Overview:
Maomao joins some women exchanging scary stories on a hot summer night to provide chills.
Our Take:
This was a fun episode that seemingly had no initial connection to the plot. But as the episode progresses, it seems that there is more than meets the eye regarding this gathering. One surprising thing was that it seemed like there was something supernatural going on. For a series that keeps things pretty realistic, I was intrigued to see a “ghost” appear without any explanation as of yet. Like I said, I think this episode links to things, but we aren’t clear how just yet.
The woman leading the event was creepy herself, and the story she told was very similar to what was going on in the last couple of episodes with the previous emperor. This woman also had an experience when she was younger, but the thing is… that woman had passed away recently. What makes this unique, especially for this show, is that usually, these things get disproved pretty quickly. But for whatever reason, it wasn’t addressed in this episode, so I hope we see it get talked about next time. But it might be fascinating either way.