The Moon Embracing the Sun

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2012

TV-PG

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7.9/10

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Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.

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Episodes20

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Wed, 04 Jan, 2012

S1.E1Two Suns and a Moon

Young Yeon Woo, the daughter of a noble family, attends a ceremony honoring her brother at the palace, where she runs into Crown Prince Hweon.

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Thu, 05 Jan, 2012

S1.E2Two Moons and a Sun

Yeon Woo's brother, Heo Yeom, is appointed to teach the Crown Prince, who does not welcome the new teacher. Meanwhile, Queen Yoon plots a conspiracy.

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King Lee Hwon

Lee Hwon (young)

Heo Yeon-woo …

Heo Yeon-woo (young)

Prince Yang-myung

Yang-myung (young)

Yoon Bo-kyung

Yoon Bo-kyung (young)

Heo Young-jae

Heo Yeom

Heo Yeom (young)

Seol

Seol (young)

King Sungjo

Queen Dowager Jung-hui

Nam Bo-ra

Princess Min-hwa

Jin Ji-hee

Min-hwa (young)

Song Jae-rim

Kim Jae-woon

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Jin Soo-wan

Jung Eun-gwol

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What even was that?! I would have rather gotten lost in a liminal space than watching this. The entire portion of the plot involving the kids was absurd and uncomfortable. They had no idea how to structure the narrative with the kids which led to a handful of subsequent problems that couldn't be fixed. About 80% of the drama was wasted on a single weak point of tension. The longer runtime made the tension even weaker. The following events didn't matter for how little investment the viewers have had in the first place. While the cast was mostly okay, Han Ga In didn't feel right in this drama.

ParkMin09 Dec, 2023