Me Apaixonando por Você Durante Esse Contrato (2020)

Coercion & Control != romance

I really tried to like this Drama, which is why I stuck it out for 8/24. But by then I had had more than enough of the ML physically dragging the FL around, locking her in the house, ignoring her views on EVERYTHING, taking control of everything and doing NOTHING for her.

This is a depressingly common setup in C Dramas, godlike ML who can literally do no wrong, and doesn't see anything amiss in treating the FL as his property, a vassal from whom unquestioning instant obedience is his right, and whom he can physically coerce if she doesn't give him the slavish submission that he deserves. It's Tsundere gone nuts, and if that mindset persists through 8 episodes of a 24 episode Drama, it's time to ditch.

If you LIKE the idea of a man dragging a woman around like a plaything, then you might enjoy this Drama. If, on the other hand, you kind of like the idea that a romantic partnership might have at least some SHRED of equity or balance, then this Drama is not for you.

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Contract romance between two childhood friends

Xu Jianan doesn’t want to inherit her father’s lingerie empire but instead wishes to be a writer. To escape pressure from her father she agrees to a contract marriage with Lu Buoyan, a childhood friend who is now the CEO of a successful investment company. Can their contract romance become real?

Opinion:
This rom com doesn’t tread much new ground but is still (so far) a fun watch, largely because of the chemistry between the two main leads. Also, I am a fan of stories where the male lead is deeply in love with the female lead but has to work (in a non creepy way) to get her to fall in love back.

Likes:
* A nice twist that female lead comes from a rich background and agrees to the contract marriage to help further her career goal of becoming a writer. My favorite moments of the drama so far have come from her efforts to get real life experience to aid in her writing.

* In laws that want the main couple to succeed as a couple, sometimes to the point of comedic embarrassment on the part of the female lead. For example, in ep 1, the father’s efforts to gift his daughter sexy lingerie and the MIL bursting in to fetch a “forgotten” purse on the wedding night to see if the marriage is real are fun.

* Great chemistry between the two leads. As in many Cdramas, the female lead is a bit naive when it comes to love and relationships (eg., never been in a relationship despite being 25 and beautiful). However, the male lead does a great job of conveying his long time frustrated love for her and it’s great to see her attitude towards him change over time. Basically, Jianan thinks it’s a contract marriage and they’ll part ways after a year but it’s clear from the beginning that Lu Buoyan would like their relationship to become real but is not sure how to get there. The fake marriage ends up serving as an artifact that allows him to spend more time together with her and woo her. The moments they spend together that are harmonious and not misunderstanding one another or fighting are really beautiful.

Dislikes:
* Catty second female lead out to destroy the couple. I know there needs to be tension but I hate this trope and the artificial misunderstandings introduced. (Why is honest communication so hard in Cdramas?!) I hope this will not be too much of a recurring theme throughout the drama.

* So many tropes. If I played a drinking game where I had to take a shot every time the female lead trips and falls into male lead’s arms during the first few episodes I’d probably need to get my stomach pumped at the hospital for alcohol poisoning.

* there are a lot of childhood flashbacks. For the most part I believe these flashbacks are appropriate for explaining male lead’s current behaviors and showing that he loved her (and her writing!) a long time ago, even when others wouldn’t have considered her stereotypically attractive. There is also an interesting flashback in one episode that hints at trauma in the male lead’s past that I hope we will learn more about in later part of the drama.

Overall: Enjoying this drama so far but withholding a final verdict until I’ve seen more. “Love in Time” could end up being a lovely solid rom com if it amps up the positive couple interactions and focuses more on the female lead’s dream of becoming a writer or the male lead’s backstory. However, this drama could also become a drop for me if it delves too much into the second lead melodrama and artificial misunderstanding territory. Hard to know which way it will go at this point. I know many recent contract marriage rom coms end up with the contract being revealed and then the couple breaks up for a while before getting back together. Not sure if this drama will follow that pattern but here’s hoping “Love in Time” will yield some pleasant narrative surprises, or at least make the journey fun and not miserable to watch.

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Nothing new, watch just for the Lead's Chemistry

This series has same old same old story. ML and FL enter into contract marriage, fall in Love. A barrage of misunderstanding created by SML and SFL. They overcome everything and Love triumphs everything.

As I said in the headline, only selling feature of this drama was Lead's chemistry. After ep. 10 there was kissing scenes in each episode and every kissing scene was steaming hot. I guess this is what expected between 2 actors who are more than 30 years of age. They looked super comfortable in every kissing scene.

FL's acting was very weird. Only saving grace of this show was ML. He was pretty good from the get go. Again Ep. 24 (Finale episode) was lame. You will understand once you watch it. I mean i don't even know what to say, it was pretty unnecessary, anyway it was the last episode so I just watched it.

