On a practical level, this means the first 2.5 eps give you a lot of information to absorb very quickly, not all of which will immediately make sense, as you, like newly-resurrected protagonist Wei Wuxian, are trying to figure out what's going on.
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And I do mean "newly resurrected" in the literal sense. This is why I say the first two eps are a Greek chorus: they effectively portend the tragedies of the past that you're about to see while also telling you that those tragedies aren't the end; things will continue.
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With all that being established, who are the characters? I'm going to try and group them together in a way that makes sense to how you encounter the story. SO:
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First up, we have the protagonists, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. They are the show's romantic pairing and its narrative backbone, so let's take them one at a time.
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Meet Wei Wuxian, aka Wei Ying, aka the Yiling Laozu. Taken in by the Jiang Clan as a child after his parents were killed, he's an incredibly gifted cultivator and, at the outset, something of a cocky troublemaker. He also believes in justice over convention.pic.twitter.com/NHauR9yjRD
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Note: at the start of the show, Wei Wuxian has been dead for over a decade, and is brought back to life by a spell called Sacrifice Summon, wherein a young man - called Mo Xuanyu gives up his life to reincarnate Wei Wuxian. As such, Wei Wuxian initially pretends to be Mo Xuanyu.
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Next, we have Lan Wangji, aka Lan Zhan, aka Hanguan-Jun, aka second of the Twin Jades of Lan. He is upright, talented, virtuous, aloof and stone cold horny for Wei Wuxian.pic.twitter.com/O8gn2MVgK7
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Wei Wuxian's family are the Jiang Clan; Lan Wangji's family are the Lan Clan. Let's start with their respective siblings.
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This is Jiang Cheng, aka Jiang Wanyin, Wei Wuxian's martial brother. Jiang Cheng is a great big ball of Feelings who really needs a hug. His primary mode of expressing affection is anger, and also he has a purple lightning whip called Zidian, which is very sexy of him.pic.twitter.com/mCvnIYOQ3R
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Replying to @fozmeadows
There are a lot of very attractive men in this thing. But most of them look like they’re about 16.
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the youngest of the adult cast was 19 during filming; the rest of the main cast fall somewhere between 20-30.
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At my age I’m not sure how much difference there is between 16 and 30.
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