Arts Studies and Criticism

This article compares and analyzes the Chinese drama "The Long Season" and the British drama "The Long Shadow", using "Her Suspense" and "Slow Narrative" as entry points to explore how suspense types reveal women's difficulties and social structural trauma. Research has found that 'The Long Season' portrays resistance and redemption under domestic violence through the dual identities of female victimization and victimization. The Long Shadow exposes police bias and victim guilt theory through real cases, criticizing institutional gender discrimination. In terms of narrative strategy, both dramas break through the traditional fast-paced mode: "The Long Season" integrates historical trauma with everyday scenes to achieve reconciliation between individuals and the times; The Long Shadow "depicts the lengthy process of case investigation from a restrained perspective, reflecting the oppression of victims by social fragmentation. Research has revealed that although the two dramas have different cultural contexts, they both use suspense as a carrier to deepen the exploration of gender, class, and the trauma of the times, providing cross-cultural references for narrative innovation and social criticism in the dramas involved.