#Xi Mian

[buffetlicious]

Rather than going for rice dish, I picked this S$12.50 bowl of Kimchi & Shrimp Noodles Soup (泡菜虾仁汤面) at Feng Food (台湾味 “丰”). I opted for “xi mian” or in English means thin noodles. It was served with all the mentioned ingredients plus fried egg and diced spring onions. The kimchi imparted a light spiciness to the broth and the shrimps are real crunchy to the bite. Only complaint, the noodles portion seems a little small for a grown man like me.

Mum went with the usual Guan Miao Mian with Specially Marinated Pork Chop (猪排关庙面). I also ordered a takeaway Fried Rice with Specially Marinated Pork Chop (招牌猪排蛋炒饭) which cost S$0.10 more than mum’s dish at S$12.90+ for sis at home.

For sharing, a S$8+ bowl of Taiwanese Mushroom Meatball Soup with Seaweed & Egg (新竹香菇贡丸海带芽蛋花汤). Four to five springy and flavourful mushroom pork balls floating in the umami broth of beaten egg, seaweed and fried shallots.

[binging-asian-dramas]

The Sword and the Brocade. 7

Story: 8

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: the General’s Lady (cdrama) , New Life Begins (cdrama)

Another name for the series could be the cat’ty concubines. Seriously. The entire series is made up of a man the marquis (played by Wallace Chung) who has a lot of concubines that try to outdo one another in all different sinister ways. It also has a. hateful terrible mother who was the one who picked the concubines in the first place who who apparently we are supposed to sympathize with?. For me it takes a handful episodes to get into, but then it becomes fun and enjoyable where you root for the good side watching everything unfold. Yes it might be predictable and cliche but it’s entertaining as heck. Unfortunately it doesn’t last long and towards the last ten episodes it falls of the rails again and becomes meh. Still would recommend it though for a watch just keep the fast forward button handy.

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: The Emperor's Love Swap (2022)

Gifs of Ending of cdrama "The Emperor's Love Swap"

EP01 She swapped her soul with the Emperor after they slept! [The Emperor's Love Swap]

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ScFfBexyA

[remi-harbinger]

Au where sj and yqy are already papapaing and it changes the story entirely. Disciple selection? Sj's too busy staring at qige politely slamming the old palace master and doesn’t rly gaf abt the kid Liu Qingge of all people wants. Birds of a feather flock, the brute and his smaller brute can stay together on Bai Zhan far, far away from him and his disciples!

Demon invasion? Sj and yqy are in closed cultivation -ahem- deep in the Ling Xi Caves and are under No Circumstances to be disturbed (they chose a little cozy cave and made it rly comfy with trinkets, soft blankets and sweet treats - only the best for xiao jiu) SJ vaguely hears rumors of the new "head disciple" of Bai Zhan, and after catching sight of him once... Hey, doesn’t that look like that one sopping wet kid he pulled out of the river once when he was storming away from qi-ge when they were out on a date? (he got embarrassed, why does qi-ge stare at him like that, ah!)

LBH is sure he's going crazy. The immortal gege that saved him from drowning in his namesake river after being pushed in by his bullies is his Shibo? And all the rumors he can hear about him is just excerpts from Liu Su Mian Hua's novel series Longing of a Thousand Li?? Shibo... are you and Zhangmen-Shibo really...????

[starcrossed591]

CDrama Year in Review 2024

Another year, another crop of CDramas! I had less time for dramas this year than I'd have liked and still have a few that I'm finishing up, but am close enough to done that I feel like I can commit to rankings/reactions. I'm not sure that anything truly took over my brain this year, but there were still a number of dramas that I loved, so here we go! (And if you're also a KDrama person, you can find that list for the year here)

Disclaimer: Rankings based on my personal preference, not objective quality.

14) The Substitute Princess’s Love: I didn’t really have any problems with this inoffensive historical, but also wasn’t grabbed by it, either. Dropped about halfway through.

13) Fortune Writer: I liked the premise of this one—a villain who learns she is in a novel and is determined not to be killed off by the plot—but picked it up too soon while it was airing and wasn’t caught up in it enough to keep up with it. Dropped.

12) Follow Your Heart: I so enjoy so much of this rockstar cast, which includes Luo Yun Xi, Song Yi, and Ryan Cheng, that it was especially disappointing how much the script let them down. A remake of sorts of the KDrama The Beauty Inside, this drama features an ML with face blindness and an FL who occasionally shape shifts, which was fun at first but did not hold up for as long as it needed to to maintain any sort of real tension. It had maybe a little too much of a youth/idol historical vibe for me? I kept up with it for about 30 episodes, but even the beautiful suffering of Luo Yun Xi could not keep me hooked, alas. Dropped.

11) Different Princess—Definitely a lower budget drama, but I lowkey enjoyed this transmigration drama in which the writer gets stuck in her story as (of course) a female character supposed to be immediately killed off. Instead, she keeps herself has a romance with the villain initially supposed to kill her off, which I was very here for. There are certainly higher production value dramas with the same premise that do it better, but I enjoyed this one for what it was. I also always appreciate a drama that takes seriously the difficulty of a transmigrated character who knows she can’t stay and doesn’t know what that means for a relationship that she is really, truly invested in.

10) Snowfall—I really, really liked the first 15 episodes of this drama, but then I got distracted and just…never came back? That said, vampires in Republican China are an excellent idea, and I’m glad this story exists. Would still recommend if you’re in the right mood for a very gothic tragic vampire romance with gorgeous set and costume design.

9) Amidst a Snowstorm of Love—This drama is definitely relationship propaganda (affectionate), but I enjoyed it nonetheless, especially after the turmoil of The Princess Royal when I wanted more of Zhao Jin Mai. She’s lovely here as Yin Guo, and of course, Leo Wu brings his overpowering smolder even as a contemporary billiards player rather than a historical general. Although this drama has heavy doses of Finland-travel-ad and For-the-glory-of-China sports ball and I somehow know approximately zero percent more about snooker than I did when I started, I still really liked it overall and would recommend if you’re in the mood for a slice of life comfort watch.    

