I AM SCREAMING AT NIRVANA IN FIRE AND ALSO VIBRATING AT THE FREQUENCY OF SOUND
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Replying to @witchywonderer @fozmeadows
Honestly this can apply to the entire second half of the show
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Replying to @tchancua @witchywonderer
I'M ON EP 40, PRINCE YU AND XIA JIANG CAN GET FUUUUUUCKED
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Replying to @fozmeadows @tchancua
OOF yeah Xia Jiang is the worst. Now Jingyan pays for how he treated MCS
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Replying to @witchywonderer @tchancua
god, just. the portrayal of the emperor though?? is so genuinely chilling?? the actor, the characterisation - every scene with him has this ugly tension because you never know if he might explode or which way he'll lean, it's the most incredible depiction of power corrupting
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Replying to @fozmeadows @witchywonderer
The actor is very very convincing and the characterisation is so legit? Unpredictable, ruthless, but suspicious and insecure that you see how this drives all the conflict throughout the series.
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Replying to @tchancua @fozmeadows
YES it’s incredible nuanced acting and scripting!! You can see how he wants to play out the fantasy of benevolent father and happy families, but you also KNOW he’s liable to explode at any time and his benevolence only extents as far as it maintains his power
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Replying to @witchywonderer @fozmeadows
I think it's also amazing that the characterisation and scripting is such that it feels very real, very human, but very defined without veering into a stereotype or caricature. You feel the emperor as a person. Garbage person, but still.
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Replying to @tchancua @witchywonderer
Yes!! And Consort Jing (and her actress!) are so good, fuck; you can see every single moment when he asks her a question, where she has to weigh whether she can answer honestly. Her whole existence to him is a performance and he's so oblivious to its necessity that -
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- he doesn't realise how little he knows her; never even considers that she's always been playing the game, because his idea of her is docile and kind-hearted and ignorant, and all the while she's *so fucking clever* with how she does everything, just, UGH! This show!!
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Replying to @fozmeadows @witchywonderer
But also... She is actually genuinely kind-hearted and navigates everything without actually fucking anyone over, unlike her harem counterparts eg Consort Yue.


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Replying to @tchancua @fozmeadows
^^she utilises her kindness as a weapon for her son and the justice they are all seeking in a way that only she can do and it’s *chef’s kiss*
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