Spoilers. Ahead.

Using my personal rating system of "loved," "liked," "meh," & "nah," this was a “loved” up until the ending then it became a “liked”. I'm actually kind of surprised by its ratings here on MDL--I'll have to read other reviews to see why....

Things I liked:
Pretty much everything. I loved the moments of comedy, peace, and happiness mixed with the harsh realities of life in historical times. I liked the slow but steady pace of the leads’ romance. I love that our FL was brave and emotionally/mentally strong (after she was taken out of her in-law’s house). I loved the staff at the clinic and how they always fought for what was right—even the chief physician—even if sometimes it seemed like he wouldn’t. The evil characters made me cringe and our SML was a properly conflicted character (and his crush on FL was cute—I loved the scene with the flowers and him looking for her with FL right behind!). I loved the chief physician’s character—the scene of him unknowingly haranguing the king was so hilarious.

Things I did not like:
I really, truly loved the fact that Kdramas were short, sweet, and to the point. Twelve to sixteen episodes and then done (The Kingdom excepted). I’m sad that the trend of multiple seasons is starting up in Kdramaland because I rarely like a second season as much as the first (again, The Kingdom excepted). Minor point of dislike: If the FL’s father was progressive enough to allow her to solve criminal cases, why did he arrange such an unsuitable match for her? I get that it added to the drama, but it did not seem like a consistent decision from a logical point of view.

I would not have been mad with our leads riding off into the sunset together to go do some good works as a married physician couple (could FL even get remarried officially?). I hope I am not disappointed by the second season.