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6th sense taste vs noodles

Hyun Bong Sik’s turn started with 6th sense competition. Chef Yeon Bok made a braised pork rib curry and an additional shrimp dish for him to combine. Chef Jong Won made tacos with mole. There was much speculation over who would win and his friend chose the correct chef. Chef Poong is making noodles with a hint of Chinese and Chef Kang-rok is making barley noodle with lots of green onions. Chef Poong named his new pan Sylvia🤣 since matfia Napoli won after giving it away he now questions how lucky this pan will be.😂chef Poong was surprised by an accidental flambé 🤣 neither of these chefs have won a star yet so they are getting extra cheers and encouragement as they cook.i think Sylvia is going to be retired after this cook.😂This was a very chaotic round for chef Poong and chef Kang-rok just very calmly prepared his dish. They looked like war and peace 😂

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Polar opposites and perilla leaves

The guests this episode are Son Su Ku and Hyun Bong Sik. Edward Lee has returned and Su-Ku and Poong start off drawing Chef Lee souvenir portraits. They both did a decent job tho Chef Lee did not admire Poong’s rendition. 😂 Kwon Seong Jun was called baby Hyun Seok after his defeat the last show🤣Today’s contest puts a new spin on minute advantage. Anybody can use it now but only the first one that uses it per team. So first come first serve. Chef Eun Yeong and Chef Ho Young claim the minute bonus so Chef Lee and Chef Kwon do not have the option. They agree on it since neither one has it. The first has fritters and cold udon vs a fried noodle boat with cold salad on top of warm chicken mixture. It is a fun cooking atmosphere and both chefs ended up losing their bonuses. They are saying this is a repeat of culinary wars with second perilla leaf battle between Kwon Seong Jun and Edward Lee. 😂 These two are so much more serious and quiet. They are really competing and both want to win. Ragu vs steak. All of the dishes look wonderful as usual.

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The sky is falling

This episode starts with the Temp group’s comms completely cut off. This was especially dangerous for ErZhuang who cannot exist for long disconnected from her body. BaoBao and Chen Duo are getting acquainted and playing games. ErZhuang finds herself in one of the automotans and there is an eerie battle with a mob of automotans attacking her and two other temp colleagues. The company jumps to the wrong decision and assumes everybody has deserted the company and aligning with Leader Ma. This group of old guys needs a better advisor to get out of their echo chamber and really get a grasp of what’s going on. ErZhuang saves the day by making a tower of automotan parts and literally breaking a hole in the sky. The temps are working to get back together and Chen Duo is given a choice. Unlike with the company, no collars are involved. She is really being allowed to decide for herself. WangYe notes the disturbance and sees a storm is brewing.

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Freedom

We learn more of Chen Duo’s story the night of Liao’s death. She begins on a mission where the target she is following can be brought back alive or dead. Her watchers aren’t concerned and think Chen Duo has everything under control. As luck would have it, her target was a disciple of leader Ma. She makes it far enough to beg for mercy from him. He has some sidekicks along and a fight takes place. He is unhappy with the condition of his follower and takes both women back to Biyou. His follower dies and he lets Chen Duo know he’s not happy about it. He takes her to the gate and tells her to be on her way. Her watchers are freaking because she is no longer on grid. The powers that be want her collar activated. Leader Ma removed her tracking device and collar. He even showed her exactly what the collar was capable of. Chen Duo shocks him by requesting the collar be put back on. She wants to stay but asks to return to see Liao one last time. Liao is happy to hear from her and rushes to the rescue. He is shocked by her requests and refuses to respond. She tries to get him to comply by infecting him so they can go to Biyou and get cured. He refuses to trigger her collar and to go with her. And the end result of that choice we saw in the beginning of story. She and BaoBao are now trapped together in Biyou. Chen Duo’s story is incredibly sad. She and Feng BaoBao are like flip sides of a coin.

