Kim MC

I love this drama after episode 4 and honestly, it took that many episodes for me to understand the pacing, characters and writing. Throw all the supernatural dramas out the window and start fresh because that is exactly what this is: a fresh and nuanced written show about fate and expectations. I'm all in.

I'm exactly the same way. I started watching it because there was nothing on, but have loved every episode.

Love the article! I'm watching it and also agree, Yang Na Ra owns the darker, sarcastic role.

After the first episode, I was on the fence about how I felt. After the second episode, my train of thought was, "why in the $#!! isn't it like a C-Drama dropping six episodes a week?" This storyline is going to be rich.

Agreed. The production was fantastic, the acting really good but it missed a spark to make it great. I'm thinking episode one was a necessity for explanation.

Thank you for the info!

I know. That's when some amazingly foul language will be spoken to my video screen.

I read your comment and experienced a rush of love for your words. Chumu, as of episode 30, needs to grow up.

I loved seeing them behind bars also. Fine examples of how the penal system should work.

Thank you for this review! I enjoyed "The Fiery Priest" and could see elements of brightness in this plotline, but by episode 12, I was struggling to watch and eventually dropped it. I liked Song Joong-Ki as the anti-hero but disliked the over-the-top bad guys. The inconsistent writing was a big turn-off for me.

I loved this comment! There are occasions of such brilliant writing in one scene to be followed by filler that I want to bang my head against something.

LOL! No, I hit play when there were elements of explanation. I love Scifi and especially time travel and the moments of explanation were what I loved. It was the romantic elements that seemed off kilter and that's when I would hit FF.

Love your article!!! I watched Sisyphus with some fast forwarding in the middle and it really seemed to miss the chemistry between the main couple. I thought Park Shin Hye's character should have romantically belonged with Choi Jae Sun and have them team up to save Han Tae Sul. Han Tae Sul was a cerebral guy with a low EQ; they should have maintained that approach in the script with his growth arc realizing the love and appreciated sacrifice of his brother . Overall, I thought it was good.

Love your comment!

Well said!

I love the Mulan story but would not, COULD NOT bring myself to watch their sh%$show of a movie version. I'm a westerner and could not be happier with Asian dramas that actually have a plot and good acting. Now they are going to make horrible Kdramas too? Great.

Kid friendly. Ugh. I totally agree 100% with your views. The Disney shows produced could not be worse. They took the Marvel series that I absolutely adored and made it into CGI frame with no interesting dialogue or script.

Disney takes beautiful storylines, adds their "special" touch, and then the characters and scriptwriting goes down the toilet. I'm glad that Korea is getting receiving very deserved accolades in movies and dramas but sad that Disney can now screw up the creative themes and writing I've grown to love. Sad news in my book.

The Korean version of "Scarlet Heart Ryeo" did this also and I truly never disliked the change because it allowed story progression through an honest lens. This one seems to being following suit and I'm enjoying it for the same reason.

This drama does indeed settle down to a darker theme past episode 18. Such an unflinching look at inherited entitlement versus laymen class and the trade off of frustration or justice for power in court. I love it.