I love history and the political wheeling and deeling.The initial episodes seemed promising -Chanakya-Ashok interactions, the three queens who are so different from each other,the forbidden Justin-Noor romance,the various factions at Court who are at odds with each other.The characters were thoroughly fleshed out, each having his/her own motivations.
Now the show has decided to focus on Ashok-Kaurwaki romance and to hell with staying true to character.Bindusar and Dharma are worse than yo-yos. The former is unsure whether Ashok is his favorite son or the reason for all his troubles.The latter is undecided whether Kaurwaki or Devi will make a good wife to Ashok.Forget about the rest.