What we like
- A priest torn between his vows and attraction
- A small-town church setting with real stakes
- Only 36 tokens for the complete story
Good to know
- No genre tags listed on Candy, so the tone is less signposted
- Just two episodes are free
Forgive Me, Father: a priest, a vow and a temptation
A small-town church gets a new priest, and almost at once he meets a problem that sermons do not cover. A college-aged woman from his congregation draws his attention, and the pull is strong enough to tug him away from the promises he made when he took the role.
What follows is an illicit affair, and the stakes are not only personal. In a community this small, a scandal could cost him the trust of the whole congregation.
It is a story about restraint giving way, and the title promises the confession to come. All characters are adults, and with no genre tags on Candy, the premise carries the whole appeal.
How far the free episodes take you
You get two of the five episodes without paying. Episode 1 plays with no account, and episode 2 is free once you register with an email and no card, so you will know by then whether the story has you.
Episodes 3, 4 and 5 cost 12 tokens each on Candy, which makes 36 tokens for the finish. In money, that is about $1.44 using the yearly plan’s token allowance and about $3.60 if you buy tokens in a top-up pack. At the monthly plan’s allowance rate it is closer to $5.04, and each Premium month brings 100 tokens to spend.
What makes the series memorable
The appeal is the collision of two opposite things: a man whose whole life rests on discipline, and a desire he did not plan for. Few premises make the internal struggle this easy to read, which suits a format where you watch rather than steer.
The faith setting is the hook, but the small-town backdrop is the pressure. In a small town, the cost of being caught is public, and the synopsis makes clear that the congregation is part of what he stands to lose.
Episodes are short vertical videos with subtitles in seven languages, including English, French and Japanese. It is a Candy original, so locked episodes stay at the standard price.
Who should watch, and what comes next
This is for viewers who like forbidden-romance stories where reputation is on the line, and who are happy to follow a story without genre labels. If you want a clearer tag, My Wife’s Dance Instructor is tagged Wife and Teacher at the same 36 tokens.
The Witch Who Made Me King is a Fantasy pick at that price, and Mum Got Sick On Our Holiday is another untagged 36-token story.
Verdict: worth the sign-up and the 36 tokens
Recommended. Begin with the free episodes on Candy and see if the priest’s dilemma grabs you, because it is a clean, high-stakes set-up and two episodes are plenty to judge whether it works for you. If it does, the last three episodes complete the story for 36 tokens in total, about $1.44 to $3.60 depending on how you buy tokens.
Forgive Me, Father: frequently asked questions
Is Forgive Me, Father free?
The first two of its five episodes are free: episode 1 with no account, episode 2 after a free sign-up. Episodes 3, 4 and 5 are locked at 12 tokens each, so the complete story costs 36 tokens.
Where can I watch Forgive Me, Father?
Forgive Me, Father streams on Candy Shorts at candy.ai, the legal home of the series. You can start episode 1 without an account, then sign up free for episode 2 and spend tokens on the rest.
Is Forgive Me, Father worth it?
If a priest torn between his vows and a forbidden affair sounds appealing, yes. Two free episodes let you test it, and finishing costs only 36 tokens, about $1.44 to $3.60 depending on how you buy them.
Forgive Me, Father: episodes and token prices
36 tokens to finish: about $1.44 on the 12-month plan, $3.60 at the token-pack rate or $5.04 on the monthly plan. Prices from Candy, checked October 19, 2026.
