#tv. shan he ling

[vic-es-blog]

I can't even remember how many times Hanhan tried to kiss Junjun

[fantasysociety]

@fantasysociety​​ game 9 | antagonists  ► SCORPION KING

“How can you bear other people snoring away on your side of the bed? If someone has to be by yìfù’s side, I am enough.”

[xiao-brothers]

Me seeing Da Wu in 山河令: I don't care much about this character, but that actor is pretty good.

Me seeing Xiao Chong in 少年歌行: I love this character, the actor's pretty good too.

Me realising they're played by the same person: Oh...

[danmei-in-polls]

Submissions Open masterpost

Characters:

Any character tournament

Autistic headcanon bracket

Best and worst dads (new!)

Best hater

Best new MC (character whose perspective you'd want to read about canon events from)

Canonically hot character tournament

Characters who need to be put in the incinerator suggested: old palace master (svsss)

Characters with fans (as in, handheld fans)

Characters with numbers in their names suggested: shen jiu, yue qingyuan, six balls (svsss), jing beiyuan (qi ye)

Cringefail biromantic poll

Disabled Characters Showdown confirmed: wen kexing (tian ya ke, shan he ling), zhou zishu (shan he ling) suggested: hua cheng (tgcf), zhou zishu (tian ya ke), cui buqu (wushuang), xiao xingchen (mdzs), xue xian (tqks)

Favorite disabled webnovel character suggested: see the list for "Disabled Characters Showdown" above

Favorite webnovel criminal

Favorite webnovel woman

Feral MILFs

Fictional Singer Competition (new!)

Fuckable faves

Glasses swag

Guy followed around by a Voice

Guys you'd call mommy suggested: shen qingqiu (svsss)

Hateable character tournament (new!)

Horrible Man Protagonist Showdown

Hot moms in media

I'd call her sir (horny)

Morally questionable anime milf (broader eastern media characters allowed) (new!) suggested: yu ziyuan (mdzs)

Most attractive fucked-up character

Most influential twink of all time (new!)

Most Meaningless Character Death

Pride Month Character (canon lgbtq+++ characters) (new!)

Protagonist Poll

Pure Beef Bean (as opposed to smol bean)

Smartest webnovel character

Teen character hated by fandom

They deserve more screentime

Trans webnovel character

Transmigration destination protagonists' showdown confirmed: luo binghe (svsss), baili qingmiao (dvawtk)

Ultimate bottom

Ultimate character design tournament

Ultimate shixiongfucker/shijiefucker

Ultimate top

Women with big dicks / BDE suggested: su xiyan (svsss)

Couples / ships:

Fucked-up ships

Most Divorced Couple

Toxic Old Men Yaoi

Webnovel rarepair

Groups:

Canine and feline duo (new!) suggested: feng xin and mu qing (tgcf)

Triple trouble tourney (for trios)

Other:

Best book to movie adaptation (TV shows included)

Favorite webnovel quotes

Misogynistic Media Tournament

Webnovel monster (non-humanoid)

Not tournaments:

Can they lift Thor's hammer? Could they wield Mjolnir? (different blog with same/similar theme)

Could aromanticism save them? (new!)

Could fatness have saved them? (temporarily closed)

Could gayness save them? (new!)

Could lesbianism save them? (new!)

Could they assemble IKEA furniture?

Could transition have saved her? (for potential transfems)

Could transition have saved them?

Do you know this ADHD character?

The Babygirl Polls

Webnovel tournaments suggestions

Would it fix them? (new!)

Would you punt them into the sun?

[aiyexayen]

j, h, and e for the fandom ask game!

😁

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

a lot of fandoms fit that bill, tbh. i find out most things through tumblr these days. two of my favourite introductions have been Love Between Fairy And Devil and Bad Buddy, both of which i have now watched multiple times and are among my favourite shows of all time.

