This is a part from the review I just wrote that I think is lowkey interesting and I want to get some other people's opinions on the ending (sorry for it being so long):
While the story was more than satisfactory, I found the ending to be somewhat lacking. I didn't understand why Locust was never utilized by Xing Shen after he spent so long training him. I don't mean that Locust should have fought in the final battle but rather, after they escaped their initial cell, they quite literally had no more significance to the plot and I think they could have done something cool with him and Locust. Another thing I had a problem with was the lack of focus on the ending of the other characters. Sure, we had hints to the ending of Yu Rong and Que Cha, Lin Ling and Lu Xian, and Ms. Lu and uncle Changxi, however, they were just hints and in my opinion, did not provide a sufficient "end of story" for these beloved characters. Additionally, some very important people were left out of the ending too. We don't know what happened to the Nanshan Hunters, afterall, Xing Shen and Jiang Baichuan are both dead, the Mad Blade and Ghost Whip has more or less retired their positions to live a quiet and peaceful life, leaving only a handful of hunters left. Did they disband or is there a new leader elected? I understand the belief is the Earth Fiends have been fully taken care of, but it still stands that there are Earth Fiends alive and like they evolved to become human, they can evolve eventually to be able to cross that chasm. I will say however, leaving out the fate of the Nanshan Hunters can be intentional depending on how you look at it. The way I also see it, we don't know what became of the Nanshan Hunters for certain because Nie Jiuluo herself does not care what will happen to them and this story, in a sense, is told in her perspective. Another small problem I had with the ending was also how they dealt with Locust, which I touched on earlier. They basically handed them off to an animal control equivalent, but why and how did that not raise suspicions, as almost definitely, those researchers have never seen anything similar to an Earth Fiend? It was also implied Locust was Lin Xirou's child and Lin Xirou even asked about Locust but nothing ever came of it and Lin Xirou basically forgot Locust was in the hands of the Nanshan Hunters, as in the exchange, she did not ask for Locust. I just think it was such a missed opportunity to make the story more interesting and better craft Locust's character and existence in the film.
Still, my largest issues with the ending lies in two parts: Lin Xirou's death, and the amnesia plot. The defeat of Lin Xirou was something the show spent almost 30 episodes leading up to, yet the actual scene was less than like 2 minutes. It felt like her death ultimately didn't really matter. Also, in the final battle, it felt like they dehumanized her almost completely. She is shown to care about her people and at the very least, she was close with Feng Mi but after her friends and basically family started dropping like flies, she showed no care for them whatsoever. I still don't quite understand why Feng Mi was left behind to die and none of them even mourned her. I'm also not understanding why Nie Jiuluo ended up ultimately failing to kill Lin Xirou and it was her mother that had to do it. She was literally just shown expertly killing a number of Earth Fiends, yet when she reaches the most important one, she forgets how an Earth Fiend can be killed? That just seems really stupid and a plot hole. A more meaningful death would've been if Nie Jiuluo was able to ultimately kill Lin Xirou but the price of that would be her own "death" and when Yan Tuo watches Nie Jiuluo and Lin Xirou fall, he sees Nie Jiuluo's mother approach.
Onto the amnesia plot, in my opinion, it was unnecessary and too generic. Up to this point, LOTL had done such a good job with being unique and unpredictable but this plot was the exact opposite. I understand the need for there to be consequences to A Luo taking the Mad Blade medicine, but the whole "amnesia" thing doesn't even correlate. The excuse was that taking the medicine would essentially sever the ties to her emotions and whatnot and that's what caused her amnesia but that makes no sense because why would it only take away a few months of memories? The better plot to go with would've been that it permanently severed her emotions and the last two episodes are spent on Yan Tuo and the people around her trying to find a way to reverse the effects. At the very least, they should have gone with a different storyline if they stuck with the amnesia plot.
What was the ending supposed to be?? Why would someone buy her whole exhibition for just that art piece? Is there…
lowkey, i was really confused about the ending too so i did some research on it. the person at the end was a really old earth fiend (from the ming dynasty) who was "longing for home". Remember how Nie Jiuluo's pieces was created after she was in the Twilight Chasm? Her pieces are inspired by the Twilight Chasm, which is the home of the earth fiends. The ending is meant to lead into another book, "Flesh and Bones", about that really old earth fiend. Hope this helps!
