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Focus on Lin Jing: Villain or hero?
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starandrea( Lin Jing in Episode 1 )
Lin Jing is a monk in the novel, and a scientist in the drama. The novel is based on a creative interpretation of folk religion, where the world is filled with magic and supernatural beings. The drama is based on a creative projection of scientific discovery, where the world is filled with aliens and advanced technology. Lin Jing’s character fills the same role in both: he’s the expert in the foundation of their world, the one with answers to whatever questions they face.
Zhao Yunlan: “三年. 三年啊! 你一直都在装吗?” （“Three years. Three years! Were you pretending the entire time?”)
Lin Jing: “有些是. 有些不是.” (“Sometimes yes. Sometimes no.”)
Like many of the Guardian characters, Lin Jing is morally ambiguous at best. Like Chu Shuzhi, Sang Zan, Wang Xiangyang, and Sha Ya, he’s portrayed as both a criminal and a hero, sometimes at the same time. Like Zhao Xinci, Ya Qing, Cong Bo, Professor Ouyang, and Minister Gao, he justifies his actions as a means to an end. He questions Zhao Yunlan when he tries to separate those who are with the SID from those who are against it. “If not loyalty, then betrayal?” Lin Jing asks. “Is it really that simple?”
( Lin Jing in Episode 40 )
In the final showdown with the Haixing government and the Dixing rebellion he chooses a side, but it’s never clear that he chooses the SID because he thinks it’s the right thing to do. Instead he refers to his relationships with the team as the best part of his life, arguably joining them instead of joining their cause. This is consistent with the majority of Guardian characterizations, driven as they are by their relationships as much as (if not more than) their morality.
Lin Jing: “我,林静, 生是特调处人死是特调处的尸体. 值了.” (“I, Lin Jing, lived for the SID and I died for the SID. It was worth it.”)
( Questions about Lin Jing )
( Lin Jing Fanworks )
Do you have other thoughts or stories about Lin Jing? Pictures, meta, fanworks, about the novel or the drama or any AU in between? Please feel free to recommend yourself or others, in any medium! Anything you want to say or link to about Lin Jing is welcome. ♥
Lin Jing is a monk in the novel, and a scientist in the drama. The novel is based on a creative interpretation of folk religion, where the world is filled with magic and supernatural beings. The drama is based on a creative projection of scientific discovery, where the world is filled with aliens and advanced technology. Lin Jing’s character fills the same role in both: he’s the expert in the foundation of their world, the one with answers to whatever questions they face.
Zhao Yunlan: “三年. 三年啊! 你一直都在装吗?” （“Three years. Three years! Were you pretending the entire time?”)
Lin Jing: “有些是. 有些不是.” (“Sometimes yes. Sometimes no.”)
Like many of the Guardian characters, Lin Jing is morally ambiguous at best. Like Chu Shuzhi, Sang Zan, Wang Xiangyang, and Sha Ya, he’s portrayed as both a criminal and a hero, sometimes at the same time. Like Zhao Xinci, Ya Qing, Cong Bo, Professor Ouyang, and Minister Gao, he justifies his actions as a means to an end. He questions Zhao Yunlan when he tries to separate those who are with the SID from those who are against it. “If not loyalty, then betrayal?” Lin Jing asks. “Is it really that simple?”
( Lin Jing in Episode 40 )
In the final showdown with the Haixing government and the Dixing rebellion he chooses a side, but it’s never clear that he chooses the SID because he thinks it’s the right thing to do. Instead he refers to his relationships with the team as the best part of his life, arguably joining them instead of joining their cause. This is consistent with the majority of Guardian characterizations, driven as they are by their relationships as much as (if not more than) their morality.
Lin Jing: “我,林静, 生是特调处人死是特调处的尸体. 值了.” (“I, Lin Jing, lived for the SID and I died for the SID. It was worth it.”)
( Questions about Lin Jing )
( Lin Jing Fanworks )
Do you have other thoughts or stories about Lin Jing? Pictures, meta, fanworks, about the novel or the drama or any AU in between? Please feel free to recommend yourself or others, in any medium! Anything you want to say or link to about Lin Jing is welcome. ♥
