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Well-Intended Love chinese drama review
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Well-Intended Love
3 people found this review helpful
by dramadisciple
Mar 24, 2020
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Great plot with a steamy romance

This is one of the rare dramas that I actually rewatched several times. And I’ve watched hundreds of dramas so that’s saying a lot for me. If you like dramas where the male chases the female first, there’s a contract marriage, there’s lots of real kisses, lots of skinship, the leads spend a lot of time together as a couple, and romance is the central focus then you’ll love this one.

As for the storyline, it was pretty interesting. There are car chases, kidnappings, hidden identities, and lots of twists and turns that keep things interesting. And there are a couple of cute side couples too. The female childhood friend that was obsessed with the male lead was very annoying and cliche but at least the male lead never waivers over her or falls for her games. I was pleasantly surprised when they didn’t keep her as the main villain of the drama but switched to a much better more convincing one halfway through. It definitely made things more interesting. The second male lead is the cutest little puppy that stole my heart and almost gave me second lead syndrome. I like that they gave him a happy ending and didn’t leave him all alone and pathetic. I loved his loyalty to his best friend and their great bromance. There’s lots of character growth here too, especially for the male lead.

There aren’t too many things I didn’t like about this drama. But it did have a few cliche drama tropes like amnesia, the stereotypical obsessed female friend that won’t take no for an answer, and a wealthy CEO paired with a poor girl that’s down on her luck. But you see these things in just about all of the dramas nowadays so they really can’t be avoided. And this drama handles them very well and even puts a fresh new twist on them.

The one thing that bothers many people is that in the beginning the male lead tells a big whopper of a lie to the female lead. And he continues with that lie for quite some time until he’s found out. I’m not usually okay with that type of behavior but in this instance it’s understandable given his upbringing. His mother abandoned him and left him to deal with his overbearing, cold, domineering father when he was only 8. And that man made sure that work was the central focus of his life. So when the main leads meet he has no life outside of his work (as a CEO) because of how he was raised. No hobbies, no social life, no friends, nothing. All he knows is work which usually entails hostile takeovers, buyouts, acquisitions etc. He treats his personal life just like work because that’s all he knows. So it made sense that his character would approach his love life in a cold calculating manner just like a businessman would. Seeing his character grow and change was a joy to watch.

Overall this drama is a romantic comedy with a little melodrama and angst thrown in on the side. But the angst and sad parts aren’t drawn out for too long. I like that things get resolved fairly quickly. It’s mostly just a really steamy, sweet, cute drama that focuses heavily on romance. So if you like really deep, heavy, sad, or tragic dramas this will not be the drama for you. But if you like really romantic dramas that are funny and cute with a pretty good plot then you will love this drama. As for me I would highly recommend it.

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