Déjà Vu
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- Title: 回到愛以前 / Hui Dao Ai Yi Qian
- Other title: Déjà Vu
- Genre: Romance, fantasy
- Episodes: 22
- Broadcast network: CTV
- Broadcast period: 2013-Nov-03 to 2014-Mar-30
- Air time: Sunday 22:00
- Opening theme song: Mei Li (美麗) by Wang Da Wen (王大文)
- Ending theme song: Feng Shou Hou Bu Yao Zhuo Peng You (分手後不要做朋友) by Rachel Liang
Synopsis
A woman goes back in time to save her boyfriend's life by sacrificing the most important thing to her.
Cast
- Mandy Wei as Xu Hai Lin 徐海琳
- Yao Yuan Hao as Lu Xi Wei 陸希唯
- Wang Si Ping (王思平) as Xu You Xi 徐又熙
- Yang Zhen (楊鎮) as Lu Xiang Kai 陸向凱
- Guan Jin Zong (管謹宗) as Lu Bai Feng 陸百峰
- Chen You Fang as Lin Yu Hua 林玉華
- Fu Lei (傅雷) as Xu Zhen Ji 徐振基
- Qian De Men as Lu Da Qi 陸大器
- Lin Xiu Jun (林秀君) as Wang Mei Hui 王惠美
- Zhang Xi En (張熙恩) as Liu Fei Fei 劉菲菲
- Wang Jia Liang (王家梁) as Zheng Ya Li 鄭亞力
- Paul Hsu (許騰方) as Tony (also known as Xu Teng Fang)
- Mei Xian Zhi (梅賢治) as Xiao Q
- Yao Dai Wei (姚黛瑋) as Qiao Qi 喬琪
- Chen Ruo Ping (陳若萍) as Fang Ruo Mei 方若梅
- Nylon Chen as Fang Qi Xiang
- ? as The Time Shepherd
Review by Chasingscarlett
When I first began watching this series I'll admit, I found the premise a bit peculiar but still intriguing enough to watch through its entirety. If given that chance to save someone you loved, who wouldn't take it? The series did start out very beautifully and the concept of it all was more different to what I usually see in romantic dramas. The chemistry between the lead actors is very convincing and while some character aspects were occasionally repetitive and annoying, they were out-shined by how beautifully they carried the more emotional aspects. The character of Hai Lin was somewhat more of a dull heroine but well acted by Mandy Wei. In the rare times she was smiling she was very endearing, and when she cried you cried with her. The character of You Xi (Wang Si Ping) was a bit off-putting but a role like that in a romantic drama isn't exactly rare and the actress did her best with it. Nylon Chen shone as the second male lead, Fang Qi Xiang. Among the problems with this drama, I personally don't think the acting was one of them. But that doesn't eliminate the fact this show had problems. As I mentioned earlier, the series did start out well. There were a few questionable moments but nothing that couldn't easily be ignored. Then it started getting repetitive, and it knew that. But in trying to solve that, they began to venture into soap-opera territory and with a story that already has a seer who sends you back in time when you die, that is never a good move. It became so ridiculously repetitive it became nearly painful to watch. It seemed that every time the main couple progressed in any way, fate literally drove into them. Had it been a shorter series, this would have been a much more positive review but honestly, I lost all interest in this series by the second major accident and the writers ventured into the stupidly cliche amnesia storyline. The writers wanted to make it painstakingly clear that fate hates these two characters together but did so exaggeratedly and with the same barriers in constant repetition. Skip the second half of the series and the ending will still make perfect sense. And that's probably the most disappointing part of this series - the insurmountably ridiculous ending. For the possibility that you still want to watch this series, I won't ruin the ending for you instead I will simply say this: not only do the two leads have yet another two car accidents but they finally pay a price for their tampering with fate - and it is the series' biggest flop. It's not a hugely terrible show, but there are simply so much better out there.
Production Credits
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- Director: Wang Ming Tai
- Screenwriter: