#now they can work together to save Cheng Xiaoshi

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group H Round 1: #H3 vs #H6

#H3: Two guys time-travel through photos. Depression ensues.

Best friends, roommates, and business partners Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang run a photo studio, developing pictures and the like. But that’s not all they do. The Shiguang Photo Studio has a secret extra service—they can deliver messages you never got to send and find information you never got to learn, so long as you bring a photograph, or maybe several.

Their method? A clap of the hands, and Cheng Xiaoshi dives into the past and into the body of the photographer. Guided by Lu Guang, he has twelve hours to achieve his goal, whether that is finding a secret, saying goodbye, or winning a fight.

Assisted by their friend and landlady Qiao Ling, the duo navigates a gallery of corporate lies, interpersonal drama, old regrets, and crime. The recently released second season continues threads that begin in the first episode of season one, showcasing the same level of brilliant writing and even higher stakes for our beloved characters.

#H6: Cozy slice of life about a high school girl with a camera

In her last year of middle school, Fuu Sawatari had trouble dealing with her emotions following the sudden death of her father. Through the help of her brother and childhood friend, she rediscovered her love for photography, an activity she and her father often did together. In addition, she decided to attend high school in Takehara, her father's hometown and a place they often visited when she was younger.

It has been one month now since Fuu moved to Takehara and became close with her current group of friends: carefree Kaoru Hanawa, excitable Norie Okazaki, and quiet Maon Sakurada. Together with them and several acquaintances around town and abroad, Fuu continues her mission of capturing the joys of everyday life using her father's camera, while also helping her friends discover their own passions.

Titles, propagandas, trailers, and poll under the cut!

#H3: Link Click (Shiguang Dailiren)

Propaganda:

(Admin: Five people submitted different propagandas for this. Instead of posting each of them as they are and making this post even longer, I merged them altogether for coherence and brevity.)

Link Click is a show that is criminally underrated outside of China that it’s become a running meme in the fandom (i.e. Link Click fans to everyone they know: WATCH LINK CLICK!!!). Some people are just so resistant to watching anything Chinese that even others in the Link Click subreddit prefer its Japanese dub—which is sad because they don’t get to hear certain nuances in the original audio. It’s also just really frustrating how xenophobic people can get.

Anyways, the beauty of Link Click lies in its simplicity. For a time-travel show, you’d expect our characters to tackle on tasks that involve the fate of the world or something, but no. In Link Click, it’s all about the ordinary person. All the people Cheng Xiaoshi dived into have been your everyday person—an office woman who gets harassed at work, a restaurant owner who’s grown estranged from her best friend, a man who misses his first love and his old friends, a man who wants to gain the approval of his girlfriend’s family, etc. Even when the stakes go high in season 2, the core of the conflicts still lie in the personal problems that the characters face—which may seem small in the grand scheme of things, but they are not any less important.

And I think that’s beautiful. It’s hard to relate to grand plots of saving the world or facing an apocalypse and whatnot, but it’s easy to relate to the day-to-day struggles that humans face. 

But it’s also depressing, in a way. Link Click is very adamant that the past remain unchanged. Cheng Xiaoshi has to go there, do his mission, and then leave the past as it is—which is difficult when he gets to feel the emotions of the person he’s possessing. Many times he wants to change things for the better, but Lu Guang always pulls him back. 

Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang’s relationship is also really nice. Cheng Xiaoshi is the empathic and reckless type, while Lu Guang is the rational and cold (but inwardly a dork) type. They balance each other out, and when they have conflicts, they face it maturely. They also care for each other so so much that the moment the other is in danger, all their personal philosophies get thrown out the window just to ensure the other person’s safety.

The male characters also cry without getting emasculated. They have mental breakdowns that are done so well and feel like a real reaction instead of just the solitary tear down one’s cheek. 

