#will obviously OBVIOUSLY prove to everyone that witnesses it how evil and stupid and selfish and antagonistic i am

[sapphicwhxre]

tiny pansy rant, cut short so it’s *hopefully* not too long:

i. wanted. to. see. her. change! and in my opinion the reason she never got the chance was because jkr used her character to make fun of people she disliked :/

pretty much all the other noteable slytherins had some sort of redemption arc,, and yeah they’re still mostly problematic people but they got chances: snape, draco, narcissa, regulus, slughorn, leta and technically andromeda? you get the point i just—

like miss ma’am decided to make pansy,, the like slytherin stereotype? and have her want to betray harry? she was seventeen ffs, not bellatrix lestrange. she was in the middle of a war? in my personal opinion i don’t think that she wanted to hand harry over out of cruelty like. it’s possible? but maybe she was just scared? also don’t we know that pansy was terrified at the thought of like. voldemort coming to hogwarts? again: everyone expects all of the children in harry potter to be these selfless brave individuals,, they’re kids :( yes ik it’s ya fantasy but cmon. they were supposed to be stressed about the N.E.W.T exams not the upheaval of their society?

and don’t get me wrong i know that she was. not a good person. she was a bitchy teenage bully who was taught hateful views. but i wanted to see her change even a little– even draco marries someone who presumably teaches him how to treat people equally? like. there was so much room for change: she was a prefect, she was capable of some kindness seeing as she liked draco, or alternatively, we could’ve seen her break away from draco and potentially stop hating harry/all his friends quite so much or develop her own opinions. or maybe her group of friends that she used for validation throughout her school years was uprooted during the war and she had to learn that independency? or her pointing out harry could’ve been turned into trying to be selfless, like she thought they’d be safe that way, or she returned later fighting with reinforcements to show she was on Hogwarts’ side. jkr is always like "well they technically came back to fight, if you squint » but that’s not enough. also? let’s say we did get a glimpse of her during the actual battle: there could’ve been anything, the smallest scene, that showed some sort of support or reconciliation or something between her and hermione, considering how hermione was often pansy’s target. everybody wants to see forgiveness between draco and harry because of minor events/details (i dislike drarry but that’s besides the point), but imagine what could’ve changed with some semblance of apology or assistance from pansy to hermione. there were so many chances for r*wling to give her a smallest redemption

but instead we got her characterized as evil and a stupid, cowardly traitor. she the only person we ever see her care for marries her friends younger sister. she’s the written depiction of jkr’s bitterness and her arc is jkr’s vengeance.

also, another reason that i’m so mad she got nothing is because of the whole slytherin=evil thing. she’s made into a stereotype of a “slytherin”— cruel, selfish, shallow, ugly, and asinine. (also i could rant about slytherin forever, but can we just mention that jkr consistently refers to slytherins as physically ugly and just how fucked up that is? i– wtf). but anyway: to give pansy a chance to change is to give the slytherin house a chance to change its reputation. trying to justify that the slytherin house got its redemption because of the actions of ppl like snape or regulus, etc isn’t possible. because all of those “slytherin heroes” were described again and again as being “different from all the other slytherins”. they set themselves apart by being decent. they weren’t normal slytherins, no, they were set apart, they were brave and smart and kind— not evil. there’s no redemption to be found there. i wish jkr would just fucking say that being sorted into slytherin was being made into a villain. she dodged around it with rhetorical questions and pointing out how not All of them are bad,, and then will go on to mock the other slytherins and talk about how the heroes were Not Like The Other Snakes... again: there’s no redemption of slytherin as a house, as a quality, as a concept there. it’s just the redemption of an individual.

in pansy, however, we could’ve found so much more. like i said, she’s The Average Slytherin: not a hero, not a villain like voldemort. she’s made out to be a depiction of the typical slytherin student, one without a “destiny”, so to speak. and so to give her the chance, to see her change, to have her redefine herself? that would be a starting point for restoring slytherin as a whole (obviously not the best way, and the real best thing to do would be not to make an entire house be the bad guys in the first place, but–) to have someone who’s the figurehead of slytherin (like actually a figurehead,, girl is a even a prefect) show remorse and growth gives the entire house the seed of redemption. it would mean that after over a thousand years there could be peace between the houses. obviously not the only factor in reconciliation but still so important.