8) Are You the One—Look, will this drama blow your socks off? No. However, since Lost You Forever rewrote some of my brain chemistry and I am Zhang Wan Yi trash, I really enjoyed more time having him on my screen. Though it plays with domestic bliss, the setup of a general setting up a woman with amnesia as his “wife” to use as a bait for the bandit he’s trying to catch is pretty foul, actually, and the drama was at its best when it leans into how truly fucked up it is of Cui Xing Zhou to deceive Liu Mian Tang (played wonderfully by Wang Chu Ran) that way, especially when she at first trusts him completely and does her best to support her ‘husband’. I did kind of call the twist that turns it from a game of cat and mouse to a game of cat and cat fairly early, but the slow burn as they creep towards an entirely preventable tragedy was fabulous. I think it was a mistake to market this drama as a rom com, and even though it doesn’t ultimately end up a tragedy, very much appreciated the angst and situational irony that the drama put its characters through to get them to their well-earned ending.    

7) Love Game in Eastern Fantasy—I like this one! Esther Lu is charming as a modern day woman transmigrated into a video game version of a novel from her favorite author that flopped for her. As these things normally go, she finds cast as a villain she found supremely annoying upon reading, and she must get grouchy SML Ziqi (Ding Yu Xi) to fall in love her, along with a few other tasks, to escape the game. It’s pretty typical xianxia cultivator vs demon stuff, but the characters are fun to spend time with, the costuming and styling is gorgeous, and the it’s generally all around delightful. Full disclosure—I have about ten episodes left, but fully intend to finish as soon as I get the chance.

6) Fangs of Fortune—Another one I quite like but just haven’t *quite* had the time to finish. A fabulous found family/polycule just dripping in angst are at the center of this beautifully shot drama, and for the first fifteen episodes or so, I was totally riveted until life got in the way and I had to pause. Still, the cinematography is so gorgeous and distinctive, the characters and their tangled relationships are fantastically developed, and the OST is just as good. I’ve heard the last few episodes are a bit messy, but I’m really looking forward to finishing this one, too, as soon as I have the time.

5) Lost You Forever Part 2—I’m not even really sure what to say about this drama. LYF Part 1 was my top drama of last year, and Part 2 was always gonna be tough for them to put together, especially under current censorship restrictions and with the episode cap they were given. I did ultimately still enjoy it overall and would still recommend it because I loved Part 1 so very much, but will always sort of yearn for the drama it could have been had they been allowed to follow the path of the novel. Xiaoyao, Cang Xuan, Xiang Liu, and Tushan Jing are still some of my favorite characters to have encountered, and I look forward to what their actors do next. (If you’re interested, I…actually co-host a podcast where we did two episodes on LYFP2 analyzing what worked and what really, really did not, which you can find here and here.)

4) Will Love in Spring—A contemporary romance with some actually very adult characters whose relationship I very much enjoyed watching develop. Much more angsty than the fluffier Amidst a Snowstorm of Love, this drama features a not-always-likeable FL and ML who went to school together, but haven’t seen each other for years before they reconnect in their hometown. The ML is a funeral makeup artist, which was a fascinating to see, and the FL, though very well put together on the surface, has her own trauma to overcome because of her prosthetic leg. I really liked the small town setting as these two damaged adults manage to make their way to each other despite both being extremely prickly when rubbed the long way, and if the end is a little bit hand-wavey in it’s neat resolution, I enjoyed spending time with these characters so much that I don’t care.

3) Blossom—I’m not *quite* done with this historical transmigration story, but I’m close enough to the end to know that I love it. I love a realistically competent—and complementary—FL and ML, and Dou Zhao knowing the general strokes of the past she’s going back to but not the finer details of crazy political plots she wasn’t involved in is a clever way to keep viewers on their toes as well. I also really love the consistent refrain of Song Mo that he knows Dou Zhao will thrive on her own but could do even better with love and support. I also have appreciated many of the ensemble characters who have turned out just a little differently in Dou Zhao’s second go round, perhaps her little sister Ming’er the most (poor Ming). I’ve also really enjoyed Li Yun Rui in a male lead role, since I quite enjoyed him as a smartass SML in Love Like the Galaxy in my early CDrama days. Definitely recommend checking out if you haven’t!

2) The Grand Princess/The Princess Royal—This drama *just* edging out Blossom because of how much I adored and latched onto Li Rong (Zhao Jin Mai) a more bitter—and honestly more damaged—transmigrated FL than Dou Zhao. In this transmigration historical or was their first life all a dream, who’s to say, Li Rong and her prince consort husband/political enemy die on the same day, Li Rong of poison and her husband of the assassination Li Rong orders because she assumes he did it (oops). Li Rong and Pei Wan Xuan (Zhang Ling He) thus both transmigrate back to their youth before their politically arranged marriage, and in a delightful turn of events, recognize the other almost immediately because of their *Go strategy* (yes they are also giant nerds, actually), and decide to team up to prevent the tragedy that had ensued in their first lives and then go their separate ways. Seeing these two choose to grow together in this life rather than apart was a real treat. Did the SML get too much screentime in the second half, and could he have benefited from a stronger actor? Absolutely yes. Did it take away from my enjoyment of Li Rong’s rather profound emotional development as she chose to trust people she didn’t before? Not at all (or at least, only a little). The combination of political maneuvering, the mystery of just where Li Rong went wrong in her first life, and sweeping second chance romance all really hit for me. I adored this drama.

1) The Legend of Shen Li—I was absolutely hooked by this xianxia whose mature leads found themselves growing inexorably closer to each other even though the literal rules built into the fabric of the universe are against them. I adored Zhao Li Ying in The Story of Ming Lan, and she didn’t disappoint as demon general Shen Li, and she had such fantastic chemistry with Lin Geng Xin as Xing Zhi, the last of the old gods. I was all in for every narrative arc of this drama, from their domestic bickering in the first arc in which Xing Zhi is a sickly mortal and Shen Li is largely stuck in the form of a phoenix aka ugly chicken, to when Xing Zhi does his very best to pretend a complete lack of interest in Shen Li even as he can’t seem to leave her alone, to Xing Zhi absolutely losing it when he thinks Shen Li has been lost and defying the universe itself to try to find her, to their determination to save the demon realm even at the cost of their own lives. And (spoiler) their comfortable domestic bliss mixed with flirty, gender bendy shenanigans in the epilogue episode was such a treat. There may have been characters and moments in other dramas that I occasionally had stronger emotional reactions to, but this one was hardly lacking in emotional punch and was also the most solid from beginning to end. I would recommend it without reservations or caveats.

