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Circle of Love chinese drama review
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Circle of Love
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by xia0yuer
Jun 5, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 5.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
This review may contain spoilers

Steamy scenes and tropes galore

Steamy short series draws you in quickly, but the plot falls apart especially in the latter half. Gu Meng is the young miss of powerful family who gets slaughtered on her wedding night. She focuses her revenge on her almost husband, Xiao Hongye, who quickly rises through the ranks after that fateful night. However, she loses her memory after an failed assassination attempt and becomes his maid, slowly uncovering the truth to that night.

A+ acting and chemistry from the ML and FL. FL nails the subtle expressions like shyness, defiance, and affection. The second ML Zhou Zichen, although very easy on the eyes, had a habit of overacting.

The plot was convoluted and contrived, but I was able to suspend my disbelief to continue watch the chemistry on screen. How many times did Gu Meng get amnesia? How many times was Jiao Jiao going to beg Xiao Hongye for his affection? Obviously tropes galore. This could have been rated slightly higher, of they didn't cop out on the ending and give us a nonsensical "two years later" scene that shows our FL and ML reuniting after they clearly all died at the church shootout.

My recommendation: skip this in favor of rewatching Maid's Revenge.
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