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

if this is asking what my favourite media medium is, then i have to say i don't have one. not even a bit. as long as it's a good story, a good piece of art, i will devour it in the way it is meant to be experienced and i will LIKE it.

i could never choose properly, because each medium has its strengths and its particulars, and notably, translating stories between mediums is very difficult to do 'accurately' because they were *crafted* with specific intention. and any story that takes to a new medium--even a very similar one--almost certainly becomes a new and different story, at least if the creators and adapters have any sense of storytelling and grasp of their medium of choice at all. (not that i'm throwing shade at any large studios currently on their nth live remake of their own animated movies, or any *other* large studio currently live-action rebooting a beloved animated classic into the worst thing ever. or anything like that.)

for example, i LOVE Word Of Honor/Shan He Ling. it's my favourite show, one of my favourite stories. but i have no interest in reading the novel Tian Ya Ke. not because i don't like reading, or because i think it's a worse story or the adaptation did it better or whatever, but because it's (validly) a fundamentally different story with different characters, and what i know of them doesn't really tempt me or resonate with me.

conversely, i have like, a whole LIST of favourite books, whose various adaptations i feel incredibly meh about. or video games whose stories i find just as compelling and immersive as any book! i wouldn't be properly me without any of them, and humanity wouldn't be humanity without such diversity either. good art can be found anywhere, including a random tumblr post (i've been brought to tears by a good tumblr post or three) and if i tried to ever choose and limit myself i would truly implode. 🥺

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

i have! a couple things.

Wish You Were Here is a silly immortals-in-modern-era oneshot about ye baiyi and wenzhou.

Ruined is an even sillier modern au mini-fic about zhang chengling and qin jiuxiao being dumbasses.

and No Thoughts (Except Of You) is my favourite, a post-canon-fix-it-era oneshot in which we tackle the ~most important~ unanswered question of Shan He Ling: that damn boat.

fandom ask game ask me things

[villain-championship]

Round 1 Matchups

round 1 is separated into a, b, c and d so its a little more organized, also the polls are for a week the first section of round ones polls date have not yet bee decided

The matchups for round 1 are:

a)

Baron draxum (rottmnt) vs. The Collector (the owl house/toh)

Catra (shera) vs. Lapis (steven universe/su)

memphis tennessee (sonic the hedgehog/ sth) vs. Jean Descole (Professor Layton franchise)

Obake / Bob Aken (Big Hero 6: The Series) vs. Gideon (gravity falls)

Jessie, James, and Meowth/team rocket (pokemon) vs. Megamind (megamind)

michael langdon (american horror story apocalypse) vs. libby chessler (sabrina the teenage witch)

Doctor dire (The Dire Saga (books) vs. Millions Knives (Trigun Stampede / Tristamp)

Yoshiya "joshua" Kiryu (TWEWY : Subarashiki kono sekai - The world End With You) vs. huggy wuggy (poppy playtime)

Charlie (Don’t Starve Together and Don’t Starve. [DST and DS respectively]) vs. DJ Octavio(Splatoon)

Jasper (steven universe/su) vs. Gabriel Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug/mlb)

Queen (Deltarune) vs. King dice (cuphead)

Dr. Flug (villainous) vs. Professor venomous (ok, ko let’s be heroes)

Metal sonic (sonic the hedgehog /sth) vs. Zuko (avatar the last airberder/atla)

the beast (over the garden wall) vs. yellow diamond (steven universe/su)

Death (puss in boots: the last wish) vs. Jinx (arcane)

The Cat Army (The Battle Cats. /TBC, BC) vs. CATS (zero wing)

b)

Niclays Roos (The Priory of the Orange Tree /TPOTOT or Priory for short) vs. Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Yzma (Emperor's new groove ) vs. Zim (invader zim)

bowser (mario) vs. plankton (spongebob)

Dante (fullmetal alchemist/fma) vs. P03 (Inscryption)

Eric cartman (south park/sp) vs. Bill cipher (gravity falls/gf)

lady eboshi (princess mononoke) vs. queen of hearts (alice in wonderland)

Heather (total drama island) vs. the red eyed demon (sallyface)

Spinel (steven universe/su) vs. The devil (cuphead)

Scar (the lion king) vs. the conductor (infinity train)

