Great premise, engaging first half - incongruous second half
The premise of this drama was very promising; I went into it expecting a really good show. The first 18 episodes or so were very engaging.
In the first half of the show, we get great character exposition and story arc; the female lead's childhood is explored and gives insight into her current actions and how she is insecure and just wants to be loved for herself. The male lead's character is also explored; he's a successful businessman from a wealthy family. The lies and deceit the two engage in with each other before getting married unravel soon after their marriage up to the point where the female lead files for divorce. The story is amazing up to this point. After this the story fell apart in my opinion; comedic elements were introduced which came off as desperate and forced, the drama felt completely different in the second arc and the emotional depth from the first half was reduced to clumsy comedy where the male lead tries to get the female lead back in ways that seem completely out of character for him.
Side plots are thrown in which just create more incredible silliness and incongruity.
I was disappointed that the male lead didn't get the chance to really find out how his wife grew up; a conversation with grandma would have added depth to their reconciliation, An honest conversation between husband and wife would have also made their reconciliation more meaningful.
I watched the first 18 episodes in two sittings then it took me 2 weeks to finish the drama after that, that tells you how the two halves of the show are like night and day.
I will give credit to Zhao Lusi and William Chan for their acting, although Lusi seemed a bit haunted and sad throughout, there was a subdued element to her performance, not sure if it's her interpretation of the character or spillover from real life events.
William Chan should get more lead roles; he's a bit stiff but I think with more prominent roles he will get better. The two worked well together.
Music is catchy.
In an ideal setting I would score 8.5 for the first half of the drama then 0.5 for the second half and that only for the last 30 minutes of the final episode.
Overall, based on my review I give this show a 5/10.
In the first half of the show, we get great character exposition and story arc; the female lead's childhood is explored and gives insight into her current actions and how she is insecure and just wants to be loved for herself. The male lead's character is also explored; he's a successful businessman from a wealthy family. The lies and deceit the two engage in with each other before getting married unravel soon after their marriage up to the point where the female lead files for divorce. The story is amazing up to this point. After this the story fell apart in my opinion; comedic elements were introduced which came off as desperate and forced, the drama felt completely different in the second arc and the emotional depth from the first half was reduced to clumsy comedy where the male lead tries to get the female lead back in ways that seem completely out of character for him.
Side plots are thrown in which just create more incredible silliness and incongruity.
I was disappointed that the male lead didn't get the chance to really find out how his wife grew up; a conversation with grandma would have added depth to their reconciliation, An honest conversation between husband and wife would have also made their reconciliation more meaningful.
I watched the first 18 episodes in two sittings then it took me 2 weeks to finish the drama after that, that tells you how the two halves of the show are like night and day.
I will give credit to Zhao Lusi and William Chan for their acting, although Lusi seemed a bit haunted and sad throughout, there was a subdued element to her performance, not sure if it's her interpretation of the character or spillover from real life events.
William Chan should get more lead roles; he's a bit stiff but I think with more prominent roles he will get better. The two worked well together.
Music is catchy.
In an ideal setting I would score 8.5 for the first half of the drama then 0.5 for the second half and that only for the last 30 minutes of the final episode.
Overall, based on my review I give this show a 5/10.
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