5/5 Addicted!!!!
  by Donald Duck (Los Angeles, CA)
This is certainly one of THE BEST shows/movies/tv serials I've ever watched!!! Now I am not just saying this about Korean shows but this is comparing it to ALL the shows I've EVERY WATCHED!! You will be hooked. I am not even Korean and I love it so much!

This show, to me, was better than even Jumong! Watch it, you won't regret it!

5/5 a great drama
  by E. Cabug-os
One of the best Korean historical drama I've ever seen. Just love everything and everyone in it. Mishil, played by Ko Hyun Jung was simply amazing & evil, you will really hate her there. While Princess Deokman, played by Lee Yo-Won was simply alluring, she will captivate your heart to cheer for her to beat the fierce and powerful Mishil. All the other cast were also wonderful & fantastic! You will love & hate them too. A must watch!!!

4/5 Would have been a classic if the lead actress can act
  by T. Li (New York, NY)
Great story, plot, tempo. Terrific group of acting talents. Koh Hyun-Jung as Mishil should win top acting award. She appears in episode 1-50. That's Vol 1 and Vol 2. The show has aired 50 episodes as of Nov. 10th, and is expected to extend to 62-70 episodes in total.

I had high hopes for the drama series to become one of the classics. Unfortunately it falls short as the lead actress Lee Yo-Won for the role of adult Duk Man, the future Queen Seondeok, cannot act. While great in stubborn, kind, and often times dumb contemporary female roles in her past, Lee proves to be incapable to portray Korea's first Queen, known for her outstanding wisdom which eventually provided foundation for the unification of the three Kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula in the 7th Century.

As much of the show was based upon the power matches between the two main characters Mishil and Duk Man, Lee Yo-Won's unconvincing performance as Duk Man was a stark contrast to Koh Hyun-Jung's brilliant portrayal of the charismatic, powerful Mishil. While in the story Duk Man wins in the end, Lee's Duk Man is decidedly not a worthy opponent of Koh's Mishil. Pretending to believe Lee's Duk Man as someone she isn't through this LONG series is exhausting, taking away quite a bit of the excitement and pleasures from the stories and other actors' great acting...

The show enjoys immense popularity in Korea. Despite the tiresome Lee Yo-Won, the show is otherwise excellent, and has plenty to offer. I wouldn't miss the fantastic Koh Hyun-Jung for the world. So for those who wouldn't mind a BAD lead actress, go for it.

5/5 One of the best I've seen
  by M. St Germain (San Francisco, CA)
This is a great series, it has everything. The characters are excellent and the story has a lot of twists to keep you on the edge of your seat. Misil is so bad she is good. The woman who plays her Go Hyun Jung is so amazing, she plays the villainess to perfection. Really worth watching and entertaining. Looking forward to watching the next Volume.

And thanks to Amazon, the first dvds were defective and once reported they were replaced in days.

5/5 Great movie it's a "10"
  by G. Muranaka
Great movie, good story,actors, sound, color.
lot of action and sad moments.
Watched series 1-20.
Can't wait to see the rest of the series,
21-50, also they might extend it to 51-62 series.