Favorite Female Character: There were a lot of female characters to like this year, but the one that hit hardest for me is Li Rong (Zhao Jin Mai) in The Princess Royal. She pretty quickly recognizes that her quest for power and single-minded mission to keep her brother on the throne in her first life came at great personal cost *and* failed to make her happy.  Her resulting determination to make different choices—often ones that make her more emotionally vulnerable—in her second go round at life made her really compelling. I appreciated that although Li Rong is inarguably a strategic genius, she still often completely misread of other’s people’s emotions and totally misunderstood how those emotions will affect their actions. I also loved seeing her relationship develop differently not just with her husband, but with the other female characters that she forms an alliance with early on. Li Rong Still ultimately chooses to trust those people again even after she has been so deeply betrayed in her first life by the people she loves the most in the world, which took tremendous strength.

Favorite Male Character: Look, I just loved that Xing Zhi (from The Legend of Shen Li), the last of the old gods and the most powerful being in the universe, just wanted to putter around at home and take care of his wife. He also had this undercurrent of amusement and good cheer even when he was annoying the heck out of Shen Li by needlessly following her around while also refusing to admit his true feelings even to himself that was really fun to watch. It was also nice that he was played by a fully grown man in his thirties rather than someone younger—Lin Geng Xin’s layered performance was a big part of what made this character who he was.

Favorite Secondary Female Character: Lost You Forever Part 2 had many, many weaknesses, but A’Nian’s growth from impulsive, bratty princess to an even-keeled, clever, far-seeing queen was not one of them. I’ve always been very fond of A’Nian (yes she is my icon, why do you ask), even before she really deserved it, but I was so obsessed with both her arc as an individual—she even led troops?? Successfully?? After obsessively studying The Art of War to prove that she can be *helpful*??—and in her relationships both with her sister, Xiaoyao, and with Cang Xuan. (Spoiler) A’Nian’s long awaited and longed for wedding to Cang Xuan that she realizes she no longer wants for herself but nonetheless must follow through with for the good of her country broke my heart.

Favorite Ship: This one was pretty close with the leads of The Princess Royal, but Shen Li and Xing Zhi from The Legend of Shen Li. They had such chemistry from the beginning (somehow even when she was a CGI chicken??), and I loved that they were played by/as grown ups making grown up decisions. They balanced the big, dramatic, end of the world scenes with quiet, domestic ones really well, and I loved that even though Xing Zhi was much more powerful than Shen Li (that whole last of the old gods thing), he always stood back and let her do what she was gonna do unless she asked him otherwise. (Spoilers:) The sequence that has stuck with me the most for these two is when Shen Li has been disabled and never knows which of her sense will work when she wakes up—sometime’s she’s blind, sometimes she’s deaf, sometimes she can’t move, etc.—and at one point, she wakes up with none of her senses working. After a terrifyingly indeterminate space of time in which she can’t see, hear, or move and feels trapped in her own body, she regains her senses to find herself leaning against Xing Zhi’s shoulder. When she asks if he’s always been there, he responds that he will “always be around,” and she answers, “Since you are always around, I will no longer be afraid” (giffed here by ladydynamie). For a determinedly independent and competent woman like Shen Li to be able to really lean on Xing Zhi, both literally and figuratively, really speaks to their dynamic and is part of why I loved them so much.

Favorite Secondary Ship: Shanguan Ya (Cheng Guo) and Su Rong Hua (Yi Da Qian) from The Princess Royal have got to be it. Li Rong’s total ignorance of their romantic tragedy in her first lift contrasted with their narrowly avoided tragedy in the second really hit for me. Their personalities also meshed so well, and it was delightful to see Rong Hua fall for the rule-breaking version of Shanguan Ya who disguises herself as a man to sneak out to gamble all the time, rather than her role as well-behaved daughter of a prominent family. Rong Hua falls both first and harder for his lady, which is a trope I love, and refuses to give up on her even when all hope is lost and she seems to choose another path. And not for nothing, a solid and sober Rong Hua showing up for a desperate Shanguan Ya in their first life with the line “In this life, I’m willing to descend into hell with you” is seared into my brain (giffed here by nunafilms).

Favorite Trope: Extremely competent women who do really well on their own but find that they’re even better with the right partner—Li Rong (The Princess Royal), Shen Li (The Legend of Shen Li), and Dou Zhou (Blossom) are three of the best examples.

Biggest Disappointment: I know I still ranked it rather high, but Lost You Forever 2 really was so disappointing. Giving us exactly what it would look like for Cang Xuan and Xiaoyao to tear each other to pieces after that pitch perfect buildup of Cang Xuan getting closer and closer to losing it whenever he feels like he might lose Xiaoyao….and then making it all out to be a drug dream was such a rug pull. I hate that I can’t recommend LYF now without big caveats about part two.

Drama from Another Year: I picked up Meet Yourself after Will Love in Spring when I was wanting more of Li Xian, and I was not at all disappointed. I’m on the record as loving female leads who are Flight Risks™, so of course I was all in for Xu Hong Dou deciding to quit her job and abscond to a small village in the country that she had always meant to visit. The beginning may be a bit fraught (I’m used to first episodes having a lot going on to get things set up, but oh boy was this one rough), but once things get going, I adored this quiet, warm-hearted drama. Each episode felt like spending time with friends, and I would recommend it both for the central romance and it’s fantastic ensemble cast.  

Dramas I Missed: It’s been a bit of a rough year for me professionally, so there were a lot of dramas I really wish I’d had the time for but just didn’t—The Doubleis probably the biggest one here. Other dramas I’m hoping to get to eventually are Liu Yu Ning’s Eternal Brotherhood and Heroes as well as Zhang Wan Yi’s The Rise of Ning. I still kind of want to check out The Story of Pearl Girl, even though I know it was a flop for most people, but looking at my to-watch list (as well as who knows what else will come out in the meantime), I probably won’t make it to this one for a very long time, if ever.

Dramas I’m Looking Forward To: Predicting when (if ever) CDramas will actually air remains a fool’s game, but: A Dream within a Dreamhad an absolutely fire teaser, plus I adore Liu Yu Ning; and Legend of the Female General is giving Ryan Cheng his big break as the ML—I’ve been rooting for him since his mini drama days with A Familiar Stranger. I’m cautiously optimistic about both.

[traineecryptid]

Merch: Xilaimian and Yucun House 3D Puzzle

In January of 2024, MOEGOODS announced a collab with DMBJ to produce a 3D puzzle of Xilaimian and the adjacent house that Wu Xie built. (Note: MOEGOODS frequently collabs with DMBJ to make merch!) So, when I came across this a few days ago, I figured that it'll be good reference for fanworks. Under the cut, you'll find photos taken from the official MOEGOODS weibo of the model from various angles as well as a translation of the design notes.

