The BEST CHARACTER in Heaven Official's Blessing Season 2 

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3:33 - I mean...in the book he habitually calls Xie Lian "that dog f**ker" and Hua Cheng.... "dog Hua Cheng". So not only WOULD he make that kind of double entendre, he actually seems to understand their relationship better than Xie Lian does at this point!

"Did you blind him with your holy light OR was it some other HOle-ly part of you?" QI RONG WAS SO REAL FOR THAT😭

"damn who knew xie lian's voice could go above an erotic whisper" KILLED ME

"I, THE AUTHOR OF CHINA'S GAYEST LITERATURE!" Well he's not wrong

he called Qi Rong an "official antagonist" 😂 oh honey...

“Is Xie Lian about to be on his villain arc?” Well 👀

Oh we aren't getting an "official" antagonist until... *checks notes* the huge flash back section

"Xie Lian has ribbon powers" Yeah...you just keep calling it that. You won't regret it AT ALL. XD

Danny, since you said your confused about xie lian's names, I am here to help! .His birth name is Xie Lian, so that's what most people call him .Jun Wu (The god emperor guy) calls him Xianle because that was the name of Xie Lian's kingdom and part of his heavenly title when he first ascended. Jun Wu addresses all heavenly officials by their title. .Fangxin is the name Xie Lian took on when he became State Perceptor of Yong'an, the kingdom you see in the flashback in the episode from this video Hope this helps! :D

“I think I heard my ass cheeks say some pretty mean things about you too” stop 😭😭😭

If watching Danny's reaction to this donghua taught me anything is that A) making animated products based on a very long series of books is really tricky and B) we book readers are spoiled: we know what's going to happen before even watching so we have no idea if the donghua is telling the story in a way that is easy to understand or not 😅

16:40 - Yes you are correct. Xie Lians people, the people of Xian Le were refugees in the Yongan kingdom. The King of Yongan wanted to punish all the refugees from the Xian Le kingdom for the massacre and Xie Lian put a stop to it by killing him. Book 3 goes into detail about the history between Xian Le and Yongan so I'm hoping it gets to a Season 3.

whos gonna tell Danny San Lang is also called Hua Cheng and Crimson Rain Sought Flower?

Danny: "Am I like vaguely following along enough?" Me: *nods enthusiastically as if Danny could see me*

QI RONG BY BOYYYYYYYY everytime he appears in the books the story pops to an 11/10

The name struggle is 100% real for every single MXTX story.

the tattoo on her forehead is a painted symbol that shows that she is a part of the xianle kingdom

Heaven Official's Blessing is also a classic "who done it" mistery, so the actual antagonist won't appear til much later!

“Xie Lian do just be sayin shit sometimes” is this entire arc

I love seeing Danny struggle so much with the names lmao

God this show needs to adapt the entire series of books because I NEED to see Danny’s reaction to getting what he has been asking for in a real monkey’s paw kind of way

Qi Rong is the best gremlin I know, he isn't really the antagonist but he really fits the role of the annoying cousin you have perfectly, atleast spiritually

YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY START «GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION» FOR SURE (the animated one, not the live action one) listen, here are the benefits list I gladly prepared: -it’s from the same book author as Heaven officials blessing, so you know it’s popular and good (I’d say even better in my personal humble opinion 😈) And you said it yourself, Chinese anime is where it’s at🗣️‼️🔥💥 -it’s finished, it has got 35 episodes if I remember correctly, so no need to wait for a continuation ‼️🔥 -it has the exact same zombie deal (fierce walking corpse) and dark magic, fighting and war crimes as heaven officials blessing but it’s much more of a central point so there’s more of it (the good stuff for sure) - it’s gay but chaotic-tragic gay - it is a detective fantasy fast paced plot in ancient China with cultivators, the mysteries and themes are great -the plot is wide scale and epic, with a lot of small details -the main character slays, you will absolutely love him, he is the moment - the dynamic between the two mcs reminds me of the main characters of link click, If I had to compare it to anything -politics -fighting and cultivating again -the show is BUILT for your commentary, the comedic elements are fire - lastly, the scenery is really great and the characters are well built, main ones are complex, side ones are a perfect addition that details the story, none are extra or boring, every one has a great backstory -sassy homosexuals The expectations MUST be high because it lives up to the hype💯💯💯 All this world needs is you seeing the show, I’ll sign any petition

Don't feel bad about not keeping up. There is SO much backstory and lore that there's no way for a series this short to get any of it across without just a ridiculous amount of exposition. You kind of HAVE to have red the novel to keep up.

