Forensic Heroes II

I saw Forensic Heroes back then and I remember liking and enjoying it. So, how is Forensic Heroes II (TVB, 30 episodes)?

Forensic Heroes II Synopsis: (from Wikipedia)
Every contact leaves a trace
Every clue serves as a silent witness against crime

Bomb disposal expert Yeung Yat Sing (Kevin Cheng Ka Wing) returns from England to visit relatives and he comes across a grenade case by accident. With his tactful and level-headed approach, Sing is highly appraised by Senior Chemist Ko Yin Pok (Bobby Au-Yeung Chun Wah) and is being invited to join the Forensic Division. In a little while, Sing becomes the division’s rising star. By work, Sing gets back in touch with his long-lost best friend Koo Chak Sam (Frankie Lam Man Lung). Sam serves as a forensic writer and he is going to get married soon.

Accidentally, Sum’s fiancée Lam Ding Ding (Linda Chung Ka Yan) is killed in an explosion and Pok’s police girlfriend Leung Siu Yau (Yoyo Mung Ka Wai) also loses the ability of holding a gun in the incident. Yau’s duties are passed to Ma Kwok Ying (Charmaine Sheh Sze Man) from the Narcotics Bureau. Both Sam and Sing find Ying extremely charming with her smart and unfathomable characteristics in case handling.

Integrating laboratory techniques, logical reasoning, and forensic knowledge, the trio strive to fight against crimes tremendously. As they get to know each other more and more, the entangled triangle of love also starts to hinder their working relationships…

Cast:
Bobby Au Yeung as Ko Yin Bok (Timothy)
Yoyo Mung as Leung Siu Yau
Kevin Cheng as Yeung Yat Sing (Ivan)
Frankie Lam as Koo Chak Sum (Sam)
Charmaine Sheh as Ma Kwok Ying (Isabella)
Linda Chung as Lam Ding Ding
Raymond Cho as Shum Hung
Florence Kwok as Mok Suk Nuen (Yvonne)

My comments:
I still remember bits and pieces of the first installment and if you didn’t watch the first, watching sequel is not a big problem. In Forensic Heroes II, it’s the same cast with Charmaine Sheh and Kevin Cheng joining. The leading actress is actually Charmaine rather than Yoyo since Yoyo leaves at episode 17 and comes back at episode 27…Furthermore, I have the impression that Charmaine is the real lead in this drama, more lead than Bobby, which I’m a bit bothered…

I’m not a fan of sequels because from past experiences, sequels normally kill the original. The one and only sequels I liked were Files of Justice II and III. Forensic Heroes II unfortunately is not a good as the first one. I learned something from watching these TVB detective series. When someone who is not from the regular cast appears, that person is either the victim or the one who commits the crime. When there are a few suspects at the same time for viewers to guess, that’s fun but that didn’t apply here. Maybe because it’s a drama concentrating on forensics processes rather police mystery therefore, the cases are predictable; you can easily guess who did it and sometimes, the motives of the crime as well. Only the last case was unpredictable. So what do we get here? A show-off of forensic labs and a bunch of technical terms that we hear now and then forget a minute later…

Is it only me? I feel a total lack of chemistry between the cast as couple or buddy. Bobby and Frankie had better brotherhood chemistry last time but this time, I didn’t feel it and even more so with Kevin joining. Same thing with Bobby and Yoyo, they had more chemistry last time while this time, I didn’t feel anything probably because they are not together a lot in this drama. But one thing I like is that they didn’t add a third party in their relationship. Charmaine, Kevin and Frankie have a very interesting relationship because Kevin and Charmaine seems to be fated but Charmaine and Frankie have more in common however, once again, no sparks between them. I have to complain about the lousy ending. It’s not the ambiguity of it, it’s more Charmaine’s surprising pregnancy that doesn’t fit how her character went all along and call me cold-blooded, I wasn’t touched by the end. I really didn’t care much for Charmaine and Kevin’s characters…they are uninteresting.

So, overall, I’m a bit disappointed by this drama and I guess that there’s a high chance of a Forensic Heroes III in the future…please don't...!

* Themesong of the drama