Here we’re! “Moon in the Day” has reached its finish, and let’s see who’s nonetheless standing. This present’s been a shock delight, with leads Kim Young Dae and Pyo Ye Jin giving their all in bringing Do Ha’s (Kim Young Dae’s) and Ri Ta’s (Pyo Ye Jin’s) previous and current to life. With solely the ultimate battle left, right here’s every part that we cherished in regards to the closing episodes!

Warning: spoilers for episodes 13-14 beneath.

1. Do Ha determining Soribu’s weak spot

Despite Do Ha’s guarantees of a cheerful ending in final week’s episodes, he’s hiding an ideal deal from Kang Young Hwa (Pyo Ye Jin). He’s rising weaker in addition to Young Hwa’s thirtieth birthday approaches, and he doesn’t know why, not to mention why Soribu (Lee Kyung Young) has been making an attempt to kill Young Hwa earlier than she hits 30. A go to to the monk Hae In (Shin Yu Ro) clears issues up a little bit. Just like how Do Ha hovered by Ri Ta’s reincarnations for 1,500 years out of craving and never resentment, there should be a motive why Soribu’s doing the identical. And that motive has a deadline.

When Soribu in Seok Chul Hwan’s (Jung Woong In’s) physique retains concentrating on the individuals round Young Hwa, Do Ha realizes why. Soribu’s powers and skill to final this lengthy are linked to the rationale he turned a malignant spirit: to kill Young Hwa on the similar age she was when she killed him. That’s why he hasn’t been working round killing teenage incarnations of Ri Ta. He prefers ready for them to construct a life earlier than taking it from them. If Young Hwa lives previous 30, then Soribu has failed. His han, or the resentful purpose attaching him to the mortal airplane, hasn’t been met, and he dies. But the difficulty is, if that’s true, then Do Ha’s on a timer as effectively.

2. Do Ha determining his personal weak spot

I want we’d discovered extra in regards to the guidelines of what retains ghosts tied to the human world. But all that’s given to us is that deep emotion, be it resentment or love, can bind souls collectively—similar to the lotus seed bracelet that held Do Ha’s fervent will that Ri Ta be protected, saving Young Hwa’s life over 1,500 years later. Young Hwa offers Han Min Oh (On Joo Wan) the lotus seed safety bracelet that’s been stopping Soribu’s assaults. She completely wants it with a view to survive till her thirtieth birthday and for Soribu to fade, however she simply can’t have Min Oh or anybody die due to her, so off goes the bracelet onto Han Min Oh’s wrist. She dares Soribu to get to her as a result of she’s able to burn him down. It’s an ideal second that highlights how Ri Ta and Young Hwa actually are the identical individual. But it’s tempered by the bitter fact Young Hwa doesn’t know but: Do Ha will die as soon as Soribu does.

His remorse, craving, and need to guard her are what stored him to this airplane for thus lengthy. After 1,500 years he had all of it blended up in his head and thought that her loss of life would save him, when his motive for current was to guard her. So when Soribu dies, so will Do Ha as a result of the menace he was making an attempt to guard her from his total life is gone. But, in fact, Young Hwa isn’t warned of this. Do Ha bundles her (and her mates! He’s a supportive man who protects the entire crew) over to a distant home within the countryside to maintain all of them protected till Young Hwa’s thirtieth passes. But Soribu’s not about to go down with out a battle.

3. The closing showdown

Young Hwa is fearful as her thirtieth birthday approaches however will get essentially the most out of each second with Do Ha. They’ve lastly discovered one another once more and keep in mind every part. This is their second likelihood, and he or she’s simply so completely happy to be with him. Her each want includes them being like this sooner or later: watching sunsets on the Han River, celebrating birthday after birthday. So when Soribu crashes down her celebration, she’s terrified however doesn’t anticipate them to lose. After all, she has Do Ha on her aspect, they usually’ve each vowed to guard one another. Only, she critically underestimates what Do Ha meant by safety.

Back in Silla, Do Ha was able to sacrifice the world to save lots of Ri Ta, however she by no means needed that. Now, he’s prepared to guard the world for her and sacrifice himself as a substitute. That’s the type of impact Young Hwa has had on the individuals round her. Even Han Min Oh races all the way in which from the hospital to assist battle in opposition to Soribu and saves Young Hwa from a foul blow. But it’s Do Ha who takes the ultimate stab wound, and Do Ha who lastly kills Soribu. And it’s Do Ha who falls to the bottom after.

Soribu taunts Young Hwa as he dies that his loss of life will set off Do Ha’s. She doesn’t need to imagine it—that they’re doomed even in spite of everything that ache. But it’s true. Do Ha pleads along with her to reside, simply as he did 1,500 years in the past after she stabbed him and ready to kill herself. He asks her to reside effectively and be completely happy. And he dies.

