User reviews

Great show! Cant wait to see the finale although I already know how it will end. On the whole it is authentic, and close to historic events and what is known about the main protagonists. I think the supporting actors eclipse the main characters and take center stage as the show nears it end, perhaps due to the fact that the King of Goryeo was young and inexperienced in military drills and tactics, and relied upon others to guide him. The royals here are polished, refined and predictable, so less captivating than monarchs with complex, often paranoid and sometimes distasteful personalities. So the downside is that the young king and his entourage of consorts can come across as 'boring'. But the action scenes do the trick in keeping the audience glued to the screen.

At least up to episode 16, the story was pretty good, and it did follow most of the records shown in Goryeosa between the year 1009 and 1011. However, starting from episode 17, the story became rather disappointing and rushed, even to the point that the original author of the story criticizing the show for not following the actual historical records (which is indeed true). I really liked this show, but I believe it should have ended at episode 16. It lost historical accuracy after that, which made me feel regretful of even watching the series in the first place. I do have to say that the actors' performance are overall pretty good though. Too bad their abilities are wasted here.