Nirvana in Fire ep 42-44 (and first 10 min of 45)

[cahn]

WHAT EVEN JUST HAPPENED

like I was still watching avidly but I was thinking, hmm, 41-beginning-of-42 is getting a little bogged down in tying up conspiracy and I hope it's not like this for the rest of the series

WELL

that will sure teach me to think things like that

Prince Yu rebelled????
(I legit did not think he was actually going to go through with it!) Also, the actor who plays Prince Yu is totally amazing -- Prince Yu is a pretty complicated character and I really like how the guy sells all of it

(also, surely Jingyan is getting a clue by now as to who MCS is?? now that MCS has just randomly drawn his sword??)

I can't believe this show had me CHEERING FOR THE EMPEROR after I've been side-eyeing him for practically the entire thing (now that the danger's past I am no longer cheering for him, haha)

I can believe I was CHEERING FOR MARQUIS YAN because I do every time he has a speaking role

I started actually sobbing when Nihuang showed up SHE IS SO GREAT and I was wondering why she hadn't showed up for a while

I'm now in the beginning of 45 and Jingyan has just said "please don't kill everyone, it would make the royal family look bad!!" and I'm all, awwww, you've learned something from MCS while still being your awesomesauce self!

Comments

[skygiants]

I'm not reading this post, I just wanted to say that we literally just watched episode 41 last night and now I'm BRACED

[cahn]

haha, I hope it isn't anticlimactic now! I mean, we don't discover man-eating zombies exist in this world or anything. And possibly you would even be able to guess what is going to happen next! I just... didn't guess it. (I had reasons! But anyway, come back after you've watched so we can discuss!!)