30 Days of Guardian: 1

[extrapenguin]

So, I decided to do this thing! I might not do a post every day – I reserve the right to only use brains for the rewatchalongs on Fridays, frex – but let's see how it goes.

1. Favorite episode
2. Favorite case
3. Least favorite case
4. Favorite Holy Tools arc
5. Least favorite Holy Tools arc
6. Favorite character
7. Favorite SID member
8. Favorite guest character(s)
9. Favorite worldbuilding detail
10. Favorite rarepair
11. Favorite headcanon
12. Least favorite headcanon
13. Favorite main villain
14. Favorite case villain
15. Villain you’d like redeemed or whose redemption you liked
16. Favorite conversation between Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei
17. Favorite Dixing power and/or power you want to have
18. Least favorite villain
19. Least favorite character
20. Most appealing point for a canon divergence AU
21. Favorite character moment
22. Favorite badass moment
23. Favorite soft moment
24. Favorite team moment
25. Thoughts and feelings on the ending
26. Rec a fanfic
27. Rec a vid
28. Rec a fanart
29. Rec a meta post
30. Prompt for a fanwork

Removed If /when do you think Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei get together? because my answer would be boring and we've had that wank already. Also did some reorganizing of the things so I wouldn't bore myself to tears. Considering redoing 6 and 7 so I don't talk about Zhao Yunlan two days in a row; alternatives are making 6 be about my favorite non-SID member and talk about Shen Wei, or the perhaps more interesting option of making 7 be about my favorite SID underling and think about that more.

1. Favorite episode
Episode 16! It's our first big introduction to the political dealings of Dixing, and the first episode where we truly see Zhao Yunlan drop his mask. It also had a bunch of funny moments with Zhao Yunlan being unimpressed by the ploy An Bai and his friends were hired for, and "Look, he's over there!" actually working. We also got to see Ye Zun's pillar and listen to him put his claws into Zhao Yunlan! Plus Zhao Yunlan wore his best jacket throughout.

Here's some of my favorite screencaps:




On a non-Dixing front, we got Wang Zheng and Zhu Hong bonding, and Chu Shuzhi moping with his puppet, both of which I loved:


(rewatchalong for ep 16)

Comments

[clevermanka]

That's my favorite ZYL jacket, too!

And thank you so much for the lovely Chu Shuzi screencap. <3

[extrapenguin]

Zhao Yunlan has many good jackets, but that one is my favorite. I wants it, I wants it so much.

[clevermanka]

A while ago, someone posted a link to that jacket (it was way too expensive for a normal person to purchase) but I can't find it, now. If I run across it, again, I'll send it your way.

[extrapenguin]

I think it might've been jo_lasalle – but the most expensive jacket was the North Face x Supreme one, not the nice trench. Or maybe qikiqtarjuaq had a post with the wardrobes, translated from Chinese? IDK.

[solo]

I really love how the Regent's shiftiness is highlighted in this episode, but in a way that's still kind of funny. :)

[extrapenguin]

Yeah, we get him being shifty, and also Butler Wu going zomg at Zhao Yunlan's characterization of him being the understatement of the century. :P

[phyrry]

Aw, the Dixing episodes are my favorites too! (Although I think 23 might be my most fave... will have to think about that some more.)

Wang Zheng and Zhu Hong being bffs are great. I admit to still having questions about Chu Shuzhi's puppets and which one is supposed to be Chu Nianzhi and buried in that little box (probably not the big one, but then again...), but that whole arc is kinda confusing, so.

[extrapenguin]

I'm saving up 23 for the next one, favorite case! (Since this one didn't really have a case in Dixing, and was more of a characterization thing for Zhao Yunlan.)

I admit to still having questions about Chu Shuzhi's puppets and which one is supposed to be Chu Nianzhi and buried in that little box (probably not the big one, but then again...), but that whole arc is kinda confusing, so.
While the arc is confusing, perhaps Chu Shuzhi was also confused on the point? Or Chu Nianzhi can hop from puppet to puppet at will...

[phyrry]

The whole dream sequence thing was also not helpful on the confusing.

Zhao Yunlan's Adventures in Dixing need to be an entire genre, I would watch 300 episodes.

[extrapenguin]

Zhao Yunlan's Adventures in Dixing need to be an entire genre, I would watch 300 episodes.
+1 Same.