Where did it go wrong? Well, I know nearly nothing about Korean history but I was expecting something like Queen Seon Duk, Empress Ki or the King's Daughter; an interesting and captivating drama loosely based on real fact. The first few episodes of Hwajeong are okay despite the various sequences being cut halfway with a lots of repeats. The young princess actress is cute and fun to watch. The costumes are beautiful. And then, it becomes slow, very predictable and ... boring to the point of skipping most of it. The fights scenes are poor too. Watch episodes 1 to 5, then skip every 10 and you'll get the idea.