Last Madame

All the lead actors have done reallly well. When is season 2 expected.

I loved the premise and unlike some of the reviews, found the juxtaposition of both storylines compelling where we get both the "old" story and the modern day plot. It gave the show some tension and interesting subplots that carried its own weight. Characters were also fleshed out well and you can understand and empathise with the motivations of the leads. Joanne Peh is AMAZING, her best role ever, and the rest of the cast were convincing and very solid and did well - for the most part. However, the main female lead (Fiona Fussi) for the modern day storyline was absolutely awful. It was painful to watch her, sadly. I wish they casted better. Pretty sure she only got the role for her looks because she really cannot act. This could have been a perfect 10 show, if not for her awful acting. I hope to never see her on screen again.

Overall I think for Singaporeans to speak English and not singlish seems to be unnatural for many. Similar to little nyonya last time but the little nyonya had more realistic expressions and I guess it was in chinese..that perhaps was their mother tongue.

This is quite well made but the biggest problem is weaving the two time period stories together. The modern tale is a sweet predictable Hallmark romance, the 1940s story is gory and full of sexual violence. You'll need a very broad taste to accept both ends of the spectrum - although the time cuts work for the pacing.

This is mostly interior shots - a tragic irony given the show is about preserving an historic building. I'm guessing there's not of a lot of WWII Singapore left to shoot sweeping period outdoor scenes that would have helped with the epic reach.

The leads are stand out actors - very easy on the eye, doing the best they can with compromised script choices.

I'd like to note Jeff Chou (Inspector Mak), great, reserved and VERY sexy performance. With a screen version of Fonda Lee's award winning novel "Jade City" in the pipeline, the folk casting for that coming series would have to have rocks in their heads if they didn't consider him for the role of Kaul Lanshinwan!

While this show did seem interesting, it was very predictable and did not seem to have much of a point to it. There really wasn't much mystery or intrigue and what you saw was what you got.

The actors were great for the roles they played, but there needed to be more of a storyline to hook you in.