Till the end of the moon

Hello, I watched until the last episode before I write this review, I even rewatched most episodes twice! Yes, includes the last ep too.

Like other international viewers, I jumped in Till The End Of The Moon, and very impressed with the production. Till the End of the Moon is highly recommended epic xianxia romance.

Indeed, some critics may say that the story is quite similar with 2 or 3 fantasy drama produced before. Yet the CGI, costumes, and chemistries lay solid facts of maybe the most epic drama of 2023. Furthermore, there are director's decissions to emphasize a discussion about love and psychological stature -which I believe went beyond the original novel- that made the drama dear in my heart.

Not to mention the acting! And I don't mean only one single actor plays Hamlet all along. As an international drama viewer who watch many dramas (not only C-drama which had just recently uprise), I valued actors and actresses because their performances. Only by great performance, great acting, I can rewatch a drama again and again. A great plot of course interest me at first watch, but not to rewatch unless with good performance.

Thus with this review, I send my applause to Luo Yunxi who plays the dramatic, bold yet miserable God Demon brilliantly. He smartly differentiate among 3 characters played, and succeeded to bring up the layers of feelings that each his character has. It is surely "beyond". My most favorite moment was when his anxious, weak and petty character feeling enormous devilish power in his hand. I got cold feet again and again by his play.

The second best actor IMO was the actress who played Ye Bingchang. As a viewer I hated her to the bone. Which, a sign that she plays beautifully.

Of course, it would not fair to not mention the female lead. Her potrayal of Ye Xiwu complement other actors very well done. If the character not played by Bai Lu, I don't think the other characters will went top notch. Afterall the story IS actually about her.

If there are minuses, in my opinion, one thing disturbing me is about the management of costumes. Perfect costumes embelish the character of drama and highlight the acting. Yet in fantasy and historical sets, costumes also symbolize a sign of time-line, a sign of character's development. The costume management is not only problem in this drama, but most of C-drama which sometimes made international viewers like me confuse with story's logic and story's line. For example, there is a time in this drama when 3 immortals sent to mortal world, beautiful Li Susu costume's not well symbolically functioned as it should be (although it is surely very beautiful).

Finally I would recommend this drama to all international viewers. It is an epic romance. It is highly philosophical and psychological (discuss about depressions and consciousness). It is highly rewatchable. If you rewatched it, you'll pick 2 or 3 great life quotes. Their acting are great. Round applause. Possibly Luo Yunxi's masterpiece in acting, although I hope he will not stop here and become better and better in the next performances. The CGI, costumes all that are superb. Highly, highly recommend !

In addition to great acting by Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu and a plot that hooks you in, I appreciate that this is a departure from the traditional xianxia in that it is much darker and more colorful at the same time. The female lead is not stupid. The male lead starts out as a psycho (but there's amazing character development). Finally, a xianxia that's not just about falling in love, but has a deeper central message: anyone can become a force for good and rise from the ashes.

While the production is not perfect and there are inconsistencies in editing, lighting etc, there are enough highlights to make up for the shortfall. Lots of scenes that could live in memes in years to come. Some of the fight scenes could easy be a superhero film. Also, compared to most Chinese TV dramas, the plot moves really quickly, with lots of details and easter eggs buried within, to the point that Chinese viewers are complaining that it feels choppy. However, I think this is a step in the right direction as the audience matures.

Overall, I would highly recommend this xianxia to those who would like to see a more serious, sophisticated take of the genre.

Xianxia tends to be hit or miss with me, but I was drawn in by the appeal of seeing Bai Lu and Luo Yunxi together again after the Love is Sweet. Their chemistry doesn't disappoint. I really loved the first 3/4 of this drama. Though both leads are good, Luo Yunxi really owned the show as the tortured Tantai Jin, and I found two of the lifetimes (Ming Ye/Cang Jiu and Tantai Jin/Ye Xiwu) equally absorbing and the CGI above the usual. But once we returned to the "present," the storytelling fell apart quite a bit for me. The pacing became uneven, the cut from scene to scene disjointed. The logic of the characters became inconsistent and subordinate to the plot. Sometimes it lagged, sometimes it was too hurried. The ending was not, for me, satisfying. It just felt sloppy. I don't know what happened in the production, but it certainly felt like more care was put into earlier episodes versus the latter and I only ended up finishing because of my investment from the earlier episodes . I went from wishing the drama would never end to wondering if it ever would by ep 33, a big disappointment. That's not to take away from the actors. I hope to see Bai Lu and Luo Yunxi collaborate again.

Till the End of the Moon is probably the most spectacular series of 2023 in my opinion as it becomes the most-watched series of the year. The success of the series is no doubt because of the main leads, Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu. Pairing them again after their previous work, Love is Sweet (2020), was such a great idea. They really had strong chemistry there and knowing that they will be pairing again, I have been waiting for their series to come since 2021. Finally, the series was worth waiting for as it becomes the most favorite series of the year.

Many reasons why Till the End of the Moon becomes everyone's favorite apart from the two main characters. First, the exquisite costumes and jewelry, (seriously, Luo Yunxi looks incredibly dazzling as well as magnificent in every costume he wears during the series), gorgeous make-up and hair styles, spectacular special effects, stunning cinematography, first-class chemistry between the two main leads and last but not least the interesting story with good plots.

However, personally, I absolutely believe the scene stealer is Tantai Jin who played by the awesome Luo Yunxi. He portrays his character brilliantly and he's very believable in doing it. I have to admit, I love his visual and expression as Tantai Jin. I guess no one can play the character of Tantai Jin better except him. As if the character was made only for him. And for you all information, I could not take my eyes off the screen whenever I saw him on it.

Too bad the series just ended yesterday, if only it has more episodes, so I can enjoy watching the love story between Tantai Jin and Li Su Su a bit longer. Good bye Tantai Jin, your character willl have a special place in my heart for quite some time. You will be missed by all of us for sure.

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This was such a great surprise for me. I was already prepared for something grand because of the amount of positive reviews and fans this has, but It surpassed my expectations .

The story is just so captivating and powerful and you couldn't possibly ever get bored because every actor plays different characters living different lives and tribulations in different timelines so you are completely hooked since the show starts.

From the beginning you know you will suffer a lot with this genre of cdramas and the amount of angst is real( for every scene of lighthearted and playful love you get 10 of heavy super dramatic and painful scenes) but it is worthy. It is a very deep analysis of all human emotions and shows how experiences in life will shape the person you become.

Huge fan of the character development of this drama, extremely complex personalities and forever conflicted, feeling emotions they don't want or they don't understand but equally necessary for their growth and evolution.

I have watched our main leads in many shows and even together in Love is sweet and I believe both of them are quite great actors ( Bai Lu in The Legends was outstanding), they have great chemistry and its fun watching them.

The effects and costumes are on another level and you can see the quality, but I have to say, (as the one negative thing I find about the series), I didn't like the huge amount of makeup every single character is wearing on each scene, way too heavy and it's actually distracting in many of the scenes, I don't understand what the makeup director was thinking...

Other than that small thing and overall, its an excellent cdrama and I recommend you to watch it 150%, you won't regret it.