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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E9 9.4
Episode #1.9

Princess Sookmyung returns to the capital and joins the Hwarang House. A-ro seeks the truth and the hwarang show off their musical skills.

#2
S1E10 9.3
Episode #1.10

It’s the day of the big performance. Ji-dwi confronts the queen, who thinks he has no say, and A-ro finds herself in the wrong place.

#3
S1E11 9.3
Episode #1.11

A-ro tends to Seon-u after an accident, Ji-dwi has a bad dream, the hwarang go hunting and the queen gives Princess Sookmyung an order.

#4 Episode #1.15 S1E15 9.3
#5 Episode #1.18 S1E18 9.3
#6 Episode #1.20 S1E20 9.3
#7 Episode #1.6 S1E6 9.2
#8 Episode #1.7 S1E7 9.2
#9 Episode #1.8 S1E8 9.2
#10 Episode #1.12 S1E12 9.2

Lowlights

#20 S1E1 Episode #1.1 8.1

In Silla about 1,500 years ago, Queen Jiso reluctantly receives an unexpected visitor and two friends go to the capital in search of family.

#19 Episode #1.3 S1E3 9.0
#18 Episode #1.2 S1E2 9.0
#17 Episode #1.16 S1E16 9.1
#16 Episode #1.13 S1E13 9.1

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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