Yeah, it'd have been nice to show Zhao Yunlan's alcohol for the Yahsou twig scenes the first time round (and then with flashbacks in the relevant episode), plus more scenes with bb Shen Wei all starry-eyed at Kunlun.
Rice wine takes at least 21 days to brew (eyes cabinet); so there was plenty of time to have hijinks back in the past. Maybe even a short case?

And even episode 21 could've been trimmed a bit - did Wang Zheng and Sang Zan's dancing have to be that long?
I write all the Wang Zheng/Sang Zan sappiness off as 'token het to placate the censors'.

I guess I just have stricter standards for douchebroery - Lin Jing has his good points and isn't condesplaining guitar playing to her, which is more than what can be said for some dudes I've had the misfortune of interacting with.
Fair! I used to have a higher tolerance for his sort of nonsense, I think. Now I just go nope.

I'd have assigned them differently! The Lantern is what melts, the Sundial is what crumbles before it's old (because it gave up its life), and the freezing water is the Awl and the rotting wood is the Brush due to vague handwaving.
Hmm, I think I do like the Brush being wood. (I was thinking water = ink, and the Awl makes pillars = earth. At least we agree on the Lantern?)

Though now I want a fifth forbidden Hallow that they need to track down without alerting Ye Zun about its existence!
That would be a lot of fun!

Zhao Yunlan asked Shen Wei to buy the most OTT dramatic cane, because even if he can't see it, he will be blind with *style*.
... now I wonder if Zhu Hong picked it up while she was out grabbing Shen Wei sweatpants.