The Last Oath Episode 19

Lin Zai needs to get realistiiiic

*Spoilers*Maybe i hadn't noticed when (if) Lin Zai mentioned the reason why he isn't truthful to A Lie. But i feel like if you have a whole ass brother you want to save and you have someone you love you should be able to tell him. It definitely doesn't help when A Lie immediately jumps to jealousy and conclusions, but tbf Lin Zai is constantly disappearing and/or hanging around with He Yao 🙃. Also do not get me started on that bitch (He Yao), because tell me why he hasn't said shit to Lin Zai about where his blood is going, and then keeps extracting even more. Like i don't think it's humanly possible to extract blood that often, like almost every day. Not gonna lie when He Yao pulled that gigantic syringe I loled 🤣🤣🤣

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Real Love is Complicated, Man

Real love is complicated, man.

• Lin Zai will do anything to save his brother.
• A Lie will sacrifice his pride to save Lin Zai.
• The doctor will sacrifice anyone to save the person he loves.

Lin Zai saw, with his own eyes, that A Lie will exterminate a dangerous zombie without a second thought, regardless of who that person was before they got bit; so, of course, he keeps A Lie in the dark about what he's doing to save his brother. He also believes that A Lie won't choose him over his mission, which is to deliver him, like a guinea pig, to scientists trying to find a cure. A Lie already took him away from the people he loves and, until he's delivered to the scientists, A Lie's behavior makes it clear that he wants Lin Zai completely to himself. He does love A Lie, but should he be expected to only choose him, when A Lie's purpose is to eventually hand him over to others? Real love's complicated, man.

A Lie finally found, after a life of being unloved and undervalued as a human being with a heart, someone he loves and is deeply connected to-- he finally found his person; but, that person doesn't only have A Lie, he has others he finds joy in, loves and values, as well. For A Lie to willingly choose to leave Lin Zai behind, regardless of his mission, speaks to how deeply he loves Lin Zai. For him to return with the medication Lin Zai may need, in the future, shows how deeply he cares for Lin Zai's well-being. Pride be damned. Real love's complicated, man.

The doctor... oh, the doctor. He's deeply devoted to his adopted brother-- has loved him, romantically, since childhood. His love is a combination of Lin Zai's for his brother and A Lie's for Lin Zai. He's desperate to save the life of his person and is willing to do anything, such as feed him his own blood or take the blood of another's and risking that person's life to do so. Yes, his behavior is unethical and selfish; but, he's in love. And, once again, real love's complicated, man.

Of the three men, only Lin Zai has demonstrated the ability to choose more than one person's well-being over his own self-interest. He keeps trusting others, because he's not singularly focused. Lin Zai's the type of person needed in a healthy society, but he doesn't fare well in a world stripped of clean choices, where the majority of people are left only with the option to survive at all costs. Life and love is complicated, man, and that complexity is an integral part of the human condition.

THE LAST OATH is proving itself to be a beautifully written human drama about the power and complexities of love, and what it takes to not only survive, but to live.

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How Far Would You Go to Save the One You Love? A Heartbreaking Choice Between Love and Sacrifice!

I understand that He Yao desperately wants to save his lover Changhuan, but using Lin Zai's blood and manipulating him with lies is heartbreaking and cruel. Poor Lin Zai is so innocent and naive, blinded by his love for his brother that he willingly walks into a trap without realising the truth. But honestly, if I were in Lin Zai's shoes, I would probably make the same choice. And if I were He Yao, I would also do whatever it takes to save the only person I love. That's what makes this story so painfully beautiful. Neither is driven by hatred, but by a love so deep that it clouds their judgment. One is willing to sacrifice himself to save his brother, while the other is willing to sacrifice someone else's life to save his lover. Two different kinds of love, two desperate hearts, and one heartbreaking question. How far would you go to save someone you cannot bear to lose? Sometimes love brings out the best in us, but sometimes it makes us do the unforgivable.

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