Light Chaser Rescue Review

I expected Light Chaser Rescue (追光者) đồ sộ be an action-oriented drama. It should have lots of thrilling moments of rescuing people from accidents and natural disasters. But it is not exactly so sánh. The rescue scenes are there but they vì thế not have high excitement level as anticipated. Instead, the moving moments come from the romance, friendships, and family relationships. If that is the case, is it still worth watching then? My Light Chaser review will have more details about this drama.

My rating: 7.5/10
Episodes: 40
Type: Romance, Action
Aired: October 2022
Images Credit: WeTV Official Facebook

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The Cast Of Light Chaser Rescue

Leo Luo Yun Xi as Luo Ben
Janice Wu Qian as Zhan Yan
Marcus Li Ming De as Zhou Ming Ming
Li Ting Ting as Ding Ding Ding
Xu Shao Ying as Xiong Fei
Yang An Qi as Luo Yuan
He Ming Han as Cai Yu Xiao / Dr. Cai
Huang Sạc Yuan as Zhan Qing Shan
Liu Hai Lan as Ruan Jing Zhu
Fan Lei as Lie Ying / Falcon
Ji Huan Bo as Da Peng

Main Characters

Luo Ben

Luo Ben is a successful and ambitious attorney specializing in business contracts. He is a confident and opinionated man who seems đồ sộ care only for his own interest and insensitive towards others. He is a smart and capable lawyer. Luo Ben is also an overly protective elder brother đồ sộ Luo Yuan. Ai Rui Er is his assistant and partner at work.

Zhan Yan

Zhan Yan is a general surgeon in Lin Jiang Central Hospital. She is also a thành viên of the International Medical Rescue Team and a qualified underwater rescuer. Zhan Yan is a very aloof woman who doesn’t care about niceties and self-promotion. She is only interested in healing patients and is good at her work. She has a warm side which she rarely shows except towards those close đồ sộ her. Zhan Yan has a difficult relationship with her father.

Supporting Characters

Zhou Ming Ming

Ming Ming comes from a rich family and works in a truyền thông media company lập cập by his mother. He is a young man with little interest in his job who eventually ends up as a thành viên of the Light Chaser Rescue team.

Ding Ding Ding

Ding Ding is a comic artist and Zhan Yan’s younger cousin sister. She is expressive and can be a little immature. She has a bickering relationship with Ming Ming.

Xiong Fei

Xiong Fei is a senior thành viên of the Light Chaser Rescue team. He works as a deliveryman for a tốc độ post company. Xiong Fei is upright and fair but can be a little wooden in expressing his feelings.

Luo Yuan

Luo Yuan is Luo Ben’s younger sister. She is mute and works as a dance teacher in a special needs school. Luo Yuan has a kind and warm personality. She is trusting of others and leads a sheltered life due đồ sộ Luo Ben’s protectiveness and pampering.

Cai Yu Xiao / Dr. Cai

Dr. Cai is Zhan Yan’s senior in university and colleague at Lin Jiang Central Hospital. He is also a surgeon but adept in facing the press đồ sộ promote his line of work and the hospital. Dr. Cai always has a soft spot for Zhan Yan although they are vying for the same promotion.

Zhan Qing Shan

Zhan Qing Shan is the founder and team captain of Light Chaser Rescue. He is also Zhan Yan’s father. He is a good man who is still haunted by the death of his wife many years ago due đồ sộ an earthquake.

Ruan Jing Zhu

Ruan Jing Zhu is the psychologist for the Light Chaser Rescue team. She is aware of Zhan Qing Shan’s regrets and his poor relationship with his daughter.

Lie Ying / Falcon

Falcon is a veteran thành viên and trainer of the Light Chaser Rescue team. He appears as a happy-go-lucky kind of man who likes đồ sộ drink. Zhan Yan is close đồ sộ Falcon and regards him lượt thích her own father.

Da Peng

Da Peng is a senior thành viên of Light Chaser Rescue. He can be hotheaded and direct towards those he doesn’t trust but means no harm.

Synopsis

Luo Ben and Zhan Yan first met when they encountered an accident on a highway. He is an attorney while she is a surgeon. Zhan Yan wasn’t impressed with Luo Ben initially and this carried over đồ sộ their subsequent meetings during an earthquake. Luo Ben’s younger sister was trapped under the rubble and Zhan Yan was there đồ sộ save her together with a non-profit rescue team called Light Chaser Rescue.

After repeated encounters with each other, Luo Ben begins đồ sộ get attracted đồ sộ Zhan Yan and pursues her. He also gets involved with Light Chaser Rescue on behalf of a client. Subsequently, Luo Ben becomes influenced đồ sộ join the team which is headed by Zhan Yan’s estranged father. Xiong Fei, who is also part of the team, is his sister’s love interest and this creates complications when Luo Ben refuses đồ sộ give his blessings for the relationship.

