Across the Ocean to See You Episode 13

Big improvement over the awful writing of…

Big improvement over the awful writing of last episode. It was good that they quickly resolved the stupid and contrived 'misunderstanding' trope of last episode and got Zheng Chu and Su Mang back on track. We are finally starting to see some tiny steps in TGG's being forced to reconsider her relationships with Zheng Chu, Su Chang and Su Mang. But it's still moving really slow. They are really dragging out her childish infatuation to near obsession levels and it's not really cute or entertaining anymore. The joke is past its due date. Hopefully the writers will contrive ways to get her to start to look towards Su Chang more earnestly and they will let her grow up. Meanwhile, on the Tang Ming front, we see some nice progress in his relationship with Yan XiaoQiu, who continues to be one of the very few likable characters. Here is the open question, though: Did Tang Ming actually sleep with Shan Shan on the night she pretended to be drunk in order to seduce him? Or did he do the right thing and leave? The show left that un-clear. Feels like that will come back to haunt things.

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