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The Smart Jellyfish
Never underestimate a silent man. He is not stupid. He is not clueless. He is doing what most do out loud- Thinking. This series brought out two emotions constantly. Frustration and awe.
Frustration:
Lack of communication by both.
Lu Xin's twisted audacity.
LXF's lack of pride.
LXF's soup. Replaced by congee. Both making a final appearance in ep 12. Consistent to the end.
LXF's brother, sister and father. The mother gets a pass. Barely.
BLQ's mother. Appeared once and was the most vulgar just by looking at her.
LZY's duplicitous behavior on occasion.
LT's complete lack of morals. He needs a special mention. Proved to be the most stupid of them all.
Awe:
LXF proving there was brain activity between his two ears.
LXF's ability to show compassion to nearly everyone and understand their pain.
LXF finding the spine to walk away from everything.
BLQ's desire to marry him never wavered even on the brink of bankruptcy.
Old Bei's fairness for LXF. Yes, he still tried to protect the Bei's name, but through it all, he respected him.
LZY's love/hate relationship with LXF. He couldn’t understand his simplicity but was a better friend to him than most by trying to wisen him up.
LZY's undying loyalty to BLQ.
The guy probing his loyalty throughout to LXF after LXF helped him and his father after being beaten by BLQ's crew.
LXF's mother accepting her son being used like a woman. This one nearly took me out. I cackled.
LXF finally getting his man.
BLQ proving his love for LXF over the years. If only LXF had the wattage at the time to see. The phone fiasco. Wow!!
LXF's mother giving her disgusting family a final no. Seeing the worth of her son and her failings as a mother.
Paraphrasing:
"I just want to be remembered. Even if it’s hate."
Sigh. Don't we all.
The story in itself was a little above average when the last three episodes are taken into consideration. It progressed as a bundle of loose threads that seemed to keep loosing and retying with every greedy or narcissistic act of Lu Tao and Lu Xin and lack of communication from both mls. There were many a time I felt the urge to use violence against both.
I especially liked ep 12. Connecting the dots neartly without it feeling rushed. Seeing their happy domesticated life. BLQ proving still at the end, he'd do anything to make LXF happy.
Whatever it lacked was made up for by being very entertaining.
Frustration:
Lack of communication by both.
Lu Xin's twisted audacity.
LXF's lack of pride.
LXF's soup. Replaced by congee. Both making a final appearance in ep 12. Consistent to the end.
LXF's brother, sister and father. The mother gets a pass. Barely.
BLQ's mother. Appeared once and was the most vulgar just by looking at her.
LZY's duplicitous behavior on occasion.
LT's complete lack of morals. He needs a special mention. Proved to be the most stupid of them all.
Awe:
LXF proving there was brain activity between his two ears.
LXF's ability to show compassion to nearly everyone and understand their pain.
LXF finding the spine to walk away from everything.
BLQ's desire to marry him never wavered even on the brink of bankruptcy.
Old Bei's fairness for LXF. Yes, he still tried to protect the Bei's name, but through it all, he respected him.
LZY's love/hate relationship with LXF. He couldn’t understand his simplicity but was a better friend to him than most by trying to wisen him up.
LZY's undying loyalty to BLQ.
The guy probing his loyalty throughout to LXF after LXF helped him and his father after being beaten by BLQ's crew.
LXF's mother accepting her son being used like a woman. This one nearly took me out. I cackled.
LXF finally getting his man.
BLQ proving his love for LXF over the years. If only LXF had the wattage at the time to see. The phone fiasco. Wow!!
LXF's mother giving her disgusting family a final no. Seeing the worth of her son and her failings as a mother.
Paraphrasing:
"I just want to be remembered. Even if it’s hate."
Sigh. Don't we all.
The story in itself was a little above average when the last three episodes are taken into consideration. It progressed as a bundle of loose threads that seemed to keep loosing and retying with every greedy or narcissistic act of Lu Tao and Lu Xin and lack of communication from both mls. There were many a time I felt the urge to use violence against both.
I especially liked ep 12. Connecting the dots neartly without it feeling rushed. Seeing their happy domesticated life. BLQ proving still at the end, he'd do anything to make LXF happy.
Whatever it lacked was made up for by being very entertaining.
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