#be good. esp when they say even the first game altogether isnt that good

[akihikosanada]

i started tgaa but the game feels so swagless i spent like three days on the FIRST trial and pausing every hours because of how sleepy it made me. also i knew who the episode 2 victim waa but there waa zero emotions after the death??? mia dying was such an emotional moment in the first game but this was so eh. also i cannot overstate how bad the whole thing is on 3D where is the charm!!!!

[fairytaehl]

oh i could cry. ziqi fuck off dont say this sad shit. this is so sad.

gagged.

again, this is just miaomiao being miaomiao. which is interesting, bc it isnt really made obvious When she starts liking ziqi as a person and not just someone who she has to get to like her. sure, she enjoyed the Go game, and sure, she didnt actually care that he was her master and was able to find joy in it, even wishing he couldve been there to see her do the spark, but its not clear when the shift happens. because shes not faking this or doing this just for her own survival. she really wants him to live because she cares about him. i just find it a liiiiittle bit upsetting that its not a clear depiction of when she wants to see him as a friend/romantic interest verse having seen him as a gateway to her world, esp since she states she only liked yao in the book.

words he never wouldve thought hed ever hear in this life

can we please please please appreciate the inner turmoil hes having with trusting her here. hes not sure if this is the right thing to do. hes scared. scared of rejection, scared of what it means for her to be caring so much, scared of what will happen when they get out of here. and he wants Her to get out, because he cares about her survival, because he doesnt want his sister to lose her friend, so he takes the risk.

and like i said in my last review, he doesnt understand her intentions, and he had things he wanted to find out about her and made presumptions, but he couldnt have thought this up. this doesnt make sense for her to do this. she couldve escaped with the talisman and let him die, doing whatever she wanted to yao if she really had malintent. but she didnt. and i think this shattered a lot of his beliefs about her, and part of why he seemed to drop all his questions altogether. he'll still be wary of her and her "nonsense" that she says, but theres no denying that she seems to actually care about him.

in this first instance, he doesnt back off. he doesnt warn her about why the hairband only reacts when someone tries to take it off. i dont know if he even thought she would go through with it so easily.

but man, it got her ass good. she spat blood and everything, just like cdramas love to do.

and he gasps. look at that face. "i did that" (negative) face. self-esteem dropping right before our eyes. and he cant help her because hes so weak.

feeling guilty as he watches her crawl to him, still fighting to save his life even after she just got hurt. hes tearing up. how could someone want to save him? how could someone be so concerned with him and what happens to him? hes in no state to argue with her, and its so touching to see him like this.

also, bloody, pitiful, sad. attractive...

now he shies away, maybe worried this time about whatll happen to her. like maybe, if he tries to curl in on himself and be vulnerable about it, she'll be able to take it off.

btw, let me say that this OST playing during this is my favorite OST of the show, and im so glad that theres like 4 different versions and it gets so much replay in this show. the lyrics are fucking beautiful.

"in this chaotic world you gaze at me" / "its a scene of my rebirth" / "loving you completes my life"

LIKE GET ME OUT OF HERE. GOD. its GORGEOUS and PERFECT. dont even get me started with the "in this life ive kissed your brows" / "ive been saved" / "dont cry" and how that happens in the last episode. DO NOT GET ME STARTED. thats a discussion for that episode. -crossing my arms across my chest rn-

and shes not letting it happen again. she holds on tighter, because she will get both of them out of here.

shes a little slow to bring her hand up, making it look like shes hesitating, to the point where it cuts to his eyes to see how he stares at her. i wonder if it was him worrying that she was going to say "nevermind" or that she would express how she'd hope he wouldnt hurt her as a demon etc. etc.

the whole transformation scene is SO fucking dramatic but honestly, slay. i could never do this. im not fit to be an actor.

ladies and gentlemen, we did it.

this is the point of no return. once this happened, there was no going back for ziqi. he fell first AND fell harder.

he really thought she would be afraid, where even after she smiles, shakes her head and passes out, he looks at her curiously, unable to believe it.

god, what an episode. when i saw this the first time, i HAD to continue i was like NEXT NEXT NEXT LETS GO i KNEW how much of a turning point this was and was so fucking excited to see how ziqi acted after this!!!

ep 8 is going to probably be like 30 reblogs, no kidding. ive rewatched it at least 6 times and i have so many things to say. i have analyzed scenes to hell and back and they really jampacked that episode. i couldnt believe how much important stuff happened when i rewatched it. love ep 8 so much.

lgief rewatch ep. 7

i didnt expect such an important episode to be so soon, but nevertheless, i sure do love this episode. ziqi... covered in his blood, weak and helpless... god smite me where i stand for how i feel about it.

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ep 1 / ep 2 / ep 3 / ep 4 pre-festival / ep 4 festival / ep 5, 5 part 2 / ep 6 / ep 7

love my men on some horses. there is surprisingly not much horse action in this drama. i know we do get it next episode, but overall, in comparison to other ancient cdramas, horses are truly only supporting roles here.

yao helping miaomiao out of the carriage <3 i like that she is canonically the youngest, and everyone treats her like the baby she is.

i like how both mus look back at miaomiao in regards to that being the only inn to stay at, and ziqi specifically comments on it being fine and all because miaomiao has an upset look on her face. and its really not because shes that uptight/pretentious, shes just worried about the plot going awry! but he doesnt know that, so of course he has to describe worse conditions to her to let her know she should be grateful.

miaomiao holding onto yao <333 and ziqi doesnt even look mad about it because hes that used to her presence atp. and sure, she can keep sucking up to yao, but hes got it in his head that he'll be able to drop a bomb so bad on yao that itll ruin her. thats my interpretation anyways!

yao paying attention to and doting on miaomiao <3

ahhh i love how unamused and serious they all are. yao and fuyi are generally seen as more calm, but not dismissive. on fuyi, its especially attractive to see!

LOLLLLLL. yet another moment where he thinks yao is acting kindly towards him, but boo, it is really for miaomiao. the eyes...

miaomiao shaking yaos little ponytail LOL. miaomiao is such a babbyyyyyyyy i love her so much. i need more content of this please.

also, side note, i like how they go from standing up to sitting down to yao standing back up again in only a couple minutes lol.

"youre not alone anymore, you can be a bit spoiled" im gonna scream.

on top of him noticing the care she puts in for ziqi and miaomiao. dear god, im weak. fuyi, go get her!!!!!!

love how all 4 of them are absolutely unaccustomed to any sort of romantic affection.

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