Name a problematic trope and you find it here.
I know, many people are going to say I'm a hater, this and that. But no,I was actually enjoying this drama as a guilty pleasure show but, I can only ignore so much. ML allowing a guy to be raped in first ep? Seriously? It's not even just "toxic". The uncountable scenes with missing consent. And shall we start our discussion on misogyny and sexism in this drama? It will take a lot of time. One can sure enjoy it as guilty pleasure, avoiding all the problematic things. You are allowed to enjoy. But so are the people allowed, who are calling out this drama and criticising it for the right things. You can enjoy a drama and still call spade a spade.Was this review helpful to you?
A Masterpiece of Chinese BL Romance
'Revenged Love' quickly become one of the most talked-about BL dramas, and it’s easy to see why. With its captivating performances, fresh take on romance, and stunning production, this series sets itself apart in the genre. Here’s what makes it so special:1. The Leads’ Chemistry is Unmatched: The two protagonists Tian Xuning and Zi Yu don’t just play their roles—they breathe their roles. Their connection is palpable, from lingering glances to charged silences, making every interaction feel electric. It’s rare to see such natural, compelling chemistry on screen.
2. A Romance That Feels Authentically Chinese: Instead of relying on tired tropes, Revenged Love embraces a uniquely Chinese approach to love—subtle, restrained, and deeply emotional. The push-and-pull between the characters feels real, capturing the quiet intensity of a romance where words often go unspoken but emotions run deep.
3. Exquisite Direction and Cinematography: Helmed by a talented female-led creative team, the series is visually breathtaking. The soft lighting, thoughtful framing, and dreamy aesthetic elevate every scene, enhancing the emotional weight of the story. It’s clear that every shot was crafted with care, making the drama as beautiful to watch as it is moving.
Revenged Love is more than just a BL drama—it’s a beautifully told love story that lingers long after the credits roll. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the genre or new to BL, this one is not to be missed.
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Its so funny and good
I've had trouble finding shows that appeal to me, but this series is just addictive and amazing. It stuck me from start to finish. I love it and I hope they release the remaining episodes. The characters are super well developed, and the acting of the actors is on another level! I look forward to following the next few episodes.Was this review helpful to you?
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Best bl
Guy this is the best bl I’ve seenTrust me
I’m obsessed 🤩
If you haven’t watched it you’re missing out 🤭🤭
Definitely worth watching
You won’t regret watching it
Have been watching the bts
To keep myself sane 🤭
I can’t wait for the remaining
Episode to be out 💃💃💃
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BL of 2025!!!!
2025 has officially become the year of Chinese BL, and this masterpiece sealed the deal. I don’t know about others, but I never thought we’d get to watch a Chinese BL like this in my lifetime. That was the very first thing that drew me in, followed closely by the number of episodes and their generous duration.
Who would have thought I’d end up this obsessed with a show? You know what I mean? I’m a girly who hates snakes… but I love Chi Cheng’s snakes 😌.
So, what do I have to say about Revenged Love?
It’s a Chinese BL , built on a pretty normal storyline that might seem similar to many we’ve seen before. But if you ask me what makes it special—(yes, aside from the fact that it’s Chinese without censorship)—I DON’T KNOW!!! Somehow, everything about it felt special. From the actors to the story to the execution… It’s not the best ever, but they truly gave their best within the limitations.
I went in completely blind, but their acting and the chemistry had me in a chokehold. I’d been missing those butterflies for a while, and my cuties brought them back (they’re still flying around me 😁). Shei sheii🥹
I want to talk about my favourite characters: Chi Cheng and Xiao Shuai. I still can’t believe we witnessed a ruthless red flag turning into a lush green forest. (Yes, love can change people 💕)
And then… The cute doctor Xiao Shuai — my baby 🥹💖 — I don’t even know how to explain it, but he made me smile every single time he appeared. And his friendship with Wu Suo Wei? Pure gold.
Ohhh, the plans. Let’s talk about how the doctor and Wei Wei somehow managed to come up with the most ridiculous ideas, should have been total disasters… but every single time, they worked perfectly. Like, how?! These two are officially the cleverest (and most unexpectedly chaotic) duo I’ve ever seen in a BL 😁
Then we have Chi Cheng and Cheng Yu — started as besties, went through their drama, and eventually found their way back. It was heartwarming to see both pairs’ friendship moments alongside their love stories.
