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lanwangjihouse · 4 months

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#look at this stubborn boy who wants to get everything he wants #and also note that wangji does not seem to want to leave #but wants to be persuaded #the untamed #wangxian #wei wuxian #lan wangji #jiang chen #xiao zhan #wang yibo #wang zhoucheng #cql #mdzs

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apyreally · 10 days

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im ggoing crazy browsing the chengxian tag and i keep liking and reblogging i dont want ppl to think im stalking help

#im obsessed #chengxian #jiang chen

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zhoufeis · 4 months

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A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL 致我们单纯的小美好 China, 2017, dir. Yang Long.

#致我们单纯的小美好 #a love so beautiful #chen xiaoxi #jiang chen #chen xiaoxi x jiang chen #cdramaedit #dailyasiandramas #cdramasource #asiandramasource #asiandramaedit #*mine

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dailyasiandramas · 8 months

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Although you didn't receive my love letter, why do I think that you know?

#致我们单纯的小美好 #a love so beautiful #a love so beautiful china #cdrama #cdramaedit #cdramasource #chineseartistsinc #chinesemedia #shen yue #hu yi tian #asiandramasource #asiandramaedit #ours #dramasource #chen xiao xi #jiang chen #asiancentral #pocedit #pocmedia

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jaigeye · 11 months

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Jiang Chen; Commission for @sandu-zidian!

#jiang chen #the untamed #jaigeye art #jaigeye commissions #SO much fun to draw i truly had a blast

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mdzs-fics · 1 year

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The Lessons We Have Learned by sami

New Young Masters 6 chapters (complete) 24k words

"Yao has always been a dick," Wei Wuxian says, and Jin Chan can't believe his ears, either. That the Yiling Patriarch would speak so disrespectfully of a sect leader! "Clearly Yao Jian takes after him. So why is Jin Chan in trouble?" He gives Jin Chan an appraising look.

Lan Sizhui just looks at Jin Chan.

He swallows. "Fighting," he says, voice barely above a whisper.

Wei Wuxian's eyes narrow. "And why were you fighting?"

Lan Sizhui smiles encouragingly.

Jin Chan takes a deep breath. "Yao Shaoqing made Wen Changming cry," he says. "Wen Changming was nice to me, he - he's a good person. And Jin Rulan and the Jiang twins looked like they were going to fight him, and it would be a big problem if the sons of Jin Zixuan or Sandu Shengshou were fighting Sect Leader Yao's son, but if it's me then - it's not such a problem. I'm nobody important. I don't matter."

He lowers his eyes so he doesn't have to see their expressions.

"You matter, Jin Chan," Wei Wuxian says in a gentle tone. "Everyone matters."

Jin Chan bursts into tears, at that.

Jin Chan is one of the minor characters in the novel. We also meet him in the manhua, the donghua and The Untamed versions of the novel. He is not a sympathetic character, a bit of a bully in fact. Yet, the universe to which this story belongs can be kinder to such characters.

We meet Jin Chan (courtesy name Ruchan) in the universe that Author sami had created through several works in the series titled The Same Moon Shines, where he begins in somewhat the same vein as canon and then changes over the course of the two stories in the series, The Lessons We Have Learned being the first.

I talked about the "New Young Masters" here because it follows the events of And Time Is But a Paper Moon by sami, which I have reviewed earlier. The Young Masters of that era are grown up but will show up in the story.

These New Young Masters, with an age range of 14 through 20, are attending the lectures in Gusu because, well, most of them are related to each other. You do not need to read the original work of fiction to enjoy this one (but I highly recommend you do so later).

The story follows the lectures, centering on Jin Chan and Jin Xuanyu (son of Jin Guangyao and Mo Fan). The two share a room with Jin Xuanyu's younger brother, Jin Kang.

Jin Chan learns to make friends, plays a cultivator game, and attends the [in]famous training exercise that is essentially a contest between Wei Wuxian and Jiang Wanyin to see who can "kill off" the largest number of juniors during a simulated night hunt. (No Xuanwu of Slaughter is harmed in the hunt.)

This is a story about gaining new family. And about a budding romance between Jin Xuanyu and, as Wuxian rants at Lan Xichen, a Lan "with all your irresistible Lan sexy powers!" Definitely good reading over an afternoon or two.

