Not so sure about Lost Tomb: Reboot

[amedia]

Uh-oh. Been watching Lost Tomb: Reboot. It's a C-drama starring the very pretty Zhu Yilong (who played the very pretty Shen Wei in Guardian), and I'm afraid I see a pattern that will probably repeat and break my heart each time.

Wu Xie: Look at this amazing find! Let's call the archaeological team to investigate it properly.
Pangzi: No, let's dig into it and find treasure.
Wu Xie: Just don't TOUCH anything.
Tangtang: I'mma touch the thing!
Wu Xie: Don't touch the thing!
Xiaoge: I'mma jump INTO the thing!
Wu Xie: I SAID DON'T TOUCH THE THING!
Tangtang: (causes chain reaction)
Xiaoge: (awakens a ravenous monster)
Wu Xie: OMGWTFBBQ?!?!
irreparable damage to priceless artifacts ensues
Wu Xie: I told you NOT to TOUCH the THING!

To be clear, my heart isn't breaking because these idiots put themselves into mortal danger. I'm more upset about the artifacts. The big appeal of the show to fans, I've been told, is that there's lots of hurt/comfort, and personally *I* want to hurt the main characters myself!

I mentioned this on Discord and one of my peeps there said, yeah, this isn't a show for people who want archaeological practices to be followed correctly. I may have to nope out of this one and switch over to Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty or Nirvana in Fire.

Comments

[dorinda]

Heh. I haven't watched this one yet, but I'm making a note to leave my real-world concerns at the doorstep.

This reminds me of a holiday weekend long ago, when my brother and I and some friends went to see the film "National Treasure". And when the character who was supposed to be an archivist was rubbing lemon juice on the back of the Declaration of Independence, I was like "AAAAAAAUGH NOOOOOOOOOO" in the theater--it was like a horror movie for people of my profession.

[amedia]

And when the character who was supposed to be an archivist was rubbing lemon juice on the back of the Declaration of Independence, I was like "AAAAAAAUGH NOOOOOOOOOO" in the theater

OMG! How awful!!! That's a movie I've never seen and I think I'll bump it pretty darned low on the queue!