4. The aftermath

Young Hwa’s virtually catatonic afterwards. She wakes up within the hospital solely to freeze upon listening to that Han Jun Oh (Kim Young Dae), the physique Do Ha was in, is seemingly alive and effectively. She races to see him, pondering that Do Ha’s managed to outlive and has come again to her, solely to appreciate that he isn’t again. Rather Jun Oh, the unique proprietor of the physique, who had supposedly incurable coronary heart most cancers and the identical man who supposedly died after cardiac arrest, is again. He doesn’t know her past their interactions previous to Do Ha possessing his physique, and he was 100% imagined to be useless. Min Oh is ecstatic at having his brother again, however Young Hwa crumbles right into a thousand items. Her Do Ha is absolutely, actually gone.

The subsequent yr is a blur for her. She pretends to be okay each single day. Meanwhile, Jun Oh will get chemotherapy and returns to Korea to movie the identical drama that was interrupted a yr in the past. It’s primarily Do Ha and Ri Ta’s story. Min Oh has been cautious to not point out Young Hwa round him as a result of he and Do Ha are two totally different individuals, and there’s no level dredging up the previous. But Jun Oh will get curious upon discovering a field stuffed with Do Ha’s memorabilia with Young Hwa. He requests a gathering along with her, and a heartbroken Young Hwa exhibits up.

The writing truly shines right here as a result of there’s no sudden return of Do Ha’s reminiscences to Jun Oh’s physique. He is not a stand-in for Do Ha. He’s a separate individual and can by no means be the person she cherished. Kim Young Dae does an excellent job in clearly delineating Jun Oh and Do Ha too. Jun Oh tells Young Hwa that for some motive, he stored pondering of her identify throughout chemo and gained this unusual will to reside simply from that. It’s heartbreaking as a result of it means Do Ha’s love for Young Hwa left its mark on Jun Oh’s physique. Jun Oh is grateful and simply needed to thank her. He thinks he has reminiscence loss however says that he plans on forgetting every part and dwelling effectively. And he brings a closing current from Do Ha, a letter he wrote the morning of Young Hwa’s thirtieth birthday, earlier than all of it went improper.

5. The future

Young Hwa reads the letter and sobs her coronary heart out at Do Ha’s heartfelt closing message. He is aware of he doesn’t have a lot time left, however each hour, each minute spent along with her was the happiest in all his many depressing years. He asks her take pleasure in each day even when he can’t be along with her as a result of the lady he is aware of was one who simply needed to reside. Young Hwa takes braveness from these phrases and at last units out to Antartica to reside each day grateful for the time and love he gave her. It’s her flip to carry onto his reminiscence whereas he’s someplace she will’t attain. All of this started when she tried to save lots of Do Ha by killing Soribu however doomed them each. But if Do Ha’s craving stored him by her aspect for 1,500 years, then her craving can bind her soul to his, and he or she’ll await the day they reunite. And similar to that, the years go, the seasons change, and even Kang Young Hwa vanishes again into the earth.

Many, a few years later, Young Hwa’s subsequent reincarnation (Pyo Ye Jin) snaps photos of the identical home Soribu, Do Ha, and Ri Ta used to remain in. She focuses her digital camera on the moon, musing that it’s uncommon to see the moon in the course of the afternoon, when she practically journeys and falls. And a really acquainted face catches her. Do Ha’s reincarnation (Kim Young Dae) seems to be simply as smitten as Do Ha was a millennia in the past when he discovered a very offended murderer in his bed room. The two smile at one another, unaware that this time, they’re lastly going to get the completely happy ending they needed after over 1,500 years of craving.

Show of fingers, who else is crying? Because that was simply heartbreakingly good. This present hasn’t been nice at logical writing (Do Ha in Jun Oh’s physique was seen exterior with Young Hwa for months, and nobody stated something? How did Jun Oh come again when the present stored telling us he was 100% useless and gone? And how did Do Ha not discover Soribu for 1,500 years?). But “Moon in the Day” critically lucked out with Kim Young Dae and Pyo Ye Jin because the leads. These had been highly effective performances, and each emotion was laid naked on each their faces by means of the tragic previous and current timelines. Everything else light to the periphery when these two had been burning up the display. Please unite in one other present!

This was basically a present about craving, love, and loss, with two individuals making an attempt to save lots of one another over and over. It hurts to know that Young Hwa by no means received the completely happy ending she yearned for in her lifetime and that the 2 reincarnations could by no means know the reality of what occurred all these years in the past and the way arduous they at all times fought for one another. Those reminiscences had been so highly effective and delightful that they really feel like they shouldn’t be forgotten as a result of they drive residence how the current is that rather more value celebrating. But who is aware of? After all, Young Hwa began dreaming of the previous the second she met Do Ha and misplaced her safety bracelet. With no such bracelet crucial sooner or later timeline, maybe Do Ha and Ri Ta’s love will attain by means of time and reminiscence as soon as once more to their youthful reincarnations. But what’s for sure is that this: there’s no separating these two. They’ve confirmed it time and time once more. And now, all they’ve ready forward are 1,500 and extra lifetimes of completely happy endings.

Stop, I’m by no means emotionally recovering from this.

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Shalini_A is a very long time Asian-drama addict. When not watching dramas, she fangirls over Ji Sung, and spins thrillers set in more and more incredible worlds. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram, and be at liberty to ask her something!

Currently Watching: “My Demon,” “Moon in the Day,” “The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract,” “Vigilante,” and “A Good Day To Be A Dog.”
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