Slo-Mo Rewatch: Guardian episode 2, part 2

[trobadora]

Hi, welcome to this week's instalment of the Guardian drama Slo-Mo Rewatch! Watch half an episode a week, and then come and chat about it here in comments. Or you can just jump into the comments without rewatching, of course!

Here is last week's half-episode. On to the second half!

Episode 2, from 22:11

Summary: Zhao Yunlan puts some puzzle pieces together and confronts Li Qian, accusing her of killing her grandma. She doesn't deny it. Gao Tianyu intercepts Zhao Yunlan's car, drags Li Qian out of it and attacks her. Li Qian's grandma's spirit comes out of the Sundial to protect her (and to scold her for admitting to what she didn't do). The Envoy takes Gao Tianyu away. Zhao Yunlan and Professor Shen have a moment at Li Yufen's grave. At the SID, Zhao Yunlan summons the Envoy, and they talk about the Sundial. Chu Shuzhi meets up with the Envoy and draws some parallels between him and Zhao Yunlan. Meanwhile Zhu Jiu plans his next move.



Quote:

Li Qian: When someone you cherish is dying in front of your eyes, what would be the main thought in your mind?"
Shen Wei: "I'm willing to exchange my life for his."

(Yes, I know this is iconic and maybe doesn't need quoting again, but it gets me every time!)

Detail:

One of my favourite details that I only noticed during the last rewatch: Shen Wei interfering with Gao Tianyu's attack on Li Qian from inside the car! There's a moment when it cuts to Shen Wei very conspicuously and intently narrowing his eyes - and then suddenly there's a brief blue shield effect flash, Gao Tianyu's hold on Li Qian breaks, and he's thrown back.

Questions:

What's your favourite moment in this half-episode? How much are you feeling for Li Qian? Do you think Zhao Yunlan had sufficient reason to accuse her of murder? Any thoughts about how this compares to the novel? Which of the many things Li Qian says on the rooftop resonates the most with Shen Wei? What does Zhao Yunlan think about the Envoy at this time?

(These are all just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like! You don't have to be keeping up with the rewatch to join in!)

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Comments

[china_shop]

> I wish he didn't end up just eaten by Ye Zun offscreen!

As part of the prison break, do you mean? That's relatively easy to handwave, at least.

> I don't know why I always think there's something else I'm missing.

Because it feels like it should be about Kunlun?

> (Has anyone ever written Gao Tianyu's POV, do you know?)

I've never seen it, but I don't check AO3 often.

> I guess he's saying something like "I hope you won't get yourself in trouble"?

LOL! "Stay out of trouble." That's such an authority figure thing to say. :D (Thanks for checking the translations. <3)

> So if Ye Zun also doesn't know about it, I guess that means at this point, he doesn't yet have a spy in the Palace who is privy to that kind of thing.

That's true. Or maybe YZ doesn't want ZJ to know, because YZ is saving SW's downfall for himself...

[trobadora]

As part of the prison break, do you mean? That's relatively easy to handwave, at least.

I meant Ye Zun having absorbed his power (which is how we know his name, because Wu Xiaojun comments on it in episode 29.

Because it feels like it should be about Kunlun?

Yeah, maybe. Idk.

Or maybe YZ doesn't want ZJ to know, because YZ is saving SW's downfall for himself...

That would go for SW's secrets, but surely not the existence of the SID?

[china_shop]

> I meant Ye Zun having absorbed his power (which is how we know his name, because Wu Xiaojun comments on it in episode 29.

Oh. Stink. I don't think I've ever noticed that before.

> That would go for SW's secrets, but surely not the existence of the SID?

True, true.