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Crappy storyline
This could have been so much better.Arranged marriage- both didn’t even see each other, married only on paper. After 3 years, they want to get a divorce. Somehow FL knows who ML is, but ML has NO IDEA how his wife looks like. And he didn’t know until ep23!! Ridiculous #1.
So he actually meets his wife, but under the name Penny (he knows his wife as Sheng Mian) and falls in love w her unknowingly. All this while, still hating Sheng Mian thinking she is a schemer and just wanting his money and investments. To rough out all this time, penny could have revealed her true identity to him, because she also starts falling in love with him… but she doesn’t! And still wants to divorce him!!!
She keeps lying and lying.. all the way till the final episode- lying that she lost the baby, but she’s actually still pregnant. In the final episode- it starts with her saying she wants to get a divorce. AGAIN! And it ends with him proposing, and she accepts 🤣🤣🤣 go figure.
Sigh, such poor script writing. Anyhow, it only 11mins each episode. And there’s a lot of forced kisses and shoving, if you’re ok with this kinda stuff.
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about chemistry&stroyline - my opinion
Firstly, thats my opinion.I really liked main leads chemistry but im not ok with the drama's storyline (i knowww the story was very cringy but cute xx)
31 episode however every episode has 14-16 minutes. It changes every episode.
Ryan Ren and Li Xing Yao's chemistry is really HOT and cute i really love their aura.
I'll gave it 5 because i really loved 'main leads' chemistry. Their harmony seems worth watching this series.
I think they should star together again in a romantic drama with a better theme.
that's it goodbye.
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I'll start with the PLOT: who gets married without even having met her once or at least having seen a photograph of her? They want a divorce, yes, no... A passage that I particularly remember was her clever idea to sign the contract with the imprint. There I thought they had a good idea.CAST: no goosebumps, the faces of the protagonists are always the same, not very expressive, no chemistry, cold kisses, then his attitude of taking her rudely against her will I didn't like much his character.
OST: nothing special. Usually when I like it I look for who the singer is and add it to my playlist but it wasn't the case.
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It's okay
This drama is okay for being a short drama, trying to pack in a full and entertaining story in a very short episode run time.FL: The FL never stops lying. She hides her identity until episode 23, and proceeds to blame the ML for this. She then continues to lie about losing their baby despite being pregnant until the last minute of the very last episode. She was not all bad; she had her strong moments when dealing with those around her (step-mom, half-sis, and MIL) who treated her poorly. She is outspoken and not weak-willed as some FLs have been in past C-dramas, I will give her that. However, the shifting of blame did annoy me to no end.
ML: He loved to jump to conclusions and was incredibly possessive (not in a good way). He jumped to conclusions about his wife's character without ever meeting her. I can't blame him, given the circumstances; however, he never takes even the smallest step to see if he is right about who she is. His jumping to conclusions continues to the very end of the show, even after learning about the FL's character, which makes it feel as though the couple has not grown through the drama. His possessiveness became excessive as the show went on, with MULTIPLE forced kiss scenes. Some may like the forced kiss, which eventually led to the FL realizing her feelings and engaging in the kiss as well. However, the sheer number of times this type of kiss happened was annoying to me. Like the FL, the ML had his good moments; he was very protective of the FL and had many funny moments throughout the drama.
Overall, it was okay. There were some good moments, and it was entertaining enough to get through. It unfortunately fell short of making the audience feel as though the couple overcame their hurdles to come together, rather leaving us feeling as though they simply swept their problems under the rug for a moment.
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This drama got me so hooked!!
I enjoy most of the dramas i binge watch, but "Love at the Edge of Divorce" got me hooked and addicted from the first episode! Like the title says, we have a married couple that actually have never seen each other because of Male Hero`s hatred of her family and their greed. The heroine Sheng Miang is rightly hurt by his coldness, but she lives on with her life and has a career in interior designs as the pseudonym Penny. In a course of fate the pride and arrogant hero Yancheng`s heart gets moved by Penny not knowing she is his wife Sheng Miang. I love that the moment he understands that Penny only chased after him wanting his project all his walls fell down and he totally let himself be consumed by her and he pursued her love in return.The way he looks at his heroine, with a love so deep and powerful that it hurt to watch them together sometimes.Touched with a core of possessiveness, he loves her madly and desperately! No wonder our sweet heroine was touched by him!!Just a beautiful and passionate love-story...you keep glued in your seat waiting for him to realize that the woman he loves is the wife he despises! I also adored his grandfather who KNEW that they were meant for each other!
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If spicy scenes could decide a drama this would have been one of the best
Ok so i'm going to get right into the pros and cons:✅ Great OST
✅ Pretty Good Chemistry
✅ Great Visuals
❌ The female character makes no sense, she slept with her husband despite "hating" him and continues sleeping with him and falls for him but can't seem to understand that he is actually a "good" person. Following this she wants a divorce because he hates his wife and tells her he doesn't love her
❌ No character arc for anyone and all the villains are just basic 2D
❌ Mother-in-Law doesn't have a redemption arc and just naturally accepts her and vice-versa
❌ The second lead who showed up had little to no purpose
❌ Ending was rushed despite the previous 15-20 eps being unnecessarily long
I will say though that the actors obviously worked hard despite it being a non-sensical plot and you can see that they are pretty good at their job.
