bathroom scene must be the FL twin sister so the CEO FL got them mixed up lol glad I have never dated twins could get confusing lol, also last scene was a hard watch
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Girl from Nowhere the Reset Episode 3
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Episode 3 of Girl From Nowhere: The Reset was very engaging and kept my attention from beginning to end. I liked how the story became more intense, with scenes that built curiosity and created a strong sense of tension. The characters also felt more interesting in this episode, especially because of the choices they made and the conflicts that started to unfold. It balanced emotion, mystery, and plot development really well, and it definitely made me want to watch the next episode next week!!
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Pursuit of Jade Episode 30
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this masterpiece still doesn't disappoint! still exceeding expectations!In this episode, FCY's second big battle is even better than the first. the imagery and 'coming-of-age ' moment where she is literally becoming/integrating everything she is in her last blow to kill the enemy! one incredible moment:the reflection in the enemy's eye was such a powerful moment, and very emotional ! a cinematographic brillant moment is when we see parallels with her father's bond displayed like that 🥹...Also, we are seeing FCY's at her worst mental state probably in ep30, TWX is extraordinary in how she's acting! I also really enjoyed how we see more details of XZ's skills!! PACE OF THE SHOW: the balance and pace of the show is changing, it is still very enjoyable. i find the time given for our main couple is fair and secondary characters moments are also very interesting because the whole cast is great and the characters have enough depth and nuance to fascinate us! (not always in a good way ) LI: worth mentioning, is the evolution of wenkan, where , in this episode, we see him at a huge crossroads in his journey and i'm excited to see how he will navigate his path moving forward!! some inconsistencies about some characters appearance are there but it's not bothersome enough for me...
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estar before starting this, i read a comment that said this series might have been better with half the episode count & having watched this ep i get where they were coming from. this whole ep was unnecessary fluff. the only part relevant to further the plot was a sec before the end - like WTF?!?? why??? *********************************************************************************& it's not the i suffered through the cute session with Yorihito's son (Photo studio manager) heck he was more mature & candid about his feelings. unlike Wataru - who surprised me when he confessed at the end - finally progress. but this only the 3rd ep & i feel this frustrated with Wataru's behavior with the 1 step foward 10 steps back. that idk how ima reach the end of this. oh well lets power through lol
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KJ2025 Did not expect this to be the death knell of Bai MuRan. YuCi was the mirror of LiangLiang in her unmasking of Bai MuRan’s misdeeds. She was as brutal with him as LiangLiang was with YuCi’s dad. She predicted all too accurately how his family and work colleagues would desert him. And this was only for the financial transgressions. They don’t even know about the knife stabbing yet. She was well ahead of the game having a watch to sound her location and that she needed help. Chen Mo found her quicker and gets her to the ER. She survived the stabbing but now is in a hysterical coma due to a psychological shock where she chooses to not wake up. I see Jiang as a refined version of LiangLiang. He is as brutal in his clawing to the top but he is not as wreckless with the exception of Chen Xi. He meets LiangLiang in his favorite noodle place and he reminds her how things can be kept or erased in a beat if no longer needed. While giving her this lesson on her shortcomings, he shows her the listening device she had planted in his office. She finally is bold enough to fire a round back. She reminds him that he may become the next bowl of noodles and whose bowl would he be in? YuCi has now become noticed by the elder Li and gma Bai. One will be thankful and one will have a serious grudge. These are bigger players and there is no telling where this round will lead. Liang Liang trashes her Lego dream and leaves with luggage. There is no telling what’s next on her agenda. Chen Mo has stayed by YuCi’s side and telling her to want to wake up after a good rest. Her mom is being made aware of her condition. All her family is in hospital and I’m hoping Chen Mo will continue to look after them. YuCi has a target on her back from much bigger sources than MuRan and LiangLiang. Here I wonder if Liang Liang will team up with the Gma and be responsible for getting YuCi back in hospital because Rao the fool left YuCi entrusted to LiangLiang. This next round is going to be on a whole other level.