Completed. What a ride.Did i miss about what happened to his sisterVery quickly killed off both good and badAnd…
his little sister was killed off a while ago, presumably as a child (since the scene of her going into the light is her as a child and Lin Xirou said she had long been dead)
I really enjoyed this show. Although, I felt Ms. Lin’s end was very abrupt after 28 eps of a build up. Also,…
lowkey, i was really confused about the ending too so i did some research on it. the person at the end was a really old earth fiend (from the ming dynasty) who was "longing for home". Remember how Nie Jiuluo's pieces was created after she was in the Twilight Chasm? Her pieces are inspired by the Twilight Chasm, which is the home of the earth fiends. The ending is meant to lead into another book, "Flesh and Bones", about that really old earth fiend. Hope this helps!
I think letting them go was the only decision they had (at least in my opinion). From my perspective, the FL didn't…
he did have ear plugs but i meant he reacted differently as in he seems to get more angry afterwards (like what happened with ms. Hua in the beginning)
But I do agree with you, the hunters are lowkey really useless and that's why the fiends always have the upper hand. I do wonder if the hunters will end useless or if they will go through some sort of change
That entire fight sequence was great; but letting them go was a dumb decision! Plot hole completely. Cop out apology…
I think letting them go was the only decision they had (at least in my opinion). From my perspective, the FL didn't want to continue to break everything in uncle Chang Xi's dumpling shop and also, while the FL and the rest can take on the Earth fiends, that Xiong Hei guy is especially difficult to deal with and doesn't respond to what Earth fiends typically respond to and how they respond to it (like the whip whistle, which made him more agitated). That's just my opinion though
by posting it on a forum, you're making it everyone's business lol.
it's a opinion and choice, sure, but if you know you don't like the show and still keep watching, it's no longer the show's script, acting, production, etc.'s problem but rather a problem with you
What is even the point of saying this here? Your bias is so blatantly displayed, and why choose to attack Reba's…
... I can reply so fast because I've taken AP Lang where I have to write entire essays in less than an hour, also, I'm a fast typer. Just because I can respond in a timely manner does not mean I use AI lmao.
Mistakes in grammar is normal but your English hinders a normal person's ability to understand what you wrote. That's not normal. Writers need highly trained editors, yes, but that "highly trained" editor is responsible for finding and correcting grammar that slips through the cracks, not correcting every single sentence written. Also, you keep referring to me as manipulative but again, I'm not seeing an understanding of what manipulations is with you.
You haven't seen luxury brands invite Nazha to their events in recent years because she's not their ambassador nor is she popular enough, especially overseas, for her to go to these events. Critical thinking!
Again, you keep saying this is the last time but you always make another post...
What is even the point of saying this here? Your bias is so blatantly displayed, and why choose to attack Reba's…
this is the 3rd time you've said this is your last message and you keep coming back for more lmao.
I know what bs stands for but I'm surprised you do considering you keep using them in places that make no sense to put bs in, not to mention your tendency to use "etc" as punctuation. Additionally, I don't think you know what manipulative means either because manipulative is defined as "characterized by unscrupulous control of a situation or person" and if I don't have any power or control over this situation so I'm not sure why you consider it manipulation.
You also say "Because my English is very well". That sentence in itself is grammatically incorrect lmao. The correct way to say that sentence would be "My English is very good." or "My English is proficient". There are many ways to convey this sentence correctly but you chose one of the few that aren't correct. Clearly, you are either lying about your credentials to cover your ass or you've been surrounded by even dumber people that you seem smart in comparison,
You also do not know what the entertainment circle is like, or at least C-Ent. If you knew anything about it, you would know that the Spring Festival Gala is quite literally 1000x more important and receives a larger crowd than NYE.
It doesn't matter how many times you copy and paste your shitty excuse for why you couldn't understand a simple sentence. You give me one definition of "ever" yet fail to realize there are different definitions of a word depending on context, despite being "very well" in English and :reading 50 authentic literature". Did those "authentic literature" perhaps entail fan fiction? Is that why your grammar and English is so ass?
It's not that I've run out of things to say so I'm nitpicking your English, it's that your grammar and grasp of the English language genuinely hinders a person's ability to understand what you have wrote. Additionally, many of the points you made are either repetitive, redundant, or misinformed so I don't bother replying to them. They aren't worth my time.
