Ai Yi Nan Tao (2025)

Straying from the cliche a bit is a good thing!

TL;DR: A well-crafted minidrama with compelling and unusual characters, given the type of drama and a rather coherent plot.

The Good:
► Atypical and strong FL
► Supportive ML
► Power couple with great chemistry
► Interesting villains
► Surprisingly deep secondary characters
► Rather coherent and well-crafted plot

The Bad:
► Bait and switch beginning (the initial couple of scenes feel very disconnected from the rest of the drama).
► Lots of violence against women

I will start this off by saying that if the kidnapping arc is what brought you here (like it did me), then you'll be disappointed. Once again, this feels like an absurd setup to lure in viewers who are looking for something different, only for it to be discarded after the first couple of episodes. The kidnapping arc has honestly precious little effect on the rest of the plot and feels like it belongs to a completely different drama.

Overall, the story was surprisingly coherent and even interesting. That's not to say it's not without plot holes (or plot pockets if you prefer) and conveniences, but the stakes are actually established and relatively high, and they commit to what they set up. They don't pander the runtime with endless misunderstandings and laughable and grating 'melodrama'. It has a bit of both, but they're more tasteful and make sense in the story.

The villains seem shallow at first, but display more depth as the drama progresses. This was especially the case for the two secondary love rival villains, who were a rather pleasant surprise to me; I actually enjoyed them both a lot. The leads were also refreshing, especially the FL. She was strong, independent, but not a hardass. She didn't need saving, but only a little help, and made sure that was clear. ML was more on the stereotypical side, but endlessly supportive and devoted to FL and not abusive in the slightest. It was very refreshing to see a power couple solving problems together rather than the usual hero x damsel in distress.

As for the romance, it was about as important as the main story, but the non-romance plot took up more runtime. Their scenes together, however, were very good and natural. I liked how effortless they looked together.

The overall quality of the drama was serviceable for a vertical. Not great, but also pretty decent. The acting was as well, though I thought the ML actor stood out as particularly charismatic and comfortable on-screen.

Overall, a worthwhile bite-sized watch that does not insult its audience nor rely exclusively on cliches.

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Ok, eu admito, meus príncipios foram para o ralo...

A atriz é MARAVILHOSA, e o ML não fica atrás..Formam um casal muito bonito de ver. O drama é bem curtinho, tem 1 hora e 28 minutos. Ok, sim, é iMPOSSÍVEL não pensar: Mas e se fosse ao contrário? Mas e se fosse o ML fazendo isso com a FL?
Tirando esse príncipio moral pensando que é um drama vertical e onde 90% do conteúdo deles é sobre abusos intermináveis contra a FL e este não é totalmente neutro nisso, a gente joga tudo pro alto e assiste kkkkkkkk

A FL acha que está morrendo e há poucos dias de vida, então sequestra o ML, que ela é apaixonada há anos, abusa (tchau, moral) e faz com que ele passe os últimos dias de vida com ela.. Quando ele escapa e poderia ir embora, ele realmente se vê dividido, mas decide ficar ao lado dela... até que ela desaparece...
Se passam alguns anos até que ele vê a pintura que ela fez naqueles dias dele vai para leilão e a arremata e se descobre que ele tem procurado por ela ou até mesmo por sua lápide. Óbvio que tem uma chá verde mala, mas o plot principal não é este, amém!
Os beijos são bem bons, e 7 anos depois, quando ela aparece, adivinha? "Mom!" kkkkkkk
Quando o médico aparece você pode ver uma certa semelhança com Save Myself por causa das pinturas e o comportamento obecado dele, assim como outros dramas da "FL que finge ser tola".
No geral eu gostei muito do drama.

Melhores cenas:
Os dias que passam juntos no início
Eles batendo nos homens no bar
Quando o ML resgata a filha e a FL do médico, mas a FL decide não ir com eles.
Quando o ML invade o casamento

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