#Honestly after the news about Adan I wasn't sure I wanted the show to continue past s3

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TCL season 4!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

Looks like it will be 12 episodes again, with no news yet on whether it will be a Fall or midseason release. Sadly Miranda Kwok will not be coming back as a showrunner, but fingers crossed it still stays the show we know and love even without her.

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Haha yes omg the CPR! Honestly, I think shows should just use CPR dolls so the actors can actually do proper compression. I did really like though that they were saying not to defibrillate because I swear in like 99% of all tv shows they use it. Yes, it can be a bit funny as well seeing all the medical errors that happens in shows/films. Yes I do agree actually, it would have been weird for him to kiss Thony and then right after go to Nadia. At first I wasn't too found of him cheating but then now I'm like, well he is a mob guy. He isn't exactly going to be the epitome of morally right so it does sort of makes sense. Omg that is amazing you actually met him! Did you actually go up and talk to him? Because I like the idea of me going up to an actor or singer I really look up to if I saw them but then I also feel like I would be way to scared too. I'm sure in time you will look at that memory with joy again, it just takes some time to process. =)

That is actually a really good shout out with the ao3, thanks! Sorry, I will stop clogging up your ask box now :)

Yeah as someone who is extremely morally opposed to cheating, my love of Armony caused a bit of an existential crisis for a while lol! Though back in S1 there was a comment from the creators that implied Arman and Nadia had an open marriage, and of course the two of them were also very rocky back then, so it was easier to ignore the impact on Nadia. But honestly if Arman had been able to come back at the end of this season, I would certainly be thrust into an all-new crisis about Armony, because Nadia has been so dedicated to Arman since S2 and I don't want to see her hurt! My only consolation about losing Arman is that the Thony vs Nadia decision never has to be made, and hopefully instead they will continue to be a big part of each others' lives after being bonded by the loss of Arman and everything that has happened/happens during the search for him.

And no, I didn't talk to Adan on the plane; I definitely had the opportunity though, because someone was taking ages putting their bag in the overhead compartment and was blocking the aisle (bless them lol) so I literally ended up standing right in front of his seat for a solid minute haha! He had headphones on though and was looking at his phone, and it was a late night flight, so I decided that the polite thing would be not to disturb him. I've been lucky enough to meet a lot of actors over the years, including my all-time idol, so that definitely helped me be cool about it in this instance! Though I hope that if you ever do see someone famous that you really want to talk to, you just take a deep breath and go say hello :) I promise they're always very nice about it.

Anyway no need to apologise for the asks! It's been a while since I've gotten one so it was a nice change :) Feel free to pop back by if you have more thoughts down the track!

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(Warning, spoilers) Okay so I feel like I need to rant to someone about The Cleaning Lady because I'm sick and have just binged the whole series in I think 24 hrs( So l spoilers included here ). First of all, after S3 E1 decided to then google somethings and then find out Adan passed away and I'm just gobsmacked, he was waaaaay too young and had young kids and a wife? :( But I also have some thoughts about the series. S1 - loveeeeed! Like there was somethings that was a bit too much but the chemistry between Thony/Adan and Thony/Fi was great and for me that really made the show. I'm going to be honest and say I found S2 a bit too all over the place.But I do feel like Adan was the shining star in this season. I think they could have had a bit less of the Luca plot line and I wasn't a super big fan of Thony developed in this season. I just sort of wished as well, that Thony and Adan at some stage after their kisses or at least in S2 would just talk about their feelings for each other. I was so sure the S2 was going to end with Nadia turning Adan to Kamdar to show that she was still "evil" while Adan wanted to turn good because he meet Thony. Because honestly, I just felt so confused to his feelings about Nadia, and they didn't grow the Thony/Adan bond either since they didn't even kiss even though both were at one point both available. Like when he came to her house, I 100% thought they would finally hook up. Sorry for my rant, just needed to write some thoughts off. Not saying they are right just my opinions.

Haha hi anon. I am always happy to receive messages about this show, rants or otherwise, so welcome :)

First off, I really feel for you with how you found out about Adan-- being right in the middle of a brand new obsession and then suddenly being hit with the knowledge that we'd lost such a vital part of it? That must have been really tough. Most of us had a couple of months to adjust to the news before the show came back, and honestly that was hard enough.

As for your feelings about S1 and S2, they're pretty normal! I think most people loved S1 and the amazing Armony chemistry, and found the "My son is dying!" situation a tiny bit repetitive. Lots of people would also agree with you about S2 and the physical distance that formed between Thony and Arman. I think we were all desperately hoping for a kiss scene or two (myself included), though I'm one of the few that actually felt that not getting an S2 Armony kiss made a lot of sense, and that their bond was actually still beautifully developed and built upon in S2 even without them getting more physical. In general, I feel that the way the characters were written in S2 was actually very well done, particularly Thony, who made realistically irrational decisions in high stress situations, and then had to deal with the consequences. If you scroll back on my blog you'll see a bunch of posts with many many words about my feelings on the subject lol, or you can check out the TCL tag which certainly has posts with less positive perspectives- but like you said, I'm not trying to say that either take is right or wrong! We all have our opinions and that's okay. Mine enable me to get the most enjoyment possible out of something that I already love, so I'm sticking with them.

Anyway I hope that you will continue to watch and enjoy the show, but if not, at least there'll always be Thony and Arman slowdancing by the firelight to look back on....