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Training

They slowly introduce Chen Duo to human stimuli to see if she can adapt. What is cute is her friend Chen JunYan naming her Chen Duo😄 These two have a unique bond that I think they should have helped cultivate instead of shipping him off. They could have given him a job and let her have a friend. Here I am not sure if Liao thought he was helping them both or hoarding her for himself. It was kind of cruel to summarily dismiss the boy the way they did and assumed by her lack of facial expression that she was ok with it. Liao did not give her credit for needing mind and spirit healing as well as body and I found him callous and shortsighted here. There had to be a kinder option for both of them and the overseers made no efforts for either of them.😝 She eventually excelled at her training because she has already proved herself a great survivor. She is learning to harness her Qi so that she can be among others without poisoning them. It is a great success for her but you can tell it’s a bittersweet moment for Liao as he sees his time with her coming to an end. She is adapting well and making great strides to be on her own.

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Divine Forge

This episode was interesting. Leader Ma wants to see how the forge will work on people with strong Qi. He corners Zhuge Qing into helping a guy trapped in his phantasmagoria. He can’t really say no because the mom is begging at his feet and it is an awful position to be in. He agrees knowing that it will open up two places. His and the guy he really doesn’t know. This portion of the story shows a weak man fulfilling his fantasy of being a big fish in a little pond. He refuses to leave and Qing exits the furnace telling the mom he is quite content where he is. She of course finds this unacceptable and when Leader Ma has no way to address the problem, he agrees to go back in. Qing finally gets the guy to accept his far more humble reality and they both exit. However, Qing has his own moral battle to conquer - his desire for learning the Divine forge and sacrificing his sanity, or to accept that Wang Ye has mastered a skill he covets with far less training. He has the blade master from Biyou watch over him and here is where I wish it would have been WangYe. WangYe had a much better understanding of the problem but it seems his victory has left a dark spot in Qing’s heart about the matter so that is maybe why he wasn’t around for this part. Qing did not want his friend to know that he was jealous. The forge has been haulted for now because it was not equipped to handle someone with truly strong Qi. I am glad Qing did not choose the dark side, even in staying. This is something he has needed to deal with and it has hopefully equipped him with the strength to realize that what is in his best interest is not learning the Divine forge. Leader Ma has tipped his hand twice that he is not interested in what is best for the people going in. He has no understanding of what he is doing but is like the mad scientist that wants to see what will happen no matter the chaos. What I am not sure about if this is his chosen path or is his sister manipulating him like he does his followers. Chen Duo is definitely becoming more interesting. Was she the product of her environment, or was she the source of a new power that let loose on its own unguided and destructive? Even Meng has no idea because he just found her there.

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Recap and temporary employees new mission

The first several minutes start with cartoonist and succinct recap of preceding I Am Nobody drama. This you may or may not want to speed along. This story begins with an unprecedented amount of super powers causing upheaval with outsiders. BaoBao and ChuLan are still working together on a job when they are confined and told to not exit. A case of a colleague killing her mentor has all upper management debating what to do about temporary workers period. The mentor was killed in a very specific manner that points exclusively to ChenDuo, making her the wanted person to be tracked down by all temporary personnel. Management figure this will be a way to prove loyalty or no amongst the outlier personnel under temporary label. They are given her location and all workers make it clear they don’t want to use teamwork to find her and share credit. ChuLan is the worst about hiding but also ends up being the group chauffeur. We are introduced to new characters and BaoBao once again proves to be the kickbutt character of the group. They are all introduced to Chen Duo but it seems her memory is scrambled and her recollection of her meeting with mentor has him yelling at her. There is also one standing hidden in the background with nothing to determine if he was an observer or participant in the conflict.

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Qiashen calamity revisited

Liang actually takes responsibility for his crimes and leaves ChuLan and BaoBao to follow Duanmu Ying. She shows them a memory and BaoBao is content to have her memories restored. Duanmu Ying has suffered 60 years and was deserted by her friends so she has an axe to grind. She no longer wants to selflessly help BaoBao regain her memories…..she had practice with Huan and now wants the body that has all 8 super powers. It is a battle that brings everyone together to protect BaoBao and we got to see Duanmu Ying’s dreams turn to dust. There is a consequence for the use of Qi Apotheosis and time is counting down. Next adventure will let us find out how they handle it.

