Empress Ki pulls you in from the get go. It had me feeling every emotion, i was brimming with anger one minute and crying the next. The story was well thought out, no loopholes or unnecessary space fillers. The main leads definitely just got a fan.i am not one to notice the music in dramas but i did this time, it was well done. If you are still considering it because of the number of episodes,don't worry this was not dragged out and will definitely be worth it:)...i haven't been into historicals for a while now but this reeled me back in.