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@xannziee I expected this. I did not get it. #SecondLife #Bellisseria
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@xannziee I expected this. I did not get it. #SecondLife #Bellisseria
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#Xiangcheng County in #Xuchang City, #Henan Province #China, has made remarkable strides in transforming its traditional #coal mining-based #economy into a #green and #low-carbon one. The development of the new #materials #industry largely drives this shift. https://cnbusinessforum.com/xiangcheng-county-pioneering-green-development-with-new-materials-industry/
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#Xiangcheng County in #Xuchang City, #Henan Province #China, has made remarkable strides in transforming its traditional #coal mining-based #economy into a #green and #low-carbon one. The development of the new #materials #industry largely drives this shift. https://cnbusinessforum.com/xiangcheng-county-pioneering-green-development-with-new-materials-industry/
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CW: C-drama spoilers
I need to see more C-drama* because I find this theme of Uncovering Secret And Ancient Knowledge fascinating. Back From the Brink and Word of Honor both subverts the trope; in BFtB they spread the secret to everyone, and in WoH the knowledge turns our to be outdated. I'm curious to see what happens here!
(*obviously)
#RoyalGuardTheEvilMenace #BackFromTheBrink #WordOfHonor #CDrama #wuxia #xianxia
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Alea the Black Cat has designated c-drama time her 'sleep on top of matte' time. Usually she's completely uninterested in what's happening on the screen, but this time she followed the action. I've never seen her looking so judgemental over something ever, and she's a _cat_. I'll probably enjoy this drama for All The Wrong Reasons.
Edit/update: That was easily the worst CGI(?) I've seen, the Care Bears Movie included! _Highly_ enjoyable!
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Xiang Zhang is a JXTX/CSHL scholarship recipient from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities #UMN who will present "Mapping human gene function through a global genetic interaction network" at #bog24 https://jxtxfoundation.org/news/2024-02-21-bg
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I don't suppose anyone here reads Chinese lit enough to discuss tropes?
Currently reading an Ergen (I Shall Seal The Heavens), and the protag is this weird blend of greedy and uh, friendly exploitative? Basically leveraging friendships for gain. "Elder Brother you are truly a work of the gods, I applaud your ascension, in this way no one will ever pick on me again because we are such good friends" kinda thing.
The characters consistently do the same, and it's sort of played off as expected and positive.
Is this a negative trope? Is it positive friendships being fed through a localization wood chipper? Or is it a cultural difference where what I see as exploitative friendships really are meant to be seen as positive?
Like am I meant to earnestly like him as an honorable guy? Or is he meant to be more of a likeable racal?
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I don't suppose anyone here reads Chinese lit enough to discuss tropes?
Currently reading an Ergen (I Shall Seal The Heavens), and the protag is this weird blend of greedy and uh, friendly exploitative? Basically leveraging friendships for gain. "Elder Brother you are truly a work of the gods, I applaud your ascension, in this way no one will ever pick on me again because we are such good friends" kinda thing.
The characters consistently do the same, and it's sort of played off as expected and positive.
Is this a negative trope? Is it positive friendships being fed through a localization wood chipper? Or is it a cultural difference where what I see as exploitative friendships really are meant to be seen as positive?
Like am I meant to earnestly like him as an honorable guy? Or is he meant to be more of a likeable racal?
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I don't suppose anyone here reads Chinese lit enough to discuss tropes?
Currently reading an Ergen (I Shall Seal The Heavens), and the protag is this weird blend of greedy and uh, friendly exploitative? Basically leveraging friendships for gain. "Elder Brother you are truly a work of the gods, I applaud your ascension, in this way no one will ever pick on me again because we are such good friends" kinda thing.
The characters consistently do the same, and it's sort of played off as expected and positive.
Is this a negative trope? Is it positive friendships being fed through a localization wood chipper? Or is it a cultural difference where what I see as exploitative friendships really are meant to be seen as positive?
Like am I meant to earnestly like him as an honorable guy? Or is he meant to be more of a likeable racal?
