The much anticipated No Reserve <巾幗梟雄之諜血長天>, the third installment to Lee Tim-sing’s (李添勝) Rosy Business <巾幗梟雄> franchise, will finally be showing on myTV SUPER after three years in the dungeon. The World War II epic, which sees the return of Wayne Lai (黎耀祥) but has Myolie Wu (胡杏兒) replacing Sheren Tang (鄧萃雯) as the female lead, was allegedly deemed too violent for broadcast on a primetime network. The drama was shot in 2013. According to news reports, No Reserve contained many rape scenes with dark subject matter. Myolie, who plays a spy, gets raped multiple times throughout the show. A lot of the violent scenes also centers on Edwin Siu (蕭正楠), who plays a mentally unstable secret agent. Promoting No Reserve at an event for myTV SUPER, Wayne said he’s glad that the show is finally getting a release to the public. While he acknowledged the show’s violent theme, he said it’s actually not as extreme as the public is making it seem. “Boundaries were being stepped on, that’s for sure,” said Wayne. “There are scenes showing the Japanese army invading the Chinese. Myolie gets raped. I don’t think I’ve seen scenes done in that way on TV before.” There is also a scene in the show where it talks about Wayne’s character, a Chinese soldier, getting sodomized as a child. Wayne said, “We all know TV can’t get too extreme. More often than not, such violent scenes are only mentioned through dialogue, and not actually performed right in front of you. Or maybe you see a few scared faces and a silhouette.” But is the show actually as explicit as people making it seem? “No!” said Wayne with a laugh. “There are some bold scenes, but you can’t get too far when it comes to TV.” Mentioning that both Lee Tim-sing and Myolie have already left TVB, Wayne joked, “I’ll commemorate them through this drama. I’ll anticipate it even more!” (Have a meal with Lee Tim-sing to watch the show together?) “I’ll see what happens. Myolie is very busy right now and Tim Gor is too busy traveling the world. But I think now is the perfect chance to meet up again. It’s been a long time waiting after all.” Creds: Oriental Daily
