Possibly the best episode of anything ever
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It really is a catch-22 situation at this point. And 8 and his gang weren't targeting 13 at all, they wanted to deal with 4. Who knew 13 who volunteer to be his beloved brother's scapegoat. Sigh.
RX kneeling wasn't to beg the Emperor. She had already begged him. Her kneeling was PUNISHMENT by the Emperor for daring to speak on behalf of 13 and pissing him off since he was already supremely pissed. So she can't get up even if she wanted to stop begging. So 4 stood in the rain with her in his own estate, even though she'll never know.
When 8 watched them hug, I was totally like IN YOUR FACE~ Love 8 and his insecurity and puppy woes, but I wanted to smash his smug face in this episode. But 14's face also fell when he saw that, which confirms that he's pretty much fallen for RX already even though he keeps telling her to get back with 8. Ah, 14, you sad little sweet boy.
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It really is a catch-22 situation at this point. And 8 and his gang weren't targeting 13 at all, they wanted to deal with 4. Who knew 13 who volunteer to be his beloved brother's scapegoat. Sigh.
Yes, but 8's smug little grin when 13 volunteered indicated he didn't mind taking the smaller victory. It made me want to hit his face.
Love 8 and his insecurity and puppy woes, but I wanted to smash his smug face in this episode. But 14's face also fell when he saw that, which confirms that he's pretty much fallen for RX already even though he keeps telling her to get back with 8. Ah, 14, you sad little sweet boy.
Yes. I did love that 8 kept a smug smile on his face for as long as 4 could see him. Ah, family. I like 14 but but not as much as everyone seems to - he's a little preachy for my tastes.
Thank you for the explanation about kneeling. Makes sense. Ahhh, fun times of living under absolute monarchy.
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His mommy loved him, he was so young as to avoid the older brother issues and fighting early on (novel tells us he's the same age as RX, so both were 14 when they first met), and he's by nature a good natured guy with decent sense of principles, so when all shit goes to hell, he ends up being the Emperor's favorite kinda by default cuz everyone else by then has disappointed the shit out of the Emperor over the years.
Anyways, what's so sweet after the 4/8 angst in the rain is that afterwards, 14 kneels down and gives her smuggled biscuits. It's not passionate or angsty, but it's just what she needed because she's starving at that point. She takes a bite but then realizes that Emperor never said she was allowed to eat. But 14 laughs and tells her she might as well keep eating since she's already taken a bit.
If 4 is the passion and 8 is the romance in RX's life, 14 becomes her bedrock. I love 4 to death, but sometimes I wished RX could have just fallen for 14, who would have happily moved far far away from the capital with just her and lived in eternal happiness. Which 8 refused to do, and which RX can't ask of 4 because he's supposed to be the Emperor that that would totally fuck history over 6-ways to Sunday.
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I am kinda amused that 14 is the good son by default - Kang Xi seems awfully high-handed, arbitrary and exacting so the less chances you have for interaction with him, it seems the better it is.
I did laugh about the romantic gestures v. food. How true. (A more pressing question than snacks - how does she go to the bathroom if she keeps kneeling?)
I think it's X' bad luck to get tangled with the most complicated brothers - 4 and 8. 10, 13, and 14 are all less complicated and thus much easier to live with.
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What made me a RX-4 shipper for life isn't just her chemistry with him, it's how their love story really takes off after the kneeling in the rain scene. All the little things 4 does for her immediately makes me grab my heart in hurt.
8 is the master of the romantic gesture, but 4 is the emperor of the heart-searing actions.
He takes an arrow aimed at her, when asked why, he says "because it hurts me more to see you hurt." Serious, who the fuck wouldn't love this brother.
He brings LW-13's baby to visit RX. He tells her he's going to raise the baby for them because house arrest is no place for a baby to grow up. 8 acts all friends with his gang of brothers, but 4 treats 13 with such love that it makes me breathless to watch.
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