Photos of the 3D Puzzle (source)

Design Notes (source)

Translation Notes

[Hidden Dragon] is part of the proverb 卧虎藏龙 lit, lying tiger and hidden dragon, that refers to outstanding figures who have hidden their identities and keeping it on the downlow. 

[I’m joyful when sleep comes] is an expanded reading on the phrase—and also restaurant name—Xilaimian. 喜(xi) means joy, the feeling of liking something. 来 (lai) means come, arrive. 眠 (mian) means sleep, slumber.

[Wood-make] is a term I made up ‘cause I couldn’t find a word that means “made from wood fibers, might be MDF, but there’s a non-zero chance that it’s actual planks”. It’s probably MDF though.

And here's Google Drive folder with all the above resources (in case tumblr messes with the resolution of the photos)

[supernovaae]

List of all 80 Espers still in the running for Hottest Esper (05/01/24 | Alphabetized)

Abigail (Frigga)

Adrina (Chantico)

Ahmed (Geb)

Alice (Gullveig)

Anna (Persphone)

Archibald (Mictlantecutli)

Asenath (Nefertem)

Ashley (Heimdall)

Brewster (Garmr)

Camille (Hati)

Catherine (Hela)

Cecilia (Isis)

Chloe (Medea)

Chu Yao (Tai Yi)

Clara (Hera)

Drew (Anubis)

Eira (Freya)

Elaine (Nyx)

Embla (Ymir)

Ethan (Pan)

Everett (Tyr)

Farrah | Aminah (Tiamat | Abzu)

Fatum Sisters (Nornir)

Feng Nuxi (Nuwa)

Feng Xun (Fu Xi)

Fu Shi (Suan Ni)

Fumitsuki (Kaguya-hime)

Gabrielle (Njord)

Gaius (Zeus)

Ginny (Hestia)

Hailey (Hephaestus)

Heng Yue (Chang’e)

Hilda (Hypnos)

Hyde (Hades)

Ife (Meretseger)

Ikki (Tsukuyomi)

Intisar (Kauket)

Javid (Shamash)

Jiang Jiuli (Chiyou)

Jiang Man (Meng Po)

Jin Qiu (Ru SHou)

Jin Yuyao (Queen Mother)

Leora (Athena)

Li Guang (Vermilion Bird)

Li Ling (Nezha)

Liam (Xolotl)

Lian (Jiao Tu)

Lin Xiao (White Tiger)

Long Mian (Ao Bing)

Lucas (Apollo)

Mateo (Prometheus)

Mavis (Mictecacihuatl)

Nicole (Nephthys)

Norah (The Muses)

Ollie (Osiris)

Ophelia (Thanatos)

Parmi (Ninsun)

Raven (Odin)

Sachiko (Hare of Inaba)

Sally (Sif)

Sander (Set)

Sienna (Gaia)

Su Jue (Daji)

Tang Xuan (Sun Wukong)

Tevor (Sphinx)

Tiye (Nut)

Toland (Tezcatlipoca)

Triki (Loki)

Uday (Sopdet)

Unas (Shu)

Valeria (Quetzalcoatl)

Wu You (Dijiang)

Xiao Yin (Azure Dragon)

Xuan Pin (Jiutian Xuannu)

Yamato (Izanagi)

Yu Ran (Bai Ze)

Yu Xu (Jing Wei)

Yun Chuan (Yang Jian)

Yuuhime (Izanami)

Zora (Amunet)

[silverloreley]

Did anybody ask for TTEOTM x LBFAD fic ideas? No? I had one anyway. It’s massive and I can’t currently write it (too many irl things, too many other wips to work on) so I’ll put it here and do what you want with it (except money, that’s illegal, fics must be free). Keep in mind I read none of the novels so anything that isn’t the the dramas won’t be considered.

So, listen here.

First of all, we need to merge some things and move others, so the two stories can exist in the same universe. Therefore: 1) Ming Ye and Sang Jiu’s story goes back to 30.000 years before, while DFQC was trapped for 10.000 (I always thought the 30.000 years of imprisonment felt a little too much, also this lowers the age gap between XLH and DFQC, which is a pro). 2) The Evil God Tai Sui and the Devil God are one and the same. It will make sense, I promise.

Starting from those two premises, the timeline is as it follows:

30.000 years ago the Devil God vs the Gods fight happens, along with the MYxSJ arc.

When MY estabilishes no one will live in Shangqing realm anymore, the immortals move to Shuiyuntian, founding it in a place next to the already-existing Xishan, by deviating the rivers with the Water Gem.

To be seen as equals or superiors, the heads of Shuyuntian bring back the title of God of War. The other godly titles can’t be assigned the same way as only the God of War can be trained to become one and not be born as such. Lady Chidi is chosen after some time.

In the meantime, conflict arises between the xianzi and yuezhu. Yannv, (canon) first leader of the Moon Tribe, guides her people beyond the River of Lost Memories and founds Cangyanhai.

The Xilan tribe was already there with the only real goddess left, the Goddess of Xishan, who was seen as a minor deity and not involved in the Shangqing realm’s affairs at all. Despite that, the Goddess is the one who effectively destroys the (D)evil God’s body and seals its spirit, not knowing a part of it (the Evil Bone) and its weapons (BRSeal and GSCrossbow and Sword) had been left in the mortal realm.

Fast forward to the events of LBFAD, the story goes as we know it, just that the fight between DFQC and Chidi was only 10.000 years before the events, not 30.000 (it literally changes nothing, plot-wise).

Tai Sui’s plan was to take control of Chidi (or DFQC)’s body as he lost his one during the conflict with the previous Goddess of Xilan, and then retrieve his weapons to bring the end of the world. His death and subsequent fall to the Nether River prevented him to do so, but the Evil Bone he left to the Yiyue tribe in the mortal realm is a soul vessel (like the Bone Orchid for DFQC) and allowed him to stay somewhat alive, waiting for his next chance.

Fast forward some centuries: TTJ is born and Tai Sui is determined in making the poor thing into the perfect vessel for his return just in time for Ji Ze’s power running out and the Barren Abyss be open again.

Here we are to the start of the fic (very long so it’s mostly under cut):

Susu fails the first time she tries to change TTJ’s fate (she dies too early, without being able to switch the Evil Bone with her Immortal Essence) and the Mirror of the Past sends her back to try again.

