Edit
Storyline
In the formation of a nation many battles are fought by those who have clashing ideologies and political views. The people who struggled for social justice in Korea fall on the opposite sides of the conflict between those who want country ruled by a group of scholars and those who want absolute power.
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Edit
Details
Release Date:
5 October 2015 (South Korea)
See more »
Also Known As:
Legendele dragonilor
See more »
Company Credits
Technical Specs
See
full technical specs »
Edit
Did You Know?
Trivia
Shares some common characters with the
Tree with Deep Roots (2011) (where the action takes place 30-40 years later) but is not 100% prequel to it.
See more »
The story is mainly about the founding of the Joseon dynasty with a smattering of star crossed lovers. It lasts for 50 episodes and most of them deal with the court intrigue and power struggles over many years but manage to hold your interest by their clever twists and turns. I would have given it nine but for some odd reason when a character first appears on screen and often subsequently they tell you their future status. If you know for example someone is going to be the king of Joseon then you know whatever predicament they face they will survive, at least until they become the king of Joseon. I did not like any of the main characters at the end because they all had serious shortcomings which is not a bad thing as it made them more human. The only character I liked and felt sorry for was Cheok Sa Gwang a deadly assassin, which sounds odd but hopefully you will understand when you watch this excellent series.