Some late night thoughts.

[rogueslayer452]

I remember someone not too long ago was musing about the possible Lord of the Rings to The Untamed (and other wuxia/xianxia cdramas) fandom pipeline and how the two overlap, and I have to say I can definitely see that. Pretty men with long hair, men who are emotionally vulnerable with each other, gorgeous costumes and sets, the fantastical elements, the fact that you can actually see what is happening. So yeah, it makes sense. Also, it honestly makes me want a cdrama version of Tolkien's work, if not a direct adaptation then something inspired by or based around his stories. If nothing else, it they would absolutely nail the visuals and aesthetics, not to mention the character melodrama.

Additionally, I also think that there's a Firefly to wuxia/xianxia pipeline as well, because although they most likely butchered the language the show did introduce certain Mandarin words and phrases, such as "bì zuǐ", "xièxie", and "mèimei", that one can know instantly when first starting cdramas, and the more you watch the more you pick up, and before you know it you'll be the one correcting the English subtitles because you know that's not what they really said. But perhaps that's just me.

(As a sidenote, I'm sad that River never says "gege" to Simon, especially since he calls her "mèimei" numerous times, but I digress.)