Knowing the Devil God and Tai Sui are one and the same, Ji Ze manages to send a message to Xi Yun so she could help LSS. XLH looks into TTJ’s destiny book and sees it’s filled with misery that will culminate with TTJ giving up his body to Tai Sui, cue destruction of the world lalala, all as it was before LSS’s trip basically (I refuse to awknowledge that the Devil God could have known about the time travel, Di Mian is a lying liar who lied, the plan only went as far as TTJ’s mistreatment and death on the frozen lake, Susu changed everything from there on).

To prevent it, the LBFAD team decides to risk changing his fate, and they snatch TTJ away while he’s sent as hostage from Jing to Shang. It’s the origin of a legend that the cursed prince of Jing was taken away by demons, some say to be eaten, some say he became one too.

TTJ is raised in Yunmengze by everyone acting as his relatives (I still have to decide if it’d be more interesting to have DFQC and XLH adopt him as parents, or go the more practical route of Changheng adopting him alone since he’s the one who canonically moved to the mortal realm full time and has no other responsibilities. Or it could be all three? together? on rotation? idk. Also, I can’t decide what to do with Yinxing because I don’t like her much but I sort of understand her too, it would be nice to give her a redemption arc/new storyline)

Anyway!

Little TTJ is raised by a team of immortals who end up loving him a whole lot and XLH manages to fix him a tree of emotions very early, so he’s a sweetheart with functioning love strings and all (but only with his family because most humans can tell there’s something wrong with him and dislike/mistreat him. That’s the Evil Bone’s influence, the family knows it and can ignore it, humans do not).

TTJ is smart enough to understand there’s more going on with his new family but he loves and trusts them enough to just accept things as they are. They end up telling him a few things about themselves in bits and pieces until he’s old enough.

Basically, by the time he’s 20, he’s more drama!Cang Jiumin than any iteration of TTJ. Plus the family actually warned him against Tai Sui (although they didn’t quite tell him he’s the Devil Fetus - gosh I hate this expression) and told him stories about it and the last fight and about their own true identities.

They have no idea how to remove the Evil Bone without killing him, LSS is the only one who knows because Ji Ze didn’t have enough energy to tell XLH everything. In fact, he just told her ��look at that destiny book there” and “Li Susu knows what to do” and then closed the conversation.

The LBFAD group has no idea of the existence of the Bone Refining Seal or the God Slaughtering Crossbow and Sword at first. This will be a problem later on.

17 y-o TTJ joins the immortal sect to learn their manner of cultivation and befriends Xiao Lin who, at the end of the three years of training, invites him to Shang.

As soon as he arrives in Shang’s capital, TTJ starts to recover memories of the past-now-erased life little by little until Susu!Xiwu arrives. They both have a whole set of memories of a disastrous past, a whole lot of tangled feelings, and no clue the other does too.

LSS still needs to fulfill her mission, but finds it way harder now that the circumstances have changed. TTJ has been trying to see the woman he loved in the original YXW but felt there was something off, until the Temple incident, aka the moment LSS transmigrated into YXW.

Cue lots of getting close, suspicions if the other remembers the other life, falling in love even more, and other stuff (I already know this is going to be my favourite part).

The immortal family is against TTJ courting YXW because they know his fate says he’ll “die young but widowed” and that will be the first step to Tai Sui’s return. They just tell him it’s because she has a foul temperament and a bad reputation and try to take him back to Lucheng before it’s too late (keyword: try).

The Ye family doesn’t like that he has an unclear background and that YXW would have to move away from them so they oppose too (and don’t treat him well. at all. some things don’t change).

TTJ is definitely too stubborn and wants to marry her anyway. She agrees because she knows it’s the easiest way to complete her mission (and she actually wants to, tbh). They basically elope and run to Jing’s kingdom.

Somehow, TTMinglang finds out TTJ’s true identity (oh, this could work if Yinxing stays in the plot, she’s a dead giveaway since she was his only remaining nanny!) and, thinking his loathed third brother is coming for the throne, decides to kill him, employing/blackmailing Lan’an.

The scene of YXW jumping off the ship happens because she figures out if she doesn’t she won’t be able to get her hands on the World Overturning Jade and she really needs it for the plan. Of course, she doesn’t tell him, cue hearbreak, the ambush with the poison dart, and so on.

They are saved by DFQC from Fu Yu (sorry, Pian Ran, you won’t have the chance to fillet the bitch in this lifetime, unless DFQC decides to spare her, I have to decide) and from the poisoning by XLH. Both are very upset by the whole thing but TTJ has no intention of backing off and give up on having the love of his life by his side, cue a heartfelt speech that ultimately convinces them.

Said love of his life feels very very guilty, even more so after that speech, and runs off to the Barren Abyss to talk with Ji Ze (and save Fuya) and ask him what more she could do. TTJ is certain she’ll come back to him anyway because his wife always did (although they are not properly married here yet!).

Once in Jing, TTJ, even if he initially planned not to become emperor this time, sees that people have a truly terrible time under Minglang and decides to take the matters in his own hands. He was a pretty good ruler in the other life and he can be one again. This time he makes certain his deranged brother is dead.

The immortal family can’t interfere more than they already did with mortals’ fates, so they let him do things on his own, with minor helping him in daily matters, training and healing. War breaks out anyway because the king of Shang is an ass.

I need a good reason for them to enter Bo’re life again since they know the dragon can’t actually be used. Perhaps it’s to give peace to Ming Ye’s spirit, or to show Xiao Lin what kind of person his beloved wife is, idk, but they do and LSS obtains the Soul Slaying Tear.

Needless to say, she isn’t happy about being able to collect the Heart Shattering Nails this time. But she knows she has to do it.

The Nails accumulate very quickly, one for each person he loves, not only for YXW. It makes her feel even worse but at the same time she thinks he’ll be fine after she dies because he has more people he cares for (spoiler: he won’t be fine).

XLH realizes around that time that YXW is actually the LSS she’s been looking for and wonders why the girl doesn’t have a destiny book. (it will be found later on that LSS is yet to be born from the egg in that time so her destiny book has not appeared yet)

She also figures out LSS is trying to build an immortal essence with the help of the WOJade and tries to stop her, only for LSS to break down and tell her everything (this is supposed to be a very heartfelt scene as it’s the first time LSS opens up with her troubles to someone and XLH has become the perfect mom figure LSS never had).

