Yes! I really like the way they work together, and Lao-Chu is clearly thriving. I wonder if the lower-stakes cases they must have had before contributed to his sense of being out of place - like, "why am I even here? anyone without any powers could be doing this" ...?
That seems likely, especially if they involved Yashou rather than Dixingren. Is Zhao Yunlan's "You've changed" because that's the first thing we've seen Chu Shuzhi say to him that isn't directly case-related? And aww, Chu Shuzhi's little smile after he says it. He feels seen?
but also it can easily be explained by that lake being an important place for father and son when Wu Xiaojun was little.
True!
Yeah, the ability to recognise Dixingren really comes and goes, depending on what's convenient, right? I haven't been able to come up with a fanwank to explain it yet.
Maybe there are some people who are just really obviously ordinary, and others who are more ambiguous? If anyone was going to be blatantly ordinary, it would be Lin Yufen.
And Zhao Yunlan promptly takes him up on it next episode. :D
Two birds with one stone! *g* (Get info, and continue to test/investigate/flirt with Shen Wei.)
I'm having trouble putting this together - would you mind explaining how that would be a second step in this plan, rather than a separate plan?
In the overall plan of finding the Hallows, he now knows where the Dial is, even if he doesn't have it yet, and next step, needs to locate the Awl? But I have no idea. And I still don't know how he and Ding Dun connected Wang Zheng to the Awl, unless they just sent a random letter to the SID, to fish, and they got lucky. (But that's a question for a later episode.)
I think he can be sincere in offering to take responsibility while also being 100% unimpressed by how the chancellor chose to address the issue ... (I really find the guy incredibly unpleasant.)
I think he's making pragmatic decisions that are the wrong decisions but are understandable given his age and position. There's just been a rash of murders of students on campus. He's probably fielding calls from a lot of anxious parents, and concerned that the university will get a reputation for something other than academic excellence, which could have negative effects for current staff and students, and alumni, too. I'm not surprised he's taking some small countermeasures, even if they are misplaced.
I never picked up on this before; it's fascinating! Really loving all the details this rewatch is bringing out. :D
Yeah, me too. I'm getting a much stronger sense of the subtle background arcs this time around, rather than viewing the first few episodes as just cases of the week. Events have consequences! It's very cool.
The guy who blows up Shen Xi didn't get shot, though - he blew himself up.
But Shen Wei might not know that?
And we know the missing/dead captain is Mirror Girl's father, so ...
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That seems likely, especially if they involved Yashou rather than Dixingren. Is Zhao Yunlan's "You've changed" because that's the first thing we've seen Chu Shuzhi say to him that isn't directly case-related? And aww, Chu Shuzhi's little smile after he says it. He feels seen?
but also it can easily be explained by that lake being an important place for father and son when Wu Xiaojun was little.
True!
Yeah, the ability to recognise Dixingren really comes and goes, depending on what's convenient, right? I haven't been able to come up with a fanwank to explain it yet.
Maybe there are some people who are just really obviously ordinary, and others who are more ambiguous? If anyone was going to be blatantly ordinary, it would be Lin Yufen.
And Zhao Yunlan promptly takes him up on it next episode. :D
Two birds with one stone! *g* (Get info, and continue to test/investigate/flirt with Shen Wei.)
I'm having trouble putting this together - would you mind explaining how that would be a second step in this plan, rather than a separate plan?
In the overall plan of finding the Hallows, he now knows where the Dial is, even if he doesn't have it yet, and next step, needs to locate the Awl? But I have no idea. And I still don't know how he and Ding Dun connected Wang Zheng to the Awl, unless they just sent a random letter to the SID, to fish, and they got lucky. (But that's a question for a later episode.)
I think he can be sincere in offering to take responsibility while also being 100% unimpressed by how the chancellor chose to address the issue ... (I really find the guy incredibly unpleasant.)
I think he's making pragmatic decisions that are the wrong decisions but are understandable given his age and position. There's just been a rash of murders of students on campus. He's probably fielding calls from a lot of anxious parents, and concerned that the university will get a reputation for something other than academic excellence, which could have negative effects for current staff and students, and alumni, too. I'm not surprised he's taking some small countermeasures, even if they are misplaced.
I never picked up on this before; it's fascinating! Really loving all the details this rewatch is bringing out. :D
Yeah, me too. I'm getting a much stronger sense of the subtle background arcs this time around, rather than viewing the first few episodes as just cases of the week. Events have consequences! It's very cool.
The guy who blows up Shen Xi didn't get shot, though - he blew himself up.
But Shen Wei might not know that?
And we know the missing/dead captain is Mirror Girl's father, so ...
So...? I'm not sure how that changes things.