Castle ; Trapped

nathandouglasdavis Jan 24, 2021

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This is a Play-or-Die story with sexual games. It deals with social hierarchies and power struggles, with the idea of people reverting to primal dominating and violence when removed from the structure of society. It includes some misogynistic views about the "natural" states of men and women--with women yearning for strong men to take care of them. It also deals with the cyclical nature of vengeance. I don't think the story dealt with these topics very well, as it was pretty obvious that the main goal was just to include a bunch of scenes of abuse and humiliation. People get slapped and tied up. People are watched while peeing and pooping. There's some cuckoldry. The sex is almost always rape or rape-y, with only a few exceptions where both partners actually seem entirely on board with it. The supposedly central idea of missions they have to complete fell apart about halfway through. There's an abrupt and unexplained transition in the middle of chapter 21. Several chapters include pathetically done cliffhangers (like with characters exclaiming "what!?" in surprise at some unknown thing). There is weird, out-of-place narration of the characters' thoughts that shows up sporadically. The artwork is awkward and often ugly. It has really bad digital pasting and stilted attempts at casual poses. The sex scenes aren't worth it.