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Masterlist of my things

I watch stuff and I read stuff. Sometimes I even write about them

Took me like a year to organize this, and for my efforts I deserve a bajillion backaroos

Here you go:

#FUCKING FINALLY #everyone should worship me #ghost.fm

One of the things I especially like in Zhan Zhao Adventures is how even thought Bai Yutang and Huo Linglong don't strictly share Zhan Zhao's belief in the necessity of justice from law rather than personal revenge, they do what they can to make sure ZZ can stick to that principle, even before they know why exactly it is so important to him.

First, in ep 11 when they catch up to that corrupt official and question him about the treatment of Liu Hongyi, HLL steps in to make sure ZZ doesn't do anything he'll regret when he does get upset, and later in ep 13 we find out she was sent along because BYT thought it was a risk he'd lose control.

Then, when Ding Yuehua kills Jing Yiming, HLL helps her get away so that ZZ doesn't have to deal with the conflict of whether to arrest her for it, when the law would demand it but he personally doesn't really think she was wrong to kill him.

And of course there is the line they can't cross, and that too is about protecting ZZ, as opposite to himself, they put his life above his principles, even when it has to do with such a deeply personal case to them as their brother and aunt's case (ep 27).

Finally this particular narrative through line gets its climax in the last episode, when ZZ deliberately decides to do what he as an imperial officer should not, namely to kill Prince Xiangyang. It's obviously partly calculated as being for the greater good, because as the prince says, he won't be killed by the emperor, and will just build a new faction, so the only thing to make sure he won't is to kill him, but this is't the full motive, and especially not when it comes to the moment of the act.

At that time, what ZZ says is that even the prince isn't exempt of the life for life principle, which is purely the Jianghu way of revenge. And while the prince's actions have led to countless lives being lost, it is quite obvious that at that moment, ZZ isn't referring to the larger picture, but one particular life he thought was lost right there in front of his eyes. That is the ultimate reason he puts away his self as the officer of law, and is just Zhan Zhao taking his revenge. More than appropriately, BYT gets to it before him, preventing him from crossing that line.

#yep. well said.#they're always putting each other's lives first and foremost #zhan zhao adventures #cdrama

agendratum

happy pride to one censored bl character who was allowed to be textually bi, post-mortem

#💀#the spirealm #li dongyuan

traineecryptid

Southern Archives (Archives:The Nanyang Mystery) (Southern Anecdote) Relationship Chart

source (Southern Archives official Weibo account)

relationship charts for other dmbj drama adaptations: -Mystic Nine (Lao Jiu Men), Ultimate Note, Tomb of the Sea (Sha Hai) and The Lost Tomb: Reboot (Reunion: The Sound of the Providence) -Zang Hai Hua (Tibetan Sea Flower) (Adventure Behind The Bronze Gate)

#i love it #especially #“best partners”#and #“sharing life and death”#lmao #that describes all the best ships #dmbj #southern archives #archives: the nanyang mystery

lypsys

"Write character relationships that are normal" WRONG ☝ CODEPENDENCY BEAM 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

#YES #CODEPENDENCY BEAM

guzhuangheaven

zhan zhao adventures: Prince Xiangyang being entertained and scared and turned on watching this fight

#zhan zhao adventures #cdrama #you do whatever is necessary to get some entertainment before tv was invented

zhirley

Out if the great sea to Middle Earth I am come. In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the end of the world.

#i liked this song so much i learned the lyrics in elvish #and still remember it #lord of the rings

ok, people and others who are not spam bots!

I may or may not went to that one pirate movies website that is right now rampant on Project Hail Mary tag without realizing that it's a scam - I didn't click on the link directly, just copied the name, so it's probably not that bad, but just in case

has any of you received dms from me talking weirdly about art commission or that your account was accidentally reported?

#ghost.fm #personal #pls i don't want to lose this account it's basically my lifeline

needs-more-hugs

The ZZA main trio has so much to make their dynamic perfect: mutual respect, understanding, protectiveness, etc. but they also have something equally essential: commitment to the bit

#zhan zhao adventures #yes #committed to each other and the bit alsjdndaksj

pitviperofdoom

I try not to fall into the "I never liked their work anyway" ditch when an artist/creator reveals themself to be a terrible person

BUT

a feeling I do have and will stand by is "While I enjoyed their work overall I did have some gripes that I overlooked out of affection and whimsy, but now that my loyalty is gone and my affection tainted there is nothing holding me back from enumerating my many grievances, to which the revelations of the creator's shittiness may or may not provide a new and infuriating context."

#many such cases

talon-dragonbeast

i swear people freak out about the tamest shit ever

"they identify as animals" thats nice, sharon

"no but they actually think they are animals" theres a war going on, sharon

"like they wear masks and run around in all fours and even bark at people" sharon the war

#Sharon the war #truly

mortalityplays

you can stay indoors all day when the sun is out, and sometimes it's nice like a cool draught from a tranquil spring, but watch out because if you stay indoors for two days in a row while the sun is out you start doing odd gothic literature things, stalking the halls and passages and muttering to yourself and parting the blinds to gaze down at your neighbours with a haunted look before turning away to contemplate your mannequins #yourmannequins. three days and you're basically fucked. you have to throw a towel over your head to scurry as far as the store for milk and people jeer at you like frankenstein's monster.

spica-starson

i'm getting massive cuteness aggression watching Zhan Zhao in this scene omfg 😭🫶 he looks soooo small and ashamed while he's being scolded i just wanna- //pinches his cheeks// 🤏🤏🤏

#he was wrong for almost dying and he KNOWS IT #it's so good you folks so gooooood #zhan zhao adventures #cdrama

darithings

I've found some ZZA backstages with eng subs, and it's hillarious, I'm in tears XD

Here's the link if anyone is interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m7HpqOzaDc

#these are awesome #:DDDDD #zhan zhao adventures #zza backstage #cdrama

prokopetz

Web series where the principal characters are constantly having long, emotionally open conversations about their needs and traumas, except it quickly becomes clear that one of them is wildly mistaken about their own motivations, one perfectly understands themselves but is lying on purpose, and one is just kind of saying shit.

prokopetz

One of them is conspicuously unfiltered in a way that's initially played for laughs, but it later transpires that they have this tremendous hangup about being perceived as true to themselves and they think oversharing is the same thing as being authentic.