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BOLDcast Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Ep 12 UNCUT REACTION!

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🐸 o' clock 🔥🕒

Aidos Smagulov

"One day Maomao shall look at me the same way she looks at Ox Bezoars." ~~ probably Jinshi Great discussion, thank you for reaction

Karina

Niiice discussion as always!

charlie

discussion was well worth the wait!

Iris Mit

you might want to edit this a bit, some of this information isn’t revealed yet at this point in the story

Iris Mit

excellent discussion, i knew there was a mess up with the last upload cause of the timestamp lol also since there is no mid season break and you guys are caught up you might want to skip the new OP next week so we can see just how spoiler-y it is (i have faith that it won’t be too bad from their track record but still)

Karina

Edited but I don’t know which one is not revealed? Gaoshun here clearly stated they need more pawns they can trust, it is historically documented that ancient China’s inner palace is a political nightmare, and in one of Jinshi’s monologue in season one I think it was clearly stated that he became Jinshi so he can be free? Edit: if it was the d part, I swear there was a flashback in one of the episodes where they talked, will look for it but until then it is edited.

botanbutton

😼I love when the cats distract yall, lol. ✨️Great discussion as always. I'm glad this reveal was okay with ya'll. Like you said, it's a three pronged attack and I can appreciate how the characters' feelings fit into that. ✨️I agree with Lindsey on the part with Jinshi lifting Maomao's leg. It's a light ratcheting up of the sexy sexual tension that Jinshi must be feeling. Maomao didn't seem too happy about it to me tho, she seemed shocked. She even thought about kicking him. And honestly, I think he would stop if Maomao wanted him to. But he definitely was imposing HARD on her. ✨️Oh yeah, remember? Kousen was just the coverup name Jinshi requested Basen, Maomao (& I guess Gaoshun) to use when they are not in the room during the hunt. ✨️Totally agree that knowing more would be better for Maomao. Though her being averse to knowing more is a great character flaw imo. Considering how smart she is, it's frustrating but I think well done.

Iris Mit

yeah Jinshi did overstep there (Maomao considered kicking him to get him off of her and she was closing her mouth, not puckering her lips when he got closer) which he realized (hence why he offered for them to have the discussion through the closed door) Maomao doesn’t hold it against him here since tensions were high and she did push him into wanting to “prove” his masculinity by making a move (personally i’ve always viewed the leg lifting as a move to make her “feel” that there is a “frog” there through the clothing, without intention for it to go anywhere further on the below the belt front) not exactly behavior i would be a fan of irl but this is historical fiction sooo

Iris Mit

it’s basically the next level of the honey finger scene from season 1, Jinshi going for something that Maomao isn’t exactly comfortable with but not actually going through with it, perhaps more out of a lack of awareness/being a product of his environment (status and looks), than actual predatory intent

yob

apothecary diaries falls into that similar category as chainsaw man wit me where it has SEXUAL CONTENT but not FANSERVICE, like there's a clear difference and it always annoys me when ppl mix the two up because they serve way different purposes

Craig Payne

I think there's the combination of Jinshi not being told "no" in (either role of) his life, and Maomao's upbringing and personality making it difficult to actually express her actual intent and desires. It looked to me that for the anime they tried to make it a little less uncomfortable than I found the novel or manga: she considers kicking him, but it almost looks like they focus on her leg clinching Jinshi, not winding up to land a kick.

Craig Payne

Don't forget that the Emperor has failed on several occasions to pass the test of the Shrine of Choosing, whereas (technically) Jinshi passed it first time with aid from a "consort": even without revealing Jinshi as his son, the traditions of the land do seem to imply Jinshi should be the current emperor over the claim of his brother/father.

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I think it's considered highly disrespectful for most people to say the Emperor or Jinshi's real name

ImZeaT

"Maomao didn't seem too happy about it to me tho" I mean she did want to reciprocate the kiss by puckering her lips and closing her eyes. Plus, even if it is only implied in the anime, in the light novel Maomao explicitely stated that she wanted to kick him off, not because she was uncomfortable, but because she didn't want him to feel her heartbeat quickening (amongst other reasons).

ImZeaT

You're saying this as if it was a fact but that's simply wrong... She did want to reciprocate the kiss by puckering her lips and closing her eyes. Plus, even if it is only implied in the anime, in the light novel Maomao explicitely stated that she wanted to kick him off, not because she was uncomfortable, but because she didn't want him to feel her heartbeat quickening (amongst other reasons).

Iris Mit

at least in the translation i read, Maomao starts sweating when she realizes she pushed him too far and then considers kicking him, but then Jinshi immediately stops because he hears the dog approaching, no mention of her heartbeat anywhere during that interaction

botanbutton

@ImZeaT I'm days late but my reply to that is, no...she didn't. I read the light novel this past week for my own pleasure tbh and I got to that part. Nothing about it seems like Maomao was reciprocating. In the LN, Jinshi actually pushed up BOTH her legs and then when he leaned down to kiss her, she thought about kicking him as a response. Nothing about her heartbeat is mentioned at that point. She also thinks she "escaped by the skin of her teeth" with Lihaku and the dog showing up. She also hugs the dog and says good boy after he jumps right on Jinshi's back. Everything that Maomao does or doesn't do says she was not into it, more so shocked and befuddled. I think she probably would have laid there and took it (kiss or whatever) because she wouldn't want to get in trouble for hurting Jinshi by kicking him, fighting back, etc.

botanbutton

@Craig Payne Yea, Jinshi raise BOTH her legs in the light novel, like whoa. I don't think she clinched her leg around Jinshi though. I think that was him just hiking her leg up further.