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Why on earth would he ever assume his boss would want to do that custody lawsuit? That makes zero sense. Why did he not immediately warn his boss the moment he got it? It's just too stupid. And I hate the way dramas writers script these argument scenes where one side doesn't actually answer a simple question, leading to misunderstanding. He asks her to let him explain, but when she does, he never actually explains how the custody lawsuit was due to the Chairwoman's meddling. This sort of 'miscommunication' always feels so fake and contrived and I wish script writers would not do this. It's stupid and lazy. I understand that the writers want to insert a little separation anxiety into the plot so they contrived a 'crisis' in their relationship for an episode or two.. I really hope they don't drag it out though or repeat this kind of badly contrived 'drama'. And jeez. Zhou RuJi continues to be a completely unlikeable snake. He literally tries to prey on Min Hui's current vulnerability to hook her into marriage!!! What a scumbag character he has been and continues to be. Is the show going to really try to reform his character and make him a sympathetic pairing with Zhuzhu? Because right now, I wouldn't want her character to get stuck with this scumbag either.
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These two, "besties", who are so tight with each other over everything else, for some reason have kept from telling each other about their respective 'relationships' in this show for far too long. We also get a frank discussion between Xin Qi and the annoying and pathetic Zhou Ru Ji. Xin Qi calls him out for wasting everyone's time in pursuit of something that just won't happen. Finally, we see yet more steady forward progress between Min Hui and Xin Qi.
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And of course the men in their lives are always great cooks. It's kind of a lazy, silly trope. And it really seem unrealistic that Min Hui, as a long time independent single mom (who is incredibly smart and practical) wouldn't know at least the basics of cooking. At any rate, loved that Zhou Ru Ji walked into a solid visual of a happy family of 3 having fun together. A family he is NOT part of. I wish the jerk would take the hint finally. And can he please also stop being such a jerk to Zhuzhu? I know his purpose is to be the 'SML', but does his character really have to be as unlikeable as this?
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That was an extremely cruel, s***ty thing for Zhou Ru Ji to say. Not cool at all and I would hope that Min Hui realizes it. That line pushed me away from neutral on Zhou's character. He's well aware that Xin Qi just learned about his son and is extremely emotionally vested in being a father and that line had to hurt. To say that crap and then further, disruptively insert himself and try to 'mark his territory' by pissing everywhere in their family business was just not cool. If he was a true friend and really cares about Quanquan, he would respect and give space to them building up their father & son relationship. And he would respectfully tell Quanquan to call him "Uncle Zhou", which is much more appropriate. But instead he is a jerk.
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Not a 'perfect' ending - I think the death scenes for each of Xiao Wei Ran, Xia Jing Shi and Empress Zhuang were all drawn out too long and far longer than these characters merited. Especially Wei Ran's. He was a truly worthless, pathetic traitor who deserved a quick death and a kick into the gutter, no more. Combined, those death scenes consumed quite a few precious screen minutes with nothing happening. Those minutes could have been better spent in the wrap-up on the leads or at least a little bit showing Xi Yang returned to Susha and in her new role. But otherwise, the overall ending was satisfying.
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Jing Shi just went beyond all prior levels of evil for this show. One of the most awful cruel things he's done (which is saying something). It's hard to say Feng Sui Ge could hate Jing Shi any more than he already did, but this will make him insane with rage. Typical of a lot of dramas, the show is suddenly cramming a LOT into the last episodes. It's still very well done and it doesn't feel like they are skipping anything important. But don't blink or you might miss something critical!
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Totally cold, the way that Feng Sui Ge made a point to bring Murong Yao's father's body back and prop it up in exactly the same, sick way that they had done with his own father's body. And then, instead of simply killing him quickly with his sword, venting his anger by just brutally beating Yao to death with his bare hands! That was brutal. Well deserved.. But brutal. And brother Chengyang has learned to act like an Emperor (even if he does want to give up the throne still) by taking control of things back from his mother. Meanwhile, things just got REAL complicated in Jingxiu with the revelation that Princess Xi Yang is ... pregnant!