Link Click… is not a gentle show. It will strongly grab your heartstrings and make you cry several times. It doesn’t pull its punches, and it’s always happy to hit you with the “past or future, just let them be” beam. It is cruel, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Lastly, Link Click is really about friends being there for each other in hard times, and knowing that while it’s impossible to take all those painful memories back, it is possible to take them with you in the future and turn them into something beautiful.

On Soundtrack: The soundtrack of this show is just amazing. The s1 opening song may seem all fun and games with the finger-tutting, but after s2, you’ll realize how meaningful the lyrics are. The s1 ending is also iconic for us fans. It starts playing before the episode ends, and the ominous start of the song always sends chills down our spines because it signals that something has gone wrong.

The s2 soundtrack gets even better. The s2 opening’s second chorus is basically just the first chorus played in reverse. The director specifically requested for a song that would sound good even when played in reverse, and it’s amazing how the band managed to pull off something so difficult. The s2 ending, like the s1 ed, continues the Link Click style of playing before the episode actually ends, making the last few moments of the episode even more emotional.

Trigger Warnings:

S1: Flashing lights in the opening, attempted and implied sexual harassment, slight panic attack, death, kidnapping, drugging, suicide, blood. Complete list of TW’s for s1 can be found here (it may be spoilery)

S2: Fast-changing images in the opening, domestic abuse, child abuse, emotional abuse, violence, blood, murder.

#H6: Tamayura: Hitotose

Propaganda:

No stakes, only warmth. Tamayura: Hitotose is the single coziest anime I have ever watched. It is like Moomins or Studio Ghibli (without all the excitement), in that after watching it you feel like the greatest magic the world has ever known is a home-made bowl of soup, a trip to the mountains, a photograph of a memory. Which is all true. Animes like this teach you to live right, and that's why we need them. Also to teach us to be "more aggressivu!" If you ever have a really rough day/week/month/year/decade, let your soul be soothed and watch Tamayura: Hitotose.

Trigger Warnings: Unknown.

If you’re reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.

[shiguangism]

Presentation

Hi, I'm anchestral and I'm mainly a fan writer who landed here on tumblr after years of being active on twitter!

Some info about me:

Pronouns: she/her

Age: 22

Languages: Italian, English and Spanish

Fandoms I'm active in: Link Click, Chainsaw man

Favourite shows: Link Click, Chainsaw man, Jojo's bizarre adventure, Tokyo Ghoul, Haikyuu, Berserk, and many others I won't list here. Just fyi, name me a show and probably I've watched it.

I've moved here because twitter was not a comfortable place for me anymore, and I've seen that tumblr is much more chill wrt those lands. Please, be aware that I will NOT engage in any kind of arguing online, so don't even bother to pick a fight with me, I've had very BAD experiences I don't want to repeat.

I'm here just to chill, talk to people about my favourite show, share insights and maybe make some friends. I'm very friendly, if you want to hit me up in the dm to talk about something, I'll answer very gladly whenever I cant! :)

If you're shy you can send me anon, I'll be very happy to answer.

Fanfictions:

In this year I've been writing a lot, I've always liked writing and I started when I was only 14. However, I'm a bit slow because I like to write first in my native language and then translate in English. Below, there is a list of my fanfic profiles and the works I like the most and I'm writing. This are my profiles for AO3 and EFP (Italian platform for fics):

AO3: Anchestral

EFP: Anchestral

Link Click Fanfictions:

Immersion: In which Cheng Xiaoshi goes back into the past to save Lu Guang

Summary: ‘Three are the rules we need to respect: first, we have twelve hours; second, listen to my instructions and don't change anything; third, leave to the past what's in the past and don't ask about the future.' Cheng Xiaoshi knew them well, Lu Guang told him those rules everytime before working. By then, he learned not to question them, they didn't know what could happen playing with the past and modifying it. But did the rules still make any sense if Lu Guang was dead?

