Favourite characters:

Byung yeon (The guard):
The mysterious aura and his facial expressions said it all in this drama. One of the strongest character and I rewatched the scenes he was in.( thank god they dint let him die)

The queen:
One of the best character with story arc else every other character is one one sided while queens character had multiple layers to it and she did a good job .

Yoon sung (the second lead):
His character was a saviour of all. Though there wasn’t much ups and down to the character he did a good job playing the character. I even felt sympathy towards the end unlike the other characters where I couldn’t feel a thing.

Story: Though the visuals are good and so is the story. There is not an ounce of reality to it. The chemistry between leads is zero as the story doesn’t allow them to develop feelings slowly and over time. Certain situations are so unreal like hiding behind umbrella ( you gotta be kidding me)

Casting: The drama had potential to be great if they casted better actors. I couldn’t relate to the leads romance nor to the enmity between rivals nor friendship and hatred between characters. If the leads were better same goes with the kings character. As every person in drama makes or breaks it. I simply cudnt watch the romance between leads. I simply waited for the plotting and politics scenes. ( ohh also waited for our beloved guard to take the screen space)

Over all: good story but presentation and casting could have worked wonders. ( for example in goblin and scarlet heart where even smallest role is played by good actors which made them re watchable )