DistantDream

Episode 21 will clarify it; it's like how, when you start the star stone illusion, that might or might not confuse you.

I know seeing two Yan An as Yuan Xi Zai and Yuan Wu Huo probably confused a lot of people. When I clarify, they aren't twins. Yuan Xi Zai / Yuan Wu Huo did help some people... but then again, it also doesn't help that the butterfly demon were twins and that birth Li Jie and the Butterfly demon (Yuan Wu Huo version) from consuming old Yuan Wu Huo.

Just the above statement already seems convoluted haha

Yes, I know, at the end of the day, you most likely won't change anyone's mind who is responding to me.

Like, I don't think I convince anyone who responds to me to change their mind.

However, it doesn't mean those who don't interact ( write something) aren't reading these conversations.

And might not already form a strong opinion on the topic

Yes, but that doesn't mean all complaining is the same though.

There could be people complaining because they don't understand certain thing.

haha so you are telling me that no matter what there gonna be frustrated people ?

Which I dont disagree btw

What are you referring to, LWY? The character, or the actress?

As for those who are upset, I'm guessing her fan or the character's fan?

What an example of romance to you then ?

When you say things like "purpose," it makes it seem like a reductive take on LWY as a character. ( I know you didn't say only purpose, so I could be reading too much into it)

I don't know if you are doing it on purpose, but I just want to point that out.

But from what you wrote, it's almost like you are saying JL is the main character. And the LWY's purpose is to make him shine.

Again, I'm not saying you are doing it on purpose. But my question then would be, is there anything wrong with that? If it tells a compelling story.

So you mean development then? Instead of Vehicle to showcase?

Cause again JL's charm existed before LWY.

In flashback with Chi Wen, his voice and personality were basically JL

I know some people would even argue that JL Fox form the actual Fox was also a showcase of his charm and innocence

Totally, there always many layers to this.

LWY parallel alot of JL.

JL memory in the past with LWY has always been what he got from puppet JL.

he did not experiences and feel any of them. But he still end up falling for LWY.

Cause technically when you think about it JL/LS memories as puppet JL he didn't experiences them . But he still fall in love with LWY after getting those memories from puppet JL

I'm pretty sure it will be answer shortly, but she trying to hold on to what she got with WWY.

Even if her past memories aren't truly hers, the experiences and feelings that she spent with WWY in the present are still real.

Don't worry, I will never take offense over what someone say. Unless they outright directly attacking me.

I don't have a problem with people feeling a certain way.

I know I most likely wont convince you other wise. But for those who might be reading the comment section it could sway them one way or another.

Well, after Friday, there gonna be people here who watch the last 5 episodes! So, avoid this section for a bit 😭

I really believe the time loop have not happen yet.

I agree with most of what you say.

But "she seems to function as a vehicle to showcase Ji Ling’s charm". The reverse is also true then. Ji Ling's charm/innocent serves as the vehicle for the LWY 9-tailed fox's seductive nature.

I don’t have an issue with any character. I think they’re written the way they are for a reason, and it fits the overall narrative.

Focusing on a single character and saying there’s no development feels a bit short-sighted. It ignores the role that character plays in the bigger picture.

Because at the end of the day, what matters more is what the story is trying to convey to us.

I don't have problem with anyone character, I think the character are fine the way they are as it fit with the overall narrative of the story.

I think it foolish to focus on one character and say there no development as that remove the character role in the overall story.

Then how would you approach writing a character who knows they aren’t real?

Her actions in episode 20 already suggest she understands that the memories between her and WWY aren’t truly hers.

So how does a character like that develop?

Because normally, development comes from an anchor in your past, your experiences, your relationships. But if all of it is fabricated, then what is left to build on?

She is desperately trying to hold on to what present, what she is currently experiencing.

We don’t actually know if LWY herself knows she was created. Most of what we understand about her past comes from those flashbacks with WWY. But now it’s starting to look like those memories weren’t even truly hers, or at least not between her and WWY.

So then the question becomes:

What actually defines a character? Is it their memory?

Because if memory is what defines you, then LWY’s entire identity is built on something that might not even be real.

But at the same time… even if those memories were given to her, she still felt them. The emotions, the choices, the attachments—they’re real to her, regardless of where they came from.

So maybe a person isn’t defined by whether their memories are real or not.

Maybe they’re defined by what they do with those memories.

And that runs parallel with LJ and LS. When puppet LJ as LS if he was real

I wouldn't say so much comparatively to let say WSG or JL.

I'm more curious about if they really feel she an empty character. To me that is by design, if you remember when I broke down what JWY name mean