Scent of Time Episode 2

this show is not as optimistric as i thought it’d be.

hua qian is a lot colder than i would expect her to be. i only just found out this was an hbo production when i actually started this show & it is incredibly jarring for somepony who’s only ever seen the extremely polished main+land productions. it feels a lot more raw in every aspect from appearance to filming techniques. which isn’t a bad thing but it feels so stark. i don’t necessarily think they’re ashamed of the genre conventions but i do imagine western sensibilities played a fiddle ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ back to the actual show. i am really mixed with how i feel right now. I’m interested but one of the things that makes the show so raw is that right now things move. slow.ly. the first episode kind’fve felt like a role+play game where hua qian had to do some necessary interactions. this is kind’ve fitting with the fact that she literally restarted her life like a game ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i think it’s a really human thing not to know what to do when you know what you did was wrong. her not being such a holy person is really fascinating. i am interested but i sobn’ t know if I’m really that invested yet.

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