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sadly i was right Wataru is gonna be the main obstacle, cause Minato is dropping hints the size of elephants that he see Wataru as more then just a good friend. but Wataru keeps fighting it with all his might thinking it's all in his head. idk what friends r like in Japan but no matter how close u r i have yet to propose to any one of my female friends - even jokingly. but Wataru is clueless - frustrating to watch. *******************************************************************************************************feel sorry for Minato, who deserves someone less dense - he has the patience of Job, i would either make it clear or just give up & move on. cause sorry but Wataru isn't the brightest bulb in the box -
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Mr Rao has just received news of his condition and has finally seen what a menace he’s been to his own family. His favorite ‘daughter’ has ripped off the band aid to expose all her plotting to drive a wedge between father and daughter. He had a final collapse where she promised nobody would come save him because he was so hated. YuCi had the debt collectors lined up and payment arrangements set up. She was taking care of her father’s debts so that her mother could live peacefully. Mr Rao is unconscious with no assurance of waking up. He at least is being taken care of and in no shape to cause any more damage to his family. Beauty Pearl society has helped YuCi gain access to MuRan’s offshore accounts. He probably helped Li Qiang steal the money or trapped Qiang into bad investments. These two seemed birds of a feather in wanting to have a place in their families but always coming up short. Whatever was in the files YuCi handed to Jiang, he handed Li the paperwork at Qiang’s memorial saying it shed light on the truth of what happened to Qiang. The actuary of Beauty Pearl Society met with LiangLiang and promised her how to find her father if she would bug Jiang’s office. LiangLiang has bargained with the secretary that funds would be sent to her husband’s account if she would get the bug in the office. There is a flashback of how LiangLiang framed and blackmailed Professor Han to get into his class. He resigned and YuCi was left wondering how such a nice man could be guilty of such an offense. LiangLiang contacted the actuary who warned her her past may not be what she expected. She received the keys to number 27 and found herself in YuCi’s home. She saw the board with all the detailed data about YuCi’s findings while in hospital. LiangLiang gets a video call from her ‘father’. After she demanded to know why she was never contacted, she learned he was not her biological dad. She was a kidnapped baby that stayed with him until her real family showed up. She was apparently sold off several times to desperate rich people wanting to have children. She had been missing six years and her mother finally found her. So this is why he had no further contact and with this, something should have been set up to protect the child better. Here I wish her mom would have kept him in her life since he was a victim as much as she was. This might have kept LiangLiang from becoming the fractured vindictive soul she now is. LiangLiang has completely lost it as she realizes her dream dad was simply that, a dream. The grownups handled her situation poorly, but that does not excuse her deliberate manipulation and cruelty to those she used to get the life she thought she deserved. There is going to be a future encounter with the knife and this points more to MuRan than her. YuCi has taken care of LiangLiang’s parents for the next three years and says she will be gone for an extended trip. She has given her resignation letter to Jiang and told Yu that he and Ren will be in charge as they should be. She tried to visit Chen Mo at their favorite fruit stall but he wasn’t there. We see a very sweet scene with her and Nuan drawing Chen Mo a bday picture. It is becoming more clear that it was most likely his parents killed in that factory fire. I will really hate it if they make him an enemy in disguise.
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given all the comments, i didn't have high hopes for this, was even wondering if i should... as i was waiting for this to get completed & then the negativity made me 2nd guess... but whatever - cute 1st ep, even though it's obvious to anyone that both leads r in-love/infatuated/crushing on each other. **********************************************************************************Minato fell for or started developing feelings for Wataru the sec he gave him his album & his heart was in his eyes every time he looked at Wataru - heck he couldn't see anything else, when Wataru was with him. u need to be blind deaf & dumb to not catch on & ironically that's exactly what Wataru is, i guess. as he only realized his feeling on Minato's 20th birthday & from then onwards, he kept convincing himself that all he feels is intense friendship - ok. but what can u expect form a guy acting like a child, trying to fight food with a fork when u need a spoon to do the job?!? *******************************************************i haven't a clue how the rest of this unfolds, but have a feeling that Wataru is gonna be the main obstacle, with the mains becoming more then just friends.
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Ifa This episode really feels like a rollercoaster that forgot to warn you about the sudden drops, because episode 30 delivers some sky high battlefield moments but also some head scratching cuts that pulled me out of the immersion. On the bright side, Chang Yu absolutely owns the battlefield with her charisma and presence, like she really clocked in as General Fan and said main character energy only, but then we get that moment where she asks Ji Yuan Bao to knock out Li Huai An and I just… girl, what. I understand the intention, wounded man, needs rest, noble idiocy activated, but this is a battlefield, not a wellness retreat, and Li Huai An is a commandant who lives and breathes war, so knocking him out “for his own good” feels more selfish than noble, especially since she already pulled a similar stunt on Xie Zheng before. Let the man decide his own fate. To make it worse, the show skips from war starting straight to Li Huai An being injured and exhausted, which feels like we missed a whole chapter of context that would have made everything hit harder. Still, the episode quickly redeems itself when we finally get husband and wife fighting side by side, and that exchange where Xie Zheng tells Chang Yu to stay behind him only for her to challenge him on who takes down Lord Changxin or Sui Yuan Qing had my adrenaline spiking. His little smirk watching her wield the blade he made was basically “that’s my girl” in silent mode, and even though he leaves, assigning Xie Wu to guard her shows that perfect mix of worry and trust. Things take a tragic turn when Chang Yu fails to take down Sui Yuan Qing and gets distracted, leading to Man Di’s death, and while the emotional weight lands, the logic kind of trips because the whole squad just… mourns in the middle of an active battlefield without guarding themselves. Cinematically, it delivers emotional pain really well, very tragic, and feels very heavy. Logically, plot armor doing overtime. But then comes the absolute highlight, Chang Yu versus Lord Changxin, and wow, she understood the assignment. Stepping in for Xie Zheng, nearly getting taken out if not for Xie Wu’s save, then pulling from everything Xie Zheng and General He taught her plus her own pig butchering instincts to finally take him down, it was powerful, raw, and insanely satisfying. Tian Xi Wei’s performance here was fire, every expression, every movement, the choreography, the camera angles, the OST, all of it came together like a perfect storm. And that final touch, Lord Changxin’s dying gaze with the vision of her father, next to her, pushing the blade further, that scene hit different, like straight to the soul. Which is why the immediate cut to Chang Yu being treated by Qi Shu felt like someone turning off the music mid chorus, because where is my victory moment, where is the battlefield reaction, let her have her glory pose please, even if her expression will be tragic and sad. Back in the aftermath, Li Huai An being genuinely angry and saying he wishes they never met after delivering General He’s final letter was painful in a quiet, sinking way, like we all knew that ship was not sailing but watching it officially sink still hurts. Chang Yu learning about her father being labeled a traitor adds another emotional punch, and Tian Xi Wei really sold that fragile, shaken look, like a scared kitten trying to stay strong. Xie Zheng showing up to comfort her during her nightmare and their conversation about the incident from 17 years ago feels like the calm before a very loud storm, because you can just sense the incoming misunderstandings brewing. I am not ready, I am stressed, and yet I will absolutely be seated for whatever chaos comes next.
