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Recap / Kung Fu (2021) S1 E8 "Destiny"

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Upset about the secrets Mei-Li hid, Jin leaves for a motel, prompting Ryan to persuade him to come home. Meanwhile, Nicky accompanies Althea for her bacherolette party, where her future mother-in-law, Diana Soong, and sister-in-law, Chloe, also attend. Nicky is sent to keep an eye on Chloe, who has just returned from Hong Kong and is potentially about to cause trouble.


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  • Bait-and-Switch: After the robbery is foiled, the scene cuts to the bachelorette party, where Althea seems to be shocked by Nicky telling her about what Chloe did. Turns out, she is shocked about the D&D bachelor party that Dennis threw.
  • Blackmail: The reason Chloe is still stuck robbing houses with her friends. They threaten to expose her as a complicit person, which would have impacted the reputation of the Soong family.
  • Geek: Dennis is secretly a Dungeons & Dragons fan.
  • I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: It is revealed that Jin actually saw Nicky shortly after she arrived at the Yunnan monastery, and even met Pei-Ling, but chose not to persuade her to come home, so she could live out a life she wanted, instead of something Mei-Li wanted.
  • Opposites Attract: Dennis is a calm and quiet man, while Althea is cheerful and loud. When they first got together, Diana thought that they could not be more incompatible.
  • So Proud of You: Jin tells Ryan how proud he is for him coming out as gay.
  • Stag Party: Althea holds a cheerleader-themed bachelorette party. Dennis, on the other hand, holds a Dungeons & Dragons-themed bachelor party.
  • Toxic Friend Influnece: Chloe's friends roped her into robbing houses. She first thought it was a good hobby, until they started demanding to steal more and more valuable things, and that's when she decided to stop.

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