My Girlfriend Is an Alien Episode 18

Is the show finally going to move forward?

The constant up-and-down recycling of the initial romance dynamics is so old and tired now. The show needs to start to actually move forward with a real romance between the leads. Otherwise it is making the mistake of so many bad romance writers who seem to think that romance is only found in the tensions at the beginning of a relationship. Yes that part - the meeting of two people, overcoming their boundaries, being drawn closer and realizing their feelings - can be the exciting initial sugar candy of of a relationship. Full of drama. But re-cycling that part and never getting past it gets dull and the sweetness becomes dull and bitter. This episode shows signs of Leng finally realizing his feelings, despite the memory loss, but suddenly now the relationship has to overcome HER fear born of just how harsh he rejected her. So that feels like once again starting all over. How long will they drag THAT out?

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