Prevision: In which Lu Guang goes back into the past to save Cheng Xiaoshi

Summary: Lu Guang did not make mistakes, he always evaluated all the possibilities in front of him rationally, it was what he had to do to allow the survival of both of them, to allow their time travels to go as smooth as possible, but letting himself be dragged into Cheng Xiaoshi's do-gooder madness had been the first big mistake of a long chain. September 12th 2020 was the day when that realization hit him like a sucker punch straight in the center of his chest, leaving him on the floor gasping for air, in pain.

These two fics are actually related!

火锅 - Hotpot (E-Rated): Just a collection of nsfw one-shots, but it is getting serious. For now, there is only one chapter out, but I'm working on the second and it is becoming huge.

There are many ways to spice up a relationship: may it be a hot bowl of noodles, a dark room with way too red lights, or a bet on who's going to wash the dishes for the rest of the month... The possibilities are endless when starved eyes are looking at you as if they're going to devour you any time soon, leaving you feeling naked and in trembles. ----- 5 times Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang have steamy, hot sex + 1 time they can't. (the formula may be subjected to changes)

Chainsaw Man Fanfictions:

Dancin' in the devil's hand (E-rated):

Summary: The metropolis of Tokyo is torn apart by a series of unexplained, brutal murders, but all of them seem to be connected by a single thread. In this climate of terror, Aki Hayakawa has been given the onerous task of bringing light and a point to this story. --- An unexplainable mystery to solve that will lead Aki and Angel to work together, closer than ever, and maybe will give them the chance to understand something more about themselves and each other...

There are also many other one-shots, most of them are in Italian, thought, and I'm not particularly fond of the other translated because I was still trying to adjust my writing again!

I think I've said everything. I'm sorry if I make some mistakes, I'm very new to this site and I'm still trying to understand how the netiquette works, especially the one tied to the reblogs and the tags.

See you around! :3

[friedwizardwhispers]

List of the questions we had this season

After episode 8, I made a list of questions we had this season (you can find it HERE if you want to check it out) and I figured I would return to it at the end of it to see if they did answer and.... I'm going to break it down and see what questions are left to answer after season 2

Here are the list of questions we had after episode 8 and how they answered them:

Who gave Lu Guang the photo and wrote “save my good brother” in childish letters ?

Li Tianxi wrote "save my good brother" and Li TIanchen gave the photo to Lu Guang.

How does Red eye’s power work ? Is there more than one person being Red eyes ?

Red eyes was mostly Li Tianchen with Li Tianxi's help. Li Tianxi can see a person's memories and feeling through photo and Li Tianchen can control them by touch, if they work together, they can control someone through photos in the present, they can't go back in time like Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang though.

Does Li Tianxi has powers ?

Yes, she did.

Who killed Liu Lan, who was possessing her when she finally defended herself and what happened before the end of the night ?

We got so much answers in the last episode. The husband killed her by stabbing her and she was possesed by LI Tianchen because he wanted her to defend herself, making the whole thing even more tragic.

What is the end of the fox story and what is the significance of said fox story for the plot ?

Well... The fox story was just Li Tianchen and Li Tianxi's story so technically it only ended for one of them, "she returned home" by dying (we think ? is she confirmed dead ?)

What happened during the investigation of his wife’s murder to make Qian Jin so resentful and so okay with killing his ex-colleagues ?

I was so sure this was going somewhere. turn out I asked the wrong question. The question I should have asked was, what happened to his wife ? He killed her after he assumed she was cheating because this guy was genuinely the worst and he was okay with killing his ex-colleagues because he is just awful.

Who is the unnamed friend ?

Hat guy, Yay.

Which leads me to who is hat guy ?

Liu Xiao, Liu Min's younger brother.

What was the vision of Cheng Xiaoshi dying in Lu Guang’s arms ?

Well... We had that answered.

Lu Guang is from the future and is actively trying to change it and that was his memories (or did change it and is now living in the changed present, a bit unclear ?)

All of this options means another question, what are Lu Guang’s power actually ?

That we don't really have the answer. He clearly had, at some point, Cheng Xiaoshi's powers but considering we think Qiao Ling just got Li Tianxi's power after she died, it is pretty likely that the original power belonged to Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang got them after he got shot and died in the first timeline and his original power where seeing 12 hours in the past with a photo.

