Three Kingdoms episode 22

Shun brought the everyone to  the burial site. When they open the box, all they found were those black magic stuff…Shun is shocked.  Z had sounded Zhou Yu off, so that he can remove the body.  Zhou Yu explains that this is for the battle at the Red Cliff , something to help their side to win! Then reports said that someone  saw Deng Song being swept away at sea. Sun Quan quickly appoint Deng Xi as the new commander in Liyang. Deng Xi thanks them and went away to  find his father’s body. Problem solved! Shun was punished, Sun Quan almost wanted to put him to death but Lau Bei took over since Shun is on his side & Shun was beaten severely. Both LauBei & Z thought this is necessary….. I was thinking if they would tell Shun in the first place the whole damn  thing would have been avoided… never mind the stupidity has not end yet!

Of course Shun would not rest, so he try to bribe a maid to steal  what Zhou Yu wore that night. But he was caught again! Now ZhouYu insist he must be killed & Sun Quan agree. Lau Bei & Z pleaded- it is agreed that Shun be banished. If Z would have told him the truth, it would not come to this. Don’t have to come to this. I don’t see the reason for not telling. Shun is faithful & on their side, he would understand the gravity of situation & would not reveal the truth even if he knows. So that just boils down to a dumb plot, that comes up with something this stupid!

Meanwhile  Zhou Yu  send men to kill Shun. He felt that Sun Quan  wants Shun dead to be reassured but just cant say so.  So Shun ran & finally reached the temple where Song Yau is. Song Yau takes him to escape through a secret passage way. Finally they have to part  as she has to head back to the temple. Shun thought of all the times they were together & finally he knew he has fallen in love with her.

Thoughts:  This romance comes too late & definitely feels  abrupt … & to be honest I doubt anyone cares anymore. As for Zhuge Liang, most of all the ideas in the past comes from either his wife or Shun (whom he now helped banish)- & now towards the end he cant even tell that revealing to Shun the truth beats not telling 100 to 1! He has betrayed a friend. And the plot really sucks!