The Gentle Moon Tiger

we'll stay here for a whiiiiile

Hello, sorry for the late response

First of all, there are few minor misunderstandings throughout the series that are very small and they get solved rather quickly I would say. The bigger issues come from the lies. The first one actually doesn't have that much of an impact, because the ML seems to forgive the FL for it very quick, he just acts a bit more cocky for a day or two. The second lie is the one which made them break up for 10 years, but that's where the time jump comes in and we see that the ML forgives her pretty quickly (more on that later) because he needs her like air. It is worth noting though, that the FL is not an evil figure here and the lie that broke them apart wasn't malicious, they both truly loved each other and that's just how it happened at that time. This series captured the heartwrenching scenes from both of the character's view very well.

Now coming back to the "present time" ML. He seemingly *tried* to be red flag after seeing her again after that many years because he felt really hurt. But it only lasted about one episode. He just naturally forgives her and even clings to her as if nothing happened. They just both naturally come back to each other and there's no more misunderstandings or lies. Plus the FL makes up for the lie in the last few episodes after seeing the impact that it had on the ML.

So from my point of view they handled everything well enough. This drama in my opinion was very beautiful in many ways: the cinematography, the songs that they used, the originality of some scenes and the acting of course. I totally recommend it, just keep in mind that it's not a fluffy and light drama, though there are so many heartwarming and cute scenes ☺️

Ah I see, so it will probably take at least 1.5-2 years or more for it to air

okay, I'll skim through the episodes and will get back to you soon

I KNOW!! Both of them loved each other so much in their own ways

I get it, the past and the present usually have very different vibes in time skip dramas, that's how I felt about Speed and Love. The good news is that in this drama it partially comes back to what it was because they start bickering again and stuff. It's not the same though, I'll admit

well... do you mean the impact of it? the misunderstanding itself? what type of misunderstandings would trigger you?

you get ittt, though I find myself being able to enjoy both, depending on the mood. I actually don't like dramas where they sparkle the most random temporary drama just for the sake of making it more dramatic, like either give us nothing or commit to it fully! I find a lot of office type dramas doing it 😓

you can never predict who's wearing a wig in cdramas (for the most part) 😆

as for the drama itself, yes, it had plently of *drama* and trauma in it 🥲💔 it was even toned down from the novel (?) But in my opinion they made up for it with episodes 17-18 and the last few ones too. I think an 8/10 is totally fair, though my personal rating is higher due to my preferances :)

yes!! I noticed that too! they're finally bringing more realistic details to dramas

This drama made me realise that I actually love when dramas stab me in the heart with their traumatic and heart-wrenching scenes but then proceed to give the most lovable and cute interactions between the leads like nothing happened. THAT'S how you know that the characters are truly meant for each other and will continue to survive together through all the ups and downs ❤️

I'm a little worried that he got overwhelmed with the sudden wave of followers and the fact that his fam cave now has over 120k people in it 🤯 hopefully he'll continue to be his silly self without restrains

wait what do you mean by copy paste? If you're referring to the novel, that's the whole point, because it was adapted from it and actually a lot of things were changed
I'd also argue that it's definitely not a romcom

Yes!! Loved these too ❤️

Technically both of them had huge trauma, but yes, ML was always a ray of sunshine!! Peak golden retriever energy 😌

I also noticed so many iconic scenes that I've never seen elsewhere, like the bus and motorcycle scene or the 4th wall breaking scene where they were assembling the matryoshkas 🪆🤣

Awesome! I hope you enjoy it <3
It goes downhill from the second half of episode 18 and their relationship gets better around the middle of episode 24 with no "downs" from there on relationship wise, so you can decide whether you'll want to continue it :)

agreeee! My favorite is "Sunburn", it just hit all the right emotions

Personally I was a tiny bit bored towards the end when they discussed work related things, but other than that I completely agree!

I honestly thought that she didn't know until she herself mentioned it

okay, you do you, I do recommend to watch episode 17 though, because there's so many cute scenes with them and there's only happiness on their side! Just skip the scenes with Jiang Yan and you'll be good 😁