and not to just continue to heap on my own issues with it, but look. i know that there are so many other ways to introduce “mundane” antagonists without making them a symbol of anything. pansy could’ve been a bitch without representing slytherin. also pansy doesn’t have to break character and become kind for amends to be made. they don’t even have to be fully made, just started. but jkr chose to:

a.) go with bullying as a minor antagonistic element

b.) create and develop a character around that theme

c.) make this character only based on her own negative personal experiences

d.) turn that character into a representation of a much larger group of people

e.) deny that character any final moment that could begin to make amends for her actions and instead, chooses to make her “defining” moment an act of evil and cowardice

f.) either neglects the character or chooses plot points that would humiliate the character in all the glimpses of the future we are shown (ex. how dracos marriage is)

g.) openly mocks and insults the character repeatedly and never directly comes out and proves she didn’t write slytherins as evil

h.) to the best of my knowledge, ignores that pansy personifing slytherin, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and then characterizing both as “bad” and not giving them a chance to grow, is a summary of her thoughts on slytherin ls and is a possible interpretation of the text (i mean her opinions are already TRASH)

i. ignores the consequences of this or the possible effect it has on her entire fanbase and doesn’t seek to remedy it

but yeah, jkr, it was such a good idea to base a character off of your loathesone memories, take your anger out on her, and that choose to have that character partially represent a large percentage of your fanbase. thank you sooooo much. i really appreciate it!

summary:

I. Pansy— deserved an opportunity to have some character development. everyone else’s mistakes get overlooked to some degree save hers. had so many places to draw inspiration/opportunity from. could’ve progressed other ideas in the book and the analysis of her house while still remaining a “dislikable” character

II. Writing— from a “technical?” aspect, Pansy is underdeveloped and stagnant, used for personal reasons instead of as a plot device. perpetuates the slytherin=bad idea via a sloppy and repetitive characterization and emblem. there are ways around this that weren’t used.

III. I have no qualifications to be saying any of this lmao. Am I reading to much into it, knowing that Rowling tends to be shitty with writing details? Am I being dramatic and repetitive? probably!

IV. Fuck JKR (for everything. she’s an awful person)

anyways this has been: my mini-rant on pansy and her analysis,,, and i am terribly sorry,, i offer my apologies in advance for randomly dumping this into your inbox. it’s long and opinionated and there’s no real reason behind it! i just thought of it and then thought about it some more and then. here we are

ilysm mwah <3 should’ve definitely done something more productive but shh😭 rat brain hours

this is everything, you're completely right. i don't have much to add but i agree all the way. and people give pansy so much shit for the harry thing but she seemed genuinely scared of voldemort coming back and i really think that she believed he would leave them alone if they gave him up. from her perspective, it's either her and the people she cares about get to live or this guy that she not only isn't close to but probably sees as the bad guy considering she dated/was best friends with draco and witnessed their rivalry from his side. did she make the best decisions? no, not at all but i see her reasons and i don't think it makes her this antichrist that jkr makes her out to be. she pulled the “he's just a boy” with draco and had people sympathise with him when he did so so much worse than pansy did so why doesn't that apply to her? she's a kid. they all are. i love harry, ron, and hermione SO MUCH but jkr really said fuck everyone who isn't them ─ especially any girl who isn't her precious hermione. she projected her own pettiness onto fictional characters who are CHILDREN and proceeded to get upset when people connected to and loved other people that she herself made. creating such an underdeveloped character and expecting people to hate her just because she imagined her as her bully is beyond immature and ridiculous. anyways. jkr take a fucking chill pill and leave my girl alone.