[I'll provide a follow-up recommendation for the second chapter in the continuation of this saga soon.]

#mdzs fic recs #lan zhan #wei ying #jin xuanyu #jin chan #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #lan sizhui #jin ling #jiang chen #lan xichen #lots of New Young Masters

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dentedsky · 2 years

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Review of The Untamed

This is one of the only tv shows i have ever marathoned and then immediately watched all over again. I started watching this show on Netflix knowing absolutely nothing about it; i didn't even know it was a gay love story... likewut. I had previously over saturated myself with American sitcoms and so looked for something completely different. Little did I realise I would smack myself in the face with my own love for the characters, themes, costumes, and downright beauty of the thing. I was immediately hooked in when in the first scene the lead character is murdered by his brother, cos I am a real sucker for stories that start out with, "Once upon a time, I DIED!!!" That to me is pure chef's kiss.

If you haven't watched it yet, let me forewarn you: the first two episodes are a clusterfuck of situations and lines and characters you don't give a shit about and have no context for. But push past these into episode 3 and beyond, and trust me, you will.

So here is my review of The Untamed. I'll try to be as spoiler-less as possible.

General premise

Five major clans control majority wealth, power and magic. Teenager Wei Wuxian is from one of these clans, and attends Ancient Chinese Hogwarts with BFFs/siblings Jiang Yanli and Jiang Cheng. But it's not all fun and hormones; soon after the semester ends they are thrown into war. Despite knowing magic and sword art, they are woefully under-prepared for the carnage and political shitshow that follows. Alliances fray, hearts are broken... and Wei Wuxian dies.

Sixteen years later he is resurrected by a necromancer who wants revenge on his shitty family. Wuxian's crush from magical high school, Lan Wangji, is now a 30-something hottie and a top-tier wizard, and is investigating a sword spirit that's gone apeshit. Since the revenge plot and the sword spirit issue are related, they team up buddy-cop style to solve the mystery.

The Pros

Costume and set design

It's beautiful. Someone in the costume department was having a ball with this one bc every outfit is gorgeous and unique. The long shots of the ancient Chinese sets are eye candy too. I found myself drinking in every little detail of their clothes and swords.

Themes and metaphors

I've seen a couple of Australian movies that talk about asylum-seekers, but I've never watched a show that has brought in the subject quite like this one. No doubt the episodes dedicated to our untamed hero Wei Wuxian saving war prisoners are a metaphor for China's incarceration of its minorities, but for me I was seething, constantly remembering that cunts like John Howard chose to use their power to treat people fleeing oppression like they were nothing but inconvenient garbage. Why governments choose to infeasibly sweep refugees under the rug rather than help them I still don't understand. In The Untamed, it's highlighted that the reasons are all about power - who has power must do all they can to keep it, even if it means torturing people they have never met, and slandering those who don't fall in line.

Cancel culture and mob mentality is a constant theme in the show, shown throughout several episodes from start to finish. Although set thousands of years before the invention of the internet, The Untamed highlights one important truth: internet trolls have always existed in some form or other and they will never change. They don't attack the reputation of others because they honestly believe that person deserves it - they do it because it fucking makes them feel good. If you can't take their shit any more and you kill yourself, it only solidifies in their mind that they were right all along. It's uncomfortable, and is almost impossible to endure. Like Lan Wangji, I wanted to take sweet Wei Wuxian into my arms and whisk him away.

The love story

Hooo boy, da love story. I ofc realise this is the main reason fans love this show. Between them, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji portray all the emotions that have ever existed, and then some. I found myself melting at Wuxian's every smile, looking closely at Wangji's infinitesimal widening of his eyes or curl of his lips. Wuxian is a guy who talks a lot with his mouth and his body but never says the right things, and Wangji is a bloke who says very little but his thoughts are written all over his supremely gorgeous face. And when they're together... woof. Gurrl. Idek. The chemistry is just... something. There is some over-acting on Wuxian's actor's part in some scenes Wangji's actor isn't in, but when these two are in a scene together, they're kind of amazing. The actors put full effort in, and it shows.

