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Channel 8
1. 最火搭档2
2. 啊！是你到我家
3. 夜市人生
4. 名厨出走记2
5. 三个男人一张口

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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

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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

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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）

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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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文：杨丽玲

终极致意

难道非得婆妈煽情或通俗无聊才能讨喜。

《最火搭档2》是有胆识的本地创作。

挑战入屋尺度。

很不新加坡。

我们的电视剧其实还可以有这样的可能性。

小曼入魔，瑞恩失控。

演员，有者属方法演技派，就是必须与人物同堕地狱共尝痛苦。

“这一系列很难得，不管主要演员还是配角，大家都有自己的故事和个性，有得发挥。” 陈莉萍为戏作总结。剧中对白，即兴发挥的应该不少。

莉萍姐谈起一场大包和小曼对手戏……“小曼生气地对我说，你这么小气，不要叫大包啦，应该改名叫小包，我就自己加了一句，你才是小馒头咯。讲完大家都笑了。”

角色有灵魂，演员会有清醒意识，自然而然都想也能投入。

演员，有空间才会成长。老中青，人人浑身有戏。高潮最后一周，纸上窥视幕后偶有的轻松时刻。

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随便小姐says:

I smell something.

路人甲says:

What？你是狗咩？

随便小姐says:

No!我是狼，讲angmoh的狼。

路人甲says:

Please啦，做莫没事找事有人不做要做狼？

随便小姐says:

因为吃lollipop的狼很帅嘛！酱犀利的眼神，你没有被电到咩？！　

路人甲says:

坦白说……有。很邻家男孩的大雄原来也是发电机。《最火搭档2》里眼神几intense一下。偶尔吃一下lollipop不小心把我家阿爸阿妈也电到了，一看就问：“吃巧克力的时间到了”的那个阿boy现在改吃lollipop了吓？

随便小姐says:

是咯，阿boy长大成man了，留点小胡渣，很男人却不uncle。好过每次当偶像很闷嘛。而且想不到跟恩恩亦敌亦友斗来斗去还是有火花wor，哈哈，恩恩每集都很stressed酱，看得我也很stressed，还好有这只节奏不太一样而且整天惹恩恩的狼，让我有时看得几开心的。所以说，要突破也要有机会嘛，就好像恩恩这个女主角竟然不是善良大好人……

路人甲says:

Stressed？不会啦，我倒是比较怕。恩恩酱凶酱狠，害我一直怕她随时走火入魔发狂咬人。But hor，冒冷汗时我还是尽量看了一下，恩恩跟大雄真的很有Chemistry，以前演情侣有火花，现在演Madam阿Sir整天顶嘴过招也不错，可以封他们做“最火搭档”了咯！

随便小姐says:

恩恩真的很卖力，演到好像不要命酱，哇，我酱挑剔都不得不说，这戏真的拍得几有水准的，打架追逐都很紧张，讲案情的时候hor，情节在眼前上演，像《伤城》酱，还有每集开场用那个乜乜小时交待，手法不一样咧，几有feel的！

路人甲says:

是咯是咯，我本来以为会跟第一部一样花拳绣腿，原来不是wor，打起来拍起来都几serious一下，超级无敌大跃进咧！But没负责打的也很厉害啦，就像大包陈莉萍，很有气势，最重要的是镇得住横行无阻小馒头恩恩wor，感觉上她们很有默契。

随便小姐says:

当然啦，大包和小曼才是真正的最火搭档嘛！But有点奇怪咯，恩恩入魔是可以接受啦，但戏里讲她以前为了赢乜也都做得出wor，第一系列的恩恩明明不是酱的咧！害我想破头都不明白，算了算了，看在这戏连大配角都好看的份上……

路人甲says:

哎呀，做戏而已，做莫酱认真？看红花也看绿叶就是了，恩恩和大雄的队友亚当其实也不错，终于不用整天演死尸演娘娘腔的他超man！

随便小姐says:

是咧，亚当这次几稳的，subtle不过有戏味咯，很有智慧警察look。但是我最最最最爱的是才出现3集的刀疤煞星沈金兴，哇！酷到晕！

路人甲says:

