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.
Yeah, they must have to some degree! I wonder what Zhao Yunlan told Shen Wei - presumably about the set-up with the fake assault, but I don't think he said anything about having encountered Ye Zun's Pillar.
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*
Yeah, I think that makes sense! (And given that there weren't that many cases before episode 1, ZYL being lazy wouldn't have been a problem. So why not? He was raised by a cat. *g*)
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.
Yeah, I'm not sure what he means by it either, and I'd really love to know if anyone has any theory!
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.
I think it's a pretty literal translation, and yeah, that's the vibe I'm getting too ...
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.
Haha, yeah! I think it's also interesting that neither of them brings up Dixing during that conversation at all - it's Da Qing who does.
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.)
According to the dictionary, 陪护 (péihù) means "to attend to the needs of (an invalid, disabled person etc)". I have no idea how formal it is in the original, though.
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
I'm not quite following you, can you elaborate on this a bit?
Graveyard: awwww, Changcheng visits all the dead people -- foreshadowing his power?
Tying his power into established characterisation? *g* Yeah, I think they do a great job making it something that fits him, by working things like this into earlier episodes.
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.
Oh, good point! Yeah, that would make sense. Maybe he doesn't think he can get away with leaving the Envoy entirely out of the ascension, but springing it on him without any preparation does minimise his ability to interfere.
Was he punishing him for spying? Or perhaps he just really isn't a cat person.
LOL! I can imagine he's petty enough to attack him for no particular reason. But yeah, given that this is the second time he's catching Da Qing sneaking around somewhere he doesn't want him, maybe the spying itself is the reason.
(So where is Shen Wei supposed to be sleeping?? The couch is too short, isn't it?)
Presumably the couch, yeah. I think this is one of those things where we're not supposed to think about the practicalities. *g*
I think the formality of "I'll attend to you for one last night" is very ominous!
It definitely sounds ominous! But it might also just be him being unwilling to stop staying at ZYL's flat, but also not yet comfortable admitting he's staying just because he wants to, so the formal/ominous phrasing is the result of him trying to justify something that doesn't really need justification. *g*
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Yeah, they must have to some degree! I wonder what Zhao Yunlan told Shen Wei - presumably about the set-up with the fake assault, but I don't think he said anything about having encountered Ye Zun's Pillar.
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*
Yeah, I think that makes sense! (And given that there weren't that many cases before episode 1, ZYL being lazy wouldn't have been a problem. So why not? He was raised by a cat. *g*)
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.
Yeah, I'm not sure what he means by it either, and I'd really love to know if anyone has any theory!
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.
I think it's a pretty literal translation, and yeah, that's the vibe I'm getting too ...
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.
Haha, yeah! I think it's also interesting that neither of them brings up Dixing during that conversation at all - it's Da Qing who does.
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.)
According to the dictionary, 陪护 (péihù) means "to attend to the needs of (an invalid, disabled person etc)". I have no idea how formal it is in the original, though.
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
I'm not quite following you, can you elaborate on this a bit?
Graveyard: awwww, Changcheng visits all the dead people -- foreshadowing his power?
Tying his power into established characterisation? *g* Yeah, I think they do a great job making it something that fits him, by working things like this into earlier episodes.
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.
Oh, good point! Yeah, that would make sense. Maybe he doesn't think he can get away with leaving the Envoy entirely out of the ascension, but springing it on him without any preparation does minimise his ability to interfere.
Was he punishing him for spying? Or perhaps he just really isn't a cat person.
LOL! I can imagine he's petty enough to attack him for no particular reason. But yeah, given that this is the second time he's catching Da Qing sneaking around somewhere he doesn't want him, maybe the spying itself is the reason.
(So where is Shen Wei supposed to be sleeping?? The couch is too short, isn't it?)
Presumably the couch, yeah. I think this is one of those things where we're not supposed to think about the practicalities. *g*
I think the formality of "I'll attend to you for one last night" is very ominous!
It definitely sounds ominous! But it might also just be him being unwilling to stop staying at ZYL's flat, but also not yet comfortable admitting he's staying just because he wants to, so the formal/ominous phrasing is the result of him trying to justify something that doesn't really need justification. *g*