Qi Rong said it: "We're all lying to him!" hahah! '-' Oh, boy, Qi Rong even knows who the TRUE official antagonist truly is even at this point.

Qi Rong's VA slayed hard. Love that

Qi Rong getting sliced in half and getting dragged by the braid was the most disrespectful thing but so justified 😭

Danny this is why you need to read the books they have a name glossary. But the further you get in the story the more names they get. 😅5:05

God, San Lang and Xie Lian getting mad for each other’s sake is always my favorite thing to see. Qi Rong (aka Kermit🤣) in the dub is so funny, his voice is menacing but also goofy like his character, I like that, he’s a very good antagonist. I can’t wait for your reaction to the next episode, the way San Lang and Xie Lian interact with each other is so beautiful

The thing is, in the book we don't get all those flashbacks. The street scene, massacre, all of that. They mention it happened, but we don't get an actual play-through of HOW. I'd be lying if I said these scenes didn't make me cry, they were brutal and hard to watch as opposed to book 2 just going "He killed his father to protect the peace after An Le slaughtered everyone!!!" ALSO, that punch scene was gorgeous- Xie Lian put up with Qi Rongs heckling until it was directed at Hua Cheng, that's where he drew the line. I love them 😭😭

Favorite line: "I love your stand-up routine, but what's the point when you can't STAND UP?" I also loved your impersonation of the street performer's "YAYYYY omg I was about to die" reaction and the impression of the "TRAPPED BY MY OWN BUREAUCRACY!" 😆

It’s funny how we have this impression for so long of XL as this mild mannered, peaceful guy. I can’t remember if the book takes this long to go back to his beginnings.

I knew Danny would love Qi Rong. Hope you're recovering well!

Qi Rong! He's hilarious in the books, he's such a silly little goblin boy

I just want to thank you, Danny, for sticking with this series. It's one of my favorites, but I do have to admit that it's got so much lore and exposition to get through. We're finally at the point with the end of this season where we've got most of our main players, if not on the field, then at least mentioned. For anyone confused on the pre-series lore so far: Xie Lian was the crown prince of Xianle; he ascended to godhood at age 17 after committing two wondrous acts (saving a child falling from a city wall and defeating a demon). A little over 3 years after his ascension, there was a violent revolution by the people of Yong-An, an outbreak of Human Face Disease, Xianle fell, and Xie Lian was banished for trying to interfere. He ascended again after a few years, promptly stabbed the emperor several times, and was cast back out. This was all about 800 years ago. As far as I can guess, Xie Lian then became the State Preceptor of Yong-An like...a hundred years into his second banishment? We don't know exactly. After the Gilded Banquet Massacre, he was "killed", staked in a coffin, and buried by Lang Qianqiu. (It doesn't say it in the show, but the book mentions that he was rescued by grave robbers about a hundred years later.) Like 400 years after that, he was conscripted into the Yong-An military to fight against the Banyue kingdom and was later trampled to death.

I have never heard anyone call Qi Ring “Frog Man” or “Kermit” before and I am so happy to witness the first

"Is xie lian about to be on his villain arc?" Oh Danny you have no idea :)

Just wanted to clarify, Xie Lian slapped Qi Rong because Qi Rong was insulting San Lang (started to make a rude comment about his disability/eye). That’s why San Lang was making that face with the romantic music. He was shocked that Xie Lian defended him. Also, I’m surprised you didn’t comment on Xie Lian and Qi Rong being cousins.

The “Who is the audience for this?” bit had me rollingggg mxtx is truly unburdened by genre

qi rong looked so DELICIOUS in that episode like why did bilibili make him so GORGEOUS for-??

mo dao zu shi/grandmaster of demonic cultivation should be considered as another show to react to!! Its got lots of what youre asking for!!! there isnt a dub but its totally worth it!!