The relationship between TTJ and Xiao Lin is rather different due to them being actual friends and not copycat-prisoner/copied-princeling. As such, they manage to end the war by pretending XL has been captured so the king of Shang would have to give up and end the bloodshed. Bingchang doesn’t get the memo and turns her back to her husband anyway. Xiwu, who did get the memo (and also remembers YBC tried to kill her and TTJ, plus killed the Grandma), stays out of it and keeps the focus on her mission, not pleading for Bingchang in the slightest (XL does, the poor fool. He gets himself killed for it, because he accidentally eats food Bingchang poisoned. She stabs herself in despair -which provides both the blood of the enemy and tears of lover. Yes, I love a good mirror situation and I hate her. This time she stays dead).

Hence the kingdoms are united because there are no heirs to Shang left (the stupid king tried to send his useless other sons to war and got them killed, lol).

Also! Pian Ran gets her love threads back sooner. And she doesn’t die, but still sacrifices a few of her tails for YQY when a rebellion strikes and he gets wounded, so they’re both immortal and get a happy ending, no I don’t take criticism here, this is how it should have been.

LSS still has to sacrifice herself to switch the Immortal Essence with the Evil Bone - even if she promised XLH she wouldn’t do it and wait until the Goddess of Xishan can find another way - because the Barren Abyss is about to be opened.

TTJ doesn’t go as mad as he did in canon upon her death, but he still tries to kill himself out of grief. He even begs DFQC to teach him how to make the 500 years dream. Eventually, Nian Baiyu tells him about the Nether River and TTJ sets off without telling his family.

I still have to decide whether they catch him in time or not, and if they do, if they can convince him to give up and stay with them, or he convinces them he has to do it and tells them they’ll see each other in 500 years and jumps in anyway.

Time skip to the Immortal Sect arc! Or not.

Actually, I don’t have many ideas for it yet because I’m waiting for the drama to end, but here there’s more than enough to work with so far, so I’ll make another post with the second part + eventual additions next week after the ending.

[titteringturtles]

告五人 Accusefive - 果然你還是 Guo Ran Ni Hai Shi (Fly to the Flame)

Track 5 of Somewhere In Time, I Love You

Title translation: Of course, it's still you

Kill me quickly, the way you're used to 趕快殺了我 用你擅長的方式 Gan kuai sha le wo yong ni shan chang de fang shi

Each kiss cuts a scar on my heart 吻在心上刻下一把痕 Wen zai xin shang ke xia yi ba hen

[Pre-chorus]

I loved you to death and never met someone so spoiled 我赴死的愛上了你 你的腐朽已成奇蹟 Wo fu si de ai shang le ni ni de fu xiu yi cheng qi ji

My devotion was nothing but a slight breeze through the grass 我的絕對不過微風吹撫青草地 Wo de jue dui bu guo wei feng chui fu qing cao di

[Chorus]

I am just a fruit fly that's not afraid of being obliterated 我是一隻不怕灰飛煙滅的果蠅 Wo shi yi zhi bu pa hui fei yan mie de guo ying

Facing your cruel heart is truly just right 面對你的壞不過剛好而已 Mian dui ni de huai bu guo gang hao er yi

And that's beautiful to me, something that other people wouldn’t understand 那對我來說便是美麗 別人無法明白的東西 Na dui wo lai shuo bian shi mei li bie ren wu fa ming bai de dong xi

I can see it, your true heart 我看得見 你的真心 Wo kan de jian ni de zhen xin

Pre-chorus x1

Chorus x1

[eyenaku]

Ji ji fu ji ji

a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun

[mystic-wang]

使用 Cursor 半天开发的批量自动化万字长文生成器

一、项目背景与动机

在当今的内容创作领域，高质量的长文内容（如人物传记、产品评测、历史研究等）的需求日益增长，但人工创作既耗时又费力。为了解决这个问题，我利用 Cursor 编辑器和 OpenAI API，开发了一个能够批量生成长文的自动化工具。这一工具不仅极大提升了内容创作的效率，还能保证输出的内容具有专业性和一定的质量。

1.1 核心痛点

人工写作耗时且费力

内容质量难以保证

批量生成存在困难

引用来源不够明确

1.2 解决方案

自动化生成流程，节省时间

AI 辅助内容创作，确保质量

支持批量生成，效率更高

自动添加引用链接，确保内容可靠性

二、技术架构与流程

2.1 创作流程概览

graph TD A[输入主题] --> B[生成关键词] B --> C[搜索相关信息] C --> D[处理搜索结果] D --> E[生成���题] E --> F[创建大纲] F --> G[生成章节内容] G --> H[添加配图] H --> I[添加引用] I --> J[格式化输出]

2.2 使用的工具和 API

** 开发工具 **

Cursor 编辑器：AI 辅助编程

Python 3.11：主要开发语言

Git：版本控制

** 核心 API**

OpenAI API：内容生成

Unsplash API：图片获取

Exa AI：信息搜索

** 主要依赖包 **

openai

python-dotenv

aiohttp

tenacity

beautifulsoup4

使用工具

Cursor 编辑器

OpenAI API

Unsplash API

Exa AI

三、核心特性与优势

3.1 内容生成

自动生成 8000-12000 字的深度长文

多维度内容结构（背景介绍、深入分析、多角度论述等）

智能配图系统，自动为文章添加相关图片

分段生成，确保内容的连贯性和完整性

支持批量处理，一次可生成多篇长文

内置智能纠错和内容补充机制

3.2 技术亮点

** 智能分段生成 **

多层次内容结构

智能内容扩充

自动逻辑关联

** 多源资料整合 **

维基百科资料提取

新闻资讯整合

专业数据库引用

** 内容质量保证 **

事实准确性检查

逻辑连贯性验证

专业术语规范化

四、使用指南

4.1 环境配置

# 1. 克隆项目 git clone https://github.com/whotto/long-article-generator.git # 2. 安装依赖 pip install -r requirements.txt # 3. 配置环境变量 # 创建.env 文件并添加： OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY=your_unsplash_api_key EXA_API_KEY=your_exa_api_key

4.2 使用方法

准备主题文件（如 test.md）：

内容示例：老子、伏尔泰、M4 Mac mini 评测

运行脚本：

python long_article_generator.py test.md

输出结果：

生成的文章保存在 generated_articles 目录中

每篇文章包含标题、导读、正文、配图和引用

4. 生成文章：

[老子](https://yuedu.biz/lao-zi-de-shen-du-jie-xi/)

