The Crowned Clown: 1st Impression, cont

The second installment on who’s the crowned clown. 3. Clowns are considered foolish. The difference between a clown and a fool is impersonation. A clown impersonates a fool while a fool is … well… a fool. A clown amuses people by acting stupid while a fool amuses people by revealing his true colors. It was […]

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The Crowned Clown: Ep 1 First Impression

Now, that I’ve written three separate posts (King1, King2, and Queen) to interpret the two big confrontation scenes between the King and Queen in Episode 1, I can proceed to writing about my first impression on the episode as a whole. To start, I know this kdrama is adapted from a blockbuster movie called “Masquerade” made […]

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The Crowned Clown: Ep 1, the Queen 👑

I can’t begin to write my first impressions of The Crowned Clown’s Episode 1 until I finish tackling the relationship between the King and Queen. I’ve already done the King’s POV, so here’s the Queen’s side. @agdr03 wrote, “Thanks for making me see that the King does care for the Queen because otherwise he would […]

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The Crowned Clown: Episode 1, cont

Yesterday we laid the cornerstone. Today let’s continue with the construction. I’ll start where I left off – this paragraph: To me, the burden of ruling the kingdom is already tough enough for any sane and normal King, but I expected the Queen to take an active participation, even behind-the-scene, in protecting her husband who’s […]

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The Crowned Clown: Episode 1

The blood bath in Episode 1 reminded me why I find Bloody Mary revolting: copious use of tomato juice to simulate gore. I’m making a mental note never to watch this kdrama at breakfast. Yes, I’m going to blog about this kdrama for now. Who’s with me? I didn’t intend falling in love with the encounter between […]

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