Embrace in the Dark Night (2024)

Perfect if you're in the mood for some Wattpad level story, crap if otherwise

Honestly, no other way of describing it, this series came straight out of someone's Wattpad fantasies - packaged with all the most generic and cliched tropes, a love-hate relationship, a useless FL, and an ML who comes to save her ass from every single situation.

But one good thing about this series is that it's short, so not really much time is needed to invest in this short series. The relationship between FL and ML is certainly spicy, not something I'd ever expected to see from a China-released drama, which makes me wonder if tv producers are experimenting with something new here. The plot itself is kinda crap, everything is kinda crap honestly, but ML made it worth it, especially if you're in the mood to watch some total fantasy mystery dangerous bad boy carrying a weak helpless girl one-armed in 100 ways.

In conclusion, give it a go, for some it's so bad that it's good in a weird way (like me), for others it could be so cringe that you'd much rather not waste your time watching the rest of it.

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Didn't want this night to come to an end ...

About the story
The drama was good ..like real good. . the plot was interesting.. good paced less cliche .. dialogues/ script were to the point .. there is balanced amount of suspence , mystery , chase ,action and romance .


About the cast
The ML (Jesse ren) was amazing I have seen him in support role in a few dramas but this was my first time watching him as lead ... And he did commendable job ... He is in such a great shape .. his act was also good and his kissing scenes were bomb
. 💣💣💣 ..HE IS THE ONLY ACTOR I HAVE SEEN WHO USES HIS TONGUE WHILE KISSING ONSCREEN Like moving it all the way inside the co actress mouth 😆😆😆 (or tell me they were dating for real)
FL is such a cutie .. I must say she is one of the most gorgeous girls I have seen in Cdramas far far better than a lot cdrama actresses who look excessively plastic and can't act at all. Her acting was also good the only thing that I felt odd about her acting was she didn't keep a good difference between the double roles she played (both sister's characters were extremely over lapping)

About the music
It was fine for a drama ost nothing appealing as such

Re-watch value
I read the comments section of this drama on YouTube and there were already a lot of viewers who were watching it for third and fourth time ... I myself will definitely come back to this one ..❤️❤️

Overall this drama was totally worth my time .

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Suspenseful, action, and romance helped to make this movie worth watching.

There were ample suspense, action, and romance scenes to keep the story moving and interesting. The story has a good beginning that piques the viewer's interest to see what will happen in the next event. The acting of the main leads and supporting actors was good enough considering what they had to work with. The main male lead's consent intimacy with the female lead has you wondering if he was taking advantage of the female lead or if he had feelings for her.

Jesse Ren's features resemble a younger Liu Yuning and could pass for Yuning's younger brother. It is evident that this is a low-budget film, and the cast had to work hard to keep the viewers' interest. Compared to other low-budget films, at least this film didn't have annoying background singing and unbearable sound and acoustics.

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It plays on one thing - and plays on it a lot

The amount of times the FL gets held, pushed, pinned to the wall/bed/sofa far exceeds any other dramas I’ve seen. If those kind of scenes trigger you negatively, then stay away. If not, it was the chemistry between the ML and FL that kind of kept this worth watching from my pov.

There were things that bugged me in the story (which I’ve already forgotten after a few days), so can’t exactly say it’s memorable.
Although I didn’t really like him, the 2nd ML was an interesting character, and his acting was decent.

So, if you are looking for something with a bit of action and suspense but story doesn’t have to be very strong, and you don’t mind a lot of male dominance, then this is something that can help you kill time.

