Gen Z Episode 10

So last episode's "growth" by RTZ was premature

Just when I noted in reviewing last episode how Ren Tian Zhen had finally seemed to show a little positive growth, he immediately starts this episode by showing himself to still be a complete and total a**hole, getting Sun Tou Tou drunk and just leaving her on the bench by the river bank. On purpose! And then the little coward hides his involvement in getting her drunk. He is SO absurdly petty, cruel and irresponsible. And also a coward. This all blows up terribly of course. And STT takes all the blame. Maybe, just _maybe_, the little punk will finally be kicked forward by guilt over this to start to grow up and stop being such an arrogant, insensitive jerk? But when spoiled RTZ is not alternating being an a**hole to STT and exploiting the emotionally dependent Meng Meng for handholding, hugs & cuddles, he takes time to kick his friend Li Quan, who is struggling the weight of his own family's poverty, to the curb. The show is 10 episodes in and up to now RTZ has not grown one bit. If we are supposed to start to accept him as the romantic interest, he has a lot of changing to go through. Oh - and thank goodness for Mr. Wu, paying attention to what is going on with Li Quan and understanding the mission. Though it appears there are some tiny cracks in the Wu+Ren partnership. Watching Li Quan sit marginalized at the meal was painful, having experienced similar situations. Lots of empathy for him. Finally some tiny hints into STT's real family background. And the father-daughter relationship between Prof Ren and STT is so endearing to watch grow.

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