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KJ2025 I do not know if I have enough tears for this. šThe night before the battle the masked knights gather and like warriors they enjoy a celebration of love and companionship with the understanding this may be their last. HuaiZhu and HongYe have made arrangements to take in this battle alone and leave their friends behind. Jin RenFeng is making his first move while HuaiZhu is absent. I now understand why QinLan and QuZhou are not a couple. HongYe is greeted by a wall of the talisman elder. I wonder if he knew the evil he created if he would have still made the boundary, or be like old Yang and in arrogance think he had the power to contain her indefinitely? He is self righteous and trying to protect them but is easily defeated. HongYe is greeted by his masked squad and they enter the breached wall. He and YiTan find the remnants of his father and he gets the WangQuan sword. The group holds up their shield quite well in the beginning. Nobody knows of the hatred that has infiltrated YiTanās third eye. I donāt even think he is aware of the depth of it. His hate cracks the shield and now they are all facing their darkness in illusions by black fox. She starts with ZhangZheng and QingMuYuan. He is given guilt about the real ZhangZheng. Since his mother has already tested him in a similar fashion, once he sees the sword charm he is saved from illusion. He sees Yuan enthralled and knows how to save her. What he cannot do is save himself from the fatal blow she has cast. As Qing Mu Yuan wakes, she uses her life force to cast a blow at black fox. I am very annoyed at the flippant response from black fox at their deaths. She says she wants them to team with her and then relishes their grief in illusions. She is like Yang in single mindedness. But what happens when she is on top of the death pile with nothing left to feed her hate and grief? She then turns to the brothers and undermines their love for each other. QuZhou now knows the sacrifice his brother made and injures himself. Now we know why he was crippled when he saw them in the future arc. ZiZai is still determined to guard his brother and has given him a life exchange talisman. The two brother unite their efforts to cause one last blow to black fox. The next battle has YiTan, QiYue and Zui fighting. YiTanās eye has taken over and he tries to keep Zui in a dream if their future. When she breaks free, he forces her to watch QiYue fall. He had finished carving wooden weapons for his daughter when he came home a hero. Black fox mocked him as YiTan finished him. YiTan instinctively protected Zui but then thrust her through as episode ends..Zhai Xiao Wen is quite capable as a villain. I did not expect that.
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The masked knights get together for a night of celebration before starting the battle. HuaiZhu and HongYe plan to take on the battle themselves and leave their friends behind. Like warriors they meet the night with love and companionship with the understanding this might be their last night. Jin RenFeng is using this time with HuaiZhu away to make his first move. I think I now understand why QinLan and QuZhou are never a couple. The rest of the masked squad show up in formation to be with their leader. HongYe easily breaks through the talisman wall of that arrogant old man that has created such an evil force on the other side. I wonder if he would have not tried to bind JiaLan in if he truly knew the outcome, or would he have been like old Yang and done it anyway, vainly thinking he had the power to contain her indefinitely? He is both self righteous and trying to look out for them. HongYe finds the last portion of his father and gets the WangQuan sword. Nobody knows about the hatred that has infiltrated YiTanās third eye. Even he may not realize the magnitude of it. Their shield held well for quite awhile but the hate from within has cracked their defenses. Now each will deal with their own darkness. HongYe got one blow in but it is obvious YiTan is foretelling his moves. HuaiZhu is waiting by grief tree for when the proper moment is to strike. The battle has begun in earnest.
