#the rest of the wens sucketh

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Episode 4!

The best part of these episodes is how we get to see the starting point of basically everyone in the entire show. Knowing more, you can pick apart places where it all could have gone a lot differently. Even right here in the beginning. Enough of my rambles, enjoy my other rambles.

• Ah the Cloud Recesses, such beauty, too bad my baby is late and can't appreciate it

• Everyone is here! It's before the everything that happens later. It's cute, but I'm sad for them, you know?

• "And even though all of you are from different clans, we will recite 3500 of our rules to you"

• It is so funny to me how many people are paying much more attention to Nie Huaisang's chittering bird.

• Lan Wangji literally stared at Wei Wuxian until he had his attention, THEN looked away "bored"

• Meng Yao, how do I even start? I knew later that he'd be what he became, but here when he's so little and new and likes Lan Xichen so much. I just really wanted to root for him.

• Wen Chao sucks

• Wen Qing is amazing and Wen Ning is so such a pure cinnamon roll (I know, I know, I'm dating myself horribly with that.) Their story is just so heartbreaking, how they become pawns, how they loose and keep losing, seeing the beginning here makes me think about what I'm in for

• We're at a saluting ceremony, perfect place for a sword fight! Everyone reaches for swords to defend themselves, and Meng Yao steps in to protect Nie Huaisang!

• It basically ends in an example of the Lan musical cultivation since Lan Xichen plays, takes control of everyone's sword, and ruins the floor

• I love that Wei Wuxian's immediate response to Nie Huaisang's "you're so amazing!" comments are "Yay! New playmate! Let's go catch fish!"

• Official sleep lecture time! Or we could pass notes, play pranks and doodle. What part of this is not causing trouble? Baby? I know that you've faced consequences in your life, but do you just forget?

• When Lan Qiren tests WWX here, it's just smacks of pettiness. He wants to knock him down. Look, my baby came from behind to know all this stuff, and although he goes about it for the sake of arguing, Wei Wuxian isn't really wrong here about the complexity of the actual answer. He's already anticipating the shades of gray in life. But baby, did you have to mention digging up dead people?

• Wen Ning!! Sweetie you are really good at archery, go ahead and accept praise! The friendship between these two will always be one of my favorites. Wen Ning is loyal to the bone, and loyal very very fast. Before the Ghost General was born, he still risked his life for WWX

• Do you think that Lan Wangji actually went to the Library Pavillion first to look for Wei Wuxian, or did he already know better? I think either option is hilarious

#the untamed #the untamed rewatch 2k21 #wei wuxian #lan wangi #nie huaisang #jiang cheng #lan qiren #meng yao #lan xichen #wen siblings #the rest of the wens sucketh

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Episode 8

Teens are on the loose! We will have adventures, we will get into mortal peril, and we can't keep secrets to save our lives! I love that we have Wei Wuxian chasing after Lan Wangji because he doesn't want to be left out of their quest, Jiang Cheng chasing after Wei Wuxian because he's sure his brother is an idiot, and then Nie Huaisang is there because he doesn't want to go home. Here we begin see that the (other 4) great clans are really behind the eight ball on this, and it's only going to get worse. Anyway, I have a surfeit of things to say, so without further adieu:

• So we go backwards a bit to have Wei Wuxian try and find Wen Ning, only to see that all traces of the Wens are gone. I like to think that strolling up to haul Wen Ning out for archery practice or other fun was just a thing that Wei Wuxian did regularly. My guess would be no since Wen Qing is there to be protective and not rock the boat with the rest of the Wens, but I think it's a fun theory anyway, so I'm gonna roll with it

• Back with bunnies, and I just want to point out here that Wei Wuxian is perfectly capable of holding an entire conversation on his own. Baby, that bunny cannot speak to you and if it could it would ask you to put it down!

• Wait, wait, wait - they really just tossed rabbits around like that for filming?!? I really hope that they did that one in one take. Please treat your rabbits with kindness!

• When Lan Wangji leaves and bids the rabbits farewell, he just looks so soft! I just want to cover him in bunnies. My guess, Wei Wuxian went back for the rabbits on his own, which of course was noticed by Lan Wangji, but he couldn't join because his brain went bluescreen at the cuteness of it.

