Word of Honor: Episode 4 FULL LENGTH Reaction!
Added 2025-02-17 14:00:03 +0000 UTC*BRAWLING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
So, this is a long video. But there is a REASON! Uhm...because this episode was AMAZING!
We get possible answers! Amazingly choreographed brawls! GHOSTS! FLIRTING! ASSASSINS?! There is SO much happening this episode and I'm trying to sort it all out, but what I do know is that Wen KeXing has officially placed me in the palm of his flute-playing hands and I don't want to leave!
LINK TO PIP REACTION: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/5maFmMti4buv4Dxt57KJb7?
Thank you for watching with me and for all the support!
Comments
Yes, I’m going to talk about that gesture in Episode 5 - it’s funny, I was finishing up the comments for SVSSS after I finished this recording and realized that connection! 😛 GONG JUN is a FORCE to be reckoned with - his eyes are SO sensual and do so much of the acting before he even opens his mouth! And then the “Dads” moment with Chengling at the brawl? Love. And yes, all is well and good until ZZS gets hurt – and then we get more confirmation that WKX reminds me of Hua Cheng, hahaha!! The duality of man! Gu Xiang is one of my favorites and I love the power she commands in this episode, especially against the Lustful Ghost. Also, yes, the conversations in this episode - WKX and ZZS are such dads to ChengLing; it’s funny, because WKX seems to be a little more stern with Gu Xiang, which is funny because ZZS doesn’t seem to get onto her at all. And I totally agree; I’m living for seeing different character couple dynamics with new authors, and I like that WKX and ZZS dish it back and forth between each other so casually! And I am SO excited any time we get more on WKX in this series! The connection to WWX with the assassins is so interesting! I do love the female representation in this series already! Also…the flute innuendos. AHEM. Wen KeXing has no shame, but I love that ZZS keeps a reign on not letting him go overboard. I’m honestly surprised we got to the Sanbai Mansion THIS SOON! But I’m not complaining! Yes, there are SO many characters in this story, but I’m here for it as it makes the story so much more mysterious and fun to keep up with – Shen Shen is such an interesting character as well! The censors just filed for vacation or are like those that “work remote” from home…but are they REALLY working? 😛 I really do love the choreography of the fights in this series, like you said; they’re really well done, along with the set designs and costuming! :3 That’s interesting about the Lustful Ghost honorifics and it makes sense with how informal they are around each other! Thank you for telling me that! And ooohhhhh, I may have to do a World of Honor 12 days of Christmas…if you ever remember, remind me of that when I get close to finishing the show, hahaha!! The OP and ED are so good but yeah, the content? The censors must have already started vacation at that point! Thank you for the comment!!
Romaniablack
2025-02-21 16:45:18 +0000 UTCI am quickly becoming obsessed with the push and pull of their chemistry as well! It just is so enrapturing! WHAAAATTTTTT the other actors left except Gu Xiang?! Seriously?! But honestly, what a blessing in disguise because this cast is SO GOOD and I agree with you, I could not imagine anyone else as the main leads right now! That is also great to know about the assassin names – I know Bodhisattva sounded familiar but I did not know about Arhat - so that is good to know! Thank you for all the info and the comment! :3
Romaniablack
2025-02-21 16:35:35 +0000 UTCI LOVE Gong Jun’s expressions - he is so versatile! I’m just obsessed already! And yes, Shen Shen making Chengling nervous is very curious - I definitely have lots of theories surrounding that but I’m going to be curious as to how complicated Shen Shen’s character gets or what we find out about these brothers! So curious! Thank you for the comment and kind words! I’m really excited to see what we find out about these characters as we go!
Romaniablack
2025-02-21 16:32:39 +0000 UTC*stare straight at the camera, coffee cup in hand* Well, that is RIGHT on the nose! Hahahaha!! It is funny, though, because I can see the connections and similarities a LITTLE bit between SQQ/ZZS and WKX/LBH, but they are so little compare to how different their personalities are - not that it's a bad thing, though! I love the variance! Thank you for pointing that out, though; that got a good laugh from me! :D Thanks for the comment!
Romaniablack
2025-02-21 15:56:47 +0000 UTCYesssssss, that part was so fantastic! I was entranced! I can't wait to see what all WKX will do to protect his potential-future-hubby! :P Thank you for the comment!
Romaniablack
2025-02-21 15:55:06 +0000 UTCThe hair blowing in the wind and the way his eyes changed after ZZS left 🔥
Sophie biasland x
2025-02-19 13:05:21 +0000 UTCI have scum Villain fresh in my mind because I’m listening to another read through. When Wen Kexing gave advice to our precious baby boy I got flash backs to SQH giving LBH advice tough woman can’t resist clingy men 🤦🏽
Icy
2025-02-18 22:50:49 +0000 UTCGotta love how expressive WKX’s actor is! From bedroom eyes to murder eyes, get you a man who can do both! XD It is curious that Chengling seemed so nervous about Shen Shen. It made me wonder if that was about Shen Shen himself, or if Chengling got nervous because this stranger was the one bringing him up. Like, how one might get nervous if a stranger promises up and down that they’re friends with a family member in a bid to get them to trust you. Either way, I agree with you that things seem much more complicated in this alliance than all the ‘best brother’ comments would have us believe. Thanks for the video!
