I haven't seen the Taiwanese version so I watched Love in Time with no expectations. Love in Time started off promising, with the arrogant lawyer Zheng Yu and passionate reporter Jia Lan frightened and confused when time-space begins to overlap for 46 minutes every night. The cases they're working on and their respective best friends, Ji Rong and Sheng Hao, cause their lives to intersect, allowing them to get to know each other gradually. However, by episode 15 I had lost interest. Much of the plot is about saving the relationship between Ji Rong and Sheng Hao, but it failed to create any sort of emotional investment. There was just no depth to them or the villains in the drama so the the story lost too much momentum.

Instead of dropping the series though, I kept going and did enjoy the last 7-8 episodes because of Zheng Yu's storyline. I won't spoil it by going into specifics, but Yang Xu Wen did a great job. Unfortunately, I found Jia Lan really annoying. I liked her character in the beginning; she's energetic, cares about people and getting justice for them, isn't afraid to speak up. The issue is that while Zheng Yu's character experiences so much growth from beginning to end, Jia Lan doesn't and just seems immature in comparison. (Maybe another actress in the role would have been more convincing?) I didn't care about their romance at all, and in the second half I watched those scenes on double speed.

I did think the logic of the time-space overlap worked well, and also shout out to Chen Guan Yu who played Zheng Yu's assistant Da Jun and provided comic relief. Overall, Love in Time isn't the worst drama but missed the mark.