Ackery

Not to be rude, but the majority of the cast is extremely famous.
There are people that have starred in well known or even awarded series and movies.
Yoo Ji Tae has starred in Healer and Oldboy (probably one of the most famous korean movies worldwide.)
Jeon Jong Seo doesn't have that many projects under her belt, but in her debut role she starred in Burning, a movie that won two awards in Cannes along with many other awards and it is very famous to people that like cinema. Plus The Call (a netflix movie)
There are other impressive names in the cast, like Park Hae Soo (squid game, prison playbook), Kim Ji Hoon (that became extremely famous after Flower of evil), Park Myung Hoon (he starred in Parasite - the first ever non-English film to win the oscar of the Best Picture plus Crash landing on you)
Looking at what they have starred in, the cast is stellar and even the international audience that may not watch kdramas will know some of them!

Obviously a good cast, doesn't mean that the series will be good, but there are certainly some huge names included in the lineup.

Imo an 8.5 is pretty high especially after the first episode that wasn't that great to deserve a 8.8 rating.
Besides that though, rating will stabilize after a few weeks.

He doesn't have much screen time comparing to the FL in the first episode, but it seems like he will play a vital role in the future and he will have more screen time.
I think he is one of the MLs, but so far this is more revenge centred and I feel like the other ML will be more ''active'' in the first eps.

It is two eps per week. It is just that most platforms released the first episode one day later.
Dramacool is not an original platform so don't trust it too much.

Could be.
To be honest the King is not really a well written character. He is supposed to know how the whole game works. He is in the palace for years, he has been personally affected by what has happened so far and he seemed to have a plan in the first 2 eps, but now it seems that the FL that barely had any experience in the palace and wasn't planning to come back is acting much smarter than the King.

I don't know about NCIS because I haven't watched it, but it is the same concept that is happening in a different country and as a result there will be differences in some things. The main plot will be about the heist but there will be differences in the plot since this is not just a a heist happening in S. Korea but a heist
happening after the unification of South and Norh Korea. That means that there will probably be great differences regarding the politics and also differences with the characters since they will probably have a different background story.

That's exactly what I was thinking while I was watching episode 9 today.
Even though in the beginning it seemed like he would be the main player, right now he is overshadowed by other characters that know much better than him how to play this political game.
His character is not interesting and he doesn't have that spark that other main leads in historical dramas have. I don't know if he is blinded by love or if he is just not that smart, but I am also hoping that he has a great plan that has not been revealed yet and he is fooling everyone including the audience. However, to be completely honest, I doubt it.

Have fun then!

It is still appreciated though. Not many people acknowledge that a show is well written, if they don't vibe with it ❤️

I think it is better to drop this (if you haven't already)
This is one of those shows that you will other really like or find boring.
It is character driven series. You will either find the characters interesting and relate with them or you will find them boring to watch and could not care less about what will happen to them.
It is not like many exciting things will happen plot-wise.
If you still don't like it, you don't relate to the characters in any way and you are halfway through , it is safe to say that you will probably not enjoy the rest of it. It is a hit or miss kind of show.

I really like the fact that even though you didn't vibe with the show you mentioned things without making them sound like they were badly written. After reading this, I feel like I will enjoy this show quite a lot. Netflix better hurry up though, cause I am losing my patience.

It may be in the 4th quarter of the year 😭😭😭

This is my review in case you want more info: https://kisskh.at/profile/Ackery/review/206981

But yes, if you don't feel like reading it, for me it is a very poorly written series that isn't worth your time.
However if you wanted to watch it, I would suggest that you give the first two episodes a chance to get a general idea of what this series will be like.

I wasn't planning to watch this, but now I will definitely not watch it.

"they obviously did not have enough plot for 8 episodes, so they had to invent some random issues that had no place to exist and be part of the show..."
I laughed at this more than i should have. There are so many shows like this around, I don't need another one...

It isn't

It isn't available here either.
I will have to wait for viki too! At least I will feel nice watching it legally 😂

I totally agree. I feel like there won't be a problem with subs though. Viki works with volunteers so I get it that the subs will delay, but it will also be on VIU and I think they will provide subs immediately.

She and her perfect husband

I didn't know about that. I hoped that it would be one season, with the duration of the episodes being a bit longer, especially since the original was supposed to be only two parts and it got dragged because of its success.
I suppose it will depend on the success of the first season this time too.
Regardless, I hope it is good!

Thank you very much!