yarih22

I CAN'T AGREE MORE I SWEAR TO GOD

I think it's more like he ships the characters he acts as with the most popular ship in that fandom as a marketing strategy and to feed the fans 😭 lol we love him for it

He nails the role! I'd recommend you watch it if you haven't already :)

Personally I feel like Haixia is much more pitiful than Hailou..

Thanks god... What would this drama even be without Ding Yuxi AND Zhang Haixia? It's just.. I feel like I'm not gonna hold my breath. Nanpai Sanshu is unreliable

Now that you list all of their similarities like that, I can definitely see the vision! And lmao grishaverse & dmbj comparison is wild and I love it.

They are from the same clan. The clan is huge with the main branch and oversea branches. The found family trio are specially from the Hai line! If you ever get confused about Zhang family members you can look at their names: Zhang HAIyan means he's from the Hai line. Zhang QIling means the Qi line.

You gave me hope, i truly hope it turns out like that which honestly fits Zhang Haixia's strategic mind. THAT CHESS GAME WAS SO CONFUSING.

I think with Mo Yungao's obssesion with creating and experimenting with weird biological and natural horror he might as well have motives regarding using Xiaoge's qilin blood, too. Killing Zhangs is just a way to bait him out because Zhang Qiling will definitely blame himself for not being able to protect the Zhang family and 'causing' their deaths.

If she helps them, that would doom all of them. Her distance is a bit cruel but it's how she ensures the situation doesn't get worse. She can't act impulsively.

No. It's just borrows Zang Hai as the main character but it has a lot of differences and I think should be viewed on its own.

"Haixia is Haixia, right?" This sounds so funny. Truly a question that can only exist in DMBJ. I think it's not about him being that person, but more about that it's a comparison that creates a similarity between them and highlights the path he is taking now.

"that's not guilt talking. it's just your obssesion." HSKSBSJSB. yes! though whatever happens... I think Haiyan will live with it and have to carry it. Because he most certainly will survive — he appears in the extras and even interacts with Wu Xie and he seems really chaotic then, too. And that's in the future.

Also! I'd like to add that she raised those two emotional disasters who, if they go to the main branch, will suffer a lot because the main family is much stricter and harsher. If she's gonna let them be emotional and have their limited freedoms (compared to main branch) she must be strong enough to protect them.

I think her relationship with them is great! I mean that scene in episode 18.. and when Haixia is almost going to do something unacceptable because of the medicine her voice is what stops him. She's the anchor of their entire lives. Despite everything, the world could burn down and they would feel stable if they have their shifu beside them. But I agree that maybe she could be fleshed out more, though I don't see her being strong as flaw, honestly. It's more like, she is how someone from the Zhang family should be. She cares - a lot - it's just that she's also rational, focused, and operating on the Zhang family logic. She has been alive for so long and has seen a lot. So it's only natural that she's more on the withdrawn side but her strength is kind of, less "see how strong she is!" and more "the narrative does not allow her the grace of sadness. she is strong because she must keep pushing forward; there is no other way to survive this." I feel like it also is parallel to the main series in some way; Wu Xie, around Tibetan Sea Flower and Sha Hai, doesn't get to pause or process. The strength is just the fact that those people must continue on, because life and the person they are demands it. This is especially true for a Zhang family member. AND LMAO YES SEEING HER LIKE THAT WHILE THE BOYS JUST HAVING BREAKDOWNS IS SO FUNNY. i love ur analysis of haixia & hailou as well. I'LL NEVER MOVE ON FROM HAILOU BUYING TWO COFFINS HE'S SO UNWELL i didn't realize that he was going to khs in that scene though, now that I know it adds another layer to my understanding of them.

The timelines are very different! As you noted, this one takes place in the Republican Era while the main series is around 2000s (the start of it). This more or less has nothing central regarding the main trio because Wu Xie and Fatty are not even born yet lmao 😭 I was surprised to see Xiaoge appear honestly. But generally speaking, I'd recommend you enjoy Haixia, Hailou and Haiqi more rather than pinning your hopes on the main series connection. Especially considering Southern Archives is a side story.

Six of Crows fan in the wild! I don't find much similarities between them though other than them having the "mastermind" kind of personality. What other similarities do you find between them?

Honestly it doesn't matter because now other channels have posted it, here's other links: https://youtu.be/hGMUBE0nzkE?si=GU2rUls1KrnrSHac & https://youtu.be/AmBiBiH9_ys?si=j9A_glQn6KMWpdL2

I've watched it from those two channels in episode format: https://youtu.be/hsmaLzIUKo0?si=iQSc9U1eMXjIV51i & https://youtu.be/MqqT0UFG0nM?si=G2QymvGtrWaPUdI0 but if you want to binge watch all episodes in one, i noticed that the drama is way more accessible now and some people compiled all episodes in one. you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/AmBiBiH9_ys?si=rZwtsDc0BwVjLRx6

Glad you found it under the original title! As for me i watched it under the "i want to your year 2026" title from those two yt channels:

https://youtu.be/hsmaLzIUKo0?si=iQSc9U1eMXjIV51i

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https://youtu.be/MqqT0UFG0nM?si=G2QymvGtrWaPUdI0