The novelty of these short c dramas hasn't worn off yet, so I might be a bit too generous with ratings but, man, aren't they so much fun to watch? I am a sucker for butterflies inducing chemistry and time slip (groundhog day and fall into a novel/drama ) tropes and here I was served! Basically, I want more!

The plot is same as in many other dramas (a girl falls into a novel as a secondary character and falls for the main lead) but the execution is perfect: you can see that the budget was not limited too much since the sets and costumes were imposing!

There is nothing much to say about the plot itself since it had been done before many many time so we get to see again the same old tropes of palace battles for power, evil step mother and concubine, a second brother in love with the queen and the queen herself melting the king's cold and cruel heart with her joy and quirkiness. See, already seen!

I only wished the ending were a bit longer and that they explained it better though it was fairly obvious but I needed a few more scenes in the present. It needed one more episode! Maybe it was explained in the second season!

The chemistry was nice but apart from a couple of steamy kisses it was really tame. The main leads' banter and interactions were fun to watch and sparkly.

The high production value was very much obvious but for one thing: foam used for snow did not look like snow at all so the actors covered in foam looked like someone who came out of the bath when the water suddenly stopped running! The music was the usual violins and flutes and zither but I liked it since it is very earwormy....I cannot get it out of my head. But that happens with every short historical c drama (the only kind of c drama I watch!).

I watched it on viki: fortunately they have it because on youtube there are so many soundless parts (I gather it has to do with music rights!).