GladoS (Portal 1, Portal 2) vs. count olaf (a series of unfortunate events)

shredder, (rottmnt) vs. The cult (night in the woods)

the condesce (homestuck) vs. Spike (buffy the vampire slayer)

medusa gorgon (soul eater) vs. The lich (adventure time)

debbie jellinsky (the addams family values) vs. Yubaba (spirited away)

Shadow weaver (shera) vs. Starscream (Transformers /TF) Peridot (steven universe/su) vs. emperor belos (the owl house/toh) 

c)

nancy downs (the craft) vs. Sevika (arcane)

Doc scratch (homestuck) vs. Vecna/One (Stranger Things )

White Diamond (Steven Universe/SU) vs. Jerry (tom and jerry tv show)

Gulusgammamon (Digimon Ghost Game) vs. Dahlia Hawthorne (phoenix wright: ace attorney)

Gaea (percy jackson, the lost hero) vs. Hordak (shera)

Lady Alcina Dimitrescu (resident evil 8/ re8) vs. cyrus(pokemon) 

Nathaniel Benedict | "Dr." Curtain (Mysterious Benedict Society /MBS) vs. Shego (Shego)

luke castellan (percy jackson) vs. mark jefferson (life is strange)

Shiromori (mystery skulls) vs. fiona goode (american horror story coven)

Faith (buffy the vampire slayer) vs. Marguerite Baker (Resident Evil 7 /re7)

Silco (arcane) vs. Mekhane, AKA the Broken God (SCP Foundation. /SCP)

Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb /PnF) vs. Ghirahim (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)

Tighten (megamind) vs. big mama (rottmnt) 

Kestro (Lego Nexo Knights /LNK or NK) vs. dr eggman (sonic the hedgehog/ sth)

S tier/Alex (S and D tier series on tik tok) vs. Theala (Not Another Dnd Podcast /NADDPOD)

Donquixote Doflamingo (One piece /OP) vs. Xie Wang / Scorpion King (Word of Honor (woh) / Shan He Ling (shl)

d)

dr starline (sonic the hedgehog/ sth) vs. Henry (Inside No. 9 /IN9)

Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica. /PMMM) vs. The Wicked Witch Of the West (the wizard of oz)

Ainosuke (Adam) Shindo (Sk8 The Infinity /sk8) vs. Willy stampler (dungons and drahond daddies/dnddads)

Negaduck (Darkwing Duck/DWD) vs. Damon gant (phoenix wright: ace attorney)

Samuel T Owen (jin: Demi-Human) vs. Ishamael / Moridin (Wheel of Time /wot)

the Master(Doctor Who /Dr Who, DW) vs. Goro Akechi (Persona 5/P5)

scarlet facinera / stained glass scarlet (marvel comics, spec. moon knight) vs. Matt engarde  (phoenix wright: ace attorney)

Skitter (worm aka parahumans ) vs. Galactus (Marvel)

Kalvaxus | Goldenhoard (Dimension 20 Fantasy High /d20 FH) vs. Monstrox (Nexo Knights | NK)

Morgan fey (phoenix wright: ace attorney) vs. The White Death (bullet train)

Magica De Spell (Ducktales (2017) DT17) vs. Aikawa Mamoru (Tenkuu Shinpan/also called High-Rise Invasion, abbreviated HRI)

Matt engarde (phoenix wright: ace attorney) vs. Zenos yae Galvus (Final Fantasy 14/FFXIV)

Scaramouche (Genshin Impact /GI/Yuanshen) vs. Manfred von karma (Phoenix wright: ace attorney and miles edgeworth: investigations)

Xue Yang (Mo Dao Zu Shi [mdzs] / The Untamed [cql]) vs. Elphba (wicked)

Gene Khan / Mandarin (Iron Man Armored Adventures/IMAA) vs. Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries)

Khan (star trek wrath of khan) vs. Janus Sanders (Sanders Sides/TSS and SaSi )

im not tagging this all.

