Editorials 
I will start by saying that I have very mixed feelings about Love Me Against the Night. I really shouldnt watch these short drama format shows It always ends up with mixed feelings.
Chemistry: This is why. so I wouldn't say I particularly loved the chemistry between the main characters. (I watched this prior to it being on MDL, and I dont really know the actresses so theres that). There were definitely moments where I was invested in them as the characters, and the leads had some genuinely good scenes together. Like bodyguard x Heiress sounds like the plottrope that I have read a bunch of FF about as a child tbh.
But overall their relationship felt toxic in a way that didn't really work for me as I was watching the show. And I think that's what made the drama feel a little odd for me. Because I am no stranger to red flags or anything. But this was just odd in a way. I cant quite explain what made me feel this way about the two but there was something i dont quite know how to put a finger on.
As I said, I normally don't mind toxic relationships in dramas when there's something about the dynamic that makes them compelling or emotionally satisfying to watch. Here, though, the toxicity sometimes felt excessive rather than interesting. I think thats the best way to explain it. There were moments where I understood what the drama was trying to do, but I didn't always connect with the way the relationship was portrayed.
At the same time, somehow, I couldn't drop it.
Plot: That's probably the biggest compliment I can give the drama. Even when I was questioning the plot or getting frustrated with the characters their decisions or something else that happened, I still wanted to know what would happen next. There was always something keeping me watching. And it wasnt the fact that there wasnt a bunch to watch. The plot was good enough to keep me here for all the episodes.
The plot was honestly also questionable at times. Like come-on man, that threw me off a bit. There were quite a few moments where things felt so excessive. The type of excessiveness that kinda made me feel like it had the effect of making the story less impactful.
Overall thoughts:
So while I wouldn't necessarily call it good in the traditional sense of what i Normally like or love, I definitely found it addictive.
Because of that, the drama sometimes crossed the line from entertaining melodrama into over-the-top territory for me.
That being said, I don't think the whole drama was a miss.
Would I say it's a drama I regret watching? no. It had its moments, and despite all my complaints, it managed to hold my attention until the end, which says something.
Chemistry: This is why. so I wouldn't say I particularly loved the chemistry between the main characters. (I watched this prior to it being on MDL, and I dont really know the actresses so theres that). There were definitely moments where I was invested in them as the characters, and the leads had some genuinely good scenes together. Like bodyguard x Heiress sounds like the plottrope that I have read a bunch of FF about as a child tbh.
But overall their relationship felt toxic in a way that didn't really work for me as I was watching the show. And I think that's what made the drama feel a little odd for me. Because I am no stranger to red flags or anything. But this was just odd in a way. I cant quite explain what made me feel this way about the two but there was something i dont quite know how to put a finger on.
As I said, I normally don't mind toxic relationships in dramas when there's something about the dynamic that makes them compelling or emotionally satisfying to watch. Here, though, the toxicity sometimes felt excessive rather than interesting. I think thats the best way to explain it. There were moments where I understood what the drama was trying to do, but I didn't always connect with the way the relationship was portrayed.
At the same time, somehow, I couldn't drop it.
Plot: That's probably the biggest compliment I can give the drama. Even when I was questioning the plot or getting frustrated with the characters their decisions or something else that happened, I still wanted to know what would happen next. There was always something keeping me watching. And it wasnt the fact that there wasnt a bunch to watch. The plot was good enough to keep me here for all the episodes.
The plot was honestly also questionable at times. Like come-on man, that threw me off a bit. There were quite a few moments where things felt so excessive. The type of excessiveness that kinda made me feel like it had the effect of making the story less impactful.
Overall thoughts:
So while I wouldn't necessarily call it good in the traditional sense of what i Normally like or love, I definitely found it addictive.
Because of that, the drama sometimes crossed the line from entertaining melodrama into over-the-top territory for me.
That being said, I don't think the whole drama was a miss.
Would I say it's a drama I regret watching? no. It had its moments, and despite all my complaints, it managed to hold my attention until the end, which says something.
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