What it seems like people aren't understanding is that this show is a melodrama. A lot of saeguks are. It's not going to be jam-packed with action and fighting and heart-thumping scenes. I find the show to be enjoyable, and I don't see Eun Soo as annoying at all. While the story does confuse me a bit, since it jumps around so much, I can't give it a 5-star rating, but a 4 because it's entertaining, even though it's slow. However, I don't think it's a snore.

The acting and plot was phenomenal, and it had my crying/laughing/heart pounding every episode. My only complaint is that there were times where it got just a little boring, because an event would be easily predictable, or it was a lag in the plot where the story was being dragged out. That's really minor though, and it's nothing compared to how outstanding everything else was. I've already gotten another friend of mine to check this show out. I would definitely watch it again.