I was intentionally looking for a drama that was dark with themes of scandal, corruption, maybe even murder with the backdrop or themes on economics, big business and politics. I got what I came for so I felt very satisfied on that front. I even learned a couple of things which I appreciate.

I will say the drama felt like it ended without properly resolving the series-long conflict. I don't need happy endings, but it felt like there was NO ending. Perhaps I looked away at a crucial moment and missed it. But there was a noticeable gap at the end.

I'm also happy this drama did not dive too deep on the romance front. It was unnecessary. Not every drama requires romance. And I felt 0 chemistry between the FL and the two MLs. I can clearly read their attraction to her but I saw ZILCH coming from her to them. I guess that was meant to be intentional since she didn't seem to reciprocate their feelings. So I'm not sure why folks are upset by this and/or have read deeper than what was actually presented.

I think the characters were pretty well thought out in terms of morality and motivations. We see opportunists. We see risk averse bystanders. We see champions of justice. We see antiheroes. We see antagonists who feel justified for their actions. We got all the complex characters so I'll give it that.

I did feel there were some weird acting choices on Yi-heon's part but I resolved that to it being necessary to showcase the full range of human expression that is not always one note. So I admire the commitment even if it comes off weird to me personally.

Lastly, I appreciate that the drama knew it would be hard to follow and so it consistently captioned everyone's names, titles, departments, and defined concepts that the average viewer wouldn't understand. Excellent decision.

Overall, if you're nerd looking for these topics in a kdrama, you'll be satisfied with this.