It's rare for me to give a 10 rating anymore. Especially for a melodrama when I'm more of a romantic comedy viewer. I also try to stay away from 30 episode dramas because that is a lot of dedicated time. However, I can see why this dramas final episode viewership rating was 50.8% becoming the 25th highest rated drama of all time. It is such a well written story and so well acted. It jump started the careers of Yoon Si Yoon and Joo Won. I admit Kim Takgu's outlook on life bugged me as being clueless however as I watched through I got it. The idea that good can triumph over evil. You can't help cheering for the underdog. Such a good life story. It took me 2 years to finally get around to watching it and glad I finally did. I recommend it to other watchers.