china_shop: The Guardian Lantern with the words 'HALF FULL.' (Guardian - lantern half full)
The Gauche in the Machine ([personal profile] china_shop) wrote in [community profile] sid_guardian2025-06-19 10:46 am
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Poll: The Helpful Hallows? (drama)

Poll #33265 Helpful Hallows?
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 13


When were the Hallows most beneficial?

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Sundial allowing Li Qian's grandmother to protect Li Qian (ep 2)
3 (30.0%)

Sundial giving a hint about where to find the Awl (ep 5)
1 (10.0%)

Sundial acting as locator device for Wang Zhang in the Hanga caves (ep 10)
1 (10.0%)

Awl making Wang Zheng an energy being (ep 10, flashback)
2 (20.0%)

Awl imprisoning revenge-rampage!Sang Zan (ep 10, flashback)
1 (10.0%)

Awl giving visions of the sub-zero lab (ep 19)
2 (20.0%)

Sundial shielding Zhao Yunlan from Ye Zun's energy attack (ep 20)
3 (30.0%)

Sundial exchange restoring Zhao Yunlan's eyesight (but corrupting Shen Wei's energy) ep 20
1 (10.0%)

All four --> time travel! (ep 34)
7 (70.0%)

All four --> time travel back! (ep 35)
9 (90.0%)

All four imprisoning revenge-rampage!Ye Zun (ep 35, flashback)
2 (20.0%)

All four facilitating the Skype call to YOHE (ep 38)
3 (30.0%)

The Lantern (with bullet) making a booby-trap for Ye Zun (ep 39)
1 (10.0%)

All four lighting Dixing (ep 40)
5 (50.0%)

other (please specify in comments)
3 (30.0%)

When Shen Wei heals himself in ep 2, it seems to cost him significantly more effort than any other time we see him do healing, because

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he's healing himself instead of someone else
2 (15.4%)

it's a physical injury rather than a failing life force (cf Teacher Zhang, Butler Wu)
1 (7.7%)

the injury hurts, owwww
2 (15.4%)

he's left it so long since the injury was incurred
3 (23.1%)

he's alone and doesn't have to hide his effort
10 (76.9%)

other (please specify in comments)
2 (15.4%)



Credits:
1. Thanks to [personal profile] autodach for the Hallows spreadsheet where I sourced most of the answers to question 1. <3 <3 <3
2. Question 2 was first posted on my journal in 2020, inspired by a discussion with [personal profile] laireshi. <3 <3 <3

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