[伏尔泰](https://yuedu.biz/fu-er-tai-si-xiang-dui-xian-dai-zi-you-de-qi-shi-y/)

[M4 Mac mini 评测](https://yuedu.biz/m4-mac-mini-ping-ce-zhong-xin-ding-yi-zhuo-mian-ji/)

五、实际效果与改进方向

5.1 实际效果

** 生成速度 **：每篇文章约 5-10 分钟

** 文章长度 **：8000-15000 字的深度长文

** 自动配图 **：每篇文章自动添加 5-15 张相关配图

** 结构完整 **：包含五个章节、导读和总结

** 引用准确 **：自动添加信息来源

5.2 可改进方向

** 模型升级 **

使用 GPT-4o 提升生成质量（目前是 GPT-4o-mini）

引入 Claude 等其他模型

优化提示词工程

** 功能扩展 **

添加多语言支持

增加更多文章模板

支持自定义样式

增加 SEO 优化功能

** 技术优化 **

提升并发处理能力

优化内存使用

增加断点续传功能

添加进度可视化

六、适用场景

** 内容创作者 **

博客写手

自媒体运营

产品评测文章

** 教育领域 **

背景资料整理

案例分析报告

研究报告撰写

** 企业应用 **

产品介绍

行业分析报告

技术文档

这个长文生成器项目展示了 AI 技术在内容创作中的巨大潜力。通过合理的架构设计和 AI 技术的结合，我们可以大幅提高内容创作的效率和质量。未来，随着 AI 技术的不断发展，这类工具将变得更加智能和强大，为创作者提供更多助力。

���如古人云：“工欲善其事，必先利其器”。在信息爆炸的时代，善用工具不仅能提升效率，还能让我们腾出更多精力投入到创意和策略的思考中。让我们拥抱技术，创造更多优质内容。

欢迎大家尝试使用这个工具，也期待听到你们的使用反馈！

项目地址：https://github.com/whotto/Long_article_generator

[flailingdreamist-blog]

Lyrical Mix 1 (勇气 - 梁静茹)- 24/11/2024

終於作了這個決定 別人怎麼說我不理 Zhong yu zuo le zhe ge jue ding bie ren zen me shuo wo bu li 只要你也一樣的肯定 Zhi yao ni ye yi yang de ken ding 我願意天涯海角都隨你去 我知道一切不容易 Wo yuan yi tian ya hai jiao dou sui ni qu wo zhi dao yi qie bu rong yi 我的心一直溫習說服自己 最怕你忽然說要放棄 Wo de xin yi zhi wen xi shui fu zi ji zui pa ni hu ran shuo yao fang qi

** 愛真的需要勇氣 來面對流言蜚語 Ai zhen de xu yao yong qi lai mian dui liu yan fei yu 只要你一個眼神肯定 我愛你的意義 Zhi yao ni ge yan shen ken ding wo ai ni de yi yi 我們都需要勇氣 去相信會在一起 Wo men dou xu yao yong qi qu xiang xin hui zai yi qi 人潮擁擠我能感覺你 放在我手心裡 你的真心 Ren chao yong ji wo neng gan jue ni fang zai wo shou xin li ni de zhen xin

Repeat *

Repeat **

如果我的堅強任性 會不小心傷害了你 Ru guo wo de jian qiang ren xing hui bu xiao xin shang hai le ni 你能不能溫柔提醒 Ni neng bu neng wen rou ti xing 我雖然心太急 更害怕錯過你 Wo sui ran xin tai ji geng hai pa cuo guo ni

愛真的需要勇氣 來面對流言蜚語 Ai zhen de xu yao yong qi lai mian dui liu yan fei yu 只要你一個眼神肯定 我的愛就有意義 Zhi yao ni ge yan shen ken ding wo de ai jiu you yi yi 我們都需要勇氣 去相信會在一起 Wo men dou xu yao yong qi qu xiang xin hui zai yi qi 人潮擁擠我能感覺你 放在我手心裡 你的真心 Ren chao yong ji wo neng gan jue ni fang zai wo shou xin li ni de zhen xin

[lyrics365]

發現

ting shuo ai qiao qiao man yan zhe mei you yu jing de lai er ni man man cong xu ni bian zhen de na me de shen qi dang wo wei xiao de * lai lai hu xi bi ci de qi xi lai lai jian ji wo suo you bei xi ai ai gai bian yu zhou de luo ji zai tong kong li ying zhe wo ai ni / kan zhe wo zhe shi qi miao de gan jue xin tiao luan le pin luu kan zhe qian fang cai hong ru ci kao jin mian yi…

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: The Emperor's Love Swap (2022)

💗全集 | 鬼馬少女和皇帝互換靈魂開啟反轉甜戀，腳踹心機白蓮和皇帝白頭偕老！ #甜宠 【双面宠妃闯关记 The Emperor's Love Swap】

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSlnUckTp-w

[zip001]

we made some chinese noodles (shan xi sliced noodles) that looked like thin lasagna noodles with slightly frilly edges. you boil the noodles. the package had a recipe where you make a broth using slow cooked tomatoes, scallions and ginger and then you stir fry the chicken with soy sauce and some vinegar and then you combined all. my sis also added some pea leaf tips, squash and jalapeno peppers. the noodles were amazing - good firm texture, while a bit slippery the noodles absorbed the broth/sauce well. we love trying new things at 99 ranch store!

[dilebe06]

Memory Lost (1-2-3 stagione)

Come to the dark side…we have cookies

Drama investigativo/azione/mistero, Memory Lost è riuscito nell’impresa di portarsi a casa la mia totale attenzione. Merito di una buona storia, un sorprendente sviluppo di questa e degli ottimi personaggi villain. 

Si nota decisamente il grande lavoro che c’è stato dietro alla serie, sia per quanto riguarda l’architettura narrativa, sia per lo studio psicologico dei personaggi. Essendo la lead una psicologa criminale, ho apprezzato come questa materia venisse spesso tirata in ballo ed esaltata. Ma oltre a venire usata nel campo criminale, mi è piaciuto come l’abbiano usata per esplorare interiormente svariati personaggi. 

Sono altresì rimasta stupita per come la serie sia riuscita o abbia tentato di far tornare tutto: la trama orizzontale era complessa e contorta ma molto avvincente - da cervello impostato su ON per capirci - e nonostante questo per le prime due stagioni non ho avuto difficoltà sia a seguire, sia a farmi tornare tutta la storia. 

