TrashFire

Definitely not perfect in a lot of ways, but I loved so many other elements about it that I don't want to give it a lower score. Most characters who weren't the mains didn't have character arcs and often were dropped from the story, I wanted more foundational backstory of their shared past, more of her journey to become a great fighter, plus lots of other little things that bothered me. I find myself agreeing with a lot of the people who scored it lower because they're making good points.

But listing everything I loved would take a lot longer than listing what I disliked. I loved that the main leads didn't choose to sacrifice their entire lives for marriage, the continuous push in the writing against misogynist ideas (even if it was heavy handed at times), the chemistry and connection between the leads, hateable villains, a fl that can fight, the motif of the moon, the writing that connected past events to present ones, and that their journeys allowed both main leads to accomplish clear goals, complete their arcs, and be equal partners. And the show ending in a narrative circle where she showed up for him when she couldn't at the very beginning was the icing on the cake.

I haven't mad much luck finding cdramas that are enjoyable for me throughout the entire run, so this felt very satisfying to watch. There are a million holes to poke in this show, but I had a great time. Need to go stare at the moon for a while to process.