Monday, July 4, 2011

Recap - ISWAK (Ep. 7)

Ep. 7 starts off at Xiang Qin and Zhi Shu's graduation ceremony from high school. Xiang Qin is about to start walking up to the stage and wants Ah Jin wants to walk up with XQ. He can only fantasize about how this would be similar to his "future wedding" to XQ. He imagines the entire wedding, with him in a white suit, XQ in a wedding dress and the principal officiating the wedding. And of course, ZS in the first pew, going crazy like a ferocious animal, growling for his beloved XQ, who AJ is stealing away.

After the minister asks whether AJ will take XQ to be his wife, he says "I do"... OUT LOUD IN REAL LIFE! So there is the principal and XQ are left feeling awkward and embarrassed while the whole audience is laughing at AJ.
On this though, AJ leaps onto the stage and grabs the microphone to set ZS straight saying:

AJ
to ZS:
Jiang Zhi Shu! What are you doing? Don't assume that because you live with XQ that you can win her heart! I will not give up! ... I'm going into the real world! My accomplishments will surpass yours! [leaps off stage and runs to ZQ]

AJ
to XQ:
I promise you, I'll give you the greatest happiness of your life!

AJ
to class:
Do you feel touched, like me, by my decision? And do you want to give me a round of applause?

Class to AJ: hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!

[at this moment, ZS's mom (M) jumps into the conversation and stands up]

M to AJ: No Ah Jin! Dream on!! No way [that you will be with XQ]!!

At this point, AJ knocks over XQ's scrolls, the principal grabs back the microphone and the ceremony proceeds. Once everything is over, it is time to receive/give way second buttons! Everyone is crowding around ZS for his button. ZQ eventually enters the line for the button as well but ZS's mom urges her to forward and grab it! Then comes Ah Jin, who has been saving his "exclusively reserved" and highly sought after button for XQ. But XQ just runs away. In the end, ZS still has his button and AJ never gave his to XQ either.

At the party afterwards, AJ is just drinking beer daydreaming romantic thoughts about XQ. He decides to woo XQ with his karaoke skills. Here enters a prolonged dream (AJ's dream) sequence where XQ and AJ sing together and she finally realizes that she loves AJ (yeah right...) They begin the real life karaoke, and then class A comes to the same place! They go inside to have their own party, while class F is sitting at the outdoor table. XQ, embarrassed when ZS enters, stops singing with AJ and sits down.

The Class F teacher then begins a speech, telling the kids to be happy because they all managed to graduate and because this may be the last time that they are all together. He also tells them that he will miss them, as they have developed a close bond over the 3 years they were together.
--In cuts the class A teacher with her speech--"First of all I want to congratulate everyone for getting wonderful grades these three years, and now you all have successfully graduated... I believe your futures will also be limitless". She knows that the class F students can hear her speech.

As the two teachers are giving their speeches, interrupting one another in a quasi-debate, they look back and one another with angry eyes. They are sort of fighting through their speeches. A paraphrased summary of their argument:

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At the allegation that ZS could collapse because of his hard work teaching class F, he says that teaching "these guys" is really easy and that he will not collapse. Here enters XQ, who becomes furious at the statement "these guys". She feels that ZS and class A are always evaluating people according to their brain and that they don't respect people who may not be as smart. Next, ZS makes a reference to how she is in love with him, and she begins to verbally abuse him, calling him "cold-blooded", "merciless", "bad-hearted" and "monster".

At this, rumors again begin to swirl about her failed love letter attempt and how she has courage to speak to him like that since she likes him. They also talk about her massage tool she fave him and how she treated him "like an old man". One girl even remarks that she would be scared to go to school again if she was XQ. AJ steps in and tells Class A to stop laughing at XQ and gestures to his friends to leave. Meanwhile, ZS has been sticking his face in XQ's, invading her personal space as always, and is now showing a peace (victory?) sign and smiling obnoxiously.

Xiang QIn, who is fuming by now, runs into the building and whips out ZS's worst nightmare, pictures of him as a little boy, dressed as a girl. The entire class A begins an uproar, while ZS is fighting to grab the pictures away from XQ. He finally gets to them, then grabs XQ's wrist and drags her out of the building. He drags her quite far away then:
ZS: Good job. I can't believe you carry these pictures around with you!