“Is xie lian about to be on his villain arc” just wight until the 6th season

You have understood Xie Lian perfectly. Never reveal information unless directly asked and _even then_ never volunteer any facts that might exonerate him, or have you sympathise at all. The plot is very hard to follow, it's not just you. Something about the way the books reveal information at a drip feed and the somewhat awkward way it flows in English doesn't quite work. Qi Rong in the dub is _fantastic._ The script in English subtly changes, so his insults actually hit Xie Lian quite directly rather than him just blathering on. It makes him very effective, albeit at the cost of making him a bit smarter than perhaps the author meant him to be. And hey we're getting bits of Xie Lian's backstory!

17:24 this is the sweetest description I’ve ever heard of Xie Lian tbh

I unironically check for a new tgcf video so often that I managed to catch this video before it was out for even 10 minutes. I think I have a problem.

8:08 this scene with the music coming in is my favorite part of the season Idk who directed that part but my god it made me burst out laughing when the soft romantic music came in after Xie Lian punched him

Everytime Danny mentions the 'ribbon' I hurt inside. Patron plug was your best one yet.

Your rambling is the best part (along side you being mad at them not kissing)

There's this other series that I really want Danny to see cause its from the same creator of Heaven Official's Blessing. It's called Grandmaster of demonic cultivation. Both series start as books written by Mo Xiang Tang Xiu and I think he'd enjoy the fight scenes and shenanigans with the main characters.

“Is xie lian entering his villain arc rn?” oh boy…

When I started to watch MDZS I didn’t know there was a novel, so I was so confused about everything going on. So I read all of MDZS and then made a list of all the characters to keep track. Same thing for TGCF, I read the books along with watching the show. Allows for a mental picture of the characters to keep them all separated.

8:56 As somebody who read the books atleast 6 times,I have always wondered how Xianle killed An le without any wounds. After hearing Danny,that's the only explanation I have💀💀💀

yes we still love your reactions even if you're confused. also ur confusion confirms my suspicions that the show is under explained for ppl who haven't read the book. and ahh it's hard to be patient, we got the tiniest sliver of xianle/yongan lore which is the best lore in the book imo

Oh boy, the fandom LOVES when people who don't know shit about danmei start to watch HOB. We all had that phase of being confused with the names. In fact, I don't know if you plan to watch Grandmaster of Demonic cultivation (AKA Mo Dao Zu Shi) (AKA One of the donghuas from the stickers you showed in the very first episode of your reaction series of HOB) because it doesn't have an english dub, but i'd argue the ones who started with MDZS had it harder because they love to use different names and honorifics

Calling MXTX the author of Chinas gayest literature? Hell yeah

Surely many fans must have commented on this, but I also need to say it. Mo Dao Zu Shi has insane fight scenes one after another, there are ghouls, dead being controlled by a badass character, gore, massacres, lots of massacres, more blood, investigations, gays, badass gays and super angry gays. But gay romance is unfortunately censored, although it does happen and we can follow it very well. It turns out that even in the original work, the heavy plot full of blood and revenge was always in focus, while the romance unfolded in the background, if I can describe it that way. So for you it will be even more exciting content to watch, so we really hope you can watch it as soon as possible! (By the way, I'm not fluent in English. Sorry for any errors in the language! Oh! And I always watch your intros 👍)

16:31 Correct!! It's intentionally confusing because Xie Lain is trying to take the blame, but you got it!!

QI RONG BRINGS LIFE TO THE DAMN SHOW 💚💚💚💚

i better be seeing the grandmaster of demonic cultivation soon

I LOVE YOUR INTROS DANNY THEY GIVE ME SO MUCH HAPPINESS AND PROBABLY A REASON TO KEEP GOING

Calling the crators San Lang makes with Qi Rong's face a "Ground swirly" is hilarious

5:07 why is this so relatable...

I hope he continues with this show if/when more seasons come out because it gets so insane it would be so entertaining to watch

I don't know whose reaction videos Danny's been watching, but most ones I've seen like to ramble for a solid 5-10 minutes minimum. It's always about personal drama and unrelated stuff too. Danny's intros are some of the only ones I watch because he at least shares thoughts and opinions about the content he's about to watch. Also I think the glossing over of information actually helps more than it hurts. It encourages everyone to comment about lore stuff more than anything else. I know I've done it a few times myself.

MO DAO ZU SHI NEXTTTT

You calling Qi Rong a frog man was really really funny to me! He's also one of my favorite simply due to his voice actor, he's very successful at not being likable in the books. He's a good tem antagonist!

