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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 16h

YEAH. DID NOT LIKE. DID NOT LIKE WHAT THE WRITERS WERE DOING THERE.

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 17h

I kept hoping that I was just reading too much into it and it was really just platonic cuteness, but at some point he has to go somewhere dangerous and she signs (she's deaf), "I'll wait for you," and then they played that part during a montage with swelling music, and I did a full body shudder.

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 17h

I KNOW. I KNOW!!! But I think it's true? It wasn't OVERTLY played as a budding romance, but it also kind of was? I can't really fault the actor, he did his best to keep it above board, but dear God what were the writers thinking. SO weird.

(But it's okay, we're safe now. Ep 26 took care of it. 😬)

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 22h

Nothing untoward is happening, but they keep playing twinkly music over their "grumpy warrior learns to be nice to people, and by people we mean this girl who makes potions and has a little crush on him" scenes and it's making me SO uncomfortable. Like, why was this necessary. IT'S WEIRD.

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 22h

Made it to ep 26 and I feel I should include a little warning that the show is trying to make a het ship happen (???) between E Shun's boyfriend and, uh, a helpful healer girl. MDL lists the *current* ages of the actors as 31 and 15, respectively, and the thing was filmed 4 years ago. So like. What.

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 1d

Has someone enlightened you by now? If not, I can try to summarize from memory. FWIW, most of fandom ignores all of this in favor of happy post-canon stuff. \o/

Shen Wei blows himself up inside Ye Zun (I think?), using the combination of dark and light energy within him to become an all-powerful bomb and move on to the afterlife with his now-dead brother. Reconciliation is implied. Zhao Yunlan sacrifices himself to light up the Guardian Lantern, which as per the conversation he had with his father earlier means he'll suffer agonizing pain as the lantern's wick forever. (I think.) However, his body is still intact, so it becomes the new host of the parasitic Dixing life form who had previously shared Daddy Zhao's body. This is who we see bowing at the end. Keeping Zhao Yunlan alive for appearances sake? Inconclusive. Shen Wei's and Zhao Yunlan's souls meet on the astral plane and promise to find each other again in another life.

The end.

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Auntie Deb @trixietricoter.bsky.social · 2d

Four story (ish) tall building ad with Tan Jianci, and a side of Zhu Yilong?
Don’t mind if I do.

Corner of K11 shopping center in Shanghai with wrap around tan Jianci ad for Hogan shoes (? clothes? Who cares?)

Right side TJC ad. He is sitting very louchely imo

TJC on the left and two ZYL ads on the right

TJC holding shoes (and my soul in his piercing gaze)

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

I DID think that was the Spirealm colors! And I did think you were maybe just trying to illustrate the concept. But WHAT IF SPIREALM RPF, ALSO.

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

He did NOT know He Jiashu. 😄 Try some less obscure danmei ships, I think he knows a few!

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

And one bark bark doggo. 😄 Ahhhhh, I'm so happy you're watching this, I hope Mango will fix the subs. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

They told me it was due to the different word order in Chinese and English, and they just told katla to try watching it at 1x speed and see if that helps. Or otherwise send screenshots. Please tell me, if they reply, what excuse they come up with for you, I'd LOVE to know. 😄 And thank you!!!

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

To watch: w.mgtv.com/b/371727/23410263.html
To complain: [email protected]

🥲🙏

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

Not putting this in the watch thread, because it's already so much subtitle talk, but omg Mango made The Dauntless Youths accessible in English SPECIFICALLY FOR ME. Thank you Mango, PLS DO BETTER. 😭

If anyone wants to watch the 1st and 2nd ep (free!) and contact them about the subs... 🥺

#cdrama

Discord screenshot.

Katla:
i've looked at the subs for eps 2-22. they are really bad up until and incl ep 8 (several lines displacement), from ep 8 on they have that lag that mumble watched them with. from 16 they are alright.

Lea:
that is, bizarre......
is it because they began fixing it from where they thought mumble stopped watching...?

mumble:
Oh ahahaha
"Our one viewer of this show is done with these. No need."
It's exactly where I said I was
Ep 17

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🎃littlecatinabox🎃 @afuzzylizard.bsky.social · 3d

I was looking for a gif earlier and briefly got distracted by Zhu Yilong and his ReFa massager and it reminded me of an unintentional discovery my friend & I made a few weeks ago on gagaoolala, so I have a question...

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

I think it took him a bit longer because when he asked if the character mostly wears black clothes, I said no, because Shen Wei doesn't! But it amused me that his first question after "not American" was "Korean?" and his first question after "Chinese" was "one eye?" 🤭

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

It took him quite a few tries, but then after like five questions about clothes and hair length, he hit me with, "Does this character have a crush on a cop?" and oh gosh, Mr Genie, you don't even know. CRUSH! Crush doesn't even begin to-- but yes. Yes, very much so. 😌

Screenshot of Akinator guessing that the character I was thinking of was Shen Wei, from Guardian.

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 2d

The little prince had wedding vows at the READY, by the way.

Discord screenshot. Lea is saying:
so to his in-laws, he thanks them for raising Kun Wu because it means he gets to meet his 知己 (zhi ji), soulmate
then Kun Wu tells his parents to not worry, because with Jiang Wenhuan, his 挚友 (zhi you), closest/best friend, by his side, he is no longer all alone
then Jiang Wenhuan protests that they are not just "closest/best friends" after going through life and death situations, they should at the very least be 异姓兄弟 (yi xing xiong di), brothers of different surnames
which is when Kun Wu teases him by pretending that isn't true, and puppy pouts, then suggests they swear brotherhood to each other this day
then they get married.

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 3d

You get it. 😌

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 3d

I don't recognize the still, but I'm pretty sure we're talking about the Justice in the Dark blorbos. Who should have kissed. At least once.

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 3d

VISCERAL ANGER.

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, I'm sorry. 🥺 The postal service gods were not smiling upon us. But I know you tried! I love you! 💕

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 3d

Oh no, feel better soon! ❤️‍🩹

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 3d

(But also, furtive shoutout to @afuzzylizard.bsky.social for leaving the best birthday comments on all my Zhu Yilong RPF works, oh gosh. 🎁🎁🎁🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹)

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 3d

Checking in three months on, and this completely did not work out, because the universe likes to keep me humble. 😄 But! You could still make my year by watching The Way Home or The Dauntless Youths with my boy Zhang Kangle. 🥹 They're both Yuletide fandoms!

mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · Jun 16

It's my birthday in exactly one month and I'm going to send some frivolous wishes into the universe, because why not! One precious life, etc. 🎈🎈🎈

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mumble @mumblemumble.bsky.social · 4d

They met on The Way Home, which was filmed last year and aired in December and January. The Dauntless Youths was filmed in 2021. Took the scenic route to broadcast. 😄

The Way Home

In Xiqiao Village, Lingnan, the once prosperous He family now has only one son, He Jia Hao. He Jia Hao, a well-behaved and introverted academic, bears...

mydramalist.com

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