Okok let’s just talk about this show real quick.... I am going to try my best to keep it both simple and bluntly honest. So other viewers let’s not get into a heated argument if you disagree with me rather let’s open up an area of discussion :)

So first of all, I watched this drama fully till Ep 30+ I started to skim through till the end but hear me out! I know and have an rough idea of WHATS WHAT. I am rather impatient and hard to please when it comes to things like these because I have a preference or expectation that is something to be discovered when I watch these dramas. So the fact that I watch a 36 episodes in two days. In full. Is a new achievement for me. Nothing to be proud of but still :)

Anyways, back to the topic at hand. I am gonna try my best not to release much spoilers but. This drama have unexpectedly pleased me and created this whole other genre of preference that I didn’t even know I desired. The plot of the show was interesting, entertaining, intriguing and it made me in a state of anticipation every time I switched it on to watch.

Mmmm it’s not completely perfect but it was rather good, like really up there. The characters especially the second leads , have done a job well done. The female lead maid and her group of male friends she made in the barracks were my favourite second leads. They were adorable, witty, super loyal and supportive to the female lead who was like MULAN in this drama.

Although this female lead, her as an actress she seems small and fragile but in this drama she was strong smart brave loyal and trustworthy. She was able to win a battle by killing the opponent general with her martial art skills and some swordsmanship thingy that her later love interest gave to her although it was against the rules. You ll get it if you watch the drama.

At first I thought I would have some trouble following the drama with all the politics and what not but thankfully that didn’t happen oddly. Which makes me like it even more.

This story doesn’t only focus on romance but also on other important aspects that is important like friendship, loyalty, brotherhood, family. Those heart-warming things.

And can we talk about the love triangle in the drama. I can’t help but feel bad for the first male lead in the beginning cos he have to like love and protect the female lead from afar while she some what fall in love with the other male lead. Who BTW I don’t think ever truly loved her because he married someone else and I don’t care if he’s family was going to die if he go against the emporer edict. He could have thought of something instead of begging to asshole princess grandpa who is in fact the demon. And the princess is the demon granddaughter. She was a biatch.

I mean she means well cos she just really likes the second male lead but sabotaging and trying to do anything to harm the female lead was just an all time low and even if she’s a princess acting like a bully just shows that some who have power can do whatever they want with it even if it is against the law.

But like whatever. I mean the second male lead could have written back to the female lead about the marriage instead of living her in the dust and move on silently with alcohol like WTF. What a jerk. But other than he s poor relationship decisions he was actually a good guy and was a big contributor in carrying out the plan to take out the demon along with the male lead who btw is super smart and decisive and he s planning was top notch. Like he can predict what can plausibly happen and always end up just one foot forward than the villain. Total admiration really.

But hey when the female lead found out about the marriage the scene where she took out her hair and smashed the wedding bracelet in front of her EX WAS LIKE epic! She was a general, no princess can mess with her but making her concubine. I wanted to slap that bitch.

But whatever ofc, the love started to blossom with the leads and like Finally. But I seriously wish it didn’t take so long.

I thought the male lead was going to die because of some Poison but in the end he didn’t which was great because he lived happily ever after with his lover and had a daughter and awaiting a son in the last scene.

However the princess and the second male lead had a son. And well they both died which is great I m sorry. Like they meant to be together so May as well. The son was taken care of by the first leads and it seems there might be a little something something with the children in the future.

I like the oddly unconventional plot twist like the first male lead wasn’t physically strong he wanted to protect her but he couldn’t use martial arts to do so. So he used hes brains but the female lead was too dumb to see it at the time. It shows that you don’t need martial arts or physical strength to end up as a hero.

There’s a little gay element in this drama as well. Which was like oddly weird but definitely different so I like that. But it was some old crazy demon that had a liking with the first male lead not the female which was so different usually it’s the female leads are the pawns haha.

But don’t feel bad for him that crazy demon end up with some old crazy dude in some valley who is the female lead uncle May I add. So that worked out.

I just like that this actress wasn’t fragile, scared. She was strong and was ready to do anything for justice and to help people. Which is really what the story is also.

But they ended up defeating the devil and the devil granddaughter and husband so that’s good haha. Sorry have such resent for this two cos they were assholes to the first female lead. Whether they know or not the grandpa is the demon.. it runs through their veins so probably explains why.

The general who’s in his 40s and the second male lead sister falling in love was also a sweet love story but very subtle nothing too grand or saucy.

Oh yea, in terms of the sauciness it took so long for a kiss or progression between the leads but yea decently saucy but meh.

I have so much emotions and expressions when I watched this show. Like when the first female lead family died was like WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!!??!!! I think the writers wants to squeeze our hearts.

So overall good drama. Great job! I rarely praise a show like this so I mean it’s good. Would I watch it again. Sure! But not too soon cos it would lose that effect of impression it had on me and I want it to last because how often can I discover dramas that are decently good and I actually watch it fully. Not often.