In case you missed it? Incredible smittenness.

The immediate swooning? Not one-sided. Though of course Muyun is much more dignified about it . . . outwardly, anyway. ('Why are my thoughts so scattered today?' Oh my I wonder, what with those dreamy fantasy moments. . .)The battle sequence was a little cheesy and underwhelming, but I didn't expect hardcore action scenes in this, honestly. There was more focus on Muyun protecting Xiao Qian - both from distress ('Close your eyes. Do it now!') and violence - and the hand-holding, and their respective admiration of each other, and that is about what I expected and am happy with.(. . .I do seriously wonder about Hongyan. 'Why don't you handle shifu and I'll stay here and have fun! Don't worry, I can handle it!' . . . how is she handling the modern world? Is she taking Xiao Qian's place/pretending to be her? How exactly?)

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