After the first 20 episodes of this 44 episode Drama, it was already BY FAR one of the best C Dramas I'd watched. By episode 39, I was trying to decide whether I would give it an 8 or even go as high as 8.5/10 - a stratospheric score for C Dramas, only reached or bettered by three Dramas. Even while I was debating 8 vs 8.5 I kept telling myself "wait, they could screw up the final four". Instead, they did THE EXACT OPPOSITE and this became my very first 10/10 C Drama

I give it 10/10 despite niggles like the length (40 would have been better) and the irritating and inconsistent dubbing because they "nailed the landing". The final two episodes were sublime. The power of the emotion and the skill of the acting had me in tears, in all the right places and all the right ways.

Right from the start, the dialogue impressed me - and I say that as someone dependent on subtitles. Knowing how much is lost in translation, my principle is that if the SUBS are thoughtful, powerful and not trite, then the actual dialogue must be AMAZING. I did not roll my eyes ONCE though the whole Drama, and even when they added elements that often DO induce eye-rolling and or facepalming (especially in K Dramas), they handled them with the quiet realism and restraint that made this such an engaging watch.

The opening and closing songs were a joy to listen to, and the VERY end was simply perfect - absolutely flawless. This Drama was such an immensely satisfying experience I doubt I will come across another as good for quite some time.