I was wholly unprepared for the experience of watching the untamed in 2023. I’ve seen the gifs! I’ve read some character analysis! I vaguely knew the plot but I did not expect a.) the show to be a lot more tragic and nuanced and funny than what I thought possible and I cannot stress this enough b.) for Wen Ning to also be there on that damn boat

[ID: a gif from The Untamed of Wei Wuxian accepting a lotus pod from Lan Wangji, which then cuts to show Wen Ning smiling politely. End ID]

i think starting next year gmmtv should just mix and match all their couples and gag the masses

the ultimate thesis of reply 1988 is just how much taek and junghwan love each other. you know, in that episode when seonwoo tells taek that the way you can tell when someone's in love with a person is by looking into their eyes? you know how everytime taek looks at junghwan his entire being lights up with so much love and fondness? despite everything, despite knowing junghwan was yearning for the person he had a crush on, taek loved junghwan deeply and unconditionally. and junghwan, LORD. the sheer fondness with which he regards taek. the way he performs little acts of service for taek. the way he willingly steps away, buries his own feelings, just because he cant bear to see taek not happy. because, deep within, all he wants to do is take care of taek. all he wants to do is put his love for taek before everything else.

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