This drama is really difficult to rate, because it's so uneven. In the beginning, the directing is totally distracting from the story, but don't let that stop you. It dials down a great deal to a normal level. But it stays extremly beautiful all the time. You get a lot of shots and views that are different from other dramas and it's plain fun to look at. There are a few really strong episodes, but then the story turns weird. Well maybe not weird, but it's lacking a lot in the logic department. I think the writing is this dramas biggest flaw. Sometimes it just seems lazy because they skip steps and don't bother to explain how characters got somewhere. I don't want to elaborate on the story flaws though, or else it might turn spoilerish. It was still fairly addictive even without plot logic, mostly because the actors did such an awesome job. They had great chemistry and any scene with the two leads just sucked me in. I liked the OST a lot, but I deducted points because sometimes the music was used inappropriately. I don't like when they use music to hit you over the head with what you're supposed to feel in a scene instead of the music just complimenting the story. I think the ending is not surprising, but largly fitting. It's just that there was sloppy writing all over, too, which deflates the emotional impact it could have had if handled better. I'm not much of a rewatcher, but one might want to rewatch this show for the beautiful images and the couple - but only with skipping a lot of the other stuff. I recommend this to anyone who is bored of all Historicals looking similar. If you want to see something different, this is it.