Cheat on me if you can was a show that I was super excited for initially because of many reasons. The main lead played by Cho Yeo Jeong was definitely a defining reason, but the main source came from the mystery. There are sadly not a lot of good mystery kdramas out there, so I was excited to watch one that involved some great actors. This drama was one that made you question everyone and everything, leaving you the viewer always a few steps behind. The dark humor is one reason I enjoyed the show, as I am a sucker for it. While there were many that found certain aspects of the show boring; especially with it being pretty slow burn, I felt that you can't avoid a pace like this when watching a mystery. This show revolved mainly around one mystery, so of course it would take a little while to get to the solution.

A summarized version of my review is as follows; the story was interesting, but there were parts that felt heavily unneeded and a lot of things left unanswered (no I am not talking about the end). The actors were absolutely amazing, and definitely played all of their characters well; even when *cough* she was boring as hell and heavily useless. as it further cemented the status of the characters. Music wise, I was pretty happy with what was played. I tend not to pay too much attention to the music, but they always found the right soundtrack for the right scene. Finally, rewatch value might not be that amazing as it is a mystery and relies on the viewer not knowing the ending or what will happen next.

Story - The mystery portion of this show was pretty good. I am someone who loves true crime and reads mystery novels as a pass time (yes I just said that), so I can usually pick out a good mystery when I see one. Like I said before, this show never really lets you understand what is going on and you are constantly left on your toes. In the end, you are left reeling with the results of everyone's actions. The story for me was something I often times disagreed with other viewers on. As the show was running, there was a wide variety of people who stopped watching for its pacing. While I understand why that can be a hindrance, as I have definitely experienced that, I felt that the pacing was actually pretty ok. From my point of view, I realized that it was a mystery, and one that revolved around one major case to be solved. For this reason, I understood that they were not going to solve it in the first eight episodes. Besides that, there are some other drawbacks that I can agree with. The main one being how useless some of the characters are. This will feel like slight spoiler so feel free to move onto the character portion if you have not yet watched it. (Sorry, I don't want to leave this as having spoilers because this next section is going to be as vague as possible). There are certain characters who I felt had storylines that were prolonged for far too long, or completely unnecessary *cough* female lawyer... Their subsequent storylines only hindered the overall show as it took time away from the people who viewers probably wanted to see. While I understand why some people had to have the storyline they did, there are others who I found so frustrating. I also realize that side characters will always be needed, but this show just found weird ways of emphasizing them.

Acting/Cast - I will only be doing thorough reviews for four characters, and a short one for two of them. I was glad that there was a mix of very "seasoned" and "rookie" actors, as it better added to the status each character held.
Kang Yeo Joo: Oh my gosh, what can I say? I absolutely loved this character, and found Cho Yeo Jung's portrayal of her incredible. She managed to show Yeo Joo's intelligence and confidence in a way that made you admire the character; not hate her. She was also able to show her character's more emotional side really well, while also portraying to borderline psychopath perfectly. It is very interesting to see how this character compares to her character from "Parasite," and I'm so glad she was chosen for this role. I could go on and on about her performance, but this post is already long.
Kim Young Dae: For a "rookie", Cha Soon Ho played his character really well. He played the perfect "pawn" trying to break out from his confines by using his intelligence to figure out what the hell is going on. I felt that he really became his character, and now I really only see him as Young Dae... haha. I say this mainly because I started "Extraordinary You," recently and didn't even realize he was the one acting in that; but like in the way that the characters were so different.
Han Woo Sung: While I absolutely hate the character, I will say the actor Go Joon did a good job making me feel this much hatred. He played the sly but also aloof husband really well, and really did the scenes where Woo Sung was being stupid well. Woo Sung's scenes where he's uneasy about his wife were really well done, and I'm glad he was played by Go Joon; cheating bastard or not.
Go Mi Rae: Now this will be a slight spoiler so uhm skip? She was utterly useless, but I commend Yeonwoo for portraying her so well despite this. The character was written flawed, so I can't blame her for how utterly boring Mi Rae was. The character lacked depth and really did nothing for the show, except finally make Yeo Joo realize that her husband is not as virtuous as he claims.
The cops: I really liked the actors who played the two investigators, as they did a really good job. Kim Ye Won and Lee Si Eon showed a really fun but interesting duo. Both did really well at playing their respective characters.

Music - Like I said before, I tend not to pay attention the music so my review might not be the best for that area. While that is the case, I can admit that they were amazing at always choosing the right song for the scene and mood.

Rewatch Value - Because this is a mystery, I find it hard to imagine anyone finding good rewatch value. The only reason I would probably rewatch is to see if there were clues I missed after finding out what really happened.

Overall, this drama was pretty good despite its pacing and character development (or lack thereof). If you love funny and dark humor, definitely watch as there is lots. The actors are amazing, and the mystery is quite interesting.