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JiuHuo died heroically. This is the first time I really respected the strength of his character. I am somewhat surprised that black fox told him so plainly what her intentions were. She kept the cruel part of JiaLan that preserved things by killing them in their most beautiful moment. She was looking to make a fine demon core for Jin RenFeng to make a sword with. That forge really needs destroyed. I am not familiar with the written story but I hope there is an arc where this happens. She really is hellbent on eradicating love and light. She has found the most vile of the noble class to be her willing servants. JiuHuo wasnāt as evil as these. The humans are more than willing to condemn their own children.š I do not think HongYe was expecting JiuHuo to give him his blessing to kill black fox. What they have learned from Tush is that to have any hope of defeating her they will be on separate sides of the boundary. Ironically the boundary their elders forged to create her. JiaLan in all her cruelty would have been minimized had it been tempered with loving JiuHuo. They might have been able to find a place where celestial demons could live in peace away from the humans. But once that was interfered with, hatred became a new feeding source to create the black fox. And now that poor leech demon whose only mistake was loving a domineering man, got to feel the power of his domineering against her. The ultimate betrayal of both of these lovers, while killing off the one they used, will also result in their own ultimate downfalls. Collateral damage will be very high and the cost of beautiful souls to counter will be beyond measure to number. This story really does epitomize the shortsightedness of selfish ego and lust for power. Even the celestial demon recognized that immortality is nothing when the one you love is not there with you. That a demon understood love better than humans only exemplifies how far the nobles had willingly fallen. I am hoping this writer at some point finds a generation that is allowed to enjoy love and light and dares write a tale about them. Waiting so see what remnant is saved to make this story happen.
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Itās Gala day and everything is set except Deok-Chul. He is having a very bad memory day. He is in panic mode and wants to apologize to everyone. Char-rokās mentor doesnāt want to risk it, but he is persuaded to let Deok-Chul try. There was a bit of a rough patch in one section but Chae-tok danced like in the park and Deok-Chul responded. The recital went well. Nemesis boy is playing soccer with old teammate and they are actually getting along/ Granddaughter finally found a job that makes her happy. Family is getting back on track and even though Deok-Chul was adamant about nursing home he opted to stay out long enough for Char-rokās time to soar. He made it into the troupe and became top dancer in a year.š Deok-Chul is having misadventures but having more good days than bad. Mentor finally put a ring on it and married his dance partner. His life now has room for more than himself and heās a much better person as a result. Oldest son is chilling out and less career driven. Youngest son is going back to hospital. He has found the value of time and knows he can help give that to patients. Wife has tracker down and ice cream to bribe Deok-Chul into coming home. He doesnāt remember Chae-Rok initially but his body remembers the ballet moves to respond in dance. This is a wonderful slice of life drama that is well worth your time to watch. This cast does a wonderful job presenting all the messy, clumsy and beautiful parts of family and life in general. The production staff did an excellent job of highlighting the dancers and helping us appreciate the beauty and wonder of ballet. This drama lets us see into the person dealing with memory loss and the struggle of caretakers wanting them to live freely but still within safe parameters. And how our lives are touched and improved by paying attention and appreciating the time we are given with friends and family.
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The family now knows and are rallying. Nobody can agree on caretaker or even knows what Deok-Chul wants, but they are all finally talking. Deok-Chul is at audition, but leaves to see first son. He reminds his son that he can go wherever he wants. The sonās company used him as fall guy for misappropriating funds. And after hearing what his dad had to say, he quit his job and stated he would be a whistleblower if asked. Chae-rokās mentor suggests a duo routine for gala. Everybody is working hard and tickets have been given out. After rehearsal Deok-Chul has an episode where he canāt find his way home. Worse yet, on the morning of gala he doesnāt know who his wife is.š After coach apologized to nemesis boy, Chae-Rok used money his dad gave him to buy uniform items for soccer player. He included a ticket for gala. Now to see if they get to perform.