Danny, to help with the whole xianle and yong'an thing; Xie lian was the crown prince of xianle and then there was a battle between yong an and xianle and xianle lost. Thats why the whole massacre happened. Also qi rong(frog guy/kermit) is xie lians cousin

I want him to react to the Mo Dao Zu Shi donghua so much (the Chinese version) so bad. He’s so funny and clever.

Always loving that slap sequence. Also, your jokes are clever/subtle and amazing. Can't wait for the ss2 finale reaction. Also, would you ever consider actually checking out Mo Dao Zu Shi (MDZS)? ...(yk the show you confused Heaven Official's Blessing with hehe).

Wait until he finds out there are books 😭😭

Looking forward to the next video! It's even sad that it will be the last. Afterwards, please look at the grandmaster of demonic cultivation 😭

The fact San Lang is not his name, it’s Hua Cheng, San lang simply means “3rd son” 😂 but fair enough

People Soup for The Green Latern Ghost. 😂❤

Oh danny... How i wished i could just tell u all of tgcfs lore. Youd actually be invested

ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS (adding the pgs of tgcf novels to find percentage) the donghua has covered approximately 23.3% of the whole thing (minus the extras, roughly 22% with the extras) so we still got a lot to go, and there’ll prolly be more added to it for context (i.e. the flash back in this vid)

i love danny talking about xie lian's "ribbon powers" and i cannot WAIT until we get all the angst of the next season

OFFICIAL ANTAGONIST?? oh Danny... 😂❤

It's always funny when I watch to Danny's videos and my mom walks in and hears him swearing on his videos. My mom always gives me that look disappointed parents give (I don't mind the swearing tho)

13:59 Did I miss the episode that Danny finds out that Xie Lian and Langa have the same VA. Because, how do you recognize that and NOT Xie Lian?!

Strange satisfaction: watch Danny’s sponsored advertisement I mean, idk I just get really happy to see he’s getting famous enough for people to sponsor him

Im surprised he didnt have a huge reaction to the cousin situation. I expected him to flip out lol

I wouldn’t really worry about remembering the names or following the plot TBH. Live in the now! 😂 this particular story is pretty self explanatory. Add your own names in if you like. Call them Bill and Ted!

Read the Books or wait for the other Seasons to air. Then everything will make sense to you. This Masterpiece needs to be complete to be able to understood. EVERYTHING gets explained at the right moments, not in the first moments its brought up. thats part of what makes the story so deep.

I appreciate your honesty about how little you actually follow what's going on or not. And it's all in good fun, so I don't mind. I mind much more when someone is attempting to make a serious critique of something but didn't even follow what was actually going on or not, and then I remember also how some people actually just straight-up skip some bits of things outright and somehow think they've not missed anything but they never know what they don't know. Lolll

16:41 He can be taught

Despite you saying you don't like filming an intro, I like the way you doing it. It's always somethyng energetic and there always something new

I read heaven's official blessings because of you and now I'm literally obsessed with the novel. Im gonna read the manwha ver too

I've been waiting for this episode this entire time. Just so I can come with my favorite line in the entire series. ✨️Did you blind him with your holy light or some other holy part of you?!?!🤣✨️

Danny, please always keep the unscripted intros. They are your charm.

Poor danny being confused with xie lian's names, it's just the start, we haven't even gotten to the multiple phases of hua cheng

I'm living for calling Qi Rong Kermit

wow danny totally called it on xie lian refusing to explain anything 😂

Xie lian is the type of guy to just sit back and be like “I dunno, let’s see how this plays out” …hmm I wonder why he does that 👀 also I’m glad Danny was able to pick up some of the plot going on, it’s understandably confusing without any context or a rewatch lmao Qi Rong is such a blast though

If it makes you feel better Danny, I read the entire book series not knowing who anyone was and just going on vibes. But so enjoyable when I realized who was who.

Jordan absolutely slayed as Qi Rong, and Howard did the same with Xie Lian at the end of this episode. Almost all the VAs do, to be honest - we got so lucky with the cast. 💖 Really looking forward to the next ones! (More pain, yay! 😆😭)

Was watching a chinese opera dance now im here awesome

If he ever watches MDZS he'll be confused as hell cuz everyone has like 3-4 diff names and titles 😂

you dont know how quick i clicked to open youtube dude

HIGH FIVE ON THE PLOT CONFUSION, DANNY! I literally never know what's going on or quite why anybody is doing a given thing when it comes to TGCF.