I haven't been this enamored with a drama and a drama couple chemistry in a while. I decided to pick up this drama because I heard the Song Jae Jung, writer of W wrote this as well so I was super excited! I was stuck in the hotel for a day so I started watching; I was immediately drawn in and got through 2/3rd's of it in a day. I have to say, so far, I surprisingly liked this more than W. The magic, or fantasy plot lines, made more sense to me here than in W (Of course, I might eat my words after I watch episodes 14-16 of W haha) Besides from that, I could follow each twist here-maybe because this type of fantasy is more my thing? I can tell that the writer in a way was inspired by QIHM for W because some of the twists felt familiar, execution wise. The magical time travel element felt very realistic to me-the rules were established and the drama stayed consistent, both with the characters and the plot. I'm admittedly a softie when it comes to an epic romance and QIHM had that in spades. It was realistic and genuine, so much so that the palpable longing could be felt across a humongous gap of 300 years. I just loved the soft yet passionate chemistry between Ji Hyun Woo and Yoo In Na. Their relationship was built slowly but truthfully and didn't have any trivial misunderstandings. After all, their biggest obstacle was time itself! Thus, I was sold by the second episode. And can we please give some love to our male lead Boong Do? He's honestly one of the best male leads I have ever seen. He doesn't do noble idiocy, he isn't a jerk at first-he's just honest, kind, intelligent, and logical. He's like a typical second male lead but instead he's a male lead here. I didn't like Yoo In Ha in The Greatest Love because she was the annoying second lead. Here, however, she was bubbly and wore her heart on her sleeve- very endearing. As I said, JHW and YIN have a great chemistry and In Na's sobbing scenes were so on point for me that I cried along with her. The drama never slowed down for me; from beginning to end, it was a rollercoaster of emotions and twists. The transitions between modern and sageuk were seamlessly done and the stylistic directing completely added to the overall drama feels. The angst didn't feel draggy. If anything, it felt authentic and the payoff was just oh so gratifying. So much love for this fabulous fusion drama that I wish I found it earlier! The OST tugged on my heartstrings, especially when the sageuk traditional song came on, played by the Erhu. However, I can see that supporting characters weren't as important, or weren't used well enough and that's the only tiny complaint that I had while watching this drama. The heart and soul of this drama is carried by the lovely romance between the star-crossed lovers and the obstacles they overcome together. Everything else kind of blurred into the sidelines for me. I recommend wholeheartedly for those that are suckers for a great romance, as I am. I heart you, show.