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Es hat ein wenig gedauert, aber nun ist auch #Xianyun da.🌠
Ich freu mich schon all die Geschichten über die kleine Gānyǔ und die kleine Shēnhè zu hören. 🤣
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Hello, Travelers~
This time, we're meeting #Xianyun and #Nahida!
Join the discussion on HoYoLAB to get a guaranteed exclusive Character Avatar Frame and a chance to win Primogems!
Event Link: https://hoyo.link/aFsgFBAL
#GenshinImpact:sys_twitter: https://twitter.com/GenshinImpact/status/1752519607926051129
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Hello, Travelers~
This time, we're meeting #Xianyun and #Nahida!
Join the discussion on HoYoLAB to get a guaranteed exclusive Character Avatar Frame and a chance to win Primogems!
Event Link: https://hoyo.link/aFsgFBAL
#GenshinImpact:sys_twitter: https://twitter.com/GenshinImpact/status/1752519607926051129
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Hello, Travelers~
This time, we're meeting #Xianyun and #Nahida!
Join the discussion on HoYoLAB to get a guaranteed exclusive Character Avatar Frame and a chance to win Primogems!
Event Link: https://hoyo.link/aFsgFBAL
#GenshinImpact:sys_twitter: https://twitter.com/GenshinImpact/status/1752519607926051129
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#Xianyun #GenshinImpact
Talents
Stars Gather at Dusk
Brings forth a sacred breeze that deals AoE Anemo DMG and heals all nearby characters based on Xianyun's ATK. It will also summon the "Starwicker" mechanism.
Starwicker
·Continuously follows the active character and…:sys_twitter: https://twitter.com/GenshinImpact/status/1750370024181940724
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#Xianyun #GenshinImpact
Talents
White Clouds at Dawn
Xianyun enters the Cloud Transmogrification state, in which she will not take Fall DMG, and uses Skyladder once.
In this state, her Plunging Attack will be converted into Driftcloud Wave instead, which deals AoE Anemo DMG and…:sys_twitter: https://twitter.com/GenshinImpact/status/1750369811924992188
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#Xianyun. Is she Cloud Retainer? Based on looks alone, I kind of want to save all my primos for her starting today. 😍
Lol-ing at "Gaming".
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#Xianyun: Passerine Herald
New Resident in Liyue Harbor #GenshinImpact
Everyone has something to say about Xianyun: "That tall woman with the updone hair," "that bespectacled artisan," or perhaps "that talkative new neighbor." They all say different things, but together they… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1736687837918179640:sys_twitter: https://twitter.com/GenshinImpact/status/1736687837918179640
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In a bustling #Xian food street, chopping #noodles perfectly evenly using a giant knife with a metal block welded to the tip which rides a wooden stick. #KaiSilkRoad #Shaanxi #China #Asia #travel #food #ChineseFood #TheArtOfNoodles
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In a bustling #Xian food street, chopping #noodles perfectly evenly using a giant knife with a metal block welded to the tip which rides a wooden stick. #KaiSilkRoad #Shaanxi #China #Asia #travel #food #ChineseFood #TheArtOfNoodles
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In a bustling #Xian food street, chopping #noodles perfectly evenly using a giant knife with a metal block welded to the tip which rides a wooden stick. #KaiSilkRoad #Shaanxi #China #Asia #travel #food #ChineseFood #TheArtOfNoodles
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In a bustling #Xian food street, chopping #noodles perfectly evenly using a giant knife with a metal block welded to the tip which rides a wooden stick. #KaiSilkRoad #Shaanxi #China #Asia #travel #food #ChineseFood #TheArtOfNoodles
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@xannziee You may have been visited by an ominous figure...
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@xannziee It's Halloween and crawling with people on their pumpkin thing. Lots of crazy decorations.
Tindy and I miss the real trick or treat events from years ago. The Lindens only give people points. And we really miss #HalloweenTown by the #Townies #SecondLife #Halloween #VirtualWorlds
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Japanese-born giant panda Xiang Xiang has been put on public view for the first time since returning to China in February following quarantine and examination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/society/japan-panda-china-debut/?utm_content=buffer6fc27&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #animals #uenozoo #xiangxiang
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Oh what the heck, I'm watching this live. Director, you better not slap me with a tragic ending.