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Deok-Chul is deteriorating and it is too much pressure for Chae-Rok. He finally tells Mr. Sim to give up. However, the āold geezerā is not ready to toss in the towel and keeps practicing on his own. I had to laugh that the 70 yr old is in much better shape than the 40 yr old. š I want to sympathize with him more for not telling his family, but I find myself mostly pissed off. His ego is causing fear and grief all around him and danger to himself. I liked the chat nemesis had with old coach. He is getting affirmation from many sources that he is truly capable if he will only apply himself to try. Deok-chulās lunch with him to continue the support I also appreciated. I see them working out in the park sometime. Deok-chulās dance in the park was as moving as Chae-rokās. I didnāt expect that. It brought tears to my eyes. I didnāt realize the sis was talking about children. With her sadness it must have been a concerted effort for quite awhile. I still think she is already being a parent to that man boy she married. I was angry that Deok-Chul did not let his family know where he was on purpose. And I was happy for the family that Chae-Rok had the insight to put a tracker on his phone. The oldest boy surprised me. He seemed the most self-centered of the lot but he was first in line to find dad and just give him a hug. The biggest surprise was wife finding out along with son when Chae-Rok told him. This familyā¦..communication is not their forte. I think that will be changing soon. And it looks like two auditions are in the works for teacher and student.š
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Qing Mu Yuan and Zhang Zhengās story is very sweetš„° These two have good chemistry and they are very believable as a couple. The depth of their commitment to each other is made clear. I hope we get to see more of them before fate takes a different turn. To hear black fox talk now. I did not sense any love in her for QiuHuo. She is more pouting that things arenāt going as planned. But back when he was first captured by beast king, there it seemed a lot different. She still seemed far more a powerhouse than he did. Maybe it is because she had no remorse for taking life. She felt it her due. But I did not see her want to just lay waste to everything in general until she had been trapped beyond the barrier. The beast king and talisman spellcaster seemed more vile than she and JiuHuo were. They were not trapping them to remove evil from the worldā¦they wanted her core to enslave demon kind and rule the world. I donāt see where they were any different from her in being singleminded and uncaring about everything except their goals for power. They were as despicable as the Nangong demon core hunters and maybe even worse.š
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Chae-Rok has finally confided in youngest son. This is a grey area about what info is ok to tell when not your story. But in this case, somebody from family really needed to know and Deok-Chul was being too damn stubborn to tell them. The way his wife hovers I kinda understand and his first two are wellā¦.we have seen. But he should have told his youngest who has the most level head and least combative temperament. So now the two are trying to make a documentary of Deok-Chul learning ballet. They are both hoping this will help both him and family remember. This is a worthwhile project. This will keep the son at home and closer to family and not have any regrets where his father is concerned. He will also be the best one to determine when everybody needs in the loop. Chae-rokās father came to visit. His friend had to mention the nemesis is what caused Chae-rokās I jury. I know why he told but he didnāt have the complete story. When the dad and nemesis meet, I still hope things go peacefully. There is a lat of grief between them that needs to be put to rest. The dad was very surprised when Chae-Rok mentioned the bath house. It was an unexpected sweet moment. He now has hope and the bridge to communication has been started in a positive way. I am glad Chae-Rok asked his father to spend the night to have more time with them. They are both still hurting over the loss of wife/mother and this will let further healing get started. On audition day Deok-Chul had a bad day with memory. He was hid in bathroom stall not knowing what he should do. I hope he continues to try and that he gets that one recital in before his memory leaves. This story is both hopeful and tragic. But the impact Mr. Sim has brought to those around him is a truly wonderful story.