#pansy parkinson

[heydisneyhiremeplease]

Do you ever get sick of people telling you to just hold on? They don’t get it. They don’t feel what you’re feeling. They just want to feel like they’re doing something good. But they can’t make all your stress go away, or end your depression, or fix your bad relationships. You want to feel better. There are happy things in the world. There are people who love you, or could love you if you felt like letting them. But it’s too hard to crawl out from under the shadows some days. Every now and again, a good day comes up. A day when maybe things aren’t as bad as you thought. Maybe there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe you can finally get it together. You begin to feel like you just needed new perspective on life. But those days come once in a blue moon, and before you know it the sun has gone down and you’re in your bed again, trying to fall asleep. But you can’t, because your worries and anxiety are making your heart beat too fast, and your thoughts won’t quiet down. Day after day, night after night, you struggle. It’s easy, for a while, to think that this is just a phase. That when this school year ends, or when you get a different job, or when start a new hobby, or when you finally start dating someone, this will all be over. But the longer you suffer, you realize that this could last for the rest of your life. And eventually you wonder...do you want to live that life? That many years, each of them composed of 365 days just like the ones you’ve been living. Like staring into some deep abyss. What is going to make the suffering worth it? What are you suffering for? Can you do anything about it? But every question you ask, every corner you turn, there’s more of the same waiting for you. It’s just who you are now. Was there a time when you were happy? Or were you always like this, but with more good days sprinkled in so that it was harder to notice the ongoing hopelessness? Does anyone else notice your pain? Do you want them to? Would they help you? Would they pity and belittle you? Would they believe you? After all, no one can see into your mind, or feel your feelings. If they haven’t experienced what you have, how could they know? How could they understand or relate? Your thoughts run in circles, the same notions swirling and echoing endlessly. No one gets it. No one ever will. I am alone. This is permanent. I am alone.

But what if you weren’t? What if someone understood so well, and loved you so desperately that they would give anything to take your pain away? That they themselves would endure tremendous pain just to give you hope? Seems unlikely. That kind of thing only happens in movies or fairytales, where ideas of love are nothing like real life. Nothing like the abuse and betrayal you’ve experienced or seen others experience. No, that “love” is found only in stories.

But what if you’ve just been listening to the wrong stories? What if there’s one that you’ve ignored, or never heard, or never gave much weight to? And what if this one was completely, legitimately true? What if this story could give you hope? What if this story could give you a reason to live?

I believe that there is a God, who made you, and loves you more than your parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, or even your dog ever could. Because of this incredible, unconditional love, He sent His only Son to die for you. That sounds crazy, and unbelievable. But what if it really was that simple? That someone loves you so much that they would sacrifice something so important, just to give you hope? Jesus, God’s Son, willingly died for you and everyone else. Maybe you question why that would even need to happen. What was the purpose? What did that do? To understand, we have to talk about Adam and Eve. You’ve probably heard of them. If not, let’s review.

Adam and Eve were the first human beings God created. He made them to live in the Garden of Eden, where they were happy for a long time. However, Satan, of whom you have also likely heard, became jealous of these humans, because God cherished them. Satan, or the devil, as he is often called, took the form of a snake, and found Eve in the garden. He tempted Eve to break God’s rule, and she in turn tempted Adam. You see, Adam and Eve had never done anything against God before that point. God had only one rule by which He asked them to live. This one rule was that they could not eat a certain kind of fruit, which grew on the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Satan tempted Eve to eat it. She listened. She tempted Adam to eat it, too. He listened. God sent Adam and Eve out of the beautiful Garden of Eden. They set out into the world, which was now full of sin. The sin that Adam and Eve unleashed when they made the choice to disobey their Creator.

Now, people living today have a choice, just like the first two people to ever live did. We can do good, and we can do bad. This is known. But why is it so easy to do something that is considered bad? Every time you ever ignored your mom when she called you because you didn’t want to get up was selfish. Every time you ever told someone else gossip about a mutual acquaintance was a betrayal. Every time you ever borrowed something without asking, even if you later put it back, you stole. Every time you ever told on a classmate just to get them in trouble, you bore false witness against them (lied about them). Every time you looked up one or two of the answers on your homework, you cheated. But these are small things. You feel like you’re not a bad person for these little mistakes, especially since nobody got hurt in the end. So we’ll not worry about trying to classify you as a good or bad person. Don’t even think about that. Just think about why you did any of those things.

