日期: 31/3/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 施晓伶

《最火搭档2》没有结局的结局，不禁让人猜想是否会拍摄第3系列，监制受访时说，一切要看观众的反应。

《最1》在2010年开播，深受观众喜爱，今年3月紧追播出第二系列，成为新加坡少有续集的连续剧之一，现在有人猜测，第3系列是否即将开拍。

《最2》这部本地警匪片，以一连串的凶杀案贯穿整部剧，剧情扑朔迷离。

瑞恩在戏里饰演女警，为了追捕几起凶杀案的幕后黑手方教授，与心理医生高婕妤（林慧玲饰演）反目，两人在大结局中两败俱伤。

可是，两人却在最后关头，受到方教授的简讯，这才知道方教授当年自杀自是幌子，多年来暗地里把她们当白老鼠，进行他对犯罪心理学的试验工作。

最后一幕演到，刚痛失母亲的瑞恩，远赴韩国找方教授，然后就不了了之。

对于不完整的大结局，《最2》的监制袁树伟说，这其实跟第一系列的结局有着异曲同工之妙，不过，这是否意味着将拍摄第三系列，则有赖观众的反馈，及公司的安排。

袁树伟表示，《最2》的结局其实让续集有很多发挥的空间，“小曼”可以变成卧底或杀手，但若有续集，他表示一定让“小曼”过更有希望的人生。

对于第三系列的演员人选，袁树伟说，任何人的可能性都很高，他们也很开放，不会局限于特定人选。

Source: Shinmin

Categorised in CH, Shin Min, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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We explore what worked for Ch8 drama series Unriddle 2, and what could have been done to make it a better production

After four weeks of intense murder cases and mystery-solving by Hu Xiaoman (Rui En) & co., the 20-episoder whodunit finally came to a climatic end yesterday.

While Season 2 saw a slight dip in viewership numbers compared to season 1 (813,000 till episode 18* versus season one’s 880,000), numbers don’t usually translate into a show’s popularity and represent how well-received a series is these days. The widely-anticipated sequel of Ch8 drama series Unriddle 2 was much-talked-about when it premiered four weeks ago and even trended worldwide on Twitter for a couple of hours when its debut and finale episode aired.

For sure, Unriddle 2 ain’t for the weak-hearted and the young; it’s not your typical 7pm or 9pm series to chill and unwind to after an intense day at work. Season two was darker, more gripping, and TV viewers saw the investigation team delve deeper into a slew of dramatised deaths and psychotic murder cases. Pandora’s Box was unearthed and unlocked with each passing episode as the death of characters formed an indiscernible bond between the victims and the ultimate perpetrator.

Apart from a meatier and more action-packed storyline, we also saw Unriddle 2 tie up loose ends from the first season with more focus on the growth and development of characters. After one fruitful season of partnership, Xiaoman’s faith and trust in Zhengyi (Chen Liping) is left to dangle precariously as the former begins to doubt everyone, including herself, when she is left to deal with her innermost demons and fears.

While young viewers lauded the production of a more intense and riveting crime series, there were others who commented that its violent scenes were inappropriate for the 9pm timeslot on TV.

Here, we look into what the drama did well and what can be worked upon to make it a more wholesome series.

Unriddle 2: The Good

The Good: Partnership between Hu Xiaoman and Lin Zhengyi (Dabao)

The uncanny friendship between Hu Xiaoman (Rui En), a CID officer and her mole cum pau seller, Lin Zhengyi aka Dabao (Chen Liping), was a hit with TV viewers from the get-go. Audiences loved their sleuth pairing and Xiaoman’s dry, icy humour versus Dabao’s frank and bubbly ways spoke of the inexplicable connection and irreplaceable trust they had in each other. This season, the duo took their friendship to another level as they coped with personal losses and dealt with their inner insecurities and moral weaknesses. Even heroes have the right to bleed, but it takes a trusty sidekick to lead one back on the right path as the once cool and collected Xiaoman faltered, succumbed to her fears, and marred the line between upholding justice and observing the law.

