Series Feature: Cheat On Me If You Can (2020)
It’s already been a week since I watched the last episode of Cheat On Me If You Can and if I were to rate it, it’s going to be 4 out 5.
Han Woo-Sung, who is famous for being the “Nation's Husband” because of how he treats his wife, and then showing a total reversal as the next scenes focused on him going to two different woman's apartment, is how the show wanted to introduce the male lead of this series – a meticulous, two-faced cheating bastard. Then there goes the introduction of the female lead, Kang Yeo-joo, a writer famous for her murder novels, who seems to be a little bit eccentric. However, this is not your typical wife-caught-nations-husband-cheating drama as it involves something bigger than that – an actual murder of a famous actress – one of the woman Woo-Sung was seeing behind his wife's back – who seems to have a connection with the FL, as shown in a flashback, making her one of the suspects behind this murder case. The truth is, watching the whole series is like trying to get out of a maze as the it tends to show the audience different versions of truth depending on whose perspective was being shown. With the number of twists in this show, you'll be quite surprised upon learning how each scene connected with each other. Though, it may feel repetitive sometimes, it still deserves praise as the series still managed to keep its story line in-tact.
What disappointed me was how they approached the ending as it felt a little rushed. Although the series made sure to offer closure to all the twists and turns, to be honest, it didn't feel the closure I believe I deserve as it seemed half-hearted to me. After all that fuss about the “Secret Prayer Room”, the show just barely touched it. Add that annoying build up to the college girl’s character, only to have her forgotten in the end. Maybe if they extended it to 20 episodes, the ending would’ve been better. Who knows. The open ending didn’t really work for me. I think the show wants to stick to its mysterious, intriguing concept until the end that’s why they ended it that way. It’s not that bad but it depends on the situation. There’s just too much going on in the show. I guess they had no choice but to go with an open ending as it is the safest choice especially if they know they failed to tie each knot properly.
I expected to see the FL and the ML get a divorce but it didn't happen so I was quite disappointed about this as well. I mean, the FL deserves at least to get away from that cheater so that seems to be the most plausible route for her. It really shows how the series wanted to keep the mysterious energy flowing until the end. In my opinion, the FL and her assistant were such a great pair and I wouldn’t mind, in fact, wished for it, if they ended up together in the end. But again, it’s an open ending so it’s all up to the viewers’ imaginations to think what actually happens next.
Personally, I enjoyed the series although I believe some parts could've been better but that doesn't make the series less interesting so if you're up for a new kind of mystery, you should definitely include this on your list.