Revenged Love Episodes 19-21 Review: Tragedy, Tears, Trips, and Tricks

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Too much unfolds between Episodes 19–21 of ‘Revenged Love‘, from gut-wrenching tragedy to unexpected trips, Wei Wei (Zi Yu) goes on an emotional roller coaster. And thankfully, Chi Cheng (Tian Xu Ning) is soon back by his side.

Recap of ‘Revenged Love’ Episodes 17-18: Misunderstandings grow between Chi Cheng and Wei Wei thanks to ex-boyfriend Wang Shuo and Wei Wei’s mother, Li Ya. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Li Ya allows Chi Cheng to accompany her to hospital visits and be her primary guardian, but forbids him from telling Wei Wei. With Chi Cheng spending much time with Li Ya and lying about his whereabouts, Wei Wei assumes he’s been with Wang Shuo.

Yue Yue meets Li Ya in secret, claiming he’s still in touch with Wei Wei and they plan to reconcile. Li Ya confides into Chi Cheng, who is shocked to learn Yue Yue is Wei Wei’s ex. But when the lead pair confront each other, Chi Cheng says he’ll move past it if Wei Wei confirms Yue Yue is lying, but Wei Wei, convinced Chi Cheng no longer loves him, falsely claims he only wanted revenge and that their relationship is a sham. Episode 18 of ‘Revenged Love’ ends with their breakup, and Wei Wei getting a call from the hospital about his mother being critical. They also tell him that her emergency contact (Chi Cheng) wasn’t picking up.

Revenged Love Episodes 19-21

Titled “This Path Might Be Very Difficult”, episode 19 of the series focuses on the immediate aftermath of Chi Cheng and Wei Wei’s break-up. Although the bulk of the focus is on Wei Wei coming to terms with his mother’s worsening condition and the fact that she chose to hide it from him. It’s a slow-paced, emotional edition, where some scenes focusing on Wang Shuo (Liu Jun) and his brother felt unnecessary. The subtle hints that Wang Shuo’s brother might have a crush on Wei Wei didn’t mesh well with the overall tone of the show.

While Wei Wei’s scenes are sad, Chi Cheng copes with the break-up by practically moving into Guo Cheng Yu’s (Zhan Xuan) house. Which of-course doesn’t go down to well will Yu’s boyfriend Dr. Xiao Shuai (Liu Xuan Cheng), since he suspects they might have been more than friends in the past. So the scenes of this unlikely trio offer some comic-relief in an otherwise sombre chapter.

Episode 20 of ‘Revenged Love’ is hilariously titled “Men Are Like Menstruation: You Think About It When It Doesn’t Arrive on Time, but It’s Annoying When It’s Here.” Although, the edition opens on a tragic tone, with Wei Wei devastated by Li Ya’s death. Chi Cheng finally drops his ego to stand by a broken Wei Wei, unable to watch him grieve alone.

Zi Yu portrays Wei Wei as a lost child, utterly shattered by his mother’s death, bawling his big eyes out like a little boy – a performance that tugs hard at the viewer’s heartstrings. Tian Xu Ning as Chi Cheng is dashing as Wei Wei’s knight in shining armor, there to pick him up, hold him, hug him, and drive all his insecurities away. Unfortunately, ‘Revenged Love’ no longer capitalizes on their chemistry the way the earlier episodes did, it’s the actors carrying the show at this point. Because, despite the promising plot points at this juncture, these two episodes lack the tension they should have had.

Since Chi Cheng and Wei Wei resolve their problems by early half of episode 20, they return to scheming, this time together, to help Guo Cheng Yu get laid. The lead pair plans to deceive Dr. Xiao Shuai, however, their meddling into the secondary couple’s relationship is more awful than chuckle-worthy. Their manipulative tricks aimed at the unsuspecting Xiao Shuai could have been hilarious, but given the doctor’s past baggage, some of their tactics felt unnecessarily cruel and in poor taste. Luckily for them, the soft-hearted Xiao Shuai forgives them rather quickly.

Titled ‘Father-in-Law’, episode 21 of ‘Revenged Love’ sees Wei Wei land in hot water with Chi Cheng’s mercurial father, Chi Yuan Duan (Cheng Shi Yu). Remember when the man stole all of Chi Cheng’s beloved pet snakes, sending the playboy brat into a frenzy? This time, Dad ups the ante by stealing his son’s boyfriend! Yep, Chi Yuan Duan has Wei Wei kidnapped by his henchmen, once again pushing Chi Cheng to the brink.

But before all the ‘Father-in-Law’ drama begins, the episode sees both couples go on a fun camping trip and share some light moments of romance. It’s kinda cute and brings back the comedic tone that made the half of ‘Revenged Love’ such an entertaining watch. In-fact, even the kidnapping part of the chapter is mostly light in tone, packing in some comedic little twists.

Well, overall, these three episode were all right, wavering in pace, mood, but the lead actors continue to keep viewers engaged with their onscreen charm.

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