Forget You Not – Season 1 Episode 7 Recap & Review

The Review Geek

23-05-2025

Rain The Won't Stop Anytime Soon
Episode 7 of Forget You Not starts with us cutting forward to Kuang-chi's funeral. It's a somber affair but also one that sees numerous people talking about the good he did while he was alive. Interestingly one comment about there being less 'in the audience' for funerals does a good job of contrasting the audience VIP seats at Le-le's comedy club. Whether intentional or not, it's a nice way of contrasting the two areas.
Chang Kai is also here too and introduces himself as a close friend of Kuang-chi's. He points out that the guy had a zest for life and he classed him as a friend more than a father-in-law. He also goes on to mention how they both love Le-le more than anybody else.
Before Le-le gets a chance to say a few words, we cut back in time to our titular character at the hospital. She prays for her father to get better, and he does actually regain consciousness. Yep, it turns out the funeral that's here (as we cut back to this earlier scene) is all for show and a big prank from Kuang-chi.
When Le-le wheels him out, half the crowd are shocked and the other half are too stunned to say anything. Kuang-chi says a few words, convinced that he's a good man based on what everybody has said about him, but also not disillusioned enough to shy away from the many mistakes he's made in his life too.
The 'funeral' does work well to reframe all of Le-le and Kuang-chi's time together, which becomes a lot more warm and emotional compared to previous episodes. Kuang-chi is determined to keep up his exercise regime around the apartment, focusing on walking, and this time Le-le even takes proper photos of her dad and joins his laughs too.
Unfortunately, Kuang-chi's condition continues to deteriorate, as he winds up wetting himself in his room. He's ashamed and tries to hide it from Le-le, throwing his wet trousers in the bin. Le-le is none the wiser though and struggles to juggle responsibilities, leaving her father to head out and do her comedy set.
Shockingly, Le-le brings her phone with her and as it goes off mid-set, it causes chaos. She hurriedly leaves mid-set, messes up her opportunity and Mark is not happy with her. Le-le leaves the club and tries desperately to find her father, who's off wandering around aimlessly outside.
When Le-le finally catches up to Kuang-chi and brings him home, she opens up about her struggles. She's sick of working double-shifts, she's frustrated about him taking a loan out on the house, and Le-le is just generally struggling to keep everything together.
To make matters worse, they've passed the period of critical treatment and the only thing they need to do is look at Kuang-chi's caregiving. This falls on Le-le to handle as primary caregiver but she needs to seriously consider putting him in a home too.
Through all of this, Le-le and Kai make their divorce official and part ways, at least on pleasant terms. Le-le jokingly calls him a bachelor as they say goodbye, but it's clear that she's using humour as a crux, given her regrets over what's happened.
Things aren't made any easier as Kuang-chi's condition continues to worsen back home. He's bound to his wheelchair for much of the day, and no longer able to look in the mirror and see the man he once was.
Le-le eventually brings in a carer to look after him but Kuang-chi is starting to slip. He's not focusing at all and even slips in and out of consciousness. Even worse, he locks the carer out the house and Le-le has to scramble to get home quicker.
Unfortunately, this ordeal causes the carer to think twice about coming back, while Le-le finds herself caught in a difficult position about how to handle this going forward. Naturally, Le-le dedicates more of her time to look after her dad and but it's the rain that causes him to jog his memories of the past.
Kuang-chi wheels himself out to the rain and looks up, smiling. It reminds him of the past and the pair have big smiles and laughter as they enjoy their time together in the rain.
The Episode Review
The end scenes with Le-le and her father are beautifully constructed and really show exactly what Chia-yun said earlier in the season about looking after children and the elderly are one and the same. Here, we see their time together given completely different context And the pair share a really beautiful moment just for them in the midst of all this pain and misery.
Seeing Kuang-chi smile is such a touching moment and it ultimately leads into this finale which promises to be quite the heart-wrenching ordeal.
As the longest episode of the season, this chapter really dives into how difficult it is to care give for someone with dementia, along with the difficulties in juggling that with your own career and aspirations. It's a beautifully bittersweet way to close out the series and the finale looks set to be just as emotionally charged.
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