What else is he hiding from us and Cheng Xiaoshi ?

Well.. a lot, see above answer. Let's just say he is a teeni tiny bit of an hypocrite who couldn't deal with Cheng Xiaoshi's death and went back in time to save him.

Who saved Cheng Xiaoshi the first time ?

Who knows ? Not that important in the grand scheme of things actually. I think now it was always Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang's intent was to always sacrifice himself anyway.

Was the phone and the photo for Cheng Xiaoshi or was it a way for Lu Guang to see what happen in the next 12 hours (or both) ?

I think it was for Cheng Xiaoshi, Not really answered though.

Are the numbers of the code significant ?

They are. The time and date of Cheng Xiaoshi's death. Lu Guang really is out there torturing himself by putting that on his phone so that he can see it everyday.

What are the significance of the other objects in the opening ?

The gun was both a foreshadowing of the last episode and it is what killed Cheng Xiaoshi in the first timeline.

The diary... I don't really know, maybe I'm forgetting something.

What is the significance of the entire opening actually ?

Well...foreshadowing that big twist at the end of episode 12.

Leftover question from season 1

What happened to Cheng Xiaoshi’s parents ?

We still don't know

What happened during that summer vacation ? Can we have more information on this ?

Well that's not answered yet but considering the date on the phone was in early (ish) september, it is possible this is when Cheng Xiaoshi died the first time.

Here is some unanswered questions left after episode 12:

How, when, where Cheng Xiaoshi died and who killed him in the first place ?

It was hat man in the study with the chandelier. I think it's been pretty much confirmed that he was killed with a gun and I think he died during the summer vacation (but that's just a theory as far as we know) and we have no idea who killed him in the first place and why.

Did Lu Guang save Cheng Xiaoshi from death several times ?

I got the impression he did it once and just continued living with him in that reality but timeline shenanigans could still be at play here.

How will Cheng Xiaoshi react to the twist ?

Probably very badly.I hate to say this. I have a bad feeling that would make him very furious (I mean that's fair I think) and he might get dangerously reckless/sacrificial ? (how do you deal with living a life you were never supposed to be living because you are supposed to be dead)

Did Qiao Ling actually get Li Tianxi's powers ?

I want her to get them. I think she did.

Is Qiao Ling going to be the one figuring out what Lu Guang's vision is and what she saw ?

Yes more proactive Qiao Ling. Gimme it.

Is Li Tianxi even dead ?

I mean she was shot and looked pretty dead to me but they didn't really confirm it.

What does Hat man want (I know he has a name but hat man is funnier) ?

Is he going to target Cheng Xiaoshi because he is supposed to be dead ? Is this what happening ?

And the biggest mystery of them all...How did Xiao Li get a promotion when he is terrible at his job and one of the civilian who was under his supervision got killed under his watch and two others got kidnapped, tortured and/or shot ?

Like How ?

[fictionfixations]

BRIDON ARC HAS ME IN A FUCKING CHOKEHOLD IM GOING INSANE

(theres an after credits scene btw!!! i almost missed it but OH MY GOD IM SCREAMING)

my thoughts so far on episode one. as much as can be without rewatching it (im GOING to rewatch it i NEED TO)

now with screenshots + rewatch thoughts

FIRST OF ALL I CANT BELIEVE THEY DID THE BEGINNING LIKE THAT

also not me screaming every time xiaoshi gets hurt and lu guang is there 😭😭😭😭😭😭

also vein fuck you i knew i had a reason to hate you what the fuck imm

xiaoshi got shot-- also realizing oh my god remember in s2 when he got shot and lu guang screamed or something and went mad. oh fuck what if he was remembering that SCREAMING AND CRYINGGGGGG (behind him is lu guang. HE TOOK A SHOT FOR LU GUANG)

'save them' OH DAMN HE KNEW THE COP GUY. also theres a fire. also qiao ling is dead.