Honestly, that’s one of the things that made Revenged Love so special for me — it wasn’t just about the romance, it was about the connections between all the characters. And I’m going to miss them so much.
" I'm rich. I love you 😚 Bye bye!!!"
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THE BEST BL TO COME OUT OF 2025
Aug, 12, 2025And after dropping so many shows this year, Revenge Love takes the lead. Such an S-tier BL, I need China to produce more BLs like this cause they ate so hard. I totally forgot about other industries since Revenge Love has been something I look forward to each week.
Chi Cheng, the red flag lead who honestly was like so damn annoying at first, but I learned to love him. Also, he changed a lot for the better and I truly am happy for that. Su Wei, oh to be loved like how Su Wei loves Chi Cheng... Mans put everything on the line, he is the REAL OG YEARNER LOVER BOY. I love them both so much. The tandem, the chemistry is fantastic. I am so happy that our second leads are pretty good too, I kept looking forward to their scenes.
Overall, this is such an S-tier BL for me... Along with The Untamed, these two are my favourite, S-tier Chinese BL and in the BL world for sure!!!!
Ill miss them all so much 😢 😭
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5$ and a dream turned into a masterpiece
How to even start putting into words how I am feeling after finishing this series? It's like I'm saying goodbye to school friends at the last day of school, unsure if we will ever meet again. After spending so many weeks laughing, crying, rolling my eyes, screaming my lungs out, blushing and absolutely having the time of my life - it has come to an end.For me the story, the chemistry of the actors, the cinematography as well as the OST were on point! They really had a 5$ budget and a dream and they made a better series than many high budget series in the industry.
All the actors did a phenomenal job in portraying their characters and giving the 2D versions of the novel so much heart and soul making it impossible not to love them, yes even Wang Shuo. The characters in this novel are complex, especially Chi Cheng, Wu Suo Wei and Wang Shuo. If you aren't into grey or complex/multidimensional characters, it will be a hard time for you to understand them and their motivations/behaviors, so if you rather stick to more "simple" characters (which is not a critique) then I would recommend another series. Their personalities made this series even more intriguing, so if you like some scheming little characters, this is the show for you! (how i'm gonna miss my little scheming Da Bao :((((( )
!! SPOILER !! Eventhough I liked every single episode, the last one was really disappointing and underwhelming for me. It was only 33min long, so it felt really rushed and weird. Normally the final episodes are the longest ones so that the story and all the characters have their moment and the story gets a satisfying closure, but not here. When Chi Cheng came out of prison, I really thought he would surprise Wei Wei by appearing in front of him and they would get a heartfelt moment, where they confessed how much they missed and loved e/o - buuuuuuut no, we got them playing at a water fountain...
After the 2nd half of the show when WSW and CC were officially a couple, we barely got any kisses or intimate moments. I'm not asking for full on NC scenes, but some kisses would've been good - especially in the last episode. like come on give me some spice here!!
But all in all I really liked the series and will probably rewatch it 100x because I'm not even close to ready to say actually goodbye to Chi Cheng, Wu Suo Wei, Guo Cheng Yu and Jiang Xiao Shuai
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Show which glorifies toxicity and yet getting appreciation
I don't usually write reviews but the weird fans of this drama made me write this. First of all I wanted to support this drama since early when it just started airing. China has bl censorship and the bl series which are relased from there is highly under risk. So I thought I should support the series. My bad I didn't knew the series is filled with all the toxic tropes. And ofc toxic tropes will have toxic fans.The way in which the weird fans of this show attack anyone who criticize about this drama needs to be studied. Some even think there is no better drama in this world than this one and some call it "masterpiece" even compare it with shows like "game of thrones" "squid game" "untamed" "money heist" etc. Such an insult to all these high budget and good quality series. I believe these fangirls are like frog in a well to think that revenged love is dominating the world. Ain't no one outside the bl fandom knows this show unlike the ones which you compare it with which even kids know about.
