American Born Chinese

Well that was fun. It's not the greatest show I've seen this month but it was enjoyable enough to binge watch. The first few episodes were great, the middle ones were just okay, and then the last two were fantastic. I think they wrapped the season up nicely and gave that extra end bit it's second season opportunity. I'm a fan of Chinese dramas and this opened exactly like one but it was definitely like a marvel movie than a Chinese drama. I think they did a good job at showing what it's like to be a kid in highschool and just wanting to fit in. how friendships can shift and you can be lost for no reason at all. loved: the jokes, the characters, the music, acting was good, the overall themes of self acceptance and identity. didn't like: kind of dragged on, the ending was not that surprising tbh, sometimes it felt so obvious, and stereotypical but that's also sort of the point. hated the romance. (and I love romance like love it but oof). also veryyyy westernized so uhhhh yeah. rewatch value: 7/10

I found this to be a fun lighthearted reinterpretation of chinese stories they do alot of homages to kungfu movies which is great definitely a safe way to get the family into kungfu films or shows