purtysunshine
The Void
A lot happened in my Real Life before I was able to watch the last two episodes of this drama (prior to this I was keeping up with MoonSun weekly) and I think the gap between watching episodes 18 and then 19-20 took away from my overall impression of the drama as I literally became distant from it.
For the first 18 episodes I watched it rather obsessively, despite it's flaws (and they are obvious and relentless). For some reason, this show just made my week every week. A lot of that is probably thanks to Kim Soo Hyun who is melt-into-a-puddle-of-fangirl-goo worthy. He is absolutely amazing and I enjoy every second I get to see him on screen. But then watching the last two episodes just made me cringe. It was like I finally realized how totally pointless and useless most (if not all) of the characters were and how lame the plot was overall. Perhaps if I had watched the last two episodes while it aired I would of still been so caught up in the MoonSun craze that I could of just brushed everything off and enjoyed the show for what it was. But alas, I cannot give it that "10-star" rating I would of instantly given it before. And I think the "7.5 Stars" rating is even pushing it, quality wise.
If you are looking for a good star-crossed lovers romance with heartbreaking friendship and betrayal, go see The Princess' Man. If you have already seen that drama, you will understand what I mean when I say it was like MoonSun tried to hit that same emotional level and quality but ended up overshooting and crashing and burning. It was pretty to look at, yes. It had some great acting (Kim Soo Hyun, Jung Il Woo, and the child actors specifically), for sure. But at its very core that is pretty much all it had.
My main and biggest peeve with the plot is the character of Yang Myung. What a horrible and terrible waste of Jung Il Woo's talent. What in the world was the point of his character? Yes, he was pitiful. But what was his greater purpose...? I felt like he was an accessory to this drama: left to the side until deemed useful and then abused until they were finished with him. Yeesh.
But anyway, I wish the climax to the plot at the end had been more exciting (or dare I say "surprising"?) than it was and that the last episode hadn't been so sporadic trying to balance being dramatic and sad with being funny and cute. It didn't work so well.
I can say that I will miss this couple. And I don't even care that there are much better couples out there--many of which I also miss, too--I just really clicked with these guys.
So...do I recommend watching? Eh. If you want a historical that is pretty, angsty, full of Kim Soo Hyun tears, and romantic with little to no action/plot; you will probably like it. If you want something more meaty you probably want to look else ware.
Side note: I watched the Musical version of this live in Seoul staring Kyuhyun from Super Junior. It was AWESOME. Totally recommend!!
For the first 18 episodes I watched it rather obsessively, despite it's flaws (and they are obvious and relentless). For some reason, this show just made my week every week. A lot of that is probably thanks to Kim Soo Hyun who is melt-into-a-puddle-of-fangirl-goo worthy. He is absolutely amazing and I enjoy every second I get to see him on screen. But then watching the last two episodes just made me cringe. It was like I finally realized how totally pointless and useless most (if not all) of the characters were and how lame the plot was overall. Perhaps if I had watched the last two episodes while it aired I would of still been so caught up in the MoonSun craze that I could of just brushed everything off and enjoyed the show for what it was. But alas, I cannot give it that "10-star" rating I would of instantly given it before. And I think the "7.5 Stars" rating is even pushing it, quality wise.
If you are looking for a good star-crossed lovers romance with heartbreaking friendship and betrayal, go see The Princess' Man. If you have already seen that drama, you will understand what I mean when I say it was like MoonSun tried to hit that same emotional level and quality but ended up overshooting and crashing and burning. It was pretty to look at, yes. It had some great acting (Kim Soo Hyun, Jung Il Woo, and the child actors specifically), for sure. But at its very core that is pretty much all it had.
My main and biggest peeve with the plot is the character of Yang Myung. What a horrible and terrible waste of Jung Il Woo's talent. What in the world was the point of his character? Yes, he was pitiful. But what was his greater purpose...? I felt like he was an accessory to this drama: left to the side until deemed useful and then abused until they were finished with him. Yeesh.
But anyway, I wish the climax to the plot at the end had been more exciting (or dare I say "surprising"?) than it was and that the last episode hadn't been so sporadic trying to balance being dramatic and sad with being funny and cute. It didn't work so well.
I can say that I will miss this couple. And I don't even care that there are much better couples out there--many of which I also miss, too--I just really clicked with these guys.
So...do I recommend watching? Eh. If you want a historical that is pretty, angsty, full of Kim Soo Hyun tears, and romantic with little to no action/plot; you will probably like it. If you want something more meaty you probably want to look else ware.
Side note: I watched the Musical version of this live in Seoul staring Kyuhyun from Super Junior. It was AWESOME. Totally recommend!!
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