With other Mainland Chinese BL adaptations either getting pushed back due to possible new BL adaptation guidelines or failing to pass censorship (Immortality - the first time apparently, Winner is King, etc..), I'm so incredibly relieved Word of Honor got released completely and was able to depict such a beautifully executed romance between the two male leads while pushing the limits of what's considered acceptable by the censorship board. This show is a true gem and has become the new standard for danmei adaptations in the future.
I rewatched the series, I noticed that every character, villains to "righteous" characters, all ship WenZhou couple…
lol, I noticed that Xie Wang even says something along the lines of "In life and in death you will never part" about Wen Kexing and Zhou Zishu. In his mind, they're already together forever and Ye Baiyi obviously agrees ^_^;;
Does anyone else think that later episodes, the ZZS character become the “ tragic beauty” character type?…
Right? Zhang Zhehan is absolutely stunning as Zhou Zishu. I've seen clips of him in his past dramas, but never has he looked more radiant than in Word of Honor. I think it's because he embraces Zhou Zishu's strong yet feminine beauty.
Xi Sang Gui confirmed best girl in the entire show. I love that her actress is a Wenzhou shipper lol. It makes sense since she's sort of like a surrogate mother to Wen Kexing and only wants the best for him. ^_^;;
I just wanted to share this because my heart broke all over again. https://twitter.com/zhngzhehan/status/1374641315674091521 Looking at the gif, it definitely does look like Wen Kexing said "I love you" before passing out. He wanted Zhou Zishu's face to be last thing he saw and he wanted him to know how much he loved him.
I've never seen him in anything else until Word of Honor, but he totally blew me away with his performance as Zhou Zishu. I'm impressed by how easily he can switch from being a cold and stoic assassin to a loving, iron-willed, and multilayered hero/anti-hero. I also really loved his amazing chemistry with Simon Gong. I'm glad Word of Honor propelled him to bigger fame and popularity because he deserves all the awards for this role.
WKX actually looks so beautiful with white hair TT he looked so heavenly in episode 37 (the special ep) when he…
The fact that it looked like 25 years passed, but Wen Kexing and Zhou Zishu still look at each other with so much love in their eyes tells me they're not going to give up the chance to be together for eternity anytime soon.
HOOOOOOLY CRAP they actually gave Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing a happy ending by making them immortal together and forever in love. I can't believe that happened!! China really came through for us this time. THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE BEST DRAMA EVER (and the best romantic storyline for me). ❤
The trailer looked amazing and I had no idea that this is actually a BL adaptation. Judging from the cast, it's going to be heavily male dominated, but even with censorship in place, I'm hoping that the romantic chemistry between Song Weilong and Jing Boran's characters won't completely go away, especially when Word of Honor pulled off the romantic chemistry between its two male leads incredibly well without needing to spell it out.
This show has become my comfort show and if it ends well, it will be the best drama for me of 2021 and beyond. The music, cinematography, well structured and complex storylines, and the god tier amount of chemistry between the two male leads are hooking me even further into the show and I'm only on episode 15. From the early episodes, Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing have this sort of flirty/almost adversarial relationship that feels almost comedic, but the show does a brilliant job developing their chemistry episode by episode to the point where it's becoming readily apparent that they're both truly beginning to fall in love with each other. I also think the supporting cast are adding so much depth to the story, which doesn't happen often in a lot of the dramas/movies I watch. I'd be happy to rewatch this show over and over again long after it finishes airing since it's taken up a special place in my heart forever.
I just watched this after seeing it on Netflix and I was blown away by the special effects and the effortless amalgamation of Chinese and Japanese elements into the story. As someone who watched the original Onmyoji movie, I naturally had high expectations, but overall, I felt that this was a decent adaptation. My only gripe was that it focused a bit too much on the Empress and He Shouyue/Zhongxing instead of the two male leads. Regardless, I do appreciate that they kind of use their romance to parallel Qingming and Boya's own love story. It's subtle, but it's there. Otherwise, Qingming's tears over losing Boya, reaching his full potential because of his desire to protect him, Boya offering himself to become Qingming's Spirit Guardian knowing that it would bind them to each other for life, and the shot with him and Qingming longing for each other in the final scene wouldn't make any sense even if you try to perceive their relationship as just a strong friendship.
Edited with links
About the possible new danmei adaptation guidelines:
https://mobile.twitter.com/cwhisper3/status/1380564995117776899
About Immortality failing to pass censorship the first time:
https://wanning-of-the-night-sky.tumblr.com/post/638940294499516416/i-heard-that-immortality-failed-censorship-and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2fYSiIqmkY
https://twitter.com/zhngzhehan/status/1374641315674091521
Looking at the gif, it definitely does look like Wen Kexing said "I love you" before passing out. He wanted Zhou Zishu's face to be last thing he saw and he wanted him to know how much he loved him.