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Bribes, Secrets, and Ambitions

And we meet even more gluttons! 😂 It's quite amusing how easily Lifei could get into that "well-guarded" library/archive, and how she can get all the information she needs from her Master just by bribing him with yet another delicious food offering. 🤭 With every moment spent there, I question Wuyue Court's superiority more and more. 🤨Hu Jiaping being Lifei's senior brother was really something I already expected. He revealed it episodes ago just by looking at that funny picture of him. 😏But Qin... well, he looked suspicious to me almost right away. And it was confirmed in this episode that he actually is! So, he chose to keep the information from the scroll he found a secret, most likely to master the demonic technique himself. 👆 But it's no big surprise, actually, seeing the immense pressure the Master is putting on him due to his lack of capability to reach the fifth level. He doesn't want to give up his status to some younger disciples, so he's becoming hungry for an extra boost. 😔🤨I wonder who the man in the black cape was. Have we met the person hiding under it already? 🤔Lifei is still trying to push Xiuyuan away, whilst simultaneously worrying about him. Meanwhile, he spends his free time fighting his demonic side... if she doesn't accept him soon, I wonder if the demon will take over and she will have to do some Divine Tree stuff to get the guy back on track? But that's just speculation. Xiuyuan keeps putting himself in harm's way just so Lifei can do and find whatever she wants... what a guy! 🥺❤️

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5/5 for our friends becoming closer in the face of adversity!

This is one of the best episodes! Featuring: - Xiuyuan confessing his feelings and being slapped! OH NO!- Qin shixiong assaulting our smart Lifei, by xianxia standards anyway. You know, trying to deceive her to dual cultivate, but she didn't buy it! Our smart girl!- Xiuyuan helping Lifei by exchanging pointers! And she was so ready to train under his guidance!- Ji Tongzhou sending help from his faraway Yue state. Have you forgotten about him? Oh he is still present in her life, alright! When Lifei won the duel vs Xiuyuan's shijie, she was holding the artefact from Tongzhou, and Xiuyuan who gave her tips was looking at her gladly from the side. This trio's unbreakable bond is so heartwarming!- Lifei becoming the NUMBER ONE strongest disciple of Wuyue Court (that's official!)- Xiuyuan being almost crippled by his shizun for obsessing over a girl- Everybody discovering Lifei's special pure spirit-attracting physique and her instantly becoming a target of many weirdos, the ominous elder of the Wuyue Court included- Lifei begrudgingly expressing gratitude to Xiuyuan!- The top disciples being sent to fight the demons who broke a seal, next episode is promising some more action!BUT MOST IMPORTANTLYFinally our main leads reconcile!Well, not officially, but at least they are able to cooperate.We not-so-suddenly discover that one of Lifei's biggest gripes with Xiuyuan was that he just can't stop doing everything ALONE. Judging by her words, she kinda understands that he betrayed her trust not so much because he had something to gain at her expense, but because he unilaterally deduced that it was the best course of action for the three of them. She actually wants him to change that one thing! Guys and girls, this is much less complicated than we thought! Come on, little Yuan, you have to change this stupid habit of yours and you will have a chance!

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Song Sung Blue, Everybody Knows One

CHASING LOVE EPISODE 6 REACTION: Grandma needs to be stopped and Song, I’m boombastically side-eyeing you so hard right now.First of all, thank you to whoever decided to bless us with those numerous Mudmee close-ups this episode! That girl is absolutely charming, and her face card never declines. At least someone in this show consistently delivers joy.Now, let’s get into the mess.(1) The Netflix “Meddling Spree” Cinematic Universe. - First we had the momster-in-law in IN LOVE FOREVER, and now we’ve got this bitter, "mata-pobre" (severely class-concious) grandmother in CHASING LOVE. It’s like Netflix sat down and said, “How can we make the most cartoonishly evil rich old lady possible?” Episode 6, and I’m still asking: Where is the context?! Why does this woman hiss “Nobility is everything!” like her life depends on it? What’s her backstory? A jaded, hardened woman like that needs an explanation. Was she scorned by a commoner? Did she grow up in some crumbling aristocratic family clutching at a title like a life raft? Because let’s be real, their family isn’t even among the richest in the land—Piang’s last name couldn’t even vouch for an unpaid restaurant bill! The irony is screaming, and yet Grandma is out there acting like she’s guarding the royal bloodline. I need the show to give me something, because right now she’s just a plot device in a pearl necklace.(2) Song, I am BEGGING you to make it make sense. - What is wrong with Song? Her ex left her, her twin killed herself—these are heavy, traumatic things. But what do they have to do with her hurting Piang over and over and over again through direct and indirect rejections? At this point, I’m about to unsuspend my disbelief that there’s any real chemistry between them. Honestly, since Episode 1, I don’t see what the precociously charming Piang sees in this dry-as-a-board, zero-rizz, emotionally constipated woman, other than the fact that Piang surrendered her V-card to her. Song, if you’ve actually started to grow feelings for Piang, then why not slap that class-ist (not homophobic but "matapobric") meddling grandma with the truth? Wouldn’t it be delicious to watch Granny freeze mid-hiss when she realizes she probably has to call you “Your Highness”? Or are you just enjoying the sick little stick-and-carrot game? Dangling just enough affection and concern to get Piang’s hopes up—maybe even get her into bed again and again—only to crush her heart the moment circumstances don’t suit you. Piang deserves better than being your emotional yo-yo.(3) Ple and Ploy are the only ones keeping me sane. - Can we take a moment for the one romance arc that actually makes sense? Ple and Ploy are communicating, they’re cute, there’s a natural progression. No weird hot-and-cold, no cartoon villain from a telenovela (yet). Every time they’re on screen I breathe a sigh of relief because it feels like a normal GL couple, not a psychological endurance test.(4) Matmi and Rin’s beginning… and abrupt end. - Just as Matmi and Rin were starting, Grandma’s meddling swooped in and murdered the vibe. What kind of grandmother sends spies after her own granddaughters? It’s abhorrent, unreasonable behavior, and honestly, my blood pressure spikes every time she appears. Sending spies isn’t “protecting the family name”; it’s paranoid villainy. I can’t even enjoy the budding sweetness because I know Granny’s lurking around the corner ready to poison it all.With only two episodes left, I’m genuinely not sure I’ll have the patience for Episode 8 if Episode 7 continues to not make sense. Chasing Love, you’re testing me. Mudpee’s charm and the PlePloy arc are doing some heavy lifting, but Song better have a revelation fast or I’m checking out.

