Just finished and loved all the episode EXCEPT #20 -finale. The lush scenery, skilled artists,painstaking sacrifices and most of all conniving royals that only Kdrama can deliver. The lead actor was my reason for viewing since seeing him in Lovers in Paris, and he delivered another highly restrained and rather blank role - which he is good at.
The finale episode is a BIG mess of 'lets hurry up & finish,' thus leaving you with a question mark on why did I watch this for 19 episodes and the end is a messy,rushed and does not flow with the carefully woven pace & story in all the other episodes.
Why watch: If you like-appreciate art history this movie will entertain and offer another glimpse into Korean art & form. Just don't be mad when you see ep20 - just reminisce the art drawing & discussions by masters on the form.
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