Navpreet

That's fair. I like rating purely on my enjoyment.

Interesting! Thanks for sharing. It's my very first time watching a drama as soon as it airs, so that's a relief to hear. I hope you're right about this. It'd be a shame if this goes severely under the radar like this.

Whoa, it was 8.1 when I first looked here. I can't believe it was an 8.7 before. Maybe the ratings are being botted or bombed on purpose for sensitive content.

Interesting. Maybe you're just not into melodramas? I did find this to be more melodramatic than the trailer showed it to be. To me, it really seemed like Jae-yi and the supposed Hong rang's arcs in finding the strength to move on from their traumas and suffering were the real focal points of the story, rather than even the mystery of her brother. It felt like a character study to me, which is why you could notice that there were scenes which really lingered on the silent interactions between the two as they were going through the very same pain of losing something and resonating with each other. In Jae-yi's case, it was facing her brother's loss, and in the supposed Hong Rang's, it was his identity and courage to truly face his pain. Outside of that, the mystery surrounding her brother was also interesting, and I also found the sins and devious antics of the Min Family very interesting to follow on.

yes, 7.9 is ridiculous.

I really can't understand how someone can find the story pointless. You act like none of the many character arcs or plot points exist which get carefully resolved. You're entitled to your opinion though.

I expected it to be darker, but I still think it's very dark for a saeguk seeing the torture inflicted on Jae-yi, the entire idea of scarring and destroying innocent children to use as talismans to become a god, Hong rang's quest to kill himself, etc. It's not something normal kdrama watchers would expect.

It's still worth watching. Very satisfying ending :(

Absolutely! I would love to read the novel if it's translated.

As someone else pointed out, the score statistics and the overall score of the drama aren't adding up. This should be over an 8 right now, so why did it drop?

Yes, it's amazing

sad ending

This was my first ever Jo Bo Ah drama, and I was really impressed by her. I thought she was fantastic and expressed different sides of herself perfectly. What didn't you like about her acting?

You don't think being exposed to that many chemicals like arsenic alum is harmful for the body? It's mentioned pretty clearly too.

Sorry I meant to delete that first line. I wish I could spoiler specific lines. There's nothing else spoilery (I think?).

I don't understand why it dropped, this should at least be an 8.5 or higher. I normally only pick dramas to watch from 8+ and this definitely deserves it wth

Definitely will watch them both! I've been interested in them for a while now, and I've become a huge fan of him from this drama. His role in this was fantastic.

I think he just lost himself in his feelings for her, especially since she remembered how he saved her the day of her wedding. That made him feel he had a chance to be with her and escape his role. If she truly hated him or believed that he was her brother, she wouldn't have reacted as lightly as she did.

yes, for me an 8.5 or higher is needed

I don't think it was that obvious. I didn't know who Kim Jae Wook was when I started this, and I was fooled into believing it was the really crazy painter, after Hong rang mentioned that the prince was painting with the wrong hand.