Focus on Scenes -- round two claims!

[china_shop]

Wow, round one was awesome! Bushels of kudos to the nine people who made such wonderful, thoughtful posts and hosted the discussions! *applauds* And of course, additional thanks to everyone who commented! We hope you got as much out of it as much as we did. :D :D :D If you haven't had your say on any of the posts, feel free to jump in at any time.

We're going to take a couple of weeks' break and kick off round two in the (western) new year, on 8/9 January. Who's in? Comment here to sign up for round two!

Reminder
Definition of a scene: for our purposes, a scene a) usually takes place in a single location, and b) may continue after cutting away to another scene and cutting back again. Keep in mind that a deep dive into a brief interaction or moment can be just as satisfying as a wider analysis of what's going on in a longer piece. Feel free to keep it as small and contained or make it as ambitious as you like!

Hosting simply means making a post about your scene and replying to comments. There's a template below, if you're not sure where to start with drafting your post; please include episode number and start/end timestamps, or chapter number and beginning/ending, as appropriate. If you want to include screencaps and can't make or find your own, we can help with that.

The novel and the drama are quite different, so you can just choose a scene from one or the other -- or if you want to compare parallel scenes from each canon, that’s great too! The discussion will be open to both, where applicable. People new to the fandom are very welcome! (Don't be shy!) But be aware that discussions may contain spoilers for the whole drama and for the entire novel.

Posts should go live sometime on the Friday or Saturday, according to the schedule below.

Template (optional)

Subject line: Focus on: [brief scene description] from [episode/chapter number] Location of scene: [episode number and start/end timestamps, and/or chapter and beginning/ending] [A brief description of the scene. Maybe some dialogue/quotes.] [screencap(s)] [analysis and discussion starters, e.g. why you chose this scene, its significance, what it says about the story, the characters or the world; themes; clothes and setting details. For drama scenes: unusual camera work or blocking. For novel scenes: literary allusions, novel-specific tropes, etc.] [Questions.] [links to a sample of fics, art, vids, meta, picspams, etc. that reference the scene, if you know of any] <strong>So, come and have your say!</strong> Share links to meta, picspams, and related fanworks, new or old! Self-recs are wholeheartedly encouraged. Basically, this is the place for anything you want to say or link to about this scene.

Comment here to claim a scene by giving us an episode/chapter number and a brief description! For example, "ep 14, the car singing scene", or "ep 6, Zhao Yunlan & Da Qing search Shen Wei's flat". And remember to claim a date, too!

Round 2 schedule
8/9 January: sakana17, ep 7, last scene, Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan inside Shen Wei's office
15/16 January: trickytricky, ep 20, Zhao Yunlan confronts Ye Zun in the park
22/23 January: laireshi, ep 33, Zhao Yunlan saves Shen Wei
29/30 January: trobadora, ep 5, the Envoy heals Wu Tian'en
5/6 February: china_shop, ep 8, Zhao Yunlan's book con
12/13 February: maggie33, ep 34, Ye Zun pretends to be Shen Wei
19/20 February: imashoe, ep 6, Zhao Yunlan consults Shen Wei about the Zhou Weiwei case
26/27 February: nnozomi, ep 36, Zhao Yunlan's livestream

If you don’t want to host a discussion yourself, feel free to suggest scenes you'd like to see discussed. Hopefully someone else will be inspired!

Comments

[sakana17]

I'd like to do episode 7, last scene, Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan inside Shen Wei's office. 8/9 January works for me. :)

[china_shop]

Yay, awesome! It's all yours. :D :D :D

[nnozomi]

I'd like to do Zhao Yunlan's livestream in episode 36, if that works? anywhere in February?

[china_shop]

Ooh, awesome!

I'll hold off adding you to the schedule for a little while, if that's okay, in case other people have particular dates in February they're after -- but the scene and sometime in February are yours! :D :D :D

ETA: I've scheduled you for 26/27 February. :-) ♥

[nnozomi]

Got it! Many thanks. ♡

Scene claim

[trickytricky]

These look like a lot of fun!

Could I do episode 20, the scene where Zhao Yunlan confronts Ye Zun in the park and holds him off with the Longevity Dial?

Slight preference for 15/16 January, but if someone else has a strong desire to cover those dates I can easily flex to any of the others in January.

Re: Scene claim

[china_shop]

Yes, yay! It's yours! And ooh, great scene choice -- I look forward to it! :D :D :D

[trobadora]

Can I have the scene where the Envoy heals Wu Tian'en, from episode 5? January 29/30 would work best for me.

(Also, ugh, I need to catch up on discussions! But it looks like that's not going to happen before the weekend ...)

[china_shop]

Absolutely, yay! \o/ \o/ \o/

(Me too! *flails*)

[laireshi]

Can I get episode 33, Zhao Yunlan saves Shen Wei? 22/23 January?

[china_shop]

Ooh, great choice! Yes, it's all yours! :-D

[maggie33]

I'll take "Ye Zun pretends to be Shen Wei" scene from episode 34 for 12/13 February

[china_shop]

Ooh, awesome! It's all yours, and I'm very much looking forward to it! :-D

[china_shop]

I'll take Zhao Yunlan's book con in episode 8, on 5/6 Feb.

[china_shop]

Done! :-)

[imashoe]

Can I have the scene in episode 6 where Zhao Yunlan consults Shen Wei about the Zhou Weiwei case, for 19/20 February?

[china_shop]

Yes, absolutely -- it's yours! And ooh, great scene choice -- I look forward to it. :D :D :D