You did them because they were easy. Why were they so easy to do? Because sin is in the world. And while we all have been through similar situations, and we all have the ability to choose our actions, we’ve probably all done at least one of these things. Again, don’t worry about trying to label yourself or others as good or bad people, just think about how we all have this type of thing in common. We all feel this desire to do the easy thing. To do the sinful thing.

This is why Jesus died for us. Not because we cheated on a 9th grade math test, or because we ignored our parents when they said to do the dishes. Try not to put it in such simple terms. Jesus died for us because of the way that living in a world inhabited by sin affects us. So maybe you’ve never robbed a bank, or killed someone. Maybe you’ve just never been desperate enough. Think about things you’ve done while under stress. Think about what you’ve seen other people do while under stress. For example, my father is a very kind man. I love him. But when he gets stressed out, he screams at me and the rest of my family. He throws things and yells so loud it hurts our ears. When my mother gets stressed out, she treats us all like we’re stupid and she’s superior. When I get stressed out, I do some sort of combination of the two. I suppose that’s fitting. We’re all normally very kind and gentle, but when just a bit of stress is applied, we break down and start screaming or hurling insults. Because that’s the easy thing. Because that’s what a hint of desperation does. Because that’s what happens when human beings are born into a world inhabited by sin.

A lot of people ask why God would allow such pain to remain in the world. They say He must not exist, because if he did, then obviously He would take care of our problems. I see how that seems very logical. And God did do something, even if it wasn’t the instant cure-all that most people want. God sent Jesus. And Jesus willingly left heaven to be here on earth. He came to earth as a baby, and grew into a man. He experienced hunger and thirst, discomfort and temptation. But Jesus was different. Despite having a full understanding of what it’s like to be human, He was unaffected by the sin in this world. He never did anything bad. Ever. And when it came time for Him to actually be put to death, he did that willingly.

Jesus was crucified on a cross. The Jews, His people, chose to reject Him. They voted for him to be crucified just before the start of Passover. As He was waiting to die, Jesus took all of our sin upon Himelf. All the sin of the people living at that time, and all the sin of anyone who would ever live. When He was finally dead, He was buried behind a heavy stone so that Christians could not come and steal His body. Roman guards were also placed there. The followers of Jesus felt hopeless then, because the person they had given their lives to was gone. They had loved Him, supported Him, trusted Him, and now He was just dead. And they felt lost.

But three days later, on the day we celebrate Easter Sunday, the ground around His tomb began to shake. A blinding light scared away the Roman guards. Some followers of Jesus came to visit His tomb, and upon arriving they saw that it was empty. An angel was waiting there for them, and informed them that Jesus was alive again. They felt joy for the first time since His death. Pure joy.

This all took place a long, long time ago. No one alive today has seen Jesus. There are historical records that prove He was a real person, that He was crucified, and there are recorded accounts of his reappearance after death. But similar to how science cannot prove the existence of God, nothing can completely prove that the man they called Jesus was truly God’s Son. That’s where faith comes in.

Do you want hope? Do you feel like no one is ever going to understand how you feel? Are you afraid that the rest of your life is just going to be a series of bad days repeated over and over? Are you becoming desperate for a way out? Are certain things or actions starting to look easy to you that never did before hopelessness took over?

Someone loved you enough to sacrifice something precious in order to give you hope. God sent His Son to die for you. Someone loved you enough to actually die a painful death to give you a way out that doesn’t end in your death. Jesus died on the cross for you. And neither God nor Jesus will ever hold this against you. You don’t need to think about how you never asked either of them to do anything for you, or feel guilty about what they did. That’s just the strength of their love for you. Did you ever have a person you thought really loved you? Perhaps a parent? Did that person just do things for you without your asking? It’s like that, but on a much, much larger scale.

