I watched this around the time it started airing and I remember reading an article where someone stated "It is a well-made drama" in reference to the drama Beyond the Clouds. After having watched it I still can't grasp what made them say that. Was it the story? The acting? The direction? Everything? Maybe it's because I don't often go for melodramas, but I had a really difficult time watching it until the end. While there were some intense and interesting moments, especially from Jung Se Ro, I didn't find it sufficiently captivating as a whole. I usually quite like the revenge theme, and up until halfway I felt the story was well-structured and developed at a good pace. After that, it dragged needlessly making it absurdly boring up until the last two episodes. Personally, while I enjoyed the angst and the dual feelings in the main character's actions, I did not find their romance interesting or necessary. One, because of the way it was written, and two because of how poorly the female lead conveyed emotions. There was simply not enough passion portrayed between the leads to make me care for their relationship. Don't even get me started on the whistle. Overall I felt that Beyond the Clouds had a good premise and story. It had many heartfelt moments, it posed pertinent questions about how your life choices affect you, and how money, greed, and power can turn your life, and the life of others upside down. If you like melodramas why not give this one a chance?