Tuesday, 15th February 2022

Reset
Drama 开端 / Reset
Country China
Director Sun Mo Long
Writer Lao Suan
Released January 11th, 2022
Cast Bai Jing Ting, Zhao Jin Mai, Huang Jue, Liu Dan
Details 15 episodes of ~40 minutes each
Themes Investigation, Time Loop
Links ChineseDrama.info

A university student is on her way to a bookshop when the bus she is on explodes killing everyone. Unfortunately time loops back and she has to die again and again. Getting off the bus is difficult enough let alone stopping the time loop by saving everyone on the bus.

I like dramas involving time loops and time travel and this is one of the best I've seen. It's a story about ordinary people in an impossible situation, trying to solve a complex problem and unravel a mystery. All the people on the bus are fleshed out real characters, not 2D stereotypes.

The scenes are varied: the claustrophobia of the bus, interrogation and investigation at a police station, a secret cat lover's lair, animation fan events, down at heel neighbourhoods. The action moves along without feeling forced or repetitive.

I was gripped by this drama, investing myself into the story and people in the story.