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Man Up Runch, Or Just Walk Away

All right folks, grab your emotional support plushie because Episode 3 of IN LOVE FOREVER had me spiraling between “Aww, family goals!” and “Someone call the authorities on this woman.” Here are my unhinged thoughts....---(1) The Family We All Deserve - Can we just take a moment to appreciate Neen’s entire family? When they sat down and basically said, “If you two had genuinely fallen out of love because of mutual problems, we’d support a divorce. But you’re still head-over-heels and only one person is causing all the misery—so no, divorce is not the solution,” I wanted to stand up and slow clap. FINALLY, a family in a GL that isn’t clueless, homophobic, or absent. Instead, they’re running a full-blown “Operation: No Divorce” with the parents, the brother, even the grandparents pulling strings like a benevolent mafia. It’s ridiculously sweet and makes my heart ache, because you can see how much Neen is loved and how hard they’re fighting to protect a marriage she still desperately wants. Protect this family at all costs.(2) Enter the Momster from the Depths of Hell - And then we cut to Runch’s mother. Deep sigh. I’m calling it now: this woman will go down in Thai GL history as one of the most venomous, despised characters ever. She’s right up there with Rak’s father in US and Ranya’s mother in SHADOW OF LOVE—that specific, gut-churning breed of antagonist who weaponizes family ties to destroy the protagonist. But Episode 3 left me screaming: WHY?! Am I asking for too much to get some context? What has Neen ever done to deserve this level of scheming? The momster isn’t just being passively disagreeable—she’s actively arranging for her own daughter to have a mistress. She’s trying to plant a third party into a still-breathing marriage. What kind of deep-seated evil or twisted motivation justifies that? Right now she’s a cartoonishly vile force without a backstory, and I need the show to give me something so this hatred has layers. Otherwise she’s just a plot device in a scarf, and I’ll still despise her, just a little less satisfyingly.(3) Runch, Honey, You’re the Freakin' Problem - Runch’s personality is a genetic gift from her quiet, elegant father—ever-patient, endlessly polite, never assuming the worst in anyone. It’s beautiful, truly. But at what point does patience cross into complicity? Every episode, Runch does these grand, loving gestures to win Neen back. She’s soft, she’s devoted, she’s doing everything to show she’s a loving wife… except stopping the diabolical force that keeps hurting her wife. Her mother’s manipulations are a wrecking ball swinging through their marriage, and Runch just stands there saying “please stop” with those puppy eyes while Neen gets battered. Until Runch draws a hard line—until she puts her mother in her place or cuts off the toxic access completely—nothing will be resolved. The most frustrating part? She seems completely oblivious that her tolerance is the actual problem. The show is dangling that painful moment of awakening in front of us like a carrot, and I’m simultaneously dying to see it and terrified she’ll never get there.---Final thought: I genuinely cannot figure out what IN LOVE FOREVER wants to be. A romantic comedy? A satirical drama skewering family obligations? A runaway train you can’t look away from, even as it hurtles off the tracks? Right now it’s all three, stitched together with gorgeous cinematography and emotional whiplash. I’ll keep watching, probably while stress-eating, but if that momster doesn’t get some consequences soon—and Runch doesn’t grow a spine—I might need that divorce they’re all fighting against just for my own mental health.

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