LunaSun

Definitely an interesting premise with beautiful cinematography and good acting, but bland writing and execution. It attempted to give focus to many characters and escape the common BL standard, but with lukewarm results. The story that was building up for the majority of the episodes --even though interesting-- wasn't properly developed and got written off very quickly to give space to the romance, which wasn't properly developed either.

The main characters didn't feel as main characters at all. The actors were good, but their characters were not strongly written, making me unable to get emotionally attached to them or their story. And that goes for the rest of the cast as well. The writting only scratched the surface for their roles with the only exceptions being a few side characters that actually managed to show depth, despite their very limited screen time, making you want for their stories to be explored more.

Another thing that fell short, for me, is that for a period drama, it didn't give you the illusion that it was set in a different period of time. It lacked the cultural references that would create a strong world built and the characters felt modern both in the way they spoke and the way they approached some matters, which seemed unrealistic for a past context.

Overall, it's a nice story to watch and a genre you won't easily find in bls, so I do recommend it to those who want to watch something different and also love slow burns.