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Lovesick Season 2, Episode 12: The One With The Candy

Chapters: 33 and 34 (1/2 and full)

 

The complexity of the episode was different. Conflict is a theme this episode and so is neglect. Neglect for the ones close to you. Kind of like taking for granted the people around you and how they’re constantly there for you.

 

Differences and Missing/Added Parts

1.) Aim, you’re kind of interesting again

I wrote her off basically as a but now it’s looking much different. She feels guilty for friendships which makes her slightly more complex. I like it but it’s not going to make me want her relationship with Phun stay any longer. Relationship wise, we all know how it’s going to end and our applause for it ending, but actually seeing she values her friendship does deepen her despite the fan base’s hate for her.

 

2.) Earn knows

Not much to talk about. Earn heard the PhuNoh conversation. The novel doesn’t say he’s not there but it’s plausible he was. It adds even more heart break to the shippers of EarNoh who don’t know what’s going to happen (if there are any naïve fans still out there). I’m actually happy there’s discord there but a complication might occur a couple episodes down the road if they are sticking to the novel’s narrative.
 

3.) When did everyone become s?

This is more from the series stand point. Like I said about the theme being about neglect it comes across making everyone look like jerks to their friends. Noh and Ohm are kind of okay but Noh neglects the help Ohm gives him in finding out why Phun is giving him the cold shoulder. Phun, with no malice, neglects that Fi is one of his friends and is willing to listen to his problems. Mick neglecting Film’s help when Ohm isn’t around. The biggest one though is Earn’s treatment for Pete. Pete has good intentions but they turn sour once he feels like Earn sees him as untrustworthy or not really important. They both turn into complete but Earn is more at fault in this case. Although Pete kept pushing the matter, Earn constantly brushing off Pete’s words and concerns for his friend would make anyone angry. It even comes to a point with Earn being okay with Pete not being his friend during and after the sword fight.
 

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An irked moment:

Everyone, even Mo, thinks that Grace wasn’t the person who spread Lhew’s and her message at school? Were they all hit with a bat with the magical powers that make people dumb?
 

Positives the Episode brought:

- Drama much needed to the EarnxPete dynamic

- PhuNoh’s last scene was very well done

- Ohmick scene was okay

- Actual interactions with friends (although the closer friends were neglected)

- Yuri actually just being a good person

- Aim isn’t as shallow as I pegged her

- The end scene was beautifully shot and heart wrenching
 

Overview:

1.) You’ve upgraded a bit Aim. I give you one clap. No applause for you

2.) Sad Panda’s heart is broken

3.) The effects of being in love sometimes

 

Personal Opinion:

This episode becomes much clearer now that we have subs. I can’t totally blame them for taking their friends for granted. They are young teens and we’ve all had those moments that we forget, but I didn’t expect so many of them to act this way all on the same day. I’ll give credit where credit is due, Phun and Noh’s interactions, especially in their last scene, was done extremely well. It stays the same as the novel and it’s portrayed by the actors really good. There’s some pretty good humor with Ohm and even Per gets a fun scene, pointing out that he was right when Noh said he was going to run off to meet with Phun.

I have a love hate relationship at the moment with the PetEarn dynamic right now. I love it because we finally get to see that their friendship isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. I hate it though because Earn’s disregard for what his friend does for him. Also, notice how Pete and Earn’s relationship has turned similar to how Earn and Noh’s is. Earn helps and gives but Noh becomes oblivious to it just how Pete is trying to be supportive and give him gifts of food while he says hurtful things as if those gifts are meaningless to him. Of course we don’t want them to be mad with each other forever and hopefully their reconciliation will shed some light on the question everyone has. Does Pete have feelings for Earn and if so, will anything actually happen?

Short bring up though. I think they hit Mo with a bat or something because isn’t she supposed to be close to Jeed? They hanged out first episode, Mo was the first person Jeed called with her boy predicament, and in the teaser this season they kept baiting us that Jeed and her are like besties. Also, we know Mo isn’t oblivious to Grace’s fake persona from season 1 since she always calls her out on bull and jealousy, so why is she siding with her all of a sudden?