I recently finished Ancient Detective.
I have not watched many wuxia dramas. It is not my cup of a tea. It is not the best drama out there but it is better than the most of the same genre.
It is filmed beautifully and it looks real. The atmosphere feels authentic. The secondary characters are fantastic. Each character has depth.
What I liked about this drama is – there are no sweet, overly optimistic female characters which are staple of wuxia drama but there is naïve second lead.
The problem is it falls short on detective part. Cases are not twisty enough. You can guess who is the culprit within few moments. The central mystery is quite obvious from the start.
The pace is slow and it takes quite bit a time to settle.
It was an easy and interesting watch.