So...what now? What does all of this mean? It means that if you want hope, you can have it. Have you ever heard of heaven? Probably. It’s where God and Jesus live. It’s perfect. There is no pain or suffering there. Ever. And once you go there, you will never have to leave. It is the place where the souls of people who have accepted Jesus go when their human bodies die. It’s no secret that humans eventually pass away. We can’t live on earth forever. Even children die of cancer long before their time. But our souls will not die. They live on. They can enter heaven after our bodies perish. All you need to do to ensure that your soul will go to heaven when you die is accept Jesus as your personal Savior. That’s why He died. He’s already done the hard work. He’s already suffered for us. Now we need only accept Him.

What if you don’t want to do that? You don’t have to. It’s a choice that each individual person must make. No one can force it on you, not really. But if you don’t, your soul will spend eternity in a place called hell when you die. That’s where Satan is. Remember him? He tempted Eve to betray God. And he really doesn’t like you. He’s the source of all your pain. Literally. All of it. Yes, sometimes others hurt us or we hurt ourselves, but sin is in the world because of him. He’s still jealous of humans to this day. And he loves hurting you. He loves that you’re hopeless. He loves watching you toss and turn at night. And he’ll be really excited to see those of us who don’t choose Jesus, because when those people die they’ll be spending time with him. In hell. Suffering. Forever.

If you think hell sounds bad, you’re normal. Remember how you can avoid going there? Right. Accepting Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord. Wait...where did the “Lord” part come from? That means that you’re surrendering your life to Jesus as well. It means that if you accept His free gift of hope and salvation, and the free ticket out of hell, every decision you make needs to be for Him. You need to read the Bible, and tell others about Him. Here’s where a lot of people really start to dislike the idea of accepting Jesus. I can see why. Sounds like a big commitment. But so does agreeing to spend eternity in hell. The funny thing is that you don’t have to choose hell or Satan like you have to choose Jesus. It’s the default. It’s why bad things are easy to do. Satan has control of this world because God and sin are opposites. God can’t be here like He was before Adam and Eve betrayed Him. But He still sent Jesus to save you.

You might not choose to accept Jesus. Just as I said before, it’s a personal choice. No one can make you. Likewise, if you know someone who has accepted Jesus, you are not saved just because you know them. This is on you. All of it. That’s both a relief and a burden, huh? I understand. Choosing Jesus doesn’t mean that your life will be perfect and you’ll never be hurt or hurt others again. You’ll still be a human being living in a world inhabited by sin where God cannot stay. But it’ll be like increasing your once-in-a-blue-moon good days tenfold, because it will grant you perspective. It will give you hope.

Even if you are not ready to make a decision, are you ready to hear about the process of accepting Jesus? Even if you don’t want to, go ahead and skim over it. You’ve stuck with me this far, after all.

Someone who wants to accept Jesus needs to do three things, and these things conveniently follow the first three letters of the alphabet. Part of this process is meant to be done in a prayer. Start by saying “Dear God.” There are many ways to address Him, and this one works just fine. Then, follow up with these three steps:

A - Admit. A person who wants to accept Jesus needs to admit that they have sinned. We all do it. Don’t let any shame you might feel stop you. God already knows everything you’ve ever done. You don’t even need to recount individual sins. Just admit that you have sinned, and that you understand you are still a sinner.

B - Believe. A person who wants to accept Jesus needs to believe that He is God’s only Son, and that God sent Him to die on the cross for us. If you want Jesus to save you, you must believe He did something to save you. You must also believe that Jesus is alive and residing in heaven with God at this very minute, that death could not hold Him. At this point, you can end your prayer by saying, “In Your Son’s name, Amen.” The final step is carried out around other people.

C - Confess. A person who wants to accept Jesus needs to confess to others that He is their Savior. Tell people about your hope and joy. Tell them how excited you are to go to heaven, because the person who does these three things will spend eternity in peace and comfort, with Jesus. The person who accepts Jesus’s gift of salvation doesn’t need to worry about suffering here on earth, because even death cannot separate a Christian from God.

