Tian Guan Cifu Er Episode 12 Discussion

Does anyone know where to watch the Japanese dub for this season?

Ohhh that was last episode of season 2, noooo.
I really enjoyed it.
Also, I'm surprised (but I enjoyed it greatly) by the last few minutes of this episode. I guess it's a trade-off because well, in novel you can unveil the cards differently, while it works differently for the show cut into seasons... But yeah,

Ohhh that was last episode of season 2, noooo.
I really enjoyed it.
Also, I'm surprised (but I enjoyed it greatly) by the last few minutes of this episode. I guess it's a trade-off because well, in novel you can unveil the cards differently, while it works differently for the show cut into seasons... But yeah,

I am so lost. I re-watched 11 and watched 12 twice. How in the heck/when did Qian Le figure out who San Lang was? He called him GeGe for big brother which means he was an older but not too much older male that he was close to. The subs San Lang, Lian. Where did that come from? Was that San Lang with the wounds near that burning tree that said he'd always remember? See...LOST. Who exactly is Hua Cheng to the Prince and how did they connect that name to San Lang. What did I miss? And in which episode?

Maybe I should watch J-subs so I can understand it a bit better.

I am so lost. I re-watched 11 and watched 12 twice. How in the heck/when did Qian Le figure out who San Lang was? He called him GeGe for big brother which means he was an older but not too much older male that he was close to. The subs San Lang, Lian. Where did that come from? Was that San Lang with the wounds near that burning tree that said he'd always remember? See...LOST. Who exactly is Hua Cheng to the Prince and how did they connect that name to San Lang. What did I miss? And in which episode?

Maybe I should watch J-subs so I can understand it a bit better.

@dragynfaerie Xie Lian hasn’t figured out who San Lang is yet. The last couple of scenes at the end is kind of just an ending for the next season, where they will probably show Xie Lian’s past. You’ll understand everything once you watch the next season.

Also I’m not 100% sure but San Lang has no meaning. It just means “Third Brother”, and he chose a lazy fake name to cover up his identity for when he first met Xie Lian :)

@dragynfaerie

San Lang is an old term of endearment for a lover in addition to meaning "third son". The character "Lang 郎" can have several meanings depending on the context. It usually refers to a male and can be used in a variety of contexts such as to refer to a son of a family, a groom or as a term of endearment romantically. The latter is why several characters, such as Qi Rong, point out how close Hua Cheng and Xie Lian seem.

Xie Lian hasn't figured out who Hua Cheng/San Lang is yet but has correctly guessed that they have met before most likely before his first ascension. In the novels, Xie Lian only discovers Hua Cheng's true identity in volume 6, while we as readers are given definitive clues as early as volume 2. Season 2 of the donghua covered the first 2 arcs of volume 2 of the novel so we can expect season 3 to cover the rest which will reveal a lot. I don't want to spoil it for others, so I don't want to say too much...

However, the donghua seems to operate under the assumption that most people have read the novels. Hence, they spoiled pretty much everything by showing us clips of Xie Lian and Hua Cheng's shared past in the music montages within episodes 1 and 13 of S1 and now again at the end of S2. Given the lack of context behind these scenes, I'm not surprised that some people are confused, which is why I'd highly recommend reading the books. A lot of scenes are censored or omitted from the donghua so the books are much more detailed and fulfilling while still being surprisingly easy to comprehend. 

@frostfire-san TYVM for the info. The end was a spoiler, but, as I replied to someone earlier, whoever put the cast info on the title page spoiled it. I noticed awhile ago, but didn't have a frame of reference.