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lanzhanlanzhan · 5 years

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What are your top three favorite episodes?

Oh wow. I never thought about this, so I actually found it difficult to answer. But thank you for this ask! It was fun go back to the episodes to find the ones I really love.

Let me see, let's go with these three:

(Spoiler alert!)

Episode 6

This will always be a memorable episode for me, for many reasons. This was still in the early days when things were new, and the existing fandom then approached the show tentatively. We watched and tried to enjoy the scenery while waiting with trepidation to see if the drama will ruin our precious WangXian. I mean, yes, there was that intense eye contact in episode 2, and we also did have that vaguely romantic fighting on the rooftop under the moonlight scene, but we were still traumatized by last year's rumors of heterosexual partnering off of our esteemed heroes okay? We still felt like we were treading on thin ice watching the live action.

But then, whoosh! Rug pulled out from under, wig snatched, the plot was straying to unfamiliar territories and—excuse me, Lan Wangji, did you just wrap the sacred Lan ribbon around Wei Wuxian?? And just when, even on the same episode, you explained that only parents and one's spouse are allowed to even touch the thing! I am not even from the Lan clan and I felt flushed. I remember asking, "What is happening? How is this happening? Is there a heterosexual reading to all of this??" I think this was around the time that it's beginning to sink in that this show would maybe, just maybe, push the envelope to show us an honest and respectful portrayal of WangXian. And wow, my heart soared, our ship was sailing!

BTS bonus! This is also memorable because according to Wang Yibo, this was a very good day for him because he was healthy and his face wasn't swollen. Poor boy, he has such a problem with swelling, lol. But he got complimented by the staff and people around the set, and I very much agree! Look at him! This has to be one of my top favorite Lan Wangji looks in the entire show. I remember watching this episode and thinking, "Okay, our Lan Wangji is really hot. I never even knew I needed wet!Wangji until this, but we have it so thank you, Jesus."

Episode 33

This episode has a special place for me because I felt like, as a community, we all breathed a sigh of relief once we were back to present time. The live action gave us the past events in one huge chunk, and we had to suffer through everything Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji suffered from the moment they parted, the sacking of Lotus Pier, Wei Wuxian getting thrown to the Burial Mounds, to the massacre at Bu Ye Tian and eventually Wei Wuxian's death. After all of these, Wei Wuxian waking to a peaceful jingshi, Lan Wangji on the side playing his guqin, felt like the rest I desperately needed. Honestly I could have lasted a week just staying with that scene.

Xiao Zhan also said that for him, the scene here with Lan Wangji (along with Shijie's death at Bu Ye Tian) was the most memorable for him. Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji had a falling out in Wei Wuxian's first life, but now he found himself with Lan Wangji again. With so much of the past still hanging between them, Wei Wuxian chose to confront it head on and asked Lan Wangji about that time. Xiao Zhan called this encounter as the point when the relationship between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji began to mend, and I really loved and appreciated that insight from him.

Episode 43

It seems like I just have a thing for Wei Wuxian in Cloud Recesses. 🤭 What can I say? I want to see Lan Wangji happy, and I get this feeling that something in him is at peace whenever he has Wei Wuxian with him in the jingshi.

This is where Wei Wuxian learns more about Lan Wangji from Lan Xichen, and I think is another turning point that helped Wei Wuxian realize just how deeply Lan Wangji cared for him. After this, we also got yet another precious and intimate scene in the jingshi where Wei Wuxian resolved that he didn't care what the world thought anymore, as long as he had that one person with him who understood him.

I also just really appreciate Lan Xichen, and he has always been one of my favorite characters. I appreciate how, even though he watched how his precious brother practically chased around Wei Wuxian to pull him back to the righteous path, getting pushed aside, but still defending him and breaking rules for him even after his death, and how those things must have been difficult for Lan Xichen to watch, he still treated the returned Wei Wuxian cordially and gave him sanctuary. He also still tried to be on his brother's side, and sought for Wei Wuxian to understand him and fucking treat him better oh my goodness Wei Wuxian. I don't know, that moment kind of felt like a vague, kinder form of shovel talk that maybe only Best Bro Lan Xichen can provide. 🤭

Also! I am! So in love! With Lan Wangji in this episode! The BTS bonus for this scene is that it turns out that the reason why we had this particular Lan Wangji look was because it was still the early days, and they still had to fix Lan Wangji's hair because it was still too tight. I personally really love this look on Lan Wangji, as it is reminiscent of more relaxed days at home. I like his usual look (with the high bun and the elaborate hair pieces) because I think it makes him look put together especially compared to the other cultivators, but this more relaxed look I think is very fitting when he is alone with Wei Wuxian. Lan Wangji with his hair down, pouring drinks for his husband—yes, thank you, CQL, for giving us this precious, domestic scene! It will stay with me for years.

