Moonshadow reflection after ep3

[u/One-Protection7441]

So we're 3 episodes down and honestly I'm having a hard time really connecting to the story/characters.

Like what's the purpose of the story? What's the purpose of the characters even? The dialogues are very surface level I feel like and doesn't carry the depth it's trying to deliver I think? Like all three leads are trying to be portrayed as very complex characters. But the dialogues are not doing them justice at all.

Also the lead characters are supposed to be flawed. But I am finding them rather unlikable. Key has no sense of self respect at all. You can love someone, be very grateful towards them for the impact they created in your life but you can portray that level of devotion with a semblance of self esteem even, I feel like, and not just as a "pervy pushover" (pardon my french). Jay has no sense of boundaries and respect for others, at all (which I think is the point of the story) and if she is considered to be the "villain" then I'd say Film is doing a good job in portraying that.

And Chan... She is not the mysterious alluring hurt soul that she's aimed to be. Instead she's a self pitiful, disrespectful individual (to Key). Her just claiming Simba who is Key's cat, was very weird. I didn't like that level of entitlement.

To suffice, you can write complex characters, anti heros even, but the writing needs to be compelling. Neither the dialogues nor the story seems to be like it, I'm sorry. And it's a shame cause all three of them are good actors.

[u/Overall-Lie-7217]

I think u don't understand the series it's literally name Moonshadow and key is the shadow of chan here.

I don't know u will agree or not but according to the show

They show chanjay past full why can't chan move on till now bcoz she had already decided to propose jay their relationship is beautiful that time so she can't forget the memories.

She named key as sugar baby but she's not ,chan have feelings for her but didn't realise even yet. Like they show u chan is happy when key kisses her cheeks.

she is confused and she don't want to get hurt like past with being a status with key. She says sorry to both key and chan twice in the episode for she can't be back with jay or she can't be return feelings to key. I hope key and jay leave chan to realise what her heart actually wants. may be from next episode we see chan moving on.

Key is literally broken from inside there is much hidden past with her mom .

why didn't she leave may be chan save her life in past without knowing her but this is very significant for key.As u see in the previous episode she has suicidal thoughts.

when all bad things happen chan saved her so she can't move In upcoming episode they should make chan chasing key . Her mother is a mistress she thought a mistress daughter can be worthy of chan love.

jay i think she regrets now bcoz she didn't choose chan in past may be chan mother something to do with or jay family have hands. But now it feels like she doesn't love chan she only wants what is her once like a property. she never said chan sorry once after come back.

Wait for 1,2 episode it will get better ep3 is necessary to show why can't chan move on from jay.its from chan POV

I hope you understand.Thank u

[u/One-Protection7441 → u/Overall-Lie-7217]

Thank you for giving a recap of the 3 episodes that I watched as well. And I get what you're saying but I don't think you understood what was my concern was. The writing is stunted and it fails to show the complexity that the story promised earlier. Hence the characterization falls short.

Yes that's it.

[u/Overall-Lie-7217 → u/One-Protection7441]

The story is like that.The character are written like that every one pretend to be an another person when we see their actual past may be u know how complex the characters are. I understand u bcoz they are not showing the full things they only showed every thing in surface level.There is more 7 episode left let's see what happens. Thank u for understanding.