While I'm still on the fence about this drama, I do admit the kids, in the beginning, set the stage for this show. They were very good. However, I find it ironic that K-dramas can be so strict on "bedroom" and sex scenes but when it comes to scenes with the murder of children, it's fine. I always have a hard time with those kinds of scenes or storylines, but whatever. Luckily it was all in the first episode. Nothing gory but still sad. Kudos to the child actors though!

Anyways, my hesitancy about this show is because I think it's a hard pill to swallow trying to make it believable that the Crown Prince DOESN'T look or act like a woman. To me, it's very obvious she's a woman. Maybe it's just a wrong casting for the FL but that's my opinion. I didn't expect her to be overly masculine, butchy, or brawny, but there's just something missing with her character. Luckily the ML, the second ML, and the bodyguard all make up for it. Bunch of handsome men... and now I just realized there are not enough female actresses. They should've given her a close confidante at least the same age as the FL. Even the ML and SML have a bromance.

All the acting is good so far and the storyline is interesting enough to keep me watching but by now, knowing what and who the Crown Prince knows about those who tried to kill her early in the series, you'd expect her character to be tougher or show more enmity over the years towards them. It's like she's constantly cowering in their presence. I think this was a missed opportunity for the writers to make the FL character stronger and gustier. Maybe this could've contributed to making the FL more believable as a woman acting like a man.

(As of this writing, I've finished E6 and I'll wait to see if I'll revise or update my review when the series concludes).