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Double quan palm

This episode we see some of the history of Huan and Liang. Huan had developed skills by being taught by her great grandfather’s captive. She learned how to remove memories to help keep them out of trouble by Liang truly having no memory other than school classes. While she had the ability, Liang figured out the mechanics of it. To what point does the person stay the same with altered memories to becoming a vessel for someone else entirely. Somehow his family had memories altered that he had killed Huan. Tho Liang had no such memory, he was shown the memories of others pointing to his guilt. The elder of the clan transfused blood from an enemy thinking that is what bestowed the soul whisperer gift. He kept an enemy locked up for 60 years to provide blood for 5 generations of Lv family. They locked Liang in dungeon 20 years convinced of his guilt. He was even mutilated and pretty much left to die. What nobody expected was for Liang to have the ability to regenerate limbs because of the enemy’s blood. This plus joining Sinister Pleasure and honing his memory skills let him return home and exact justice for his false imprisonment. Lv Gong and great grandfather definitely guilty, but the rest of his family was as duped as he had been. It was a harsh and extreme punishment he gave them all. It is no wonder Liang has lost it and now has the strength of Sinister Pleasure behind him.

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The 8 supremes

Everyone is trying to find the powers of the 8 supremes. Lv Liang is captured and taken to family dungeon where he is tortured about what he learned about ChuLan’s grandfather. Liang’s family believes he killed his sister but he is insistent that he didn’t and has been trying to find out what happened to her. His great grandfather shares a family secret with him that reveals a supreme power but is also at great cost. Chulan is busy with BaoBao to find out who has taken secrets from NDT and to learn more about the history of the 8 supremes. They have only learned about three so far. They also learned that all 8 powers were developed at the same time under very unusual circumstances. Chulan and BaoBao find themselves in a place where people are acting very odd. A new leader is announced for Sinister Pleasure.

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Makoto’s promise

Dr Makino has come full circle. Makoto and his father was a failure for him as a doctor. He really couldn’t read the room and did not have true understanding of their situation other than Makoto’s condition. Their story is changed when Dr Makino figures out a way to have a school carnival help them heal from a great tragedy. His story gave Makoto a broader interpretation of his promise and he managed a candid conversation with the dad that provided healing and encouragement. Makoto’s health continues to improve and he and his father are making steps to truly move forward and remember the wife/mother who was such a blessing to them. The poster they made for Dr Makino was so thoughtful I had tears. But the pages of notes to Ms Shinoya had me bawling. These kids have grown so much and again the wonderful acting just makes your heart full. The children were all happy to have their school nurse return and she made good use of the doctor’s notes. The ending was all that it should be. This is a special drama that deserves a lot more viewers.

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Naoaki’s surgery

This episode focused on Nao. He is finally strong enough for the surgery and it’s all about the patience of healing. Kei struggled to enjoy her last bit of school and was gently reminded she had to take care of herself too. The family seems to be healing nicely and Kei and her mom seemed much closer. Everybody is counting the days hoping to see Nao in school. Dr Makino has been practicing catch but I am curious as to why he uses right arm to throw when he writes left handed. Ruka has made it through her surgery and tells Nao bye while he is still waiting to get discharged. It’s a wonderful moment when he lets go of his mother’s hand and goes to join his new friends at school. This was another stellar performance from all the child actors. Dr. Makino gets a surprise in the infirmary.

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Finding Mai’s voice

This was a heartwarming episode revolving around a first grader named Mai. At home, she was a regular happy child, talking, singing, dancing and coloring. She was happy and contented with her parents and everybody was looking forward to her starting school. Once there, Mai was unable to speak or move as she wished. Dr Makino learned she had a form of mutism that kept her from communicating at school. A bit at a time the school collectively worked together to help ease her anxiety. Her new friend Misa was a big help in encouraging her and writing notes to pass back and forth so they could ‘talk’. I teared up each time Mai held up her arm at the concert and when she waved at her mom. These child actors are so good. They really draw you into their world. It seems Dr Makino will be learning to play a triangle.😂

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