Fan Xiao was being nothing but a horrible, manipulative, controlling character for the previous episodes. But this episode he's supposed to be back to normal I think? Why did he tell You Shulang that Bai Ting died when she didn't, is he trying to speed run his thousandth breakup? Also when he told Shulang that Bai Ting died it implied that her death was a result of Fan Xiao's interference. Our empathic You Shulang should've gone completely insane but he freaks out about it for a bit before talking about how much he used to love Fan Xiao. And then they make out? Fan Xiao didn't seem willing to change last episode at all like they'd give us hope that he would by making us sympathise with his trauma and then making him go back to his old ways, making me think he will never change. This episode he easily "turns" himself in? I thought he would get arrested but he's just not dirt rich now, for all I know he's still insane. Poor and middle class people can stalk too! Considering that this is one of the last episodes, I expected their romance to re-ignite even if I really don't want it to, but this just feels too quick. It's already making Fan Xiao look like a humble, in-love guy rather than the insane guy he was just a second ago!! It's hard for the viewer to trust him and I personally still feel so disgusted that while it's not directly harmful like before, Fan Xiao was and likely is still pulling the strings around You Shulang's life. He sort of got him to adopt Tiantian and said that if Shulang didn't adopt him, he would. Man leave the kid out of this. I'm gonna be so disappointed when Fan Xiao inevitably becomes a dad by getting with Shulang and therefore raising Tiantian with him. He treats his crush as an object to own, how the hell is he going to treat his son. Also Bai Tings story is a little confusing too, she's saying Fan Xioa helped her by getting her family to back off her. But in episode 10, the bridge scene, didn't Fan Xiao set it up so that Bai Ting's family would take her away and she'd call Shulang as a way of threatening him? So didn't he solve the problem he was the catalyst for?? Does this also mean that Fan Xiao's family is gone for good? Because if so I'm a bit sad since I expected them to be the big villains besides Fan Xiao. It sure felt like they were going to be like that too! I know his redemption (if he's even worthy of it so quickly) arc has started but I can't help but wonder if he also orchestrated those chance meetings with Fan Xiao post-humbling. Even the scene where he made Shulang send the incriminating email felt like a tactic to guilt trip him. I feel like he already crossed a line by finding out where Shulang lives and laying those bricks even if it was a kind act. Imagine your ex doing that, it would seem a bit creepy. That final scene where Fan Xiao is the waiter set off alarms in my head because if felt like after so much time apart he took the crumbs of their meeting at the pharmacy and is taking it further by being a waiter at the restaurant You Shulang was going to. I know it's gonna be just another coincidence but man you introduce the most controlling character I've ever seen and you can't expect me to not be worried when he keeps meeting the guy he's stalked before "by chance". You Shulang also talks about how bad Fan Xiao let him down... He's done this in the past 3 episodes and he had the audacity to not send the email on his own after that. Fan Xiao doesn't even get arrested so it didn't really do too much. They better get together next episode because I'm gonna go insane if I see You Shulang reject Fan Xiao for the 100th time knowing damn well they're endgame!!! I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET TOGETHER SO SPARE ME THE SLOW BURN PLEASE
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This episode feels the same as the last one. I think now we've seen enough of a miserable, powerless You Shulang. They'll give us crumbs of You Shulang fighting back against Fan Xiao just for it to go nowhere. That other rich guy chasing him (forgot the name) and the second young master give us and You Shulang a glimmer of hope just for Shulang to not even be dedicated to getting out of his captive situation. I know he's mentally unstable but him backtracking and playing in the second young master's face like that has me wondering if he's genuinely just gonna kill Fan Xiao himself (I support it but he'd go to prison sadly) and that's why his independent ways of exit are moving so slowly or come back just to be shut down again. I'm also starting to get sick of seeing Shulang treated like that by Fan Xiao so if the next episode is the same thing I might go insane. The show also tries to get us to feel bad for Fan Xiao at times but it usually doesn't work, I just hate him even more at times because he ends up doing too much or it comes off as guilt tripping. I hope the next episode has You Shulang finally get out of his grasp because I miss his defiance so much.
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I'm gonna be honest, watching Bell's case in real time was so frustrating even if the tension was well set. I was surprised that she didn't run with everyone else and then dump the drugs out later. It felt like she only knew of drugs from PSAs. Her innocence/naivety is, in my opinion, a flaw of her character. However, once in the prison, the tension is so high. It felt like a warzone; I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and I definitely was full of adrenaline. Stating the obvious, the production, lighting and surroundings are done well and high quality! Always great to see that. The actress playing Kae (Kemisara Paladesh) expresses her character really well, it's like she's trying too hard to seem kind that it makes her look insane (which fits the character). The 3Ds gang is also likeable even if one of them is the villain for now, my favourite is Dao. I love a mature character! The ending scene was a nice, calmer one and despite being full of adrenaline, I was still able to appreciate the simplicity of our 2 main leads eating together after all that happened.
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Wow. I think this is the best episode yet for me. It has everything episodes before it have had: gangs, beatings, romance and mind games. We even see Claire go crazy. If you wanted to demonstrate what goes on in this show, this episode is a good choice. I can't believe I had to force myself to watch it today (wasn't in the mood) and ended up enjoying it so much. For starters, I love the outside-prison scenes. It helps make the environment and dynamics not feel stale because its always the same, y'know? I figured Cream's teacher did something adjacent to that when Claire's case was first mentioned (first episode, I think). Why else would a student stab her male teacher so many times while they were somehow alone in a room together? It gets you thinking about whether Claire could've handled it better or if this was the best possible outcome. It's a very debatable topic, this show makes you think a lot sometimes which is good. I loved Kae here so much! She was so kind before and seeing her turn crazy is.... crazily entertaining. I really look forward to her character even if it means seeing our main character get beat up 💔. Also props to Claire's actor (Mable Siriwalee Siriwibool) for screaming "let me go" continously so loudly and gratingly. My voice would be gone after that, that's the type of sound that would come out of me when I'm really outraged and scared. My favourite scene by far was seeing Claire threaten/harm Kae by putting the scissors up to her neck and actually cutting a small part of her skin. Kae was talking so much shit about Claire, I fully expected the show to make Claire back down because of Bell or something else but it pleasantly surprised me by doing the opposite! Kae would've seemed so smart till last episode but now she's going off the rails, I love it so much. It was nice to see Claire be violent again. I love how insane people get this episode, LIKE TOP! I admit that I was starting to wonder what his purpose even is after Bell broke up with him. I'm happy to see an outside POV via him but he didn't seem like he was serving any purpose. I thought I was in for another "I have to help Bell even if she hates me, but my dad exists" session but I absolutely loved him acting crazy while drunk. The actor (Pond Ponlawit Ketprapakorn) did a great job, plus the camera work following him around as he fluidly did stunts around his house was great. Honestly, it's a bit hard for me to get into Bell's case compared to the greater prison setting with all their shenanigans and Claire's case. I know it'll lead to Bell being acquitted but still. Bell and Claire's relationship feels like such a tone shift, like I'm watching a high school romance show again, that I forget about Kae, Deedee, Duen, all these people. Sometimes it feels like Bell is too naive/innocent but maybe that's just me. But man if I get to see Claire being all romantic and happy, it's worth it. Seeing Bell do all that for Claire and her welcoming Claire while looking horribly beat up really tugs at your heartstrings, this show knows how to get me.As of now, I'm most interested in Kae and my hopes are that we're clear about her wishes related to Bell because I can't make out if she's obsessed or just took a hit to her ego. She's interesting and I hope she stays that way because I want to study her brain sooo bad! Great episode, my favourite as of now :)
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