Kill My Sins

Because the Lead is smart and cunning, knows her opponents better than she knows herself and is someone who goes through her revenge

Both Female lead are trying to get revenge. Not the typical Chinese fl revenge stories. This ones actually make sense.

The extensive planning for revenge!

Also makes us question, "was it worth the sacrifice for revenge?".

It's also not exactly linear. like how faithful does lot flashback to previous and then to present. the scenes arrangement here feels that way sometimes.

Both Kill My Sins and The Prisoner of Beauty share a lot of core themes that make them stand out: intelligent leads, political struggles, intense chemistry, trauma-driven motivations, and visually stunning costume drama aesthetics.

Complex story of innocence and revenge. How tragedy affects even those who stay at home. War and Officialdom. Cause and effect on people. Love story mixed in between.

Both are costume dramas about female led revenge. Intricate plots, cunning women, elusive and cold but supportive male leads, and both plots have involvement from royalty to some degree.

Neither drama focuses on romance and instead is excellent at weaving the story through each plot.

The female leads have somewhat similar personalities, and I felt like there was a bit of resemblance in the storyline too!

1. Both leads are smart and cunning
2. Not focused on romance
3. Intricate complex plots
4. Revenge

Women empowerment. Women were treated inferior by men, they finally step out of the box, seek revenge, feel proud of selves, build confidence and unity

Women supporting each other, they faces many challenges. They gather themselves, they support each other, they shown men they are not weak, they are smart and they can make money and survive without depend on men.

1. Historical genre with suspense and investigation.
2. Female protagonists with medical and investigative skills.
3. Themes of revenge and personal justice.
4. Alliances with powerful figures.
5. Episodic structure with self-contained cases.

Both dramas offer a similar style:
Intelligent and accomplished women in medicine and forensics who challenge established systems.
Mystery plots full of twists, psychological tension, and episodic cases that feed into a broad central narrative.
Personal justice as the main narrative driver, with an investigative structure that combines medicine, deception, and politics.

Another Liu Shi Shi drama that showcases her versatility and talent. For those who may have not seen her other works.

The characters are not black or white but grey. Everyone is clever, not only the leads but also the villains. Twists and turns, but no real romance.