I signed up to dramalist just to write this review for Love in Between. That is how much I loved it. I don’t usually watch C drama but was in a KDrama drought so decided to watch this due to high score in Douban and recommendations by a blogger I follow.

To be honest, the first half of the drama was much better than than the latter half which was too much court intrigue-y for my liking. But still, I persevered due to my love for all the actors especially especially Wen Si Yuan (I did forward much of the court scenes).

What stole my heart was the 2nd leads romance. The chemistry between the actors playing Wen Si Yuan and Shen Man Qing was great. The acting was on point and you are brought along this emotional roller coaster with them. I ugly cried a few times but if you enjoy such 虐 ness (torture) then this is the show for you! Best of all, they have a happy ending which I think they deserved after all the pain (although I agree that they could have better explained how he survived the final fight with the Imperial guards)

I became a big fan of Zou Ting Wei after this show, his acting is so nuanced and charismatic that somehow he looks attractive despite his age and physique compared to the much younger actors. I am frankly bewildered by this because cognitively, I can tell that his looks is not considered handsome but yet, I can’t help but feel drawn in by him, his micro-expressions and his intonation and manner of speaking. It is a pity he couldn’t get any lead roles at his age despite his obvious talents. I really think that we need to move away from all those pretty boys MLs we see too often in C and K dramas. Zou Ting Wei fighting!