This is it. Season finale and it's gut-wrenching. Prepare yourselves. Goliath meets Poppy over the phone and it's bittersweet. We learn about Tora's fear of spiders, and Poppy asks if they're brothers. Turns out... they're TWINS. This explains so much. Dawn has arrived. Goliath's captor comes. Tora and Poppy clutch each other as the worst happens. …

As Poppy showers, Tora receives a call. IT'S GOLIATH. Tora is in shock and asks him where he is. Goliath says he's in Malibu, but it's clear he's very far away and in a dingy jail cell. He looks out the window and sees the incoming dawn. We can all guess what that means. Tora wants to come get him, but all Goliath wants to do is say he's sorry. He …

Poppy and Tora travel on the train, a heavy weapons bag between them until it conks Tora in the head. Poppy then nestles into Tora and continues with her memory of watching the GoPro footage in her helmet of the night before Agnes left. Agnes tells Robert that she's given Robert 6 years to figure "it" out, and that she's leaving Moonbright tomorrow…

Turns out Agnes has another whole family! Poppy finds the conversation too hard to handle, and hangs up. Tora lets it go and dresses Poppy, telling her they're headed to a safe place - his hometown. He charms the security guard into letting his bag go, for which Poppy punishes him by sitting with the bag sandwiched between them.As she dozes, she re…

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Tora and Poppy "borrow" one of the Altan guards' car, having left their disposable car in a bush. Quincey is uber relieved at Ivan and Oyuu's presence. Tora and Poppy eat breakfast at a diner, where Tora finally confronts Poppy with the real question: Who is she, and why is everyone after her? To get the answer, Poppy calls..... HER MOM!!! 🤯 ❓𝐴𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒…

Quincey waits nervously for Tora and Poppy, only to notice several armed people ambushing them outside the elevator. Faced with no other choice, he revs his car and slams into them, just in time for Tora and Poppy to step innocently outside the elevator. He panics, wasting precious moments as more armed people swarm around them. Quincey once again …

𝐸𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒: 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑝𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒. 𝐴𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ, 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑓𝑓. 𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑢𝑝𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑛. As Poppy packs, she sees her lingerie in her bag. Daddy Tora yells at them to hurry up, and we see Quincess busy applying face cream. Poppy asks Quincey where all the lingerie came fr…

Quincess hears a buzz and first think it's his phone, then a BOB. Nope, it's the chopper that has got Poppy paralyzed, about to get blown to bits, until...Tora to the rescue! He snipers the machine gun so that it blazes the heck out of there, and also manages to instantly vanish and swing back into Quincey's apartment. For all his efforts, he is re…

Poppy knows Tora is lying to her and slams her way out of the room. Tora thinks back to his memory of his mother after learning his father died to save her. We learn that a Congressman who was a descendant of Narin's last monarch was killed and Tora's dad took the fall for his mother. His mother tells Tora about the curse we know from Asura's Bride…

Tora shocks Poppy and readers with his guitar playing and singing skills. He lets his feelings show and Poppy sees them, reaching to comfort him. He asks if Quincey told her what he does, and she says she does. Tora is incredulous that she is still there. So incredulous that he traps her underneath him and proceeds to kiss her senseless. Poppy thin…

Quincey shows Poppy her room, which is also where Benjamin slept. Quincey avoids talking about the day's events, and we learn that today was actually not D-Day. So what is? He urges her to check on Tora, which Poppy does, tripping over Tora's weapons on the way. Tora is rude but Poppy is patient. She plays with Joe's guitar and notices her old stra…

Gyu leaves and things get awkward in Quincey's apartment - for Quincey, at least. Every move is filled with innuendo and poor Quincey does not stop blushing. Quincey has also been tasked with the difficult job of telling Poppy that Tora is a hitman - but a "good one." Just as Quincey's limit is reached, Tora comes in with the bad news - he found Vi…

