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awanderingcoyoteLocation of the scene: Episode 12, 4:41 to 7:48
I sourced the screencaps from sid_guardian | Guardian Screencaps, Episodes 12-19 (dreamwidth.org) :heartheart:
Special Note: For this episode, there is a TW for mention of suicide. Also of note, I’m using Viki’s translations of the dialogue. Last note, my thoughts at the time of writing the screencaps up are in ()'s.
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My Favorites of this Scene:
There are many things that hit me as my favorites in this scene, but I would have to say the amount of intense stares between the two and all the emotion that Zhao Yunlan puts out there by being quiet and serious and frustrated, versus flippant.
Sure, Zhao Yunlan is seemingly 'free' with his emotions, but really he hides behind his over-the-top flirty, go-happy-lucky-guy, but in this scene, the emotions are honest to gosh real. There’s no hiding behind teases, no hiding behind playfulness, Zhao Yunlan has stripped that all away and has basically offered it to Shen Wei.
And while Shen Wei sees this and understands this for this moment (or so I think with all those STARES and swallows) he can’t quite yet give Zhao Yunlan the truth of the whole situation.
Which is sad. SO SAD. Because Zhao Yunlan wears that upbeat attitude of himself like armor and here, he’s taken that armor off and has been rebuffed by SW.
It makes me feel bad for the two of them. ZYL trying so hard to get SW to be honest with him and SW trying just as hard to protect ZYL by keeping him in the dark. Even if that tactic rarely ever works out for SW.
The tension with the back and forth was really great. The camera work was likewise really great giving glimpses of each as they react to one another and all the unsaid things that are flying quickly in the undercurrent.
Pondering Points & Questions:
* I love how in quite a few episodes with big emotions it always seems to happen around a couch LOL. Whether it’s ZYL’s apartment couch, SW’s office/apartment couch, or the SID bullpen couch, but if there’s a moment it’s probably near a couch.
* Did anyone else feel like when SW paused before bringing the tea over to the table that there was just a sense of trepidation from him? To me, it felt like when he looked at ZYL that he knew this wouldn’t necessarily be a normal (as normal as one can get) conversation. Especially with ZYL so serious. So. Serious.
* It’s pretty clear what ZYL is feeling in this scene, but what thoughts do you think are going through SW’s head as they speak? Especially when he wouldn’t look at ZYL as he talked about his colleague.
Any other thoughts, comments, or questions are most welcome! Thank you for taking the time to read my spammy spammy post. :heartheart:
I sourced the screencaps from sid_guardian | Guardian Screencaps, Episodes 12-19 (dreamwidth.org) :heartheart:
Special Note: For this episode, there is a TW for mention of suicide. Also of note, I’m using Viki’s translations of the dialogue. Last note, my thoughts at the time of writing the screencaps up are in ()'s.
( Read more... )
My Favorites of this Scene:
There are many things that hit me as my favorites in this scene, but I would have to say the amount of intense stares between the two and all the emotion that Zhao Yunlan puts out there by being quiet and serious and frustrated, versus flippant.
Sure, Zhao Yunlan is seemingly 'free' with his emotions, but really he hides behind his over-the-top flirty, go-happy-lucky-guy, but in this scene, the emotions are honest to gosh real. There’s no hiding behind teases, no hiding behind playfulness, Zhao Yunlan has stripped that all away and has basically offered it to Shen Wei.
And while Shen Wei sees this and understands this for this moment (or so I think with all those STARES and swallows) he can’t quite yet give Zhao Yunlan the truth of the whole situation.
Which is sad. SO SAD. Because Zhao Yunlan wears that upbeat attitude of himself like armor and here, he’s taken that armor off and has been rebuffed by SW.
It makes me feel bad for the two of them. ZYL trying so hard to get SW to be honest with him and SW trying just as hard to protect ZYL by keeping him in the dark. Even if that tactic rarely ever works out for SW.
The tension with the back and forth was really great. The camera work was likewise really great giving glimpses of each as they react to one another and all the unsaid things that are flying quickly in the undercurrent.
Pondering Points & Questions:
* I love how in quite a few episodes with big emotions it always seems to happen around a couch LOL. Whether it’s ZYL’s apartment couch, SW’s office/apartment couch, or the SID bullpen couch, but if there’s a moment it’s probably near a couch.
* Did anyone else feel like when SW paused before bringing the tea over to the table that there was just a sense of trepidation from him? To me, it felt like when he looked at ZYL that he knew this wouldn’t necessarily be a normal (as normal as one can get) conversation. Especially with ZYL so serious. So. Serious.
* It’s pretty clear what ZYL is feeling in this scene, but what thoughts do you think are going through SW’s head as they speak? Especially when he wouldn’t look at ZYL as he talked about his colleague.
Any other thoughts, comments, or questions are most welcome! Thank you for taking the time to read my spammy spammy post. :heartheart:
