The Untamed episode 44
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selenayI was not as exhausted last night after nephew-wrangling, so I watched an episode!
(I accidentally put Sprog to sleep at one point. Apparently I’m very soothing. My heart did a thing when I realised I had a sleeping baby on my shoulder. Please excuse me if I end up writing a kidfic at some point this year to work through my nephew feelings.)
I’m learning the rhythm of c-dramas: every bit of loveliness is balanced out by some pain and suffering.
Although this wasn’t as bad as it could have been, because even in the middle of ghost puppet fights and Su She turning out to the That Guy (TM), there were things that made me happy.
It was good to see that Mianmian has found a happy life of adventuring with a husband willing to follow her and a tiny adorable child. I’m glad that standing up for WWX and protesting against the Jins being awful didn’t work out badly for one person, anyway.
(I’m still not over LWJ’s punishment. Or the fact that he emerged from it even more determined to break rules and tear down the world to make WWX happy and prove he’s learned from his mistakes. FEELINGS.)
The trip down memory lane in Yiling was also lovely except LWJ WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL WWX THAT SIZHUI IS A-YUAN? Ugh, you are doing so well with so many things, but why this?
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hockeybosh thinks it’s to make their eventual reunion even sweeter. Hmm. I’m still side-eyeing LWJ over this. I’ll get over it one day. Maybe.
But Wen Ning is still the most adorable goofball and I adore him. He’s been following them! Everywhere! He disguised himself in a hilarious way! He’s been clearing ghost puppets out of their path because he’s so determined to help! Gosh, I love him so much.
And then he gets to be both scary and adorable in the Burial Mounds. It was his home for a while. I know WWX said that it was best for it to be burned, it was the worst point in their lives, but I also watched those episodes and I know there was a lot of happiness there, too. Maybe WWX isn’t ready to remember that, when everyone he worked so hard to look after has died despite all of it.
There was so much happening in this episode but the thing that really stuck with me was the final section, inside the demon summoning hall where WWX turned teacher/lecturer to explain what was happening to all the other cultivators. He was winging it slightly and you could see his theory evolving, but he was also leading them along with him to the right conclusions.
(The same cultivators who were chanting “Kill Wei Wuxian” a few minutes before, but we’ll forgive them for that. They’ve got a lot of institutional hatred to get past thanks to all the bad press A Certain Someone ensured WWX got.)
I like to think WWX knew he couldn’t just tell them what he’d figured out and impose it, because they wouldn’t have believed him. He had to lead them along the logical path he was following, although he was three steps ahead of them every time because he’s that brilliant. And I’ve got to admit, Su She’s trap was an excellent idea and way too smart for him to have actually come up with it.
The part I really loved, though, was LWJ yet again standing back to let WWX lead the show, backing him up whenever needed but not taking the focus away from WWX so everyone can see how good WWX is. He’s soturned on by proud of his brainy beautiful boyfriend :D
I have so many feelings about how well they work together :D
Also, I loved the way Sizhui just assumes WWX and LWJ are there to rescue them and shuts down any junior trying to say mean things about WWX. He’s heard all the stories about WWX, but he still instinctively knows WWX is good and stands with him.
Gee, I wonder why he’s so attached to WWX, the man who cooks horrifyingly familiar congee and evokes echoes of memories he can’t quite pull out. I CAN’T IMAGINE.
I also caught a look of possibly less hatred on Jin Ling’s face? He might be coming around to the idea that WWX isn’t what he’s been told all those years? And maybe Jiang Cheng might also be slightly less angry? Maybe?
So even though my favourites are all now trapped in a cave with dozens of other cultivators, surrounded by ghost puppets, and shit is apparently going down in Golden Unicorn Tower, I’m not a horrible mess of sobbing tears. Yet. Because there was so much good in this episode despite the ghost puppets and betrayals.
This show is making me feel so many complicated things. I love it.
(I accidentally put Sprog to sleep at one point. Apparently I’m very soothing. My heart did a thing when I realised I had a sleeping baby on my shoulder. Please excuse me if I end up writing a kidfic at some point this year to work through my nephew feelings.)
I’m learning the rhythm of c-dramas: every bit of loveliness is balanced out by some pain and suffering.
Although this wasn’t as bad as it could have been, because even in the middle of ghost puppet fights and Su She turning out to the That Guy (TM), there were things that made me happy.