The Good: Strong and concise storyline

There’s no time to waste when it comes to story development for Unriddle 2. Right from the start of the first episode, Xiaoman & co are left to fend off threats from a new enemy called Asura and deal with the death of Hong Chao, whose life was sacrificed in-exchange for the rest’s safety when they were held hostage. Yuze finally gets some form of closure of his ex-girlfriend’s death in this season. We see the light of unanswered cases which are in fact, snowballed to form a chain of murder cases that are seemingly instigated and plotted by Jieyu, whose ultimate aim was to cause the downhill of Xiaoman. Props to the writers for a job well done in terms of cliffhangers and last minute plot twists.

Audiences are kept right on the edge of our seats till the very last 10mins of the show which unveiled the ultimate puppeteer who orchestrated this entire series of mindless killings, in the name of conducting a criminal psychology experiment.

Unriddle 2: The Questionable

The Questionable: Short and fast cuts between scenes

While some found it dizzying and confusing to be fed with these sporadic cuts and swift camera movements, this directorial decision can be considered befitting of a series as fast-paced as Unriddle 2 to create an adrenalin rush and keep viewers on the edge of their sofa seats.

The Questionable: Dark nature of the story

We laud the producers and writers of Unriddle 2 for their brazen decision to morph and move the drama series into darker and unchartered territories, despite the knowledge of possible flak and criticisms that will come their way when the drama airs. Happy and lighthearted moments were sparse and far between the entire season and they veered away from the typical family-friendly series that we’re more used to and showed viewers a grimmer and lesser-seen side of local productions. While we think it’s a commendable move towards more heavyweight material, it feels as if this darker sequel was produced with two aims in mind: to satiate demands and requests of fans from the original series and to outdo its first season with more amped up crime cases and violent action scenes.

The Questionable: Last episode of Unriddle 2

Two points that came to mind after tuning in to the last episode: Why was there a sparked increase in the use of English between the main characters (with the exception of Lang Feng who has been doing it throughout the season)? Is this another open-ended ending with no concrete conclusion in sight?

What was originally perceived to be the answer to a riddle within the original riddle, has escalated to form yet another new riddle at the end of season two. While some are satisfied with the ending as it spells the prospect of a possible third season, others felt cheated and duped with yet another open-ended ending. So, will this spell the possibility of a third season to the “never-ending” TV series? Viewers who are crossing their fingers and hoping for a big fat ‘YES’ will be disappointed — there may be a couple of loose threads unexplained for, but the production team currently has no intentions of producing another sequel to Unriddle 2, as said by writer Peng Kai Yi during a recent LIVE chat with fans. No harm to keep hoping and wishing though, you never know if they might just accede to your requests for a sequel or spinoff if the demand remains.

Unriddle 2: The Bad

The Bad: Inappropriate timeslot on TV

Not programmed at the most ideal time slot, this is one show parents wouldn’t want their kids tuning in to before bedtime; especially not with that many violent and cold-blooded, gruesome murder scenes. It would have been more suitable to push back the airtime to a much later timeslot to cater to more mature audiences and young adults.

The Bad: Attempt to cover all bases in a short series

Too ambitious were the production team of Unriddle 2 as they tried to achieve too much within too short a span of time. In 20 episodes, they ramped up the dark and suspenseful story, brought in more action and violent scenes, doubled up the amount of drama and introduced fresh and new camera angles. There might have been too much intensity, shock and mind-boggling events for a layman TV viewer to take in and absorb. First-time viewers of the series not in the know of what happened in the prior season might also be turned off, overwhelmed, and left confused.

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in EN, Ratings 节目收视率, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, xinmsn.

