family members heartbroken. For the sake of Wai-Nei, King-Fung decides to lead life happily and take good care of their son, Kai-On. Lap-Man also ends up with Nim-Yan in the end. Cast Main cast Guest starring Other cast Critical response Fans of the show didn't like how Fiona Sit was so easily removed from the show very early in the series just as Joey Yung entered the story line. There was speculation that she couldn't commit a schedule to finish the series and so like many stars who previously worked on a continued TVB series and couldn't fully commit, they were simply "killed" or excused off to move along the plot. Several of the previous characters had unresolved plot lines, but the actors had different committed projects and so they were never re-visited or had brief returns. It further pushes the television trope of women being disposable in TVB dramas considering that actresses are often replaced with new actresses in a franchise, which is especially apparent in this sequel. Various relationships were discontinued while other characters were re-cycled or actors repackaged as "new characters". TVB is most notorious for defying canon logic by continuing a series and reintroducing characters that had completely different roles compared to the last series. One of the biggest criticisms came about Sonija Kwok's character Winnie's violent death. While badly injured, she had surgery and wasn't placed in the Intensive Care Unit or rigged to any medical electronics to monitor her poor progress. She merely woke up and died in the morning without any nurses or medical alarms. Fans joked she was placed in the worst hospital for medical care. Viewership ratings Awards and nominations 40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007) - Nominations "Best Drama" "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Michael Tao - Cheung King-Fung) "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Ron Ng - Chung Lap-Man) "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Sammul Chan - Lee Pak-Kiu) "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Sonija Kwok - Winnie Yuen Wai-Nei) "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Florence Kwok - Tong Ching-Nga) "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Ron Ng - Chung Lap-Man) "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Sammul Chan - Lee Pak-Kiu) "My Favourite Female Character Role" (Sonija Kwok - Winnie Yuen Wai-Nei) References External links TVB.com On The First Beat - Official Website K for TVB.net On The First Beat - Episodic Synopsis and Screen Captures TVB