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This episode was so powerful and moving. Chae-Rok is in such a difficult spot. He knows Deok-Chul,has Alzheimerās, but he is not free to let the family know. He has connected the dots and sees the progression of memory loss. So he is following him everywhere to be sure he is ok. His friend had the right idea to just be supportive and let DeokChul call the shots, but at the same time Chae-Rok knows he now needs help. The nemesis is t the complete jerk he made himself into. Under different circumstances, they might have even been friends. He again looks in a bad light but in spite of their clumsy efforts I really think the boys were trying to help him. But in the process of trying to assist they were scaring the crap out of the old man. Chae-Rok show up and the others leave him alone. He read how dancing helped him remember, so he dances his heart out to walk Deok-Chul up. It was so beautiful and moving and heartfelt. And it worked. His nemesis also u de retold and was awed and terrified at what he was seeing. It is such a precarious thing to know one you care about is losing their memory of you. It is an exhausting process to keep them safe and to spend all lucid moments possible with them. The side arc with the daughter is rather sad. When the fortune teller told her she would at least have a son, she never realized that her husband was the son. She has given all her youth to mother the man she married. He was never a true partner and always her child, she just didnāt see it that way. It is no wonder she is tired and ready to give up. Her mother understands and is trying to make up with the man who will be totally lost without her daughterās guidance. The granddaughter still needs to find the right job because when her interest isnāt there she makes mistakes that makes her look incompetent. It is really more a case of not caring about it enough to really invest all her effort into it. She wants an easy out while she is looking and there really arenāt any shortcuts to hard work and time. I was not expecting the bath scene to be so poignant. It is not a custom I am familiar with but that chat gave Chae-Rok true hope for his future relationship with his dad. That was unexpected and well timed. Chae-rokās mentor is slowly but surely becoming a more caring person. The youngest son keeps in touch with a work colleague at the hospital. He has not been successful in his initial idea for documentary. He is trying to make peace with a case where he lost a patient. He wants to pay tribute to their life prior to death in hospital. He is accepting that he might not be able to do that, but I think he is going to find a new direction very soon.
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Chae-Rok fights the urge to overdue and determines to go to rehab and heal before competing. He vows to himself to learn from his mentorās mistake and be wise about taking care of his body. He and Deok-Chul share a nice moment when the elder describes a lengthy healing he went through to regain use of his leg. This gave Chae-Rok food for thought to weigh the difference in waiting to heal and not. Deok-Chul and his mentor were striking differences in the repercussions of having patience and not. Deok-Chul has some asinine neighbors who thinks itās funny to tease him about the silliness of his dancing. It is bad enough from them but that even his daughter agrees just shows how ignorant even family can be. She and oldest are the worst in attitude. When she makes continual excuses for her loser husband, whom she loves enough to put up withāāI just donāt get her not having the same compassion for her dad. This may be a result of momās hovering and overriding ways, but surely some common sense is in there somewhereš This has Deok-Chul questioning if he should even try to dance. I am glad Chae-rokās mentor has stopped being an arrogant ass and wising up on how to actually be useful. He may yet find life in dance worthwhile as a teacher. Deok-Chul finally gets to perform before the class. The special dances of him and lady in wheelchair were especially beautiful. The appreciation of ballet without the snobbery of perfect technique is a needed lesson and reminder for mentor. He has begrudged the world his talent once he could no longer perform and thanks to his friend and Chae-Rok, he may find joy through his students. Deok-Chul left behind his little notebook he is always writing in. Chae-Rok starts reading and finds out what we already knewāāDeok-Chul has Alzheimerās.
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Chae-Rok has his cast off and is determined to stay in competition. Here is where we learn what happened to his mentor and how he went from dancer to teacher. Chae-Rok was performing well but once his mentor learned he was taking pain pills he sent him home to rest. Chae-Rok ignored him and went to the school to practice with his rival instead. Fortunately the student knew something was wrong and called his teacher to check. She told Chae-rokās mentor and he confronted him at the school. He took him to theater and sat in suddenness. Then he quizzed Chae-Rok about which he preferred- stage or seat. He gave his student some serious things to consider. Deok-Chul was heading for dance rehearsal when his wife chided him for forgetting their anniversary. There have been hints the last couple episodes that Deok-Chul has been forgetting things. After a nice meal they visit the aquarium and Deok-Chul was supposed to get some snacks. He left his phone with his wife because she burnt out charge sending pics.š He is distracted by a lost child and ends up getting lost himself. She canāt call or locate him because she has both phones so wife starts panic calling the kids. They all ignore her cause she usually chats a lot about nothing so she only gets a response from Chae-Rok. The older couple got a lot sweeter when wife started paying attention. But now that she finally sees and hears himā¦his memory is leaving. Chae-Rok finally had something to brag to his dad about and must decide to rest and heal or continue to grit out competition. And youngest son is trying to find friends and family of patient who died for his documentary.
