Focus on Scenes -- round five signups!

[china_shop]

Thank you all so much for such a fantastic round four (which wraps up this weekend)! Huge bushels of thanks and kudos to those who made (and are making) such wonderful, thoughtful posts -- with many gorgeous screencaps, too! *applauds* And of course, additional thanks to everyone who weighed in on the discussions! We hope you got as much out of it as much as we did. :D :D :D

Here are the posts from round four:

ep 1, The Envoy's first appearance by china_shop
ep 8, Taxi Scene by melinoel616
ep 8, Shen Wei tucking Zhao Yunlan into bed and dealing with his disaster apartment by marycrawford, 9 July 2021
ep 8, The morning after Shen Wei picks Zhao Yunlan up on the kerb, hosted by trobadora, 17 July 2021
ep 18, Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei talk in front of the kidnappers' place by sakana17
ep 19, Zhu Jiu Attempts (and Fails) to Recruit Chu Shuzhi by shadaras
ep 33, Chu Shuzhi uses the Longevity Dial to save Guo Changcheng by maggie33
ep 36, Hei Pao Shi rescues/recruits Chu Shuzhi from prison by dorinda

Remember, it's never too late to add your two cents to a discussion or to link to relevant fanworks! Jump in any time! All welcome!

Round five will kick off on 30/31 July.

Some info about hosting

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 close look at a brief interaction or moment can be just as satisfying as a wider analysis of a longer piece. Feel free to keep it as small and contained or make it as ambitious as you like. And you don't have to completely understand a scene or offer a consistent interpretation to make a post about it -- asking questions can be as interesting as answering them!

The novel and the drama are quite different, so you can just choose a scene from one or the other -- or if you prefer, you can compare parallel scenes from each canon! 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.

There are no minimums! The only requirements for posts are

1. say where to find the scene, ie, episode number + start/end timestamps, or chapter number + beginning/ending
2. say something about the scene
3. post sometime on the Friday or Saturday, according to the schedule below.

There's also no obligation to reply to comments -- if you want to dig in to the discussion on your post, that's great! If answering comments isn't your thing, that's okay, too! We're happy to jump in and handle that part.

If you want to include screencaps and can't make or find your own, we can help with that. Just let us know.

So, who's in?

Comment here to claim a scene by giving us an episode/chapter number and a brief description! For example, "ep 24, the bomb defusing scene", or "ep 30, Zhao Yunlan fires Lin Jing". (Check the Scene Discussion Index to make sure your chosen scene hasn't already been covered.) And remember to claim a date, too!

Round 5 schedule
30/31 July: shadaras, CZS tries to freak GCC out by talking about being a murderous cannibal, ep 32
6/7 August: china_shop, Shen Wei drinking for Zhao Yunlan in the Hanga Arc, ep 11
13/14 August: sakana17, at the SID where Zhao Yunlan finds out Minister Gao and Zhao Xinci are missing, ep 28
20/21 August: --
27/28 August: china_shop, "If you're too excited to sleep", ep 14
3/4 September: ishipallthings, Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan's conversation with Minister Gao, ep 14
10/11 September: trobadora, Shen Wei tucks Zhao Yunlan into bed again, ep 28
17/18 September: laireshi, the fluffy scene of Shen Wei putting his jacket over ZYL as he sleeps, ep 26