What are your favorite episodes? 😀

#asks #the untamed #wei wuxian #lan wangji #my goodness tumblr how did you mess up the first post so bad #sorry to the ones who saw the formatting issues this post originally had Otz #fixed now

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razberryyum · 4 years

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The Untamed/陈情令 Rewatch, Episode 14, Part 2 of 2

(spoilers for everything MDZS/Untamed)

[covers MDZS chapters 55 and 56]

WangXian meter: 🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰+🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰+🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰+🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰+🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰+🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰+🐰🐰+🐰🐰+🐰🐰

Every glimpse we’re provided of the Jiang family life is really equal parts discomfort and electricity because of Madame Yu. Even though each scene usually involves both familial and marital strife, which is usually very uncomfortable for me to watch, I find myself completely incapable of turning away because of her, even as I’m wincing for Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian’s sake. Madame Yu is just so AWESOME. The way she sweeps into every scene she’s in, eyes flashing, taking charge and commanding the room is really breathtaking. As I’ve mentioned before, while I would never want her to be my mother nor do I support her method of mothering, I still completely respect and love her. Every line of dialogue from her is spoken with such conviction and impact and ferocity that I can’t help but grinning in admiration, even when her words are meant to hurt and belittle the boys I love.

I mean, that alone is pretty brutal to say in front of her son and ward. While I’m sure Jiang Cheng and Wei Ying spent most of their lives hearing divisive statements like that from her, it’s really a testament to their basic good natures that they still ended up being so close. I’m sure Jiang Fengmian being present to counter his wife’s harshness helped a lot, but if JC or Shijie were even the least bit petty, arrogant or unkind, they could’ve been easily swayed by Madame Yu’s influence and held her words against Wei Ying. The fact that they didn’t at all and still loved this orphaned boy like their own flesh and blood brother really makes me love the siblings that much more. I’ve always thought it’s quite sad that Madame Yu couldn’t find it in her heart to love Wei Ying as well, especially since he really is so lovable and adorable, but jealousy is an ugly and powerful monster that is hard to defeat, so it’s really a shame that she let it overcome her to the point that even her relationship with her husband and children was negatively affected. Not to mention, I can only imagine how unhappy Madame Yu herself felt, believing as she did that she will always be inferior to the memory of a woman who has already passed and also questioning her husband’s fidelity and loyalty even so many years later. It’s obvious that her quick temper and biting words are the manifestations of her unhappiness. For such a capable and strong woman who could have easily been a sect leader in her own right, I really wish she could have been had a more joyful life.

It should be noted that for her all her magnetic screen presence and impressive performance, actress Zhang Jing Tong, who portrays Madame Yu, is only 30 years old with just a few credits to her name. It’s amazing when I think about the fact that even though she’s only two years older than Xiao Zhan and Xuan Lu and seven years Wang Zhuo Cheng’s senior, she pulled off the Jiang matriarch role with total aplomb. Watching her I never for one second doubted she was their mother, head of the Yunmeng Jiang sect and household because of the authoritative air she possesses. Prior to looking up her professional history, I actually thought she was an industry veteran and I somehow just never saw any of her shows even though I’ve watched my fair share of Chinese dramas. The fact that she hasn’t been in that many shows just makes me appreciate her work in CQL even more. The degree of success in which she's brought Madame Yu to life is truly amazing: it’s as if the character literally just walked off of the pages of the book. I hope she gets a lot more high profile professional opportunities from now on as a result of her wonderful performance in The Untamed.

Yunmeng Bros Love

It’s so difficult not to cry or at least get teary-eyed watching this scene now; I sure as heck couldn’t get through it without a few tears this time. The love these brothers have for each other, what they sacrificed for each other, just makes my heart hurt so much. What’s most heart-aching is that this really is the last time they can still laugh and embrace like this without any reservations, without any sadness or true regrets, because their family, despite its imperfections, is still whole. So this moment, this promise, in addition to serving as a testament to their bond, also feels like a marker of the end of their childhood and their innocence since soon after this is when all their dark days start arriving.

