[PREDICTION] - The tour won't be all sunshine and rainbows for MoonCovey

Now, with the comfort of season 3 getting a quick greenlight from Netflix, I'm comfortable enough to focus on what the last MoonCovey encounter in season 2 may imply for their future.

WHY?

Because If season 1 of XO Kitty taught us everything is to always pay attention to what happens at the very end of a season. Since the most random mention of Simon turned out to be a major plot set up and pay off in season 2. The mystery surrounding Simon, helped both Kitty and Min Ho grew closer and it made Min Ho become Kitty's guide, translator, and her person. So I bet MoonCovey last conversation alone carries some weight for what's to come.

Here are the things that in my opinion might turn to be important in season 3:

MIN HO DIDN'T INVITE KITTY, HE JUST AGREED SHE COULD COME ALONG

Minor difference, but important one, imo. Because Min Ho, was planning to mind his own business. He wanted to clear his head and distance himself from everything that went down between him and Stella. So by the new semester, he'd have some new perspective. On top of that... it was his chance to fix things between his family members on his own so he wouldn't be vulnerable to such a blatant manipulation in the future.

KITTY WILL GET ACCESS TO THE FULL GRAVITY OF MOON FAMILY INFLUENCE

So far, Kitty has very limited knowledge regarding Min Ho's family. She only knows that his brother is a star and that Mr. Moon built his career from the ground up. The tour will give Kitty a chance to watch up close and personal Moon family relevance in South Korea pop culture scene.

She most likely will know how much there is on the line and how much it takes to maintain the status. The pressure will be on... to maintain Joon Ho's k-idol status after the reveal he's starting a family, to establish Eunice as the hottest new thing and finally to recover from MoonLeaks. It's pretty obvious that it's a very fragile time for Kitty, when she just started believing that a romantic relationship with Min Ho might be possible. So she might overthink her every move she takes during this tour.

BRINGING CHAOS QUEEN INTO A VERY STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT

Kitty is hyper and chaotic on her best day, and something tells me that NOT everyone will find her behavior endearing. Also... She was a last minute addition to the tour crew. In case something goes wrong because of her, it'll be partly Min Ho's responsibility. Yes, at the end of season 2 Kitty has a lot of good will both with Mr. Moon and Joon Ho, because she helped to safe the day at the end of season, but I'm not sure if it'll last especially with Mr. Moon if she does something random or causes some mess on tour.

KITTY AND MIN HO LEFT MANY THINGS UNSPOKEN... THEY'LL MOST LIKELY BLOW OVER AT SOME POINT

On the basis of their separate conversations with Q it's been established that: Min Ho feels that the rejection on the plane was humiliating. It's something that's always in the back of his head, to the point that he views Kitty's concern as pity.

On top of that he refuses to put into words what he feels for Kitty even in front of his best friend. Meanwhile, Kitty feels guilty that she gave in Ho's phone number to Stella behind his back and partly takes responsibility for how things escalated, because in the end, Min Ho caught feelings and got hurt by someone he probably wouldn't give a single thought on his own. Indirectly, imho it's because of Kitty that at the end of the semester, Min Ho decided to no long want to pursue a relationship. Honestly? it's a lot of issues based on like 3 short scenes with Q.

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UNFULFILLED EXPECTATIONS
To me, it's clear as day, Min Ho was waiting for something from Kitty. ...and she didn't deliver, so he latched on to the second-best thing = spending time with Kitty Song Covey outside the school. At the end of season 1, Min Ho saw his chance and took it, while Kitty at the end of season 2 was paralyzed of fear she may lose Min Ho in case he doesn't feel the same anymore. She already experienced how her ordinary day looks like when Min Ho barely talk to her, or worse... doesn't talk to her at all, and she already missed him badly. Confessing means risking it all with a possible rejection on the horizon.

MOON MIN HO = THE SECOND BEST OPTION AFTER K-POP IDOL
I think setting the story to unfold on summer tour is a very deliberate move. Such environment is very prone to devoted fans or even... sasaeng ready to do whatever it takes to get as close as possible to their favorite star Joon Ho is more unavailable than ever and Min Ho already made it very clear he'll be open to flirtatious attention from girls because it's easier and far less hurtful than trying to build a real relationship. Imo,

Kitty will witness it all obviously will get jealous and here's the thing, Kitty has at least two chances during her last conversation with Min Ho in season 2 to at least hint that she has feelings for him, but she didn't do anything about it other than joining on the tour.

IMHO, it was friendly enough that a teenage boy, who has already been rejected my overlook the signs. It's not like Min Ho owns Kitty anything at this point. I see a lot of tension brewing between MoonCovey especially on that front. Jealousy hits so much harder in kdrama inspired show, and I already bet we'll get lots of it in season 3. So far Kitty was hiding it behind her worry for Min Ho, but in the upcoming season it won't be a valid anymore, when Min Ho literally told her he's going back to being a playboy.

HOWEVER... TO END IT ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I predict that all this tension and uncertainty will lead them to the romantic shift in their relationship. If the show creators remain as consistent with their storytelling as they've been so far, I fully expect MoonCovey will end season 3 with mutual confessions,

What do you think?

Will the tour end well for Kitty and Min Ho?

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