Old Nine Gates Premiere Has Longtime Fans Feeling That Old Magic
Four episodes in, Weibo is flooded with fans insisting the original flavor is back.
The moment the first four episodes of Old Nine Gates dropped, the hashtag shot up Weibo's trending list and timelines filled with one phrase on repeat: my youth is back.
William Chan stepping into Zhang Qishan's shoes instantly revives that Republic-era suspense mood. From the Buddhist-head mystery to the old Changsha gang rules, longtime viewers say they were pulled back in within minutes.
A few viewers note the pacing runs a touch fast and the score sometimes drowns out the dialogue. But as an opening act, the flavor clearly lands, and the queue for episode five is already forming.