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I wouldn't have minded PeteKenta if I hadn't already known about PeteWay. When the cast found out about their roles, the descriptions of the characters and their partners were given, so I knew PeteKenta was never going to be endgame. (I've not read the novel, so I'm only going based on Boy's Journey and the couples the production team announced.) And Nut's absolutely adorable hopeful desire for Ping to be his partner sways my heart for PeteWay 😅 I knew going into this show that it would be camp to a certain degree, so I'm just enjoying the ride trying to push my delulu behind and pull my suspension of disbelief forward 🤣

So do we think Winner knows about the trafficking Tony does, or does he think it's just an art auction and X-Hunter just want to take down Red Racing? Because if he knows about the trafficking, he's just as despicable, if not, he's an utter moron obsessed with being better than Babe and X-Hunter. Like, what is his knowledge of all the BS lol

In my impatience in waiting for the next episode, I went back and rewatched everything again. In part because I just genuinely enjoy the show, but also because I wanted to pay closer attention to Way. I just had this nagging sensation that there's more to his betrayal of Babe than I noticed the first time around. And I really like Nut as an actor and want for his character to not be such a d!ck lol. Man, it opened my eyes to watch it all again. Obviously, Way has been in love with Babe to the point of obsession, and unrequited love is genuinely terrible to experience. He holds this hope that one day, someday, Babe will turn and look at him and realize there's more between them, and all hope crashes around him when Babe and Charlie officially become a couple. Crushed hope causes people to do stupid things. As does obsession. At one point during their fight after Charlie "dies," Way says he knew Babe loved Charlie even before Babe knew - and his obsession and unrequited love for Babe is what made him try to dissuade Babe from staying with Charlie. Which, yes, is mean and heartless, but again, the longing of the heart makes people the dumbest versions of themselves sometimes. And if Babe is the only person Way has wanted for a decade, that dumb factor is wildly increased. Then when Babe does stay with Charlie, Way is utterly crushed. When you see him at the bar with Pete, he says something about when things don't go the way we want, we have to return to the beginning/to what we knew first. Babe is suddenly lost to him - the anchor in his life for a decade - so it seems only natural to return to what was there before Babe, and, unfortunately, that was Tony. But while speaking with Tony, we learn that Tony basically *owns* Way in a manner I was not expecting. Tony reminds Way that he owns Way's house, cars, dealership, everything and then threatens him with taking it all away and forcing him to be homeless again. The "again" is what caught my attention this time. How destitute was Way before Tony "saved" him? To have nothing, be given so much, and then threatened to have it all taken away and go back to nothing - especially after he has lost the hope of Babe - is a manipulation tactic that is extremely effective. So while I loathe that Way did what he did, I can understand the character's reasoning as to why so much better after rewatching the series again. It's also my hope that we get more clarification about how Tony ensnared Way to begin with so we can understand just how manipulated Way has been. I also hope that there is at least some forgiveness for Way, not just among fans, but between Way and the rest of the X-Hunter team. Not to the way it was, obviously, but with the possibility of redemption down the road. Tony sucks and has manipulated so many people in so many ways, I feel like every single adopted child of Tony needs deep and thorough therapy, life assistance, and forgiveness - at least to some extent. OK, rant over lol.

I'm seeing so many people say that them breaking up was immature on Day's behalf, and I just can't agree with that. While I absolutely hate it and am so irritated that it happened - and that I have to wait a whole week before resolution - it feels realistic to me. Day thought Mhok was the *only* one who didn't feel pity for him, as well as guilty for what he perceived as him holding Mhok back from such a huge opportunity, that the betrayal of Mhok lying to him and actually pitying him was more than he could handle.

And yes, the time jump in the final episode seems extreme and a huge bummer, but I also feel like it's going to be what strengthens them in the long run. Day has to learn how to be a whole and completely independent person without Mhok guiding him all the time. There needs to be the full acceptance of blindness, rather than just the hope of potential surgery. He needs to be himself without someone else. And the same goes for Mhok. He initially took the caretaker job for the money, but then became so tangled up in Day and his feelings, he can't move past his constant worry - which would eventually cause strain on the relationship anyway. Mhok needs to be able to work and live independently and honorably/lawfully as well after the type of life he was leading before.

So yes, I hate the time jump. I hate the break up. But I also see the reasons for it, and know that down the road they'll be better. As long as I get the ending of them actually together lol. Because if they don't end up together in the end, we riot at dawn.