After receiving Jiu Si’s divorce letter to protect her, Yu Ru resolves to save him. Although many Gu personnel and connections perish, Jiu Si and Ru Yu manage to stay alive and escape. To save the Yang family, Wen Chang sacrifices himself and urges Jiu Si to live on and bring justice to the people. Jiu Si and Ru Yu receive news that the entire Ye family has perished.
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- Aired: June 22, 2023
Destined Episode 14 Reactions
Destined was a grounded, brilliant character study, but Episode 14 trades logic for cheap gimmicks, ruining the emotional stakes. The Yangzhou Massacre should have been harrowing; instead, it became a superhero trope-fest. Gu Jiusi fending off 100 men and Yuru galloping into a cramped battle zone on a horse (on her first day of learning😂) is peak "plot armor" that destroys all realism.
The writing fails the characters too. Yuru, usually cautious and proprietary, inexplicably ignores her husband’s warnings to meet Luo—a virtual stranger—in the middle of the night. What was her plan? Meanwhile, Luo’s tears over a childhood acquaintance he barely knows feel unearned. From the hollow "sacrifices" of brothers to the melodramatic pacing, every beat feels like a forced ploy for sympathy. Even the deaths feel disingenuous, though Matriarch Ye was at least spared the disgrace of this writing by dying off-screen. A disastrous turn for a once-promising drama.
The writing fails the characters too. Yuru, usually cautious and proprietary, inexplicably ignores her husband’s warnings to meet Luo—a virtual stranger—in the middle of the night. What was her plan? Meanwhile, Luo’s tears over a childhood acquaintance he barely knows feel unearned. From the hollow "sacrifices" of brothers to the melodramatic pacing, every beat feels like a forced ploy for sympathy. Even the deaths feel disingenuous, though Matriarch Ye was at least spared the disgrace of this writing by dying off-screen. A disastrous turn for a once-promising drama.
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where are the rainbows and sunshine??!!!!! give me back my rainbows and sunshine... this is too much omfg
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Whoever listed this as a comedy deserves a rock in their shoe- I'm bawling my eyes out right now.
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Commissioner killed many of theatrics family in the city and Gu family is not an exception. Part of family fled the city by boat while FL went to rescue ML and succeeded. I am so freaking mad at the commissioner. He even let soldiers to kill his own son. I just want to go into the drama myself and kick his ass! What a great drama!
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Great fighting with two of them taking on a whole army of soldiers. Too bad a spear didn't find the chest of of old Wang who launched an array of arrows into his feckless son's chest.
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This episode is a tough one. I believe I felt very emotional with this one. It was packed full of action, excitement, honor, dread, and relief. I did not know what was going to happen next, although I knew I wanted more. The next episode release cannot come fast enough. From the honor of defending the family to loss and suffering. Everything portrayed in this episode was exceptional. Buckle your safety belt this one is a bumpy ride. :)
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