The first 10 episodes of this show are truly amazing. Episode 6 was one of the most well written episodes I've ever seen and was executed so perfectly.

The fencing themes in this show are honestly where it thrives the most, I think the strongest characters are Hee do and Yo rim and their stories are told so well. Their dynamic in the first half of the show is so interesting and honestly heartbreaking to see and their development as a partnership is a joy to watch. The messages sent to the audience through the fencing in this show make it all feel necessary and worthwhile as opposed to a useless gimmick to drive the story.

The show is at Its best when the group is still in school, because as soon as they graduate, everything turns upside down. The characters fall apart and as an audience member you fall apart with them. This drama was one that gave the characters adversities and you watched them overcome them, they were dealt a bad hand and the flipped it, especially Yi Jin. But as soon as episodes 13-14 roll around it becomes one sad story. You see Yi jin fall into a whole and he doesn't even try to get out of it.
He even volunteers to stay in it, which I struggle to understand why to this day.

The ending to this journey is extremely tragic but honestly I found it beautiful, first loves are just that, they are first loves, they got each other through the most difficult time in their lives and they are both respectful and grateful for that.