XQ: Anyway, I don't care anymore. The fact that I like you... everyone treats it as a joke. Fine, I've decided that starting today I'll forget about you! Forget everything about you!

ZS: [breathing hard and seems angry, then strides up to XQ, standing very close] You're good aren't you. Do you have the guts to forget everything about me?

XQ: Yes I do! Anyway, I've already seen everything about you! As soon as I get to university, I'll find someone a hundred times better than you! No, make that ten thousand times better!

ZS: Go look for him then!

XQ: Of course I will--

Then this happens:

**THEY KISS!!!!!!!!!** <3 <3
Well, more accurately, he kisses her. She is in shock and never even gets to close her eyes. And not just a peck either... a full on kiss! Afterwards, he looks into her eyes, seemingly searching to read her thoughts. They actually look into each others eyes for quite a long time. Then finally, ZS, realizing, looks away. After this, they refuse to make eye contact. Then ZS sticks out his tongue like "ha!" and walks away, leaving XQ completely confused and still in shock. There is a lot of debate surrounding why ZS would have done such a thing. Take your own view!

When XQ returns to the party, she finds her classmates singing a song together, but XQ can only remember the kiss. The next morning at breakfast, ZS has gone out with friends, and XQ is trying to analyze the situation and understand why ZS kissed her. Yu Shu leaves for school, but XQ notices that he left his drawing book. Eager to get out of the house, she leaps at the opportunity and offers to take the book to him.

At YS's school, she observes him playing ball and seems to notice that he likes a girl. YS is only annoyed at her bugging him about the girl and keeps trying to push her away, but does not make a significant effort like he did before (maybe he is warming up to her? hmmm...) After inquiring about the girl, XQ finds out that YS's crush is considered to be the prettiest girl in the class.

Embarrasingly, she tries to introduce the young "lovers" by listing off YS's stats, his height, weight, and inviting her over to do homework. Eventually, she convinces the girl to come over in the idea that XQ will show her a 5566 photobook. On the walk home, XQ makes tries make conversation with the girl and then pretends that she has to tie her shoelace, letting the two go ahead alone. YS awkwardly tries flirting with her on the way home.

When they get home, XQ signals to ZS's mom that they are a match and they giggle together at YS's ambitions since the girl is so tall and the prettiest girl in school. When sitting in YS+ZS's room, YS again tries to "woo" her with this hilarious dialogue:

YS: What celebrities do you like?

Girl: Me? Umm.. I like Sun Shie Zi (a guy from 5566).

YS: Me too! (in reality he doesn't even know who that guy is)
................
YS: Someone in our class said I look like Sun Shie Zi. What do you think?

Girl: You don't. (in her head: -____- you're weird)

YS: Really?

Girl: Yeah, you don't look at all alike.

YS: But I think I do.

Girl: o___O (in her head: -____- you're reallyy weird)
ZS+YS's mom brings them cookies and of course... takes a picture! lol ZS comes home and goes up to his bedroom and sees YS with his crush. YS introduces them... and as luck would have it, the girl becomes smitten... not with Yu Shu, but with ZHI SHU!!

A couple days later, she even comes back with presents for him. The crazy girl even runs into their house, up the stairs without permission and confesses her love saying "I liked you from the first moment I saw you. You're the prince of my dreams. You don't have to give me an answer now. You can tell me later. I don't want to know right away either. I'll be going now. Bye!..... [as she is going out the door] Wait for me to grow up!" And Poor YS! He was standing in the doorway, and heard the whole thing! And what does the girl say to him? "See you, YS!" :'(


YS, crushed, runs away. After looking almost everywhere, XQ finds him hiding under the stairs. She tries to comfort him, but he won't have any of it, hitting and kicking her repeatedly. Eventually, she starts crying and says "Actually...I'm just like you. I know how you feel. Because we both like someone who doesn't like us back. This feeling is really..... really unbearable. Then it is YS's turn to try to comfort her.

The night before ZS's university entrance exam to Tai Da, they go to ZS's dad's restaurant. XQ drinks too much gets drunk...

~ End of Episode 7 ~

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