Amalia Jungclaus
2025-02-18 20:41:10 +0000 UTCThe push and pull between ZZS and WKX is just gold. I can't stop being glued to the screen everytime. Fun fact, the original actors for the main couple were not these two. The project was delayed a lot so most of the original cast members left, the only one who stuck around is Gu Xiang's actress. I can't imagine anyone else in the main roles tho, they are both so good, and had nice chemistry on set with each other too The names Malicious Bodhisattva and Pretty Arhat are both purposefully ironic for those who know about Buddhism. Since Bodhisattva and Arhat are terms in Buddhism that describes people who are very benevolent and can achieve liberation. Well, considering they are assassins and kill people without any remorse....
Pancake
2025-02-18 13:36:18 +0000 UTCIt is very possible that moment was in reference to the Chinese wedding custom of crossing arms and drinking with your new spouse. With the knowledge of such a custom it does make it a very clever choice to get around the censorship. The amount of acting Gong Jun can do with just his eyes 😍 And then the utter shamelessness when he opens his mouth 🥰 Zhou Zishou just entrusting their kid with his other Dad whilst he shows off and beats up some beggars 😂 I love Wen Ke Xing being so relaxed watching his man fight, but the moment Zhou Zishou ends up in trouble he immediately protects him. But the switch-up in his entire demeanour? One of my favourite moments 🥰 Love Gu Xiang just basically stealing the Lustful Ghost's women and then going off on the boat, all so Wen Ke Xing can seduce Zhou Zishou 😂 The moment with Zhou Zishou, Wen Ke Xing, and Chengling talking about Chengling's skills immediately made me think of Zhou Zishou as the stern and strict parent, and Wen Ke Xing is the freer one concerned only with their child being able to have some fun 😆 I love the give and take so much between Zhou Zishou and Wen Ke Xing. It's definitely a different dynamic from what Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's pairings have, and I do love her stories and characters, but there definitely feels like there's more equality between Zhou Zishou and Wen Ke Xing. What Wen Ke Xing dishes out, Zhou Zishou can dish right back. I do adore just how many female characters we have in this series, and I especially love their designs (particularly Malicious Bodhisattva). But the moment of them playing with the man on the wheel did make me think of an evil female version of Wangxian when Wei Wuxian blindfolded himself (evil because Wei Wuxian wasn't trying to hurt the Wen prisoners but here the female assassins were uncaring on if the man was hurt or not) 😂 Wen Ke Xing got sent away by Zhou Zishou but that's not going to stop him helping Zhou Zishou to train Chengling. I really do love the little crumbs we get of Wen Ke Xing's backstory with Gu Xiang. Definitely makes you want to know more about their past. Also please give me all the innuendo for that flute playing! Wen Ke Xing coming up with all the reasons for why he should be allowed on the carriage with him...he is such a child 🤣 My first watch I also didn't expect for them to get to Sanbai Mansion so quickly. It really is a task to remember so many characters, and recognise them when they reappear. But I do love that there is conflicting opinions/information given about various characters, such as Shen Shen. It feels like a much more realistic grasp of people from various groups who are tenuously linked (in this regard it's various cultivation groups) and how they're opinions and beliefs about people from other groups can differ. At this point of the show I was convinced that the censors checking this show were either bribed or all blindfolded like Pretty Arhat 🤣 Though also feel like they'd have needed to be unable to hear with how flirtatious Wen Ke Xing can be with Zhou Zishou. The choreography of the fights in this show honestly made me like this live action more than The Untamed. They are all so beautiful and tense. And a lot of it is done in such a naturally fluid way. Neither your subtitles nor Netflix's mention it, but when the Lustful Ghost speaks to Gu Xiang and is asking her to do him a favour he refers to himself as "gege" i.e. "big brother". Similarly to Gu Xiang referring to Luo as "Auntie Luo", with the way titles are used in Chinese it may not denote a familial connection and instead just refer to the Lustful Ghost being older and close to Gu Xiang (with the latter also being shown in him referring to her as A'Xiang), but the terms used could also denote a familial connection between all three. Honestly with all the numbers of things in this series we could probably make our own Word of Honour-style The Twelve Days of Christmas song 🤣 The Opening is such a great song 🥰 If I squint I can kind of see how it got by the censors, but the Ending? Yeah no clue on how that one got by them 🤣 Yes the Ending is sung by our beautiful actors for Zhou Zishou and Gong Jun. It helps give you a glimpse of how they might sound if they weren't dubbed over in the show. The duet though is just so beautiful 🥺
Anime Annie
2025-02-17 17:22:52 +0000 UTC
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