Links to Temptation (TVB 2010)

Number of Episodes – 20

Cast

Steven Ma as Wilson Shing Wai Shun

Fala Chen as Jojo Hung Long Kiu

Yoyo Mung as Jessie Kwan Ho Ching

Johnson Lee as Shing Wai Yip

Kenny Wong as Ko Chung Wing

Lau Dan Ko Wing Tai

Timmy Hung as Lau Hau Fai

Summary (May contain spoilers. Read at your own risk!!)

The Shing family were on holiday in Macau. Wilson (Steven Ma) saw a poster of a pole dancer Jojo (Fala Chen) and found her very attractive. He managed to save her from her ex-boyfriend and they became friends. The holiday has ended and Wilson returned to Hong Kong hoping that his relationship with Jojo could go further.

Wilson and his father were solicitors for Ko Wing Tai (Lau Dan) who was a wealthy man. Wilson bumped into Jojo but she often gave him the cold shoulder and was not very friendly towards him. She seemed really interested in Ko Wing Tai and Wilson thought that she was after him for money. It turned out that Jojo was an alliance of Jessie (Yoyo Mung) and they were ordered by someone to harm Ko Wing Tai. Jojo was told to seduce Ko Wing Tai but she could not do it since she really liked Wilson.

Jessie then made Jojo say that she was Ko Wing Tai’s illegitimate daughter. Jojo agreed to help Jessie since Jessie said that her family were in danger and they must follow the plan. Jojo managed to persuade Ko Wing Tai that she was his daughter. Ko Wing Tai’s son Wing (Kenny Wong) did not like Jojo and often disobeyed his father. He began to do illegal dealings and ended up in prison.

Meanwhile, Jojo and Wilson developed their romance.

Jessie has been hiding a woman inside her home and it turned out that the woman was her mother. Jessie was the “big boss” behind the scheme because she wanted to seek revenge against Ko Wing Tai for stealing money from her mother and making their lives miserable. Jojo discovered the truth and was not happy with Jessie. Wilson took Jessie’s mother to see Ko Wing Tai and explained the whole thing to him. He was not happy that Jojo had lied to him. Jessie did not really accept her father. Her mother then died and Jessie got really angry with Ko Wing Tai. He was then murdered and the two suspects were Jojo and Jessie.

Jessie was with Wilson on the night of the murder and Jojo was suspected. Ko Wing Tai also left a large amount of inheritance to Jojo. However, Jessie wanted the money and found a lawyer to sue Jojo for the inheritance. Jessie won since she was Ko Wing Tai’s biological daughter.

However Jessie was mysteriously killed and the police suspected that Jojo was the culprit. However, it turned out that it was Fai who had killed Jessie because Wing had ordered him to do so. Wing was imprisoned along with Fai.

Characters/Acting

Steven Ma as Wilson Shing Wai Shun

I find it really annoying when TVB makes their characters so perfect and like an ideal lover. Steven’s character was absolutely flawless! And very unrealistic!! Would a guy really down a whole cup of spicy sauce for a girl? Yes the girl is beautiful but still… Anyway in terms of acting skills, Steven gets top marks. His performance was brilliant as a lawyer and he did have that professional look anyway.

Fala Chen as Jojo Hung Long Kiu

I really liked her character here because it was so unpredictable. At first you thought she might be a gold digger and would marry an older man for money. Also I loved the fact that you cannot really tell whether she liked Wilson or not. The role really suited Fala and I cannot think of a more suitable actress in TVB to play this role. This character is supposed to be beautiful and Fala’s acting here is so good!! I like her playing this type of role rather than the innocent, young girl type. Definitely one of my favourite characters played by Fala.

Yoyo Mung as Jessie Kwan Ho Ching

At first I thought that Fala had stolen the show. Yoyo next to Fala looked rather lame and Yoyo’s character seemed rather plain. However, as her character develops and you realise her plan, her acting really shone through and was very impressive. This is the first time I have seen Yoyo portray a villain and she did a great job. I loved the scene where she shouted at her father when her mum died. There were some other pretty intense scenes which were a breath of fresh air.

Kenny Wong as Ko Chung Wing

I was never a Kenny fan but I quite like his character in this series. He was cocky and rude but he portrayed the role really well. Very different from previous characters. At first I thought he should have swapped roles with Timmy Hung since that would have worked pretty well but he still did a good job here.

The Series overall

I really enjoyed this series and was pretty much drawn to it from the start. The theme video was pretty strange and this was a type of series you kind of have to watch to understand the storyline. The theme video did give away most of the plot though which was rather annoying. However, this series had a pretty good storyline. I am not sure whether Fala and Steven was a good couple in this series. I am so use to seeing Fala play Steven’s sister; it’s so weird when they are paired up. However, they did try to give Fala a much more mature image, probably to pull the gaps. Fala looked really pretty in this series too and this character is one of her best ones.

Overall:
I would rate this series 4/5. I would definitely give this series a shot. A series that I was really into right from the start.

Review written by Colly, a JayneStars.com contributing writer.