The story itself when compared to the Chinese version of scarlet heart, is very lacking. But then again the Chinese version is also much longer than the Korean version. The story itself was acceptably good, but since I have watched the Scarlet Heart (CN version) I found it hard to accept the story. It is very mediocre compared the CN one, the CN one had many scenes where everything broke my heart, this one is more "cutesy" and it is too easy to do some of the things like raiding the castle. While the development of the characters could be extreme and somewhat inaccurate, this is still quite a good drama to watch. The music is amazing and has a perfect mix of modern and ancient. I would rewatch this, simply because it is less heart wrenching than the other version.