The Back And Forth Of A Complicated Romance Takes Center Stage in ‘Kidnap’ Episodes 7 and 8

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2024-11-13
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Now more than halfway through the series, Min and Q’s romance has progressed, though it’s clear they still have lots of challenges to face along the way. Let’s take a look at the myriad of issues they’ll have to get through to see whether their love will make it out alive in episodes 7 and 8 of ‘Kidnap‘!

Episode 7 – Too Good To Be True?

Q was asked by his father to flee to Vancouver for his own safety following the many dangerous situations he’s found himself in as of late. However, driven by a mixture of rebellion against his father and the nonstop beating of his heart for Min, he decides to stay in Bangkok. With Q’s necklace around Min’s neck, Q invites his love to experience what it’s like to be him for a day, taking him to an assortment of all his usual spots for a romantic date. Afterward, Q opens up to Min about how, even though he feels lonely at times, he still avoids letting others in due to his tendency to love so intensely that the risk of losing someone scares him. Things are different now, though, with Q, the three of them, along with Mhen, are like a family to him. The two renew their commitment to stay together and share lovingly chaste kisses.

The plot’s focus then shifts to the ongoing case between Yada and Kacha. A very frustrated Yada is seen at her restaurant, clearly planning something devious. It’s revealed that undercover officers have been placed at Min’s residence, which gives Min enough of a sense of security to leave Q and Mhen while he heads to his stuntman job. At the same time, Yada invites Kacha to join her on the way to the court in her van. This quickly takes a troublesome turn when it’s revealed that Yada’s men have already incapacitated the officers sent to watch over Q, including the undercover Suea. This is Yada’s attempt at blackmail: claim that the evidence against her has been falsified and she’ll spare Q’s life. Min sees what’s going on back at home through the camera he installed and rushes back to help Q and Mhen.

At Q’s first suspicion of danger, he hid Mhen in the bathroom upstairs while he tried to fight off the intruders, taking quite a beating while doing so. Thankfully, Min arrives right on time to save him, and Suea shows up to save them as well. Meanwhile, in the courtroom, Kacha refuses to give in to Yada’s demands, instead presenting evidence of her ordering the killing of Phum, the father of the young man Yada framed in the drug case.

Luckily, Q recovers decently well at the hospital, much to everyone’s delight. Kacha, however, has a talk with Min about everyone’s safety if Q stays in Bangkok. As much as Min doesn’t want it to be true, he comes to the conclusion that it would be best for Q to go to Vancouver. When he drops Q off back at his home, he tells him the truth, officially ending things as the two break down in tears. On the day of his flight, though, Q decided he had other plans, instead heading to Min’s house only to find it empty since Min had finally sold the place. The camera was left behind, though, so Min had his heart broken once again by his view of Q crying on the floor of his old home.

‘Kidnap’ is available to watch on GagaOOLala for US, UK, German, and Australian viewers.

Episode 8 – Apart, But Not For Long

Episode 8 picks up right where episode 7 left off with a heartbroken Min watching Q through the camera. Sometime later, Suea and Kacha discuss how Yada seems to have fled the country to avoid the charges she is now facing. The conversation is interrupted, however, by Q walking into the room, followed by his father questioning him angrily about why he hasn’t left for Vancouver. Q insists he isn’t going before heading to James to ask about where Min has gone, though James is as clueless as Q was. James did have a guess, though, which was that Min leaving had something to do with Mhen, who he cared for above anyone else.

Once night had fallen, Q found himself back at Min’s now-empty home as if by some miracle, Min would show up. What happened next, though, might have been the next best thing. Khanomjeen happened to be walking by talking to none other than Mhen on her phone. With the sudden opportunity in front of him, Q jumped at the chance to contact Min. Min tried to convince Q that he didn’t want him back, denying Q of his plea for them to reunite. Once the video call ended, however, Min was clearly less than okay as he held onto Q’s necklace that he continued to wear even after the breakup.

Just when things were looking hopeless, Q overheard his father and Suea talking about Min and Mhen moving away, which they apparently had some involvement in. With this, he was able to get their location, their childhood home from before they moved to Bangkok, and immediately made his way there. After much back and forth, Q was able to convince Min to let him stay the night. While Min insisted they weren’t meant to be together, it didn’t stop him from tenderly dressing a wound Q had gotten from climbing the old house’s gate and from helping him out again during another sleepwalking episode.

The two slowly reconnected the next day as Mhen convinced Min to take Q to his new job as a surf instructor. After a long day of hijinks including Q getting jealous of Min’s customer and injuring himself on the beach, the two slowly began to let each other in again after a heartfelt conversation about what they mean to each other. This continues the next day as Min, Q, and Mhen go on a trip to an aquarium filled with romantic moments between Min and Q followed by a trip to the beach in the evening.

Things took a turn for the worse, though, when a sudden bang was heard, triggering Qs fear of gunshots. While Min was able to comfort him, Min didn’t realize that Mhen also froze at the sound, which brought him back to the terrifying home invasion he survived in the last episode. This leads to Q having second thoughts about staying in Min’s life out of concern that his presence will only lead to people like Mhen continuing to get caught in the crossfire. He tells Min he’s leaving and almost gets away before Min pursues him on his motorcycle. In a bold declaration of love, a crying Min convinces Q to stay and that they will be able to find a way to make things work together. Moved by his words, Q agrees. With their commitment to one another renewed, they head back home for a passionate night on Min’s bed.

That’s where episode 8 ends, but we’ll be back to cover the remaining episodes, so don’t forget to keep coming back to BLTai and watch ‘Kidnap’ every Friday on GagaOOLala in the US, UK, Germany, and Australia!

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