It's also so interesting that you would say I use AI when your posts show a 90% chance to be AI. Just something for you to think about.
Blind asswipe; is all I can say. Other than capturing the fiends; what has been his contribution? How’s he been…
I rewatched the scene, NJL didn't text Ms. Lu with the special network thing, it was just regular WeChat btw. Also, if I'm not mistaken, she didn't text Ms. Lu because the name says 陆 and not 卢, both pinyin is Lu but they are different characters. The caretaker's last name is 卢 and is saved in NJL's name as 卢姐 while the person she texted was named 老陆, which likely refers to her manager
What is even the point of saying this here? Your bias is so blatantly displayed, and why choose to attack Reba's…
Hey, did you per chance just learn "bs" and "etc" because tell me why you chose to use it 30 times, most of which are incorrect usages. And you still want to police my grasp of the English language?
Also, CLEARLY you aren't using AI because your English is so ass and you don't know how to talk or read properly. Just because I respect the other party enough to read (even though reading your work is like trying to decipher what a toddler wrote) and write (without the use of AI btw) does not mean that I am using AI to write my posts because they are also 100% authentic.
I don't know about you but I at least passed 2nd grade English class. The sentence "a large majority of people likely have only ever heard of Nazha's name" is both grammatically correct and conveys the correct meaning. The word "ever" doesn't automatically imply sarcasm or a negative connotation, nor is it often used in that sense. It can simply mean "at any time" which is how I used it. I pointed out that a large majority of people likely have heard of Nazha's name at some point in their lives but many have not heard of her voice, which is a reasonable and fair claim because that is the case with many public figures, not just Nazha. My statement wasn't a contradiction, nor was I "correcting myself" after the fact. You also say that I should've said "I think a large number of people in China have heard of Gulinazha’s name" but that means essentially the same as what I said, just less grammatically accurate and lacks clarity in the full sentence, nor does it put an emphasis on the point I was making. I also had said "likely" in my sentence, implying that it's a probability and was not asserted as a fact. You accuse me of making statements without relevant facts when I literally clarified it as an estimation. Don't accuse me of something I never said just because you aren't able to comprehend a simple sentence.
I don't feel like replying to every point you made, considering many of them contradict themselves so I'll just leave this list of a couple times you opposed yourself:
You said: "You can express your personal subjective opinions that don’t depend on relevant facts, etc."
Yet: "Dilraba Dilmurat’s all costume dramas are dubbed, and she hasn’t sing. Also, production companies do not list people who dubbed for modern dramas as much as costume drama, etc" "Nazha has a better voice than Reba" "someone like Nazha has been snubbed by Dior, LV, Chanel, Prad, etc" ^you are making statements based on your personal belief and not relevant facts but portraying them as if they are facts instead of them being your personal subjective opinions
You said: "I never said you said Nazha’s acting is bad, etc."
Yet: "You are making a statement based on your belief (not based on relevant facts) instead of saying I don't like Nazha's acting" ^if you don't like someone's acting, you typically think that their acting is bad, which I never said
You said: "I never said that Reba does not do her own stunts"
Yet: "I have not seen one costume drama that Reba does her fighting scenes like Nazha in Fighter of the Destiny and Chinese Paladdin 5 with flying around, etc." ^flying scenes and fighting scenes are considered stunts
What is even the point of saying this here? Your bias is so blatantly displayed, and why choose to attack Reba's…
I fear reading comprehension does not exist within your abilities.
Also, you're real mature yourself. You're more or less saying "I can't prove my point so I'm not going to say anything after this because if I say anything else, my lies are going to be dismantled."
I'm not implying nor saying Nazha's acting is bad, because I've never seen anything regarding her (unlike you, who clearly has never watched any of Reba's drama yet criticize her allegedly not using her own voice and saying she doesn't do her own stunts). Also, I never said people in China does not know Nazha's name. I quite literally said the opposite--- "a large majority of people likely have only ever heard of Nazha's name". You said that "every time she has personal relationship news, tv events, and/or fashion events, she's on weibo hot search" and while that's true she has been on weibo's hot search, in the last 90 days, she has only been added to the hot searches 67 times while Reba has been added to the hot searches 320 times (144 times just in the last month) and even lesser known actors like Li Yitong has been added 106 times, Zhu Xudan 52 times, Liu Yuning 403 times, all of which are either close to or over 67 times.