Hence, the various team members have đồ sộ navigate their life problems and personal relationships while maintaining preparedness for rescue missions. When called upon đồ sộ rescue others in dangerous situations, they have đồ sộ put their training đồ sộ good use as even one small mistake can be deadly.

Light Chaser Rescue Ending (Spoilers Alert!)

Light Chaser Rescue has an implied happy ending. There is no wedding or romantic scene for a clear cut indication that Luo Ben and Zhan Yan are back together as a couple. But they meet again 6 months later at Light Chaser Rescue base after her stint at the border hospital in the mountains. The last scene shows them smiling at each other.

Prior đồ sộ that, both Luo Ben and Zhan Yan have survived a near death experience due đồ sộ a snowstorm. Zhan Yan was up in the mountains đồ sộ save Da Peng, a team thành viên of Light Chaser Rescue. But they got lost and Zhan Yan fell into a crevice. Luo Ben managed đồ sộ get her out but was trapped by falling ice blocks. It took all his strength and willpower đồ sộ crawl out through a frozen underground river đồ sộ get saved. He was motivated đồ sộ survive because he wanted đồ sộ see Zhan Yan again. After Zhan Yan and his fellow team members reached him, the scene jumps đồ sộ 6 months later đồ sộ wrap up the story.

When Did The Main Couple Start Dating?

Luo Ben starts having feelings for Zhan Yan in Episode 7. They are trapped during a landslide in Episode 12. While waiting đồ sộ be rescued and with their lives on the line, Luo Ben and Zhan Yan exchange secrets and he kisses her in Episode 13. She pretends not đồ sộ remember the kiss after they were rescued.

Luo Ben then directly confesses his feelings đồ sộ her in Episode 14. Zhan Yan tells him that she will think it over. She gives him her answer in Episode đôi mươi and the couple start dating then. Luo Ben proposes đồ sộ Zhan Yan in Episode 34 and she says yes.

Any Breakup?

Yes, Zhan Yan breaks up with Luo Ben in Episode 35. He learns what happened đồ sộ his parents and that Zhan Yan hid the truth from him. Zhan Yan knows Luo Ben will not be able đồ sộ forgive her and her father. They also need time and space đồ sộ face the truth.

Following the break up, Zhan Yan decides đồ sộ apply for a stint in a mountainous region at the border. She leaves the thành phố in Episode 37 and declines Luo Ben’s điện thoại tư vấn while on the way đồ sộ the airport. They didn’t meet again until Luo Ben arrives đồ sộ save her from a snowstorm in Episode 39.

Is There A Love Triangle?

Dr. Cai is also interested in Zhan Yan. In fact, they were lovers while in university. But Zhan Yan broke up with him as she felt that they were not right for each other. She still feels the same when Dr. Cai confesses đồ sộ her with the hope of getting back together after 7 years in Episode 12. Zhan Yan rejects him outright with the same reason that they are not compatible.

After Dr. Cai left Zhan Yan behind during a landslide, he regrets his action and apologizes đồ sộ her in Episode 13. He promises đồ sộ make amends and protect her from then on. But Zhan Yan bluntly turns him down again. She tells him that he actually doesn’t love her but himself. Dr. Cai changes for the better after his mother couldn’t remember him anymore due đồ sộ illness. He quits his job at the hospital đồ sộ look after her in Episode 29. Dr. Cai and Zhan Yan meet again in Episode 38 at the border hospital when he also decides đồ sộ serve the people there. They remain as friends.

Ai Rui Er also likes Luo Ben but he has no romantic interest in her. She even tells Zhan Yan that she will fight for Luo Ben in Episode 28. She also wants Zhan Yan đồ sộ stay away from Luo Ben in Episode 36 after learning that they have broken up. Ai Rui Er confesses đồ sộ Luo Ben in the same episode but is rejected. He tells her that they are merely good working partners. Hence, she decides đồ sộ quit the firm and goes abroad đồ sộ further her studies in Episode 38.

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Father-Daughter Relationship

Zhan Yan has always been angry at her father because she thinks he chose đồ sộ save a boy đồ sộ be a hero instead of her mother during an earthquake. She reveals đồ sộ Luo Ben that Zhan Qing Shan is her father in Episode 13. The father-daughter relationship only begins đồ sộ thaw in Episode 30 after Zhan Qing Shan thought he has cancer and decides đồ sộ tell Zhan Yan the truth.

