First of all I finished this show around 2017 and I'm STILL thinking about the story. It was the longest drama I have watched and I was still new to historical dramas but after finishing it I ended up watching so many other similar genres and time periods.

From the reviews I have seen in here the rating really depends on which guy you want for main female to end up with, if you end up liking the wrong ship its gonna be more painful and I have seen more lower scores because of it. There were definitely some parts of the story which made me so annoyed and that happened near the timeskips. I loved empress ki character for how strong she was against villains.

You will see huge character progression, when you start to rewatch it and see the characters from beginning and then look at them near end its amazing what time and events can do to some people even if its good or bad. If you like seeing strong main female, romance, drama and don't mind historical genres and some political side of the palace then watch it. I enjoyed it so much I wish I had forgotten most of the plot so I get to re-experience everything for the first time!