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Revenge of a canary : the sadistic romance.
Story : A woman who is owned and abused like a caged canary by a conglomerate heir, is trying to break free. She gets entangled with his brother.
I first thought this drama would be sadomasochistic when I first read the summary. And I ended up being very surprised because since the very first scenes on episode 1, the audience understands that the heroine doesn't like at all being kept is a cage and mistreated by a rich heir. She wants to break free. So this is more about a sadistic rich guy trying to subdue a resilient woman than a BDSM relationship between 2 consenting adults. So if violence is a trigger for you. Be careful with this drama.
That being said, it was a great joy to watch the leads (Zizi Xu and especially Wang Zu Yi who was coming back after a hiatus). The acting was as a result very good. The story was interesting, however I wanted to see more elaborated schemes but this is just me. The traps were good to be honest.
I liked the show. At some point it was excruciating to wait for 1 episode released each day. Ah It was really testing my patience.
At the end I was happy with the main couple as well as the ending.
Pros :
- Brilliant and smart businessman ML.
- Resilient and smart Businesswoman FL.
- Aesthetics and visuals.
- The good morals and the story about the empowerment of the FL.
- Good acting especially ML, but also FL.
- FL is unwavering and always fights. This is great to see that she is always on her way to freedom.
- No transgressive taboo situation.
Cons :
- No side stories. A pity because some characters could have been developed.
- Violent warning.
- Sadistic SML .
- One-dimensional villains.
- Some clichés and tropes.
Overall :
A nice watch despite the angst at the very beginning because of the bad treatment FL is subjected to.
I felt good at the end of this drama, so if you can stand some BDSM and mistreatment scenes leading to the empowerment of the wronged FL. Thus good morals which makes you feel good at the end. This drama is for you.
I first thought this drama would be sadomasochistic when I first read the summary. And I ended up being very surprised because since the very first scenes on episode 1, the audience understands that the heroine doesn't like at all being kept is a cage and mistreated by a rich heir. She wants to break free. So this is more about a sadistic rich guy trying to subdue a resilient woman than a BDSM relationship between 2 consenting adults. So if violence is a trigger for you. Be careful with this drama.
That being said, it was a great joy to watch the leads (Zizi Xu and especially Wang Zu Yi who was coming back after a hiatus). The acting was as a result very good. The story was interesting, however I wanted to see more elaborated schemes but this is just me. The traps were good to be honest.
I liked the show. At some point it was excruciating to wait for 1 episode released each day. Ah It was really testing my patience.
At the end I was happy with the main couple as well as the ending.
Pros :
- Brilliant and smart businessman ML.
- Resilient and smart Businesswoman FL.
- Aesthetics and visuals.
- The good morals and the story about the empowerment of the FL.
- Good acting especially ML, but also FL.
- FL is unwavering and always fights. This is great to see that she is always on her way to freedom.
- No transgressive taboo situation.
Cons :
- No side stories. A pity because some characters could have been developed.
- Violent warning.
- Sadistic SML .
- One-dimensional villains.
- Some clichés and tropes.
Overall :
A nice watch despite the angst at the very beginning because of the bad treatment FL is subjected to.
I felt good at the end of this drama, so if you can stand some BDSM and mistreatment scenes leading to the empowerment of the wronged FL. Thus good morals which makes you feel good at the end. This drama is for you.
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