also. confirmed that xiaoshi did give guang his power.. but

..................does this mean if guang claps his hands together he returns to the future where xiaoshi died or like does he permanently become the lu guang there after 12 hours ??

cause its not so much that xiaoshi can only stay at max 12 hours and gets kicked out but that doing so means your 'soul' or something can get lost and just basically dont for safety reasons unless your lu guang apparently because 'fuck rules im saving xiaoshi' (i dont think he can see past 12 hours when looking into a photo though)

your soul could be stranded in a time you dont belong forever, you could lose yourself in the endless time, and that eventually youll have to pay the price for breaking the law..?? is that what vein does?

i bet someones keeping track of how much time passes when lu guangs eyes are yellow until its back to his normal color cause im assuming its either from pov of someone who cant see that color change or that its been 12 hours so he can no longer get out maybe probably..? (so weird seeing him with that eye color)

ALSO WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCKKKKK

"This is the punishment for changing the past." ...!?!??!?!

okay deep breaths

cheng xiaoshi: im super good at photographing beautiful girls! lu guang: *chokes on soda* cheng xiaoshi: get excited when you hear about beautiful girls? 💀

LU GUANG IN THE ANIME CLUB

the main coser

first time hearing that word but ok its just cosplayer

"Well, I'm also good photographing a beautiful... boy like you." it was he thought he was gonna be photographing a beautiful girl who was the main coser but nope its lu guang. guang asked if he was dissatisfied, and then quote above ^

also they tried to get xiaoshi into a cosplay which i think is the heroine of the comic that lu guang was cosplaying (have to look back at that photo but it seems very similar to the cosplay the girl was wearing which was that heroine)

i have to recheck it on rewatch but it looked like it? except i think he tied the skirt part as like when you tie your jacket around your waist LMFAO but the top looked similar. i mightve been blind tho but it wouldve made sense as he was following lu guang around to like photograph him so the both of them wearing the cosplay of like the main characters would work

looks like it alright. think i just got confused by the details i saw briefly and thought it was tied like a jacket around the waist

"When you're ready to tell me, I'll find out, won't I?" 🥺 (also he thinks lu guang can do divination or something and mentions it as like a side gig to the studio. it eventually gets revealed his actual power)

also om scammer

also what the fuck

also trying to think if this happened in canon like before lu guang time traveled but id. assume not? assuming lu guang hadnt known he could look into pictures, and the only reason the guy who got scammed talked to them was because his cousin was talking about an experience where she accidentally switched bags with someone

and that guy (i think student council president) realized it was US because qiao ling found that girl and they talked and accidentally switched bags but that girl couldnt find them again after forgetting to give the game(?) to her when they met again so the guy gave it to them when meeting them again later

but so they wouldnt have found that girl again if not for lu guang doing his looking into photos thing to find her

except maybe they wouldve? she wouldve been really down in the dumps because she lost it but maybe wouldve still mentioned it online trying to find qiao ling to give it back and so zhun(???) the guy who got scammed would then go to them to return it

but better outcome

Zhou Xun = student council president getting scammed

Vivian = the scammer

who is this character? idk. assuming all new characters with special designs are bad guys

"You always say no" "But you're always the first one to help me, too"

so anyways

they need to give xiaoshi a break man and then i realize that even if he did get one he wouldnt listen dude oh my god

also makes me wonder how the two of them found out about their powers in the first place

SPEAKING OF IN THE AFTER CREDIT SCENE WAS THAT XIAOSHI UNLOCKING HIS POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME? CAUSE SURE DIDNT SEEM LIKE HE HAD ANY IDEA ABOUT SUPERPOWERS EARLIER

also someone was like why does link click keep having to do this to the women (giving them tragic backstories and then killing them) and i was boutta be like thats what the gays are for except theyre doomed too but tbh everybody doomed man

tbh link click is getting up there on the dont watch it nobody is happy and everyone dies (jokingly except im still in shock so i dont think the emotion is getting through), which alien stage is number one for hahahahahaah

okay back on track what was i thinking about????