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Pursuit of Jade Episode 32
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drowningin_ I'm trying to wrap my head around this new trend of writers giving us loveable characters just to kill them off. Yes there will be casualties but like come on man at least ground it in logic
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Can not get enough with the battle scene. There’s a mixed emotion in this eps. Very well executed. TXW emotion shows the bitter and shocking feeling when she found out her father
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The battle was awesome. Emphasis the ability of fan chang yu, daughter of a general and grand daughter of a general too. The real blood
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dramalover This episode exceeded my expectations! The tension between them....no words.It kinda reminded me of a scene from love in the clouds. And the villain- Sui yuning or someone was cute. Didn't deserve that end.
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Episode 29 of Pursuit of Jade really said “new arc unlocked” and did not hold back, because Qi Min’s identity reveal flips the whole vibe into something more political and battlefield heavy, and honestly, I am so here for it. After days of my feed being spammed with those boom boom scenes of Xie Zheng and Chang Yu, plus Qi Min and Qian Qian, we finally get the long awaited Qi Min and Qian Qian moment, and wow… the drama gods brought back the iconic curtains, but this time Zeng Qing Jie turned them into pure art. The drapes, the lighting, the close up lip smooching… it was giving aesthetic cinema and spicy romance at the same time, like a perfectly plated dish that looks too pretty to eat but you devour anyway. On the softer side, Bao Er’s identity reveal makes every interaction with Xie Zheng hit differently, and knowing he is the heir to the throne while Xie Zheng is basically his ultimate weapon has me screaming internally for a season 2 with Bao Er and Chang Ning already. That said, Qian Qian’s escape felt a bit like fast travel mode activated, because her suddenly freeing herself and conveniently running into Chang Yu near Luocheng and Jizhou felt a little too neat, even if I get the drugging part, but fine, I will let it slide because the show is just too pretty and engaging to nitpick too hard. Speaking of engaging, I was lowkey thriving when Li Huai An reunited with Chang Yu at General He’s mansion, because their dynamic felt so natural and comfy, and his soft gaze had me side eyeing like… is that big brother energy or something else, because even General He looked like he was enjoying the tea as much as I was. Someone please cast Tian Xi Wei and Ren Hao in their own romance drama, thank you very much. Then the emotional core came swinging in with Chang Yu’s father and General He, and wow, that whole sequence was chef’s kiss. The sparring scene transitioning into memories of her father, their brotherhood, the warmth, the history… I was this close to ugly crying. When it was revealed that General He named Chang Yu and you see that proud, almost fatherly smile on his face, it just hits straight in the kokoro. Add Grand Tutor Tao into the mix, even with his slightly out of nowhere entrance, and I appreciated how he grounded Chang Yu with a more nuanced view of war, not just blood and blades but also sacrifice and responsibility. And then we arrive at the moment, Chang Yu choosing to stay and defend Luocheng, putting on the armor, tying her hair into that clean ponytail, and boom, character evolution complete. She is no longer that small town butcher girl, she is General Fan, and I felt that transformation in my bones. The final scene left me so full because her charisma was off the charts, like she just leveled up into her final form. Also, sneaky detail, Qian Qian casually mentioning mouth to mouth resuscitation lowkey reminds us of her transmigration background, which still feels a bit random in this otherwise grounded story, but I guess that is a chaos ingredient we will question another day.
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OMG i am so frustrated, Kanata is an open book, what he feels, thinks, what bothers him everything we know by now - he is the definition of an open book. while Akira's such a mystery, still wondering about his sight & then the "tutor" comes along - idk but if he was (past tense) his tutor - then what is he now?!?? ************************************************************************& what did Akira mean when he said "...the me that Kanata sees is definitely... not the really me..." ?!??? & why was he so bothered about Kanata not finding out about his "tutor"?!? cause if he didn't mention it again or bring special attention to it, by asking for that favor from Mizuki, i doubt she would've even thought twice about Yoichi. how dark is this fluffy BL gonna get?!?
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