Now coming towards the toxicity I want to mention starting from first episode they could've avoided the grape scene but they didn't they just show poor guy getting left graped by a group of men as per the male lead's instruction. And when you say other shows also present grape scenes yes they do but it's not the positively portrayed leads who involve in such acts. It's usually villians and they'll also get punished. Many shows show how SA is traumatizing for the victim and their later life. R@pe is not something that can be ignored as you guys say. Next thing the male lead touches the other guy (the other mc) inappropriately without his consent, kissing him by threatening, no matter how much he says he don't want it still he goes along with it. Imagine if he did this to a girl will people still like it? The other one is ml threatening the doctor by telling that he'll r@pe him. Seriously?? The people who find it all cute and romantic needs serious help because none of these things are cute. The ml character deserves all the worst possible things not love and care
Also calling a girl b!tch because she just broke up with her idiot ex boyfriend and moved on. The girl broke up with him but he's still going after her and meddling into her affairs saying he wants revenge I want to ask him "What for exactly". Still she's getting all the blame shows how misogynistic bl fans are. As always these kind of misogynistic shows successfully glorifies toxic men and portrays women as bad.
Thus, revenged rove is just pure toxicity glorifying abusers, portraying misogyny all in the name of pure love which is nowhere to be seen. When I say this out loud I'll get all the hate from the fans of this drama but I would still repeat it's not love which you're watching it's the epitome of a toxic relationship which shouldn't be normalised in real life. It might be a fiction as you say but fiction has huge influence on people. This is not the kind of fiction you should promote. Again I'll be called homophobe by bl fans for saying this but I'm not and I know that. I can appreciate healthy relationships in romance shows no matter if its straight or gay. I've watched bls with good story, good acting, healthy relationships but this ain't one of them. For RL fans don't let your fetish mindset take over your morals.
Lastly I'm saying this as someone who genuinely would like to see improvement in bls it's 2025 we don't just have 5 or 10 bls there are many and still you're hyping up the toxic and low quality one even now. That's the reason why some non bl watchers think bl is just something romanticizing SA and made for fetishization.
You'll ask why I made such a review if I didn't like this drama little do y'all realise improvements can be made only with criticisms.
Again to clowns who think I'm your enemy for hating a drama you like, No I'm not I don't even know you guys personally. Stop fighting with people over a cringe drama and weird men
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Best BL in 10 years
Perfect story, perfect casting, perfect plot, the acting... Uhh chef's kiss. My heart hurts along with their heart breaking, my emotion flows along their loss. I don't think I'm able to let revenged love go any time soon, I start the series again just to experience ChiWei's love story once again. I cant fell asleep at night, sobbing, banging on the wall, throwing up, screaming like a crazy person. I dont want to let them go!!! Even thinking about never seeing Chiwei again drives me nuts, its like carving a piece of meat from my heart, this series have brought me so much joy that has me captivated, someone please save me.Was this review helpful to you?
Ending was questionable because of the acting
Very new storyline for me, nice idea but maybe the money used to make this thai bl wasnt enough to give 10/10. Each episode was nice to watch, smooth transitions from each scene, and an overall positive feeling. Personally the last episode wasnt enough for me to say "wow what a bl, it was so good". It was more of a "....aha" because yes the story is done, but the actors didnt make me feel like it was.Was this review helpful to you?
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I really liked this series! However...
Revenged Love really packed a punch! I enjoyed it, with some real reservations. Here are my pros and cons:PROS
ACTING. This was some of the best acting I've seen in a BL in ages. Everyone was great.
CC. Interesting character. I could have done without the snakes, but that was part of his makeup, so who am I to judge? He had a lot of sexiness and charm. I do have some reservations, which I will list under cons.
YUE YUE. The girlfriend I loved to hate. I just would have liked for her to get more of a punishment.
MUSIC. Loved it!
CONS (I posted this as a reply in the comment section and decided to repost it here)
FLAWS IN STORY. I, like some others, was bothered that the gang rape scene in Ep 1 was just brushed off as a "character flaw" in CC. I can take watching a rape scene, as long as it's portrayed as the violent act that it really is.
I am a gay guy, and the part that bothered me even more was WSW barely being able to walk the day after the first time he had sex with CC. I've engaged in all kinds of sexual acts -- even rough -- and I've never been so sore I could barely walk the next day. A guy (even into BDSM) would seriously have be so brutally raped for hours against his will for that to happen, likely to the point of rectal bleeding.
And many viewers' reactions were "Oh! Look how WSW can barely walk!" As if that was so cute and CC was such a hot sexy stud. A number of women BL writers go this way (MAME, anyone?), and there's nothing cute about it, it's gross. What if it were a woman that had been banged so hard she was limping around in pain the next day? Still cute? Still romantic?
If you want to write THAT story, make it a thriller/drama, not a love story.
I've given RL an 8.0.
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