Fated Hearts Episode 13

Obviously, we have to feel bad for Xi Yang

as she has fallen in love with Xia Jing Shi, who does not love her and is a true piece of crap as a human being. She's been too sheltered and too limited in her understanding of people. On the other hand, this is the hand fate has dealt her so maybe she isn't wrong for trying to be optimistic and as positive as possible? Meanwhile, we get a really important heart-to-heart between Feng Sui Ge and a still burning-mad Fu Yi Xiao that makes it clear that the two of them are far more alike than was apparent before. Both have suffered similar brutal betrayals in their lives and both are burning for revenge. This by itself isn't a great basis for romance, but it strengthens the point of their partnership. The scene in the prison was pretty intense. First it raises the question of dealing with official duty versus moral duty - the unsaid response is that moral duty should trump questionable orders. Then FL makes a very cold, dramatic gesture by bringing the roasted sweet potato as their last meal together. Wei Ran is pretty much completely broken by the end of this scene. Finally, the episode loses some points with the impossibly stupid contract FL is forced to agree to to save Ning Fei by sending him to the impossibly stupidly mysterious people who live outside either kingdom Just utter contrived plot garbage. And suddenly there is some sort of connection between Feng Sui Ge, his mother's death, doctor Ling and the mysterious people he is sending Ning Fei to? WTF? Oh well.

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