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kamen dick+riding

i first took off half a star because the start of the episode & the entire fight felt extremely clunky. there are a lot of weird cuts in this show & the action suffers a lot in that. there are a lot of camera switches in the-day to day-part of the show too but it's less jarring there ,i kind've like it to be honest it'sd a lot to see. then i am taking off an additional full star because i do not like how zeztz' ass looks in the suit. incredibly flat . i literally like everything else though. this is some of the best comedy writing I've seen in tokusatsu. i said this in the first episode review but they also let the camera tell you things while the characters organically talk about things. when we visit mr. fujimi's base & we see the baku picture on the board ,then his energy drinks & baku data sheets. i like not being treated like a toddler. I'm really happy to see onuki rina again in kamen rider. & as a prominent cxharacter. they are all so charming. i love how everypony is written & they are all really doing a great performance. imai ryutarou you are now one of my elite employees ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ this is also a really good learning episode about the woirld & how things work. i had some hiccups on how i felt the fight was ending but the reveal at the end won me over & added back a point for this rating. every scene felt necessary. we develope our detectives after being introduced to them in the first episode ,we then get a good scene with minami. nemu-chan also has a good scene that tells us enough to get us thinking about her future appearances. the secret dream base was so fun to watch. that is absolutely goregous set design let me add another point for that. i really enjoyed the motoryclce chase scene. i have only seen the older heisei bike fights in clips but this really lived up to what i expected from kamen rider when i first heard of it. i think that's all. they did a really really good job following up with that darling first episode. i really hope i keep enjoying this series. i already am having fun & i don't want it to stop.

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Fashion

Yan gives BeiChuan 10k commission which he tries to return. He still owes his friend 60k and doesn’t feel right accepting money from him. Yan is interesting. He lists off the money he lost but says it’s for the boss to worry about and makes him take the money. He has an instinct for business and feels he’s on the verge of making it big. He is surprised his friend doesn’t feel the vibe. BeiChuan decides to give the money to XiNing to get her family watch from the pawn shop. I am surprised she already has. She gives him his dried and folded laundry back, refuses the money and tells him to make her noodles with better ingredients. Lu is looking over the jeans and trying to decide what to do with them. He is considering donating them The roomie had a good idea. Sell to the kids that liked faded jeans. Here XiNing runs with it to talk to people that handles acid washing to learn how to do it. They walk off leaving the roomie ranting that nobody listens to her and she should leave. Here I hate her temper tantrum, but she does have a point. She started the idea and was then ignored. Since she actually did help them with truck driver and is inclined to throw people under the bus when mad, I am not getting why they don’t accommodate her some when she is actually being helpful. Here is where I am less impressed with XiNing who takes the opportunity to ignore her rather than letting it be a group project. Honey works better than vinegar. 😝 Yan comes in with a Dunhill coat for BeiChuan. He is stunned that his friend even knows the brand.😂 He reminds him that this is what he should where when they go out to the kennels so their merchandise will a higher price bracket. Jiuling is a loudmouth and annoying, but….part of it is because the boss only notices the young pretty girl and not the one who has tried hard to help the factory succeed. She had the right idea about the outside stall and drummed up business for them where XiNing was failing. When a young boy shows up at the door and tells XiNing to tell Jiuling his dad says she is shameless, she grabs the cash and runs out the door. There is some story here that makes her act the way she does if anybody would bother to listen. The boss is celebrating with XiNing and thinks he has found a buyer for their new stock. The price they are willing to pay is exactly how much they cost to make. She says they will have better luck at the stalls and will circle around the popular schools. She gives her roomie credit and he says she is a distant cousin when asked. Yan and BeiChaun show up and Yan invites himself and friend to their table. He pretends to fight over paying for meal so Mr Lu will now get to pay for all four of them. Since he was rude to Jiuling for no good reason, I consider this a just punishment.😝 Yan tries to swap his friend for XiNing. If Lu knew of his computer abilities, he would be getting the better end of the deal. A drunk Yan tells horrid stories of BeiChuan assaulting girls when won’t leave the car to escort XiNing. Here I think he has crossed a line. He might think himself the better match for XiNing, but maligning his ‘friend’ in this fashion is really obnoxiously mean. His friend can’t quit because he has no other source of income, but this does explain why BeiChuan considered him the ultimate last resort. They form a deal to get sand washed silk shirts and help Yan give a fashion show. There are two big buyers there that are very interested. They need $100k worth in a short time and XiNing and Mr Lu affirm it is doable. There is what was supposed to be cute conversation between the expected couple of this arc with the dog photos but I found it more silly than anything else. I thought she would ask for a brochure of their products or something but she talks about him putting her pic by his favorite dog. Why? I am getting more and more annoyed at how they are treating Jiuling. Yes, she came to work smelling like alcohol. But she was never asked why she ran out upset the night before. This your so pretty crap that keeps getting pushed XiNing’s way. SiYun and Yi ignored it and she plays it up to make the deal and take most of the credit. It’s not that she isn’t pretty, but I don’t see any strength of character. She is much closer to doing business like Yan than she thinks she is. She is not deliberately manipulative like Yan is, she is more like the impulse shopper willing to make a deal she only might be successful at. She is savvy in seeing a deal, but she lacks experience and expertise in fulfilling her side of the bargain. Jiuliang seems a mountain of sour grapes comparatively, and her volume certainly doesn’t help, but she actually has some decent input to add if they would listen. Even when she was speaking with an inside voice, they completely ignored her suggestions even tho it was her idea alone that was successfully making them money. BeiChuan is having difficulties because a female student named TongTong expected on the spot assistance. His first big mistake was not having a third party there as chaperone. Her crying as she left gave cause for rumors. I am not sure if Yan is behind the anonymous letters or disappointed in what the school told him about his friend. He is suspicious since he did not ask his friend about it before spouting off all that crap to XiNing. If his friend was truly that handsy with girls, he should have got his ass out of the car and escorted XiNing himself. This might be Yan’s attempt to force his friend to work with him. If it is, he is a complete creep to be avoided.😝XiNing and BeiChuan find themselves dealing with customs about shipments. Things don’t go so well for XiNing this time because it’s not a guy to fawn over her looks. She wants sympathy from the customs officer and she doesn’t feel inclined. Yan’s order is accompanied by other paperwork that I think is a bribe the officer wanted. She says it will be processed in two days. BeiChuan has no reason to think anything of it because he did not look at the paperwork, he was simply the delivery boy. XiNing was surprised things went so well and BeiChuan said he only told her he was colleagues with Yan. The wheels were spinning in her head so waiting to see if she claims partnership with Yan to curry favor with her senior. Hopefully she won’t because it will most likely not work for her. This arc is being a struggle because I am not enthused with any of these characters. I’m waiting for the “unyielding strength and courage” from XiNing. Currently, she doesn’t demonstrate that much depth. 😝

