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Why The Prisoner of Beauty’s Ending Divides Fans

Drama Ending of The Prisoner of Beauty Sparks Online Chaos"

So, it’s official — Tencent’s historical smash-hit The Prisoner of Beauty, starring Song Zuer and Liu Yuning, has wrapped for VIP users, and Chinese social media’s gone into full meltdown mode.

While some are still wiping away tears, others are ready to throw hands — mostly at the screenwriter.

The Ending: Sad? Sweet? Stressful?

For those who forked out for the express pass, the final episode’s now out — and the reactions are as dramatic as the series itself. Depending who you ask, it either broke hearts beautifully or just… broke them.

Here’s the tea (⚠️ minor spoilers below, — so take it with a pinch of salt):

Chinese Viewers React to The Prisoner of Beauty Finale

  • Qiao Yue switches sides to support Liu Yan.

  • Liu Yan captures Da Qiao in a shady power move, pushing Bi Zhi into a near-impossible moral dilemma.

  • Da Qiao, unwilling to see Bi Zhi turn on his own kin, tragically jumps off the city walls. Yep, she dies.

  • Wei Liang also loses his life on the battlefield.

  • Meanwhile, Xiao Qiao (Song Zuer’s character) manages to survive the chaos, gives birth to her daughter, and ends up with Wei Shao. So the central couple gets their bittersweet happy ending — but not without loss.

Fans online had a lot to say:

“I’m so angry I can only laugh,”
“Screenwriter, come out, I just wanna talk,”
“This is emotional abuse in 4K,”
“Da Qiao didn’t deserve this! Why do the sweet ones always die?”
“A happy ending shouldn’t cost this much emotional damage.”

Sad Happy Ending The Prisoner of Beauty Drama

But it wasn’t all fire and fury — some praised the depth and weight of the story, calling it a “complete, human” ending and arguing that “pain has purpose.”

Drama vs Novel: Major Differences That Shocked Fans

What really sent the fandom spiralling, though, was when book fans pointed out how much was changed in the adaptation. And let’s just say… the novel ending is a whole lot less brutal.

Here’s how things really go down in the original source material:

  • Xiao Qiao builds up the Qiao family’s military strength to avoid depending on Wei Shao’s side.

  • Qiao Yue gets paranoid about losing power, so he backs Liu Yan.

  • Wei Liang is seriously injured in an ambush, but survives.

  • No one captures Da Qiao. She lives. In fact, she and Bi Zhi have a son!

  • Liu Yan gets defeated by Wei Shao in the end. And yes, even Su E Huang faces consequences.

  • The last chapter? All the families reunite at a temple. There’s peace, kids, love, and actual closure.

Fans are calling the novel ending “infinitely more satisfying,” and some are now begging for a second version of the finale that sticks closer to the original material.

“I knew I should’ve read the book first.”
“Honestly, they did Da Qiao so dirty in the drama.”
“Novel readers are eating good while we’re traumatised.”

The Verdict? Depends Who You Ask

The show’s finale has reignited the age-old “faithful adaptation vs dramatic effect” debate. For some, the drama’s choices added tension and real stakes. For others, it veered too far into unnecessary tragedy — especially when a happier, more logical ending already existed in the source material.

Still, there’s no denying The Prisoner of Beauty got people talking — and crying — and maybe even rereading.

#Liu Yuning #Song Zuer

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