In a re-edit, I'd cut at least 4 episodes. There is a lot of repetition in the series, a lot of overstated romance and quite a bit of drag using side plots, slow motions and paused dialogue when you already know how things should be ending.

The acting is good, the feeling of injustice in the first part of the series is so apparent and in your face, that you want to strangle the people through your screen. That feeling stays throughout the series and how the characters combat the injustice without succumbing to revenge is the first anchor of this series. The second is fear of the unknown as the basis of exclusion that is apparent in racism, religion, nationalism and more isms that polarise a society into good and bad people, with all the bad that comes with it. It's a fantasy setting and the male lead is a mythical creature, but he's basically a racial minority and undergoes the same hardships. Or a witch from the middle ages, prosecuted for having evil powers. Or a powerful person that cannot be corrupted by wealth and fame - the bane of those in political power positions.

But overall, with each episode I skipped over minutes and minutes of scenes and I'm pretty used to how some KDrama's can drag. This was just overkill.