I never imagined myself trying this drama but ultimately gave it a try after a friend strongly recommended it to me. AND IT WAS GOOD! The first episode grabbed me right from the beginning and I couldn't stop watching. I had expected there to be a lot of politics and corruption in this drama, but boy was I wrong! It was filled with intense and exciting fight sequences and an amazing friendship story between Seo Hwi and Nam Seonho. I felt their chemistry just from the two of them being in the same scene together and it was really just heartbreaking how their friendship progressed and ended in the finale. There were some slow parts, but much more fast-paced scenes and stories. The story is easy to follow and the characters are all developed so deeply that I got attached to all of them. I don't even have to say it, but the acting was top-notch! Yang Sejong and Woo Dohwan did a spectacular job! Totally recommend anyone to try this, even if you're not into saeguks because I sure did not expect myself to love this drama & its characters this much.

Things I liked:
1. THE BROMANCE (Hwi x Seonho was so heartbreakingly beautiful to watch on screen; if only they got to spend more happy times together)
2. the OST- it was just amazing!!! The soundtrack played into the emotions at the scenes and really broke my heart in some of them.
3. ACTING- Yang Sejong and Woo Dohwan are incredible as their characters. they really brought them to life.
4. Characters- I really loved Hwi's gang, they were hilarious together and I really loved seeing them all fight and save each other at crucial moments; their comedic scenes were also just as great as their emotional ones
5. Fight scenes!- The fighting scenes were always so fun to watch because it was just so exciting! I especially loved seeing Hwi and Seonho fight side by side (although this only happened a few times); the bgm that played whenever Hwi started shooting arrows or using his sword also brought all the feels and dramaticness
6. Engaging Story

Things I didn't like:
1. the focus on the romance line- I felt it was kind of boring whenever Hwi's love line was shown because the bromance was more than enough for the story