Better than episode one, but still only mediocre

The episode starts with a flashback to college, where Love, Pat and Rain meet on stairs right after Rain found out she didn’t get the scholarship she apparently deserved. Love wanted to console her immediately, but Pat discouraged her, saying Rain doesn’t like to be vulnerable. Pat discloses that she has known her since high school (so, apparently they’re NOT sisters?) – and she went through a divorce of her parents which then both remarried on pretty much forgot her daughter.


For Love, Rain is love at first sight, literally, ran into her when she was a freshman, and as soon as she laid eyes on her, she was smitten. But she never did anything about it, the closest she got was trying to console her when yet another boyfriend broke up with Rain after cheating and exploiting her – but she dismissed her help until Love got discouraged.

Then, we get to the job about which they are meeting – it’s a promotional campaign for Deane’s tattoo parlor. That can’t really pay the three / four friends gathered, not even one of them. Deane has also no idea what she wants really – she just wants to get new customers. Also, the budget is a question mark – Pat offered to foot the bill (she must be really rich, then), but Deane doesn’t want her money. How much exactly can she afford by herself, and can she really pay Rain (and Love as a photographer)?

Also, Deane and Rain do not really vibe – their styles are just too different. I’m curious to see how this will turn out. Rain afterward cautions Pat not to the Deane walk all over her just because she loves her. At home, Rain looks Love up in IG (where most of the photos at actually reminders of her meetups with Rain). She’s gets reminded of one of their previous meetings herself.

The next day, Deane and Love are once again late to the meetings, and Rain is clearly annoyed. Later, Love tries to get closer to Rain, who reacts negatively to her various attempts to flirt with her or make her smile. Pat’s attempt at courting Deane are more politely rebuffed, but they’re rebuffed nevertheless. Meanwhile Rain begins to thaw to Love’s relentless teasing.

But then , Raid’s ex-subordinates – and her ex-boyfriend – appear at the tattoo studio a belittle Rain for now having such a crappy job. Also, Deane knows the coworker who isn’t dating Rain’s ex, and is on friendly terms with her – so friendly, that in fact Pat is jealous. Yet, she soon leaves with Deane, for a little one-on-one time, I presume. The co-worker who cheated on Rain (Fern) has inherited her job (the company will surely fold soon) and is now dating Rain’s ex, which she proudly flaunts in front of Rain – who rightly points out she has essentially taken on a leftover bf and a leftover job.

Rain is raining again, but Love doesn’t let her sulk at the “office” and takes her out on her motorcycle a for trip to a restaurant with really small portions. Love acts a little childish again, but Rain enjoys it this time – mostly. Then a face could again, and she begins to think back at all her failed relationships, and doesn’t want to start crying – but Love encourages her to do so, saying it’s will help her get over them and isn’t a sign of weakness. Rain has a good cry, then Love drops her off; but not before dropping some pills in her bag.

It’s paracetamol, because Love had previously felt Rain’s head getting warm and guessed that she was going to get sick; she texts her to take them. Love, meanwhile, is talking to her mother, and admits that she’s in love with rain (well, she has been for more than seven years now), but worries that she might screw it up with her somehow. Her mother reassures her that she has lots of confidence in her daughter, whom she didn’t name Love by accident.

Later, Love updates her IG, yet again posting something that reminds her of rain. The next day, Love arrives late yet again (that’s three days in a row!) – yet this time, Rain doesn’t tear her a new one, to Pat and Deane surprise.

The paracetamol scenes and the meeting the next day are exclusive to the uncensored version – so this time, it’s actually relevant story development that is missing from the broadcast version.

I liked this episode much better than the first one, but the characters still need some fleshing out, the job they’re currently undertaking wouldn’t pay any bills (perhaps Pat should really finance this), and the scenes with Love trying to cheer up Rain, and Pat flirting with Deane dragged a little. Plus, apparently Rain makes terrible choices in both female and male love partners – should that leave us worried for Love? 😊Hasn’t love tried to get to know Rain better – in seven years? Well, I like the chemistry between Bmine and Near, but I know that they play well together already (they were the only enjoyable thing in “Lucky My Love”). All the other characters lack depth or are outright sitcom clichés, making “Unlock You Love” once again the current GL show I like the least.

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