Last Madame

Overall I think for Singaporeans to speak English and not singlish seems to be unnatural for many. Similar to little nyonya last time but the little nyonya had more realistic expressions and I guess it was in chinese..that perhaps was their mother tongue.

Every time I was expecting the climax of Fung Lan's story, I felt I was constantly interrupted by Chi Ling's story. The idea of how Fung Lan's bravery transformed Chi Ling is actually brilliant, but I feel like the techniques can be different for the story to be more enjoyable.

It's like trying to sleep peacefully but yet the alarm keeps snoozing every 5 minutes...

The message about women going against the grain and not bowing down to life or men is what deeply touched my heart about this show. Costumes/makeup, lighting, and sound production is great. Although some characters are stiff in their acting and speech, actress/actors like Joanne Peh (as Fung Lan), Constance Lau, and Lina Ng really kept the overall acting up to standard.

This needs to be updated: there are 12 episodes. And it's a beautiful story.

This show is surprisingly well-produced and executed. Joanne Peh's performance is truly the highlight of the show for me. Brandon Wong's performance as Master Seh was also a treat. However, I think the narrative of Fung Lan is sufficient to stand on its own two legs. The to and fro to the present timeline seems redundant/ rudimentary and takes away from the tone of the story (but maybe some national heritage organisation funded this film - I don't know and haven't done any research on the film's background haha). So nostalgic for me as it took me back to the good ol' Channel 8 days where I grew up watching the gripping 7pm and 9pm shows screened daily on TV e.g. The Unbeatables, Price of Peace etc. Not done with season one and am hoping a season two is in the cards. In addition, I loved how the accents of the characters weren't psuedo-American (like many other Singapore-produced films/shows that struggle between sounding Singlish or "step ang moh") and delivered realistically what well-spoken Singaporeans sound like. Not sure if this was intentional but kudos to all in the cast and production team - I'm a fan!

While this show did seem interesting, it was very predictable and did not seem to have much of a point to it. There really wasn't much mystery or intrigue and what you saw was what you got.

The actors were great for the roles they played, but there needed to be more of a storyline to hook you in.