![]() Please, if nothing else, go have a watch (a kind soul has uploaded all the episodes so far with English subtitles ) and come back here to yell with me about how over-the-top it is. ![]() ![]() If you’re not enticed yet, know that I watched every episode so far in a 48-hour span, and I had to pause multiple times in order to yell “OH MY GOD” out loud to my empty room. Meanwhile, Jade still feels this connection to Althea! What does it all mean? How will she reconcile it with her family? Why is she making the choices she is making?!? ( Here’s a spoileriffic breakdown of how this particular family stacks up against other families.) Jade’s other brother, Paul, nurses a grudge against her and expositionally threatens to ruin her whenever he gets a chance. Disobedience - such as having an unapproved relationship, especially a queer one - will certainly be met with shame and familial dishonor, if not disownment. The Tanchingcos are a traditional, patriarchal family, one that’s very concerned with saving face. HOW CUTE IS THAT? Remember, though, this is a good ol’ fashioned soap opera, so there’s plenty at stake that moves very quickly.
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