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A very emotional movie that is worth every minute watching. I tried not to cry but couldn't help it -- deep on so many levels and well made. A good family film.

I finished this - a hot mess. Not worth the additional time to complete. Story disjointed and improbable and ending is questionable for the viewers taste. I wouldn't recommend wasting 24 episodes on this when there are more creative and more entertaining dramas out there.

I just started to marathon this same drama and at 5 p.m. Saturday and feel the same way you do -decided to recheck MDL before making my decision to drop and found your comment. I really want to complete this and give a chance but I've already gone beyond the 1/2 way point. Will try to go to 18 episodes before tomorrow morning and then decide whether to finish. Everything you said is true - I call it a lack of editing and direction with a purpose. Nonsensical situations and other trivia to distract.

Excellent drama. Started off with so many characters I was confused - however, I just printed the cast list from Wikipedia and it provided a sure-fire guide each night to who is who and helped me follow the storyline. I enjoyed the younger actors and only wished they would have kept their storyline going a little longer. However, I can watch Shawn Dou forever.

I dropped - Revolutionary Love, Liar and Lover, Hwrang. Pretty Li Hu Zhe;
I loved: Chicago Typewriter (one of the most original and best this year for me) Romantic Doctor Kim and Suspicious Partner
I skipped episodes -but finished - while we were sleeping, Emperor of the Mask
I watched though I confess bored with drama - Temperature of Love

apologize = just Painter of the Wind

Add Painter of the Wind and Sungkyunkwan Scandal. Both were excellent

I persevered and made it to the end. I think the viewers should be compensated to make it through these 100 plus episodes. They always start off with a unique storyline and you are lured to watch more and more episodes with cliffhangers. Then around episode 50 or more you feel the drag, the repetitions of dialogue, the illogical scenarios. It would be better to break these storylines into different production projects than hyperextend to the point of ridiculous or absurd. In the end I didn't like any of the characters -- felt like PSY - two faced all of them.

Love this actress- waiting for her return to acting. Sorely missed. Congratulations on the birth of your twins. Harder to be a career woman and mom at the same time but hope she is up to the challenge.

In the beginning of my K drama addiction, I found find it hard to drop a drama after investing more than 6 hours in it. I would drop a drama after about 2 episodes or even one episode only if no redeeming qualities or poor acting or repetitive storyline. I have learned to let a drama air to its completion and read reviews. If good comments I will add them to my watchlist and defer watching current airing dramas. My problem is the 60 and 100 plus episodes. Some of them are awful but you put in so much time watching you feel like an ass drawn to water that you must drink. I lose interest but continue to the boring end -- and just give a bad rating if I remember. Your article is good because it gives standards for dropping. I am going to write them down as an "addicts guide" so I move on to quality versus quantity. In the past two years I have been heavily drawn to Chinese (especially historical or period dramas) and Japanese dramas because there are fewer episodes (can marathon in a day). Thanks for the article.

Story writers are challenged to maintain viewer interest over long episodic periods. One family of villains vs other families of good but sometimes evil people interweaved. The story is addictive if you have time to waste in your life --mindless entertainment for the soap opera crowd. I 'm on episode 99 now and when I look back I realize the writers were good at keeping me hooked from day to day with good cliffhangers. Will hang in there to the predictable end.

the drama was okay - gave it a low rating because it repeated too many storylines and seemed unable to move forward without taking two steps backwards. Really did not like the lead actress who was too reactionary and over attendant to everyone except herself - unnecessary self sacrifice syndrome.

Really enjoyed. Wrote a review - I only ask viewers to read the history of the period and you will get a greater appreciation of this drama --- I am still upset about Princess Agents (rushed ending) - none of that here - therefore I feel every hour was worthwhile watching. A story within a story within a story about the early unification of China. You love and hate but you begin to understand -- that is why the last episode and last incidents were so prophetic. It is always about understanding -- the other person's point of view.

The drama is finally displaying the ruthless nature of the 1st emperor of China. It is impossible to continue this drama as only a lovey-dovey romance when history is on the side of him being pure coldblooded. I always remember we started this drama with him killing his young half brothers.

Very different, very engaging, great editing, and the story is mesmerizing. Really enjoy each week, watching to see if the director, writer, and editor can really sustain this intense of a drama week after week. So far very successful and unique story.

Very bad ending - and the movie really didn't have a story to tell. without character development. No feelings or emotions could be shared with this waste of film.

I just decided to add to my list and I'm reading some of the comments. On episode 38 and this drama drags for me. I am trying to finish because there is always a problem when you invest so much upfront time watching these dramas -- you feel compelled to finish as opposed to dropping. I am struggling and I see from other comments I should have done my research first. My complaint -- choppy and illogical scenes and story lines..

I just decided to add to my list and I'm reading some of the comments. On episode 38 and this drama drags for me. I am trying to finish because there is always a problem when you invest so much upfront time watching these dramas -- you feel compelled to finish as opposed to dropping. I am struggling and I see from other comments I should have done my research first. My complaint -- choppy and illogical scenes and story lines..

This is my favorite drama right now -- I watch about 10 per week. The fight scenes and romantic tension is excellently portrayed. The acting is good and because I love history I have been introduced to a very important era in Chinese history. After researching most of the characters I am addicted -- there is a high level of historical accuracy (except G Li - who appears to be introduced to soften the emperor's image). Scenery and props are outstanding. Dialogue flows smoothly. Typical conflicts of the harem are there but even this familiar theme is not boring. When you read how history portrays the characters you will understand the director's and writer's perspective in maintain historical accuracy and not just a fantasy for the viewers. I was so upset after watching 7 days a Queen because it was all fantasy with no disclaimers. This drama is sticking to history as close as it can and I appreciate it more and more each episode. I am enjoying each and every episode.

Lots of issues in this movie. Social injustices, bullying, rape, abuse, privilege, inadequate police protection and consequences are all adequately explored in this short film Even though this is a movie about teenagers it is not something I would recommend for early age teen viewers.Very adult like themes. At the end, you are left wondering what the back story was for the disabled man and his daughter.