onlyindramas

A beautifully executed Saeguk tale with a commanding heroine and hero. I went into this for Ji-Hyun and Sang-Min is winsome, too. The story was well laid out, with a nice tense political arc and personal relationship dynamics. The pacing was perfect, I was engaged every week and crucially it started off with a bang.
What usually makes it for me where romance is involved is the chemistry and these two had a solid connection that built up as the story developed and some incredibly beautiful cinematography and costumes. It was the most intricate plot but I liked that for this drama, it just worked well, it didn't over complicating plotlines. The side characters were all fantastic and added to the overall story. Surprisingly the second female lead was adorable.