In actual fact, Zhan Qing Shan selfishly wanted đồ sộ save his wife first after she was trapped under the rubble. Nearby was another couple and their son. In his haste đồ sộ save his wife as well as ignorance about rescue work, he caused the rubble đồ sộ collapse further. His wife and the other couple were killed as a result. The boy whom he pulled out from the rubble survived as his mother shielded him. A picture showing him carrying the boy became a symbol of his “heroism” in the public eye. This is what makes Zhan Yan mad because she thought he would rather play hero than thở save her mother.

Boy’s Identity

After the incident, Zhan Qing Shan started Light Chaser Rescue đồ sộ make amends for what he had done. He has also been trying đồ sộ find the boy đồ sộ apologize and get rid of the guilt. Zhan Yan finds out that they boy is Luo Ben in Episode 34. Luo Ben comes upon the same information in Episode 35 but thinks Zhan Qing Shan is a hero. Zhan Yan then asks her father đồ sộ tell Luo Ben the truth in Episode 35 that he indirectly caused his parents’ death.

Luo Ben is very angry until he puts it all behind him in Episode 38. This is after Zhan Qing Shan makes it known đồ sộ all team members of his past mistake. He decides đồ sộ step down from being the team leader and passes the responsibility đồ sộ Luo Ben.

Second Couple

Luo Yuan is drawn đồ sộ Xiong Fei very early on after he saved her from the rubble following an earthquake. He is interested in her too but Luo Ben wants him đồ sộ stay away from his sister because of his past. Xiong Fei is an ex-convict which makes it difficult for him đồ sộ find a good job. He was jailed because he accidentally killed a man who was harassing his sister back when he was in college.

Luo Yuan confesses her feelings đồ sộ Xiong Fei in Episode 17. When Luo Ben finds out that she is giving up the opportunity đồ sộ pursue her dream abroad because of Xiong Fei, he forces her đồ sộ go. However, Luo Yuan didn’t board the place and goes back đồ sộ look for Xiong Fei. He expresses his love for her then and they become a couple in Episode 18.

Luo Ben tests Xiong Fei’s commitment towards his sister in Episode 19 by making him choose between Luo Yuan and Light Chaser Rescue. Xiong Fei chooses đồ sộ quit the rescue team even after Luo Ben tells him that he no longer opposes their relationship. But Luo Yuan encourages Xiong Fei đồ sộ rejoin the team in Episode 26 when it is facing a crisis. She knows the team means a lot đồ sộ him and wants him đồ sộ continue doing what he loves. Xiong Fei proposes đồ sộ Luo Yuan in Episode 27. They have their wedding in Episode 29. Luo Yuan is shown đồ sộ be pregnant in Episode 40.

Third Couple

Ding Ding begins đồ sộ feel something for Ming Ming in Episode 21 after he stood up for her against her friend who was jealous of her success. But he no longer has much time for her after his mother’s health scare in Episode 22. Hence, Ming Ming is forced đồ sộ take up his responsibilities at work đồ sộ lighten his mother’s burden.

Ming Ming and Ding DIng become a couple in Episode 25 after he risked his life đồ sộ get her out of a flooded cave. However, Ming Ming’s mother disapproves of the relationship as she thinks it is Ding Ding who got her son involved in the Light Chaser Rescue team. She also wants someone who can help her son in his career and Ding Ding simply doesn’t fit the bill.

Due đồ sộ Ming Ming’s mother’s insults and relentless pressure, Ding Ding breaks up with Ming Ming in Episode 33. But the breakup is short-lived as Ming Ming is sure of what he wants. He asks Ding Ding đồ sộ register their marriage in Episode 34. However, Ding Ding feels that they should get his mother’s blessings first. Hence, she slowly worms her way into his mother’s heart. Ming Ming’s mother grudgingly begins đồ sộ accept Ding Ding in Episode 37 and fully acknowledges her in Episode 38.

Light Chaser Rescue Review – More Romance Than Action

Light Chaser Rescue is not a really good action drama if you are looking for a lot of thrilling and exciting moments. While it gave bu the impression that there will be many dangerous rescue missions that will keep bu on the edge of my seat, it is not exactly so sánh. The action is pretty limited because the focus is more on character development and heartwarming moments.

Many people have compared this drama đồ sộ You Are My Hero which also has a doctor and special police officer as the protagonists. The difference is Light Chaser Rescue has more complex relationships and personal issues in its story. Thus, the main drivers of this drama are romance and family rather than thở action. There are 3 couples in the plot and their relationships take up the bulk of the screen time.

Multiple Couples

I think it is easy đồ sộ find Light Chaser Rescue boring because not everyone will enjoy watching all the 3 couples’ story. The main couple is matured and calm with a tinge of sweetness once they get together. The second couple is loving and supportive of each other. The third couple is the youngest of the lot with much bickering in the initial stages.

