What's your favourite scene in this episode? What's your favourite line? (I figure a lot of people will pick the kitchen scene, but my favourite scene - like I said above - is the pinky promise one.)
It is indeed the kitchen scene. More specifically, I love how much of the novel shines through here. Please forgive me for going on a little excursion into novelverse :P
When Shen Wei says "I am used to being hurt" and "you're worth it", it has a more or less direct equivalent in the novel. His line there is “Even my soul is black. There is only one place in my heart I have left for you, where the blood is still red. I am willing to use it to protect you.”
It's so good how they translated that into dramaverse! We're halfway through the drama and despite all changes and divergences, we still get scenes with a 1:1 novel equivalent. It's impressive that they managed to keep so many story beats in the changed setting.
Did you notice anything this time round that you didn't before, or that you'd forgotten?
I can pinpoint a lot better now exactly when Zhao Yunlan replaces An Bai, and what their plan is in general. Still confused about what pretty much everyone else is doing in this episode, though. The regent's ways are once more inscrutable.
Shen Wei stays the night at Zhao Yunlan's place. Do you think they're sleeping together at this point?
Yes absolutely
My actual favourite scene of this episode: Shen Wei and Da Qing and the pinky promise!
Yeees so good ❤️ The world needs more epic Da Qing/Shen Wei friendship imo.
"An Bai" rolls away - and ends up lying there casually propped up on an elbow, grinning at him as black energy flakes off him, revealing him as Zhao Yunlan. The Attendant, meanwhile, is left holding a wig. :D
Zhao Yunlan is having so much fun with his little charade :D
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It is indeed the kitchen scene. More specifically, I love how much of the novel shines through here. Please forgive me for going on a little excursion into novelverse :P
When Shen Wei says "I am used to being hurt" and "you're worth it", it has a more or less direct equivalent in the novel. His line there is
“Even my soul is black. There is only one place in my heart I have left for you, where the blood is still red. I am willing to use it to protect you.”
It's so good how they translated that into dramaverse!
We're halfway through the drama and despite all changes and divergences, we still get scenes with a 1:1 novel equivalent. It's impressive that they managed to keep so many story beats in the changed setting.
Did you notice anything this time round that you didn't before, or that you'd forgotten?
I can pinpoint a lot better now exactly when Zhao Yunlan replaces An Bai, and what their plan is in general.
Still confused about what pretty much everyone else is doing in this episode, though.
The regent's ways are once more inscrutable.
Shen Wei stays the night at Zhao Yunlan's place. Do you think they're sleeping together at this point?
Yes absolutely
My actual favourite scene of this episode: Shen Wei and Da Qing and the pinky promise!
Yeees so good ❤️
The world needs more epic Da Qing/Shen Wei friendship imo.
"An Bai" rolls away - and ends up lying there casually propped up on an elbow, grinning at him as black energy flakes off him, revealing him as Zhao Yunlan. The Attendant, meanwhile, is left holding a wig. :D
Zhao Yunlan is having so much fun with his little charade :D