Reba is not just the brand person for Dior but it's global brand ambassador, along with being the global ambassador for Dior Fragrance and Beauty. She is also the brand person for companies like Panerai, Mikimoto, Clarins, Valentino and L'Oreal Paris. She isn't lacking compared to Nazha for brand endorsements. This was her being fitted by Dior less than 2 months ago for it's Paris Fashion Show: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPgP4ESCExW/?hl=en
When Liu Yuning (a professional singer) told Reba she was good enough to sing her own OSTs, she turned it down not because she wasn't good at singing but rather because she simply didn't want to. She has however, had several clips of her singing well and has official songs released. Also, high notes doesn't make someone a good singer. You say Nazha has a distinct voice but distinct and widely known is not the same thing. She may have a distinct voice (or not, I've never heard her voice) but it's not known. Even if Reba's voice isn't distinct, it's easily identifiable by Chinese people.
Also, I have no clue why you are bringing up NYE to attack Reba's popularity with. NYE is nowhere as popular as the Spring Festival Gala, which the entire nation tunes in for, which is also what Reba was on for a SINGING and dancing part. Where was Nazha on the Spring Festival Gala?
Also, nothing is fair in life. Get over it. Liu Yifei is a widely celebrated actress who made it in Hollywood. Can't say the same for Nazha. So of course Liu Yifei is gonna be treated better.
It's genuinely not that important to list whether tools have been used so I'm not sure why it would even matter for production companies to list it. It's like saying production companies should also list out all of the sound effects they used in the drama. It's stupid and unnecessary.
While the story was more than satisfactory, I found the ending to be somewhat lacking. I didn't understand why Locust was never utilized by Xing Shen after he spent so long training him. I don't mean that Locust should have fought in the final battle but rather, after they escaped their initial cell, they quite literally had no more significance to the plot and I think they could have done something cool with him and Locust. Another thing I had a problem with was the lack of focus on the ending of the other characters. Sure, we had hints to the ending of Yu Rong and Que Cha, Lin Ling and Lu Xian, and Ms. Lu and uncle Changxi, however, they were just hints and in my opinion, did not provide a sufficient "end of story" for these beloved characters. Additionally, some very important people were left out of the ending too. We don't know what happened to the Nanshan Hunters, afterall, Xing Shen and Jiang Baichuan are both dead, the Mad Blade and Ghost Whip has more or less retired their positions to live a quiet and peaceful life, leaving only a handful of hunters left. Did they disband or is there a new leader elected? I understand the belief is the Earth Fiends have been fully taken care of, but it still stands that there are Earth Fiends alive and like they evolved to become human, they can evolve eventually to be able to cross that chasm. I will say however, leaving out the fate of the Nanshan Hunters can be intentional depending on how you look at it. The way I also see it, we don't know what became of the Nanshan Hunters for certain because Nie Jiuluo herself does not care what will happen to them and this story, in a sense, is told in her perspective. Another small problem I had with the ending was also how they dealt with Locust, which I touched on earlier. They basically handed them off to an animal control equivalent, but why and how did that not raise suspicions, as almost definitely, those researchers have never seen anything similar to an Earth Fiend? It was also implied Locust was Lin Xirou's child and Lin Xirou even asked about Locust but nothing ever came of it and Lin Xirou basically forgot Locust was in the hands of the Nanshan Hunters, as in the exchange, she did not ask for Locust. I just think it was such a missed opportunity to make the story more interesting and better craft Locust's character and existence in the film.
Still, my largest issues with the ending lies in two parts: Lin Xirou's death, and the amnesia plot. The defeat of Lin Xirou was something the show spent almost 30 episodes leading up to, yet the actual scene was less than like 2 minutes. It felt like her death ultimately didn't really matter. Also, in the final battle, it felt like they dehumanized her almost completely. She is shown to care about her people and at the very least, she was close with Feng Mi but after her friends and basically family started dropping like flies, she showed no care for them whatsoever. I still don't quite understand why Feng Mi was left behind to die and none of them even mourned her. I'm also not understanding why Nie Jiuluo ended up ultimately failing to kill Lin Xirou and it was her mother that had to do it. She was literally just shown expertly killing a number of Earth Fiends, yet when she reaches the most important one, she forgets how an Earth Fiend can be killed? That just seems really stupid and a plot hole. A more meaningful death would've been if Nie Jiuluo was able to ultimately kill Lin Xirou but the price of that would be her own "death" and when Yan Tuo watches Nie Jiuluo and Lin Xirou fall, he sees Nie Jiuluo's mother approach.
