English Dub Review: The Apothecary Diaries “Thornapple”

Overview:

Maomao was able to stop the assassination attempt but was heavily injured in the process. However, the injuries aren’t enough to stop her curiosity, driving her to confront the culprit behind the incident.

Our Take:

Maomao always gets excited over the wildest things, I think it’s hilarious how much she looks up to the person who performed all of these crimes. The culprit managed to fake their death and went to great lengths to try and pull off their crime, so it stands to reason that Maomao would like to meet this person but first, she has to find them.

The most interesting thing that happened in this episode though is that we learned that Jinshi isn’t a eunuch. I had my doubts that he was anyway but he seems to take a drug to calm down his “manhood” That way he can still give off the impression that he’s a eunuch. Not only that but some people in his circle want him to get married. Can you think of anyone near him that he might perhaps be smitten by and want to pursue that type of relationship with? Me either. The problem with all of that is I don’t know if I have seen a character in a romance series who is more dis-interested in romance than Maomao. Hopefully, that changes soon because this is a fantastic series thus far.