It was good to see that Mianmian has found a happy life of adventuring with a husband willing to follow her and a tiny adorable child. I’m glad that standing up for WWX and protesting against the Jins being awful didn’t work out badly for one person, anyway.
(I’m still not over LWJ’s punishment. Or the fact that he emerged from it even more determined to break rules and tear down the world to make WWX happy and prove he’s learned from his mistakes. FEELINGS.)
The trip down memory lane in Yiling was also lovely except LWJ WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL WWX THAT SIZHUI IS A-YUAN? Ugh, you are doing so well with so many things, but why this?
But Wen Ning is still the most adorable goofball and I adore him. He’s been following them! Everywhere! He disguised himself in a hilarious way! He’s been clearing ghost puppets out of their path because he’s so determined to help! Gosh, I love him so much.
And then he gets to be both scary and adorable in the Burial Mounds. It was his home for a while. I know WWX said that it was best for it to be burned, it was the worst point in their lives, but I also watched those episodes and I know there was a lot of happiness there, too. Maybe WWX isn’t ready to remember that, when everyone he worked so hard to look after has died despite all of it.
There was so much happening in this episode but the thing that really stuck with me was the final section, inside the demon summoning hall where WWX turned teacher/lecturer to explain what was happening to all the other cultivators. He was winging it slightly and you could see his theory evolving, but he was also leading them along with him to the right conclusions.
(The same cultivators who were chanting “Kill Wei Wuxian” a few minutes before, but we’ll forgive them for that. They’ve got a lot of institutional hatred to get past thanks to all the bad press A Certain Someone ensured WWX got.)
I like to think WWX knew he couldn’t just tell them what he’d figured out and impose it, because they wouldn’t have believed him. He had to lead them along the logical path he was following, although he was three steps ahead of them every time because he’s that brilliant. And I’ve got to admit, Su She’s trap was an excellent idea and way too smart for him to have actually come up with it.
The part I really loved, though, was LWJ yet again standing back to let WWX lead the show, backing him up whenever needed but not taking the focus away from WWX so everyone can see how good WWX is. He’s so
I have so many feelings about how well they work together :D
Also, I loved the way Sizhui just assumes WWX and LWJ are there to rescue them and shuts down any junior trying to say mean things about WWX. He’s heard all the stories about WWX, but he still instinctively knows WWX is good and stands with him.
Gee, I wonder why he’s so attached to WWX, the man who cooks horrifyingly familiar congee and evokes echoes of memories he can’t quite pull out. I CAN’T IMAGINE.
I also caught a look of possibly less hatred on Jin Ling’s face? He might be coming around to the idea that WWX isn’t what he’s been told all those years? And maybe Jiang Cheng might also be slightly less angry? Maybe?
So even though my favourites are all now trapped in a cave with dozens of other cultivators, surrounded by ghost puppets, and shit is apparently going down in Golden Unicorn Tower, I’m not a horrible mess of sobbing tears. Yet. Because there was so much good in this episode despite the ghost puppets and betrayals.
This show is making me feel so many complicated things. I love it.
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Date: 2020-09-03 11:18 am (UTC)Mianmian does make me happy as well and the idea that she's being telling stories that don't paint WWX as the big baddie makes me happy. At least there is a child who doesn't see WWX as the monster under the bed 😭
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Date: 2020-09-04 11:38 am (UTC)That is literally the only reason for it. Argh.
At least there is a child who doesn't see WWX as the monster under the bed
Yes! I love that! She's doing such good work there 😁
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Date: 2020-09-03 07:44 pm (UTC)And yes I agree LWJ could have said something; the only Watsonian reason I can think of for NOT doing so is that he didn't know how and just let the moment get away from him, but that's not cool when it's such a big thing!
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Date: 2020-09-04 11:42 am (UTC)YES. I mean, he's also a ferocious fighter so he doesn't need as much protection as others, but I'd rather he get to be an adorable goofball and he's so good at it :D
he only Watsonian reason I can think of for NOT doing so is that he didn't know how and just let the moment get away from him
It's the only good one, but it's a really flimsy one and that's why it's frustrating me! I get the Doyelist reasons, but the problem is that LWJ not telling WWX at that moment makes no real sense for his character. Argh!