Episode 12 was especially great. The triple date from hell had much to recommend it, but my favorite things were these:
Lin Wan'er is giving Ekaterin Vorkosigan vibes so strongly, and I love it. She's not loud. She's not a fighter. She is IMMOVABLE. That conversation between her and the Second Prince was amazing because you could tell that they both grew up in the palace and both became who they are out of self-defense. But where he is lashing out at any perceived threat in what seems to be a combination of terror and ambition (...the ambition may be terror-related, actually), she has drawn her line of defense internally. Probably because she went through years of what she believed was a terminal illness, she seems to see her life as something she's unable to defend. She can only defend herself, in the sense of who she is and what she believes. She is uncompromising. Which is interesting, because integrity and being true to himself are things Second Prince gave up a long time ago, if he ever dared to have them. They fascinate me! It also cracks me up that Wan'er understands him so much better than he does her.
Secondly, the First Prince. I love him. I hope he doesn't get murdered by politics, but you know, he might not? Because consider this real exchange that actually happened (paraphrased):
2nd Prince: Big brother! Did Fan Xian poison me?! Am I poisoned?! AM I ABOUT TO DIE WHAT SHOULD I DO???
1st Prince: ...Personally I would stop messing with Fan Xian.
And like. That is just solid life advice, right there. What a sensible guy. I hope he takes his semi-feral wife and runs for the border. She would love that.
