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Purple Moon
Initially, this drama did gave me a Love Between Fairy and Devil vibe. To the point that when I look at Ao Rui Peng, He looks like Dylan Wang to me as a Demon God. I really liked how it started. The humor, which is a trademark in Bai Lu's character as FL in most of her portrayals. And yes, as expected, a Demon God should be harsh in the beginning as always. I got hooked when the Contemplation stone entered FL's body. Every contemplation being collected has its own story which is one good point of this drama. Then, of course, how all the characters are connected made up the good storyline. I have to commend all the actors in this drama. They all nailed their roles. From the Bai sisters' father, who I first got teary eyed from his sad fate. Then, the very colorful story of Fu Ling/Bai Xi and Chong Zhao. I think they are my favorite characters overall. For me, both of their stories have the most meaningful impact here. It even overshadowed the story of the MC tbh. Fu Ling suffered the most for me. From having no memories of her past and unconciously killed her own father. Suffered severely from the heart poison and yes had to sacrifice herself for the sake of her loved ones. I honestly felt the chemistry more between her and Chong Zhao. I liked how their love for each other slowly unfolded. As for Chong Zhao, His is another story. Being betrayed by his own mentor whom he believed was righteous from the start, then turns out to be his own parent's perpetrator. Then was kinda deceived by love, knowing the one he cared for from the start wasn't the right person at all. And yes, he has to be the most villanous of all from his dark past.I have to mention too the side characters of the story who also played a major contribution to the storyline. There's Tian Huo, who also have her own colorful story and romance. Her loyalty and courage is really admirable. And yes, she's got a handsome brother Hua Yong, who's very kind and loving. Then, there's Zhang Shan, another loyal disciple of Fan Yue. His sad fate makes me feel bad also for this drama. I even like how funny he was and his admiration for Tian Huo is one thing I liked also. The Fox Clan, Mu Jiu and Chen Ye, Fan Yue's brother have also made a great significance to their characters. I have to mention too Lao Gu, my favorite turtle master. I really like his character.
Overall, the storyline is really great not until the last part of the drama, where it started to show everything that happened in the past. I guess, one thing I didn't like in that aspect is that, it showned that Jing Yuan's power is weaker than of Mo Li. I don't know, but as a Demon Lord, Jing Yuan's character is usually weak most of the time. He couldn't even defeat Mo Li, not with Chong Zao's help. As for Bai Shuo, I just hope the power of the contemplation stone just remained with her. I mean the stone chose her, so it should have remained loyal to its chosen host till the end.
Anyways, the finale felt forced to be happy. Besides, it won't give you a good feeling afterall that a lot of the main characters that should be with them have sacrificed themselves to save humanity and other sects. With that, I gave this drama a fair 8 rating. That is for the good storyline minus the finale. As for the romance, I'm not a fan of the MC'c chemistry. I find it bland. But, was surely a fan of Fu Ling/ Bai Xi and Chong Zhao's true love.
Another thing worth mentioning for this drama, lots of eyecandy goodlooking men to watch for. This is a good watch but not as good as ALP and LBFAD.
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