Was reluctant to write anything before completion, but after watching this masterpiece, I feel compelled to.First of all the whole show is great it just got better each week. This episode had everything, even though it wasn't a surprise that it ended in tears, how they led the viewer here so masterfully, is brilliant. Both actors are perfectly playing these characters and the writing is thoughtful and precise, the cinematography almost made me cry, the way the lighting hit their faces. I'm simply in awe of how good all of these people worked together to create such an authentic piece of meaningful art. I honestly cannot recall when I last felt so immersed in a series or a movie, ....Especially loved the scene of Fan Xiao on his knees going all out with the "performance" and while he was getting into to it more and more I thought to myself well that isn't the best acting right there just to then find out that he actually did just "acted badly" and right after the extremely heartfelt performance of You Shulang before kicking him out, while Fan Xiao was trying not to faint from the guilt and pressure he felt caught between wanting to disappear into a hole but not wanting to leave his side. Both a masterclass.Whomever wrote these characters is also very psychologically interested and knowledgable, Fan Xiao's dilemma that his urge to control everything that surrounds him and discovering that Love is something he absolutely cannot control which leads to his inner conflict of wants to "win" and to happily surrender everything he is and has to You Shulang. While You Shulang too is a "control freak" in his own right, he is meticulous, always sharp, notices the smallest details, Such as remembering names he just heard once and passcodes. He too wants to "win" by always being one step ahead, he also can't let things go, like Sherlock Holmes he investigates until he gets to the bottom of the smallest suspicion. Both of them love each other but both of them struggle to accept the fact, as it compromises their accustomed habits. No mater what happens next the show so far could not have been made any better. Very much looking forward to how the story continues.
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Too much redundant filler content no explanation for nonsense. 1st couple if you can even call them that anymore their "story" is so full of lies and deceit, it has nothing to do with love for me whatsoever, 2nd couple has a better story but hardly any screen-time. Whoever edited this episode failed miserably. Hard to watch.
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