WORD OF HONOR: Episode 30 FULL LENGTH Reaction!
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Things are all starting to fall into place, but what a battle of the would-be victims and their toxic authoritative male figures in this episode!
Zhao Jing and Scorpion King's relationship reaches a new level, Gu Xiang and Cao WeiNing FINALLY talk through things, but this episode was all about Zhou Zishu facing Prince Jin -- a confrontation that comes full circle from episode 1!
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Comments
Romaniablack
He looks amazing (Scorpion King), right?! I just love how CWN is a man of honor and integrity! And he and GX coming to terms with each other is so great - COMMUNICATION! We love to see it! š WKX with the red eyeliner looks sooooo good! And yeah, it feels like SO LONG ago when Episode 1 was dropping, to show the growth between them. That is so great about the color āfadingā but remaining! Ahhhh! Love that! HAHAHA, MDZS has ruined swords for me, so blame MXTX! šAlso, it DEFINITELY felt like Prince Jin having a āmomentā to have ZZS for himself. Ew. I love how ZZS took the wine offered and offered it backā¦to his fallen brothers, instead. Legendary. But yeah, PJ and ZJ, our toxic would-be lovers for ZZS and the SK. Iām glad they both are pushing back against their emotional and sexual abusers in this series! The show handles these moments sooooo well! To be fair, I would have fallen for Maliciousās BBQ trap! šAnd oohhhhh, ZJās glare at SK, indeed. These two just own any scene they appear in! UGH, that torture scene at the end is so cruel! Ugh, how dare they!! Thank you for the comment and kind words; this was SUCH a great episode!
Romaniablack
I'm so glad someone got the reference! Yay!! Thank you for the comment!
Rose Jennison
Your Jaffar and Princess Jasmin joke made me laugh! š
Night Owl
Damn⦠that opening shot of the Scorpion King was so good. I love that they gave us time to really take him in from every angleāheās just flawless. Gu Xiang and Cao Wei Ning finally have the talk. Poor Cao Wei Ning is so torn, but even after Gu Xiang admits the truth, heās like, āNope, Wen Kexing must have his reasons.ā That boyās loyalty is ironclad. And then his whole āif you were really a spy, Iād kill you and then myselfā line? So tragic, but also so very in tune with the old school chivalric codes weāve been seeing since episode 1āthis whole idea of dying with honor rather than living with betrayal. Gu Xiang finally opens upāher past, Wen Kexingās historyāand it doesnāt make her weaker, just more human. Itās a huge show of trust in Cao Wei Ning. I love that Cao Wei Ningās logic is basically: āWen Kexing canāt be badāhe hangs out with Zhou Zi Shu (an exātop assassin!) and Cheng Ling.ā Like⦠sir, that is not the airtight argument you think it is, haha! And yeah, that tilted camera shot they used hereāit being the same style they used for Ghost Valley! Such a clever callback, visually tying Gu Xiang back to her roots. Throwing it back to Wen Kexing in all-red with that killer eyeliner⦠my god, heās so hot! But what really hits is how much heās changed since thenāyou barely recognize that version of him anymore. It feels like a lifetime ago, which just shows how far heās come. And when we see him sleeping in red again, the symbolism cuts deepāthe color remains, but itās no longer the sharp, blood-like crimson. Instead, itās softer, muted, reflecting a man no longer consumed by vengeance, but reshaped by love, grief, and change. Omg⦠youāre out here single-handedly ruining swords for me, hahaha! Iāll never be able to watch someone wipe a blade the same way again. And Zhou Zi Shu all āprettied upā in his old Window of Heaven robes for Prince Jinā¦Totally gave off that āpresenting the bride to the princeā vibeāI canāt unsee it! And oh man, Prince Jin busting out the old wine felt like such a callback to their pact 10 years agoāitās almost ritualistic, the way wine is used in Chinese tradition to seal brotherhood, loyalty, or promises. But instead of rekindling anything, Zi Shuās like, āNope. Remember those 79 brothers who died for you? Yeah, not doing that again.ā Then pouring the wineāit feels like a quiet tribute to everyone he lost over the past ten years. And Prince Jin claiming he destroyed Four Seasons Manor because Zhou Zi Shu couldnāt decide, so he decided for him⦠just⦠wow. It really shows how twisted his mind isāhe doesnāt care about anyone Zhou Zi Shu values and would happily burn down what he loves just for his own gain. Prince Jinās arrogance is on full displayāhe canāt imagine being wrong, so he dumps all the blame on Zhou Zi Shu. It really makes him a terrifying kind of leader. And when Zi Shu pulled his sword on Prince Jin? Love it! The whole scene just screams how much heās changed since the start of the show. Back then, he was resigned to death, almost indifferent to the world. But now? Heās full of fire, full of grief, caring too much. And thatās what drives him to literally risk everything to shove Prince Jin into reality. Zhou Zi Shu basically forcing Prince Jin to either keep him alive or die with him. I couldnāt agree more with how that was such a āWen Kexingās momā energy moment, haha! And that scene with him kneeling under the spears⦠seriously, why is this show so insanely good at cinematic moments? And the Poison Bodhisattva pulling the āletās lure them out with a barbecueā move at the Gentle Wind Sword Sect? Hilarious. Honestly, that wouldāve worked on me tho⦠And then Mo Huai Yang just runs into the garden party like, āWTF is going on?!ā But omgāthe look on Zhao Jingās face when he sees the Scorpion King⦠damn, if looks could kill⦠And yes, I know I just admitted thinking, āwow, the Scorpion King is so beautifulā right after Zhao Jing smacks him. Haaah⦠Iāve officially fallen too far. Also, while on the subject of voices, can we talk about the Scorpion Kingās voice in this scene? That calm, quiet tone is just so pleasant and almost ethereal. And in the middle of all that, poor Zi Shu is getting tortured by Duan Peng Ju. I actually love how stubborn Zi Shu is here. Like, he knows his death would mean Prince Jin dies too, and heās fully at peace with that bargain. Itās almost like a code of ethicsāthe detachment from his own safety, the refusal to cling to life if it means enabling evil.