Yay, I finally found the dance scene that was cut from Episode 16 in all its HD glory 😭😭😭

This is so beautiful. How could they cut this! #ArsenalMilitaryAcademy @kudoran

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    Spoiler – don’t read if you haven’t see Episode 37
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    I don’t understand why this was cut and Junshan and Xiang Xiang’s dance wasn’t! She looks definitely more comfortable dancing with Yanzhen. But then again she knew who she was dancing with. But this dance scene is 1000000000000x more romantic than Junshan and Xiang Xiang’s dance…………. I`m just saying. And no this isn’t coming from a frustrated shipper, lol. It’s so obvious, ngl.

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      Just finished ep. 37 and I felt my blood pressure rising when they played the same tune “Greensleeves” during her dance with Junshan (while Yanzhen was fixing water pipes!) Just no, no. That was the tune they danced to in his old home surrounded by his mother’s relics, in such an intimate setting.

      It’s so unfair that we get 5 minutes of glitzy ballroom dancing in ep. 37 but the OTP dance was cut.

      I’ll get back to you when I’ve watched ep. 38-39 but I’ve long jumped from Second Lead Ship. He isn’t playing nice.
      #JusticeForYanzhen

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        😭😭 This is why I felt deeply robbed and I will forever be bitter that this beautiful scene got cut. What a big difference from the dance scene with Junshan. Show, how can you do this to me!

        Anyways now that you have seen ep 37, lemme share with you why I have turned completely against Junshan around this time. You could not be more right, WishfulToki; he was not playing nice. I felt sick seeing how he used Xiang Xiang’s secret to get her to do the things he wanted to do with her. He, of all people, should know how difficult she’s been living at the academy disguising as a man. He made her run from academy and girl’s school back and forth, change from man to woman’s clothes just so he could bewith her. Just so he could “court” her. No, Junshan, no! He manipulated her because he knew her secret. He made her life difficult because he thought it was fun seeing the girl he liked go on dates with him. Dirty and disgusting.

        And then I take a look back on Yanzhen the moment he figured out her real identity – he keeps her secret safe, cracks up to see her lie her way out with her friends about her twin only all to himself, he runs around like a chicken with its head cut off to make sure nobody finds out her secret. He had never, not even once used her secret against her. This is the man who loves his woman with all his heart and wants to make sure she doesn’t live a difficult life at the academy for being. A girl.

        Episode 38 is very swoon worthy to me and highlights more the difference between Yanzhen and Junshan. How much of, once again, a better person Yanzhen is, so I’ll come back and discuss this with you when you’re done! Wait, we do need a separate post for Episode 38, you’ll understand why I think it’s soo good, so hopefully you’ll make a post about this and we can discuss! 😬

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        Also in my opinion, love triangle between Yanzhen – Xiang Xiang – Junshan happened the moment Junshan realized his feelings and decided to pursue her. Before it was purely Yanzhen’s assumption that she liked Junshan that’s why he’s competing with him. But she never said she liked Junshan.

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    🤷 I don’t get why it was cut either. On the opposite, it should have stayed to show the closeness of the OTP. Sigh.

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      My thoughts exactly. You could see how she’s slightly smiling while they dance. Perhaps it was something of he said, but she looked so comfortable dancing with him….

      I also rewatched Episode 47 this afternoon and one of Xiang Xiang’s flashbacks came as a surprised to me again as I never saw it happened! It was that scene she had a leg injury and Yanzhen was helping her walk to her bed from the bathroom. She was looking at him as he removed her boot off….. like gaaaaaah! Waeeeee! 😫😫

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    Why in the world would they censor such a harmless sweet scene? Thank you for the clip.

    I’m at episode 35 so haven’t read your comments above. But I have a feeling that there is more editing going on because there are some strange transitions.

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      Cuuuuuuuuuuuz 😭😭 China govt doesn’t want harmless sweet stuff. 😭😭 But it’s definitely okay to show bloodbath for patriotism sake……..

      Anyways I personally found episode 37 and 39 a struggle to binge because I have a strong opinion against Junshan around this time and I can’t help but compare him with Yanzhen and how much of a better man… actually scratch that, not just a better man, but a better person he is as a whole. I will talk more about it once you’re there. Episode 38 is the episode I have so many thoughts to share and can’t wait to discuss with you on a fangirl level. But anyways! I simply do not like this love triangle arc. It didn’t last long, but it felt too damn long, if I were being honest.

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    They sadly censored a lot of stuff. Even heard they did a kiss scene that was censored out 😑

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    😍😍😍
    thx for sharing it’s was too beautiful that stupid staff cut it for that reason 🤦‍♀️
    or it was YanZhen ‘s consideration for us thinking ‘I’m too handsome there , they won’t survive’ hehe

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    So I’m still at ep17 and was wondering why I didn’t see them dance!

    I remember you’ve been posting about AMA so I decided to check out your account with the slight fear of being spoiled >.< but I found this gem so thank youuuuuuu!!

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      I hope you are enjoying Arsenal so far neerner! I will be forever bitter about the dance cut. I believe I posted about this beautiful dance that they cut *sobs* like thrice on my wall! 😭😭

      I always say just as a warning lol that it’s not heavy on OTP romance but the gem lies on the characters. It’s an ensemble cast and each character has a story to tell. 😉

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        I am enjoying it!

        Thanks for the warning because I was starting to get really invested on the OTP and I haven’t had a scene with them in the last two episodes T_T

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          Yeah 💔 where you are at is the arc where they are separated the longest. I missed the OTP much around that time too. What I like about their dynamic is that their romance didn’t start because of love at first sight nor physical attraction. It stemmed from being strangers, to comrades to close friends to finding each other as their better halves. It’s not an easy road but they’re gonna go through a lot to make the end game worth it 😉

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            Does that mean I’m gonna starve for a few more eps? 🥺🥺😭

            Looks like it’s Shen Junshan’s turn to find out she’s a girl

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            He will be back Episode 22 🤣 and episode 23 is one of my favourites! His presence was certainly missed at the academy. He just turns the entire place and her life upside down and it’s not the same without him there.

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            He did come back! Took a long time for me to finish ep21 and now I’m rewatching his scenes from ep23 >.<

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            🤣🤣🤣 He’s a nutcase for sure. He’ll even turn into Junshan for her if nothing is working. And now the image of him becoming Junshan doesn’t still well at all in our brains. He shouldn’t be like Junshan ever again! 😆😆

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            As adorable that was, him being himself is the best!

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