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Moonlight mystique- a romantasy with a solid plot
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It was truly an amazing Journey filled with kindness, killing, hatred, love, greed and a true love in a good way of course. There were many sacrifices on the way. My most hated characters became my favorites. Unfortunately, not all of them made it to the end. I hated the villains but envied their loyalty.
One of the biggest reasons why I enjoyed this drama is its solid plot. From what I have seen commonly, many dramas use comedy, bickering banters or unnecessary misunderstanding between the leads to fill each episode. But it was different in Moonlight mystique for various reasons
Main couple had a strong bond, trust and loyalty towards each other. If there was a confusion between them, they would talk it out and not just drag it till it makes a big misunderstanding -There weren't holes in the plot. It felt like as if by each episode the questions on my mind were being answered, everything happened for a solid reason
Perfect amount of romance
Lots of likeable characters with a good personality
I didn't really like the FLs personality at first, but it was her temporary boldness. She wanted to become stronger in order to avenge her father and she never gave up. I can't say that she was a badass female lead. She was more of a smart character but damn in one episode she saves Fan Yue from cold spring palace in a really gorgeous red costume which added up to the atmosphere and her lines were so smooth
"Even if I, Bai Shun, am just an ant, dying by your hand is not my destiny"
After this she launches an attack towards the enemy just like Fan Yue taught her before and Injures her opponent greatly. Other than the character, the actress Bai Lu did a really a good job. Especially the micro-expressions were on top. I also really liked how natural and touching her
crying scenes were.
Moving on to Fan Yue and his characteristics. It was the same with Elai Shuo at the start, I didn't really like his character because his attitude towards the FL wasn't good or bad, it was something in between which I didn't like but after 2 or 3 episodes it was all fine. As for his role in a
relationship, I would say he was a whole green forest. For example: When they were captured in an Outlander's city where the magic is restricted, he used his seven burning stars in order to protect her, risking his own life. He listened to her through a shell phone despite being busy and heard what she did throughout the day. The Fan Yue who appeared to be a cold-hearted character at the beginning turned out to be a faithful and trustworthy lover.
I also the appreciate the world building. Every single world whether it's a Bright moon palace, Cold Spring palace, Outlander's city or Bodhi village, they had their own aesthetics and cultures. I really like the costumes designed for each place.
Second couple's relationship seemed too complex, but it got better after Fu Ling regained her memories as Bai Xi
Revival process of Fu ling's and Bal Shuo's sisterhood was truly touching, unfortunately Bai Xi left Bai Shuo after a short time.
I think my mast hated and loved character at the same time was Fu Ling. She indeed made
unforgivable mistakes but deep down it wasn't her choice. From what I remember, there was a small detail where it shows tears falling down from Fu Ling's face when she caused her own father's death which meant eve without her memories, she still had a connection with her family.
Sadly, she had to die near the ending.
Ending was a happy one with a main couples wedding. They didn't ignore the characters that we have lost on the way but gave us hint saying that they might come back sooner or later. Overall, I enjoyed this drama. Maybe I didn't notice the flaws because it was my favorite genre and actress, but I think it deserves a chance to watch and re-watch multiple times. It was a 10 out of 10 for me in all aspects!
It was truly an amazing Journey filled with kindness, killing, hatred, love, greed and a true love in a good way of course. There were many sacrifices on the way. My most hated characters became my favorites. Unfortunately, not all of them made it to the end. I hated the villains but envied their loyalty.
One of the biggest reasons why I enjoyed this drama is its solid plot. From what I have seen commonly, many dramas use comedy, bickering banters or unnecessary misunderstanding between the leads to fill each episode. But it was different in Moonlight mystique for various reasons
Main couple had a strong bond, trust and loyalty towards each other. If there was a confusion between them, they would talk it out and not just drag it till it makes a big misunderstanding -There weren't holes in the plot. It felt like as if by each episode the questions on my mind were being answered, everything happened for a solid reason
Perfect amount of romance
Lots of likeable characters with a good personality
I didn't really like the FLs personality at first, but it was her temporary boldness. She wanted to become stronger in order to avenge her father and she never gave up. I can't say that she was a badass female lead. She was more of a smart character but damn in one episode she saves Fan Yue from cold spring palace in a really gorgeous red costume which added up to the atmosphere and her lines were so smooth
"Even if I, Bai Shun, am just an ant, dying by your hand is not my destiny"
After this she launches an attack towards the enemy just like Fan Yue taught her before and Injures her opponent greatly. Other than the character, the actress Bai Lu did a really a good job. Especially the micro-expressions were on top. I also really liked how natural and touching her
crying scenes were.
Moving on to Fan Yue and his characteristics. It was the same with Elai Shuo at the start, I didn't really like his character because his attitude towards the FL wasn't good or bad, it was something in between which I didn't like but after 2 or 3 episodes it was all fine. As for his role in a
relationship, I would say he was a whole green forest. For example: When they were captured in an Outlander's city where the magic is restricted, he used his seven burning stars in order to protect her, risking his own life. He listened to her through a shell phone despite being busy and heard what she did throughout the day. The Fan Yue who appeared to be a cold-hearted character at the beginning turned out to be a faithful and trustworthy lover.
I also the appreciate the world building. Every single world whether it's a Bright moon palace, Cold Spring palace, Outlander's city or Bodhi village, they had their own aesthetics and cultures. I really like the costumes designed for each place.
Second couple's relationship seemed too complex, but it got better after Fu Ling regained her memories as Bai Xi
Revival process of Fu ling's and Bal Shuo's sisterhood was truly touching, unfortunately Bai Xi left Bai Shuo after a short time.
I think my mast hated and loved character at the same time was Fu Ling. She indeed made
unforgivable mistakes but deep down it wasn't her choice. From what I remember, there was a small detail where it shows tears falling down from Fu Ling's face when she caused her own father's death which meant eve without her memories, she still had a connection with her family.
Sadly, she had to die near the ending.
Ending was a happy one with a main couples wedding. They didn't ignore the characters that we have lost on the way but gave us hint saying that they might come back sooner or later. Overall, I enjoyed this drama. Maybe I didn't notice the flaws because it was my favorite genre and actress, but I think it deserves a chance to watch and re-watch multiple times. It was a 10 out of 10 for me in all aspects!
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