Dalui yeonin : bobogyungsim ryeo

I tend to rate TV series pretty much immediately after watching them. However, since I don't want to make an emotionally unbalanced fool of myself in front of the whole community, I'll take my time this time. For now, I'll just reveal that of all the historical series, this one is definitely my number one at the moment, and that I'll be recovering from it for at least a few days. //// Even two weeks after watching it, I haven't calmed down properly, and every time I come across anything related to this series, my heart rate speeds up. I can still vividly recall some of the pivotal scenes, the depth of which for me is indescribable in words. I’m still carrying that feeling at the end. Listening to the soundtrack almost every day, I am still filled with emotion. I developed a very special relationship with the actors, regardless of whether I knew them before Moon Lovers. The story is so sensitive for me that I can't comment on it. If you ask me what to watch from now on, I'll recommend this. //// I can say that even after two years, I still haven't completely recovered from this show. And I find that incredible, which is why I'm elevating the series to my number one. (04.11.2016)

I'll start off with a bit of a confession – historical TV series, above all the Korean ones, are really hard for me to stomach. For some time now I haven't been able stand them, or rather I find them terrible, there's always so much crying, wailing, and plotting. It's not a genre where I can relax or enjoy great performances because they're all the same – the same uniforms, the same teary and snotty faces because someone just killed someone they love. So I debated for a long time whether to give this series a try, but there was so much interest and praise that I wanted to know why. I very much enjoyed the beginning, and while I hated the eighth prince, that does seem to be the point of the show and his character. It's quite well filmed, great sound, and the actors showed they can act. Of course, the passing of the seasons, and indeed the passage of time altogether, did seem a bit clumsy to me. At times I was lost (especially at the beginning) as to how much of the time Hae Soo was actually there with them. Another thing that bothered me all the way to the end of the series was the language. It was so incredible that she understood them all and they understood her... well, except for a few expressions like “stress" or the “thumbs up" gesture. After all, that dynasty was established over a thousand years ago, not to mention the strong linguistic influences from China at the time. It's just not possible that the Korean language has been preserved like this for over a millennium and everything is relatively easy to understand. My point is not that the characters should have spoken the same language they spoke back then, my point is that they should have shown the differences that are definitely there in the language, which dear Hae Soo would have had trouble understanding. Just since they’re playing the historical accuracy card. Otherwise, I don’t really have anything to take issue with. For me, the historical series syndrome kicked in about halfway through and I stopped enjoying it. If the series had been shorter I probably would have enjoyed it more; now I’m leaving it feeling basically nothing. Yes, Lee Joon-Gi's acting was excellent, clearly the best of the bunch. IU was cute, she kept bugging those peepers so much you were afraid they were going to fall out. The princes were interesting; there was something for everyone. But it didn’t thrill me. Anyway, if you're not allergic to historical series, you'll like this. A better 3 stars. (02.11.2016)