American Perspectives: Things Aren't Necessarily What they Seem. Response to "Ever Night" Ep. 12-14

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I've been diligently watching "Ever Night," and in case it isn't obvious, none of the Asian languages are my native language.  Which means, it can sometimes be challenging in staying on top of all the plots, subplots, and names of the characters, while simultaneously writing down moments of interest in my notebook. I've gotten much better at keeping everything straight in the 사극, and I'm honestly not sure why because I'm definitely not fluent in Korean, and I maybe understand a handful of words.  With the C-Dramas, it's like where I was when I first began to watch K-Dramas, where if my eyes weren't glued to the screen, I'd miss an important component.  Nevertheless, I am very intrigued by this show, and because of that, I keep putting off watching the newer episodes of "Our Blooming Youth." (I promise, I'll get back to it, as "Our Blooming Youth" has gotten a lot better since Episode 1).

It seems to me that the people who represent the highest and most virtuous people are willing to kill others on a massive, genocidal scale in order to preserve the purity and keep out the evil.  While the supposedly evil "Child of Hades," whom I suspect is Sang Sang, is one of the kindest characters on the show. Which leads me to ask, will the eternal night end up being something that isn't evil, but an event that was taken out of context, and villified out of fear?

Sang Sang demonstrates her kindness, and causes me to question whether she is actually a product of evil in so many ways.  She is completely dedicated in looking after Ning Que.  She takes care of him when he's sick, she was with him when he was near death, and it was her umbrella that protected him.  No, I don't feel that it was done in a subservient gender specific way, I felt that she did it because she loves him, and because she is a very empathetic person.

The woman in the library (sorry, I can't remember her name), who was part of the virtuous Tang Academy was more than willing to let Ning Que die from the wounds sustained by Yan Suqing and the Phoenix, simply because he isn't "knowing his place."

The genius, Chen Pi Pi, whom other disciples are dismissive of, and I believe it's because of his weight, was the one who save Ning Que by giving him the Heavenly Pill.  He has also been helping Ning Que in his study of cultivation, and he was the only one to keep encouraging Ning Que to cultivate, in spite of some crucial acupoints being blocked.

Wei Guangming, the Grand Priest of Light, was the one who suggested this genocidal behavior in the first place with his insistence on framing General Lin, so there would be justification.  Once that was said and done, permission was granted to kill everyone residing at Lin Manor, by the supposed virtuous ones.

So far, it seems that the people with the most integrity are the ones who are not regarded highly by their peers.  It makes me think of a phrase here in the United States: "Stand up for what's right, not what's popular, even if standing up for what's right doesn't make you popular."  I'm really liking Ning Que because he has a lot of integrity, but he isn't self righteous.  He just acts on what he believes to be right.  He is flawed, but he is compassionate, and he cares very deeply about the ones he loves.