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Sadly, Chengyang shows that while he's grown up a lot, he's still a weak pushover for his mother and basically caves to her without a fight. That was sad and pathetic to watch. I guess it's just too much, too soon to expect him to really stand up to her, given what he has been all along. Loved the confrontation between Feng Sui Ge and Murong Zhou and especially how precisely and effectively Fu Yi Xiao kept protecting her man. Seeing that had to endear her to members of the Feng Battalion. Interesting how at this point in the story, the two mothers of the two Emperors are both real pieces of crap. Earlier in the drama there was a focus around crappy fathers. Now we have a couple of crappy moms to get rid of.
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where she both scoffs at his threat to kill her and dismisses his offer to help her was impressive, showing just how far, "into the abyss" (her words) she has come since the start of all this. Later, at the end of the episode, she interferes in an interaction between Xia Jing Yan and Xia Jing Shi in a way that looks like she's trying to kill the latter, but really probably saved his life. This looks to me like she very carefully created another 'debt' that Jing Shi owes her, further making it more difficult for him to follow the Princess Dowager's demand that he kill her. The games being played in the Jingxiu palace are getting very complex. On a completely different part of the emotional spectrum, the hug between Feng Sui Ge and Feng Cheng Yang was powerful. I hope their brotherly love survives all the turmoil that's yet to come.
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Thrust into the role of Emperor and suddenly faced with responsibilities he never dreamed he'd have, he's slowly, finally, starting to grow up. Paying attention to details and pondering them. But unfortunately, he probably started to question his mother about it too soon. She's now on alert to his his suspicion and will probably do everything to suppress and control her son.
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Watching poor Xiyang have to throw herself at that disgusting Xia Jingyan in order to get his help is stomach turning. I hope she gets her full revenge in the end. Because this is so degrading and awful to watch her go through. I know she's at her wits end and even before this she was starting to throw crazy behavior at him to try to counter his psychotic behavior. Meanwhile, I'm. not a fan that the writers have decided to throw the amnesia trope card onto the table as part of her brother's recovery. This trope is too predictable and too lame and is usually used to just drag out a lot of wasted episode minutes. Hopefully they won't drag it out too long.
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Both Feng siblings are at their lowest points. Sui Ge is near death, depending on a people who have strayed from their principles to find their way back to his mother's vision. Xiyang is trapped alone, far away from home, stuck between the madness of the two Xia brothers, possibly having to sell herself to the more psychotic one to get help. She seems to gradually be growing stronger and more resolved in character but her obstacles are so huge. God I hope both Xia brothers get proper payback for their disgusting psychotic behaviors by the end of this drama.
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Last episode was a disappointment because the events at the palace just didn't seem plausible and the whole 'murderous Uncle Murong' sequence felt silly. . But if we accept that they happened (AND we accept that Feng SuiGe has a super-human durability), this episode is much better structured and paced. I guess we also have to accept that Feng Chengyang is pretty much dumb as a post for believing the BS his mother tells him, but he has been well-established as that stupid all along. This episode is pretty tragic and not for the faint-hearted. The good guys loose a lot in this episode. It's bad. This will mean a long climb back for revenge over the final 10 episodes. Meanwhile, on the other side the planet, Princess Xiyang has had enough and through all the abuse and hardship she has endured she finally is done with the Xia brothers. She severs ties with Jingshi and seems angry and determined to take control of her life. Not sure how, but the attitude is good.
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except that - especially given all the dramatic events that just happened - the security at the palace was absurdly inadequate. Literally just two guards (who were woefully incompetent)? No other patrols or watch out in the courtyard? The Empress and the formerly sane Marquise Murong just casually murdered the Emperor plus 3 other people without _any_ notice? Good grief. I was rolling my eyes by the last one. And I don't want to spoil it but the end trap is so obvious. The whole thing felt very contrived and I just didn't feel like this episode was up to the same standards as prior episodes. Oh well. Fu Yixiao is going to be so angry.
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Wow! Fu Yixiao and Feng Suige are freaking killing machines in this episode. Each must have mowed down several dozen of Zhuang Shen's men and I would not be surprised if one or both passed a hundred kills in this episode! Loved how Yixiao was the x-factor that Zhuang Shen never accounted for and her simple presence completely destroyed his plan. Loved the fight choreography - very entertaining. Li Qin is of course a veteran actor of this kind of action and it was cool to see her character move with such precise, killing efficiency. No movement wasted. In the other side o the world, we can see the madness of the Xia brothers dragging poor Xiyang down a spiral of Stockholm syndrome. What a horrible mess that girl ended up in.
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