[lingshanhermit]

Lingshan Hermit: The Queen and Li Lianying

We live in a marvelous era where some people cultivate various fruits, vegetables, and flowers on their balconies just so their wives can always have fresh vegetables to eat; others make thousands of dumplings and freeze them before going on a business trip, ensuring their wives have something to eat without resorting to takeout. Chen Maidong says to Zhuang Jie in a TV drama, "Life is unpredictable, and things change; no one should sacrifice for anyone else." Every day, we see many such stories unfolding. Whenever I see this kind of news, I sigh deeply, as it increasingly deters men from marrying and women from finding satisfactory partners. They become accustomed to such dramas and videos, expecting to find men who always put them first, believing such behavior constitutes a normal life: he would run streets to buy her breakfast, fill the balcony with flowers and vegetables for her, handle all the finances, and be attuned to every nuance of her emotions. They think this is what it means to be treated well.

Many women don't realize their single status may stem from watching too many of these videos. They expect men to treat them like queens or princesses, revolving around them daily, unaware that normal men have jobs, worries, family, friends, and their own issues. Normal men can lose their temper, have faults, and can't be expected to constantly revolve around you, nor manage everything perfectly. No matter how much he loves you, he ultimately loves himself more. Many women try to prolong the indulgence they receive from men courting them, akin to constantly walking on tiptoes, which is unsustainable. A normal man will fulfill his responsibilities and obligations but won't do everything that is traditionally the woman's role. Personally, I find it inconceivable that a physically capable woman can't manage her meals while her husband is away, and it's even more unbelievable for a man to post online, glorifying his wife's laziness as an accomplishment because it can corrupt many people, escalating their delusions. If you encounter a man who seems perfect—great at cooking, treats you well, is emotionally supportive, willing to spend money, and is wealthy—he's likely either a con artist or a major fraud. The ones who can always serve and revolve around a queen are like Li Lianying, not normal men.

Such videos and TV shows are rampant now, corrupting many men and women, making it difficult for them to think, live, and marry normally. Due to a lack of foresight, it's easy to mistake harmful actions for love. You fall into a pit and feel grateful to the person who dug it for you. This primarily happens because those erroneous things appear correct. They seem right because the devil is a million times smarter than ordinary people; he knows what you want, what you like, what will hook you, and what will confuse you. So, he will do everything to make all the wrong things look reasonable, wrapping all devilish theories in the most modern and trendy ideologies. Not just ordinary people, even the most intelligent scholars can't discern this. He will mix all harmful poisons with honey, making you fall for them at first sight, thinking they are good, and then swallow them willingly.

Written by Lingshan Hermit on May 1, 2024.

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灵山居士：女王和李莲英

[rhymesswith]

tfw you realize your cat knows how to use a smart phone. 

[eohachu]

[id: three gifs. 1st gif: a scene from the cdrama “guardian” from episode 23. a shot of zhao yunlan and a shot of shen wei are blended together. yunlan’s expression is shocked and confused. shen wei’s eyes are glassy and red from crying. he looks at yunlan, looking into his eyes, then to his lips, then to his eyes again. there’s a simple text in white caps in the middle reading “you are worth it”. the same phrase is spelt out in the background in hanzi. 2nd gif: the jinlintai scene from the cdrama “the untamed” from episode 42. also two shots blended together, this time of lan wangji and wei wuxian. the look at each other, both smiling lovingly. wuxian also first looks into wangji’s eyes, and then at his lips. simple text in white caps in the middle reading “lan zhan ah lan zhan”. the same phrase is spelt out in the background in hanzi. 3rd gif: a scene from the cdrama “word of honor” from episode 32. the scene at the cliff. it starts with only wen kexing in the frame. zhou zishu walks towards him and stops right in front of him. they look at each other with deep affection. simple text in white caps in the middle reading “you are mine”. the same phrase is spelt out in the background in hanzi. /end id]

– Do you have any weapons on you?

– I have a longing that’s killing me.

— Mahmoud Darwish, from Memory for Forgetfulness: August, Beirut, 1982. (tr. Ibrahim Muhawi)

镇魂 Guardian ep. 23 陈情令 The Untamed ep. 42 山河令 Word of Honor ep. 32

insp.

[three--rings]

Word of Honor: Watch It Already

Yeah it’s time to do a rec post for real.  Because seriously, y’all, join me.

