I usually don't pay attention to reviews before I watch a shows because it's just opinions. Everyone's tastes are different. I'm usually drawn to shows that have low ratings. Most people just watch for their favs not really the plot or story anyway so I'd rather watch for myself. The show was very entertaining. It showed how ruthless people are for power. Everyone had evil intentions that's what made it so entertaining. You didn't know who was really good or bad. They all had villain tendacys. The plot twists were everything. I know people didn't understand the first half but just look at it showing how Song lived, their version of the situation and the rest was Wei's story. It was like Game of thrones so to speak. I loved it. I'd watch it again.