At a glance: the essentials
| Episodes | 5 |
|---|---|
| Free | Episodes 1 and 2 |
| Locked episodes | 3, at 12 tokens each |
| Tokens to finish | 36 |
| Cost to finish | about $1.44 on the yearly plan, $3.24 on the quarterly one and $5.04 on the monthly one |
| Explicitness | 4 out of 5 on our scale |
| Performer | None, a Candy original |
| Candy tags | None listed |
The story in brief
While on a job in a billionaire’s house, a handyman who is short on cash stumbles on a gold lamp locked away in the safe. Its resident jinniyah will give him whatever he asks for. He keeps turning her down, and each no makes her more determined to win him over. Then the lady of the house walks in and finds him holding the lamp.
Why it’s different
Most of the catalogue unfolds in houses, offices and dorms, with the drama rooted in family ties. This series reaches for a fairy-tale device instead and turns the usual genie tale on its head: here the one granting wishes does the chasing, and the man with the lamp is the one holding out.
The synopsis saves its best beat for last. Once the wife walks in, a private fantasy suddenly has a witness, and a handyman found clutching his employer’s treasure will need a good explanation. That gives the later episodes an obvious source of tension that has nothing to do with magic.
Still, keep expectations sensible. This is still a five-episode series, and such a playful premise succeeds or fails on how much fun it has with its own idea, which is not something a synopsis can tell us.
Rating and price
Our explicitness scale gives it 4 out of 5, putting it in the top half of the series we have rated. The free episodes, 1 and 2, set up the house, the lamp and its jinniyah. The remaining three are 12 tokens apiece, 36 tokens altogether, which comes to about $5.04 monthly, $3.24 quarterly or $1.44 with a yearly plan. Candy lists no tags for it.
Is it for you?
- Worth trying if you want something lighter and odder than one more family secret: a fantasy hook plus room for a few laughs.
- Skip it if magic ruins the mood of an adult story for you, or if you would rather go straight to the series we rate 5 out of 5.
How it compares
In spirit, the nearest match is Claimed by the Dragon Queen, a five-parter that also leaves the real world behind, although we have yet to rate it. If you want something more grounded about a man doing odd jobs in another person’s home, try My Neighbor’s Husband Works Nights!, priced at the same 36 tokens. There is also My Father’s New Queen, one more new standard series at that price.
Bottom line
Few premises on Candy are as inventive as Your Wish is my Command: a hero who resists, a genie who insists and a wife who walks in at the worst possible moment. At the standard price and with a 4 out of 5 on our scale, it is easy to recommend to anyone who has had enough of the usual suburban setups.