When An Bai is announced as the new Dijun, Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan exchange glances. They've both met him before, but not at the same time -- I wonder how much they compared notes re their last trip.
The Deacon himself shows Zhao Yunlan and Da Qing to their room. This palace really needs more staff. ;-p
At the DoS, Lin Jing says, "Boss' character has really changed recently. The moment his eyes recovered, he rushed down to Dixing to investigate the lead on the Merit Brush." So I guess all that lying around on couches in the first quarter of the show was showing ZYL as super lazy? And hypocritical for criticising Lin Jing for the same? *g*
When they can't access the lab, Chu Shuzhi has no time for this. He and Lin Jing are really not gelling, hee! I guess Lin Jing is kind of the anti-Changcheng.
DQ to ZYL: "I never thought that you would believe in someone so much. But the more you're like this, the more I want to look out for you." SO MANY HEARTS!!! Also, DQ is completely undaunted by the run-in with the armed guard, happy to snoop again already. He and ZYL are so alike in that way!
SW to YZ: "My awakening is a joke this world played on me." I'm so curious about this. Isn't he glad to be here? He doesn't sound bitter, just matter-of-fact. And he's already talking about self-sacrifice in this scene.
PINKY PROMISE!!! Everything about this, especially DQ being fierce. a;ldksfjas;dlkfjasd;f
I love the bartender trying to prevent the guards from coming into the bar. *hearts him* I wonder how often they barge in like this.
Regent (to An Bai, but right in front of SW): "If you want to save those most important to you, you must make a sacrifice." (Thanks, show. We get it.)
Poor Shen Wei. When he first met An Bai, he threatened his life, but that was a matter of necessity. He still haaaates that it's come to this! And the Regent tells ZYL: "Now that the new Dijun has been crowned, this farce has come to an end. Haven't you people gotten what you wanted? Shouldn't you go back to deal with your important matters?" How does that read in Chinese? Because in English it sounds like "you people can fuck right off now, nothing more to see." Wow.
The Merit Brush "can erase the traces of dark energy used by Dixingren and even increase their power." So I guess that's our answer about whether Dr Feng is Dixingren. And awww, ZYL breaks off from talking about An Bai to spare Shen Wei's feelings. <333 I bet ZYL is already trying to figure out a way to improve things Down There, because he's a born meddler.
I kind of wish An Bai's friends had stormed the palace and tried to rescue him, rather than immediately going to Ye Zun. ;-p
SW (to ZYL): "I will attend to you for one last night." (Is that what they're calling it these days? ;-p) (But so formal! He has such a weight on his shoulders.)
SW: Stay on the bed. ZYL: *immediately gets up* me: LOL
Kitchen scene: near the start, ZYL takes a deep slow breath; SW's breaths are fast and shallow.
Also, I heard a line in another Cdrama that I had to make a note of because it reminded me of this scene: "In your heart, I can only share prosperity and not hardships, right?" It's a reproach from one friend to another for being reluctant to let them help shoulder a burden, and it immediately made me go: this is why I'm on Shen Wei's side during this scene! ;-p
Graveyard: awwww, Changcheng visits all the dead people -- foreshadowing his power? Love that he tells Li Yufen that Li Qian's therapy has been successful. They really must be staying in touch (and just, you know, yay for Li Qian getting therapy).
Hospital: a doctor gives a nurse a pep talk about Mr Tan's death, then things turn dark. Dr Cheng intervenes. Yay, Doctor Cheng! But what are the things under Zu Ma's pillow? Cigarette lighters?
My favourite line is "This life is what I'm returning to you." There are too many good scenes to choose.
Ye Zun says that only because he's trapped in the pillar can Shen Wei go on with his life - does that imply something more than just that this is the only way Ye Zun won't interfere with Shen Wei's life? Ye Zun's conclusion is that therefore Shen Wei can't kill Ye Zun, and I don't think I understand his reasoning. Any thoughts?
I think it's like Shen Wei says when he explains why they can't break the pillar and kill Ye Zun? I'm a bit hazy about it, though.
I'm still not at all clear about why the Regent apparently wanted Shen Wei at An Bai's ascension.
My theory is that it fulfils the propriety of having the Envoy present at the ceremony without giving him any warning or chance to interfere. I think it's a power play, a balancing of the scales after Shen Wei berated the Regent at the SID in ep 15. The Regent is rubbing Shen Wei's limited jurisdiction in Dixing in his face -- probably particularly in light of the fact that Shen Wei keeps petitioning to influence sentencing, cf, the Shadow Man and Wu Tian'en's son (and those are just the ones we hear about). Does that work?
Any thoughts to what the Attendant's purpose was in attacking Da Qing
Was he punishing him for spying? Or perhaps he just really isn't a cat person.
Shen Wei stays the night at Zhao Yunlan's place. Do you think they're sleeping together at this point?
I can go either way on that. I would have said they were at least sharing a bed, but the pillow arrangement isn't corroborating and idk if that's just because of the limitations of the production. (So where is Shen Wei supposed to be sleeping?? The couch is too short, isn't it?)
When do you think Shen Wei decides on exchanging his energy and turning himself into a potential white energy bomb?
I'm not sure, but I think he's definitely decided or deciding when he's standing at Zhao Yunlan's bedside, while ZYL is getting the lollipop. I think the formality of "I'll attend to you for one last night" is very ominous!
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ZYL: *immediately gets up*
me: LOL
Also, I heard a line in another Cdrama that I had to make a note of because it reminded me of this scene: "In your heart, I can only share prosperity and not hardships, right?" It's a reproach from one friend to another for being reluctant to let them help shoulder a burden, and it immediately made me go: this is why I'm on Shen Wei's side during this scene! ;-p
My favourite line is "This life is what I'm returning to you." There are too many good scenes to choose.
Ye Zun says that only because he's trapped in the pillar can Shen Wei go on with his life - does that imply something more than just that this is the only way Ye Zun won't interfere with Shen Wei's life? Ye Zun's conclusion is that therefore Shen Wei can't kill Ye Zun, and I don't think I understand his reasoning. Any thoughts?
I think it's like Shen Wei says when he explains why they can't break the pillar and kill Ye Zun? I'm a bit hazy about it, though.
I'm still not at all clear about why the Regent apparently wanted Shen Wei at An Bai's ascension.
My theory is that it fulfils the propriety of having the Envoy present at the ceremony without giving him any warning or chance to interfere. I think it's a power play, a balancing of the scales after Shen Wei berated the Regent at the SID in ep 15. The Regent is rubbing Shen Wei's limited jurisdiction in Dixing in his face -- probably particularly in light of the fact that Shen Wei keeps petitioning to influence sentencing, cf, the Shadow Man and Wu Tian'en's son (and those are just the ones we hear about). Does that work?
Any thoughts to what the Attendant's purpose was in attacking Da Qing
Was he punishing him for spying? Or perhaps he just really isn't a cat person.
Shen Wei stays the night at Zhao Yunlan's place. Do you think they're sleeping together at this point?
I can go either way on that. I would have said they were at least sharing a bed, but the pillow arrangement isn't corroborating and idk if that's just because of the limitations of the production. (So where is Shen Wei supposed to be sleeping?? The couch is too short, isn't it?)
When do you think Shen Wei decides on exchanging his energy and turning himself into a potential white energy bomb?
I'm not sure, but I think he's definitely decided or deciding when he's standing at Zhao Yunlan's bedside, while ZYL is getting the lollipop. I think the formality of "I'll attend to you for one last night" is very ominous!