To get out of a sticky situation, Kieran decides to go for the jugular and tell Will and Kym that he and Lauren are... DATING. Kieran pretends to be bashful but isn't pretending when he says he couldn't forget her eyes. The two then taunt each other with increasingly embarrassing "admissions." They split up, and Will heads to his parent's comfortab…

Ghoa is overcome with emotion upon hearing from Oyuun about how the meeting went. Quincey returns to his apartment where Poppy and Gyu are waiting for him expectantly. Quincey is at the beginning of an emotional freakout. Tora, meanwhile, has received pages from the notebook from Gyu, and knows where to look for Balthuman garbage. He finds the CD a…

We find out that Scharch is Martin's son. Quincy and Tora try to prove that Scharch is working against the clan by showing a picture of Scharch with Mr. Lam, which causes Scharch to accidentally self-incriminate. Tora, holding a gun to Scharch's head, flashes back to Martin holding a gun to his own little child head, taunting him for thinking that …

We learn more about Quincy's family tree, where Oyuun, his grandmother Khulan's sister, marries Vincent's Uncle Ivan. So a double marriage between the Altan and Balthuman families.Oyuun and Ivan do their best to subtly patronize Vincent, and we hear about the first Ivan Balthuman, who may come into play later. Quincy takes the momentous step of bec…

Word is out on the street - Poppy's numbered. Uh-oh. Vincent realizes he's been played and is furious at Tora. Scharch leads in Nicholas and Yadori to show Vincent proof that Tora is involved in the notebook. The geniuses are about to take out their photo when Quincy walks in, trying to save his friends. Martin protests and Quincy reminds him who h…

Lauren begs Will to go on shift but Will refuses, so she spends her time in the office ruminating over the information she heard about her parents' driver. She goes to the archives to investigate. Kieran is there and wants to help her (definite guilt there). Hermann enters, praises Kieran, and searches for Lauren. Kieran is a dumb-dumb and gives aw…

Lauren contemplates their night in the closet and the information they learned, never noticing that someone is trailing her and snapping a picture. IS IT DYLAN??? At the office, Kieran is scoring points by sweetly serving coffee. Kym shamelessly flirts with him and irritates Will. Lauren arrives and cannot compute. March calls Will and Kym out to i…

Lauren and Kieran realize they will have to wait until 3 am to leave the closet. They snipe at each other until Lauren realizes that Kieran too, planted a bug in the room and goes crazy. Surprise surprise! Lauren starts thinking about Kieran choking her, shakes it off, and tells him to stay away. Kieran feels bad. Lauren takes notes while Kieran do…

Lauren and Kiera discover that great minds think alike, and that they have more in common than they'd like to admit. They both creep next to the door to listen in on the meeting, hilariously pantomiming to each other. They learn about an immense shipment of nitroglyceride and a hideout for its storage. As the messenger leaves, Lauren spots a tattoo…

A young lady knocks on a door, only to met by Brian's crazy eyes. She realizes that she DOES have the right house, only to watch a helmeted Poppy crash into the bushes. She calls for help and Tora geniously kidnaps her into the house, where Jacob and the thuglets are partying their little hearts out. Meg chastises Jacob while Gyu uncorrupts the SD …

(Apologies for the audio quality) We flash back to Louise in the basement, watching Gil use the code name “Shane” to get rid of her body. Shane, of episode-5-hire-thug-to-break-into-Goliath’s-apartment fame. We also learn that Gil and Scharch intercoursed in the basement with LOUISE’S BODY BAG RIGHT THERE. Louise tries to escape and then decides to…

Louise recovers in the boat with Poppy and Tora. Louise asks if they are dating but Poppy denies it. Lousie remembers Tora’s tattoo and freaks out, because he is associated with the people who tried to kill her. Tora stops Louise in her tracks, defending Poppy’s honor. Poppy comforts Louise and tells her who she is, reassuring her that she isn’t on…