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TV Guide

小迷看电视

瑞恩主演的《最火搭档2》今晚即将落幕，剧中展现利落身手及精湛演技的她，除了在即将来临的红星大奖呼声极高，在“e乐大赏”进行的票选中，瑞恩粉丝也火力全开，在“e乐人气本地电视演员”奖项中把范文芳及刘子绚远远抛在后头……

最火搭档2（大结局）

8频道 晚上9.00

小曼哀恸不已，要杀婕妤，但最后还是决定让她接受法律制裁，同时小曼得知一个惊人的事实，当朗峰来到现场，发现小曼不见，到底她去了哪里？

Source: Zaobao

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日期: 30/3/2012 | 新闻来源: 联合晚报

小鬼黄鸿升和咱们的“冰山公主”瑞恩似乎相处得不错。穿着直条睡衣的他们，竟模仿起香蕉兄弟 (Bananas in Pyjamas)，号称这是最火搭档之儿童版！

Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Wanbao, Omy

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Remember what happened when xinmsn turned one last year? We roped in celebrities and got them to help commemorate this special occasion with their fanciful birthday cake drawings. As with all birthday traditions, this year, we decided to put their drawing skills and creativity levels to the test again, and got both local and overseas celebs to ‘draw something’ for xinmsn.

Artistes are tasked to design a square-piece of white paper with two printed tall columns that can be interpreted either as the Roman ‘II’ numerals, or the Mandarin character ‘二’, which means two in English.

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xinmsn迎来创网两周年，延续去年的风格，找来众多海内外艺人送上祝福之余，不忘考验他们的创意！

xinmsn去年找来多位艺人为我们画生日蛋糕，今年延续这个”传统”，并顺道升级，出了题目考验海内外艺人，要求他们在印上”=”的方形纸张上自由作画。”=”可以看成中文字”二”或罗马号码”II”，刚好相应xinmsn二周年。

Rui En

Source: Xinmsn English | Chinese

Categorised in CH, EN, xinmsn.

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日期: 29/3/2012 | 新闻来源: 联合晚报 | 记者: 李妙音

I. e乐人气本地电视演员

1. 瑞恩
2. 范文芳
3. 方伟杰

Vote online for Rui En in Category I daily! Link: bit.ly/sge2012

To SMS vote for Rui En, SMS the following message to 77877:

SGEAWARDS [space] I10 [space] NRIC [space] NAME

Eg. “SGEAWARDS I10 S1234567A Amy” to 77877

Per vote costs 22c, unlimited votes daily!

Source: Wanbao

Categorised in CH, Omy SG E Awards 新加坡 E乐大赏, Omy SG E Awards 新加坡 E乐大赏 2012, Wanbao.

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既然是年中剧，那当然少不了“人数”！你看整个电视都挤满了人。

Ruien也为了这部戏学怎么炒菜和晒衣！

。。。她还在学习当中。

Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: BaguaTV

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4 consecutive days of 3 hours a sleep a night, meaning sleep deprivation and resulting irrational behavious + two matching sets of pajamas masquerading as 1958 hospital wear = this photo.

I’ve always been more of a He-Man and Bananas in Pajamas kinda girl anyway.

Those who have seen these photos, there will be men with dark sunglasses folowing your every move in order to ensure there is no leak which would potentially undermine my uber cool and ice queen image.

This post will self destruct in 2 hours.

You have been warned.

En.

This was first posted in RBKD forum on 28 March 2012 at 10:52 pm.

Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

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日期: 28/3/2012 | 新闻来源: 联合早报 | 记者: 黄靖晶

今年又到本地拍8频道电视剧《花样人间》，黄鸿升在片中饰演周初明的儿子，跟瑞恩有不少感情戏。

聊到跟瑞恩的相处，他笑说：“之前很多记者‘吓’我说，她很‘冷’，是个冰山美人。认识她后，我不觉得她‘冷’，而且因为她演戏很拼，使我也不能松懈。”

他称赞瑞恩是个很棒的演员，“我喜欢她，虽然她不太会跟别人聊天。” 那么，两人如何沟通？

他形容得很有趣：“我们两个经常坐着看别人拍戏，很安静。因为我知道她喜欢安静。我偶尔会问她一些问题，虽然不是滔滔不绝的交谈，但我不觉得是‘冷场’，她也会向我介绍本地有哪些好吃的点心。”

Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Zaobao

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