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I like what Napoleon Bonaparte said: "What is history but a fable agreed upon?" We tend to believe that the history is our teacher but unfortunately there are many examples of deleted or rewritten history. So I appreciate this historical drama for engaging with the topic of the importance of true and honest History. This story is based on a historical note about the year 1762 in Korean history. (This is in the synopsis so it is not a spoiler.) I don't think the theme was developed well enough here, but the important thing is that the question was made and we as viewers are called to reflect about it. Is having a Ministry of Truth a good thing, and why is it bad!

Drama Special format gives us only one hour of story so the producers were limited. Still they spent the first 30 minutes vaguely making us guess what is the theme of this drama. Is it maybe a hidden romance between the prince and his friend historian, or the experience of royal recorders of history? That is why, in the first half of the drama i was confused and sceptical but when the drama finally revealed the true theme, I was able to enjoy the rest. Another observation I have is that the drama has maybe 30 second of women on screen, it is heavy male centric.