Tora and Poppy leave the island and we learn that Tora used to drag race. Louise watches them leave in desperation. When Poppy takes photos of Tora to justify her “photoshoot” lie, she notices something off about a photo she took. They return to the island and find Louise, who in a daze, notices Tora’s Balthuman tattoo. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, @…

If you're looking for an incredibly profound story about human failings, guilty, mental health, trauma, and broken relationships, this is the story for you. Does it help that it comes along with a heaping pile of spice? Yes, it does.Comedown Machine by Amapora is one of the best webtoons I've ever read, and Emily, Lily and I were so glad to discuss…

Tora and Poppy are out on the seas and Poppy is acting all cute. When the seas get rough, Tora gets stressed and snaps at Poppy, who, turns out, is only trying to get him a life jacket. Whoops. They reach the island and search for Louise. Poppy trips and Tora is an idiot about periods. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝟬𝟯: https://archiveofourown.org/users…

Poppy decides to ignore all the whispers and rushes after Tora, who is hesitating outside the store, owned by retired police. Poppy comes to the rescue and barges in, all cheery. The woman at the counter is skeptical of Tora, but Poppy jumps to his defense with a contradictory but semi-plausible story. He grabs her hand and this time she is the one…

Poppy struggles to acknowledge her Daddy issues as they discuss the viability of their body-search plan. They arrive at Narin City Southern Pier and see a shady boat rental, which Tora whizzes past. Popy gets excited by the couples event and then resigns herself to waiting in the car, but is excited when Tora recruits her help. So excited that she …

Poppy and Tora screech their way into Ares Street. Duly guarded, Poppy receives a key from Tora but assures him that she will wait for him. Tora shows her his new tattoo on courage, one that Poppy inspired. They kiss, and Tora heads off to his mission.He pushes the frightened Patrick around, asking for the body. Meanwhile, a frightened Poppy is bei…

Poppy asks Tora to help her investigate what happened to Louise. Tora tells her the extent of their interaction, and Poppy, determined to assuage Tora’s guilt, decides that she must pursue this. The ghost prompts them along by emitting smoke and banging on the message that says “Go!” Preparing to go, Poppy comes out wearing Jacob’s clothes, and Tor…

We review Poppy’s very very very busy weekend, and slide straight into a very scary scene with Poppy in a car surrounded by menacing thugs. At the same time, we see a scrummy motel with some “lovebirds” and an impatient future lovebird interrupted by a tall man wearing a very hot helmet. We go back to earlier that evening, where Poppy asks Tora if …

Bundin was in the area, so we decided to ask each other 10 fun #PurpleHyacinth questions!What did you answer for the questions?Let us know!#PurpleHyacinthWebtoon #Webtoon***𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻:https://www.webtoons.com/en/mystery/purple-hyacinth/list?title_no=1621&page=1𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:https://www.patreon.com/sophism 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧…

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗱-𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲! In the moment of duress, Kym finally shoots at a rope which knocks over the PS member about to cut Will into kingdom come. Will notices Kym's distress - she is crying. Lauren, in the factorycoughwarehouse, comes face to face with Demon Dylan, who bullies her and tells her she is a coward for not facing the fact of his deat…

Two men enter Lauren's room while we continue hearing March's lying words. Lauren recognizes Zephyr from the Circus Royale, attacks both with a toilet seat, and escapes. Meanwhile Will and Kym work together to take out a sniper, with March NOT COVERING FOR THEM THAT LIAR and sneaking down to the hold, for what purposes we don't know. Kym is delight…

Kym and Will ty to pretend that March didn't just straight up lie to them, and jump into the fight, where March is fighting along with the rest of them. Kym and Will exchange a sweet look during the fight, which makes us want lots more of them. Lauren thinks back to March's words in the cemetery and to Hecate warning her about a betrayal from someo…

