I finally watched this after much debate. I had considered skipping it altogether because I doubted how well IU's acting would be. Scarlet Heart proved to be a major letdown where she simply failed to deliver during the most emotional scenes. What a pleasant surprise it was to see that she had improved since. Overall I did enjoy the show but did not find it as bingeworthy as I would have expected. Maybe it was the longer episodes, where sometimes I would catch myself being distracted and not paying attention. The backstory between Manwol and Chungmyung was beautifully captured and delivered. It almost made me wish that was the main story instead. The main leads, seemed to lack some chemistry. I just did not feel the same attraction as I did with Chungmyung.

Overall very aesthetically pleasing with the constant outfit changes from IU and the OST was beautiful. I would say for me, it was more a show I watched more for the nice visuals over the storyline.