The first eleven or twenty episodes are just purely entertaining. The original plot of the story flows smoothly without any complaint but, the ball soon drops after. With the whole Warehouse investigation, the actual storyline seems abruptly lost in a maze. The tomb raids and underground exploration scenes are cut short randomly, and the plot is solely focused on the warehouse. The story also has a few characters and long side stories, which are not relevant to the main storyline. Because of this, the viewers lost from the former engagement to the drama. The Iron Triangle is also not together in most of the second half of the show, which makes it even more disappointing considering this is a ‘Reunion’ after the last series. Viewers waited more specifically to see the trio on screen again. This show is similar to Untamed which starts with BL vibes but is thrown under the bus later due to censorship issues.
In-Depth Analysis
After Wuxie finds that his third uncle, whose disappearance is still a mystery, has something to do with the Tingei (Sound Of Thunder). Wuxie embarks on a journey similar to his uncle to seek out Thunder. Along Wuxie are his friends, the other two of the infamous Iron Triangle tag along to aid him in solving this mystery.
Wang Pangzi is fast and nimble, because of which, he is also known as ‘fatty’.
Zhang Quilling, nicknamed Xiao Ge (Little Old Brother), prides a brilliance sense of insight into everything, also playing the role of a stabilizer in critical moments.
In the drama, Wuxie suffers from a lung disease, after which his second uncle helps clear out the antique shop business. Wuxie’s friend, Pangzi, empties their shared apartment as given because the former does not have much time left. Instead of focusing on this unfortunate end, the story focuses on character development.
Wuxie who had given up the life of adventure is being given another chance of hope and motivation on a mission. A range of emotions portrayed by the characters will make the viewers empathize and understand their roles so much better.
In the first few episodes,
drags the viewer within the virtual sphere of the drama, keeping them on the edge of their seat throughout. All the characters with their different personas contribute immensely to make the plot even more interesting. Action scenes backed by mind-blowing special effects form a strong foundation for the show to progress.
As for the Iron Triangle, their friendship, cheerful banter, and bonding make them invincible together, with their complementary skills for the journey filled with obstacles. Packed with mind-blowing action scenes, the use of word building for the said tomb-raids is simply phenomenal.
Star Power
The graceful performances by the actors are truly noteworthy, taking the viewers through an engaging journey.
Overall Opinion
With a mix of themes of supernatural, historical, mystery, humor, horror, romance, and adventure, this show is a good watch. This storytelling pace is good, and the drama OST is remarkable.
Background music has a connection to the storyline depending on what the characters are going through, which makes it more appealing to the audience.