Clive Barker Would be Proud

Going back to the Xuanwu of Slaughter’s cave, even though I still don’t understand enough about the anatomy of the creature to be able to figure out how it can have so much room in its own shell to allow for storage space since the last I checked, that’s not how a tortoise’ body fits inside their shell, and if it’s actually a snake then why couldn’t I just come out of its shell to go after the boys earlier, I still appreciated the set design within its disgusting abode. Team CQL really did execute the gore and squelch elements quite well. That interior was pretty effectively creepy and gross.

Prelude to the Yiling Patriarch

Not gonna lie, that smirk does funny things to my tummy. It’s so deliciously sexy and evil. Makes me wish they had gone full darkside with Wei Ying when he became the Yiling Patriarch, or at least retained most of the moral ambiguity he had in the novel. We get his Yiling Patriarch smile a few more times after this, thank goodness, but since this is the first glimpse we get of it, I will always have a soft spot for this moment.

I would love to see Xiao Zhan take on a truly villainous role one of these days since I think he would really excel at it and can totally succeed at making the audience both love, hate and fear him in such a role, but considering his elevation to leading man status now, I doubt that will ever happen anymore. Such a shame. He would’ve been scarily effective and alluring.

Jin Zixuan Appreciation Time

I’m going to take a moment here to show some appreciate to our dear bro-in-law. At the outset, I had thought he was a dick unworthy of our dear Shiji because of the way he treated her in the beginning and his rudeness towards Wei Ying. I have since warmed up to him considerably, and now I think some words of praise is due. For being the son of a perverted piece of shit and growing in the lap of luxury, Jin Zixuan honestly turned out to be much better than his genetics and upbringing should have produced. Actually, I should give Madame Jin some credit, since she seemed to have a somewhat good head on her shoulders considering her favoring of Shijie. Most likely the reason why JZX turned out to be a decent enough man was because his mom did most of the parenting work. Despite his initial treatment of Shijie, I was impressed by how protective he was towards Mian Mian when she was being targeted by Wen Chao. Being a product of a total lecher of a father, it’s actually amazing that he never predatorized Mian Mian himself. Hell, I wouldn’t even be surprised if he had to protect her from his own father (yeah I really don’t think highly of Jin Guangshan at all). But no, he’s absolutely upstanding and I did also appreciate the fact that he went back with Jiang Cheng to rescue Wei Ying and Lan Zhan when he could have easily just not do so having already escaped. He was risking the Wen’s wrath in doing that so I know it did take guts and a strong sense of chivalry. I guess that’s why Shijie fell in love with him early on: she obviously saw something in him right from the start that took me this long to see.

Other Odds and Ends

I remember being flabbergasted when I first saw this image on Wei Ying’s headboard because I simply could not believe what my eyes were seeing. Naturally I wanted to know everything about that illustration: did Wei Ying draw it himself? Who was he thinking of when he drew it? I know it can’t be Lan Zhan since the drawing obviously predates their relationship, so who could it be? Jiang Cheng? That thought actually did cross my mind very briefly way back but since I prefer their brotherhood above any shipping possibilities, I dismissed that thought almost as soon as it arose. I know now that drawing is probably nothing more than an Easter Egg by Team CQL, but I still appreciated it since I thought this was even more blatant than the gay porn they snuck in back at Cloud Recesses’ library pavilion scene. That drawing wasn’t as clearly shown as this one and seemed more ambiguous. Really, bravo to their boldness, and bless the censors for overlooking this little bit of fun as well.

This poor kid. I should’ve known his life would soon come to a premature end as soon as they focused on him and gave him a sweet learning moment.

Just FYI for anyone who cares: looks like this while thinking of Lan Zhan is the reason this scene gets two 🐰.

Questions I Still Have

- Why did Lan Zhan let Wei Ying keep that disgusting, bloody sword even though he had to have clearly seen the demonic black smoke coming from it and surrounding Wei Ying while they were fighting the Xuanwu of Slaughter. Even if Lan Zhan missed the smoke, why wouldn’t he have at least sensed the all the evil and resenting energy emanating from the sword? Considering its origins, you’d think its ominous aura would be so overwhelming that even someone with a low level of cultivation would sense it, much less someone as cultivated as Lan Zhan. Not to mention, just in terms of sanitary issues, why would someone like him, who prefers cleanliness and has some knowledge of infection prevention, even let Wei Ying continue to hold on to that filthy thing anyway? I know story-wise, the sword is important and needed for later on, but I’d honestly rather they kept with the novel in this instance and had it just fall back to the bottom of the water in the cave. It could still magically reappear at the Burial Mounds later on because it already recognized Wei Wuxian as its owner or something like that.

