Day 11/30 of analyzing Sangyang until season 3 returns on the 23rd
Today I’m analyzing the season 2 part 1 finale *MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD*
these episodes had me GAGGED the first time I read this. I already kinda had a hunch that Lian was the one behind all of this cuz of all the foreshadowing + her creepy moments, but wow.
BUT THE FACT THAT XIN KNEW EVERYTHING FROM THE START?? Gagged. I knew he was hiding something but THAT MUCH?? in hindsight it’s so obvious too. And the art in this chapter is absolutely stunning. The way the winter snows howling around him while the lights obscure his face, Xin looks nothing like the character we’ve come to know and love. And how cold he’s being to Lau the entire time, youch. I know it’s probably on purpose (cuz of my own personal theories) but damn poor lau.
As for their actual backstory, it’s once again rly good. We get to see just how fucking creepy Xin is again, and this time the audience knows, no the authors well aware that Xin is creepy asf, a thread that later gets expanded on in season 2 part 2. And Lau being canonically ugly.. lmfao. At least Xin thinks he’s cute.
Getting to the meat of the backstory, Lau leaves Xin behind at the dorms to go practice w his new bandmates & later has a concert with them. Lau performs his own original song as a request from a rich donor watching the live stream (the actual song he performed is on the authors YouTube channel). Unbeknownst to him, Xin was actually the one who recommended Lau to the bands producer in the first place (and also was probably the rich donor too). (We can see him startin to reach out to the band members at the end of chapter 17-18, again great foreshadowing).
Once again this is a great show of the toxic cycle between teen Xin and Lau. Xin wants to be closer to Lau -> Lau refuses due to past trauma/not wanting to be tied down to Xin -> Xin tries to get closer to Lau in his own weirdo way -> Lau finds out and lashes out, rinse and repeat. This time however, Lau actually gets more violent towards Xin, grabbing him by the collar. Xin continues to taunt him and Lau cries and runs away. A difference this time tho, is that Lau returns to apologize to Xin with a bag of his fave candies (the same candies Lau gave Xin the first time they met awww). But it’s already too late, and Xin leaves early. Lian is PISSED that she missed graduation with Xin and I think this is where her real contempt of Lau kinda began. Like she thought he was kinda a dumbass before and didn’t get why Xin liked him, but now she genuinely HATES his ass. And just like in present day, Lau only gets to see Xins sillhouette as he draws the line between them once again. Xin stays alone in the annex for 5 years and Lau falls into a state of depression.
Back in present day, Xin BURNS THEIR CONTRACT?? I honestly have a hard time believing this will do much cuz I rly feel like the head family cares far too much abt tradition to just have the MAIN heir be guardian-less. But maybe it’s Xins way of protecting Lau by freeing him of his obligations to the Zhou family?? Idk. And then Wei comes and knocks Lau out, and the last thing Lau sees is Wei stepping towards Xin so now they’re clearly working together. Lau genuinely went thru so much shit in one day. He got punched by Mali and broke a few ribs, found out Alex is in a coma, found out Xins a psycho who put him in that state (allegedly), found out Lian and Wei betrayed him, and that Xin was leading him on this whole time. And that I think very importantly, that Xin rly hates his ass for what happened 5 years ago, and as a consequence, doesn’t believe they work together anymore and forcefully frees Lau from being a guardian. Poor guy… Seriously what the fuck is he supposed to do now?
Anyways this Sangyang finale was cinema (fork found in kitchen). And there’s so many mysteries left but it also changes the plot SO dramatically, I’m rly excited for season 3.
Day 11/30 of analyzing Sangyang until season 3 returns on the 23rd
Today I’m analyzing the season 2 part 1 finale *MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD*
these episodes had me GAGGED the first time I read this. I already kinda had a hunch that Lian was the one behind all of this cuz of all the foreshadowing + her creepy moments, but wow.
BUT THE FACT THAT XIN KNEW EVERYTHING FROM THE START?? Gagged. I knew he was hiding something but THAT MUCH?? in hindsight it’s so obvious too. And the art in this chapter is absolutely stunning. The way the winter snows howling around him while the lights obscure his face, Xin looks nothing like the character we’ve come to know and love. And how cold he’s being to Lau the entire time, youch. I know it’s probably on purpose (cuz of my own personal theories) but damn poor lau.
As for their actual backstory, it’s once again rly good. We get to see just how fucking creepy Xin is again, and this time the audience knows, no the authors well aware that Xin is creepy asf, a thread that later gets expanded on in season 2 part 2. And Lau being canonically ugly.. lmfao. At least Xin thinks he’s cute.
Getting to the meat of the backstory, Lau leaves Xin behind at the dorms to go practice w his new bandmates & later has a concert with them. Lau performs his own original song as a request from a rich donor watching the live stream (the actual song he performed is on the authors YouTube channel). Unbeknownst to him, Xin was actually the one who recommended Lau to the bands producer in the first place (and also was probably the rich donor too). (We can see him startin to reach out to the band members at the end of chapter 17-18, again great foreshadowing).
Once again this is a great show of the toxic cycle between teen Xin and Lau. Xin wants to be closer to Lau -> Lau refuses due to past trauma/not wanting to be tied down to Xin -> Xin tries to get closer to Lau in his own weirdo way -> Lau finds out and lashes out, rinse and repeat. This time however, Lau actually gets more violent towards Xin, grabbing him by the collar. Xin continues to taunt him and Lau cries and runs away. A difference this time tho, is that Lau returns to apologize to Xin with a bag of his fave candies (the same candies Lau gave Xin the first time they met awww). But it’s already too late, and Xin leaves early. Lian is PISSED that she missed graduation with Xin and I think this is where her real contempt of Lau kinda began. Like she thought he was kinda a dumbass before and didn’t get why Xin liked him, but now she genuinely HATES his ass. And just like in present day, Lau only gets to see Xins sillhouette as he draws the line between them once again. Xin stays alone in the annex for 5 years and Lau falls into a state of depression.
Back in present day, Xin BURNS THEIR CONTRACT?? I honestly have a hard time believing this will do much cuz I rly feel like the head family cares far too much abt tradition to just have the MAIN heir be guardian-less. But maybe it’s Xins way of protecting Lau by freeing him of his obligations to the Zhou family?? Idk. And then Wei comes and knocks Lau out, and the last thing Lau sees is Wei stepping towards Xin so now they’re clearly working together. Lau genuinely went thru so much shit in one day. He got punched by Mali and broke a few ribs, found out Alex is in a coma, found out Xins a psycho who put him in that state (allegedly), found out Lian and Wei betrayed him, and that Xin was leading him on this whole time. And that I think very importantly, that Xin rly hates his ass for what happened 5 years ago, and as a consequence, doesn’t believe they work together anymore and forcefully frees Lau from being a guardian. Poor guy… Seriously what the fuck is he supposed to do now?
Anyways this Sangyang finale was cinema (fork found in kitchen). And there’s so many mysteries left but it also changes the plot SO dramatically, I’m rly excited for season 3.