Discussion post - episode 2

[yantantether]

The episode begins with the police team sharing a meal, before Meng Shao Fei hauls off to confront Tang Yi at another cafe. We get a flashback to Tang Guodong teaching Tang Yi to cook, and it becomes clear that Tang Yi wants revenge on Chen Wenhao for Tang Guodong's death. Then the world's least subtle stake out leads to Meng Shao Fei getting all up in Tang Yi's face AGAIN and trying to provoke him to reveal more about Wang Kunchen's death and Chen Wenhao's return. They're suddenly attacked by mysterious assailants and end up fighting back to back before being kidnapped, then escape into the woods while handcuffed together.

Meanwhile, Jack hauls Zhao Zi off to try and shake him down for information about Tang Yi's whereabouts. Tang Yi and Meng Shao Fei hole up in an abandoned house for the night. Tang Yi freaks out about Meng Shao Fei touching his lighter and in flashback we see Tang Guodong giving it to him as Tang Yi promises to take on leadership of the mob after him. Meng Shao Fei, who was stabbed in the arm the previous day, wakes up feverish and the ep winds up with him tripping as they make their way down the mountain and falling into Tang Yi's arms.



MSF & TY's bickering in front of their kidnappers is hilarious, but their silent communication abilities are impressive - they'd probably already pass the broccoli test.

Zhao Zi walking on his hands like a total goof, and Jack's smirking reaction to it, is SO CUTE. And I love how much of a force of positivity Zhao Zi is - in the cafe scene he's really doing his best to make sure the other cops support MSF.

A++++ to the script writer for the enforced snuggling while MSF & TY are hiding behind a very small rock.



As Canadian Shacks go, the one they end up in is somewhat deficient. It barely even has walls!

MSF is SUCH a cinnamon roll. He's still basically meant to be your nemesis...

Comments

[doctorskuld]

I allow myself a bit of wistfulness that we didn't get more fight scenes.
I devour well-choreographed fight scenes, and wow, yeah, this one hit all my buttons. Even the later one when MSF gets jumped isn't bad. I am so, so sad there wasn't more opportunity for MSF and TY to Battle Couple together. And Jack and ZZ no less. *sobs*

the gangster fell first, and he fell early, and he fell hard. And then he sat back and waited
Like, it's one of those where you expect to have seen it before, but upon reflection, you realize you haven't. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that Tang Yi actually fell in love with disaster cop MSF—whom he has PREVIOUSLY SUED—first, and then later he just kind of watches with great amusement as MSF falls for him too, equally hard.

Watching MSF realize his feelings and TY's small modicum of satisfaction at "Ha, he has it as bad as I do" is not something I've seen before on live action TV.

[clevermanka]