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Hi, welcome back to our 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 the first half of episode 19. On to the second half!
Episode 19 from 20:18:
Summary: In the lab, Guo Changcheng gives first aid to Ye Huo while Zhu Jiu attempts to recruit Chu Shuzhi. Zhu Jiu is momentarily taken in by Chu Shuzhi's mad laughter, then furious at Chu Shuzhi's rejection and taunting, but a phone call interrupts them: Zhao Yunlan wants to trade the Hallows for the kidnapping victims. Zhu Jiu leaves the lab, but not before explaining that it's an absolute zero lab and setting it to cool down. Meanwhile, Shen Wei meets with Fourth Uncle, trying to convince him to keep Ya Qing busy while they trap Zhu Jiu. It takes the combined effort of Shen Wei, Zhu Hong and Ying Chun, but eventually Fourth Uncle agrees. And elsewhere, Lin Jing and Cong Bo are working on the trap for Zhu Jiu, both worried about the gravity of what they're planning.
In the lab, Xiao-Guo finds a "stop" button but then immediately manages to make it inaccessible. Ye Huo attempts to use his fire for warmth, but his powers fizzle out. Ya Qing, called in for a Yashou meeting, arrives at Fourth Uncle's house and lets herself be convinced to stay. On a rooftop, Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei and Zhu Hong get ready to meet Zhu Jiu. Shen Wei uses the Hallows to project a signal into the sky. Meanwhile in the lab, Guo Changcheng tries to say good-bye, then passes out, and Chu Shuzhi wraps him in his own coat. On the rooftop, Zhao Yunlan confronts Zhu Jiu, and Cong Bo cuts power as Zhu Jiu attempts to leave. In the dark, Shen Wei cuts him with his dao, and Zhao Yunlan handcuffs him. Shen Wei asks why Zhu Jiu hates him so much, and Zhu Jiu dramatically brushes back his hair.
Quote:
Ying Chun to Ya Qing: 青姐，我就知道，你心里还是有亚兽族的！
"Qing-jie, I knew it! You still care for the Yashou tribes!"
(Talk about completely missing Ya Qing's actual concerns and motivation!)
Detail(s):
Both Chu Shuzhi and Ye Huo are well educated, and explain physics and biology to Guo Changcheng:
- Ye Huo knows about thermodynamics and explains absolute zero
- Chu Shuzhi knows about the nervous system and explains its responses to hypothermia
Questions:
Which this your favourite part/scene/moment in this half-episode? Any favourite lines? Why does Fourth Uncle immediately recognise Shen Wei as the Envoy, when Ying Chun didn't? How does Zhu Hong feel about teaming up with Shen Wei to convince her uncle? How can one single person be simultaneously so brave and so frustratingly hapless as Guo Changcheng? Why does Zhu Jiu think he can turn Chu Shuzhi against the Envoy so easily? Why does Ya Qing stay with Fourth Uncle and Ying Chun, rather than rushing off to save Zhu Jiu? Do you like how the plan against Zhu Jiu comes together? How great is it that they put an armchair on a rooftop for Zhao Yunlan to sit in? Any thoughts about parallels with other parts of the drama? Any thoughts about whether (or how) any of this connects with the novel? And finally, a poll:
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9
What's your biggest ????? about this half-episode?
View Answers
creating "absolute zero" by blowing cold air into a lab
0 (0.0%)
the "stop" button with its cover that can't be opened again
5 (55.6%)
BOTH
4 (44.4%)
neither; it's something else! (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
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