the untamed I guess! here we are???

[sophia_sol]

WELL I guess I finally have a new fandom-obsession. The Untamed!!!!!!

It's been ages since my last real fall into a fandom, which is so weird, because they always used to happen back to back or even overlapping. But I think I faded out of my most recent fandom in 2017ish if I've calculated right. That's approaching 4 years ago! I've missed the sensation of overwhelming joy and love, and always having something worth thinking about whenever I'm bored. And yeah, sure, many of my old fandoms I never leave behind completely, the love is still there -- but it's not omnipresent anymore. It's different to have something be my Current Obsession.

Also unusual about this one: generally if I'm going to fall for a fandom it happens fast. This one....well I read my first fanfic for The Untamed/MDZS more than a YEAR ago, and I've been steadily reading more ever since, just casually you know, because it's what I keep seeing around. I even tried and failed to read the novel at some point. But in the last week or so something tipped over and now this fandom is My Thing.

What changed? I do not know! But here we are! I I started watching the show just a couple days ago and am already 3 1/2 episodes in (I know, objectively not much, but for me it's impressive), and I keep on giggling with glee at it, and also just having feelings about seeing the faaaaaaces of everyone I care a lot about.

I have been livetweeting my episode-watching on twitter (sophy_sol) if you're interested in such things.

Talk to me about the Untamed! :D

Comments

[peaceformizu]

WWX is def my all time fav. It's hard not to love that little gremlin. LWJ is second because how can I not love someone who loves WWX so much. I never can decide if my third fav is NHS or LSZ. LSZ is the best thing, such a good boy, how can you not love wangxian's child. I love NHS in all his manipulative glory, his gremlinness and his love for his brother. I love LXC as well. I relate to his flaws. A lot of people rag on him for not seeing through JGY but love can be blind.

HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT JYL. The best sister ever. They only only person who would look at the Yiling Patriarch and Sandu Shengshou and go those are my little brothers and dote on them.

One of the things I enjoy most is the fact that every character has flaws (except *maybe* LSZ) It's very real.

My favorite parts are mostly in the last 10 eps. I really find the resolution of the show very satisfying. (I've re-watched a lot of those eps within a month or two as well. So they are fresher in my mind.) Though in the first two eps that awkward tea scene between JC & LWJ is hilarious in hindsight. Oh the scene where WWX starts reciting the Lan Rules at the Wen Indoctrination.

I love the snow scene in ep 42 or 43, I think it's the most romantic scene in the show. The identity reveal between WN & LSZ, also the one between LSZ & WXX at the very end. Probably eps 42-46 are my favorite.

Okay I could keep adding scenes but I might end up with the whole show!