The series in numbers
| Episodes | 5 |
|---|---|
| Free | Episodes 1 and 2 |
| Locked episodes | 3, priced at 12 tokens apiece |
| Tokens to finish | 36 |
| Cost to finish | roughly $1.44 with the yearly plan, roughly $5.04 with the monthly one |
| Explicitness | Not rated yet |
| Performer | None, it is a Candy original |
| Candy tags | Taboo |
Revenge drives everything
Left for another woman, Sienna will not simply move on. She picks her revenge in the form of her ex’s father, a silver fox she can barely resist, and sets about seducing him. The affair quickly comes to light and explodes into open warfare inside the family, and every escalation drags more long-buried secrets to the surface.
Smarter than its title
Judged by its name alone it sounds like one joke stretched too far, yet the synopsis delivers more. Revenge gives Sienna a motive, so she steers the plot instead of just responding to it. The affair has a target as well: the ex who dumped her, whose own father becomes her weapon. And a family war with secrets spilling out promises genuine consequences, not just a setup.
It also reverses the usual Candy perspective. Most taboo series pair a younger man with an older woman; this one gives us a female lead and an older man as her partner, a rarer combination in the catalogue. We love that Candy keeps finding fresh angles like this one.
Where it could stumble
Fitting a family war into five short episodes is a bold ask. The fallout will probably rush rather than build, and the secrets may stay thinly sketched. The synopsis also says nothing about the woman who replaced Sienna, a hint that the ex’s side of the story could be thin.
Cost, rating and free episodes
Episodes 1 and 2 are free and let you sample the breakup and Sienna’s scheme. We have not scored it on our explicitness scale yet, and its only Candy tag is Taboo. With 12 tokens for each of the three locked episodes, finishing costs 36 tokens: $1.44 for yearly subscribers, $3.24 for quarterly ones and $5.04 for monthly ones.
Who it is for
It will reward fans of revenge stories, heroines with an agenda and a bit of family drama tangled up with an affair. If you want the classic stepmom scenario instead, check the comparisons below.
How it stacks up against other taboo series
Most of Candy’s taboo shelf revolves around an older woman. My Stepmom Needs A Plus One earns 5 out of 5 from us, while Got Stuck With My Girlfriend’s Stepmom and My Bachelor Gift was My Fiancée’s Mom both get 4 out of 5, and each costs 36 tokens. Pick My Ex’s Hot Dad when you want the roles reversed.
Our verdict
Beneath a throwaway title, My Ex’s Hot Dad carries a decent amount of story: a scorned woman with a motive, an affair designed to hurt and a family torn apart by it. Five episodes are too few for everything the synopsis teases, but at 36 tokens it is a clever pick when stepmom plots have gone stale. For that price, we would not think twice.