NOTE: All gifs in this post were made by @jingyans​, who very graciously allowed me to use them.  Please do not repost and go see her blog for all the gorgeousness!

What is it?

Word of Honor/ Shan He Ling/ 山河令 is a Chinese drama series with 36 episodes currently in the process of airing.  It is based on a danmei/BL webnovel by Priest called 天涯客/ Tian Ye Ke/ Faraway Wanderers.  (Which I have not yet read, so everything in this post will be based solely on the show as aired up to ep 11.)

It’s set in Fantasy Ancient China, much like previous popular series The Untamed and is part of the same general genre. 

What’s it about?

Okay.  So Zhou Zishu was the leader of the Window of Heaven/Tian Chuang, an organization of spies and assassins who worked for a prince.

He saw basically everyone he cared about/his entire sect killed for the organization, and he decides he wants out, but there’s no leaving alive.  He essentially manages to find a loophole by using a cruel fantasy method to basically slow poison himself, guaranteeing his death in three years.  But he’s free. 

Cut to six months later, when he’s living his best life being completely drunk in a gutter, disguised with a fake tan, terrible beard and general squalor.  He draws the attention of a mysterious gentleman, our love interest Wen Kexing.

Wen Kexing completely fixates on Zhou Zishu (or Zhou Xu, as he introduces himself), declaring him incredibly beautiful, despite his rough state, and starts a bit of light stalking.

These two have a lot of humorous bantering around, before eventually stumbling into the plot in the form of a young teen boy who is the only surviving member of his brutally murdered clan.  They are tasked with taking him to someone trustworthy and thus the two equally mysterious warriors now have an adopted son together. 

That’s the basic set-up, and the show is pretty much evenly split between really adorable flirting, wacky hijinks, and operatic political drama plot.  All of these typically involve fight scene choreography.  Though, to be fair, I’ve seen less than a third of the show at this point, though I have something of a feel for what is coming from people watching it without English subs.

So...about that romance?

Look, there’s no beating around the bush here, I really can’t imagine being into this show if you’re not into the idea of a prominent romance between two male characters.  The novel, being danmei, is blatantly a queer romance, but this is China, which means censorship. 

**And I’m only saying this because this is tumblr, and no one cares what we think here, but, look, it’s a freaking miracle this show passed censorship because it is NOT subtle at all in its gayness.  The plot...really doesn’t make sense without a romantic aspect, and it’s really hard to miss.  It’s so blatant, that it’s hard to watch without remarking on it, which means a lot of people are afraid of the show being pulled or edited by the government before it’s done airing.  There’s precedence for that happening.  Seemingly even the makers are concerned, hence them releasing 9 episodes a week, up from the original 4.  So please, if you do watch it, don’t go yelling in the comments or on twitter or wherever about how it’s showing up the Chinese government’s censorship or whatever because that’s putting people’s careers in real danger, not to mention harming the show.**

ANYWAY.  The romance involves a HUGE amount of flirting, mostly initially from WKX to ZZS, but fairly soon they start throwing around the word “zhiji” aka “soulmate” to describe what they mean to each other.  If this seems very blatantly romantic, it IS, but it can also describe a platonic connection, which is how they manage to get away with this.  Still, it’s swoon-worthy honestly.  The mood for me is a very good period romance, because I’m wildly flailing about their sleeves touching or hands brushing over here, so if that’s your jam, please join us.

I’m going to get into slightly more spoilers under a cut, because I think it’s very fun to watch the show without knowing ANYTHING about it, but if you need further convincing/specifics please follow me.

The show also seems to involve a lot of alternating fluff and angst, which, let’s be honest here, is kinda what we like right?  It seems like they don’t want to keep us in pain for more than an episode or so without some resolution, but then new pain happens again.  These two break up and get back together a lot, is what I’m saying. 

Why should I watch it?

Like most good danmei, the show balances deep romance with interesting and exciting plot, but the characters are the real stand-outs here.  Both male leads are older than your average drama protagonists, somewhere close to 30.  And they are both essentially villains.  Not just characters with dark pasts, but really the bad guys of other people’s stories.  The novel is actually a sequel to a totally different romance, and at least ZZS was an antagonist in that story. 

