I am fully aware that DA is pretty much a soap opera, but oh what a gloriously awesome soap opera this is. The settings are sumptuous, the cast is spectacular and the costume design is top notch with amazing attention to detail. It is sharp, refined, wonderful to look at and the plot -melodrama and all- is very addictive. Not sure if it is slated to come back for a 3rd season or not, but I have my fingers crossed.