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Desire Catcher chinese drama review
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Desire Catcher
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by frenchtoasts
Jun 24, 2025
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 4.5

An actual bromance, rather than a censored BL!!

the plot was alright, but characterisation was superb! and I really like how the villains were written as well - in some cases, I felt like the law didn't really do justice, you know? especially in the orphanage storyline... like I wish there had been a better outcome for the man and the daughter :(
I also wish LFP was shown lenience by the law because of what he did at the end (there was no other choice, was there?) but all in all, really enjoyed it! Characterisation >>>> plot, definitely! The final scene made me so emotional.
Also, I personally felt like the actor who played LF didn't deliver much, but the one who played LFP did a really good job - even the supporting cast acted really well! I loved shows like The Untamed, Word of Honour, Justice in the Dark etc - but those are censored BLs rather than actual bromance (=platonic pairing), and I feel like Desire Catcher falls under the bromance category, so that was a nice change too - to be given platonic representation on the screen.
like i mentioned, story wasn't much but i gave it the rating because it's a new and refreshing premise for me what with hypnosis being used to commit crimes and such.
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