I think the show does clearly convey that nothing less than Shen Wei's final sacrifice would have been enough to either destroy him or redeem him.
Yes, this! ♥ ♥ ♥
one reason I enjoy watching older TV shows is because I have no problem treating TV like theater and scaling up in my head when the whole production requires heavy suspension of disbelief. But when I'm watching a newer show with generally good production values, it's much harder for me to avoid taking what we see onscreen as a fairly literal picture of the fictional world
Oh, that's fascinating! I'm the same way with older TV - I know some people find it difficult to watch, but it doesn't bother me at all. But for me, I guess newer shows don't make a difference. People often complain about things like cheap special effects, bad wigs or costumes, filmed in a quarry, etc., and if I'm into a show I barely notice them. It's like my mind only really focuses on those things when I don't like something about the the rest (the script, the acting, the characters and plot), and glosses over them otherwise. *g*
though more government interference might have been interesting!
Yes, absolutely! I regret that we could only get one version of Guardian, and not all the potential ones that might have been. *g*
I do really like the direction they went with it to avoid censorship -- what we do get to see of Dixing is really neat. Which is part of why it's disappointing that there isn't more!
I know! My eternal complaint when I love something: why isn't there MORE?!
Yes, that's very true! Which I guess is part of why we're all here. :D
And also why we keep wanting more fic, because there's always more we could still do! :D
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Yes, this! ♥ ♥ ♥
one reason I enjoy watching older TV shows is because I have no problem treating TV like theater and scaling up in my head when the whole production requires heavy suspension of disbelief. But when I'm watching a newer show with generally good production values, it's much harder for me to avoid taking what we see onscreen as a fairly literal picture of the fictional world
Oh, that's fascinating! I'm the same way with older TV - I know some people find it difficult to watch, but it doesn't bother me at all. But for me, I guess newer shows don't make a difference. People often complain about things like cheap special effects, bad wigs or costumes, filmed in a quarry, etc., and if I'm into a show I barely notice them. It's like my mind only really focuses on those things when I don't like something about the the rest (the script, the acting, the characters and plot), and glosses over them otherwise. *g*
though more government interference might have been interesting!
Yes, absolutely! I regret that we could only get one version of Guardian, and not all the potential ones that might have been. *g*
I do really like the direction they went with it to avoid censorship -- what we do get to see of Dixing is really neat. Which is part of why it's disappointing that there isn't more!
I know! My eternal complaint when I love something: why isn't there MORE?!
Yes, that's very true! Which I guess is part of why we're all here. :D
And also why we keep wanting more fic, because there's always more we could still do! :D