Overall it was a pretty fun watch. It started off a bit awkwardly in the first episode but you quickly get used to it since it's really just the main character's personality, and im sure it was all intentional. Its also really funny throughout and the fight scenes were really energetic and engaging. A small nit pick of mine is that during a flashback scene of the monkey king and the bull demon, there was this silly little narration and old commercial/comic transition that i felt really reminded me of the actual novel. The reason it bothers me is because it played at what i think is the most inappropriate time it could have. It was supposed to be a serious scene buuut it kinda ruined it for me. I really wished the rest of the show implemented that creative way of story telling so it could stay a bit more true to the charm of the original book, but it never comes back. Other than that I ended up appreciating all the characters relationships with each other as i kept watching, mostly with Jin's parents and ESPECIALLY Freddy's story. In fact Freddy and his story is the best part of the whole series and I really hope that he gets more attention in upcoming seasons. The last thing i expected from this show was to get teary eyed with anything in it, but I definitely cant say that about Ke huy quans recent performances. So subtle yet powerful. Season one did an overall great job at setting up groundwork for future character and story developments, so I really hope they dont mess it up.
Review of American Born Chinese