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C drama estranho

As pessoas estão enlouquecidas com esse drama, então resolvi dar uma chance para assistir... confesso que eu não consegui terminar. Uma história mal elaborada, umas interpretações muito estranhas, eu não consigo entender como as pessoas acham normal o relacionamento do protagonista com ela. Um cara possessivo que vive amarrando ela por aí, não consigo achar isso normal...... Assistir até o décimo primeiro episódio e não consegui termina, eu creio que as pessoas gostam por conta da proposta diferenciada mas realmente é uma coisa muito rasa, ainda mais que os episódios tem entre 10 a 15 minutos. Não pretendo terminar de assistir

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Short and sweet for that "cold winter"(Insert wink emoji)

I normally dont watch short dramas,which are becoming increasing in the world of dramas..Due to the fact that they are low budget and often a times the quality of everything is wanting so am always skipping no matter how the edits good are the on tiktok or IG.But Embrace in the dark night hit different,If you ignore the storyline and the old martial art Hong Kong like plot,you will enjoy it,especially when you find the full version on youtube wich is 5 hrs,you dont have to keep playing next after every 15 min.
The editors did a great job that you eager to know what happens next.
The actors,the main lead especially carried the whole show on his very sexy shoulders,He was extremely good that i started looking at his other projects.Needless to say that he is young so within the next 10 years he will be a force to reckon with.
The chemistry from the ML will keep your feet kicking,while you cling to your pillows,just WOW.
I understand that CP does not censor short dramas so this is a paradise for directors and writers wanting to push the envelope...and boy did the director allow the ML to get out of the whole postal office..Read many many kissing scenes including the famous French kiss,the first in the Cdrama history
The OST was suprisingly amazing and most of the songs are in engish so this part was really satisfying.
Overall,If you are looking for a quickie,medium action,hot romance and over the roof chemistry without caring for the plotline..This is for you

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A story that teases, anticipates and creates excitement

The leads have super chemistry, we have a ML who is handsome marksman with intellegence who is also a flirty daredevil .He loves to challenge death. Contrary , we have a petite, vulnerable innocent FL who is very intelligent. The ML brings out her daring nature but shes too shy to take her dares through. The flirtations between these couple is like no other. We begin the show with The ML rescuing the FL in a foreign country, instant sparks flew between them. When their ordeal was over,( a few kisses and near death experiences), the FL demanaded a discount for her rescue, so as payment she teams up with the ML in a few gigs. They shared a few heists and as they draw closer to each other their risks became complex. Go figure! I believe their team spirit broke when the ML found the FL pretense seduction of another man distasteful. So they parted ways , the FL returned to China and the ML promising to look for her when he returns . They lost contact and then found each other after 3 years.

The FL assumes the identity of her twin sister ,who apparantly died from a car accident. Both leads end up working in the same company. The FL initially pretends to not know the ML; however , with his persistence and his unquenchable desire, the FL finally surrender. There were some misundertandings cause the couple to breakup . However the show does answer the questions and unsloved mysteries got resolved. couple gets back together and we get a happy ending.

However there is a hint of a season 2 ,there was a tinge of who contacted the couple in the end.

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Guilty pleasure but so brainless

Okay, so I have to admit, there are way too many plot holes here for there to be any coherent story tbh. Most of the things make no sense, are quite brainless and make you lost. Half of the story is just the leads making out (hence, guilty pleasure) but the acting by Jesse and Tian Yang is top notch.

Also, it gets quite repetitive. In the sense, majority of the story entails FL doing stupid shit (one after another) and the ML saving her. There's nothing new. The suspense gets lifted early on, so you're just left wondering as to who will win this game. So many things do not make sense. So, do not watch this for the story.

However, do watch this for the chemistry. The leads are fantastic together and for people out there who seek skinship, this is it. Though, mind you, the romance is also very very toxic and abusive. If it was happening to anyone I know, in real life, I would 100% report it for harassment, lol. Have fun watching, shall you do that!

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Sexy romp ... if you like being thrown around like a rag doll and grabbed by the throat

If you park your brain at the door and ignore 2024 sensibilities on toxic behaviour, you could probably overlook everything wrong with this modern mini drama and be swept away by the over-the-top bodyguard romance melodrama that tries to be glamourous and sexy. It's an entertaining romp that doesn't require a lot of time commitment or brain cells, and I had to check myself and consider how I wanted to evaluate the show.