All in all if you're watching for a plot LEAVE. But if you want some cute chemistry and spicy scenes with a cliche little to no logic plot this might work. Watching this drama felt like eating cotton candy, it tastes sweet and you know its bad for you but its addicting and at the end of the day you don't really feel like you ate anything.
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Yowzas!
First of all, woah. I didn't know a C-drama could get that steamy and make it past the censors!This show wasn't bad. I'm not used to the 12 minute episode format, so that was a big jarring. The villians were too over the top and not well developed, the male lead needed to learn the meaning of consent and boundaries, and the female lead demanding automatic trust (because of love) after lying through her teeth so many times really bothered me. But the story kept me interested, and despite a few rhings, I was rooting for a happy ending for the leads. I liked the ML a lot in Snowfall but yowzas! He took hotness to the next level here.
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GREENEST flag ML for those who aren't COLOUR BLIND
Okay, so the plot? Nothing revolutionary. But the comedy? Chef’s kiss. It’s fresh, spontaneous, and thankfully petty issues weren't dragged till the end though, of course!! the FL’s identity is revealed at a snail’s pace, but hey, it’s fiction—logic was never invited to the party anyway.Now, let’s talk about the male lead (ML)—aka the Walking Green Flag that some people somehow called red.( Please get your eyes checked) ....
If this man doesn’t love you, he won’t even notice your existence. But if he does? Oh, honey, get ready because you just became his entire universe. He will save you, support you, respect your talent, and worship the ground you walk on—but won’t let you take the easy way out either. And the romance? My man is out here kissing in his sleep, kissing in the pool, passing candy through kisses, eating bread and deciding, “You know what? Another kiss.” Basically, he’s the perfect amount of horny you can ask for. Also, he doesn’t entertain side chicks, doesn’t let his woman get humiliated by anyone , and will quite literally is not afraid to put himself in harm’s way to save her . ( SOME PEOPLE CALLED HIM TOXIC - GIRL, YOUR BAR IS SO LOW. YOU IDEA OF GREEN FLAG IS PROBABLY A TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNING RED )
Now the female lead (FL)? Beauty. Brains. Talent. Independent. Kind but not a doormat (okay, maybe a little, thanks to her leech of a family). She’s so competent that everyone wants to work with her, and honestly, she’s an inspiration. We love a queen who can hold her own grounds.
The side cast? Meh. They existed. Moving on.
Acting-wise, RR killed it. After Dai Gao, he’s the only actor I’ve seen who delivers passionate romance like he actually means it. When he lands those soft kisses while staring into the FL’s eyes? I was one second away from believing they were actually dating. Also, FL (Li Xing Yao) was so stunning, she doesnt look Asian at all ..her charm..oval cute face with big eyes —felt more like a mix of Afghan and Indian beauty. Plus her acting ~ an Absolute delight to watch.
The absurdities?
1. Her identity should have been revealed earlier because the post-reveal reconciliation was so rushed, I felt like I skipped 10 episodes.
2. The ML sleeping next to her, signing contracts, visiting her office,taking her to hospitals.. on the other side he is married to her for three years , throwing millions at her family business, —but doesn’t recognize both are the same person... Excuse me, sir, do you need glasses?
3. Grandpa-in-law out here hiring FL’s ex-boyfriend to save her family business? Grandpa, please cut us some slack world is not ready for your progressiveness.
In conclusion: Watch this if you can handle the straightforwardness of real man otherwise skip and watch something appropriate for your age.
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Not a Romance but a Spoof
The show is so bad that it is actually a spoof. As soon as you start watching it as a spoof, the show doesn't seem bad. If you are a person who can shut off logic and watch sth in the moment without analyzing it, you can easily watch it. If you watch stuff with a critic's eye, you won't ne able to bear it.The kisses and skinship is fine. Few actual good ones.
The plot is based on multiple miscommunications which can be easily solved.
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It was a good watch.
It was a good watch.Oh jeeez I cant count the amount of kissing scenes are in this :D
We all know how these short dramas are and I think the ML acting is good. I hope he lands bigger roles.
Both leads had great chemistry.
There is always that evil family member or "woman" that is jealous of their relationship so that is something to look out for.
Other than that, I feel like the ending scene didn't clear up the baby situation. Just my opinion.
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Somehow this was still fun?
This show made no sense and wasn’t very logical but somehow this was still fun? I’m not all the way sure why this show kept up the excitement level for me, may be due to the acting or all the hot scenes this was littered with. It was very fast pace and kept me watching episode after episode. Must be a guilty pleasure sort of show.I wouldn’t even say this was a very well written story because it definitely wasn’t and boy did some of the situations get annoying. They even dragged a misunderstanding until the very last episode. Everything was very cliche and nothing we haven’t seen. The villains were predictable; even who became the villains was even cliche, but despite all of that, I still enjoyed this show very much.
If you would ask me if I recommend this show, I would say yes. It’s for the people who like lots of romance, passion, fast pace mini dramas, with over top quirkiness. Those in-between pick me up shows after you just finished watching a sad drama.
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Great story but
I love this show. The plot is intriguing , he passion between the leads is fire and there is not a boring episode. However the lack of wardrobe change is terrible. The FL wears the same pair if shoes most of the show and the ML wears the same black outfit thruoghut,😥. I don't know what budget constraint they had but the wardrobe was the only let down.Was this review helpful to you?