- Actually, what I also don’t understand is why Wen Ruohan never sensed this most powerful piece of the yin metal when it was so close to his stomping grounds? Why did that the first piece of metal he obtained call out to the pieces that were farther away instead of this one which was much closer? Unless, the reason is because the yin metal sword was activated because the other pieces finally reunited?

Huh.

I actually never considered that possibility until now, but if that’s the explanation, I can accept it. I guess this question might have been answered.

Overall Episode Rating: 9 Lil Apples out of 10

Disclaimer: The Untamed would not be possible without Mo Dao Zu Shi and Mo Xiang Tong Xiu-laoshi. I mean no disrespect whatsover when at times I may favor the shwo over the MDZS bible that is the novel. All hail MDZS and MXTX-laoshi, always and forever!

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mdzs-butterfly · 3 years

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Rules and Guide for requests

Since I’ll do requests, I suppose I owe it to whoever comes across my account to tell you what I’m okay with!

What I will write:

SFW

AU’s

Poly

Yandere

Reader inserts

and honestly, I will write whatever’s not in my “I won’t write” list

However I must warn you, if you request a F/F or M/M, there will be a chance you won’t be satisfied, because I myself am straight, but that doesn’t mean I won’t write them, I’m just warning you that they might not be as good as you expect

What I won’t write:

Honestly, I guess I’m pretty open-minded, and okay with most

but that doesn’t mean I don’t have things I won’t write!

That being said, I won’t write:

Smut/NSFW, because I’m just uncomfortable with it

Combat (because I’m just not very good, and I don’t think I’ll be able to write any sort of combat that people will be satisfied with. Just small fights are okay, but major combat is a big no no for my writing style)

Graphic Gore (a little bleeding here and there never hurt anyone, but I just can’t write graphic gore. I will start to feel nauseous)

Cheating (I just can’t stand infidelity)

Scenarios with real life people (Just makes me uncomfortable)

Guide:

I’ll accept up to 5 people for Headcannons

I’ll accept up to 4 people for Scenarios

for scenarios, I might write more than 4 people, but that’s because I can fit minor characters. The 4 people you specify will be more major roles, and it’s hard for me to do many main characters

I will default to gender neutral for reader inserts, unless you are specific about it

Important Reminders!

If a request makes me feel uncomfortable, I will not do it

If you have a particular scenario in mind, please be specific. If you don’t provide enough details, my imagination will have to make up for it. That being said, if you just want a specific pairing and is okay with anything I will potentially come up with, feel free to be as vague as you want!

I can’t write for things I’m not interested in-so if your request doesn’t catch my interest, I will decline it. My sincere apologies.

If I can’t think of anything to write for your request within a month, I will decline

And if you think I’m a scary and rude person after this, I can promise you, I’m genuinely not! I just come across as blunt at times, especially when it comes to things I will and won’t do. So if you have a request, and you followed the guidelines, go ahead and ask! There’s a high chance I will write it.

Who and What I’ll write for

at the moment, I will only write for MDZS/CQL(Please specify which you want. The book and the show have different time lines). I will keep you updated on what else I’ll write for in the future

that being said, I will write for any mdzs characters, but here is a list of characters I may have an eensie bit of trouble with

Nie Mingjue

Song Lan

Nie Huaisang

Jin Guangyao

Lan Xichen

Ouyang Zizhen

That doesn’t mean I won’t write for them, it just means I may have trouble, so if you request any of these characters, just be a teensie bit more specific in details

What I’ll need for requests:

Characters (mandatory)

What you want (e.g. Scenario, Headcannon, Reader Insert, etc.) (mandatory)

Genre (is it romantic, or just friends? angst or fluff?)(Mandatory)

For reader inserts, I’ll need details (F/F, M/M, or F/M?)(Optional)

Scenario(e.g. is it modern AU, is it a date, is it an argument, is it just two friends having a friendly but not so friendly argument, etc.)(Optional)

Thanks if you provide the optional, it’ll help me more, but if you didn’t that’s fine. I’ll just use my imagination

And that’s it for this post! This is what you should refer to for requests.

Sincerely,

mdzs-butterfly

#mdzs

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