After reading all of your episode summaries on your journal, I wasn't surprised you'd take on this scene. I enjoy your observations of Zhu Jiu and Lao Chu, and this scene has both! :)
<333 I am, in some ways, very predictable. :)
The first time I saw this scene, I thought that Lao Chu was mocking Zhu Jiu.
Oh, that's interesting! I can definitely see that, but it's not the direction I'd focus on. :)
They forged a bond during this arc, and this scene may have strengthened what connection they formed so that it paid off much later on.
my boundless well of feelings about Chu Shuzhi & Ye Huo... it sure is endless... (I enjoy all your reasoning in this paragraph! I don't think I have anything more to add.)
It reminds me of a bully who got outsmarted by their victim and progresses to threats and violence to try to regain control of the situation.
Yeah, that's a good description of where Zhu Jiu is emotionally by the end of this scene! :)
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<333 I am, in some ways, very predictable. :)
The first time I saw this scene, I thought that Lao Chu was mocking Zhu Jiu.
Oh, that's interesting! I can definitely see that, but it's not the direction I'd focus on. :)
They forged a bond during this arc, and this scene may have strengthened what connection they formed so that it paid off much later on.
my boundless well of feelings about Chu Shuzhi & Ye Huo... it sure is endless... (I enjoy all your reasoning in this paragraph! I don't think I have anything more to add.)
It reminds me of a bully who got outsmarted by their victim and progresses to threats and violence to try to regain control of the situation.
Yeah, that's a good description of where Zhu Jiu is emotionally by the end of this scene! :)