The Cons

CGI and make-up

Although the same genre, don't expect the production value of Game of Thrones, or The Witcher. This one runs more along the CGI lines of Merlin and Doctor Who. If you can use some imagination and stomach those two shows, then you can watch this. Similarly, the zombies are not scary, like, at all. But maybe that is less to do with make-up and more to do with wangxian being so overpowered that if this was a jrpg video game, wangxian would be lv 99 by age 17.

Plot holes and side characters

This show is well written and paced. However, there's one episode in the second half that you could quite frankly chuck in the bin and nothing of value would be lost. The side story involves a third-rate villain and three side characters who the villain emotionally and physically tortures for shits and giggles. If you liked these characters, that's great, but the whole thing to me stank of torture porn and added nothing to the main plot or central characters or relationships. The Untamed is not the only show to suffer this; Altered Carbon comes to mind. There was literally a whole ep in that show dedicated to torturing the lead and I'm still flummoxed as to why some stories choose to do this when literally there is no point?? I get that this villain is central to The Untamed plot and that he is a dark reflection of Wuxian's future if he didn't have Wangji as an anchor, but those things could've been shown in other ways without dragging three characters idgaf abt into some flashback that bored me to tears.

Summary and general thoughts

Omg, dis my fandom now. I'm already reading fics and God, look, writing fucking essays. I'm so naughty - I got my bff into it just so I could have someone to talk to. Luckily, her 1st language is Mandarin, and after watching the show, she read the web novel in 4 days, then translated the porn for me. Of what she tells me though - unpopular opinion - I think I prefer this drama. I prefer the idea that Wuxian fell for Wangji love at first sight, and also, I'm not a huge fan of sex while drunk - it's actually kinda triggering for me. That's just personal things tho. Wangxian have some beautiful moments that I like to rewatch and keep cupped in my hands.

6/5 stars.

#the untamed #wangxian #wei wuxian #lan wangji #lan zhan #wei ying #jiang yanli #jiang chen #mdzs #mo dao su zhi #wang yibo #sean zhan #the untamed review #i made a thing #stuff #my review #netflix #text

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naxiram · 1 year

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I like you so much, you'll know it.. 🤗

#a love so beautiful #jiang chen #chen xiaoxi

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mushroomwriter · 4 months

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Totally Canon Quotes | gif version of this text post

#theuntamededit #theuntameddaily #cdramaedit #cdramasource #dramasource #dailyasiandramas #cqledit #chen qing ling #Wei Wuxian #Jiang Cheng #Nie Huaisang #Gusu trio #The Untamed #TU humour #cql p #myedit #cqltcq #id in alt text

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shijiujun · 6 months

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GIVE IT UP FOR THE MOST ROMANTIC COUPLE EVER IN HISTORY

BECAUSE WHOEVER DARES TO SEPARATE US WILL DIE

#kiseki dear to me #kiseki: dear to me #kdtm #chen yi #chen bowen #nat chen #ai di #jiang dian #ai di x chen yi #taiwan bl #bl drama #asianlgbtqdramas

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lanwangjihouse · 2 years

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#the untamed #theuntameddaily #cdrama #two heroes #of #junmeng #wei wuxian #jiang chen #xiao zhan #wang zhuocheng #cql #mdzs

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yingying-baby · 9 days

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So relatable!! 😂🥲💔

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noragaming · 2 years

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More Untamed Updates

since i’m probably not going to stop screaming into the void until im done watching it, here’s more lol.

I AM AT EPISODE 25 AND IT HURTS. ALL OF IT HURTS. tbh the worst part is the familial issues cause it gets to me. making out yangli and wuxian’s relationship to be bad and wrong. all these things about humiliation and respect and standing get to me because there is no reason for it to be so except that it just works that way for them. The great injustice of it is that this, this will eventually get to wuxian, im sure, because people keep telling him he’s not proper, that he’s wrong, and that he’s guilty and sheltered and why do relate to him so bad. ig brown household things

also I was reading about how gay wangxian are. nice.

#the untamed #mo dao zu shi #wei wuxian #wei ying #jiang yanli #jiang chen #lan wangji #cdrama #AAAAA IM DYING HERE SAVE ME

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zhoufeis · 8 months

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