There's still a lot of Jiang Cheng in Jin Ling, but he's definitely mixed in a lot of the nose-in-the-air attitude of the actor who plays Jin Zixuan as well, with an occasional nod to Jin Guangyao for variety, and the result is ... honestly beautiful.
The fact that WWX doesn't invent necromancy is really my biggest beef with the show. He still makes a lot of innovations on the form, but come on! Let him have this! The morality overall of WWX's edgelord years is much less gray, no parading through the streets with a zombie harem at all, which feels like the tradeoff for getting the stronger existing relationship with LWJ -- it makes it (ironically, given censorship) a better romance but a weaker plot, I think.
...I admit I am now a little disappointed that the show didn't have them summoning guzheng out of the air at every opportunity.
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The fact that WWX doesn't invent necromancy is really my biggest beef with the show. He still makes a lot of innovations on the form, but come on! Let him have this! The morality overall of WWX's edgelord years is much less gray, no parading through the streets with a zombie harem at all, which feels like the tradeoff for getting the stronger existing relationship with LWJ -- it makes it (ironically, given censorship) a better romance but a weaker plot, I think.
...I admit I am now a little disappointed that the show didn't have them summoning guzheng out of the air at every opportunity.