I always thought they were different plants. CGI tree lady sodded off but tipped off Ying Chun about mysterious activities and also the Envoy, and also treated the Envoy with much more respect than Ying Chun does. IIRC they also spoke very differently?
I never made the connection either, until it was pointed out to me that this is basically shown in the intro section? And this is when the tree stops showing up and suddenly flower lady is very present.
And on Shen Wei looking like he's about to be shot ... I doubt even Zhao Xinci would shoot the Envoy, but I can see the thought crossing his mind
Not quite literally being shot, but like whatever might happen to him is about THAT BAD.
Y'know, Shen Wei likely has a bunch of abandonment issues from his childhood (orphaned at a young age) and also from Kunlun.
Hmmm. I was tempted to nod along, but I'm actually not sure I'd put it in the realm of 'issues'. It's more like, this was a big secret, and he knows Zhao Yunlan has been pissed off about the secrecy, and he's terrified he's going to lose Zhao Yunlan. As I'm thinking this through, I think this might be more related to his 'black-and-white/stark demarcations/once you're out you're out'** approach than abandonment issues. He doesn't have much of a framework to know that Zhao Yunlan could be pissed as hell at him, but the reason he's pissed in the first place is that he cares, and can get over it.
** I'm not saying Shen Wei doesn't have nuance or mercy. This is a shorthand.
It's interesting and fuzzy, and has the potential for meaty fic interpretations.
Indeed!
(As for Shen Wei, I just thought it was the bright sunlight making him look more auburn.)
No, I am really very sure there is a line you can see where he got a dye job. I mean, in-universe, it probably is supposed to mean that the bright sunlight makes his hair look more auburn (as I can't see Shen Wei going to the hairdresser's for colour), but I've found it very noticeable... though of course now that I'm actually looking for it, I can't find the scenes I found it strongest in. (How much you can see it also depends on the light.) A mild approximation here, but I do know this isn't the strongest example:
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I never made the connection either, until it was pointed out to me that this is basically shown in the intro section? And this is when the tree stops showing up and suddenly flower lady is very present.
And on Shen Wei looking like he's about to be shot ... I doubt even Zhao Xinci would shoot the Envoy, but I can see the thought crossing his mind
Not quite literally being shot, but like whatever might happen to him is about THAT BAD.
Y'know, Shen Wei likely has a bunch of abandonment issues from his childhood (orphaned at a young age) and also from Kunlun.
Hmmm. I was tempted to nod along, but I'm actually not sure I'd put it in the realm of 'issues'. It's more like, this was a big secret, and he knows Zhao Yunlan has been pissed off about the secrecy, and he's terrified he's going to lose Zhao Yunlan. As I'm thinking this through, I think this might be more related to his 'black-and-white/stark demarcations/once you're out you're out'** approach than abandonment issues. He doesn't have much of a framework to know that Zhao Yunlan could be pissed as hell at him, but the reason he's pissed in the first place is that he cares, and can get over it.
** I'm not saying Shen Wei doesn't have nuance or mercy. This is a shorthand.
It's interesting and fuzzy, and has the potential for meaty fic interpretations.
Indeed!
(As for Shen Wei, I just thought it was the bright sunlight making him look more auburn.)
No, I am really very sure there is a line you can see where he got a dye job. I mean, in-universe, it probably is supposed to mean that the bright sunlight makes his hair look more auburn (as I can't see Shen Wei going to the hairdresser's for colour), but I've found it very noticeable... though of course now that I'm actually looking for it, I can't find the scenes I found it strongest in. (How much you can see it also depends on the light.) A mild approximation here, but I do know this isn't the strongest example: