The flash of Kane Williamson's blade, Ajaz Patel's slow, deliberate run-up, and the graceful, loping action of Will Somerville giving us hope in the first test, heartbreak in the second and endless joy in the third.
It is a tale no less fitting than those which grace the silver screen.
But what I need you all to do is take one big, collective breath with me. Because this has happened before.
We've all seen a New Zealand side storm on to the scene in the first days of the summer season, with great promise and expectation forming this wave of emotion and adoration from the fans, all to be dashed by opponents who sit a level above.
Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of promise coming out of this test series against Pakistan.
We have two new spinners who have shown they can keep their composure in a high-pressure environment, and a captain who's hitting form at just the right time.
However, this was against a Pakistan team known for their second innings collapses and we know it takes more than one knock from his holiness to win a test series.
Middle-order battler Henry Nicholls performed well and should get the plaudits for sticking with Williamson and carving out a defendable total in the second innings of final test.
What Nicholls hasn't proven is that he can kick on from a start like this to score another couple of hundreds through the summer.
That's what our middle order needs. Watling has been steadfast as ever and I still hold my opinion he should have been one of our test openers but questions need to be asked of our all-rounder, Colin De Grandhomme.
This summer is, I think, one of his last opportunities to show us he is a valuable inclusion.
This most recent series showed some serious chinks in his armour, particularly around what seems to be a billboard-sized front pad.
Perhaps he will do better in more familiar conditions, but with talent creeping up through the floorboards of domestic cricket, CDG needs to put his foot down and earn his spot.
Winning any series away from home is a spectacular achievement and I won't have anyone take anything away from that.
However, with the Sri Lankan series starting today with the first test at the Basin Reserve, I don't hold much value.
The Sri Lankans are a team divided with some of the clear problems between the country's governing body and former-skipper Angelo Mathews still yet to be resolved.
Their losses to England have shown they are vulnerable and I expect our guys to take advantage.
The real test will be when the Indians come to town in late January.
They hold the key to evaluating how well this team is functioning because even on foreign shores, they have too much class not to trouble the Kiwis.
Kohli's cohort will come full of energy and flare as they always do and their superstars will be hard to control even on our own turf.
Playing Sri Lanka does have its benefits as it will provide a good sub-continent warm up to what will come in a month's time. It will give Ajaz Patel the chance to show us why he is our No 1 test spinner and give our batsmen time to get in on home soil.
So heed my warning Black Caps fans. While we might be in the honeymoon period now and we look at our men with rose-tinted glasses and love in the air, remind yourselves that you've been hurt before and it can happen again.
The last thing we want is to go in with our hearts full of hope and opportunity, only to have them broken, left to spend nine months regretting your life choices before we do it all again.