Here is a sample acceptance prayer from the website LifeWay. You do not have to pray this exact prayer:

“Dear God, thank You for choosing to love me! I know I am a sinner. I believe You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, to die for my sins. I believe He rose again and lives today. Today, I repent and turn away from my sin. Thank You for Your wonderful love and for changing my life forever. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.”

If you choose to complete all three steps, you are officially a Christian! And as a Christian, you’ll want to make some Christian friends. This doesn’t mean leaving your old friends, just adding on. In fact, you should really keep your old friends, because they just might be the first people you tell about Jesus. As for finding Christian friends, you can start by looking for a church near you. This can be really hard, especially if you’ve never been to church before. Please try to remember that churches are full of human beings, who, even though they have trusted Jesus, can still sin. They might not always be friendly to you. That’s unfortunate, because they ought to be spreading God’s love. You may need to try a few churches before you find one where you feel comfortable. This is normal too.

Something else that is essential is a book called the Bible. The Bible is God’s instruction for humans. In it, you’ll find His commands, as well as His promises. Promises that He loves you and will never stop loving you. Promises that He will protect you. Read your Bible regularly, and try to get a daily dose. When and where is up to you. If you feel like you’re having trouble understanding something (which can happen to anyone), see if the church you’re trying out has a Bible study group you can join. Or ask the pastor. It is also possible to do research to find answers to your questions. However, the internet has a lot of weird stuff on it, so make sure you really trust the source you’re using.

Lastly, now that you’ve trusted Jesus, you have a direct link to God. Talk to Him! Tell Him about your day, your fears, and your hopes in prayer. Ask Him to guide you, and keep you and your loved ones safe. Ask Him for peace, especially in times of discouragement or anxiety. You can even pray for sleep to come when you’re having trouble drifting off. Nothing is too simple or personal for God. He already knows what you’re thinking, why not go ahead and present your desires and requests to Him? Remember that no is also an answer, as in, not all prayers are answered with a yes. You may have a sick friend, someone that you ask God to heal. God will answer that prayer, but He might not do what you asked. He doesn’t always send the miracle you want. I don’t know why. But you must have faith that God has a plan—because He does. You can ask God for strong faith as well. He will help you.

When you pray, you also need to ask God for forgiveness of your sins. This includes white lies and muttered insults that the person you dislike at work can’t hear. But if you ask for forgiveness (and you must), you need to understand that you’re promising to stop doing the things for which you want to be forgiven. If you ask God to forgive you, it will be like you never did those things. However, this is not a license to whatever you want. Sin separates you from God, even here on earth. Christians do sin, but we know to turn away from that sin. You can be forgiven, but you must try not to keep doing the same things. You can ask for God to help you with this, too.

If you love someone, or even if you don’t, ask if they have heard about Jesus. You don’t have to start the conversation on this topic. I didn’t start this post by talking about Jesus, did I? Ask them about their day. Listen to them. Learn to understand how they feel. Let them vent to you, if that’s what they want. Offer them patience and kindness. Once they feel better, or feel comfortable talking with you, introduce the topic of Jesus by telling about something you did. Tell a funny story that happened at church this week, or about a new friend you made in Sunday School. Maybe ask if they want to go to church with you next week to meet this person. You can pray about finding ways to tell others about Jesus. I pray about this myself, and God gives me just the right words every time. Remember that just because you tell someone about Jesus doesn’t mean they will want to choose Him. That’s not your fault. You can’t make someone become a Christian, nor should you try. They might grow to dislike you, and God by extension. Instead, you are merely presenting them with the opportunity, just as I presented it to you here. God wants you to tell others about Him—that’s your responsibility. Making them accept Jesus is not. You cannot save them. Only Jesus can.

How do you feel now? Whether you trusted Jesus or not, do you still feel completely hopeless? Now that I’ve shared this with you, hope is yours to accept or decline. Ignoring this and not choosing Jesus might feel like the easy thing. But, as we’ve been discussing, the easy thing is often easy because it’s wrong. Choose wisely, my friend. Happy Easter, and may God bless you and those you love.

