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posted by [personal profile] azdak at 03:51pm on 14/09/2020
Oh wait, if you're on episode 46 then you have in fact hit the moment of maximum WTF already.
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WTF SNOW BEETLES?

posted by [personal profile] caulkhead at 02:52pm on 16/09/2020
No, I was still at episode 44 and 'weird mysterious poison.' As you will have gathered, I am now... not.

There is a more useful thought brewing somewhere about Jing's increasing isolation just as Lin Shu's begins to lift, and Shu's growing realisation that he can no longer shield Jing from the decisions required by Realpolitik or the consequences of those decisions, but mostly I am still going WTF SNOW BEETLES?
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posted by [personal profile] azdak at 04:11pm on 16/09/2020
I’ve watched NiF three times now, but I have to admit that I always skip episode 45. I cringed all the way through it on the first viewing - so much Fremdschämen on behalf of the actors - and ever since have done my best to pretend it doesn’t exist. I can appreciate it in the abstract as an externalisation of how Lin Shu feels about MCS, but as realised in practice it’s utterly cringemaking.
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Re: WTF SNOW BEETLES?

posted by [personal profile] caulkhead at 07:54pm on 16/09/2020
I hadn't realised it was fremdschaemen, but you're exactly right. Even Hu Ye projecting dignity and compassion as hard as he possibly can can't redeem... that.

The Langya Hall Diaries were indeed a great help, thank you!
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