• Wen Chao sucks

• Wen Chao is out in the rain and antagonizing Lan Xichen, just the look on Lan Xichen's face makes me believe that above and beyond the whole "your dad is trying to take over the world" thing these two have hated each other for years

• Wei Wuxian leaves in the middle of the night to chase after Lan Wangji, smart move as Lan Wangji is likely to sleep when it is dark, and WWX has some ground to cover. It's the smiley face though! Gets me every time. Just leave a note that says "I'm off to find danger! 😀" Not comforting, baby, just not comforting. Jiang Cheng clearly agrees with me

• Jiang Fengmian, what am I going to do with you? Actually, all the Sect leaders all seem to be locked up with an inability to act. Lan Xichen can do nothing to protect his brother right now, Jiang Fengmian can only acquiesce to WWX leaving and hope that things work out, Jin Guangshan is an asshat, and we haven't seen Nie Mingjue yet

• My babies are together again! And Lan Wangji, darling, please stop pretending you don't like him. I fully believe that Wei Wuxian is just talking to talk, he's offended to be left behind since he's an amazing companion in his own not so humble opinion, and literally the only thing he gets from LWJ is "how boring"

• Wen Chao sucks, but I want to know more about this bird

• The look on Lan Wangji's face when he gets hit with bonding/binding! It's 100% "bitch, you didn't!" which moves into 90% "fuck my life" and 10% "this is kinda hot"

• Yin Iron signal!! You are headed in the right direction! Okay let's be real here - does this mean that they picked a direction and decided that eventually it would work out? Because why, exactly?

• Nie Huaisang: "I know that laugh! I will pal around with my good friend Wei Wuxian instead of going home!" Sweetheart, why do you do this to your brother?

• In all honesty, I do think that WWX and NHS do see a reflection of themselves in the other. Conversation is easy, inside jokes are created on a whim, they can see how smart the other is, and their reasons for not conforming to the "I am intelligent and capable" mold

• Jiang Cheng is sneeking out of Lotus Peir via the very obvious front door. Really? That's about a subtle and sneaky as a ball through a window. Oh summer child, you have much to learn.

• I kinda can see that Jiang Cheng is worried about Wei Wuxian, after all they are brothers and Wei Wuxian's overconfidence is super obvious to Jiang Cheng, but the main reason he leaves is so that he isn't left out. There's a super cute story about a similar thing I did following my sister on a tricycle, so I get it.

• Jiang Yanli (my treasure) has now been left by both her brothers to deal with home life. Yikes!

• Back in Tanzhou, we learn that Lan Wangji does not like crowds (unsurprising), but that he will still follow Wei Wuxian (as long as he is pulled along), and that Nie Huaisang is good at remembering things. Also that Lan Wangji is the best looking man alive. The look on WWX's face when NHS says that is perfect. It's a blend of "oh, I see now, yes!" And "why are you noticing that" and "just fell more in love, thanks!"

• The poor florist lady's place is entirely ash - Wen Chao super sucks, and I still want to know more about this "Dire Owl"

• Wen Qing is really trying, both in her attempt to herd Wen Chao (who sucketh) in another direction and her subsequent "fight" with Jiang Cheng to give him a direction. I do feel bad for the innkeeper though, poor man doesn't know who to serve and ends up not serving anyone

• Sure, let's follow the terrified old woman into the creepy ghost town, surely we'll find a place to stay for the night! It even feels weird to WWX, and they still continue on! But she said "spirit snatch" so off to obviously, now we climb a mountain (that's at least a mile straight up) to investigate

• Old man "you should leave, this statue (naturally formed btw) steals souls, but if you're going to stay, you might as well stay here. Night!" Old lady - here's some kindling

• Well, we're in for a creepy night in soul snatch temple! Might as well get what sleep we can until it all goes to hell

• In the fight with the statue we have impressive displays of teamwork and bravery (and hiding: NHS) and I love that bonding/binding is useful! I've also noticed it's now a gold color. At the end of it she's back where she belongs

• Zombies are here! Sorry, I mean puppets. I know that they are about to converge on the temple, but sir, why do you have a bucket? And what is that wheel going to do? It really just looks like they are headed to make camp somewhere.

• Trapped in a temple! Those doors are not sturdy, kids. Better figure out what your going do when they fail

#the untamed rewatch 2k21 #the untamed is inevitable #the untamed #wei wuxian #lan wangji #lan wangji falls in love and hates every second of it #nie huaisang #jiang cheng #wen qing #wen chao sucks #Yin Iron road trip #teen cultivators on the loose!