Who Rules The World Commentary
Several episodes into watching Who Rules The World I created myself a discord channel that is one long thread of my reactions. I didn't keep it up for every reaction and included references to other shows I have seen, but this post shall be a compilation of my favorite comments. There will be SPOILERS!
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feng lanxi: we should gather our strength, protect our people, and give people ways to raise profits
entire imperial court: how DARE you spout such utter nonsense
bai fengxi's little cloth is basically ruoye but a little less sentient (tgcf reference)
i do not envy hei fengxi being stuck between two badass fucking women thats like my dream throuple
the sixteenth kunlun disciple is such a dick in this show (eternal love reference)
i fucking love feng qiwu so much she is so cool and pretty and smart and capable and a ministerrrrr
my loml feng qiwu accepted that rejection with CLASS
prince chang i was just starting to like you and now you want darling bai fengxi dead / you're such a jiang cheng sometimes istg (mdzs reference)
huang chao has the best outfits of all the men in this show
i hope feng qiwu realizes she does not need a husband, or finds one she deserves. perhaps she should marry loml huang chao. that would be quite the forbidden romance, with jizhou and yongzhou being rival states
i can tell prince chang is about to fall in love with bai fengxi / oh nvm prince chang is about to find out his brother is a sneaky bitch and isnt weak at all
mULAN??
so the reason there are two questions is xerox copies
he named a restaurant after him and the princess, any other drama and they would be the main couple (👀)
the fate of the state rests on HORSES??
is this whole show just gonna be feng lanxi vs lady baili playing games in court?? / where is the jianghu fighting i thought this was gonna be
HUANG CHAO LOOKING GORGEOUS IN PURPLE AND ORANGE
mommy issues, am i right? / this is textbook gaslighting / i made the jiang cheng comparison impulsively but its coming more and more true (mdzs reference)
more than meng yao, i think feng ju is Er Ge from WOH (mdzs and tyk/woh reference)
i want to be half of a power couple with huang chao so bad / i would fully support him being ruler of the world / why shouldn't he be?? / he is strong, sexy, smart, and seems to be protective and caring to those under him / he DESERVES everything
metal chain riding
where did the candles come from??
i can't believe there's this long plotline centered around horses
the fact that she is not crushed by rocks is a fucking miracle rn
i have never seen a faker wound
so feng lanxi easily got past the murder leaves and moving iron chains?
this would be more hard hitting emotionally if we'd seen lanxi struggle with guilt over his mom's death before
this whole arc is just basically that maze in the goblet of fire (harry potter reference)
they mastered it cause they're in love??? lmao so true this sounds like svsss (svsss reference)
it would be hilarious if Yu wuyuan was the secret head of the soul taker sect (👀)
he gets a map and she gets a flower?? / sexism
wow this beautiful good man too good to be true is evil
i trusted ywy cause he acted a lot like xichen (mdzs reference)
rip Lanxi's boys and the amount of stress they're always under because of his double life and running around
any scene where something is fed in a court drama it's very likely to be poison
Lanxi talks a lot and in higher more mischievous tones that LWJ, that'd why I didn't notice until late it was the same voice (cql reference)
what is the deal with the female love interest being compared to the dead mom
baili is trembling with rage during this whole memorial ceremony / like chill, she's dead dude
another fake token! / who's behind all this is obviously wen kexing (tyk/woh reference)
omg he DREW FANART OF THEM
she's secretly smart as fuck and a talented tactician, isn't she? / oh hell yes she's smart and talented
what is it about tortured brothers relationships that attracts me so??
why can't sisters ever get this deliciously complex of a relationship??
good for him that he got her dead though, he won't have to marry her
does it matter that lanxi has a two syllable name due to him being the legitimate son, and the other princes have only a one syllable name?
where is loml jiang yanli?? i miss her / THERE SHE IS (cql reference)
NO / you attacked MY LOML / I HATE YOU NOW / I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ATTACKED JIANG YANLI / FUCK YOU WUYUAN (cql reference)
"we can't be separated" you ain't slick bitch
WE LOVE GAL PALS
OMG THE HEI-BAI IN BLACK???
so this pill captured the sacred Jade Moon?? that makes no sense
okay so ywy needs to take over the world to break his curse / why didn't his family just stop procreating smh
so true he is indeed the third wheel
you know what my new otp is / the polyamourous power throuple that is feng qiwu/bai fengxi/feng lanxi
are they really pretending like they didnt dance with each other knowingly
wowww thats a double identity inside a double identity
i just KNOW he was kicking screaming about all that pda
now this is just an obvious metaphor for his true feelings
NOT HIM ASKING FOR ROMANCE ADVICE FROM ZHONG LI
its similar to war YOU NERD
now what the fuck is this secret society thats the token keepers
how does this tree still have leaves in the winter when its snowin
this fanfic is going on for quite long
my fave feminist gal pals so true
cross dress and frolick
he keeps getting cockblocked by lesbianism
lmaoooo thats porn
feng qiwu is truly the GOAT for helping her crush and bestie get together
omg is feng lanxi going to be set up with snake spirit princess?? (eternal love reference)
how does everyone know everyones business?
heh that fucking clay statue that was definitely not carved by them on the spot
prom? in candles
chuanyu the cockblock
is there really nothing between ms huan and feng ju??
oooo loml huang chao wants to marry the snake spirit princess (eternal love reference)
love me some cgi rain
omg power couple boxing rocks together so true
she is gonna make him take the floor in his own tent
lanxi: giving you the bed last night was worth it / chuanyu: you WHAT
i hope he accepts her secret royal identity as easily as she accepted his
bai fengxi: if you wanna kill the evil guys... i will definitely help you
general REN fuck yeah chuanyu
court politics, military tactics, rogue cultivators (martial arts equivalent), revenge and redemption, enemies to friends to lovers romance
exhibitionist kink?
yeahhh that was pretty obviously drugged
ACTUAL MURDER PRINCESS
divine fairy?? thats such a cool title
omg i feel like she could be a villain in the future but like she is such a girlboss??
they are both such dorks when it comes to love, much unlike loml huang chao and chunran
omg dage wants to give him a shovel talk
bai fengxi is always hungry, she is just like me
chuanyu cockblocking AGAIN
love how they keep calling this chess even though its very clearly not chess
NO LOML HUANG CHAO YOU'RE BEING MANIPULATEDDD
this is a brother vs boyfriend situation for bai fengxi
i love how they havent even confessed to each other properly but her brother is already treating lanxi as her brother in law
PIGGY BACK RIDING IN THE RAIN CAUSE ONLY ONE UMBRELLAAAA
loml feng qiwu should be queen and empress of all
she is a doctor, a fighter, tactician, a cook, she can do anything
they give off major legolas and gimli energy with their fond competitiveness / or pat and pran (lotr and bad buddy reference)
let us gaze fondly at each other as we treat the many sick people of this town
ooooo this new black and gold robe for qiwu is SEXY
bai fengxi's dad: its not serious, my illness is fine / me: yeaaahhh he is deinitely going to die
the only healthy family so far is the bai father and daughter and the royal family of qingzhou
zhong li is so babie its easy to forget he is also very skilled / a wen ning if you will (mdzs reference)
i can recognize the hit sticks by now
Jesus Christ ep 34 was INTENSE / basically guanyin temple levels of end confrontation (mdzs reference)
And that is the end of a subset of my live reactions! I have some more end of show reactions but they don't fit the mood of this post. If you made it until here, congrats! (lemme know if you enjoyed it and would like more as i venture into other shows)