Ge'er loses her memory

In this episode, I think we see the last of Ge'er's innocence die, as Ge'er dies, gets blown to bits basically, and Yu confirms yet again that he is unable to lead properly because of his obsession with her.  Also, Ge'er is betrayed by her best friend.

1)A heavy handed letter is delivered to Ge'er informing her that Xun Yi will meet her.  Everyone knows this is a trap.  As a viewer, this is obviously a trap.  After all, why would Xun Yi risk Ge'er's safety by sending her a letter and insisting that they meet?  Yu also warns her that it is a trap.

2)Ge'er goes to see her, and is all smiles and happy to see Xun Yi--and Xun Yi greets her by stabbing her in the belly and telling her that she is Anye Jue's daughter.  Ge'er falls in slow motion, shock all over her face, to a literal explosive death.  Dozens of bombs go off.  Because the enemy wants to be extra sure they got her.  Yu is freaking out, he can't walk, and begins to crawl to her but alas, Yi Li appears and stomps on him and knocks him out....

And it starts to snow, meaning Yin Xue is near.

3)Sadly, Ge'er has been betrayed by just about everyone at the villa.  Elsewhere, Anye Jue applauds her daughter, and she asks her to set Ji free.  MW, Yu is in the dungeons of Dark River, and Anye Luo visits him, telling Yi li that no one else is to know he is here.  

4)Feng....is in an alcoholic now, which is unfortunate.  When he learns that Ge'er is dead, he threatens to kill Anye Luo (maybe the only person who can say that without consequences).  Sadly, Anye Luo is an extremely miserable person who takes great pleasure in others misery, especially their romantic misery it seems.  He walks Feng through her death and reminds him of how Feng essentially broke her heart, betrayed her, betrayed her father, killed her father (basically) and then worked with her enemy who engineered her death.  But he reminds him he should be happy, since he has avenged his father and leads the villa (I would have been a little happier if they made Feng less redeemable, but perhaps after the King's Woman, they realized he would be just playing the same character in this one.  It's sad, he plays the same character(s) emotional or evil, and to be typecast is unfortunate, but he plays this role very well)

5)Meanwhile, Second Madame chooses to address Thunderclap but Anye Luo sends Li instead.  Alone in her room, we learn that she still wishes to spare Lei.  So she's sentimental.  She also tells Xun Yi that she looks like her father, however she won't tell her about her father.  She finally tells her that she does not have Ji, that Thunderclap has him, and it is likely that he will die soon because Wu Xia, and presumably Li, will be working together to blow him into oblivion (it seems far too easy for them to construct these bombs).  She tells Xun Yi that she will release her as long as she swears not to implicate her.  

6)Feng abandons flame villa and Dark River.  Evil housekeeper Li will temporarily fill in.  To make himself seem less power hungry, he suggests Miss D could lead as Feng's wife however they do not want an outsider.  Yi agrees, and he looks far from reluctant, in fact his facial acting is so exaggerated compared to the rest of the cast that it borders on comic.  Yi wants Zhongli to submit to him however Zhongli essentially ignores this request and calls him shameless.  He rejects his offer of being returned to his position as head of Azure Hall because nothing matters since Die Yi is dead.  In a fit of anger Yi Li admits that his jealousy of Feng and Ge'er as the master's favorites essentially motivated him to seize power.

7)Next, Zhongli sends people to find Ge'er.  Without a body to confirm if she is alive or dead (never mind that there would be no body because it was blown to bits)
he chooses to send people to confirm she is dead by finding her dead or alive.  Elsewhere, Miss D is shocked to learn that Ge'er is dead.  She chooses to flee and find Lei--and warn him that he is in danger--and orders her maid to tell anyone who sends for her that she is ill.

8)Unsurprisingly, Ge'er is not dead.  She was rescued by Yin Xue, who, for reasons unknown, is young again.  She is surprised to see Yin Xue--she recognizes him--however, her memory seems to be LOST.  Not from the accident, but because Yin Xue has decided to suppress her memories.  How he can do this, well, he survived death, so he can do basically anything.

9)MW, Lei refuses to leave when he is confronted by his enemies.  Phoenix, who I believe should be leading her own clan because she is one of the smartest characters in the show, calls him every kind of fool.  Miss D appears, and she tells him that they must leave because Dark River plans to wipe them out.  She reminds them that Dark River waited 10 years to get their revenge, Lei needs to be patient (a quality he lacks in spades).  He wouldn't listen to Phoenix, but he seems more open to Miss D.  She promises him that she wait for him and they embrace.

10)Back in town, Yin Xue and Ge'er are living like a married couple in their own private house. Ge'er can remember some things, like how to use fire, but not her connection to flame villa or what that is.  When Yin Xue falls ill to the frost, she panics, and he kisses her, and then they lay side by side...he seems to be dying.... We go back to Lei and Miss D, and Phoenix is helping Ji along who is blind as a result of an encounter with Anye Jue.  

The only thing preventing this episode from getting a 9 was the cheesy explosion and random memory erasure which was clearly only done to get Ge'er out of the picture, give the other players some screen time, and inject some much needed romance back into the show because Lei and Miss D cannot carry the romance part by themselves since they are always being separated, and always saying the same lines which is basically 'I love you, Run away with me' and 'Not today, but someday we will be together, be patient'.

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