他可是我小时候的偶像ok，一出场发功自然是酷到你晕久久啦。But厉害的还有很多人，怪阿姨林梅娇除了念经还来一场大哭狂笑，哇！classic咧。大小眼王昱清真的坏到很人渣，我多想赏他几巴掌，还有还有，张为uncle为家人壮烈牺牲酱伟大，我看了眼泪一直流一直流……

随便小姐says:

是咯，大家不懂是不是在比谁最厉害，老的小的都可以看一下wor，陈罗密欧废废软软的，陈欣淇小妹扮聋哑情妹，有突破演得也OK，洪小弟虽然身材走样儿还是痞痞得几自然的……而且每个故事都不知有乜人可以看，每晚都吊起来卖，搞到我很期待，谢绝所有约会！

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Channel 8
1. 夜市人生
2. 最火搭档2
3. 啊！是你到我家
4. 名厨出走记2
5. 三个男人一张口

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《最火搭档2》 30 March, Friday

Dial 1900-112-2023 to vote for Rui En in Top 10! Per vote costs 86c.

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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

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After two weeks of online voting, Elvin Ng and Rui En are still in the lead for Favourite Onscreen Couple and Favourite Female and Male artiste award

By Joanna Goh

Fans of Jesseca Liu and Chris Lee who are hoping to topple over the ‘RuiVin’ (a term to describle Rui En and Elvin Ng’s onscreen coupling) domination of the online polls after our first update will be sorely disappointed.

We don’t see any changes made to this week’s online voting results as fans of Rui En and Elvin continued to keep their idols in the top spot for both Favourite Male and Female character in C.L.I.F (Elvin Ng as Teo Kwee Xiang) and A Tale of 2 Cities (Rui En as Zhang Yale), with their fervent voting.

The duo, also nominated for their chemistry and likability in last year’s Code of Honour, secured their reign over the online polls (as of 9am on Mar 23) for the Favourite On-screen Couple category in their pairing as Song Yazai and Ou Kelu. Following close behind ‘RuiVin’ is Jesseca and Chris’ pairing for The Oath.

With no changes made to the rankings in the 2012 Star Awards online polls after three weeks of voting, will this seal the fate of a double whammy for both Elvin and Rui En? Will the currently-airing Unriddle 2, which also features Elvin and Rui En, help boost their popularity amongst TV viewers and give them a permanent edge over Jesseca and Chris?

Vote for Rui En as your Favourite Female Character here!

Vote for Rui En in Favourite On-Screen Couple here!

Source: Xinmsn

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日期: 23/3/2012 | 新闻来源: 我报 | 记者: 罗瑱玲

瑞恩粉丝火力全开

瑞恩的《最火搭档2》正在播映，她的粉丝也火力全开，让她在“e乐人气本地电视演员”奖项中把“阿二”范文芳及“离巢公主”刘子绚抛在后头。

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

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Plots involving surgeons, policemen and lovers provide twists aplenty in this week’s crop of serials.

By Foong Woei Wan

Playing it safe is the one thing you can’t accuse Channel 8 police drama Unriddle 2 of.

Would you attempt a psychodrama about a policewoman (Rui En) going off the rails, knowing it could be a tortured mess?

Would you kill off your stronger actors (Tay Ping Hui, as a twitching detective with a brain ailment, and Desmond Shen, as a scar-faced criminal) and leave your viewers at the mercy of a weaker actor (Elvin Ng, as a lollipop-sucking police whiz-kid?)

Would you risk your actors’ dignity in an amateurish shoot-out scene, knowing they could look like they all have two left hands and two left feet?

MediaCorp does all of the above, and it sure seems to like living dangerously. It isn’t entirely inept though.

In its first season, the series packed an emotional punch whenever it placed its every-woman (Chen Liping, as a reluctant informant of Rui En’s) in peril.

In its second season, it drags her adopted family members into trouble too and puts her in the painful position of deciding whom to save.

Source: The Straits Times

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