Its a slap to other dramas with 9 rating.Now way this can be compared to dramas like flower of evil etc
I don't recall being a popular drama is equivalent to being a good story drama. People has to like it enough to rate higher although does it mean it's a good story? not all cases. It's all about how much people enjoyed the drama vs how you think what people should be watching and rating. For example my favorite drama ( best kdrama ever produced in South Korea) is " dear my friends" and rate a 10 cuz I love it and enjoyed it enough to watch multiple times. AoS's story is not even 1/10 close to that drama in term of story telling but I am still enjoying this and I rated a 10 because I like it. You can't say that's not a correct rating according to you but to me it is worth it.
My biggest disappointment was (and I wonder if it's just me) that after finishing the drama I feel that Jang Uk…
The writer got lost while writing the FL character and lost track on how to make the story makes sense. BUT guess what I like it and stop thinking if the story makes sense or not. Yep I watched kdramas for the actors 99.99% of the times.
I think she did pretty well. I am not claiming she's the best actress out there but she's improving which is good and who knows she might win award cuz I have seen weak actors being awarded in kdrama/ k industry world.
8.5 for finishing.
10 for finishing and if I liked it.