Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Starring: Lim Ji-yeon, Heo Nam-jun, Jang Seung-jo, Kim Min-seok, Kim Hae-sook, Baek Ji-won, Oh Min-ae
Where to watch: Netflix (14 episodes, 1 hour each)
To watch or not to watch: Well, it is self-aware, and it acknowledges the many other series which have preceeded it. Most of them are better too.
Kang Dan-shim (Lim Ji-yeon) has been quite smart and ambitious and has climbed to be the royal concubine in the Joseon dynasty, an honour reserved for people with noble birth. Needless to say, Kang Dan-shim is not from an illustrous family and after rising to the rank, has attracted jealousy and enmity from her fellow royal members.… Read the rest