Falling into Your Smile Episode 20

Once again the writers really fumble simple question of right and wrong.

I know that this will get buried in most viewer's minds, overshadowed by the romantic cliffhanger ending of the episode, but I'm annoyed again at the lack of clarity about right and wrong shown by the writer. Earlier in the series, the show completely whitewashed just how serious of a crime it was that Lu Yue committed when he smashed a whiskey bottle against the back of a player's head. In real life, that's assault with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder and gets you prison time. In this show, it got him a suspension and then eventually open-armed forgiveness and hugs by his teammates. Now, in this episode, Tong Yao is aggressively cornered and threatened by Tai Lun, physically restrained against her will, with no one around to help her. So she did the only move she had to free herself of the situation by biting him on the wrist and forcing him to release her. Later, instead of considering WHY she bit him and what her true options were, Si Cheng mindlessly punishes her by locking her out of the base. And he only 'forgives' her when she promises to call Si Cheng for help in the future. But this is absurd. She HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND HERSELF. She can't count on Cheng or any of her teammates being around to help her 100% of the time. The show paints this as if she was wrong and Cheng is teaching her the 'right thing'. But it's just stupid. Cheng is completely wrong here.

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