The Untamed, Episodes 31-35

[galaxysoup]

Did I already use 'maximum angst' for a cut tag? Ahaha, what an innocent child I was. D: D: D:


Episode 31

• LAN WANGJI. Did you just leave the invitation letter on Wei Wuxian’s doorstep and then run like hell?!?


• Damn Wen Ning, good arrow catching skills!


• Well this whole fight is going to make the birthday dinner hella awkward


• THAT EYE THING IS CREEPY WEN NING STOP IT THIS INSTANT


• Ohhhhhhh shit oh shit Wen Ning just straight up murdered Jin Peacock oh shit


• And Jin Jerkface oh shit they are so fucked


• Why did Wen Ning go so crazy, though? Did Wei Wuxian’s control slip or was it something else?


• Oh Wen Qing no Wen Ning no


• All the Wens oh jesus


• Why

Episode 32

• Well this all hurts the maximum


• I do not particularly blame Wei Wuxian for taking this moment to go completely batshit


• Well the cultivator clans are all lined up and they have their tea, I’d say they’re ready for battle


• (Oh, it’s a wake, nvm. Hard to tell.)


• I’m glad to see that Jiang Cheng and Lan Big Bro don’t like what’s happening


• I love that even while he’s completely lost his shit Wei Wuxian can still talk circles around every cultivator present


• Even in the middle of a full battle Wei Wuxian still won’t let his smoke things hurt Jiang Cheng ;__;


• Did Lan Wangji go and get Jiang Yanli so she could talk Wei Wuxian down, or did she arrive on her own?


• Oh geez, she got there on her own, Lan Wangji’s protecting Wei Wuxian so he can protect her and he looks really scared


• Wait who the fuck is the new flute player??


• JIANG YANLI NO D: D: D:

Episode 33

• Welp, that’s the end of rationality for Wei Wuxian today, not that I blame him


• I really appreciate how hard they’re leaning into the concept that if you surround someone with nothing but messages about how horrible and irredeemable they are, that’s what you’ll wind up with, and you won’t like it much


• Who managed to stab Wei Wuxian???


• Throwing the cultivators the amulet to fight over was pretty fricking brutal


• Oh jeez, Lan Wangji... that cliff scene is so much worse with context


• Did Wei Wuxian pull his arm free because he thought Jiang Cheng’s sword strike would crack open the rocks under Lan Wangji and make him fall too?

FLASHBACK TO BEGINNING EPISODES INTERLUDE only not really because we’re... flashing back... to the present day... WHATEVER


• It is thematically jarring but also very soothing to go from The Cliff Scene back to the first two episodes of the series which are full on Wei Wuxian at his most mischievous


• SO the guy who resurrected Wei Wuxian had a mysteriously bad time with the Jins and came back crazy, huh?


• Aw, I forgot about Lan Nice Ghostbuster! Nice to see you, kiddo.


• So soon (relatively speaking, for Wei Wuxian, that is) after the mess in the Nightless Palace, it must be kind of weird for Wei Wuxian to have Nice Ghostbuster defending his innocence and citing lack of evidence when Mo Mom accuses him of cursing her son.


• WEI WUXIAN: I don’t want to be recognized, so I will wear this stylish mask. ALSO WEI WUXIAN: Gosh I love wearing black robes with red accents and a red ribbon in my hair, this look never goes out of style!


• Ahahaha that’s the crappy counterfeit compass the cosplayer was selling!


• Donkey!!!!


• How can Wei Wuxian sill do cultivator-y things if his golden core is still missing, and how can he still control things with a bamboo flute and no amulet?

END FLASHBACK FORWARD BACK INTERLUDE, RETURN TO EPISODE 33


• It’s all going to be lighthearted hijinks from here on out, right? Right????


• Wei Wuxian’s flashbacks ;__; Lan Wangji’s scars ;___;


• I bet Lan Dad is going to take Wei Wuxian’s presence in Cloud Recesses REALLY WELL


• A mystery!!! A ROAD TRIP!!


• Baby Jin you need to check your attitude

Episode 34

• Ahahaha Lan Wangji’s expression when he realises he just somersaulted dramatically into combat... to protect Wei Wuxian from a fluffy puppy dog


• Well that’s the ouchiest possible reason for a fear of dogs, thanks Wei Wuxian


• That sword crypt is creepy and cool


• Jiang Cheng is SO CRANKY, jeez. It makes me feel sorry for Baby Jin.


• Okay. I get that a lot of that stuff has been festering for Jiang Cheng for sixteen years and he hasn’t had a healthy way to deal with it, but this scene is still hella hard to watch.


• Ah yes, the old Jiang Clan fallback: when in doubt, blame everything on Wei Wuxian and punish him for it.


• Well that was unexpected! Baby Jin, you rebel.