Watching ep 1 & whooboy the CGI is rough. However, I like the costumes & sets which has a more realistic vibe and not the too-bright sheen of a lot of #xianxia dramas.#TigerAndCrane looks like an "adventuring with friends in the jiang hu" kind of drama, like #bloodofyouth. Directed by the director of #MysteriousLotusCasebook so I have big expectations.
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Back from the Brink review
The ancient dragon Tian Yao had the worst wedding day ever. The woman he loved and was about to marry betrayed him by dismembering him, stripping him of his dragon scales and then sealing his body parts in five places. Fortunately, his soul manages to escape and he reborns, but with hardly any power. He encounters Yan Hui, a Taoist woman disowned by her sect, who happens to possess his heart protection scale. Tian Yao uses Yan Hui to retrieve his stolen body parts, but eventually they grow fond of one another and set on an epic journey to recover his body and restore balance to the world.
Characters
Tian Yao
An ancient dragon who was far too naïve for his own good, he learned the hard way not to trust humans — especially the Taoists who hunt down spirits like prey.
Yan Hui
A Taoist disowned by her sect, she is a free-spirited adventurer who believes spirits are equal to human beings.
Bai Xiao Sheng
A mysterious man who practices “dark arts”, he has an agenda that involves Tian Yao and Yan Hui.
Su Ying
Honestly, she’s the big bad for me, the one who caused Tian Yao the most pain. A stern, cold-hearted Taoist master, she has only one goal in mind: To use Tian Yao’s body to keep her lover alive.
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What I like
The dynamite premise
Seriously, wasn’t that story that grabbed your heart? A once mighty dragon falling down to low depths, betrayed by the woman he loved. That was what attracted me to the show.
Neo Huo as Tian Yao
He was really good. Congrats to his stylist! He sure did a good job because Tian Yao looked really good.
Sympathetic villains
What I found pleasantly surprising was how three-dimensional the bad guys were. They have good, almost relatable reasons to be bad. Well, except for the big bad. He was just nasty.
But for some of them, even the loathsome Su Ying, I find myself sympathetic to their grievances and hope somehow that they can getter a better life in the next life.
Interesting romance side plots
There were other couples in this drama whose romance I enjoyed. Some ended well, some tragically, and I felt for all of them.
What I didn’t like
Uneven tone
Is it a comedy or a tragedy? When the cutesy Pokemon-like spirits drifted into view, I just got thrown out of the moment. Was I supposed to think about it as a cute fantasy or an epic, dark fantasy? It veers from both themes wildly throughout the series.
The bad CGI
I have seen worse, but couldn’t they have stuck to the tragic tones of the story and do away with Pokemon visuals? I found it jarring.
Nosedive in script quality midway
I dropped this drama at episode 15 when the story took a turn for worse.
The tiresome love triangle
Bai Xiao Sheng (pic above), whom I really thought was unique and different, morphed into a stereotypical jealous second male lead. He deserves way more than that sad role. (Fortunately, they dropped this nonsense later.)
And then, Tian Yao did something mind boggling that didn’t make sense.
To add oil to the fire, the three of them ended up wandering around this alternate dimension, the love triangle dynamics in full force. And then there was something about pixie kids…
It took me about a month to brave this drama again.
But this time, I skipped the annoying episodes and started at episode 20.
To my surprise, I binged the episode in a few days. The storytelling improved a lot and the storu got decidedly more interesting and ironically, it wasn’t the main couple that pulled me back in but the story of the King of Qinqui and his twin brother.
Wow, the actor played both roles amazingly.Conclusion
It will take a very patient viewer to stick with Back from the Brink and appreciate it.
Show is something that makes me sigh in sadness. It could have been soooo good.
If only the plot didn’t take a nose dive at episode 15.
If only the cutesy CGI was done away with.
If only they could be consistent with the tone of the show.While the two leads were not mind-blowingly great actors or have awesome chemistry, they were good enough. But they were hobbled by the subpar script.
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
#25Stars #CDrama #CDramas #China #ChineseDrama #CostumedDrama #Fantasy #Xianxia
