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Focus On: Episode 25: Where GCC Is Not Feeling Like Himself
Focus on: Episode 25: Where Guo Changcheng is not feeling quite like himself
Location of the scene: Episode 25, 2:51 to 4:25
I sourced the screencaps from sid_guardian | Guardian Screencaps, Episodes 20-25 (dreamwidth.org)
Special Notes: My thoughts are in italics and the translation is from Viki.
Context: Zhao Yunlan and Guo Changcheng discuss moving the prisoner Zhu Hao to the Seastar Administration building and Zhao Yunlan tells GCC to do it. The scene cuts away and we move into the main bullpen of SID HQ where everyone is either eating or drinking as Zhao Yunlan walks in. Our list of players are Zhao Yunlan, Chu Shuzhi, Da Qing and Zhu Hong.
The team sits around the table eating and drinking. Da Qing also defends his honor with why he brought so much food back. (He was tricked). I thought this was an interesting camera angle to use to show the team sitting around the table
As they continue to discuss Zhu Hao, Guo Changcheng finally arrives back from presumably dropping him off. He throws his notebook down on the tabletop and sits down. I remember when I first watched this episode as soon as he threw his notebook I was all: Well, that can’t be good. Because GCC has always treated that notebook like his baby.
When he throws his notebook down on the table everyone turns to look at him, with Da Qing saying: Little Guo, are you going to write in your diary again? Chu Shuzhi picks the notebook up and says: I have read it. The content was extremely positive. Zhu Hong excitedly reaches for it and says: Let me read it, too! For some reason I really like how this shot is set up. Over ZYL’s shoulder and showing his relaxed pose, but also CSZ and GCC. I really enjoy a lot of how the camera shots were set up throughout the series.
When she grabs it GCC exclaims as he smacks it out of her: Do not touch it without my permission! Zhu Hong looks shocked and so too does Zhao Yunlan, Chu Shuzhi and Da Qing, with ZYL offering an uncomfortable laugh. GCC so aggressive with that slap book out of hand move. I’ve always read ZH’s expression here as really sad/surprised, whereas the rest of the crew is all just like: WTH just happened here?
Chu Shuzhi reaches to check Gou Changcheng’s forehead, asking: Donkey, do you have a fever? He definitely has something LOL
Guo Changcheng slaps Chu Shuzhi’s hand away and Chu Shuzhi grabs the front of his jacket and pulls him closer, though GCC likewise leans closer. I don’t necessarily read CSZ’s face here as angerangergrranger, but more like perplexed WTH happened anger. Like: I cannot believe you hit me.
Zhu Hong still looks very sadly confused upset here.
Then very deliberately he pushes Chu Shuzhi’s hand off while keeping eye contact. Oh my gosh that eye contact made me uncomfortable!! But the whole shoving his hand aside was again so aggressive for GCC
GCC then proceeds to say: Is your hand getting itchy? (are you wanting a fight). Then he proceeds to say: I am telling you guys! Nobody’s allowed to touch any of my things without my permission! CSZ stares at GCC as he proclaims this. The look on GCC’s face is such a sneer! As for CSZ, I feel like his stare has such confusion in it. Like what is going on with GCC? We're all with you there CSZ, all of us. LOL.
At this point, GCC gets up and stalks away. Everyone watches him and ZYL turns back and asks: What’s going on? CSZ looks contemplative and then he does a sort of double-blink and the scene ends. Once I re-watched it, I always took that second double blink of CSZ’s as him now becoming infected with the personality swap plot device as well .
My thoughts & questions:
If anyone ever has a chance look for the BTS for this episode. It’s really funny. It’s the part where GCC is sleeping on the couch, and it’s really hard for anyone to keep from laughing. I also have to wonder if the actor had a ton of fun with this particular episode. It really does seem like they all did!
I really liked everyone’s visceral reaction in the scene to the obvious change in GCC. Everyone’s expression was all: whhatttt just happened here. They really did an awesome job with not overplaying it, but still selling their shock/surprise very well.
The fact that CSZ proclaims to reading the diary makes me laugh and laugh, and then furiously think some fan fiction needs to be written about that. Also, when he says he’s read the diary it doesn’t come across to me as mean or sarcastic, but simply matter-of-fact.
The parts I loved the most about this scene:
Seeing the team in a more relaxed setting and being ‘found family’. I love when they’re just hanging around and chattering just we all do with our family/found family. So many heartwarming feelings.
I also think this particular episode shows a much more relaxed CSZ. Or perhaps a CSZ in a more relaxed setting where he isn’t quite so frowny-stoic or beat-them-up-stoic. I like all the episodes where CSZ opens up more with the team or one on one with various team members. I also think his expressions concerning GCC’s change of personality were absolutely on point! I also feel he had the most visceral reactions what with dealing with GCC the most throughout the series, so he’s potentially more emotionally invested with GCC than say the others.