Onto the amnesia plot, in my opinion, it was unnecessary and too generic. Up to this point, LOTL had done such a good job with being unique and unpredictable but this plot was the exact opposite. I understand the need for there to be consequences to A Luo taking the Mad Blade medicine, but the whole "amnesia" thing doesn't even correlate. The excuse was that taking the medicine would essentially sever the ties to her emotions and whatnot and that's what caused her amnesia but that makes no sense because why would it only take away a few months of memories? The better plot to go with would've been that it permanently severed her emotions and the last two episodes are spent on Yan Tuo and the people around her trying to find a way to reverse the effects. At the very least, they should have gone with a different storyline if they stuck with the amnesia plot.
But I do agree with you, the hunters are lowkey really useless and that's why the fiends always have the upper hand. I do wonder if the hunters will end useless or if they will go through some sort of change
it's a opinion and choice, sure, but if you know you don't like the show and still keep watching, it's no longer the show's script, acting, production, etc.'s problem but rather a problem with you
Mistakes in grammar is normal but your English hinders a normal person's ability to understand what you wrote. That's not normal. Writers need highly trained editors, yes, but that "highly trained" editor is responsible for finding and correcting grammar that slips through the cracks, not correcting every single sentence written. Also, you keep referring to me as manipulative but again, I'm not seeing an understanding of what manipulations is with you.
You haven't seen luxury brands invite Nazha to their events in recent years because she's not their ambassador nor is she popular enough, especially overseas, for her to go to these events. Critical thinking!
Again, you keep saying this is the last time but you always make another post...
I know what bs stands for but I'm surprised you do considering you keep using them in places that make no sense to put bs in, not to mention your tendency to use "etc" as punctuation. Additionally, I don't think you know what manipulative means either because manipulative is defined as "characterized by unscrupulous control of a situation or person" and if I don't have any power or control over this situation so I'm not sure why you consider it manipulation.
You also say "Because my English is very well". That sentence in itself is grammatically incorrect lmao. The correct way to say that sentence would be "My English is very good." or "My English is proficient". There are many ways to convey this sentence correctly but you chose one of the few that aren't correct. Clearly, you are either lying about your credentials to cover your ass or you've been surrounded by even dumber people that you seem smart in comparison,
You also do not know what the entertainment circle is like, or at least C-Ent. If you knew anything about it, you would know that the Spring Festival Gala is quite literally 1000x more important and receives a larger crowd than NYE.
It doesn't matter how many times you copy and paste your shitty excuse for why you couldn't understand a simple sentence. You give me one definition of "ever" yet fail to realize there are different definitions of a word depending on context, despite being "very well" in English and :reading 50 authentic literature". Did those "authentic literature" perhaps entail fan fiction? Is that why your grammar and English is so ass?
It's not that I've run out of things to say so I'm nitpicking your English, it's that your grammar and grasp of the English language genuinely hinders a person's ability to understand what you have wrote. Additionally, many of the points you made are either repetitive, redundant, or misinformed so I don't bother replying to them. They aren't worth my time.
It's also so interesting that you would say I use AI when your posts show a 90% chance to be AI. Just something for you to think about.
Also, CLEARLY you aren't using AI because your English is so ass and you don't know how to talk or read properly. Just because I respect the other party enough to read (even though reading your work is like trying to decipher what a toddler wrote) and write (without the use of AI btw) does not mean that I am using AI to write my posts because they are also 100% authentic.
I don't know about you but I at least passed 2nd grade English class. The sentence "a large majority of people likely have only ever heard of Nazha's name" is both grammatically correct and conveys the correct meaning. The word "ever" doesn't automatically imply sarcasm or a negative connotation, nor is it often used in that sense. It can simply mean "at any time" which is how I used it. I pointed out that a large majority of people likely have heard of Nazha's name at some point in their lives but many have not heard of her voice, which is a reasonable and fair claim because that is the case with many public figures, not just Nazha. My statement wasn't a contradiction, nor was I "correcting myself" after the fact. You also say that I should've said "I think a large number of people in China have heard of Gulinazha’s name" but that means essentially the same as what I said, just less grammatically accurate and lacks clarity in the full sentence, nor does it put an emphasis on the point I was making. I also had said "likely" in my sentence, implying that it's a probability and was not asserted as a fact. You accuse me of making statements without relevant facts when I literally clarified it as an estimation. Don't accuse me of something I never said just because you aren't able to comprehend a simple sentence.