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Love Born from Vengeance

Punn’s life is stitched with sorrow. His parents were taken from him, his brother torn away, and an orphanage became the only place he could call home. Yet even that fragile thread of life was shattered on one merciless night. Before his eyes, people he knew fell, their bodies broken, the earth soaked in blood spilled by vampires. It was a night carved deep into his soul, a night that turned an innocent boy into a man bound to revenge, his heart consumed by grief and vengeance.Through the years of carrying this weight, Punn set his sights on Ramil, the head of the vampires, believing that only Ramil’s death could quench the fire inside him. Yet love writes its own destiny in places where hatred dwells. Ramil, gifted with the power to read minds, always knew what Punn was. He knew he was a hunter, he knew the knife in his heart was sharpened by grief. And still, he did not hate him. He saw the boy inside the man, the pain that shaped him, and instead of cruelty, he chose understanding.When the moment came, Punn stood with a blade trembling in his hand, the perfect chance to strike. Ramil did not resist. He opened his heart, willing to die in the arms of the one he loved. But as steel hovered close to flesh, it was not hatred that ruled. It was love. A love so raw it shattered vengeance itself.The knife fell away, their lips found each other, and “I love you” carried more weight than any revenge could. In that fragile moment, their bodies pressed together, sorrow was eased by tenderness, and two broken souls became whole.If this is not love, then what could it possibly be?

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Definitely Stirred the Pot!!

Where are my Boat and Oat fans at? Because My Stubborn was a wild ride and I loved every minute of it. Sure, some folks said it was too much to believe, and yes, a few scenes had me wondering if they hired adult film directors on the side. But underneath all the chaos, there was something hilariously real about it.This BL didn’t shy away from exaggeration, but it also nailed the truth about relationships. There’s always that one innocent guy who falls for everything, the oversexed character who’s always stirring the pot, the couple hiding their feelings like it’s a national secret, and the pair who just can’t say “I love you” without choking on it. We’ve seen these people in real life and maybe even been them.Despite the drama, the misunderstandings, and the occasional eyebrow-raising moment, the show wraps up with everyone finding their version of happiness. And that’s what makes it work. It’s messy, it’s loud, it’s borderline ridiculous but it’s also heartfelt.Boat and Oat carried the show with their chemistry and comedic timing. I’d love to see them in more offbeat rom-coms, but I wouldn’t mind a serious drama or two to show off their range. They’ve got the chops, and My Stubborn proved they’re not afraid to take risks.

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