Revenged Love Episodes 7-8 Review: Suo Wei’s a Goner For Snake-Dad Chi Cheng
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‘Will you stop your scheming and tricks? Even if you do nothing all day, I’d still like you’
Bad boy snake fanatic Chi Cheng (Tian Xu Ning) is turning into a total softie for Suo Wei (Zi Yu) in ‘Revenged Love‘, while the latter is busy running bizarre snake-farm businesses, fake-reading literature, sleeping through classical concerts, and unknowingly falling for his love rival.
Quick Recap of ‘Revenged Love‘ So Far: Dumped for being poor, Suo Wei is set on breaking up his ex-girlfriend Yu-Yue (Sun Qian Yu) and her hot new boyfriend Chi Cheng, who is known to prefer men. Suo Wei embeds himself in Chi Cheng’s life, seducing him but withholding intimacy, which only drives Chi Cheng crazier for the tease. But much to Suo Wei’s frustration, even though Chi Cheng seems seriously into him, he refuses to break up with Yue Yue.
In Episode 6, Suo Wei learns Chi Cheng is only with Yue Yue to win back his pet snakes, which his family took to control him. Realizing Chi Cheng has no idea about his past with Yue Yue, Suo Wei drops the revenge plan. But when he tries to end things, a surprisingly emotionally vulnerable Chi Cheng opens up about his ex-boyfriend Wang Shuo’s betrayal with his childhood friend Guo Cheng Yu (Zhan Xuan). The episode ends with a furious call from Yue Yue, making Suo Wei even more determined to break them up. Doctor Xiao Shuai (Liu Xuan Cheng), however, points out that Suo Wei’s real rival may no longer be Chi Cheng, but Yue Yue herself.
Titled “Anyone Can Be Mad at Me, but You”, episode 7 of Revenged Love begins with Suo Wei and Chi Cheng ending their park date with a night stroll. Episodes 7 and 8 of the series offer an engaging mix of romantic comedy, with the lead pair’s romance yet to enter the angsty, serious stage. The comedic moments come both from the hilarious flirting between Chi Cheng and Suo Wei, and from Yue Yue’s attempts to seduce Chi Cheng into taking the next step in their relationship: marriage.
Actor Sun Qian Yu as Yue Yue has so far largely played a caricature-like vamp: the greedy, gold-digging girlfriend. However, these two episodes of Revenged Love allow the actor to showcase some comedic sides of the character as well. Meanwhile, Suo Wei’s character sees interesting growth, from being purely revenge-driven and indulging in random humorous antics, he is becoming strategically manipulative, yet also more emotionally involved with Chi Cheng. So much so that Suo Wei is now genuinely interested in rescuing Chi Cheng’s pet snakes, so his parents can no longer control him. And of course, it will also speed up the break-up with Yue Yue.
‘Revenged Love‘ lead actors Tian Xu Ning and Zi Yu make their over-the-top characters hilariously entertaining, even in some of the more cringe-comedy moments, thanks to their strong chemistry and expressive performances. And is it just me, or is actor Zi Yu getting progressively prettier as Suo Wei with each episode? Either way, the pair looks great together, and Chi Cheng’s initial lust for Wei has clearly evolved into deeper love. Tian Xu Ning as Chi Cheng seems cold, calculated, thug-like in the first few episodes, but he convincingly switches to a more vulnerable ‘punch drunk love’ mode around Suo Wei.
Comically, Suo Wei keeps swinging between denial and admitting his growing romantic feelings for snake-dad Cheng, who’s been deluging him with lavish gifts. One of the funnier moments in ‘Revenged Love’ is when Cheng gifts a giant carton of branded cigarettes to Wei, because he casually remarks he likes them.
Meanwhile, the secondary romance between Doctor Xiao Shuai and Chi Cheng’s friend Cheng Yu moves at a leisurely but enjoyable pace. A master manipulator himself, Cheng Yu continues to use his knowledge of Xiao Shuai and Suo Wei plotting against Yue Yue as leverage. On the other hand, Chi Cheng’s mother is also playing her cards, eager to see her son marry the new girl as soon as possible to secure grandchildren.
Episode eight of ‘Revenged Love‘ ends with a partly funny, partly serious face-off between Suo Wei and thugs hired by Yue Yue to get rid of “Little Vinegar,” the only pet snake still in Cheng Yu’s possession, an endless source of horror for Yue Yue. The climactic moments offer some tender romance between Suo Wei and Chi Cheng, with the former clearly more than happy to find comfort in Cheng’s arms.
Episodes 7 & 8 are usually when BL series tend to end, or begin to falter if they are longer, but ‘Revenged Love’ is in ‘top form so far. It’s funny, cute, and totally worth streaming.
You can watch ‘Revenged Love’ on YouTube or Viki.
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