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Il problema più grosso di quest'opera è la protagonista: sembra un manichino in balia degli eventi del drama e quel poco di personalità che ogni tanto tira fuori la rende odiosa a livelli inimmaginabili. ML invece è abbastanza credibile e nonostante non mi piaccia a livello fisico (io non capitolerei mai ai suoi piedi) a livello di recitazione si difende bene. Il resto della storia sa già sentito e risentito ma come dico sempre i clichè piacciono se fatti bene e qui... ehm. Se all'inizio risulta cmq carina la storia e godibile, con l'andare avanti iniziano una serie di discorsi e incongruenze che lasciano il tempo che trovano.
Alcuni tagli di scene poi sono raccapriccianti.
Mi aspettavo di guardare un drama leggero e perchè no, che sapesse anche di aver già visto ma che mi facesse da comfort zone. Che errore!

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Secret Love towards Childhood Friend-Marriage Contract

At first the story looks like the plot in many comic books, but it's not. It's refreshing to see both ML & FL are from a rich family and both parents are agree with their sudden marriage.

The ML acting really good. He looks so tricky, so handsome and hot. See him in some drama as supporting role. Finally he got a lead role ❤️❤️ Hope him got more lead role in the future.

As for our FL, she lack of self confidence. So lucky to have the ML that support & help her secretly.

The parents really supportive in their relationship.....well of course since they know each other for a long time.

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I don't know how I am going to make it through.

I agree with the other reviews, I am only sticking this drama out because of the ML. He is literally carrying the whole drama on his back. The FL isn't a horrible actress, I just think her character is really bad. I don't get the draw of having a grown woman act like a twelve-year old helpless child. They dress her like a child and it's kind of cringy how they want these lead actresses to be child-like. And her best friend is annoying too. And she looks like she is wearing a filter, either it's a filter or she is totally disguising her face and it looks a porcelain doll and not in a good way. I kept expecting her face to glitch and there be some old lady in her place.
Hopefully I can make it through all the episodes but I don't see myself ever rewatching it.

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I LOVE the main couple,

I have seen 18 episodes. I loved the drama until this point, I have spoiled myself.
2 heirs with similar goals in life would love to shagg however, reading the spoilers above, they differ greatly from what I have seen. Indeed the FL is selfish. I discovered later in life that if you don't love yourself, neither the other party will love you.
I didn't understand why do they consumate their marriage in the dark. She is hot, he is yummy. Both have a knack for pervert stuff and both indulge each other. The costume thing, let's say that was inocent, the continuous role play, trans scene, and so on)

He is apparently perfect until we can see his flaws. She is flawed until we can see why she is perfect for him. I don't think I could spend my life with such a jealous guy, however she needs and can handle him.

If they would use the real age of the actors(30+), the dramatic effect would be better.

The sound is downright awful, at least where I have see the drama,

The conflict was awesome just because he is perfect until not so perfect, she is human and despite her novelist stuff going on, down to earth: she knows that she is not build for business, while he is, however, if after a year, 2 or 10 they divorce she has to have a source if income. I don't know where other commenters live, but here, with kids in tow, I have to have a job, with or without my perfect husband (he does look like Ming Ren. )

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It had potential but terribly written & executed.

Story: 6/10
The story was super cliche. A novelist gets into a contract marriage with a CEO who also happens to be her childhood friend. And this friend of hers has loved her for years, so he's internally celebrating. The female lead has no idea, of course, but she starts falling for him as she works on her first romance novel and experiences it with her husband.
(x . x) ~~zzZ
Characters: 4/10
The characters were terribly written, in my opinion. Su Jianan was way too selfish, too invested in her what she wanted that she was blinded to the feelings of those around her. Her development didn't convince me, no. Lu Boyan was controlling, kinda obsessed with his wife. He wanted to do everything for her. I know some people admire this trait in men but in my opinion it kills the sense of privacy which everyone needs. The supporting characters were just ok. Ruo Xi was the perfect example of an obsessed girls and Rui Cheng had potential as second lead before his character was butchered (I'm really angry, lol)

Acting/Cast: 8/10
Thank heavens the acting wasn't terrible but just OK. It was watchable but there isn't anyone who stood out for me.

Music: 4/10
I saw this drama on youtube and I think they've muted some scenes to avoid copyright. So, there wasn't enough music and the scenes were too quiet (Yeah, they were muted).

Rewatch: 4/10
NEVER, EVER!

Conclusion: 6/10
I would've dropped it around episode 8 or so but I didn't because I don't want my dropped list to increase. But, if you're in the mood to watch something light, the contract marriage kinda thing (it's my guilty pleasure but this one ruined the impression on me) then this drama is for you! (o^-')b

P.S: I know this is a very angry review but I was so annoyed by this drama that I wanted to let it out, lol. (´∀｀ゞ

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