I don't feel like replying to every point you made, considering many of them contradict themselves so I'll just leave this list of a couple times you opposed yourself:
You said: "You can express your personal subjective opinions that don’t depend on relevant facts, etc."
Yet: "Dilraba Dilmurat’s all costume dramas are dubbed, and she hasn’t sing. Also, production companies do not list people who dubbed for modern dramas as much as costume drama, etc"
"Nazha has a better voice than Reba"
"someone like Nazha has been snubbed by Dior, LV, Chanel, Prad, etc"
^you are making statements based on your personal belief and not relevant facts but portraying them as if they are facts instead of them being your personal subjective opinions
You said: "I never said you said Nazha’s acting is bad, etc."
Yet: "You are making a statement based on your belief (not based on relevant facts) instead of saying I don't like Nazha's acting"
^if you don't like someone's acting, you typically think that their acting is bad, which I never said
You said: "I never said that Reba does not do her own stunts"
Yet: "I have not seen one costume drama that Reba does her fighting scenes like Nazha in Fighter of the Destiny and Chinese Paladdin 5 with flying around, etc."
^flying scenes and fighting scenes are considered stunts
Also, you're real mature yourself. You're more or less saying "I can't prove my point so I'm not going to say anything after this because if I say anything else, my lies are going to be dismantled."
I'm not implying nor saying Nazha's acting is bad, because I've never seen anything regarding her (unlike you, who clearly has never watched any of Reba's drama yet criticize her allegedly not using her own voice and saying she doesn't do her own stunts). Also, I never said people in China does not know Nazha's name. I quite literally said the opposite--- "a large majority of people likely have only ever heard of Nazha's name". You said that "every time she has personal relationship news, tv events, and/or fashion events, she's on weibo hot search" and while that's true she has been on weibo's hot search, in the last 90 days, she has only been added to the hot searches 67 times while Reba has been added to the hot searches 320 times (144 times just in the last month) and even lesser known actors like Li Yitong has been added 106 times, Zhu Xudan 52 times, Liu Yuning 403 times, all of which are either close to or over 67 times.
Reba's drama The King's Women aired the same year as Fighter of the Destiny and garnered 22 billion views on one platform alone (https://k.sina.com.cn/article_6431340738_17f5678c200100ab9y.html).
Reba is not just the brand person for Dior but it's global brand ambassador, along with being the global ambassador for Dior Fragrance and Beauty. She is also the brand person for companies like Panerai, Mikimoto, Clarins, Valentino and L'Oreal Paris. She isn't lacking compared to Nazha for brand endorsements.
This was her being fitted by Dior less than 2 months ago for it's Paris Fashion Show: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPgP4ESCExW/?hl=en
When Liu Yuning (a professional singer) told Reba she was good enough to sing her own OSTs, she turned it down not because she wasn't good at singing but rather because she simply didn't want to. She has however, had several clips of her singing well and has official songs released. Also, high notes doesn't make someone a good singer. You say Nazha has a distinct voice but distinct and widely known is not the same thing. She may have a distinct voice (or not, I've never heard her voice) but it's not known. Even if Reba's voice isn't distinct, it's easily identifiable by Chinese people.
Also, I have no clue why you are bringing up NYE to attack Reba's popularity with. NYE is nowhere as popular as the Spring Festival Gala, which the entire nation tunes in for, which is also what Reba was on for a SINGING and dancing part. Where was Nazha on the Spring Festival Gala?
Also, nothing is fair in life. Get over it. Liu Yifei is a widely celebrated actress who made it in Hollywood. Can't say the same for Nazha. So of course Liu Yifei is gonna be treated better.
It's genuinely not that important to list whether tools have been used so I'm not sure why it would even matter for production companies to list it. It's like saying production companies should also list out all of the sound effects they used in the drama. It's stupid and unnecessary.