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mumblemumble) wrote2024-12-06 08:35 pm
mumblemumble) wrote2024-12-06 08:35 pm
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Spontaneous War of Faith mid-show reaction post!
(Concept and title entirely stolen from grayswandir, with love.)
My god, what a show. I've been live-reacting to the episodes in a Discord channel that was specifically created for me to yell about War of Faith, thank youlunarriviera, and also in a few skeets, but now I guess the time has come for a DW post as well.
THIS SHOW.
I'm at episode 23 right now, out of 38, so I've witnessed Shen Tunan jogging up to a bleeding Wei Ruolai, asking him gently if he's okay, barely holding himself back from checking him over for wounds, and then striding towards the deputy chief of whatever to fucking PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE. FOR GETTING HIS BOY HURT.
It was. Very good.
*fans self*
I thought I wasn't going to watch this show, because of The Violence, but then recently I inquired about it again and was promised a happy ending, so here we are. It would be nice to watch it with someone who can tell me when the torture scenes are over, but I'm making do. The gay makes up for a lot.
I've previously said that I'm finding it a bit tricky to 100% get into the ship because Shen Tunan might just be that tiny bit too fatherly and Wei Ruolai is just... very one-note, it has to be said. Their whole relationship is so very unlike the toxic yaoi magic that Wang Yang and Zhu Yilong made happen. But then the show goes and gives me ANGRY DAD and smol hurt baby clutching the precious box he saved for his shifu, and I'm like, well I GUESS I can work with this.
Soooo.
The one thing I find... confusing? frustrating? Interesting? Interestingly frustrating? is figuring out what the show wants me to think about communism, because I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be in favor, but uh.
(God, I hate Lin Qiaosong's boss so much)
Okay, just putting some stuff here, in no particular order:
- when Ruolai is about to be released from prison and tells Captain Lin "don't touch Mr Shen" and it's hot
- when they get "I still want to be your assistant" married
- when they get "If this guy is really a communist-- / I'll take responsibility" married
- when they get fountain pen married
- when Shen Tunan sets his own bank on fire to assess job candidates
- and also shoots himself in the arm for tax reform
- Lin Qiaosong
- the sugar daddy scene at the tailor's
- are we not gonna grapple with the fact that Ruolai straight up murdered a dude?
- the jealous secretary, my god, he was fully having a stroke during the shifu scene and I was L I V I N G
TBC
I'm generally very in favor of spoilers and don't like watching tense scenes when I don't know what happens, but the one thing I've remained mostly unspoiled for is how on Earth there could be a happy ending for Shen Tunan and Wei Ruolai, and I'm looking forward to finding out!
Otherwise, if you wanna talk about the show, don't hold yourself back! And feel free to tell me who dies. (I was already spoiled for one particular death by an AO3 tag, lol, and I'm a bit sad about it. Poor guy.)
grayswandir, with love.)My god, what a show. I've been live-reacting to the episodes in a Discord channel that was specifically created for me to yell about War of Faith, thank you
lunarriviera, and also in a few skeets, but now I guess the time has come for a DW post as well.THIS SHOW.
I'm at episode 23 right now, out of 38, so I've witnessed Shen Tunan jogging up to a bleeding Wei Ruolai, asking him gently if he's okay, barely holding himself back from checking him over for wounds, and then striding towards the deputy chief of whatever to fucking PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE. FOR GETTING HIS BOY HURT.
It was. Very good.
*fans self*
I thought I wasn't going to watch this show, because of The Violence, but then recently I inquired about it again and was promised a happy ending, so here we are. It would be nice to watch it with someone who can tell me when the torture scenes are over, but I'm making do. The gay makes up for a lot.
I've previously said that I'm finding it a bit tricky to 100% get into the ship because Shen Tunan might just be that tiny bit too fatherly and Wei Ruolai is just... very one-note, it has to be said. Their whole relationship is so very unlike the toxic yaoi magic that Wang Yang and Zhu Yilong made happen. But then the show goes and gives me ANGRY DAD and smol hurt baby clutching the precious box he saved for his shifu, and I'm like, well I GUESS I can work with this.
Soooo.
The one thing I find... confusing? frustrating? Interesting? Interestingly frustrating? is figuring out what the show wants me to think about communism, because I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be in favor, but uh.
Chat transcript, edited for clarity:
mumble:
Oh god help
everything [shen tunan] just said about the prosperous future of the country led chunmiao to believe he's a communist oh my god I can't stop laughing I'm in tears
THAT'S IT THAT'S THE SHOW!!!!!
