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There were a lot of things that I liked about it, and a lot of things I didn't. For one, love the main cast. The story is good. The editing fantastic. The one scene of Shen Wan dressing the beheaded bride and applying her makeup was just.... it made me sob. Absolutely beautiful. That's what hooked me in. I just wish that they focused more on the Prince Jin and Shen Yi case than the last 10 or so episodes. I know that they had to lead up to them having the power to investigate, but it resulted in the main crux of the show feeling rushed. It's also upsetting that the traitor Yan Han wasn't properly condemned. I know that it would "shake the foundation of the country" or whatever, but didn't they just give a speech about letting the law handle him? and then it just.... didn't? To me, the writing was really strong in the beginning and started losing steam halfway through, barely carrying the same momentum til the end. Overall though, was definitely a good watch and would recommend it. Just not top of my list of dramas this year!