It’s so refreshing that this drama has romantic interests with some ambiguous morales because all the obvious good guys and bad guys get boring after a while.

Kudos also for avoiding annoying secondary romantic couple that detract from the story. There are additional characters and plots added, but it’s mostly dealing with the political games so it makes more sense.

Yeah, a few plot points kind of go nowhere or get dropped for a bunch of episodes and then resurface later. Also, the network was clearly stretching for time with extended flashbacks which didn’t add to the plot. One other quibble, a few relationships needed more development. Given some of the hurdles, I didn’t quite buy that she would be so attached to a guy that’s verbally and physically abusive. UGH! I needed him to grovel a bit before they could move on.

But if you’re looking for a tragic romance, this has plenty of tragic and plenty of romance, It feels fresh since they aren’t going for obvious villains and the plot twists are so major it’s hard to understand how the leads can come back from that.