okay so anyway the........ (this is earlier. a little out of order cause i lost my train of thought)

lu guang being the third wheel to xiaoshi on a date whose pretending to be someone else like a dumbass (hes watching through the phone on xiaoshis breast pocket):

tbh youd think hed no longer freeze in the face of danger 😭

"I'm not good with being lonely" "I won't disappear." gUH my heart

theyre PARTNERS FOR LIFE

fajdwuishdgfbujfskso

anyway when they clapped hands i was prepared for it to be like xiaoshi then learning he has powers but he wasnt staring at a photo so it was just a normal clap

also

what

the

fuck

DAD?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?

Cheng Weimin

(also my heart kept jumping anytime someone mentioned bridon like oh god oh god oh god)

ALSO THE THE THE TEH GUY WHO WHO WHOWH oWE SAW WHO IS RELATED TO THAT BLONDE ANTAGONIST GUY LIU SOMETHING SOMETHING

WHO WAS FRIENDS WITH TIANCHEN

!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!/

"Finally, we can start the game."

guys im scared 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[keiicom]

I'M ELABORATING BC I PROMISED I WOULD

Similarities between orv and link click's main dynamics

orv and link click s2 spoilers warning for those who haven't read/watched either (you totally should btw)

Vortex gives Yoo Joonghyuk's regressions. There, I said it, WATCH IT AGAIN WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE IN MIND /lh. At this point in time (aka after the S1 events) Cheng Xiaoshi has come to the realization that bad things keep happening over and over no matter how hard he tries to change them, no matter how many times he attempts to just do things right. Make everything better. And most of the time, there's the added guilt of things being worse BECAUSE of him. He's been punished for trying, for not giving up on the world, and the tension and guilt and regret have started to build up inside of him like a shadow at first, but turn into something much more dangerous and real as time passes. It then takes a toll on his mental health. *points* yoo joonghyuk

Vortex is Link Click S2's opening song btw

Two (three w/ S2?) B&W-themed mfers repeatedly try to change fate yet are (for the most part) powerless to stop tragedy from occurring: the saga. Also found family

The 'save the world vs save a loved one' trope is also present in both cases, with the whole yoohankim dynamic throughout the novel and the possible regression to save lu guang in Link Click [which S2 SPOILERS AFTER THIS → didn't end up happening but when I wrote it down in my notes it was a possibility so I'm leaving it here too]

One of the two is presented as the 'logical one, brains of the operation' (Kdj, Lu Guang), while cxs and yoohan are the 'driven by emotion' guys—whatever that emotion may be. However, not too long after having those traits be established, there's a shift; we learn that the logical characters can make vital mistakes due to their repressed/hidden emotions (kdj's fourth wall/unreliability and all those Lu Guang theories going around 👀 mans is a mystery). At the same time, the supposedly emotion-driven characters begin to show their smart side where the logical characters fail, via strategizing in cxs and hsy's case and the simple-yet-effective-and-reasonable plans on yjh's side. *In Ken voice* they're not Just Ken One, both people can take the other's place in their dynamic if need be, and that's probably why they work so well together imo

↑ Kind of unrelated but yjh thinking "what would kdj do in this situation?" Will never Not be heart wrenching and so so so important to me. anyway moving on bc this isn't supposed to be a yjh post lmao

Now that we've established the yjh/hsy = cxs and kdj= lu guang, allow me to say the opposite is also true, especially during the first ≈170 chapters of orv >:) because while one (kdj/cxs) is seemingly the one who wears their heart on their sleeve, the other (lu guang/yjh) is supposedly the cold one that thinks of the greater good instead of 'being affected by their personal emotions' [this is part of their facade and doesn't really apply once you get more into the story but I thought it interesting how both stories go from this to the actual opposite dynamic]. In han sooyoung's case she's a mix of both, because while she seems to be pursuing something out of her own selfishness, she does let emotions get in the way (balance??)

