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The Prisoner of Beauty chinese drama review
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The Prisoner of Beauty
3 people found this review helpful
by haritha2552
Jun 27, 2025
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 5.5
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
This review may contain spoilers

Had great potential but failed through and through due to some aspects

Prisoner of beauty has beautiful sets, outfits, accessorises, actors and scenery. The plotline is nothing out of ordinary but had some intresting aspects that kept me watching like the fun side charecters, comedic aspects, bromance and sismance. The grandmother highkey saved the show along with cousin bro , loved the army too!! The music was well timed.
The problem lies with the ABSOLUTE SHIT screenwriting and dialogues especially for the male lead. In a feminist lens especially in 2025, the male lead is a disgrace. He CONSISTENTLY looks down on her saying shes "just a woman" even though she technically saved his life. he gossips about her in such disgraceful ways. And never accepts that shes clever and capable and not just a woman. He has mood swings SO MUCH. Playing with her feelings and her trust. If soemthing goes wrong and might have been from her he drops his trust and then treats her like shit. What pisses me off even more is the fact that she agrees with his shitty perspectives, excuses his bad behaviour and pretends like nothing happened. I understand they want to keep the slice of the society but this was just blatant and it didnt need to come from the male leads mouth!!! Atleast idealism in tv shows especially a fluffy one like this one would have been good. this phase lasts for more than half of the show and it highkey pissed me off. The way he gets jealous of men that breathe in her direction and the whole cousin plot RUINED IT LIKE BE FR :((((((( His jealously and how cooly she takes it make me wanna cry because aint no way.
Another thing is the villian is CONSISTENTLY one woman the dragging of her revenge line is too much - so many things could have happened in the story but no. the episodes could have been cut because last 3 episodes i watched by forwarding like crazy.
Overall, i wouldnt recommend, there are so many better shows.
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