• Wei Wuxian’s expression when he knocked Baby Jin out was hilarious omg


• Jfc Wei Wuxian you and your willingness to take everybody else’s punishment, I swear to god

Episode 35

• Aww, Wei Wuxian’s face when he watches Lan Wangji in the moonlight ;__;


• I love how fast Lan Wangji sees through every deflection Wei Wuxian throws at him


• PIGGYBACK


• Wei Wuxian you are literally wearing the same thing that Lan “Lifelong Confidant Hearteyes” Wangji saw you wear for 80% of the time he knew you. “How did you know it was me” I stg. If you think he hadn’t memorized every strand of your hair by the time you rescued the Wens then I’ve got some shocking news for you.


• Lol at Nie Kid trying to hide behind his fan. Nice try, kiddo.


• I really like the backstory of the semi-autonomous Nie family swords blades! That’s really cool.


• Aw, I love Wei Wuxian complimenting Nie Kid’s fan because he remembers dissing it and hurting Nie Kid’s feelings when they were teenagers


• Lan Wangji carries a spare flute for Wei Wuxian!! (And fixes it so it doesn’t sound awful, thank you Lan Wangji, you continue to have your priorities excellently in line)


• I love that Nie Angry Sword’s blade is out for vengeance for its bearer. I love the idea of it patiently trying to lead a bunch of idiot cultivators to a murderer. If only they spoke Blade!


• I think Psycho Goth Smirkface framed Ghostbuster Fraser and I am very irritated that he’s still A Thing.


• Lan Wangji!!! Drinking!!!


• I miss Wen Qing ;___;

Comments

[dancing_serpent]

Welp, that’s the end of rationality for Wei Wuxian today, not that I blame him
Yeah, me neither. *sobs*

Did Wei Wuxian pull his arm free because he thought Jiang Cheng’s sword strike would crack open the rocks under Lan Wangji and make him fall too?
Indeed. It's breaking my heart every time I watch.

How can Wei Wuxian sill do cultivator-y things if his golden core is still missing, and how can he still control things with a bamboo flute and no amulet?
Apparently, he can use resentful energy just by whistling, but it's easier to do with a flute?

Episodes 34 and 35 are among my favourites for pretty much all those scenes you mentioned. *g*

[galaxysoup]

Indeed. It's breaking my heart every time I watch.

Aaaaaaauuuuuuuuuugh D: D: D: D:

Episodes 34 and 35 are among my favourites for pretty much all those scenes you mentioned. *g*

They're just, they're so ouchy but so good? I would hate them if it wasn't so well executed.

[trobadora]

Did Wei Wuxian pull his arm free because he thought Jiang Cheng’s sword strike would crack open the rocks under Lan Wangji and make him fall too?

I think it's part this, and part that he was actively suicidal by that point.

How can Wei Wuxian sill do cultivator-y things if his golden core is still missing, and how can he still control things with a bamboo flute and no amulet?

He's controlling resentful energy with his flute, presumably similar to how other cultivators use spiritual energy with their instruments. *g*

[galaxysoup]

He's controlling resentful energy with his flute, presumably similar to how other cultivators use spiritual energy with their instruments. *g*

Okay, that makes sense. I don't have a firm grasp on what is and isn't possible for WWX without a golden core, so I keep running up against things where I'm like "...can he still do that...?" :D

[rheasilvia]

WEI WUXIAN: I don’t want to be recognized, so I will wear this stylish mask. ALSO WEI WUXIAN: Gosh I love wearing black robes with red accents and a red ribbon in my hair, this look never goes out of style!

Wei Wuxian, Master of Stealth and Disguise!!

The donkey is so wonderful!!!

Jiang Cheng is SO CRANKY, jeez. It makes me feel sorry for Baby Jin.

Me tooooo... and it kinda just gets worse.

How can Wei Wuxian sill do cultivator-y things if his golden core is still missing, and how can he still control things with a bamboo flute and no amulet?

Pfft, this should be obvious! It is the inimitable power of the Handwave!

I love that Nie Angry Sword’s blade is out for vengeance for its bearer. I love the idea of it patiently trying to lead a bunch of idiot cultivators to a murderer. If only they spoke Blade!

OMG, I never ever though of it like this, and I love it. This would make such an awesome story. The Blade's POV on the entire thing... all "I can't believe it, how dumb are you humans??? What else am I supposed to do, get you to climb on me and take a ride???"

Lol at Nie Kid trying to hide behind his fan. Nice try, kiddo.

<3<3<3

I miss Wen Qing, too. *cries*

[galaxysoup]

Me tooooo... and it kinda just gets worse.

Oh no... come on, Jiang Cheng! Get a hold of yourself!

Pfft, this should be obvious! It is the inimitable power of the Handwave!

Silly me, of course it is! I don't know why I was looking for other explanations. :D

I miss Wen Qing, too. *cries*

Wen Qing Deserved Better 2k20 (And So Did Jiang Yanli) ;____;