#easter #happy easter #easter sunday #easter bunny #spring #easter eggs #easter basket #candy #easter candy #church #jesus #jesus christ #5sos #5 seconds of summer #luke hemmings #calum hood #michael clifford #ashton irwin #taylor swift #ts7 #ts7iscoming #4.26 #4.26 countdown #avengers #avengers endgame #marvel imagine #captain america #steve rogers #iron man #tony stark

[dramaclover]

Drama Ending Rant: Of Greed And Ants

This drama started off so so soooo good. But it started getting draggy and confusing. It was so bad that the only thing worth watching for was the villains.

Let’s talk about the unlikeable characters!

1) Sui Man Jing. Jing Jing you started off so strong. With good morale and a kindness mixed with innocence. Oh how you’ve changed. And all that for a MAN. You did something illegal and covered up for this man. But ignoring that fact, believe it or not she did even worser things. She used Wing Cheung as a rebound since Gordon dumped you. Girl, you know how much Wing Chun liked you. You owe it to him AND YOURSELF to not jump into a new relationship. You played him so hard. Moving on from that SHE WITHHELD EVIDENCE that would put Gordon in jail to protect him! But that’s okay! As long as her exboyfriend is safe. Well what about Wing Kit? Aka your new boyfriends little innocent brother? Well he’s gonna be going to jail instead since you decided to NOT HAND IN THE EVIDENCE! What is going on? So you’d rather have an innocent guy that you knew way before Gordon rot in jail instead of your exboyfriend that did do illegal things? Okay. How can a woman that has such a high sense of justice change overnight for some guy? I’m glad she died.

2) Chin Wing Kit. He started off dumb and ended off dumb. I don’t even get how he became a cop. From beginning to end he was always easily tricked. He almost went to jail cause of his own stupidity. He knew Gordon was doing something illegal - he had the evidence to prove it. What did he do? He decided to put it off handing it to the authorities cause he “needed time” to think. Dude. You’re a cop. You see something wrong you, right that wrong. Once you realized that Gordon duped you and you were gonna face jail time... what did you do? You call Gordon to ask him to return the evidence? Are you serious? He went through all that to steal it & you think a phone call is gonna cause him to return it? Oh and then he commits suicide like a coward cause he didn’t want to go to jail. This is the most screentime this character has gotten throughout the drama too.

3) Hugo Chung. I never liked this character. He was always lying. And a huge scaredy cat. He was only “human” when he’s with Ting Ting, but even then it didn’t last long. He’s best friends with Wing Cheung but it didn’t seem like it. He never really helped him. And when Wing Cheung badly needed his help, he ran away to save himself. He did all these bad things but he didn’t really care. He only did it for his own selfish reasons. His best friends brother almost died cause of his boss. And he still wouldn’t come out and be a witness. It took him believing that Gordon sent assassins to kill him to finally have the “courage” to stand in court. “Courage” more like “I’ll die if I don’t say anything, so might as well drag him down with me”. I’m glad he got jail time and not some stupid probation.

4) Chin Wing Cheung. Lol the two brothers are equally as dumb. This guys gets manipulated by Gordon every single time. His emotions get played by Jing Jing over and over again. He only figures out Gordon is evil cause Jing Jing went through mad depression due to getting dumped. Wing Cheung is a character full of justice and because of that... I always thought he’d be a smarter character. Like instead of outing Gordon as someone evil how about going undercover & finding evidence instead. He’s the definition of “all talk, no action”. Cause he really didn’t do anything. He would just badmouth Gordon every chance he gets. Argues with Gordon every time he sees him... and that’s it. I guess at the very end he stopped Gordon from leaving.. so I guess he helped in the end? But man, I really expected more from him. How could both brothers be so useless?

You know it’s sad when the villains of the show didn’t even make the list above. Which means Gordon Wing, Tong Hau Fung and Shum Ngok Tai was more likeable then those dummies. And that is because at least their actions were at least logical - well illegal but they made things happen.

