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Moon and Dust chinese drama review
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Moon and Dust
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by Cyril-H
Jul 5, 2025
6 of 6 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 2.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Moon and Dust — When Tragedy Is Confused With Depth

I finished this drama with one question: Is this really the ending? Because nothing about it feels emotionally or logically complete. This is not “ambiguous.” It is incoherent.

A Story That Betrays Its Own Feelings

The core of this drama is supposed to be a lifelong love. Two people bound by years of shared emotion, unspoken devotion, and longing. And yet, when that love is finally confessed, the reaction is not fear, not conflict, not doubt but rejection without reason. How can someone:
- Write about loving another man for years
- Propose to a woman anyway
- Then expel the person he loves when the truth comes out
There is no psychological bridge between these choices. No inner struggle shown. No explanation offered. This is not tragedy. It is contradiction.

An Ending Without Meaning

If this is meant to set up a continuation, then it fails by not saying so. If this is meant to stand alone, then it collapses under its own weight. Because love does not turn into cruelty without cause. And silence is not depth when it replaces logic.

Final Thought

Moon and Dust is not confusing in a beautiful way. It is confusing because it refuses to tell its story. And that is why the ending feels empty rather than heartbreaking.
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