Griped me from the first episode. Thrilling, intriguing, exciting and enjoyable. The acting is superb, especially of the evil king, he did the best job, I've seen him in many plays but this one is defiantly his best work The rest did a wonderful job too. All characters portrayed their work so good that you loved the good and hated the evil ones with a vengeance. saw and then re saw with my husband again and enjoyed both times equally. Sageuk lovers don't miss on this one. Overall: highly recommended.Enjoy!