(Above: Evil is a good look on Wen Kexing.)

But here we have two very morally dubious characters: one who has given up that life and one who is still actively causing harm, and the story is about how they connect and change as a result.  (Again, I’m drawing slightly on what others have said of where the story is going and also just making assumptions.) 

If you have a moral problem with loving and shipping dark characters, this isn’t the show for you, no matter how cute it may appear.  This isn’t a “pure” couple, no matter how little on-screen sexuality we will get.  But if you love exploring morality and complicated characters who don’t always make the right choices, like I do, this is Your Thing.

Thankfully, the scriptwriter has come out and said there will be a happy ending for the main couple, at least.  So there’s that to hold on to as we face the angst and pain that is inevitably coming.  (From the novel I hear, yes, there’s some serious suffering in store.) A lot of us thought the show looked light and fun and now...we’re gonna be in pain.  So consider this fair warning as well. 

There’s also a cast of very easy to like side characters, in particular the “kids” A-Xiang (WKX’s servant) and Cheng Ling, the boy they rescue.  There’s also a colorful cast of villains that have huge amounts of style if nothing else. 

Downsides?

So the show was made on a VERY limited budget.  Overall I think they did a fantastic job.  But the seams DO show from time to time.  There’s not a lot of CGI (which is a good thing imo) but sometimes there are very obvious places they didn’t have the resources they needed, like crowd scenes made of the same 4 actors cut and pasted again and again, lol.  However, I think they did a great job on the costumes for the most part, and the sets look nice. 

There’s also been some criticism for the makeup which ZZS wears in eps 2-5, his disguise.  He’s meant according to the novel to look totally different and ugly.  But in reality he has a tan, some small scars, a painted on beard, and is dirty and disheveled.  Making his skin darker and calling that “ugly” is an unfortunate trope. I think the criticism is valid to an extent, but I hope it won’t destroy anyone’s enjoyment of the show. The makeup is gone forever midway through ep 6. 

Where can I watch it?

I’m going to assume most people reading this will be looking for a version subbed in English.  That is available on Youtube on the Youku official channel.  As of this typing, they have released 11 episodes with subs.  There are no fansubs otherwise available.  The Chinese language release is somewhere around ep 20-something? That is available through the Youku website. I believe their release schedule has the last episode coming out around March 23, but we’ll be weeks behind for the English version.  (Pardon the lack of a direct link to YT, but just search Word of Honor and you’ll find it.  If I have links tumblr will disappear my post.)

So please, come join us in this hell.  It’s been a while since a ship hit me so incredibly quickly and a lot of people have the same feeling, it seems.  Give it a few episodes, and see if you’re not WILDLY in love by episode six.  (Before that I was in like.  After episode six I wrote emergency fanfic.) (Episode six pictured below.)

[dramalordess]

Word of Honor (2021) | jealous boyfriend Wen Ke Xing

[vic-es-blog]

ZZH, being naughty

GJ, being excited

[hunnibee26]

DRAG THEEEEEMMM SIS!!!

DRAG 👏 THEM 👏 H0ES 👏 !!!!!

[sixteenthshen]

grinding using a stone mill = having sex (thanks baike)

No wonder this scene felt so odd, I wasn’t sure why I was looking at stuff being ground...

And since I saw the BTS clip, I had been wondering why they don’t sit together. It’s because Lao Wen tops 😱

😱😱IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW 😱😱

P.S. I feel like these 2 would’ve known what the scriptwriter’s intention.... and that makes their giggly BTS grinding clip even more hilarious. 

[erenaeoth]

I thought I was watching shl for the drama between the leads and the cool ghost conspiracies and petty vengeance but it turns out it was to hear Wen KeXing spend an entire episode talking about how Gu Xiang is like a daughter to him and that he’d do anything for her (especially murder) and that having to care for her saved him and stopped his heart from turning so cold

[akatsuki-shin]

sorry for going missing some sad things happen, but I’m alright now :’)

as an apology, here is a cut of SHL Episode 32 fighting scene in HDR