Playing to a sultry soundtrack that sounds an awful lot like Billie Eilish, Embrace in the Dark Night pushes the boundaries on what you would traditionally see in C-dramas when it comes to sexual innuendo and tension. (Pretty certain I saw a blurred wall of pink bondage/BDSM paraphernalia!) (So much innuendo! Blink and you'll miss the tongue!)

That's all fine and good, except these mini dramas have also normalized aggressive alpha male characters who make it a regular habit of pushing and pulling female lead character around like a rag doll and grabbing them by the throat. These so-called "alpha males" might seem sexy at a glance, but who really wants to be constantly pinned against a wall, thrown onto a bed or sofa, held against their will, or grabbed by the throat over and over and over and over again, for a kiss? Ugh. I'm sorry, this is neither romantic or "normal".

Embrace in the Dark Night is chock full of this. Yet, compared to other mini-dramas, especially the Republican Era genre where super toxic love/hate relationships are ubiquitous, this doesn't even feel particularly toxic somehow? Maybe this is the desensitization at work. And to be fair, Xu Zheqing's character is otherwise quite protective. But the actress, Gao Rongfang, certainly puts up with a lot of choking in general (even if fake), and a strangulation scene with a villain that looked unsettlingly real.

You may have seen Jesse Ren (who reminds me a little of Wang Ziqi and a dash of Bai Jingting) and Gao Rongfang playing supporting roles in full-length dramas; their acting is fairly decent here and they certainly have enough chemistry to keep the heat level elevated.

The overall story isn't terrible for this genre of melodrama; I didn't mind the less exciting, but sweet, secondary couple; and the production values are pretty good (was it costly to film that chase scene abroad?). But the execution and script could have been a lot better. I laughed at the use of Teslas, since its hackability has been a point of contention among EV enthusiasts and security experts. I couldn't help but wonder if this was an actual product placement or an unauthorized use of the brand, lol.

Despite its issues, I get it -- viewers aren't looking for reality. Audiences want to escape into a fantasy world of amped up sexual tension and unrestrained kissing -- plot-holes and red flags be damned.

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This is a no for me

There are many things I didn't like about this. In general, I avoid writing reviews because I have a hard time explaining my thoughts, I get bored, or I forget what I watched. I'm currently on episode 14. I decided to start writing before I complete it because I will surely forget almost everything.

Anyway, the plot so far has been interesting, but I can see some mistakes. The beginning, up until they said goodbye to each other, was good. Those episodes were well done, but how dumb was that boss? He trusted the ml after only two days!? How could he trust him so quickly? I find that to be a mistake. The female lead was fine during these episodes, so I have nothing to say about her.

I hate amnesia tropes, so when we learned that the female lead lost her memory, I was like, "Bro, why?!" because this trope is so overused. I was happy when I found out she didn’t lose her memory and was pretending to be her sister. I liked the idea of her trying to get revenge, but here comes something I didn’t like. After meeting the male lead, the female lead becomes so dumb! It's annoying! I try to understand her, but what she does seems rushed to me and not smart. She got caught so many times, and they even tried to kill her (I mean for her sister). I’m not saying she needs to give up, but I wish the writers had done something different with the plot. Why is it always the male lead coming to save her? I wish the female lead could be smarter and defend herself a bit at least. Of course, I understand that she can’t just fight against men, but I still feel that she keeps doing things without thinking and doesn't learn from the consequences.

I liked episode 17 because it was all fluffy. I'm currently on episode 18. Did she really think it was going to last? She was always getting caught.
Complete! This was bad!! The only things I liked were the tension and the second couple. The acting was fine, and I liked the kissing scenes. Now, onto what I didn't like: the male lead. Also, what was with the ending? In general, everything! It was bad! I wasted my time. I’m not watching the side episodes.

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