Netflix's Over The Moon has a happy ending on the surface, but when one peers deeper, a major character is left heartbroken and feeling incomplete.

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Over The Moon, now streaming on Netflix.

Over The Moon focuses on Fei Fei, a heartbroken young girl who can't cope with the loss of her mother. She also can't accept herfathergetting engaged to a new woman,Mrs. Zhong. Fei Fei decides to prove toher dad that a couple should be eternally bound to each other,so she goes to the moon to find the goddess Chang'e, who's hopefully been reunited with her soulmate, Houyi.

In Fei Fei's mind, this will confirm that no one can replace someone's true love; therefore, no one can replace her mom. While Fei Fei's experience shows her what love isactually about,and she learns to accept her stepmother and stepbrother, the endingis not as happy as it seems.

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This is due to what happens to Chang'e, who goes through her own journey on the dark side of the moon. Long ago, shetook immortality pills, which sent her to the moon and separated her from Houyi.Chang'e hoped she'd bereunited with Houyi's soulwhen he died, believing hisspiritwould meet her on the moon.This wasn't the case, so she has the Jade Rabbit, a wizard,make her potions to bring him there. It's also prophesiedthat Fei Fei will bring a gift toChang'ethat will help reunite her with Houyi.

The potion's catalyst is the Jade Rabbit and Fei Fei's pet bunny, Bungee, fallingin love. Furthemore, the amulet Fei Fei's mother gave her is the final piece needed for the ritual. Chang'e has grown tired of waiting on her lover's soul, so when the Jade Rabbit finally cracks the potion, she's all too excited. However, the story gets dark from here because Houyi arrivesonly for a few seconds,telling Chang'ethat sheneedsto move on.

As he disappears, it's heartbreaking, with Chang'e going into a depression and blacking out her kingdom. She would recover when she realizes Fei Feiis suffering from abandonment issues too. While she reignites Lunaria and sends Fei Fei home with her lesson learned, Chang'e still has a feeling of emptiness and despairshe must learn to cope with.

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Shedoesn't get closure,spends barely any time with Houyi anddoesn't get to apologize for taking the pills in the first place. Chang'edoes the right thing for Fei Fei, but she's resigned to living life alone on the moon, knowing she's actually the onewho abandoned her soulmate.

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