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[WoH Rewatch] Episode 10
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shadarasIf you missed it last week, this thread about WKX’s hairpins was a great discussion!
Episode 10! The episode that got me to start writing fic for this show because I had too many feelings.
Also, a bunch of stuff happens that I’d forgotten about! (because my memory of this episode is 90% just the wenzhou bits...) Which is cool!
( Scene List and Notes on Time )
( Recap )
( Commentary )
Discussion Prompts/Questions
1. It feels to me like Gao Chong is distinctly starting to doubt the narrative that everything befalling the Five Lakes Alliance is Ghost Valley’s fault. (And that Zhao Jing might be getting worried about being seen through, as a result.) There’s this niggling thought about how that might be leading to his death. Do you have any thoughts about this, or more generally about the political situation of the jianghu right now?
2. The contrast between how Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing react to their break-up fascinates me. Zhou Zishu drinks alone, while Wen Kexing gets drunk while paying girls to drink with him. We’re shown Zhou Zishu having someone take care of him, though, while Wen Kexing is shown to be pushing even Gu Xiang away to some degree. Thoughts about all this?
3. The council of ghosts! I am fascinated by Xisang Gui’s place in this, and I am fascinated by the camera choices, and I would love to hear all y’all’s thoughts on what went down and the choices Wen Kexing is making during this extended scene. (It’s like 10min long! It’s a lot!)
Next Time: Chengling gets kidnapped by the Scorpion Assassins! ZZS and WKX rescue him! Chengling tells them about the letter! Some Five Lakes Alliance stuff with Gao Chong, too, but the emotional thrust is on getting ZZS, WKX, and Chengling back together again.
Episode 10! The episode that got me to start writing fic for this show because I had too many feelings.
Also, a bunch of stuff happens that I’d forgotten about! (because my memory of this episode is 90% just the wenzhou bits...) Which is cool!
( Scene List and Notes on Time )
( Recap )
( Commentary )
Discussion Prompts/Questions
1. It feels to me like Gao Chong is distinctly starting to doubt the narrative that everything befalling the Five Lakes Alliance is Ghost Valley’s fault. (And that Zhao Jing might be getting worried about being seen through, as a result.) There’s this niggling thought about how that might be leading to his death. Do you have any thoughts about this, or more generally about the political situation of the jianghu right now?
2. The contrast between how Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing react to their break-up fascinates me. Zhou Zishu drinks alone, while Wen Kexing gets drunk while paying girls to drink with him. We’re shown Zhou Zishu having someone take care of him, though, while Wen Kexing is shown to be pushing even Gu Xiang away to some degree. Thoughts about all this?
3. The council of ghosts! I am fascinated by Xisang Gui’s place in this, and I am fascinated by the camera choices, and I would love to hear all y’all’s thoughts on what went down and the choices Wen Kexing is making during this extended scene. (It’s like 10min long! It’s a lot!)
Next Time: Chengling gets kidnapped by the Scorpion Assassins! ZZS and WKX rescue him! Chengling tells them about the letter! Some Five Lakes Alliance stuff with Gao Chong, too, but the emotional thrust is on getting ZZS, WKX, and Chengling back together again.
