To Lie with Night (2025)

It was decent drama

I was watching this because i like Liang Siwei and Zhang Jinyi. Both has overflowing chemistry and decent acting skill.

After watching this version, I realized just how bad the first version's scriptwriter was. It was clearly a good script, but the changes were a complete mess, a real waste of the first version's actors. This version has a clear storyline, a three-dimensional structure, a tight and smooth pace, and characters whose actions are consistent with their established personalities. The FL's past was incredibly dark, but the ML's tragic past was partly caused by the original FL.

ML becomes the FL's salvation, and at the same time, he reconciles with his past and no longer sees revenge as his life's purpose. The kiss was not too much but it was decent when the emotions are right, or when the plot requires it, is perfectly fine—fresh and not cheesy.

The only downside is the constant cigarette scenes; it's like smoking for the sake of smoking.

Recommended to Watch.

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Good acting & good chemistry

All the actors in this drama are visually stunning, including the male lead, female lead, and supporting cast.

The storyline is quite good, although the ending is a bit uncertain. FL suffers from depression and PTSD, but when her depression relapses, it's only shown by smoking and consulting a doctor, without any further explanation or treatment, even though PTSD is a very serious mental illness. If the timeframe is limited, it would have been better to focus on a less severe form of depression.

Zhang Jinyi and Liang Siwei's acting and chemistry are excellent, they should collaborate again in their next drama with a better storyline. Furthermore, I enjoyed the acting of the supporting male actors, Jiang Hui's assistant and the doctor; they both performed quite well.

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