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Chae-Rok is struggling getting ready for competition. His nerves are frayed and he is doubting himself. Everybody is learning how to get along. Very slowly. Granddaughter is trying to figure out what really makes her happy and from conversation with uncle we learn the topic of his documentary. We also get a glimpse of why he left medical career. Chae-Rok comes to apologize for acting like an ass and gets a nice visit at Deok-chulās home. I think wife was happy to see her cooking so appreciated. Deok-Chul finally helped Chae-Rok get a good competition recording and after avoiding it all day he finds out he has made it through first level of competition. On his way home he runs into nemesis and just know that things are not going to end well.
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This episode has everybody going through trials. Deok-chulās family force him to quit and he complies. It is the first time his wife really noticed him diminished. He was physically there, acting politely old like they wanted him to but his light was gone. Chae-Rok is disappointed the family decision won out. He runs into his nemesis again and challenges him to do better rather than just threatening people. The grand daughter is trying to get through her job evaluation by doing her supervisorās schoolwork. She is very unhappy with her rating but she wasnāt investing as much of herself into the job as she thought she was. Deok-chulās eldest son comes home and berates him for wanting to do ballet. The mom overhears and for first time ever takes her son to task for being such a selfish ass. That was a good wife thing to do. She stood up for his work and effort in family and chastised the son for taking it for granted and demeaning them. She finally supports his love of ballet and just reminds him he will have to take care of himself if he gets injured. Chae-Rok is challenged to train with a rival. They will either greatly improve or throttle each other.š
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This episode shows how we affect others even when unaware. Chae-Rok had to make another delivery to troublemaker nemesis. Here we get more of the backstory on why this person feels he has the right to bully Chae-Rok indefinitely. Deok-Chul steps in to point out the fact that the fatherās actions does not make the son guilty. This is followed up by an interesting game of billiards I know absolutely nothing about. Chae-Rok hears Deok-Chul stand up for him and he lets that praise and loyalty sink in. Deok-Chul looks after him when Chae-Rok has a cold. The look on his face of a clean apartment and labeled fridge items. He has not been a child for a very long time and is a rare event he feels parental love. The teacher bickering is both fun and annoying. I could not figure out why intern was so bad at her job. She is really an English major with great talent in a completely different area. The eldest son giving his wife permissionš He is such a self-righteous thoughtless person. He is a chip off of mom. She is far worse cutting up the ballet clothes. She is a dream killer of those her age. She is so busy building protective bubbles around children that she considers it her duty AND Deok-Chulās to sacrifice any life they might have in those bubble endeavors. I like that the family has something new to talk about but fear wifey is gonna be sure to crush dreamš
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Things never get to go well for longšAt least a truce with the Beast Kingdom king and HuaiZhu getting Twighlight Mist flower to absorb black fox. A very sweet scene with Zhang Zheng and Qing Mu Yuan. š„° I would really like to see more of these two. RenFeng is very damn annoying. š The only one more annoying than him is evil mom who now gets a very appropriate weapon. It caters to the only strength she has. The emo demon king is back to wreak havoc. He is at least weakened and wiser about how to proceed but definitely going to stir up trouble. I am glad evil momās triumph was very short lived. Her own resentment did her in. I worry about what happened to Qing Mu Yuan afterwards. Her sacrifice of bracelet was for the greater good but has she also successfully made herself a new enemy for them to deal with? For as evil as the Twighlight Mist flower sees him, HongYe was the one capable of rescuing the flower pieces and giving them back to HuaiZhu. Everything is a mess but one step forward two steps back seems to be the way progress goes with this group.
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