Both groups go through a divorce arc at one point /j AND IT'S OVER THE SAME THING TOO, LIKE- trust has been broken, one feels betrayed, yadda yadda, then they make up and become gayer than ever, we been knew

✨ abandonment issues ✨ did you mean: all of them, openly or secretly.

"How far would they go to ___?" Is tested over and over again, and it's done in a masterful way. It's not a matter of how much they care, because it's repeatedly established that they care, they care too much, to the point they'd sacrifice a lot to get to their end goal. The question is how far they're willing to go...and how far others will let them. How much can they sacrifice before one of them decides it's enough? Resolve is tested, interests clash, drama ensues and it's all because they care too much about different things...different people.

Your honor I love them

@spaceangst tagging you because I'm not sure how reblogs work atm and didn't know if it'd automatically reach you or not rhskrnsk sorry for tagging

orv yoohankim au but it’s link click trio feat. dokja as cheng xiaoshi, sooyoung as qiao ling, and joonghyuk as lu guang

[friedwizardwhispers]

The Red eye mystery

Well we have answers to some of our questions at least.

Here is what we know so far.

We know for sure who Red Eye is. Li Tianchen could still be just the possessed one but that's less likely and that makes things a bit less confusing. We know that Qian Jin made them disappear and probably took care of them (probably) and he really hates people who betrays him. We also know that Li Tianchen wants to kill Lu Guang really badly but can't.

We have confirmation that both he and Qian Jin want to change the past (for obvious reasons) .

We know that Li Tianxi is not with them and they are looking for her.

We know Li Tianchen dressed as his sister to trick them and to make the police do the work of actually finding her for him.

We also know that Li Tianchen's power doesn't work through photo

From that we can probably infer several things:

Li Tianxi probably didn't agree with the things they were doing and probably ran away, she was probably the one who gave them the picture to go back in time. "Save my good brother" written in childish letters was probably hers and she is also probably the one who has Liu Min's phone, right ?

Considering the thing about betrayal, we can assume someone (Li Tianxi ?) seems to have betrayed them ? I'm guessing they considers leaving a betrayal (well Qian Jin does, Li Tianchen didn't really answer, I'm gonna assume he doesn't actually want his sister dead).

Here what we still don't know:

We don't know who killed theirs mother and how Li Tianchen's childhood friend with no face is related to all of it (except that he and CXS!Li Tianxi inspired Li Tianchen to act on the day of the murders).

We don't know what was the interactions between him and Qian Jin right after the murders and what convinced both of them to work together.

We don't really know how his power works actually, We thought it was pictures but it seems to be touch ? maybe ? but how did he manage to possess Emma ?

We don't know why Qian Jin seems to be so resentful of the police and just is okay with killing them and framing them for things they didn't do.

We also don't know if he is the only one with power in the family.

Here are some random theories:

The unknown kid is probably hat guy who is probably also Liu Min's younger brother (which... that checks out, siblings seems to be a major theme of the season). Maybe he is the one who has powers through photos like Cheng Xiaoshi. Maybe theirs power combined allowed Li Tianchen to possess Emma through photos/the cameras on the bridge.

I rewatched episode 6 and we know at some point the mother seems to be posessed but what was interesting was when she finally defends herself, she kicks that fucker in the ankle, it felt to me like a Cheng Xiaoshi move so I'm guessing we are getting back there, I think with him at some point defending himself.

Maybe the reason why Qian Jin is so cavalier about killing his ex-colleagues/friends to himself:is this " it doesn't matter if we kill them now, everything will be changed back anyway and they will be alive again".

That or he thinks they betrayed him because we are missing a peace of the puzzle in his wife's investigation. it feels like we don't know a lot about it.

In conclusion:

This episode just gave us so much more questions but I do think we have a clearer image of team red eye (even if we are probably still missing one player, looking at you, Hat guy but considering the promo of next week,we'll have more answers there 👀).

We have a confirmed motive and the confusion as to who was red eye is somewhat taken away.