This is such a great scene. I loved reading your recap and analysis.
(It's a good look on him.)
It really, really is. (I love this fandom.)
Shen Wei said the chains were bespelled. What does that mean? How could they hold Shen Wei? The next time we see him after the rescue is in ep 34, and he's still pretty hurt there...
The chains are pretty loose, too. And they're the chains that were already wrapped around Ye Zun's pillar, so Ye Zun is using the chains that are keeping him trapped to hold Shen Wei. What's the actual mechanism though, I think that's left to the imagination. The chains need to have both magical glue properties and super durability. Also, they probably don't work by suppressing dark energy since Shen Wei can use his powers while chained, and any trouble he has with that can be attributed to his earlier weakness. But it's all vague enough that any explanation could work. They're magical chains.
Was Shen Wei ready to execute his failsafe plan here before Zhao Yunlan came?
It sure does look like it! ;_; The part where he thinks Zhao Yunlan is dead gets me every time. Shen Wei is weak, he's chained to a pillar, but this is when he loses all hope. The shift is visible and his resignation and hopelessness are heartbreaking.
When the Shadow Man says the Regent organised the prisoners to fight Ye Zun, is it the truth? Why is the Regent fighting him at this point? It doesn't seem like he'd profit from it.
It does seem too proactive for the Regent, but, like grayswandir and maggie33 have already pointed out, Ye Zun is a threat to the Regent's power. Also, it's vile that he used prisoners to attack Ye Zun, but it makes sense. They're not palace troops, adding a layer of insulation for the Regent. If they lose, there's plausible deniability, and if they win, all the better. Threat eliminated.
What's the general Dixing sentiment about the Envoy? The Shadow Man still respected him. Normal Dixingren didn't see Shen Wei get imprisoned there, but what would be their reaction?
I think there's a range of opinion regarding the Black-Cloaked Envoy in Dixing. But regardless of people's opinion, even if they don't respect him, even if they don't have any positive feelings towards him, I can only imagine they would be scared to see him hurt and trapped. I wonder how many regular Dixingren would recognise Shen Wei as the Envoy like this though.
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(It's a good look on him.)
It really, really is. (I love this fandom.)
Shen Wei said the chains were bespelled. What does that mean? How could they hold Shen Wei? The next time we see him after the rescue is in ep 34, and he's still pretty hurt there...
The chains are pretty loose, too. And they're the chains that were already wrapped around Ye Zun's pillar, so Ye Zun is using the chains that are keeping him trapped to hold Shen Wei. What's the actual mechanism though, I think that's left to the imagination. The chains need to have both magical glue properties and super durability. Also, they probably don't work by suppressing dark energy since Shen Wei can use his powers while chained, and any trouble he has with that can be attributed to his earlier weakness. But it's all vague enough that any explanation could work. They're magical chains.
Was Shen Wei ready to execute his failsafe plan here before Zhao Yunlan came?
It sure does look like it! ;_; The part where he thinks Zhao Yunlan is dead gets me every time. Shen Wei is weak, he's chained to a pillar, but this is when he loses all hope. The shift is visible and his resignation and hopelessness are heartbreaking.
When the Shadow Man says the Regent organised the prisoners to fight Ye Zun, is it the truth? Why is the Regent fighting him at this point? It doesn't seem like he'd profit from it.
It does seem too proactive for the Regent, but, like
What's the general Dixing sentiment about the Envoy? The Shadow Man still respected him. Normal Dixingren didn't see Shen Wei get imprisoned there, but what would be their reaction?
I think there's a range of opinion regarding the Black-Cloaked Envoy in Dixing. But regardless of people's opinion, even if they don't respect him, even if they don't have any positive feelings towards him, I can only imagine they would be scared to see him hurt and trapped. I wonder how many regular Dixingren would recognise Shen Wei as the Envoy like this though.