Grandma needs to be stopped and Song, I’m boombastically side-eyeing you so hard right now. First of all, thank you to whoever decided to bless us with those numerous Mudmee close-ups this episode! That girl is absolutely charming, and her face card never declines. At least someone in this show consistently delivers joy. Now, let’s get into the mess.

(1) The Netflix “Meddling Spree” Cinematic Universe. - First we had the momster-in-law in IN LOVE FOREVER, and now we’ve got this bitter, "mata-pobre" (severely class-concious🇵🇭) grandmother in CHASING LOVE. It’s like Netflix sat down and said, “How can we create the most cartoonishly evil rich old lady?” Episode 6, and I’m still asking: Where is the context?! Why does this woman hiss “Nobility is everything!” like her life depends on it? What’s her backstory? A jaded, hardened woman like that needs an explanation. Was she scorned by a commoner? Did she grow up in some crumbling aristocratic family clutching at a title like a life raft? Because let’s be real, their family isn’t even among the richest in the land—Piang’s last name couldn’t even vouch for an unpaid restaurant bill! The irony is screaming, and yet Grandma is out there acting like she’s guarding the royal bloodline. I need the show to give me something, because right now she’s just a plot device in a pearl necklace.

(2) Song, I am BEGGING you to make it make sense. - What is wrong with Song? Her ex left her, her twin killed herself—these are heavy, traumatic things. But what do they have to do with her hurting Piang over and over and over again through direct and indirect rejections? At this point, I’m about to unsuspend my disbelief that there’s any real chemistry between them. Honestly, since Episode 1, I don’t see what the precociously charming Piang sees in this dry-as-a-board, zero-rizz, emotionally constipated woman, other than the fact that Piang surrendered her V-card to her. Song, if you’ve actually started to grow feelings for Piang, then why not slap that class-ist (not homophobic but "matapobric"🇵🇭) meddling grandma with the truth? Wouldn’t it be delicious to watch Granny freeze mid-hiss when she realizes she probably has to call you “Your Highness”? Or are you just enjoying the sick little carrot-and-stick game? Dangling just enough affection and concern to get Piang’s hopes up—maybe even get her into bed again and again—only to crush her heart the moment circumstances don’t suit you. Piang deserves better than being your emotional yo-yo.

(3) Ple and Ploy are the only ones keeping me sane. - Can we take a moment for the one romance arc that actually makes sense? Ple and Ploy are communicating, they’re cute, there’s a natural progression. No weird hot-and-cold, no cartoon villain from a telenovela (yet). Every time they’re on screen I breathe a sigh of relief because it feels like a normal GL couple, not a psychological endurance test.

(4) Matmi and Rin’s beginning… and abrupt end. - Just as Matmi and Rin were starting, Grandma’s meddling swooped in and murdered the vibe. What kind of grandmother sends spies after her own granddaughters? It’s abhorrent, unreasonable behavior, and honestly, my blood pressure spikes every time she appears. Sending spies isn’t “protecting the family name”; it’s paranoid villainy. I can’t even enjoy the budding sweetness because I know Granny’s lurking around the corner ready to poison it all.

With only two episodes left, I’m genuinely not sure I’ll have the patience for Episode 8 if Episode 7 continues to not make sense. Chasing Love, you’re testing me. Mudpee’s charm and the PlePloy arc are doing some heavy lifting, but Song better have a revelation fast or I’m checking out. I need an explanation, an acceptable explanation!