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I had to pause watching the 8th episode of The On1y One to write this down before I lose all my thoughts.

I don't think I've ever seen a parent-child conversation done so beautifully. I think the last one that moved me was Li Ming and Uncle Jim from Moonlight Chicken.

Both the conversations, Wang and his dad as well as Tian and his mom, was done so well. There was no screaming, no interruptions. Especially the one when they decidedly have the conversations on the roof and on the couch respectively, in the evening.

Seeing the boys fight through the pain to be honest with parents who have hurt them the most, by being absent in some or the other capacity, and find some sense of peace while reiterating that they find the strength now because they are not longer alone is what makes me feel so moved by it.

There are so many conversations I need to have with my parents but never have the guts to. I want to one day be able to talk like this to them.

I've trying to think if any piece of media has ever had such a civil but confronting conversation between parents and children but I'm unable to find even one and I think that's to show how commendable this is.

This episode keeps wrecking me. In the table is the first time I saw Jiang Tian smile while in front of any one other than Sheng Wang. Especially at home. And the way he is taken aback by being called the big brother and family is gonna haunt me.

I had to pause watching the 8th episode of The On1y One to write this down before I lose all my thoughts.

I don't think I've ever seen a parent-child conversation done so beautifully. I think the last one that moved me was Li Ming and Uncle Jim from Moonlight Chicken.

Both the conversations, Wang and his dad as well as Tian and his mom, was done so well. There was no screaming, no interruptions. Especially the one when they decidedly have the conversations on the roof and on the couch respectively, in the evening.

Seeing the boys fight through the pain to be honest with parents who have hurt them the most, by being absent in some or the other capacity, and find some sense of peace while reiterating that they find the strength now because they are not longer alone is what makes me feel so moved by it.

There are so many conversations I need to have with my parents but never have the guts to. I want to one day be able to talk like this to them.

I've trying to think if any piece of media has ever had such a civil but confronting conversation between parents and children but I'm unable to find even one and I think that's to show how commendable this is.

I've already mentioned the way the conversations both Wang and Tian have with their parents moved me.

This is mostly for the rest of the episodes and things I missed before.

As humorous as I found that literally everyone in Jiang Tian and Sheng Wang's lives found out about them moving into the dorms from (probably) Sheng Wang's father it made me think of the implications for it. Maybe also the repercussions of it in the future. There's something really telling about it, that the dad had no qualms to keep it with him to talk to Wang but rather chose to ask people to counsel him. Makes me think of how things would be handled if and when they actually get together. Same with the way they outted them as brothers and the wildfire that it spread like. The boys themselves hadn't been able to commit to calling each other brothers but they had to accept it by the end of the day without their own acceptance.

Jiang Tian's flashback scene with all the times he spent with Sheng Wang was so beautiful and made me tear up. Especially considering the implication that Jiang Tian is already aware of his feelings.

The final portion where he has unpacked and is for the first time feeling comforted at home is so moving and the hug killed me. I'm gonna keep watching this episode waiting for the next ones. The hug as well.

Big mouth xu is right. The way Wang was messaging was quite evidently someone you love and adore. Wang is just blind. 😭

Lastly but was the first thing that was true, everytime I see Jiang Tian being a kid with Sheng Wang my heart soars and it did so in the swimming pool scene as well.

I'm really happy to see that the dad realised that he needs to be there in actions as well and postponed his travel. I'm just worried that he is now gonna be overbearing to over compensate.

I am curious about two things. Yesterday's episode, Ji Huanyu came back and we didn't hear of him today except for sending money. So where is he? What is he planning? Do we see him again?

Second, this is the first time we don't have some sort of a Jiang Tian's very moment as such. We got a continuation of the scene instead of that. So what does that mean.

Sooo... Yeah there you go. Anyway, let me know what you think of it, how you feel about it and hope you survive till next week. ❤️🥺😭

People have praise kinks to themselves, I have praise kink for pouty brats. 🫣

"Tian is indeed older than you. So, it's right for you to call him Big Brother."

THE ON1Y ONE (2024). EPISODE EIGHT.

Something I really find refreshing with this story is the fact that at every moment that Jiang Tian as a more reserved character could probably have shut down, he chose the other option of being honest, of opening up to Sheng Wang.

Because he wants to open up. He wants to have someone, and wants to be that someone to Sheng Wang. He knows the world could be against them and so far, has chosen to stand by Sheng Wang and show him that 'hey. No matter what, I choose you.'

It somehow takes me back to Sheng Wang's conversation with his father. What he said about both of their relationship being more than they could ever understand and better than he himself could fathom. Jiang Tian's action is what makes Sheng Wang want to show up for him (them) as well. It is what made the Jiang Tian who had never cared about participating in things with his classmates, about necessarily reciprocating his friendship with Gao Tianyang, about having fun beyond school results, and feeling at home start to do all of them. We see that first with ep 8 where he actively works towards getting that home and becoming friendlier with Gao Tianyang and we see that break down further in ep 9.

Usually such characters would melt for the person they love but nobody else and although it has its own charm there is no improvement in the character so to speak. Here we see that they make each other better and that is so beautiful and important.