I guess you can skip the second and third couple’s scenes if you don’t enjoy their romance. This should help đồ sộ quicken the pace of the drama. However, the main couple’s story is tied đồ sộ events that will happen later. Therefore, if you don’t feel invested in this pair, you might not be able đồ sộ feel the depth of emotions that they are supposed đồ sộ bring đồ sộ the table. If that is so sánh, the drama will really kết thúc up being a boring one đồ sộ sit through then.

Character Development

To bu, one thing that Light Chaser Rescue did very well is in the characters’ development. The characters are not written đồ sộ be perfect individuals. In fact, you might not even lượt thích them in the beginning just lượt thích the male protagonist in Legally Romance. Luo Ben is a hotshot lawyer who takes a case based on commercial considerations. He also seems lượt thích a controlling brother. Zhan Yan appears so sánh cold and direct đồ sộ the point of being insensitive at times.

However, as the story progresses, these characters will grow on you. There are solid reasons as đồ sộ why they exhibit such traits and the viewers will begin đồ sộ understand and accept them. Their flaws make them human which sometimes lead đồ sộ less than thở ideal behaviors and decisions. There are layers đồ sộ their characters that include fears and selfishness apart from the more altruistic values. This realism will make you feel more strongly for their torment, past traumas and their efforts đồ sộ overcome their emotional baggage as you watch.

Acting

Leo Luo and Janice Wu really shine in Light Chaser Rescue. They are able đồ sộ feed off each other’s energy đồ sộ create unique relationship dynamics between them. Their chemistry is not the intense kind lượt thích Yang Yang and Dilraba Dilmurat in You Are My Glory but subtle đồ sộ give us a more grounded couple. They match each other well in their interactions as if they can read how the other will act and respond accordingly for a natural feel đồ sộ their relationship on screen.

Both the leads’ acting is top notch bu. Janice Wu’s display of aloofness gives the character the right demeanor for a person who has lost her mother during childhood and estranged from her father. The character that Leo Luo plays is also a complex one and he needs đồ sộ show many sides of him from caring đồ sộ tough and controlling.

While Leo Luo’s acting is great, the one complaint that I have is his built which can’t quite convince bu that he has the right physical appearance for the role of a strong rescuer. He looks great in his suits as a professional whether as a lawyer in Light Chaser Rescue or investment banker in Love Is Sweet. But as a rescuer, his toàn thân built just doesn’t have that aura the role needs.

Rushed Ending (Spoilers Alert!)

The rushed ending is another gripe of mine. The last 2 episodes is not that well-executed. After putting viewers through the ups and downs of the main couple’s relationship, their ending lacks proper resolution. It is only implied that they have or will get back together at the kết thúc. They have broken up along the way which means communication is necessary đồ sộ resolve the issues between them. But nope, there is no such scene. It is simply understood that they still love each other during a rescue mission. The factor that broke them apart is not discussed anymore. Hence, there is no confirmation if they have got back together as a couple in the last scene.

It is a pity that the drama falters towards the kết thúc after a relatively heartwarming story for the most part. If they have expanded on the couple’s relationship đồ sộ give it a proper closure, the ending could have been more touching and memorable. It just feels rushed as it is with the poor editing and pacing in the last 2 episodes.

My Verdict – Give It A Try

Light Chaser Rescue is not a typical Chinese drama. While romance takes away a big chunk of the screen time, it is not the sole focus. There are also family relationship, friendship, team spirit, societal expectations, and character growth imbued in the plot. I think some may find this drama boring especially if they want a more intense romance lượt thích Falling Into You or a fluffy one such as Love At Night. The romance in Light Chaser Rescue is more restrained as the main couple’s love is the steady kind rather than thở loud and expressive.

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On the other hand, neither is this a serious action drama with lots of adrenaline pumping ops. I think you will be disappointed if you are looking for thrills and excitement because the rescues tend đồ sộ be simple and short except for one or two missions. I suppose there are a few directions that the screenwriter could take with the story and this ends up being more on character development with a strong romantic flavor than thở real action.

So, personal growth becomes an important element in the protagonists’ life journey. You have đồ sộ lượt thích this kind of storyline which has a certain level of maturity đồ sộ it đồ sộ appreciate the flawed characters of the protagonists. To bu, the characters are well-written and styled đồ sộ fit the story đồ sộ evoke viewers’ emotions. There are touching scenes whereby you may shed a tear or two because the foundation đồ sộ the story and characters are well-laid out from the start.

For this Light Chaser Rescue review, I would rate it 7.5/10. The ending is a letdown which made bu lower its score. It will not resonate with everyone as the characters are not instantly likable and there is more talk than thở action which might be deemed boring. But vì thế give it a try because if you can relate đồ sộ the characters, then this would be an emotionally satisfying watch.