The Untamed ep 1-2

Hello fans! Could any of you explain some of the rules of their fantasy world? Will all of that be explained later? After so many pretty pics I’ve finally given this a chance but it’s a bit confusing. I know I could just do some research but I don’t want any spoilers for the rest of the story. What are these immortal people? Are they even really immortal? How did they become that? Where is the guy Wei Wuxian is replacing? How did he come back to life?

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    I don’t watch a ton of xianxia or wuxia shows so I don’t want to say anything incorrect but maybe this link will help till the beanies who are more familiar with the genre see your post. https://immortalmountain.wordpress.com/glossary/wuxia-xianxia-xuanhuan-terms/

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    I think someone can explain it better than me but since I am here, I will try:
    1) the drama opens with WWX’s death and then goes back to where it all started. It will return to the present in ep 32
    2) this is not xianxia(fantasy) but wuxia. The people aren’t immortal, they die. It’s just that the cultivators like WWX, Lan Wangji etc are people with super powers, cultivated from years of training. Think of it like martial arts training but with X-men fantasy powers thrown in the mix.
    3) WWX died when he fell off. His body was never found. His soul/spirit was summoned back to Mo Xuanyu’s body to take revenge on the latter’s behalf. More about Mo Xuanyu will be revealed in the later part of the drama. In short, Mo sacrificed his own spirit to exact revenge on his tormentors.
    4) It might be confusing that WWX looked exactly like himself and not Mo Xuanyu. I haven’t come across any explanation but I guess they just didn’t want to use another actor. This however doesn’t explain why it’s so in the anime too.

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      btw, you can refer to this blog for information on the characters etc https://modao-zushi.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Characters

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      Waahh!!! I always thot that wei wuxian was saved just minutes after he fell from dat cliff… by mo xuanyu… and was kept in sort of coma …. atleast that’s wat I cud make out with the subs…. so wat really happened?

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        That would have made Mo Xuanyu a child when WWX died. The drama is kinda loose with this because of the censors so it’s not really explained (some even theorize he never actually died).

        But in the book WWX died and 13 years later (16 in the drama) Mo Xuanyu used a forbidden technique that brings back WWX spirit by sacrificing his own spirit and body. The drama is similar but he doesn’t sacrifice his body as it is WWX’s body that comes back (China forbids possession of body which is why this was probably changed). But he was fully dead, with his spirit scattered in the book.

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        which part with subs?

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      For 4: Probably because Chinese censors forbids possessing another body which is essentially what he does in the novels.

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        Why would they forbid such a thing?

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          China has A LOT of ridiculous censors. Like no zombies, no possession, no time travel, the hero has to always be good (no anti-heroes), and many more. Most of these affected this drama and had to make some big changes to the details of the story to avoid the censors. 🙄

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            I can already imagine I’m going to ask everything they changed to fit these crazy rules.

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      Thank you so much @kirti98, @outofthisworld

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    I say just stick with it. The first 2 episodes are horribly confusing. It starts with his death, jumps forward 16 years, then it jumps back 16 years to where everything started that leads up to his death. I didn’t really start getting into the drama until around ep. 7 and then I didn’t really get addicted until about ep. 15 (where everything starts going down).

    The best bet is to kinda ignore the first 2 episodes right now as you will have no idea who anyone is or what’s going on. After it gets back to that present time (ep. 33) then rewatch those first 2 episodes again.

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      Thanks! I will, it was confusing but engaging and the lead is very charismatic.

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        Wei Wuxian is what first got me into the drama. He is a very charismatic and fun character and his actor did an excellent job with his character.

        But the drama will all make sense as it progresses! I actually had these same questions when I first started watching.

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