“Themis” Receives Praises for Emotional Performances by Charmaine Sheh, Annie Man and Benz Hui

Charmaine Sheh’s (佘詩曼) newest drama Themis <正義女神> premiered this week and has already attracted netizens’ attention. Fans are impressed by Charmaine’s portrayal of the decisive, righteous, strong yet kind character and that differs from her character in Queen of News <新聞女王>.

While the drama has only just released, netizens praise the plot for its relatability with a focus on juvenile delinquency. Netizens claims that the first episode is emotional and praise TVB for having a script that is ahead of their time.

Annie Man Makes an Appearance

While Charmaine effortlessly shines in her role, the other cast are being recognized for their performances. Many fans are excited to see Annie Man (文頌嫻), who recently returned to TVB after 20 years, shares several scenes with Charmaine in the first two episodes. Her performance as a mother who lost her child was hailed as powerful and heart-wrenching.

Aware of the attention from netizens, Annie took the opportunity to thank Charmaine on her social media page and wrote, “When I was getting into character, Charmaine was always there for me silently.” I still remember the moment I stepped into the courtroom scene that day, I was really scared. It was such a realistic scene, with people sitting all around, and I had to sit in the middle of the crowd (witnesses have to sit in the middle of the front of the courtroom). Before filming started, I said to Charmaine, ‘My legs are going to give out, what should I do?”

Annie continued, “Charmaine immediately replied, “my legs are probably weaker than yours! Look! The judge has to sit in the front, on a high place.’ Then we both burst out laughing and it immediately eased the tension.”

Benz Hui’s Posthumous Role Bought the Cast and Netizens to Tear

Benz Hui’s (許紹雄)emotional acting, veteran late actor Benz Hui also moved the netizens in his posthumous role as a judge in the drama. His character and Charmaine’s share a superior–subordinate relationship, yet they support one another despite their very different styles and approaches. As one of Benz’s final works, Benz’s character brightened the screen with a kind and peaceful attitude while his signature smile brought netizens to tears

Charmaine who had considered Benz as paid tribute to him on social media. She wrote, “The crew showed me the first few episodes of Themis, but when I watched… I had a very strange feeling. It felt so close, like (Benz) was still here. For me, it was the first time I watched it, and seeing my father (Benz) made me very emotional. It reminded me of many happy things we did while filming, and he was joking around.”

Charmaine revealed that she saw a new side of Benz while they were filming together, “Benz had a lot of lines because was also a judge. I saw him very focused and working hard at memorizing his lines. This was something I have never seen before. I saw a very different side of him.”

Executive producer Shu-Kai Chung (鍾澍佳) confessed that he “cried every time” he watched Benz performance. He shared, “Teacher Benz was a senior who watched me grow up. We worked together countless times over the decades. I feel very grateful that I was able to find him to play the role. Actually, I have very complicated feelings. In the second episode, there is that scene where he had to answer to ‘I love you’ 10 times. When we first wrote that scene, we thought of having Teacher Benz play the role. At that time, it hadn’t been confirmed that he would play the role yet, so I cry every time I watch it.”

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This article is written by Sammi for JayneStars.com.