I don’t have many questions beyond, how did everyone else like this episode and did they enjoy the personality swaps?
Location of the scene: Episode 25, 2:51 to 4:25
I sourced the screencaps from sid_guardian | Guardian Screencaps, Episodes 20-25 (dreamwidth.org)
Special Notes: My thoughts are in italics and the translation is from Viki.
Context: Zhao Yunlan and Guo Changcheng discuss moving the prisoner Zhu Hao to the Seastar Administration building and Zhao Yunlan tells GCC to do it. The scene cuts away and we move into the main bullpen of SID HQ where everyone is either eating or drinking as Zhao Yunlan walks in. Our list of players are Zhao Yunlan, Chu Shuzhi, Da Qing and Zhu Hong.
The team sits around the table eating and drinking. Da Qing also defends his honor with why he brought so much food back. (He was tricked). I thought this was an interesting camera angle to use to show the team sitting around the table
As they continue to discuss Zhu Hao, Guo Changcheng finally arrives back from presumably dropping him off. He throws his notebook down on the tabletop and sits down. I remember when I first watched this episode as soon as he threw his notebook I was all: Well, that can’t be good. Because GCC has always treated that notebook like his baby.
When he throws his notebook down on the table everyone turns to look at him, with Da Qing saying: Little Guo, are you going to write in your diary again? Chu Shuzhi picks the notebook up and says: I have read it. The content was extremely positive. Zhu Hong excitedly reaches for it and says: Let me read it, too! For some reason I really like how this shot is set up. Over ZYL’s shoulder and showing his relaxed pose, but also CSZ and GCC. I really enjoy a lot of how the camera shots were set up throughout the series.
When she grabs it GCC exclaims as he smacks it out of her: Do not touch it without my permission! Zhu Hong looks shocked and so too does Zhao Yunlan, Chu Shuzhi and Da Qing, with ZYL offering an uncomfortable laugh. GCC so aggressive with that slap book out of hand move. I’ve always read ZH’s expression here as really sad/surprised, whereas the rest of the crew is all just like: WTH just happened here?
Chu Shuzhi reaches to check Gou Changcheng’s forehead, asking: Donkey, do you have a fever? He definitely has something LOL
Guo Changcheng slaps Chu Shuzhi’s hand away and Chu Shuzhi grabs the front of his jacket and pulls him closer, though GCC likewise leans closer. I don’t necessarily read CSZ’s face here as angerangergrranger, but more like perplexed WTH happened anger. Like: I cannot believe you hit me.
Zhu Hong still looks very sadly confused upset here.
Then very deliberately he pushes Chu Shuzhi’s hand off while keeping eye contact. Oh my gosh that eye contact made me uncomfortable!! But the whole shoving his hand aside was again so aggressive for GCC
GCC then proceeds to say: Is your hand getting itchy? (are you wanting a fight). Then he proceeds to say: I am telling you guys! Nobody’s allowed to touch any of my things without my permission! CSZ stares at GCC as he proclaims this. The look on GCC’s face is such a sneer! As for CSZ, I feel like his stare has such confusion in it. Like what is going on with GCC? We're all with you there CSZ, all of us. LOL.
At this point, GCC gets up and stalks away. Everyone watches him and ZYL turns back and asks: What’s going on? CSZ looks contemplative and then he does a sort of double-blink and the scene ends. Once I re-watched it, I always took that second double blink of CSZ’s as him now becoming infected with the personality swap plot device as well .
My thoughts & questions:
If anyone ever has a chance look for the BTS for this episode. It’s really funny. It’s the part where GCC is sleeping on the couch, and it’s really hard for anyone to keep from laughing. I also have to wonder if the actor had a ton of fun with this particular episode. It really does seem like they all did!
I really liked everyone’s visceral reaction in the scene to the obvious change in GCC. Everyone’s expression was all: whhatttt just happened here. They really did an awesome job with not overplaying it, but still selling their shock/surprise very well.
The fact that CSZ proclaims to reading the diary makes me laugh and laugh, and then furiously think some fan fiction needs to be written about that. Also, when he says he’s read the diary it doesn’t come across to me as mean or sarcastic, but simply matter-of-fact.
The parts I loved the most about this scene:
Seeing the team in a more relaxed setting and being ‘found family’. I love when they’re just hanging around and chattering just we all do with our family/found family. So many heartwarming feelings.
I also think this particular episode shows a much more relaxed CSZ. Or perhaps a CSZ in a more relaxed setting where he isn’t quite so frowny-stoic or beat-them-up-stoic. I like all the episodes where CSZ opens up more with the team or one on one with various team members. I also think his expressions concerning GCC’s change of personality were absolutely on point! I also feel he had the most visceral reactions what with dealing with GCC the most throughout the series, so he’s potentially more emotionally invested with GCC than say the others.
I don’t have many questions beyond, how did everyone else like this episode and did they enjoy the personality swaps?