DON’T let the number of episodes chase you away.
It is a very easily watchable sageuk (historical k-drama) that you might love.

The character of the king was very fun and lovable unlike usual kings in other sageuks.
And Dong Yi is a very lovely person.
I love how she carried herself with such noble grace.
And you don’t know whether to sympathize with or hate the bad people.

It very enjoyable overall.
And it keeps you wanting to watch more. It doesn’t get dull.
You may want to skip the first five episodes if you’d like to jump straight into the plot. Don’t deem the drama worthy or unworthy based on the first five episodes skip them to get to the main plot.
A drama worth investing your time in.
It keeps getting more interesting.

Exciting, sympathetic and made me cry.
It knows how to frustrate the viewer then satisfy them.

Really romantic (innocent but lovely).
I got tired at some point during the dragging part, but it was all worth it.

Watching a real sageuk like Dong Yi put to shame 98.5% of the modern historicals and fusion sageuks.
It was a beautiful journey.