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[dangermousie]

Watched ep 11 of BBJX and it was a lovely breather in the melancholy and angst. First off, loved that brief moment with Lu Wu and Thirteen when he brought Four over. The intensity in his eyes! Also, the scene with Fourteen in Mongolian disguise was cute cute cute

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[kainee]

Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head. Ruoxi is an observer who reluctantly becomes the hidden catalyst behind everything happening later. I really go for 4xRuoxi more even though 8 is presented as a more ideal man just because 4 is realer to me than 8. Even though the perspective is mostly from Ruoxi and you get the Unreliable Narrator effect, you can still tell that though 4 and 8 withhold parts of themselves from view, 8 is much subtler about it than 4's constant ice mask. It's just that instead of going for the obvious chilliness that is still honest about its subterfuge, 8 goes for the smiling gentlemanly mask which changes with the social context but hides all the plotting. I'm not sure if I am describing it well but that's why I find 4 a better choice in the end for Ruoxi because if she had to choose, she'd choose truth even if it all implodes.

Also, saw Terracotta Warrior and I think that the way they structured the story also doesn't help with relating to the characters because it's really 3 generations of couples that are all somehow linked with the plot device but that also means less time devoted to each character and story. I think the best plot was the one set in the Qin Shi Huang time, the earliest generation and I liked each subsequent generation's story less. So in the end it all evened out to a "meh" for me. The chemistry was pretty lacking and the thing too was that other than the OTP, the love relationships weren't even consistent! It's all a mess to describe so bleh.

[dangermousie]

Yeah, I like Teraccotta premise but somehow it's not clicking in the drama.

It's a great point about 4 and 8. They are both very complicated, with a dark side a mile wide.