Almond's mom's almost instant transition from over protective, over bearing, potentially controlling mother to orchestrating their trip to help Peak and being clearly in full support of Almond and Latte's relationship AND Thanwa and Peak is really fantastic, actually.
as frustrating as Peak's continued inability to tell his father the truth is, i do appreciate the contrast between the parents and the situations- Peak has been hiding from his father because his father is trying to control where Peak lives and who he is with, and Peak is afraid of upsetting him so he has been hiding, and he's not been able to get up the nerve to tell his dad what is going on even after his father caught him kissing Thanwa, which has exposed his situation, and he remains unwilling to tell his father the truth so everything is getting worse for him; Almond has been hiding from his mother where he's living because she is trying to control where he lives (and with her belief in fortune telling, who he is with to a degree), and Almond is afraid of upsetting her so he has been lieing, but when his mother catches him out, he comes clean, gives her a tour, and is honest about his situation and the reasoning behind his choices, and she accepts all of this so everything for him is instantly better.
anyway i was sure i was going to dislike Mond's mom at first but then by the end of the episode she was great; Peak's dad had a couple moments peeking through that show he could also be capable of being a fun dad if Peak can be honest with him and allow him to understand what's going on. i think it's of note that he saw Thanwa and Peak kissing and didn't treat Thanwa rudely after that, he's just upset that Peak has run off and wouldn't talk to him and has been dodging out on his responsibilities at home. like when Jane shows him excercise moves to distract him, and Thanwa asks to join in, he's enthusiastic and friendly, so i have a feeling it'll be okay. this is clearly going to lead to a parent-child reconciliation, but idk i feel like the set up is actually laid in the story this time unlike a couple of the unearned ones we've gotten the last few weeks in other shows.
this got real rambly! oops. anyway. parental dynamics in Knock Knock, Boys! are interesting and i really love this show way more than i expected to, it is such a gem. for so many reasons.
