Very creative plot and world building. Visually beautiful too with the spells, action scenes and set. What holds this show back a little is the pacing, especially in the second half. There are a few too many unnecessary scenes-romance subplots of side characters I don’t care so much about, scenes that seem to reveal things we already know etc. that can be skipped. But the overall structure of the story is good. Ends on a big cliffhanger but the second season will be out soon.

Acting was honestly wasn’t a strength in this show. The main female lead is decent but most of the rest of the cast is not great (I do like the crown prince though). The main male lead is kind of insufferable in the beginning but he gets a lot better over time. The dialogue gets the point across but otherwise isn’t concise enough or particularly eloquent. Still, the show is worth watching for its fantastic action scenes and very compelling overarching plot.