Ok here i go. I hate long reviews so i`ll try to keep it short. 1st of all this show is an excellent historical drama. It will pull you in for every single episodes. Story - Main point reunification of Korea, but it follows Dukman jounery and how she climbed and over come the many obstacles to become Queen. Politics - The political game was AWESOME and is one of the main driving force behind this drama. i loved it for my brain was working trying to figure out Mishil, Dukman and Bidam next move especially MISHIL!!! (love her) Mishil - The evil one, She`s by far the most brilliant of them all and is my number-1- character. Her postion of seju is one that she did indeed deserve, but lost due to her ambition of trying to become Queen and ruler of shila. Her death was a lost to the show, even thought Bidam did a good job of fillin in. Bidam - Mishil`s son with a sacred bone (royality) and Dukman`s true love. His devotion to her is by far the best in the show and border`s obession at times. Dukman - Twin daughter to the King, but was sent away for her own safety. Her fight for her country was one of the building blocks and a key stone in the unification process. Yushin - 1st love for Dukman and Chief marshall of shila. His devotion to shila is unsurpass by no one. He`s a Gayan by birth but accepted Shila as his country, that does not mean he turned his back on his people. For he stood up for them n fought for them on countless occassions. i cant bother to go thru everyone, but every character plays a very important role like pieces on chess board. All in all this is a masterpiece and is for persons who love history, political game play and love to think. WATCH IT!!!