First Impression: My Stand-In
Overall: the first episode was interesting if a bit choppy. Very similar aesthetics to KinnPorsche which makes sense because it shares a director and screenwriter. It was adapted from the novel "Professional Body Double" by Shui Qiang Cheng which I haven't read and I'll base the series on its own merits. 12 episodes about an hour each. Airing uncut on iQIYI. First episode link: https://www.iq.com/play/my-stand-in-uncut-episode-1-1iwuiu9rlww?lang=en_us The production company also produced I Feel You Linger In The Air.
Content Warnings: a major one that is complicated but I'm keeping this spoiler free
What I Liked
- the premise
- showed a condom and discussed sexual position preferences
- production value (some really nice camera shots)
Room For Improvement
- a voice over with exposition dumps
- felt choppy at times, a lot of time jumps though they were clear
- some of the music didn't seem to fit the tone
- wish a character hadn't been shown as extremely drunk at the end of episode 1
Content Warnings: a major one that is complicated but I'm keeping this spoiler free
What I Liked
- the premise
- showed a condom and discussed sexual position preferences
- production value (some really nice camera shots)
Room For Improvement
- a voice over with exposition dumps
- felt choppy at times, a lot of time jumps though they were clear
- some of the music didn't seem to fit the tone
- wish a character hadn't been shown as extremely drunk at the end of episode 1
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