Well, this was all amazing
But also such a whiplash of swelling violins and hilarity and confusing propaganda, and the more they do this the less I understand the journey we're supposed to be taking here
I know it'll become much clearer towards the end, alas
c:
It really is a whole journey. Though I'm 99% you'll have a good time with the end
mumble:
I was promised a happy ending, and I will hold you to it!
I just read elsewhere the propaganda really ratchets up in the final episodes
Right now I'm like, well your current main example of a communist is this rude rich girl and your main example of a capitalist is this hot dad who keeps trying to alleviate poverty on a national scale, and his main fault is that he believes the government can be trusted with that. But like, I wouldn't trust "the people" with global economic challenges either, so where does that leave us
At war, I guess
Also the rich assholes who're just trying to get even richer have like nothing to do with this β¨ war of faith β¨
They're just assholes
Their personal greed proves nothing
a:
asshole capitalists
mumble:
I GUESS IN A TECHNICAL SENSE
But it's not like they're devoted to the three principles
They just like money
Our capitalist protagonist wants to uplift the damn homeland
a:
shen tunan is not REALLY a capitalist because he puts the country and the people before profit, therefore in this logic he has Always Been a communist, he just doesn't realise it yet
mumble:
Ahhhhh
The way that the three principles have always included communism, like, in spirit
I see I see
a:
exactly. I mean, you can make a lot of money and be a top banker and whatever, but as long as ultimately your aim is to make China great again, all good
mumble:
|-- "Anyway, the real enemy isn't communists or capitalists, but cops"
I stand by this, then
(God, I hate Lin Qiaosong's boss so much)
Okay, just putting some stuff here, in no particular order:
- when Ruolai is about to be released from prison and tells Captain Lin "don't touch Mr Shen" and it's hot
- when they get "I still want to be your assistant" married
- when they get "If this guy is really a communist-- / I'll take responsibility" married
- when they get fountain pen married
- when Shen Tunan sets his own bank on fire to assess job candidates
- and also shoots himself in the arm for tax reform
- Lin Qiaosong
- the sugar daddy scene at the tailor's
- are we not gonna grapple with the fact that Ruolai straight up murdered a dude?
- the jealous secretary, my god, he was fully having a stroke during the shifu scene and I was L I V I N G
TBC
I'm generally very in favor of spoilers and don't like watching tense scenes when I don't know what happens, but the one thing I've remained mostly unspoiled for is how on Earth there could be a happy ending for Shen Tunan and Wei Ruolai, and I'm looking forward to finding out!
Otherwise, if you wanna talk about the show, don't hold yourself back! And feel free to tell me who dies. (I was already spoiled for one particular death by an AO3 tag, lol, and I'm a bit sad about it. Poor guy.)
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I'm entertained by this because I can't tell for the life of me which of all these things are metaphorical and which are totally literal!
In the interest of letting you discover some things for yourself, I'm only gonna say this: I don't think Secretary Huang was literally having a stroke in that scene.
π€
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good to know lol, I appreciate it! I'll save the rest for when I get to actually watching this thing, and trust in Wang Yang to pull even the weirdest things off.
I'm very interested in your Yibo beef, pls share.
No, it really is nothing at all to do with Wang Yibo himself--it's just that one of the farmboys, also an actor but obviously much less famous, is called Zhao Yibo, with the same δΈε characters, and so I keep seeing people talking about Yibo did this or Yibo won that and going, but that's not MY Yibo! More attention for the other one! As far as Wang Yibo himself is concerned I have no opinion (maybe I will after I watch this damn show for real).
Oh! And I think you've seen this already, but just in case: Wang Yang meets the farmboys again! https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1TyqJYKEdF/
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Oh, 100%. I mean, the cringe propaganda is still cringe, and I'm not sure some of the dialogue had to be THIS on-the-nose earnest, but his conviction is A+.
And aww, Zhao Yibo, I'm sorry the other Yibo is getting all the attention! (I also had no opinion on the non-farm Yibo previously, but when he manages to hold his own in a scene with Wang Yang, I feel very pleased with his efforts. π)
AND I SAW ABOUT THE FARM BOYS!!! π Actually saw a clip on XHS as I was trying to put my phone down for sleep last night and then immediately had to DM sakana to confirm it was them. So happy for them omg, and Li Hao especially. Sweet boy. ALSO IN THE COMMENTS ON WANG YANG'S POST IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S GONNA TRY TO VISIT FOR SEASON 3!!!