#not that cql doesnt have its tonal issues. still so mad at the dog scene in 33 | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

llycaons · 1 year ago

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imo the novel and donghua both have a lightheartedness to many of their scenes that almost comes off as bizarre, jarring when you consider what else happens in the story. they jump between arcs and tend to abruptly shift tones, and the scenes that are supposed to be happy often come off as extremely irritating. to me. might have been a translation issue? meanwhile cql has committed many timeline crimes but I'll always prefer its more serious tone and gravitas, which makes wwx feel like a more grounded and realistic character and makes the dramatic scenes hit so much harder

#not that cql doesnt have its tonal issues. still so mad at the dog scene in 33 #but reading all these fics just reminds me of how annoying a lot of the book scenes were #it didnt feel authentic or genuine that wwx was suddenly so happy w lwj despite their history #but moreso wwxs unreliable narration and frantic #and careless energy just made the novel really tiring emotionally and confusing as well #idk how to articulate it but the emotional consistency in the show was SO much better #and it made the happy scenes that much more valuable too bc they felt real #like ik wwx has to have trauma!! he mentions it sometimes! but in the novel and donghua he doesnt rly act like it #in cql its only a bit better but at least I get a sense thats hes haunted by his past and struggling deeply to overcome his grief and loss #not to want him to be miserable Get Crying Idiot you need the catharsis #cql txp

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