The ending

It didn’t feel much like an ending... It seemed to be more of the end of the episode. That is because only two things got resolved. And that was Gordon and Hugo going to jail. The other two villains - Hau Fung and Shum Ngok Tai got away scot free. Ah Fung fled with his bags of money with his location unknown. Ngok Tai left with his wife and with his privileged status still intact. Gordon’s ending wasn’t that bad - yes, he’s wheelchair bound but honestly he can just start over.. he has the brains for it. Obviously he can’t enter the stock market but he can be an advisor or something.

Sui Man Jing - dies, thank goodness! All she did was mope around and trying to convince herself that she’s over Gordon. I will never get over the fact that she basically allowed someone innocent to go to jail over someone that’s not. She needs to get her priority straight. It’s a good thing she died or else she’ll just get manipulated by Gordon and kill everyone else around her.

Sui Man Ting - Umm I don’t know.. she is on a break from Hugo since he’s in jail. She said she’ll go down the “right” path cause that’s what her sister wanted. And that’s it...? I don’t even know if she’s still in the entertainment industry.

Chin Wing Cheung - I also don’t know what he’s doing? Like did he go back to being a journalist like what he wanted to be in the first place? It just ends with him confronting a now out of jail Gordon asking him if he regretted anything. And of course Gordon replies no and walks away. It ends with him staring off into the sunset. That’s it.

Chin Wing Kit- Well he didn’t go to jail... I’m sure he’s still a cop? One thing I didn’t like was his last appearance was basically with Ting Ting. And he was talking to her about how he’ll always be there for her & that they’ll always be best friends... umm the heck? They aren’t even friends! Let alone best friends. They’re more like acquaintances that say hi! That conversation didn’t even make sense to me.

Hugo Chung- I don’t know. Last we saw he got sentenced to jail and is in good terms with Ting Ting. That’s it. No epilogue from him either..

That is it. That’s what we know... see what I mean when I say it felt like more of an end of an episode than a drama? We don’t even know what these characters are doing now. Is it that hard to show an epilogue of what truly happened to the characters we spent the past months watching? I get it. They’re gunning for a sequel. That would explain the open ending. Too bad this drama isn’t gonna get one either. What is with these writers and always leaving such a vague ending? Do they want to write a sequel that badly? Well here’s a tip, how about writing a nice fulfilling ending where the audience wished for more hence them demanding a sequel?

Well here’s my rendition of what the epilogue SHOULD’VE BEEN!

Jing Jing is still dead (she doesn’t deserve to live). Wing Cheung goes back to his dream job - being a journalist where he uncovers all things illegal/corruption and ACTUALLY MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE with his actions. Ting Ting leaves the entertainment industry and successfully becomes an accountant - a job her sister Jing Jing always aimed to be but never managed to get. Wing Kit is still a cop cause he’s learned from his past mistakes and becomes a better policeman through it. After being freed from jail, Hugo will spend his days working a dead end job while taking care of his grandma. Tong Hau Fung loses the money he stole and ends up living on the streets, all alone for the rest of his life. Shum Ngok Tai finally gets dumped by his rich wife due to his cheating ways & gets sentenced to jail from some illegal stuff he chose to do again. Gordon is still disabled but also gets deported back to Thailand. I say this cause he spent a good part of his life trying to leave Thailand. So to have him back where he started is a good punishment for him. Back to the place he desperately wanted to leave but he is now forever trapped there.

And that’s about it. Since the ending left me basically no answers, I just imagined this is what happened. And I think it’s fitting. Might not be realistic since the real world isn’t fair. Justice does not always prevail sadly. This drama started off so good. So I’ll forever be disappointed how they decided to go down the manipulative love route. Jing Jing was too stupid for me to sympathize. Her depression over a man was too over the top. Gordon didn’t cheat on her. As soon as his first love came back he told her straight up. So it’s not like he hid from her and she tragically found out he was two timing or something. Matthew Ho has such a small part in this, that I’m struggling to figure out why he was even casted. They could’ve gotten some random actor. Matthew is considered a rising fan dan so he was definitely wasted in this. I think in total he got like 39% of screentime. I will never rewatch this show. It’s a pass for me.