#yingdu spoilers

[mysterialistic]

Save THEM?! IN PLURAL?! WHO TF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!

This makes no sense, it’s not even the same scene, the lighting is different. The first one obviously happens in the red room, but the second one)?

Also, this can’t be Cheng Xiaoshi's first death if Vein is already punishing Lu Guang for changing the past???

I'M SO CONFUSED AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ANALYZE ALL OF THIS AAAAAH!

Guess we’ll have to wait till tomorrow to get some answers 💀

[skylark325]

cheng getting the costume of the mc while lu guang’s cosplay was the mc’s love interest, anime club girlie knew what was up

[luguangssandwich]

This is the most validating thing I have ever heard someone say 🥹🥹🥹

[justfrolikin]

Since Lu Guang is a cosplayer that means we can draw him in any fictional characters clothes and it'll be canon.

[degenerateshinji]

happy yingdu/bridon to all who celebrate

how the bingo's looking so far

[ghostlyenola]

WHAT

WHSDFSDFDSFSFDSFDF SD WHAT

WHAT A JUMPSCARE AND HALF

WHAT???

NEW TRAILER SPOILERS BELOW I GUESS

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LIKE???? OKAY???? THANKS I GUESS????? Guys we're being fed a whole entire banquet filled with delicacies that are probably poisoned because I Do Not Feel Okay

[littencloud9]

oh they're definitely siblings huh

[sunslants]

QIAO LING??????

[darkrooklobby]

"Trapped in endings I don't want you to know."

(-- alternative colors cuz i'm indecisive:😄)

[dekukaze]

LINK CLICK FANS‼️‼️

New teaser DROPPED AND HOLY SHIT, THIS IS GONNA BE SO GOOD BUT OH DEAR GOD

I'M SO NOT READY

AND IT'S SAY COMING SOON UGHHH

But, they said Stay tuned! So probably, we're going to have the official date pretty soon

[mysterialistic]

Is Cheng Xiaoshi's death a paradox?

Why do I say this? Because of this specific line of dialogue said by Vein:

Specifically, I’m talking about about the “grandfather paradox.” This paradox is one of the most common dilemmas in time travel stories and scenarios. It illustrates a problem arising from the effect of time travel on causality—the principle that a cause must precede its effect. The paradox suggests that a cause is eliminated by its own effect, preventing its own existence and creating a loop of reverse causation. For example, if someone were to travel back in time and prevent their grandfather from meeting their grandmother, they would never be born, which would make it impossible for them to travel back in time in the first place.

In this case, Vein knows that Lu Guang altered the past, so he arrives at the photo studio and shoots Cheng Xiaoshi. However, Vein is probably unaware that this very act will ultimately be the catalyst for the time-traveling events in the first place. This creates a classic “chicken-or-egg” problem: Did Vein kill Cheng Xiaoshi first, or did Lu Guang change the past first?

The actions, effects, and consequences are all interlinked, trapping them in a paradox that Lu Guang is desperately trying to break. Yet, his efforts are inherently contradictory—attempting to prevent Cheng Xiaoshi’s death is the very thing that ensures it happens. This vicious cycle highlights the core dilemma of the grandfather paradox: any attempt to change the past creates a self-defeating loop.

And to support my crazy theory, here’s what Vein’s character description says:

Vein knows what will happen. How? I’m not sure, but my guess is that it has something to do with Liu Xiao—perhaps he provides the information, and Vein acts as the executor. Or maybe it’s connected to Vein’s own powers.

[This is a mess. I might be wrong, and maybe this scene isn’t the first time Cheng Xiaoshi died, but I like paradoxes, so I had some fun writing this lol].

[skylark325]

not this shoujo ass scene

[sarshles-cheescake-li]

Fun fact: the English lyrics of the new Yingdu chapter opening are different than the Chinese subtitles provided in the video. Which is. Um. I'm torn whether it's some sort of foreshadowing move or it was just the producers being silly.

There's your usual translation subtleties, like "rewind" being written once as 倒带 and once as 回溯; 倒带 is a reference to film (literally rewinding film) whereas 回溯 means literally thinking back or reminiscing about the past. It's also the way most Chinese fandoms refer to characters going back in time as part of a time loop (not sure if it's applied to normal non-looped time travel, but I feel like I've only seen it as part of loops).

Another thing is that the Chinese version of the lyrics "the clock tower bell only struck nine" is "the clock tower bell only struck nine times," which someone in the scrolling comments theorized is a reference to 九九归真, a concept I'm not equipped to talk about other than the fact that it's basically "you always end up at the beginning/nothing will change" (?? Educated Chinese people save me). "I followed every end of the signs" is also written as "I followed every direction of the (road) signs" in Chinese.

[EDIT] I stand corrected; 英都眼 is a reference to the London Eye (Yingdu Eye, in this case), and the English lyrics do reflect that! Which is somehow even funnier. Lu Guang vs An Entire Ferris Wheel FIGHT. Also, the lyric were written before the musicians were aware of the plot of Yingdu, so it does not directly reference any plot events. Disregard anything below this paragraph!

My biggest thing is all the lyrics referencing The Eye. You know. "Rewinding right in front of the eye" and "standing still in front of the eye."

In Chinese, they're "在英都眼前回溯" and "坚定伫立在英都眼前". Which translates to "rewinding back in time in front of Yingdu" and "determinedly standing in front of Yingdu"

I can see the clock tower one being a genuine mistranslation between the two languages; I, too, despise it when English mixes metaphorical and literal terms. But Yingdu is a whole Normal Noun. How Does One Simply Turn A City Into An Eyeball.

Side note, the Chinese lyrics really imply that our guy Lu Guang was stuck at Yingdu for ages/it was a particularly lethal vacation for Cheng Xiaoshi. Which is just so funny to me. Maybe the real enemies were the UKs we met along the way.

[dragonselkie]

currently freaking out over the new link click info. cheng xiaoshi’s faceless figure. “record, repeat” being on lu guang’s shirt. cheng xiaoshi being in a glitching screen. the same screen being shown in lu guang’s part with “error 404”. the gun shot sounds at the end of the preview. help

[miyamiwu]

Oh shut up, Lu Guang

You are never leaving

[ghostlyenola]

// Link Click yingdu arc ep 1 spoilers

“What if you vanish one day? I can’t stand being lonely.”

”I won’t disappear. I’ll stay here in this studio.”

I am distraught. cxs being afraid that he’d leave him just like his parents and lg immediately reassuring him without hesitation- i just know hearing that hurt him so much he instantly promised he’ll stay oh I love them