Turns out Lauren is actually being cautious, and is holed up with a radio in a dingy room. She contemplates Kieran's worry for her, and makes a logical jump straight to the protectee. We see that she suspects it's Dylan, but can't bring herself to ask. She hears about March's supposed double agent status, and is immediately suspicious, reviewing th…

The Phantom Scythe holds a very revealing meeting, in which we learn that they are aware of Lauren and Kieran's indisgressions.... but the leader has his own plans for them. Redcliff shares (part!) of his experience and plan for the royals with the PS, but, like LITERALLY everyone, we have no idea whose side he is on, aside for his own. The leader …

William is with the Darcys, trying to comfort the, and brings up the possibility that the murder was staged. Meanwhile, Lauren, who is very good at following instructions, keep herself on the down low by walking through the town square, picking up a paper about last night's arrests. Oh, look, she isn't actually being followed! This time. She very c…

We begin with the APD making arrests, and move to a broken Bella about to step out. Her plans are thwarted, though, by the APD, who mange to capture and tranquilize her. Tristan meets with Sandman in his cell and thanks him for his information. Bella, during interrogation, doesn't (yet) give away Kieran's identity, but does reveal that she was abou…

We are screaming puddles. On the bridge, Kieran admits to Lauren that Lauren gave him hope, but that he is scared that the Phantom Scythe will use Lauren to blackmail him. Lauren 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 to comfort him, and he accepts it. But Kieran continues telling her he is terrified that he will lose her - and 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗸. T…

In which all our predictions come true! We see Kieran in the mirror, flashing us back to his last mirror trauma, and seem to prepare for his assassination... only to invade Lauren's room instead. In wonderful contrast to all his previous experiences, Kieran turns to Lauren for help. They pay a nocturnal visit to Darcy, who is delighted to participa…

The scene opens on a magnificent home. A piercing scream is heard. The household rushes to the source of the scream only to see a maid, horror-stricken, pointing at Darcy's bedroom. It is blood smeared, and a heart lies on the bed near a purple hyacinth. At the APD, Lauren and Will overhear the details of the murder. They are both horrified, and Wi…

In honor of Blood Origin's release, we finally publish our interview with Witcher actor Chuey Okoye (filmed back in March!), talking about his acting career and his time on the Witcher set. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗲𝘆'𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗠𝗗𝗕 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! https://www.bwone.com/author/cokoye/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6997654/ *** 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗳𝗹𝗶𝘅: https://www…

Things go full circle. Kieran and Lauren have a date at the very cafe where he first saw her. This time, Lauren is having a great time, and no lies are said. Their date is magnificent and we drool. And wonder if they are being watched. At the palace, the naive king is shocked, shocked I tell you, to learn that Redcliff is an apostle. The king suspe…

Dakan and Tristan talk about the operation and the PS mole. We debate. Dakan asks Lauren to be careful and we think she will try - for about five minutes. Lauren sits in Hermann's office, anxious, when March comes in. They have a very red-filled conversation about the Phantom Scythe and Snapdragon, and we try to sus out March's angle. Lots of live …

Kym and Will have a sweet conversation and exchange sweet looks in the hospital, just before Blaire is poisoned and the APD conduct a two hour search for the killer. A proud Kieran comes to check up on Lauren, and speculates as to whether Hermann or March is the mole. We speculate as well. Meanwhile, Tristan is at the Devil's mine, and finds the we…

Lauren, March and will encounter the messenger tousling with Blair. Will runs after the messenger only to discover it is none other than his brother Rafael. DRAMA. At the hospital, detective Lauren interrogates Blair and builds her case to great success, garnering even Herman's approval. She not only gets him to admit his guilt but also discovers t…

Kym remembers good times with her sister Daena, and cries over Will's music box gift. Lauren inspects Morgan's room and discovers there is more to her than she realized. She interrogates numerous people, using her lie-detecting skills to uncover people who she will have to return to later. Despite some people's reticence, she manages to uncover Mor…