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Devil Beside You taiwanese drama review
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Devil Beside You
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by catherine
Jul 29, 2019
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 3.0
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 4.5
Rewatch Value 1.5
This started out interesting, though the way it was filmed felt so over-the-top and like a parody that I couldn't take it seriously. The acting was also kind of cringe-worthy at times, from Qi Yue's wailing to random close-up shots of Jiang Meng's creepy smile.

I also wish it was more of a slow-burn, because the progression of the main relationship turned from enemies to lovers SO quickly, it honestly felt sort of out of the blue. Something similar could be said for the second pairing—I felt like the writers were rushing to get the characters together and didn't really spend enough time developing the characters' feelings before then.

Overall, though, I'd still consider this a pretty light drama, and I liked the fact that there weren't any one-dimensionally evil antagonist characters. Still, though, it feels like they TRIED to make it into a melodrama by adding a lot of obstacles, but I never felt frustrated or even emotionally invested in the story.
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