I don't think I have ever commented on a drama as much as I did for Empress Ki. I laughed, cried, screamed, giggled and felt some emotions I can't quiet put into words. I felt like I gained a new family which are the cast members and commenters of this show. The story: 9; Two minutes into the show, I turned it off because I hated that a future scene was shown in the beginning. I was sort of being petty, so I continued watching it because the cast and synopsis was eye catching. While watching this show there were moments my heart melted and my vein almost popped. Even with a future scene in the beginning, this show was really unpredictable that I hated myself for watching it while it was airing. Usually in historically dramas there are scenes that will put you to sleep, but for this one you can't help but stay alert while watching it. The plot wasn't scattered or slow, but it was beautifully woven into a work of art. Suspense: The background music for this show especially El Temur "theme" song had me shaking. There were times that I didn't stop shaking because I was too hooked on an episode. Action: epic, sexy, cool and fast Romance: this is what I like to call a girl had the best of triple worlds. Wang yu (ultimate fan), Tal Tal (the new love of my life) and Te hwan( a cute/obsessive devoted lover) Her chemistry with so so and so was too sexy and another unexpected so so and so was all I could fantasize about for some time. Best of all I loved her love when she felt love even though it felt forced/ weak in the beginning. Cast: The entire cast was amazing. I loved everyone and actually missed the actors that played the villains because they were so great. I give a standing ovation to all of them. My ultimate bias was Nyang played by Ha ji won. No one could have played a better Empress ki. She was intelligent, a fighter, cold hearted, sexy, and she never failed me. Te hwan got on my nerves, but he's character was meant to be portrayed like that because of his upbringing. Wang yu and Tal Tal were too cool and sexy. Negatives: Time, like how many months or years passed in certain instances, it played a lot with my emotions because some character were too fucked up (actually a positive b/c it kept me watching) or annoying. Overall: 10; My love for historically dramas heightened because of this drama. Although it was a fictional account of Empress Ki life, I have never watched a historical drama that I wished was real, so my actors would never stop acting.