Ho avuto semmai più difficoltà verso la fine del drama dove, a mio parere, la serie perde un pò, sia da un punto di vista di sceneggiatura, sia perché mi ha costretto a più di una dose di sospensione d’incredulità. 

La parte finale infatti, mi ha lasciato con alcuni dubbioni enormi ma ragazzi...mi basta pensare ai villain di questa storia per perdonargli tutto a sta serie! 

Sono infatti loro - i “cattivi” - che mi hanno affascinata molto più dei protagonisti o dei “buoni”. Se c’è una cosa che ho amato più delle altre di Lost Memory è il fatto di aver tratteggiato i villain così bene che alla fine ho inevitabilmente fatto il tifo per loro. 

Purtroppo tale lavoro non posso dire di averlo trovato anche per i “buoni” della storia: Han Chen è un figo da paura e Bai Jin Xi è bella sveglia e tosta...ma per me finisce lì. Sono belli da vedere e le loro scenette insieme sono tanto carine, ma li ho trovati personaggi profondi come una pozzanghera. 

Incredibilmente ho preferito quasi di più la lead del lead maschile: ho apprezzato tantissimo la sua intelligenza ed intraprendenza, che unite al suo super potere di poter correre ad inseguir criminali su tacco 12, la porterà sicuramente a far parte dei prossimi Avengers. 

Do inoltre ai buoni un + in pagella perché è stata la parte della polizia e non dei cattivi a farmi scendere la lacrimuccia della commozione. #bravi 

Ultime due note: prima di tutto le OST.

Le ho trovate un pò ripetitive ma devo ammettere che mi sono piaciute tutte. Una di queste poi ha incominciato a suonare in un determinato momento sul finale e mi sono quasi venuti i brividi perché l’ho riconosciuta dalla 1° stagione e mi sono gasata tantissimo. i feels che tornano prepotenti

Per quanto riguarda il Cast e la recitazione anche se non mi hanno fatto morire per l’interpretazione, devo dire che mi sono piaciuti abbastanza tutti. Nota di merito per Johnny Bai che con la sua voce profonda ed il sorrisino sghembo ha più volte minato i miei ormoni per tutta la serie. #attentato

Voto: 8,2

Ragazzi, guardiamo in faccia la realtà: la Polizia avrà anche vinto la battaglia...ma l’Organizzazione dell’Alfabeto ha chiaramente vinto la guerra. 

Per 3 stagioni la Pubblica Sicurezza ha dato la caccia ed è sempre rimasta un passo indietro ai cattivi che hanno fatto quello che gli pareva, dove, quando e con chi gli piacesse. Sul finale, l’Organizzazione compie un attentato su 3 o 4 fronti - non ricordo nemmeno - costringendo la polizia ad arrancargli dietro. 

Riescono a far credere alla lead - durante il flashback del finale - che loro sono ignari del fatto che questa sia venuta da loro sotto copertura, fregandola e mettendola in trappola alla grande. 

Uccidono, non vengono mai arrestati e se vengono beccati piuttosto s’ammazzano. la morte di T è ancora un dolore che non riesco a superare lo ammetto

Sono disposti a lavorare insieme, si coprono le spalle a vicenda, si aiutano e si trattano un con l’altro come fosse una famiglia. Come posso non amarli? 

Tanto più che si sono più angosciati loro per la morte di M che Han Chen per il sacrificio della sua amica d’infanzia. Per dire. Ci sono rimasta malissimo nel vedere con quanta freddezza il lead trattasse E ancor prima di sapere che lei facesse parte dell’organizzazione. 

Ed alla fine i Villain hanno perso perché K ha fatto il Giuda della situazione e si sono ammazzati tra loro, perché altrimenti la polizia stava ancora a contare i cadaveri, dammi retta!

A tal proposito, ho amato come K spuntasse fuori dal nulla a ribaltare la situazione. Non me l’aspettavo e sono quasi saltata dal letto quando l’ho visto. Plot twist spettacolare! Come spettacolare - e da brividi - è stato quando nel flashback, K dice che andrà al Circo e parte la OST della prima stagione che ricollega direttamente tutta la storia all’inizio della serie. Capolavoro! 

Più freddina mi ha lasciato la storia d’amore, piena sì di momenti teneri e adorabili ma per me lontana dall’epica e struggente love story che mi pare che la serie volesse sponsorizzare: dopo che i due lead scoprono di essere stati fidanzati anche nel passato, ho avuto la sensazione che la serie volesse farmi passare questo amore per immenso, inevitabile ed epico nonostante i due protagonisti non ricordassero ancora niente degli anni passati. 

E poi c’è S. Che dire...durante la visione ero un pò triste per lui perché chiaramente destinato alla Friendzone perpetua. Tristezza che è aumentata quando ho visto come Han Chen maledetto gli sbattesse ogni due per tre in faccia la sua relazione con la lead dimostrando sempre enorme empatia e comprensione. O_O 

Purtroppo al nostro S manca la capacità di amare normalmente ( ammazzare la cugina della donna che ami, farle perdere la memoria, riprovare a farle perdere la memoria, distruggere la sua vita, separarla dall’ uomo che ama, non conta come prova d’amore ) ma ho apprezzato lo sforzo della serie di approfondire il suo personaggio per far capire allo spettatore le sue motivazioni e ragionamenti. 

NOTE SPARSE:

- sono rimasta basita dagli interni delle stazioni di polizia: ma mettili due mobili. Una sedia, un telefono che squilla, un quadretto, dei fogli svolazzanti...qualcosa! Quelle non sono stazioni di polizia, sono obitori.

- Han Chen è figo. Ma S che sopravvive sul finale - senza sapere come - è più figo.

- Momento migliore, dove sono scoppiata a ridere involontariamente - è la sparatoria sul finale: Han Chen, K, S, A, L, R...tutti che si guardano in uno “stallo alla messicana style”, cominciano a sparare uno su l’altro e poi... nello stesso momento.... tutti giù per terra. Raga’ è stata una carneficina. 

- T come Best Personaggio della serie a mani basse.

- Chiacchierone e la storia dello stuzzicadenti mi ha fatto commuovere. Unico momento di tutta la serie dove avevo gli occhi lucidi...non investigherò ulteriormente su questo perché per me è già abbastanza imbarazzante così.