The new flame leader

This episode kicks off a new arc which I assume will be centered on the flame villa and what the other pugilist clans want.  

1)Ge'er returns to the flame villa and catches up with Ji. She runs into Feng'er and sweeps by him as if he isn't there, a move which I think will really shake Feng up as the only thing worse than hate is indifference.  Ge'er has a private meeting with her father and after a bit of fighting he praises her on improving her skills.  She updates him and he tells her that he will have Housekeeper/godson Yi investigate Thundergate Manor in secret.  Together they pay respects to her Uncle Zhan.

2)Her father asks her if she blames him for consenting to Zhan Feng's marriage. Ge'er gives it some thought and admits she is angry about how easily he did, and she confesses that she worries that Blade City will cause problems since their ideals are so different.  What if this is all a conspiracy?  He tells her that he has always wanted Feng married and that this along with seeing Feng with grandchildren, has been his dream.  He asks Ge'er to smile, to be happy and she promises to smile.  

3)As wedding decorations are quickly put up Feng stares off into space, in a daze, as if he isn't quite aware that this is happening.  In a flashback to his childhood he recalls why Ge'er always wears red--because she wants to be a bride--and here he promised to marry her.  

4)MW, in her room, Ge'er revels in the small luxuries that she could not have while on the road. She catches up with her maids now that she, Xun Yi, and Die Yi are all together again.  Die Yi leaves to meet up with Zhong li (a.k.a. star lord eternal love) a.k.a. Master of Azhure Hall a.k.a. C.I.A and we instantly see that Zhongli has feelings for Die Yi (how and when this happened I don't know the two couldn't be more different) and he is quite awkward about it.  He asks her also about Master Lei, since he is in Ge'er's party as a guard.  She tells him not to worry,and so he trusts her, but he admits his concern about him since Thunderclap has got some problems.

5)Ji (who isn't the brightest, but has a lot of heart) invites Ge'er to a special get-together, disciples only. She goes, and so she, and Yu, and Feng, and Ji sit together.
Feng faces away from Ge'er and Ge'er is seemingly oblivious of the tension, happily talking to Yu and giving him choice morsels.  Ji is aware of the tension and acts.  He challenges Ge'er to a game, whoever wins can ask the loser a question. She loses, and so he asks her if she still has the lotus flower in her heart.  YUP. AWKWARD.  Feng snaps that he is never to mention that again. Ge'er honestly answers that she isn't sure.  She then challenges Feng to a similar game, he loses, and so she asks him about his intentions in marrying Miss D and he says 'for myself' before moodily storming off (this guy seems to play the same character in everything but he does it so well).  As he storms away, she asks him to stop making mistakes, to not upset her father, that Ji is correct--he still has time. Feng asks her if she wants the marriage called off but she does not respond (it could have something to do with Yin Xue....) and so he leaves.     Ji yells at Ge'er to go after him and beg him to call it off but Yu explains that her main concern is mentor's happiness....

6)Alone with Yu, Ge'er gives insight into her actions.  She explains that before her judgment was clouded by her feelings, but now she sees more clearly and she says that everything--Ying Yi, Thunderbreak Manor, the frost curse and now Feng's marriage--all of it seems connected, as if somebody were manipulating from the shadows (Again with the heavy handed statements!). She wants to know who is behind this all.

7)Belatedly, she realizes that her clothes all are red,so she borrows clothes from Xun Di. MW, Miss D prepares to be married and Master Lei gets hammered.  Anye Luo, in a flashback, explains to Feng that he will inherit the flame villa if he marries Miss D because it will benefit the villa.  Back in the present, the uncles and guests arrive (strangely, there seem to be no ladies present, except for maybe two).  An abbot is introduced, and we learn from him that Wu Xia is now a Castellan because following his father's death the title was not to be used for 10 years out of filial piety.  All the uncles agree that with virtuous people like Wu Xia and Feng, the future looks good 0_o

8)That night, Ge'er talks to her father. She seems happy.  She wants to know why her father is in a hurry to see him wed,and he repeats his dream.  And also, he only wants her to be happy.  The newlyweds arrive.  She tells Yu her father's dream, and so she can support this marriage as a result.  WELL.  SOME STUFF HAPPENS>  As they make their final bow, Ying Yi runs up, grabs Feng and begs him not to do this.  Shocking everyone.  She holds up a knife, threatens to kill herself and their unborn child, and then begs Miss D not to do this,and proclaims in front everyone that he is only doing this because she is the mistress of blade city.  OUCH.  Miss D calmly tells Feng to control his woman, and Feng finally remembers he has things called words and uses them to tell Ying Yi to shut up and that it isn't possible.  Housekeeper steps forward and basically threatens to kill Ying Yi, then knocks her out.  Ge'er rushes in and takes custody of Ying Yi and retires.

9)They take Ying Yi to bamboo quarters since it is the safest spot.  Die yi complains about saving her but she insists she has her reasons. She sends her to Zhongli at li at Azhure hall to investigate Ying Yi's background.  Zhongli agrees to do this only after Die yi begs--however she asksed him in a note and he warns her to not write notes again as they are evidence.

10)FLAME LORD ANNOUNCES THAT HIS HEIR IS HIS DAUGHTER.  
FENG IS FROZEN, WU XIA AND WU HEN ARE PISSED, THE UNCLES ARE CONFUSED.

(Although it seemed like it would happen)

11)Feng gets hammered and Flame lord watches him for a bit before retiring.  The looks between the Blade City brothers and Feng are so unsubtle that even Ji notices.  MW, Ge'er issues orders that no one is to go near Ying Yi.  Die Yi predicts that her being announced as next flame lord will cause trouble (very astute) however Xun Di says whatever, its her birthright, we will just roll with it (I am not lying).

12)The episode ends with Miss D sitting in the bridal chamber, alone, in the dark:(

I gave this episode an 8.5 because you can be predictable and do a better job.  Also, the acting was sort of meh.  I thought that the supporting actors could have been better, which was one of Eternal Love's strong points.

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